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[FR Doc No: 94-31986]


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[Federal Register: December 29, 1994]


[Project No. 3074-005; Washington]

 

Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and To 
Conduct a Scoping Meeting; City of Spokane

December 22, 1994.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Regulations, 18 CFR Part 
380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47910), the Office of Hydropower Licensing 
has reviewed the licensee's amendment application that proposes to 
increase the forebay water surface level for the upriver Dam 
Hydroelectric Project.
    A draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be issued and 
circulated for review by all interested parties. All comments filed on 
the draft EIS will be analyzed by staff and considered in the final 
EIS. Staff's conclusions and recommendations will then be presented for 
the consideration of the Commission in reaching its final decision.

Scoping Meeting

    We will conduct two scoping meetings in Spokane, Washington, on 
January 18, 1995. All interested individuals, organizations, and 
agencies are invited to attend and assist staff in identifying the 
scope of environmental issues that should be analyzed in the EIS. The 
first meeting will be held from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm and will be oriented 
toward resource agency concerns. The second will be held from 7:00 pm 
to 11:00 pm and will be oriented toward public participation. Both 
meetings will be held at Spokane City Hall, 808 West Spokane Falls 
Boulevard, Spokane, Washington.
    Copies of the scoping document will be mailed to all entities who 
have expressed interest in this proceeding. The scoping document is 
also available in the Commission's Reference and Information Center, 
Room 3308, of the Commission's offices at 941 North Capitol Street, 
NE., Washington, DC 20426 and will be available at the scoping meeting. 
We encourage all interested parties to read the scoping document prior 
to the scoping meeting.

Objectives

    At the scoping meeting the staff will: (1) identify reasonable 
alternative operating procedures and environmental enhancement measures 
that should be evaluated in the EIS; (2) identify significant 
environmental issues related to the continued operation of the Upriver 
Project; (3) determine the depth of analysis for issues that we will 
address in the EIS; and, (4) identify and resources that are not 
significant and, therefore, do not require detailed analysis.

Procedures

    The scoping meeting will be recorded by a stenographer and all 
statements (oral and written) will become part of the Commission's 
public record for this proceeding that was noticed on April 22, 1994. 
Interested persons who are unable to attend, or do not choose to speak 
at the scoping meeting, may submit written statements for inclusion in 
the public record. All written comments must be filed with the 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, on or before February 17, 1995.
    All written correspondence should clearly show on the first page of 
each document the following caption: Upriver Dam Hydroelectric Project, 
FERC Project No. 3074-005--Washington.
    Further, please note the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure, requiring all entities to file an original and eight copies 
of any filing with the Commission. Parties filing documents must also 
serve the documents on each person whose name is on the official 
service list.
    For further information, please contact Jim Hastreiter at (503) 
326-5846.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-31986 Filed 12-28-94; 8:45 am]
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