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to serve a copy of that document on
each person 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.
Scoping comments may be filed
electronically via the Internet in lieu of
paper. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filings. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site at https://www.ferc.gov under the
‘‘e-Filing’’ link.
k. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. Project Description: The existing
Forest City Project comprised an earth
embankment dam containing a gated
timber spillway and two impoundments
(East Grand and North lakes). There are
no generating facilities located at the
project. Approximately one-quarter of
the 544-foot-long dam (i.e.,
approximately 147 feet) is within the
United States; the remaining section of
the dam is located in Canada. The
United States (western) section of the
dam is an earth embankment measuring
approximately 110-feet-long with a
maximum height of 12 feet. The center
section of the dam (i.e., that portion
located in the river channel) contains a
55-foot-wide gated timber crib spillway
structure with three wooden gates (gates
1 and 2 are located within the United
States). The spillway is approximately
33-feet-wide with an elevation of 426.61
feet msl. A 5-foot-wide vertical slot
design fishway is located in Canada.
The eastern (Canadian) embankment is
an earth structure approximately 397feet-long, 30-feet-wide with a crest
elevation of 437.27 feet msl. No new
construction is planned.
m. Locations of the Application: A
copy of the application is available for
review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on
the Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, (202)
502–8659. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction by
contacting the applicant using the
contact information in item (h) above.
You may also register online at
https://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm
to be notified via e-mail of new filings
and issuances related to this or other
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pending projects. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support.
n. Scoping Process: The Commission
intends to prepare a single
environmental assessment (EA) for the
project which will include the West
Branch Project (FERC No. P–2618– 020)
(no draft EA would be prepared) 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
Commission staff will hold two
scoping meetings in the vicinity of the
project at the time and place noted
below. The daytime meeting will focus
on resource agency, Indian tribes, and
non-governmental organization
concerns, while the evening meeting is
primarily for receiving input from the
public. We invite all interested
individuals, organizations, and agencies
to attend one or both of these meetings
and to assist staff in determining the
scope of the environmental issues to be
addressed in the environmental
assessment. The times and locations of
these meetings are as follows:
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date: August 13, 2009.
Time: 10 a.m. (EST).
Place: Conference Room, Domtar
Maine Administration Building.
Address: Domtar Maine Corporation,
144 Main Street, Baileyville, Maine
04694.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: August 13, 2009.
Time: 6 p.m. (EST).
Place: Conference Room, Domtar
Maine Administration Building,
Address: Domtar Maine Corporation,
144 Main Street, Baileyville, Maine
04694.
The scoping document, which
outlines the subject areas to be
addressed in the environmental
assessment, was mailed to the
individuals and entities on the
Commission’s mailing list. Copies of the
scoping document will be available at
the scoping meetings or may be viewed
on the Web at https://www.ferc.gov using
the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link (see item m above).
Based on all oral and written comments,
a revised scoping document may be
issued.
Site Visit
We will hold a site visit to the project
on Wednesday, August 12, 2009,
beginning at 9 a.m. (EST). To attend the
site visit, meet at Domtar Maine
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Corporation’s Administration Building
located at 144 Main Street, Baileyville,
Maine 04694. All participants are
responsible for their own transportation
and lunch. Anyone with questions
about the site visit (or for directions)
should contact Scott Beal at (207) 427–
4004. Those individuals planning to
participate in the site visit should notify
Mr. Beal of their intent, no later than
August 6, 2009.
Note that Commission staff may hold
a site visit and/or meeting at the project
at a later date to discuss any projectrelated effects to archaeological,
historic, or traditional cultural
properties.
Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1)
Summarize the environmental issues
tentatively identified for analysis in the
EA; (2) solicit from meeting participants
all available information, especially
quantifiable data, on the resources
issues; (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.
Meeting Procedures
Scoping meetings will be recorded by
a stenographer and will become part of
the Commission’s formal record for this
proceeding.
Individuals, organizations, and
agencies with environmental expertise
and concerns are encouraged to attend
the meetings and to assist staff in
defining and clarifying the issues to be
addressed in the EA.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No.: 2618–020]
Domtar Maine Corporation; Notice of
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment and Notice of Scoping
Meetings and Site Visit and Soliciting
Scoping Comments
July 10, 2009.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
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with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New License.
b. Project No.: 2618–020.
c. Date Filed: March 19, 2009.
d. Applicant: Domtar Maine
Corporation.
e. Name of Project: West Branch
Project.
f. Location: On Grand Lake Stream, a
tributary of the St. Croix River in
Penobscot, Washington and Hancock
Counties, Maine.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Scott Beal,
Domtar Maine Corporation, 144 Main
Street, Baileyville, Maine 04694, (207)
427–4004.
i. FERC Contact: John Costello, (202)
502–6119 or john.costello@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing scoping
comments: September 11, 2009.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 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 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.
