81 FR 22259 - Northern Indiana Public Service Company; Notice of Technical Conference and Public Meeting To Discuss Proposed Operational Changes at the Norway-Oakdale Project

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 73 (April 15, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 22259]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08688]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12514-074]


Northern Indiana Public Service Company; Notice of Technical 
Conference and Public Meeting To Discuss Proposed Operational Changes 
at the Norway-Oakdale Project

    a. Date and Time of Meetings: A technical conference will be held 
with Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, other resource agencies, and non-governmental 
organizations on Tuesday May 10, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 
(EDT). A public meeting will be held Tuesday May 10, 2016, from 6:00 
p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (EDT). Although the technical conference is primarily 
designed for resource agencies and non-governmental organizations, 
anyone may attend one or both of these meetings.
    b. Location for both meetings: Sportsman Inn, 12340 N Upper 
Lakeshore Dr., Monticello, Indiana 47960. (574) 583-5133.
    c. FERC Contact: Mark Pawlowski at (202) 502-6052 or email at 
[email protected].
    d. Purpose of Technical Conference: Commission staff will meet with 
NIPSCO, the resource agencies, and non-governmental organizations to 
discuss NIPSCO's proposed operational changes to protect threatened and 
endangered mussels in the Tippecanoe River downstream of Oakdale dam. 
We will discuss the several hydraulic analyses that have been 
performed, effects on lake levels in project reservoirs, alternatives 
to NIPSCO's proposal, and Commission staff's analysis in the Draft 
Environmental Assessment (DEA) issued October 10, 2015.
    Purpose of Public Meeting: Commission staff is providing the public 
and other stakeholders another opportunity to provide comments on 
Commission staff's DEA and any alternatives to NIPSCO's proposal. Staff 
will be available to answer any questions on the DEA.
    e. At the technical meeting resource agencies, and non-governmental 
organizations will participate in a technical discussion regarding 
NIPSCO's proposed operational changes to protect threatened and 
endangered mussels and alternatives to NIPSCO proposal. A summary of 
the technical meeting will be prepared for the Commission's public 
record for the project. The public meeting will be recorded by a court 
reporter and all statements (verbal and written) will become part of 
the Commission's public record for the project.
    f. All local, state, and federal agencies, Indian tribes, and other 
interested parties are invited to attend. Please call Mark Pawlowski at 
(202) 502-6052 or send an email to [email protected] by May 6, 
2016, to register to attend the morning meeting. No registration is 
required to attend the evening meeting.

    Dated: April 11, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-08688 Filed 4-14-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P