Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.: Utica Power Authority et al.,
[Federal Register: June 25, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 122)]
[Notices]
[Page 34647-34648]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 2699-001, 2019-017, 11452-000, 11563-002, and 11477-000 California]
Utica Power Authority and Northern California Power Agency; Notice of Intent to Conduct Public Scoping Meetings and Site Visit
June 19, 1998.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) received applications from Utica Power Authority and Northern California Power Agency (applicants) to relicense the Angels, Utica, and Upper Utica Projects as follows:
Project No.
Project name
Applicant
--2699-001......................... Angels................ Utica Power Authority.
--2019-017......................... Utica................. Utica Power Authority.
11452-000.......................... Angels................ Northern California Power Agency.
11477-000.......................... Utica................. Northern California Power Agency.
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11563-000.......................... Upper Utica........... Northern California Power Agency.
The projects are located in Calaveras, Alpine, and Toulumne Counties, California. The Commission will hold agency and public scoping meetings on July 22, and 23, 1998, for preparation of an Environmental Assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the issuance of licenses for the projects.
Scoping Meetings
FERC staff will conduct one agency scoping meeting and two public meetings. The agency scoping meeting will focus on resource agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGO) concerns, while the public scoping meetings are primarily for public input. All interested individuals, organizations, and agencies are invited to attend one or all the meetings, and to assist the staff in identifying the scope of the environmental issues that should be analyzed in the EA. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows:
Agency Meeting
Wednesday, July 22, 1998, 10:00 am, Bret Harte High School, Music Room, 364 Murphys Grade Road, Angels Camp, California
Public Meetings
Wednesday, July 22, 1998 7:00 pm, Bret Harte High School Music Room, 364 Murphys Grade Road, Angels Camp, California Thursday, July 23, 1998, 7:00 pm, Bear Valley Lodge, 3 Bear Valley Road, Bear Valley, California
To help focus discussions, we will distribute a Scoping Document (SD1) outlining the subject areas to be addressed at the meetings to the parties on the Commission's mailing list. Copies of the SD1 also will be available at the scoping meetings. Site Visit
The applicants and Commission staff will conduct project site visits as follows:
Angels and Utica Projects
Tuesday, July 21, 1998 9:00 am.
Meet in front of the Utica Power Authority Building, 1168 Booster Way, Angels Camp, California.
Those interested in participating should contact Mr. Dennis Dickman at (209) 754-4230 in advance.
Upper Utica Project
Thursday, July 23, 1998 10:00 am.
Meet in front of the Bear Valley Lodge, 3 Bear Valley Road, Bear Valley, California.
Those interested in participating should contact: Mr. Hari Modi at (916) 781-4204 in advance.
All interested individuals, organizations, and agencies are invited to attend. All participants are responsible for their own transportation to the sites.
Objectives
At the scoping meetings, the staff will: (1) summarize the environmental issues tentatively identified for analysis in the EA; (2) solicit from the meeting participants all available information, especially quantifiable data, on the resources at issue; (3) encourage statements from experts and the public on issues that should be analyzed in the EA, including viewpoints in opposition to, or in support of, the staff's preliminary views; (4) determine the relative depth of analysis for issues to be addressed in the EA; and (5) identify resources issues that are of lesser importance, and, therefore, do not require detailed analysis.
Procedures
The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will become part of the formal record of the Commission proceeding on the projects. Individuals presenting statements at the meetings will be asked to sign in before the meeting starts and to clearly identify themselves for the record. Speaking time for attendees at the meetings will be determined before the meeting, based on the number of persons wishing to speak and the approximate amount of time available for the session. All speakers will be provided at least 5 minutes to present their views.
Individuals, organizations, and agencies with environmental expertise and concerns are encouraged to attend the meetings and to assist the staff in defining and clarifying the issues to be addressed in the EA.
Persons choosing not to speak at the meetings, but who have views on the issues, may submit written statements for inclusion in the public record at the meeting. In addition, written scoping comments may be filedwith the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, not later than August 24, 1998. All filings should contain an original and eight copies, and must clearly show at the top of the first page the project names(s) and project number(s).
For further information, please contact Hector M. Perez at (202) 219-2843. David P. Boergers, Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-16880Filed6-24-98; 8:45 am]
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