[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 246 (Friday, December 22, 1995)] [Notices] [Page 66543] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-31132] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Project Nos. 2433-004-MI/WI, 2357-003-MI/WI, 2394-006-MI/WI, 2536-009- MI/WI] Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, et al.; Notice of Intent to Hold Public Meetings in Marinette, Wisconsin to Discuss the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Proposed Relicensing of the Grand Rapids, Chalk Hill, White Rapids, and Little Quinnesec Hydroelectric Projects December 18, 1995. On November 22, 1995, the Commission staff mailed the DEIS to the Environmental Protection Agency, resource and land management agencies, and interested organizations and individuals. This document evaluates the environmental consequences of the proposed relicensing of the Grand Rapids, White Rapids, Chalk Hill, and Little Quinnesec Hydroelectric Projects. The projects are located on the lower Menominee River in Menominee and Dickinson Counties, Michigan and Marinette County, Wisconsin. Two public meetings will be recorded by a court reporter and are scheduled to be held at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 4, 1996, at the Best Western Riverfront Inn, 1821 Riverside Avenue, Marinette, Wisconsin. You are invited to attend either or both public meetings. At the meetings, Commission Staff will summarize major DEIS findings and recommendations. Resource agency personnel and other interested persons will have an opportunity to submit oral and written comments on the DEIS for the Commission's public record. Written comments on the DEIS may also be sent to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. Comments must be received on or before January 16, 1995. All correspondence should include the project name and number on the first page of the correspondence. The DEIS considers recommendations of government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, affected Indian tribes, the public, the license applicants, and the Commission's staff. It evaluates natural and social resource benefits, the economic costs, and the project- specific and cumulative environmental impacts associated with relicensing the projects. Lois D. Cashell, Secretary. [FR Doc. 95-31132 Filed 12-21-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M