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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR DISCUSSION OF THE DRAFT EIS FOR THE KLAMATH HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT

[Federal Register: October 13, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 198)] [Notices] [Page 60505] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr13oc06-66]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2082-027]

PacifiCorp; Oregon and California; Notice of Intention To Hold Public Meetings for Discussion of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Klamath Hydroelectric Project

October 5, 2006. On September 25, 2006, Commission staff delivered the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the relicensing of the Klamath Hydroelectric project to the Environmental Protection Agency and mailed it to resource and land management agencies, interested organizations, and individuals. The DEIS was noticed in the Federal Register on September 29, 2006
(71 FR 57503) and comments are due December 1, 2006. The DEIS evaluates the environmental consequences of the issuance of a new license for the continued operation and maintenance of the Klamath Hydroelectric, located primarily on the Klamath River, in Klamath County, Oregon and Siskiyou County, California. The existing project occupies a total of 219 acres of land administered by the U.S. Bureaus of Land Management and Reclamation. It also evaluates the environmental effects of implementing the licensee's proposals, agency and NGO recommendations, staff's recommendations, and the no-action alternative.

Four public meetings, which will be recorded by an official stenographer, are scheduled as follows.

Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2006. Time: 9 a.m.-12 noon (PST). Place: Shilo Inn. Address: 2500 Almond Street, Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2006. Time: 9 a.m.-12 noon (PST). Place: Yreka Community Theatre. Address: 812 North Oregon Street, Yreka, California.

Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2006. Time: 7-10 p.m. (PST). Place: Yreka Community Theatre. Address: 812 North Oregon Street, Yreka, California.

Date: Thursday, November 16, 2006. Time: 7-10 p.m. (PST). Place: Red Lion Hotel. Address: 1929 Fourth Street, Eureka, California. At these meetings, resource agency personnel and other interested persons will have the opportunity to provide oral and written comments and recommendations regarding the DEIS for the Commission's public record. For further information, please contact John Mudre at e-mail address john.mudre@ferc.gov, or by telephone at (202) 502-8902.

Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2006.
  Time: 7-10 p.m. (PST).
    Place: North Bend Community Center.
    Address: 2222 Broadway Street, North Bend, Oregon.
    We are now providing notice that we will be holding one additional
    meeting to receive comments on our DEIS:
   Date: Thursday, November 30, 2006.
  Time: 7-10 p.m. (PST).
    Place: Shilo Inn.
    Address: 536 SW Elizabeth, Newport, Oregon.

Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-16974 Filed 10-12-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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Following are places to send your comments and recommendations regarding relicensing the dams. If you'd like your comments on KBC, send them also to kbc@klamathbasincrisis.org

FERC
Project P2082-027
Magalie Roman Salas
Secretary
888 First Street NE
Washington, DC 20426

Rep. Wally Herger
2433 Rayburn House Office Building
US House of Representatives
Washington DC 20515

Congressman John Doolittle
Washington D.C. Office
2410 Rayburn HOB
Washington D.C. 20515

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Capitol Building No 1114
Sacramento CA 95814

Diane Feinstein
Hart Senate Bldg Suite 331
Constitution Ave & 2^nd St NE
Washington DC 20510

Barbara Boxer
Hart Senate Bldg Suite 112
Constitution Ave & 2nd St NE
Washington DC 20510

Doug LaMalfa
California State Capitol
Room 4177
Sacramento, CA 95814

Sam Aanestad
California State Capitol
Room 5061
Sacramento, CA 95814

Governor Kulongoski
160 State Capitol
900 Court Street
Salem, Oregon 97301-4047

Senator Doug Whitsett
900 Court St. NE, S-302
Salem, OR 97301

Congressman Greg Walden
1210 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Senator Gordon Smith
404 Russell Building
Washington, DC 20510