Scoping comments may be filed
electronically via the Internet in lieu of
paper. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filings. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site at https://www.ferc.gov under the
‘‘e-Filing’’ link.
k. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. Project Description: The existing
West Branch Project includes two
developments (Sysladobsis and West
Grand) comprising two dams and a dike.
The 23,500 acre impounded waters are
comprised of West Grand, Junior,
Pocumcus, Pug, Bottle, Norway, and
Scraggly lakes.
The Sysladobsis development
includes the 250-foot-long by 9-foothigh Sysladobsis Dam (the furthest
upstream), an earth embankment
structure with a timber gate and fish
facility. The dam impounds the 5,400acres Sysladobsis Lake and discharges
directly into the West Grand
development.
The West Branch development
includes the approximately 487-foot-
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long West Grand Dam comprises a
105.9-foot-long gate structure with five
gates. A vertical slot design upstream
fish passage facility is located adjacent
to the dam’s waste gate No.1
The West Grand development
includes approximately 535-foot-long by
15-foot-high Farm Cove Dike is located
approximately 3.5 miles west of the
main outlet dam to West Grand Lake.
The dike comprises a 10-foot-wide by
30-foot-long fishway. The dike has no
gates or other flow controls; the only
flow passing capability is through the
fishway. No new construction is
planned.
m. Locations of the Application: A
copy of the application is available for
review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on
the Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, (202)
502–8659. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction by
contacting the applicant using the
contact information in item (h) above.
You may also register online at
https://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm
to be notified via e-mail of new filings
and issuances related to this or other
pending projects. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support.
n. Scoping Process: The Commission
intends to prepare a single
environmental assessment (EA) for the
project which will include the Forest
City Project (FERC No. P–2660- 024) (no
draft EA would be prepared) 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
Commission staff will hold two
scoping meetings in the vicinity of the
project at the time and place noted
below. The daytime meeting will focus
on resource agency, Indian tribes, and
non-governmental organization
concerns, while the evening meeting is
primarily for receiving input from the
public. We invite all interested
individuals, organizations, and agencies
to attend one or both of these meetings
and to assist staff in determining the
scope of the environmental issues to be
addressed in the environmental
assessment. The times and locations of
these meetings are as follows:
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Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date: August 13, 2009.
Time: 10 a.m. (EST)
Place: Conference Room, Domtar
Maine Administration Building.
Address: Domtar Maine Corporation,
144 Main Street, Baileyville, Maine
04694.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: August 13, 2009.
Time: 6 a.m. (EST)
Place: Conference Room, Domtar
Maine Administration Building.
Address: Domtar Maine Corporation,
144 Main Street, Baileyville, Maine
04694.
The scoping document, which
outlines the subject areas to be
addressed in the environmental
assessment, was mailed to the
individuals and entities on the
Commission’s mailing list. Copies of the
scoping document will be available at
the scoping meetings or may be viewed
on the Web at https://www.ferc.gov using
the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link (see item m above).
Based on all oral and written comments,
a revised scoping document may be
issued.
Site Visit
We will hold a site visit to the project
on Wednesday, August 12, 2009,
beginning at 9 a.m. (EST). To attend the
site visit, meet at Domtar Maine
Corporation’s Administration Building
located at 144 Main Street, Baileyville,
Maine 04694. All participants are
responsible for their own transportation
and lunch. Anyone with questions
about the site visit (or for directions)
should contact Scott Beal at (207) 427–
4004. Those individuals planning to
participate in the site visit should notify
Mr. Beal of their intent, no later than
August 6, 2009.
Note that Commission staff may hold
a site visit and/or meeting at the project
at a later date to discuss any projectrelated effects to archaeological,
historic, or traditional cultural
properties.
Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1)
Summarize the environmental issues
tentatively identified for analysis in the
EA; (2) solicit from meeting participants
all available information, especially
quantifiable data, on the resources
issues; (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
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analysis, as well as those issues that do
not require a detailed analysis.
Meeting Procedures
Scoping meetings will be recorded by
a stenographer and will become part of
the Commission’s formal record for this
proceeding.
