[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 178 (Tuesday, September 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49348-49349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24685]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1981-010 Wisconsin]


Oconto Electric Cooperative; Notice of Intent to Conduct Scoping 
Meetings and Site Visit

September 10, 1998.
    Oconto Electric Cooperative (OEC) filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (Commission) an application on February 25, 1998, 
for a new minor license for the existing Stiles Project (P-1981). The 
1,000 kilowatt project is located in the township of Stiles, Oconto 
County, Wisconsin, on the Oconto River.

Scoping Meetings

    The Commission staff will conduct two scoping meetings on September 
21 and 22, 1998, for the preparation of an environmental assessment 
(EA), pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. Section 4321 et seq.).
    Federal and state resource agencies, nongovernmental organizations, 
and other interested parties are invited to attend one or both of the 
meetings, and to assist the Commission staff in identifying the scope 
of environment

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issues that should be analyzed in the EA. The times and locations of 
these meetings are as follows:

Evening Scoping Meeting

Date: September 21, 1998
Time: From 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Location: OEC office
Address: 7479 REA Road, Oconto Falls, Wisconsin

Morning Scoping Meeting

Date: September 22, 1998
Time: From 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: OEC office
Address: 7479 REA Road, Oconto Falls, Wisconsin

    Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which outlines the proposed project, 
alternatives, environmental issues, EA outline and schedule, and a 
request for information, will be mailed to the parties on the 
Commission's mailing list for the project. Copies of SD1 will also be 
available at the scoping meetings.

Site Visit

    On Monday, September 21, 1998, OEC and the Commission staff will 
conduct a project site visit beginning at 1:00 p.m. All interested 
parties are invited to attend. All participants should meet at OEC's 
office, located at 7479 REA Road, Oconto Falls, Wisconsin. All 
participants are responsible for their own transportation to the site. 
Questions about the site visit can be directed to Mr. Tony Anderson, of 
OEC, at (920) 846-2816.

Objectives

    The objectives of the scoping meetings are to: (1) summarize the 
environmental issues tentatively identified for analysis in the EA; (2) 
solicit from the meeting participants all available information, 
especially quantified data, on the resources at issues; and (3) 
encourage statements from experts and the public on issues that should 
be analyzed in the EA.

Meeting Procedures

    The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will become 
part of the formal record of the Commission proceedings on the Stiles 
Project. Individuals presenting statements at the meetings will be 
asked to identify themselves for the record. 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, but all speakers will be provided at least 
five minutes to present their views.
    Persons choosing not to speak at the meetings, but who have views 
on the issues, may submit written statements for inclusion in the 
public record at the meetings. In addition, written scoping comments 
may be filed with the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426, until October 22, 1998. All 
filings should contain an original and eight copies, and must clearly 
show at the top of the first page, ``Stiles Hydroelectric Project, FERC 
No. 1981-010''.
    For further information, please contact either Mr. Tony Anderson at 
(920) 846-2816 or Ms. Patti Leppert-Slack at (202) 219-2767.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-24685 Filed 9-14-98; 8:45 am]
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