[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5660-5661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2185]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 11142]


Consolidated Hydro Maine, Inc.; Public Scoping Meeting

January 24, 1995.
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (has received an 
application for a new license for the existing project operated by the 
Consolidated Hydro Maine, Inc. (Consolidated) on the Mousam River in 
southeastern Maine near Sanford and Alfred. The project includes one 
development.
    Upon review of the application, supplemental filings and intervenor 
submittals, the Commission staff concludes that, given the location and 
interaction of the project with other projects nearby, staff will 
prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) that describes and evaluates 
the probable impacts of the applicant's proposals 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. [[Page 5661]] 

Scoping Meetings

    Commission staff will conduct two public meetings for the Estes 
Lake Project. All interested individuals, organizations, and agencies 
are invited to attend either or both of the planned meetings and help 
staff identify the scope of environmental issues that should and should 
not be analyzed in the Estes Lake EA.
    Two scoping meetings will be held on February 16, 1995, in the 
Sanford municipal offices. The offices are located at 267 Main Street 
in Sanford, Maine. The first meeting will be held from 1:00 PM to 3:00 
PM and will be oriented toward resource agency concerns. The second 
meeting will be held in the evening from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm and will 
be oriented toward public participation.

Procedures

    The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and the transcript 
will become part of the formal record of the Commission proceeding on 
the Estes Lake Project. Individuals presenting statements at the 
meetings will be asked to sign in before the meeting starts and to 
identify themselves for the record.
    Concerned parties are encouraged to speak during the public 
meetings. Speaking time allowed for individuals will be determined 
before each 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.

Objectives of the Scoping Meetings

    At the scoping meetings, the staff will:
     Summarize the environmental issues tentatively identified 
for analysis in the EA;
     Identify resource issues that are of lesser 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 the experts and the public on 
issues that should be analyzed in the EA.

Information Requested

    Federal and state resource 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 projects; 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 March 20, 1995. Written comments should be 
provided at the scoping meeting or mailed to the Commission, as 
follows: Lois Cashell, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
825 North Capitol Street NE., Washington, D.C. 20426.
    All filings sent to the Secretary of the Commission should contain 
an original and 8 copies. Failure to file an original and 8 copies may 
result in appropriate staff not receiving the benefit of your comments 
in a timely manner. See 18 CFR 4.34(h).
    All correspondence should clearly show the following caption on the 
first page:
    FERC Project No. 11142: Estes Lake
    Intervenors and interceders (as defined in 18 CFR 385.2010) who 
file documents with the Commission are reminded of the Commission's 
Rules 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 official service list for this proceeding. See 18 CFR 4.34(b).
    For further information, please contact Frankie Green at (202) 
501-7704.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-2185 Filed 1-27-95; 8:45 am]
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