Individuals, organizations, and
agencies with environmental expertise
and concerns are encouraged to attend
the meetings and to assist staff in
defining and clarifying the issues to be
addressed in the EA.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP09–420–000]
Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP;
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Haynesville/Perryville
Expansion Project and Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues
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July 10, 2009.
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of
the Haynesville/Perryville Expansion
Project involving the construction and
operation of facilities by Gulf South
Pipeline Company, LP (‘‘Gulf South’’) in
Bienville and Madison Parishes,
Louisiana. The Haynesville/Perryville
Expansion Project involves the
construction of additional compression
facilities at two existing compressor
stations. This EA will be used by the
Commission in its decision-making
process to determine whether the
project is in the public convenience and
necessity.
This notice announces the opening of
the scoping process we will use to
gather input from the public and
interested agencies on the project. Your
input will help determine which issues
need to be evaluated in the EA. Please
note that the scoping period will close
on August 10, 2009.
This notice is being sent to the
Commission’s current environmental
mailing list for this project, which
includes affected landowners; federal,
state, and local government
representatives and agencies; elected
officials; environmental and public
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interest groups; Native American tribes;
parties to this proceeding; and local
libraries and newspapers. State and
local government representatives are
asked to notify their constituents of this
proposed project and to encourage them
to comment on their areas of concern.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
To Know?’’ was attached to the project
notice Gulf South provided to
landowners. This fact sheet addresses a
number of typically asked questions,
including how to participate in the
Commission’s proceedings. It is
available for viewing on the FERC Web
site (https://www.ferc.gov).
Summary of the Proposed Project
Gulf South proposes to construct on
land owned by Gulf South two new
turbine compressor units totaling 31,913
horsepower (HP) at their existing Hall
Summit Compressor Station located in
Bienville Parish, Louisiana, and one
new turbine compressor unit rated at
17,558 HP at their existing Tallulah
Compressor Station in Madison Parish,
Louisiana. Associated yard and station
piping would be constructed at each
station. In addition, three existing
compressors at the Tallulah Compressor
Station would be re-wheeled, and
several valves within the existing
Tallulah Compressor Station yard and
station piping would be replaced with
similar valves capable of accepting
higher discharge temperatures.
Maps showing the location of the
proposed project are included as
Appendix 1.1
Land Requirements for Construction
Construction would temporarily
impact a total of approximately 42 acres
for both compressor station sites
combined. The new facilities would add
a total of approximately 7 acres of
permanent impacts to the existing
station footprints. All temporary and
permanent impacts would occur on land
owned by Gulf South.
The EA Process
The National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to
take into account the environmental
1 The appendix referenced in this notice is not
being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of the
appendix are available on the Commission’s Web
site at the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link or from the Commission’s
Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502–
8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary,
refer to the ‘‘Additional Information’’ section of this
notice. Copies of the appendix were sent to all those
receiving this notice in the mail. Requests for
detailed maps of the proposed facilities should be
made directly to Gulf South.
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impacts that could result from an action
whenever it considers the issuance of a
Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity. NEPA also requires us to
discover and address concerns the
public may have about proposals. This
process is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The
main goal of the scoping process is to
focus the analysis in the EA on the
important environmental issues. By this
notice, the Commission staff requests
public comments on the scope of the
issues to address in the EA. All
comments received will be considered
during the preparation of the EA.
In the EA, we 2 will discuss impacts
that could occur as a result of the
construction and operation of the
proposed project under these general
headings:
• Geology and soils;
• Land use;
• Water resources, fisheries and
wetlands;
• Cultural resources;
• Vegetation and wildlife;
• Air quality and noise;
• Threatened and endangered
species; and
• Public safety.
We will also evaluate reasonable
alternatives to the proposed project or
portions of the project, and make
recommendations on how to lessen or
avoid impacts on various resource areas.
Our independent analysis of the
issues will be in the EA. Depending on
the comments received during the
scoping process, the EA may be
published and mailed to those on our
environmental mailing list (see
discussion on how to remain on our
environmental mailing list on page 5). A
comment period will be allotted for the
review if the EA is published. We will
consider all comments on the EA before
we make our recommendations to the
Commission. To ensure your comments
are considered, please carefully follow
the instructions in the public
participation section below.
With this notice, we are asking
agencies with jurisdiction and/or
special expertise with respect to
environmental issues to formally
cooperate with us in the preparation of
the EA. These agencies may choose to
participate once they have evaluated the
proposal relative to their
responsibilities. Agencies that would
like to request cooperating agency status
should follow the instructions for filing
comments provided under the Public
Participation section of this notice.
