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[FR Doc No: 94-3724]


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[Federal Register: February 18, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project No. 2290]

 

Southern California Edison Co.; Public Scoping Meetings and Site 
Visit

February 14, 1994.
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) has received 
an application for relicense of the existing Kern River Project No. 
2290. This project is located on the Kern River in central California, 
near the town of Kernville. The project is operated by Southern 
California Edison.
    Upon review of the application, supplemental filings, and 
intervenor submittals, the Commission staff has concluded that they 
will prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) that describes and 
evaluates the probable impacts of the applicant's proposal and 
alternatives for the project.
    One element of the EA process is scoping. Scoping activities are 
initiated early to:


     Identify reasonable alternative operational procedures 
and environmental enhancement measures that should be evaluated in 
the EA;
     Identify significant environmental issues related to 
the operation of the existing project;
     Determine the depth of analysis for issues that will be 
discussed in the EA; and
     Identify resource issues that are of lesser importance 
and, consequently, do not require detailed analysis in the EA.

Scoping Meeting

    Commission staff will conduct two scoping meetings for the Kern 
River Project. All interested individuals, organizations, and agencies 
are invited to attend the meeting and help staff identify the scope of 
environmental issues that should and should not be analyzed in the Kern 
River EA.
    The first scoping meeting for the Kern River Project will be on 
March 15, 1994, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. in California Department of 
Fish and Game Offices Conference room, 1234 East Shaw Avenue, Fresno, 
California. The second scoping meeting will be on March 16, 1994, from 
7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Kernville Elementary School Cafetorium, 13350 
Sierra Way, Kernville, California.
    The site visit will be on March 16, 1994, and will begin at 9 a.m. 
and extend into the afternoon. Those who want to attend the site visit 
should meet at the Southern California Edison Office at 15115 Sierra 
Way, Kernville, California.

Procedures

    The meetings, which will be recorded by a stenographer, will become 
part of the formal record of the Commission's proceeding on the Kern 
River Project. Individuals presenting statements at the meeting will be 
asked to sign in before the meeting starts and to identify themselves 
for the record.
    Concerned parties are encouraged to offer us verbal guidance during 
the scoping meetings. Speaking time allowed for individuals 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, 
but all speakers will be provided at least five minutes to present 
their views.

Scoping Meeting Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, the staff will:


     Summarize the environmental issues tentatively 
identified for analysis in the EA;
     Identify resource issues that are of lessor importance 
and, therefore, do not require detailed analysis;
     Solicit from the meeting participants all available 
information, especially quantifiable data, concerning significant 
local resources; and
     Encourage statements from experts and the public on 
issues that should be analyzed in the EA.

Information Requested

    Federal and state resources agencies, local government officials, 
interested groups, area residents, and concerned individuals are 
requested to provide any information they believe will assist the 
Commission staff to analyze the environmental impacts associated with 
relicensing the project. The types of information sought include the 
following:


     Data, reports, and resource plans that characterize the 
baseline physical, biological, or social environments in the 
vicinity of the project; and
     Information and data that helps staff identify or 
evaluate significant environmental issues.


    Scoping information and associated comments should be submitted to 
the Commission no later than April 15, 1994. Written comments should be 
provided at the scoping meeting or mailed to the Commission, as 
follows:


    Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North 
Capitol Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.


    All correspondence should clearly show the following caption on the 
first page:


    Kern River Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 2290.


    Intervenors are reminded of the Commission's Rule of Practice and 
Procedure requiring them to serve a copy of all documents filed with 
the Commission on each person whose name is listed on the project's 
service list.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-3724 Filed 2-17-94; 8:45 am]
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