[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]
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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.
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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]
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