[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 190 (Monday, October 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59921-59922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24105]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1940-000 Wisconsin; Project No. 1966-000 Wisconsin]


Wisconsin Public Service Corporation; Notice of Environmental 
Site Review

    In anticipation of the filing of Notices of Intent (NOI) and Pre-
Application Documents for the Grandfather Falls Hydroelectric Project 
No. 1966 and Tomahawk Hydroelectric Project No. 1940 owned and operated 
by Wisconsin Public Service Corporation and located on the Wisconsin 
River in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission) staff will be hosting environmental site 
reviews during the third week of October 2012.
    The environmental site reviews are being held to provide Commission 
staff and all stakeholders interested in the projects' pending 
relicensing proceedings, an opportunity to view the projects' 
facilities and surrounding areas.
    Under the Commission's Integrated Licensing Process, Commission 
staff conducts its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) scoping 
meetings within 90 days of the filing of an applicant's Notice of 
Intent. An environmental site review is typically held in conjunction 
with the scoping meetings. However, in this instance, access to some 
project facilities and viewing of areas with native vegetation may be 
limited by winter weather during the latter part of 2012 when scoping 
for the projects is currently anticipated. For this reason, Commission 
staff has chosen to conduct the environmental site reviews in October 
before the onset of winter and when natural vegetation is still 
apparent. Therefore, Commission staff will not conduct any 
environmental site reviews at the time of the scoping meetings. The 
Commission staff encourages all interested parties to participate in 
the October environmental site reviews to facilitate productive scoping 
meetings tentatively anticipated for later this year. Details of the 
project-specific environmental site reviews follow.

Tomahawk Hydroelectric Project No. 1940

     Tour of Tomahawk Project Facilities
    Date and Time: October 16, 2012 at 9 a.m.
    Location: Tomahawk Project Powerhouse, W6080 Pride Ponds Road, 
Tomahawk, WI 54487.
     Tomahawk Project Reservoir Tour
    Date and Time: October 16, 2012 at 1 p.m.
    Location: Tomahawk Project Powerhouse, W6080 Pride Ponds Road, 
Tomahawk, WI 54487.

Grandfather Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 1966

     Tour of Grandfather Falls Project Facilities
    Date and Time: October 17, 2012 at 9 a.m.
    Location: Grandfather Falls Project Powerhouse, N5059 Highway 107, 
Irma, WI 54442.

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     Tour of Grandfather Falls Bypassed Reach of the Wisconsin 
River
    Date and Time: October 17, 2012 at 1 p.m.
    Location: Grandfather Falls Project Powerhouse, N5059 Highway 107, 
Irma, WI 54442.
    If you plan to attend the environmental site reviews, please 
R.S.V.P. to Gregory W. Egtvedt, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, 
by October 10, 2012, and identify the number of individuals in your 
group. Mr. Egtvedt can be reached at: Mr. Gregory W. Egtvedt, Manager 
Environmental Assets & Licensing, Integrys Business Support, LLC, 700 
North Adams Street, P.O. Box 19001, Green Bay, WI 54307-9001, Phone: 
(920) 433-5713; Cell (920) 655-3785, Email: 
[email protected].
    If you need further logistical information or directions for 
participating in the environmental site reviews, please contact Mr. 
Egtvedt. All other questions regarding the environmental site reviews 
or the Commission's Integrated Licensing Process may be directed to Lee 
Emery of the Commission's staff at (202) 502-8379 or via email at 
[email protected].

    Dated: September 25, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-24105 Filed 9-28-12; 8:45 am]
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