[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 66274]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31899]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project Nos. 1417 and 1835]


Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District, Nebraska 
Public Power District; Notice of Public Meeting

December 11, 1996.
    On December 17, 1996, at 9:00 a.m., the Commission staff will meet 
with the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to discuss the draft 
biological opinion on endangered and threatened species for relicensing 
the above projects. The meeting will be held in the first floor 
auditorium of the USDA Forest Service Regional Office, 740 Simms 
Street, Lakewood, Colorado.
    The meeting is part of formal consultation under Section 7 of the 
Endangered Species Act. The purpose of the meeting is to permit 
Commission staff and FWS staff to discuss technical differences in the 
draft biological opinion, which was provided to the Commission on 
December 4, 1996, and the Commission's analysis in its biological 
assessment. Although only the FWS and the Commission are consulting 
parties under Section 7, the license applicants may participate in the 
meeting. Other parties to the proceeding are invited to attend, and may 
be afforded a limited opportunity to participate, consistent with the 
purpose and schedule of the meeting.
    Because we do not anticipate holding any additional meetings, 
formal consultation will be completed at the close of this meeting. 
Under 50 CFR 402.14(e) , the FWS is required to provide its final 
biological opinion to the Commission within 45 days after completion of 
formal consultation. Therefore, we expect to receive a final biological 
opinion by January 31, 1997.
    The meeting 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 meeting 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 meeting 
will be asked to sign in before the meeting starts and to identify 
themselves for the record.
    Anyone wishing to comment in writing on the meeting must do so no 
later than January 10, 1997. Comments should be addressed to: Lois D. 
Cashell, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
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. 96-31899 Filed 12-16-96; 8:45 am]
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