[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 70 (Monday, April 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 18002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9601]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 11157-001]


Rugraw, Inc.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental 
Assessment and Conduct Public Scoping Meetings and a Site Visit

April 7, 1998.
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is reviewing 
the hydropower application for a license of the proposed 7-megawatt 
Lassen Lodge Project, No. 11157-001. The project, proposed by Rugraw, 
Inc., would be located on the South Fork of Battle Creek, near the town 
of Mineral, in Tehama County, California.
    The Commission staff intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment 
(EA) for the project in accordance with the National Environmental 
Policy Act. In the EA, we will consider reasonable alternatives to 
Rugraw's proposed project, and analyze both site-specific and 
cumulative environmental impacts of the project, as well as economic 
and engineering impacts.
    A draft EA will be issued and circulated to those on the mailing 
list for this project. 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 presented in the final EA will then be 
presented to the Commission to assist in making a licensing decision.

Scoping

    We are asking agencies, Indian tribes, non-governmental 
organizations, and individuals to help us identify the scope of 
environmental issues that should be analyzed in the EA, and to provide 
us with information that may be useful in preparing the EA.
    To help focus comments on the environmental issues, a scoping 
document outlining subject areas to be addressed in the EA will be 
mailed to those on the mailing list for the project. Those not on the 
mailing list may request a copy of the scoping document from the 
Project Coordinator, whose telephone number is listed below.
    Those with comments or information pertaining to this project 
should file it with the Commission at the following address by June 12, 
1998: David P. Boergers, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    All filings should clearly show the following on the first page: 
Lassen Lodge Project, FERC No. 11157-001.
    Intervenors are reminded of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure which require all intervenors filing documents with the 
Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person whose name 
appears on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor 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.
    In addition to asking for written comments, we're holding two 
scoping meetings to solicit any verbal input and comments you may wish 
to offer on the scope of the EA. An agency scoping meeting will begin 
at 9:00 AM on May 12, 1998, at the California Department of Fish & 
Game, 601 Locust Street, Redding, CA 96001. A public scoping meeting 
will begin at 7:00 PM on May 12, 1998, at California Department of 
Forestry, 604 Antelope Blvd., Red Bluff, CA 96080. The public and 
agencies may attend either meeting. There will also be a visit to the 
project on May 13, 1998, to become more familiar with the proposed 
project. More information about these meetings and site visit is 
available in the scoping document.
    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Mr. Surender 
Yepuri, Project Coordinator, at (202) 219-2847.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-9601 Filed 4-10-98; 8:45 am]
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