Chugach Electric Association; Notice of Intent to Conduct a Site Visit

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 204 (Thursday, October 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 56630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28333]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2170-008]


Chugach Electric Association; Notice of Intent to Conduct a Site 
Visit

October 16, 1998.
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) has pending 
an application to amend the license for the Cooper Lake Hydroelectric 
Project. The proposed amendment is for modifying the project dam and 
spillway to allow safe passage of the Probable Maximum Flood. On July 
7, 1998, the Commission issued a Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) 
that addressed the environmental effects of this proposed amendment. 
Numerous comments were received from state and federal agencies and 
non-governmental organizations; some of these entities have intervened 
in this proceeding.
    A site visit to the project facilities is scheduled for November 3, 
1998. The purpose of this site visit is for staff and interested 
persons to observe the existing area resources and site conditions and 
for staff to gather any information on resources at issue. All entities 
interested in accompanying staff on the site visit need to provide 
their own transportation to the project facilities. Access to the 
facilities may require 4-wheel drive vehicles due to inclement weather 
conditions. Water access to various site features would require boats.
    The site visit will begin at the project powerhouse on Kenai Lake 
at 10:00 AM. The powerhouse is located on Snug Harbor Road. From 
Anchorage take the Seward Highway (Route 1) to its intersection with 
Route 9; continue on Route 1 towards Soldotna; after crossing the Kenai 
River take an immediate left on to Snug Harbor Road and just before an 
uphill grade take a left on to a gated road to the powerhouse on Kenai 
Lake.
    Further, the staff is intending to conduct a public meeting on the 
Cooper Lake Project in Anchorage, Alaska in December. A public notice 
providing details on this meeting will be issued by the Commission.
    Those intending to go on the site visit should contact either John 
K. Novak at (202) 219-2828 of Commission staff or Burke Wick of Chugach 
Electric Association at (907) 762-4779 by October 29, 1998, for any 
further details.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-28333 Filed 10-21-98; 8:45 am]
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