[Federal Register: July 16, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 136)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 10865-001 and 11495-000]

 
Warm Creek Hydro, Inc.; Nooksack River Hydro, Inc.; Public 
Meeting to Discuss Draft Environmental Impact Statement

July 12, 1999.
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is reviewing 
the applications for license for the construction, operation, and 
maintenance of the Warm Creek Project No. 10865 and Clearwater Creek 
Project No. 11495 filed by Warm Creek Hydro, Inc. and Nooksack River 
Hydro, Inc., respectively. The projects are located in the Middle Fork 
Nooksack River Basin, in Whatcom County, Washington. On June 25, 1999, 
the Commission staff mailed the draft Environmental Impact Statement 
(draft EIS) to the Environmental Protection Agency, resource agencies, 
non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other

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interested individuals. The draft EIS evaluates the environmental 
consequences of the proposed projects.
    The DEIS was noticed in the Federal Register on July 2, 1999 
(volume 64, page 35999), and comments are due August 16, 1999. The DEIS 
may also be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm 
(please call (202) 208-2222 for assistance). The DEIS evaluates the 
environmental consequences of the construction, operation, and 
maintenance of the Warm Creek and Clearwater Creek Projects in 
Washington. It also evaluates the environmental effects of implementing 
the applicant's proposals, agency and NGO recommendations, staff's 
recommendations, and the no-action alternative.
    The Commission staff will hold a public meeting on July 28, 1999, 
in Bellingham, Washington. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the 
draft EIS, the draft EIS findings, and the Commission staff's 
recommendations. At the meeting, the Commission staff will summarize 
the status of the licensing proceedings, as well as the major draft EIS 
findings and recommendations. We invite all interested agencies, NGOs, 
and individuals to attend the meeting. The time and location of the 
meeting is shown below.
Project No. 10865-001
    Date: July 28, 1999.
    Time: 7:00 p.m.
    Place: Hampton Inn, 3985 Bennett Road, Bellingham, Washington.
    The meeting will be recorded by a court reporter, and all 
statements (oral and written) will become part of the Commission's 
public record for the projects. All individuals who attend will be 
asked to sign in. Individuals that intend to make statements during the 
meeting will be asked to clearly identify themselves for the record 
prior to speaking. Time allotted for presentations will be determined 
by staff based on the length of the meeting and the number of people 
wanting to speak.
    Interested parties who choose not to speak, or who are unable to 
attend the public meeting, may file written comments. An original and 
eight copies of written comments should be submitted to the Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, 
DC 20426.
    The first page of all filings should indicate ``Warm Creek Project 
No. 10865-001'' and/or ``Clearwater Creek Project No. 11495-000'' at 
the top of the page. Furthermore, participants in this proceeding are 
reminded that if they file comments with the Commission, they must 
serve a copy of their filing to the parties on the Commission's service 
list.
    For further information, please contact Timothy Looney at (202) 
219-2852, or by E-mail at timothy.lonney@ferc.fed.us.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-18144 Filed 7-15-99; 8:45 am]
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