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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1417; Project No. 1835]

 

Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District Nebraska 
Public Power District; Public Meetings and Extending Time to Comment on 
Revised Draft EIS

May 18, 1994.
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Revised 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (RDEIS) for the Kingsley Dam, 
Project No. 1417, and the Keystone Dam, Project No. 1835, (Platte River 
Projects) on April 1, 1994. These two hydropower projects are located 
on the Platte River in Nebraska.
    In response to a motion filed by the U.S. Department of the 
Interior (USDI), and supported by other parties to the relicensing 
proceedings, FERC staff will host a two-day technical workshop on the 
hydrological model used in the RDEIS. Additionally, FERC staff will 
conduct two public meetings in conjunction with the staff's preparation 
of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). The workshop and 
meetings are scheduled from June 8 through June 10, 1994.
    FERC is also extending the comment period on the RDEIS until July 
25, 1994, which is 45 days after the completion of the two-day 
technical workshop. This extension is also in response to the motion 
filed by the USDI, and supported by other parties to the proceedings.

Public Meetings

    Commission staff will conduct two public meetings for the Platte 
River Projects. The purpose of the meetings is to solicit public 
comment on alternatives to be addressed in the FEIS. All interested 
individuals, organizations, and agencies are invited to attend the 
meetings.
    The first public meeting for the Platte River Projects will be 
conducted on Wednesday evening, June 8, 1994, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in 
the auditorium of the North Platte High School at 1000 West 2nd Street 
in North Platte. The second public meeting will be conducted on June 9, 
1994, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the auditorium of the Clifford Hardin 
Center for Continuing Education on the East Campus of the University of 
Nebraska at 33rd and Holdredge, in Lincoln.

Technical Workshop

    Commission staff will also host a two-day technical workshop for 
the Platte River projects. The workshop will be held in the 
Scottsbluff/Menden Room in the Clifford Hardin Center for Continuing 
Education on the East Campus of the University of Nebraska at 33rd and 
Holdredge in Lincoln. Interested persons are welcome to attend, but 
participation will be restricted to parties to the relicensing 
proceedings.
    The first day of the workshop will be on Thursday June 9, 1994, 
from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. The purpose of the first day of the 
workshop is to address technical questions on the hydrological modeling 
used in the RDEIS. Thursday's session will provide an opportunity for 
reviewers to fully understand the hydrology analysis but will not serve 
as a forum to debate the merits of the RDEIS. To enhance the 
productivity of the first day of the workshop, the Commission requests 
that any questions on the model the parties would like addressed be 
sent to our office via facsimile. The cover sheet of the facsimile 
should be addressed to Frankie Green at (202) 219-0125 or Mark Killgore 
at (206) 451-4980. Copies of all questions received will be made 
available at the workshop. If we complete discussion on the parties' 
questions on the hydrological model, we will begin discussing items 
scheduled for Friday. The meeting will still adjourn at 4 p.m.
    The second day of the workshop will be on Friday June 10, 1994, 
from 7:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Friday's session will allow parties to 
clarify technical matters discussed in the RDEIS.

Meeting Procedures

    All of the meetings will be recorded by a stenographer, and all 
meeting statements (oral and written) will become part of the 
Commission's public record of this proceeding. Anyone wishing to 
receive a copy of the transcripts of the meetings may contact Ann Riley 
& Associates by calling (202) 293-3950, or writing to 1612 K Street, 
NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006. Individuals presenting statements 
at the meetings will be asked to sign in before the meetings start and 
to identity themselves for the record.
    Anyone wishing to comment in writing on the RDEIS, including 
workshop results, must do so no later than July 25, 1994. Comments 
should be addressed to: Lois D. Cashell, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426.
    Reference should be clearly made to: the Kingsley Dam (Project No. 
1417) and North Platte/Keystone Diversion Dam (Project No. 1835).
    For further information, please contact Frankie Green at (202) 501-
7704.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-12608 Filed 5-23-94; 8:45 am]
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