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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project No. 10942-001]

 

Skykomish River Hydro; Intent to Conduct Environmental Scoping 
Meetings and Site Visit

July 29, 1994.
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has received an 
application for a license of the proposed Martin Creek Hydroelectric 
Project, Project No. 10942-001. The Martin Creek Hydroelectric Project 
is located on Martin Creek, about 7 miles east of Skykomish, 
Washington, in King County.
    The FERC staff intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) 
on this hydroelectric project in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act.
    In the EA, we will consider both site-specific and cumulative 
environmental impacts of the project and reasonable alternatives, and 
will include an economic, financial, and engineering analysis.
    The draft EA will be issued and circulated for review by all 
interested parties. All comments filed on the draft EA will be analyzed 
by the staff and considered in a final EA. The staff's conclusions and 
recommendations will then be presented for the consideration by the 
Commission in reaching its final licensing decision.

Scoping Meetings

    Staff will hold two scoping meetings. A scoping meeting oriented 
towards the public will be held on August 24, 1994 at 6 p.m., at the 
Skykomish School, 100 Railroad Avenue, Skykomish, Washington. A scoping 
meeting oriented towards the agencies will be held on August 25, 1994 
at 9:30 a.m., at the Conference Room--Skykomish River Hydro, 1422 130th 
Avenue NE., Bellevue, Washington.
    Interested individuals, organizations, and agencies are invited to 
attend either or both meetings and assist the staff in identifying the 
scope of environmental issues that should be analyzed in the EA.
    To help focus discussions at the meetings, a scoping document 
outlining subject areas to be addressed in the EA will be mailed to 
agencies and interested individuals on the FERC mailing list. Copies of 
the scoping document will also be available at the scoping meeting.

Objectives

    At the scoping meetings the FERC staff will: (1) identify 
preliminary environmental issues related to the proposed project; (2) 
identify preliminary resource issues that are not important and do not 
require detailed analysis; (3) identify reasonable alternatives to be 
addressed in the EA; (4) solicit from the meeting participants all 
available information, especially quantified data, on the resource 
issues; and (5) encourage statements from experts and the public on 
issues that should be analyzed in the EA, including points of view in 
opposition to, or in support of, the staff's preliminary views.

Procedures

    The scoping meetings will be recorded by a court reporter and all 
statements (oral and written) will become part of the formal record of 
the Commission proceedings on the Martin Creek Hydroelectric Project. 
Individuals presenting statements at the meetings will be asked to 
clearly identify themselves for the record.
    Individuals, organizations, and agencies with environmental 
expertise and concerns are encouraged to attend the meetings and 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 or information relevant to the issues, may submit written 
statements for inclusion in the public record at the meetings. In 
addition, written scoping comments may be filed with Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, until September 30, 1994.
    All written correspondence should clearly show the following 
caption on the first page: Martin Creek Hydroelectric Project, FERC 
Project No. 10942-001.
    Intervenors--those on the Commission's service list for this 
proceeding (parties)--are reminded of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, requiring parties filing documents with the 
Commission, to serve a copy of the document on each person whose name 
appears on the official service list. Further, if a party or interceder 
files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits 
of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular 
resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that 
resource agency.

Site Visit

    A site visit to the Martin Creek Hydroelectric Project is planned 
for August 24, 1994. Those who wish to attend should plan to meet at 10 
a.m. at the Skyriver Inn in Skykomish, Washington, and shortly 
thereafter, leave for the project site located about 7 miles away. For 
more details, contact Mr. Lon Covin, Skykomish River Hydro, at (206) 
455-0234.
    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Mr. Carl 
Keller, Environmental Coordinator at FERC, (202) 219-2831.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-18978 Filed 8-3-94; 8:45 am]
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