[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 118 (Monday, June 22, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 37102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-12464]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3074-013]
City of Spokane; Notice of Scoping Comment Sessions and
Environmental Site Review
On June 8, 2026, Commission staff issued a Notice of Intent to File
License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD),
Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments
on the PAD and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and
Associated Study Requests for the Upriver Dam Hydroelectric Project
(FERC No. 3074-013). That notice set a deadline of 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on August 7, 2026, for filing written comments on the PAD and
Scoping Document 1 (SD1) and contained specific instructions on how to
file comments electronically or to mail written comments to the
Commission. The notice and SD1 did not include a location for the
public scoping sessions meetings and environmental site review; this
notice provides the location, date, and time for the scoping sessions
and site environmental site review.
All interested individuals and entities are invited to attend one
or both of the following scoping sessions and environmental site
review.
Evening Scoping Session
Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2026.
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time.
Location: Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene Street,
Spokane, Washington, 99217 (Little Foot Room).
Phone: (509) 533-7000.
Daytime Scoping Session
Date: Thursday, July 9, 2026.
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time.
Location: Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene Street,
Spokane, Washington, 99217 (Little Foot Room)
Phone: (509) 533-7000.
SD1, which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the
environmental document, was mailed to the individuals and entities on
the Commission's mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be available at the
scoping sessions, or may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov,
using the ``eLibrary'' link. Based on all oral and written comments, a
Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a revised
process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, identified
through the scoping process.
Environmental Site Review
The potential applicant and Commission staff will conduct an
Environmental Site Review of the project on Thursday, July 9, 2026,
starting at 1:00 p.m. During the site review we will visit several
locations to view the Upriver Dam Project. No personal vehicles will be
allowed beyond the publicly available parking. Please contact Richard
Proszek with the City of Spokane at (509) 742-8158 or via email at
[email protected] on or before June 26, 2026, if you plan to
attend the site review. The location to meet for the site review will
be provided to those that RSVP. All persons attending the site review
must wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes or boots. The tour will be held on
foot, rain or shine.
Scoping Session Objectives
The primary goal of these scoping sessions is to have you identify
the specific environmental issues and concerns that should be
considered in the environmental document. Commission staff will prepare
either an environmental assessment (EA) or an environmental impact
statement (EIS) that will present Commission staff's independent
analysis of the issues. The Commission's scoping process will help
determine the required level of analysis and satisfy the NEPA scoping
requirements, irrespective of whether the Commission prepares an EA or
an EIS.
Scoping session participants should come prepared to discuss their
issues and/or concerns. Please review the PAD and SD1 in preparation
for the scoping sessions.
Meeting Procedures
The scoping sessions will begin promptly at their respective start
times listed above. If you wish to speak, Commission staff will hand
out numbers in the order of your arrival. If no additional numbers have
been handed out and all individuals who wish to provide comments have
had an opportunity to do so, staff may conclude the session a half hour
earlier than the scheduled time.
Your oral comments will be recorded by a court reporter (with FERC
staff or FERC representative present) and become part of the public
record for this proceeding. Transcripts will be publicly available on
FERC's eLibrary system. If a significant number of people are
interested in providing oral comments in the one-on-one settings, a
time limit of 5 minutes may be implemented for each commentor. Although
there will not be a formal presentation, Commission staff will be
available throughout the scoping session to answer your questions about
the environmental review process. Representatives from the City of
Spokane will also be present to answer project-specific questions.
Proper conduct will help the sessions maintain a respectful
atmosphere for attendees to provide comments effectively. Loudspeakers,
lighting, oversized visual aids, other visual or audible disturbances,
and disruptive video and photographic equipment are not permitted.
Recorded interviews are also not permitted within the session space.
FERC reserves the right to end the session if disruptions interfere
with the opportunity for individuals to provide oral comments or if
there is a safety or security risk.
It is important to note that the Commission provides equal
consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form
or provided orally at a scoping session.
For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office
of Public Participation at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: June 16, 2026.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
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