Please join us on February 23rd and 24th 2011 in Warren, PA and Salamnca, NY for Public Scoping Meetings regarding relicensing of the Kinzua Dam hydroelectric facilities.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will be holding Scoping Meetings regarding
Project No. 13889-000 Pennsylvania Seneca Pumped Storage Project The Seneca Nation of Indians
Morning Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 9:00 a.m. (EST)
Location: Holiday Inn at 210 Ludlow Street, Warren, Pennsylvania
Phone: (814) 726-3000
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 7:00 p.m. (EST)
Location: Holiday Inn at 210 Ludlow Street, Warren, Pennsylvania
Phone: (814) 726-3000
Afternoon Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Thursday, February 24, 2011, 3:00 p.m.
Location: Salamanca City Central School District, at 50 Iroquois Drive, Salamanca, New York
Phone: (716) 945-2403 ext. 4025
Site Visit
The Commission staff will conduct a site visit of the existing Kinzua Project facilities on Wednesday afternoon, February 23, 2011. Participants will be responsible for providing their own method of transportation. The time and location of the site visit is as follows:
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Kinzua Project, Warren, PA
Please notify Laura Cowan at (717) 983-4056 or Laura.Cowan@KleinschmidtUSA.com if you plan to attend the site visit.
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The following is an excerpt from the FERC Scoping Document Associated with this project. Follow this link for more information on the Seneca Project. For documents follow this link. The Seneca Project Pre-Application Document (PAD), sections 4 and 5 have the most relevant data for Scoping Comments. ADP will be submitting comments, so stay tuned for Action Alerts.
2.2 Comments, Scoping Meetings, and Site Visit
During the preparation of the EA, there will be several opportunities for the resource agencies, Indian tribes, NGOs and the public to provide input. These opportunities occur:
• during the public scoping process, so that the Commission staff can receive written comments regarding scope and content;
• in response to the Commission’s ready for environmental analysis notice; and
• after issuance of the EA so that staff can receive written comments on the contents of the EA.
In addition to written comments solicited by this SD, Commission staff will hold three public scoping meetings and a site visit in the vicinity of the project. On February 23, 2011, a morning meeting will focus on concerns of the resource agencies, Indian tribes, and NGOs. An evening meeting will focus on receiving input from the public. A third afternoon scoping meeting on February 24, 2011, will take place in New York for all resource agencies, Indian tribes, NGOs, the public, and interested individuals. We invite anyone who is interested to attend one or all three of the meetings to assist staff in identifying the scope of environmental issues that should be analyzed in the EA. The times and locations of the meetings are as follows:
Morning Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 9:00 a.m. (EST)
Location: Holiday Inn at 210 Ludlow Street, Warren, Pennsylvania
Phone: (814) 726-3000
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 7:00 p.m. (EST)
Location: Holiday Inn at 210 Ludlow Street, Warren, Pennsylvania
Phone: (814) 726-3000
Afternoon Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Thursday, February 24, 2011, 3:00 p.m.
Location: Salamanca City Central School District, at 50 Iroquois Drive, Salamanca, New York
Phone: (716) 945-2403 ext. 4025
Site Visit
The Commission staff will conduct a site visit of the existing Kinzua Project facilities on Wednesday afternoon, February 23, 2011. Participants will be responsible for providing their own method of transportation. The time and location of the site visit is as follows:
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Kinzua Project, Warren, PA
Please notify Laura Cowan at (717) 983-4056 or Laura.Cowan@KleinschmidtUSA.com if you plan to attend the site visit.
A site visit and tour of the Allegheny Reservoir will be planned at a later date.
The scoping meetings 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. Individuals presenting statements at the meetings will be asked to clearly identify themselves for the record. Interested parties who choose not to speak or who are unable to attend any of the scoping meetings may provide written comments and information to the Commission as described in section 6.0. These meetings are posted on the Commission’s calendar located on the internet at http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx, along with other related information.
Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues and/or concerns as they pertain to the relicensing of the Kinzua and Seneca projects. It is advised that participants review the PADs in preparation for the scoping meetings. Copies of the PADs are available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s website (http://www.ferc.gov), using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number, P-2280, to access the document for the Kinzua Project and
P-13889, to access the document for the Seneca Project. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. For information about where copies of PADs are available for inspection and reproduction, please contact:
Kinzua Project
Laura J. Cowan
Licensing Coordinator
Kleinschmidt
2 Thornton Hill
Ossing, New York 10562
(717) 983-4056
Seneca Project
Wendy Huff, Executive Director
Kinzua Dam Relicensing commission
The Seneca Nation of Indians
P.O. Box 231
90 Ohi: yo” Way
Salamanca, NY 14779
(716) 945-1790
Following the scoping meetings and comment period, all issues raised will be reviewed and decisions made as to the level of analysis needed. If preliminary analysis indicates that any issues presented in this SD have little potential for causing significant impacts, the issue or issues will be identified and the reasons for not providing a more detailed analysis will be given in the EA.
If we receive no substantive comments on the SD, then we will not prepare a revised SD. Otherwise, a revised SD will be issued for informational use only by all participants or interested persons; no response will be required. The EA will address recommendations and input received during the scoping process.
