[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53787-53788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26717]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Meeting on Initial Information Package and Project Site 
Visit for an Alternative Licensing Procedure

October 18, 2001.
    a. Type of Application: Alternative Licensing Procedure.
    b. Project No.: 11803-002.
    c. Applicant: City of Broken Bow, Oklahoma.
    d. Name of Project: Broken Bow Reregulating Dam Project.
    e. Location: On the Mountain Fork River near the town of Broken 
Bow, McCurtain County, Oklahoma utilizing federal lands administered by 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    g. Applicant Contact: Stewart Noland, Crist Engineers, Inc., 1405 
North Pierce Street, Suite 301, Little Rock, AR 72207, (501) 664-1552.
    h. FERC Contact: Peter Leitzke at (202) 219-2803; e-mail 
[email protected].
    i. The proposed project would utilize the existing U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers' Broken Bow Reregulating Dam and would consist of: (1) A 
new 50-foot-long, 50-foot-wide, 20-foot-high powerhouse containing one 
or two generating units having a total installed capacity of 5,000 
kilowatts; (2) a short transmission line; and (3) appurtenant 
facilities.
    j. Public Meetings and Project Site Visit
    The City of Broken Bow is using the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission's (Commission) alternative licensing procedure (ALP). Under 
the ALP, the City of Broken Bow will prepare an Applicant Prepared 
Environmental Assessment (APEA) and license application for the Broken 
Bow Reregulating Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    The ALP includes provisions for the distribution of an initial 
information package (IIP), and for the cooperative scoping of 
environmental issues and information needs. The City of Broken Bow 
plans to distribute its IIP for the Broken Bow Project on or about 
October 15, 2001, to the mailing list for this proceeding.
    The City of Broken Bow will hold informational meetings and a 
project site visit on November 15, and 16, 2001. The purpose of the 
meetings is to review the information presented in the IIP and to 
initiate the identification of areas of interest which should be 
addressed in the licensing and related Applicant Prepared Environmental 
Assessment (APEA) processes. All interested individuals, organizations, 
and agency representatives are invited and encouraged to attend any or 
all the meetings.
    The site visit is intended to provide the opportunity for 
interested individuals to learn more about the proposed project, its 
operations and the surrounding environment. Planned activities include 
a facility tour, a visit to public access sites, and a tour of the 
project reservoir and waterway.
    Additional notices seeking comments on the specific project 
proposal, public scoping, interventions and protests, and recommended 
terms and conditions will be issued at later dates.
    The site visit will begin at 2 p.m. November 15 at the Broken Bow 
City Hall, 210 North Broadway, Broken Bow, Oklahoma.
    The November 15th meeting will be held at the Broken Bow Library 
Public Meeting Room, 400 North Broadway, Broken Bow, Oklahoma, 
beginning at 7 p.m.
    The November 16th meeting will be held at the Broken Bow City Hall, 
210 North Broadway, Broken Bow, Oklahoma, beginning at 8 a.m.

[[Page 53788]]

    Based on feedback received on the IIP, the meetings, and the 
project site visit, the City of Broken Bow will prepare a Scoping 
Document 1 (SD1) which will provide information on the scoping process, 
APEA schedule, background information, potential environmental issues, 
and proposed project alternatives. Additional meetings may be held to 
assist in the development of SD1.
    Upon issuance of SD1, the City of Broken Bow and the Commission 
will issue public notice of its availability and will hold a public 
scoping meeting(s) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (NEPA).
    All interested individuals, organizations, and agencies are invited 
and encouraged to attend the informational meetings on the IIP and 
project site visit, and to assist in the identification of 
environmental issues that should be included in SD1.
    For further information regarding the informational meetings and 
project site visit or to be added to the mailing list for the Broken 
Bow Reregulating Dam Project ALP, please contact Stewart Noland at 
(501) 664-1552 or Peter Leitzke of the Commission's staff at (202) 219-
2803.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-26717 Filed 10-23-01; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P