[Federal Register: April 15, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 72)] [Notices] [Page 18617-18618] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr15ap99-61] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Scoping Meetings and Site Visit and Soliciting Scoping Comments April 9, 1999. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Type of Application: New Major License. b. Project No.: P-2588-004. c. Date filed: July 10, 1998. d. Applicant: City of Kaukauna. e. Name of Project: Little Chute Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Fox River in the Village of Combined Locks, Outagamie County, Wisconsin. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)- 825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Peter D. Prast, P.E., General Manager, Kaukauna Electric & Water Department, 777 Island Street, P.O. Box 1777, Kaukauna, Wisconsin 54130. i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed to Steve Kartalia, E-mail address stephen.kartalia@ferc.fed.us, or telephone (202) 219-2942. j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: June 9, 1999. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure 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. [[Page 18618]] k. Status of environmental analysis: This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. l. Description of Project: The project consists of the following existing facilities: (1) an integral intake powerhouse, located at the right abutment of the United States Army Corps of Engineers' Little Chute Dam, containing three units with a total installed capacity of 3,300 kW; (2) connections to three 2.4/12-kV single phase transformers and a 12-kV transmission line 1.25 miles long; and (3) other appurtenances. m. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application may be viewed on the web at http://www/ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. n. Scoping Process. The Commission intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) on the project in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental impacts and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action. Scoping Meetings The Commission will hold scoping meetings, one in the daytime and one in the evening, to help us identify the scope of issues to be addressed in the EA. The daytime scoping meeting will focus on resource agency concerns, while the evening scoping meeting is primarily for public input. All interested individuals, organizations, and agencies are invited to attend one or both of the meetings, and to assist the staff in identifying the scope of the environmental issues that should be analyzed in the EA. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows: Daytime Meeting Wednesday, May 26, 1999, 9 a.m., Kaukauna Electric and Water Department Office, 777 Island Street, Kaukauna, Wisconsin 54130 Evening Meeting Wednesday, May 26, 1999, 7 p.m., Kaukauna Electric and Water Department Office, 777 Island Street, Kaukauna, Wisconsin 54130 To help focus discussions, we will distribute a Scoping Document (SD1) outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the EA to the parties on the Commission's mailing list. Copies of the SD1 also will be available at the scoping meetings. Site Visit The applicant and Commission staff will conduct a project site visit on Tuesday, May 25, 1999. We will meet at the recreational parking lot near the project powerhouse at 1 p.m. If you would like to attend, please call Karen Brooks at (920) 766-5721, ext. 13, no later than May 14, 1999. Objectives At the scoping meetings, the staff will: (1) Summarize the environmental issues tentatively identified for analysis in the EA; (2) solicit from the meeting participants all available information, especially quantifiable data, on the resource at issue; (3) encourage statements from experts and the public on issues that should be analyzed in the EA, including viewpoints in opposition to, or in support of, the staff's preliminary views; (4) determine the resource issues to be addressed in the EA; and (5) identify those issues that require a detailed analysis, as well as those issues that do not require a detailed analysis. Procedures The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will become part of the formal record of the Commission proceeding on the project. Individuals presenting statements at the meetings will be asked to sign in before the meeting starts and to clearly identify themselves for the record. Individuals, organizations, and agencies with environmental expertise and concerns are encouraged to attend the meetings and to assist the staff in defining and clarifying the issues to be addressed in the EA. Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 99-9362 Filed 4-14-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M