2 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the FERC’s Office of Energy
Projects.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No.: 2618-020]
Domtar Maine Corporation; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment and Notice of Scoping Meetings and Site Visit
and Soliciting Scoping Comments
July 10, 2009.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed
[[Page 34743]]
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New License.
b. Project No.: 2618-020.
c. Date Filed: March 19, 2009.
d. Applicant: Domtar Maine Corporation.
e. Name of Project: West Branch Project.
f. Location: On Grand Lake Stream, a tributary of the St. Croix
River in Penobscot, Washington and Hancock Counties, Maine.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Scott Beal, Domtar Maine Corporation, 144
Main Street, Baileyville, Maine 04694, (207) 427-4004.
i. FERC Contact: John Costello, (202) 502-6119 or
john.costello@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: September 11, 2009.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 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 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.
Scoping comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in
lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.
See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's
Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-Filing'' link.
k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. Project Description: The existing West Branch Project includes
two developments (Sysladobsis and West Grand) comprising two dams and a
dike. The 23,500 acre impounded waters are comprised of West Grand,
Junior, Pocumcus, Pug, Bottle, Norway, and Scraggly lakes.
The Sysladobsis development includes the 250-foot-long by 9-foot-
high Sysladobsis Dam (the furthest upstream), an earth embankment
structure with a timber gate and fish facility. The dam impounds the
5,400-acres Sysladobsis Lake and discharges directly into the West
Grand development.
The West Branch development includes the approximately 487-foot-
long West Grand Dam comprises a 105.9-foot-long gate structure with
five gates. A vertical slot design upstream fish passage facility is
located adjacent to the dam's waste gate No.1
The West Grand development includes approximately 535-foot-long by
15-foot-high Farm Cove Dike is located approximately 3.5 miles west of
the main outlet dam to West Grand Lake. The dike comprises a 10-foot-
wide by 30-foot-long fishway. The dike has no gates or other flow
controls; the only flow passing capability is through the fishway. No
new construction is planned.
m. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov
or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction by contacting the
applicant using the contact information in item (h) above.
You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
n. Scoping Process: The Commission intends to prepare a single
environmental assessment (EA) for the project which will include the
Forest City Project (FERC No. P-2660- 024) (no draft EA would be
prepared) 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
Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of
the project at the time and place noted below. The daytime meeting will
focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental
organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for
receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals,
organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of these meetings and
to assist staff in determining the scope of the environmental issues to
be addressed in the environmental assessment. The times and locations
of these meetings are as follows:
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date: August 13, 2009.
Time: 10 a.m. (EST)
Place: Conference Room, Domtar Maine Administration Building.
Address: Domtar Maine Corporation, 144 Main Street, Baileyville,
Maine 04694.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: August 13, 2009.
Time: 6 a.m. (EST)
Place: Conference Room, Domtar Maine Administration Building.
Address: Domtar Maine Corporation, 144 Main Street, Baileyville,
Maine 04694.
The scoping document, which outlines the subject areas to be
addressed in the environmental assessment, was mailed to the
individuals and entities on the Commission's mailing list. Copies of
the scoping document will be available at the scoping meetings or may
be viewed on the Web at https://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link
(see item m above). Based on all oral and written comments, a revised
scoping document may be issued.
Site Visit
We will hold a site visit to the project on Wednesday, August 12,
2009, beginning at 9 a.m. (EST). To attend the site visit, meet at
Domtar Maine Corporation's Administration Building located at 144 Main
Street, Baileyville, Maine 04694. All participants are responsible for
their own transportation and lunch. Anyone with questions about the
site visit (or for directions) should contact Scott Beal at (207) 427-
4004. Those individuals planning to participate in the site visit
should notify Mr. Beal of their intent, no later than August 6, 2009.
Note that Commission staff may hold a site visit and/or meeting at
the project at a later date to discuss any project-related effects to
archaeological, historic, or traditional cultural properties.
Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Summarize the
environmental issues tentatively identified for analysis in the EA; (2)
solicit from meeting participants all available information, especially
quantifiable data, on the resources issues; (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
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analysis, as well as those issues that do not require a detailed
analysis.
Meeting Procedures
Scoping meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will become
part of the Commission's formal record for this proceeding.
Individuals, organizations, and agencies with environmental
expertise and concerns are encouraged to attend the meetings and to
assist staff in defining and clarifying the issues to be addressed in
the EA.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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