Daytime and Evening Scoping Meetings Regarding the Narrows Hydroelectric Project (P-1403-068)

Docket No. P-1403-068

Commission staff will hold two public scoping meetings to receive input on the scope of the NEPA document.  An evening meeting will focus on receiving input from the public and a daytime meeting will focus on the concerns of resource agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and Indian Tribes.  We invite all interested agencies, Indian Tribes, NGOs, and individuals to attend one or both meetings.  The times and locations of these meetings are as follows:

Daytime Scoping Meeting

DATE:          Wednesday, July 10, 2024

TIME:           10:00 a.m. (PST)

PLACE:        Yuba Water Agency

ADDRESS:   1220 F Street, Marysville, CA 95901

PHONE:       (530) 741-5000

Evening Scoping Meeting

DATE:          Wednesday, July 10, 2024

TIME:           6:00 p.m. (PST)

PLACE:        Yuba Water Agency

ADDRESS:   1220 F Street, Marysville, CA 95901

PHONE:       (530) 741-5000

Copies of the Scoping Document (SD1) outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the NEPA document were distributed to the parties on the Commission’s mailing list.  Copies of the SD1 will be available at the scoping meeting or may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the "eLibrary" link (see item m above).

Meeting Objectives

At the scoping meetings, Commission staff will:  (1) summarize the environmental issues tentatively identified for analysis in the NEPA document; (2) solicit from the meeting participants all available information, especially quantifiable data, on the resources at issue; (3) encourage statements from experts and the public on issues that should be analyzed in the NEPA document, including viewpoints in opposition to, or in support of, the staff’s preliminary views; (4) determine the resource issues to be addressed in the NEPA document; and (5) identify those issues that require a detailed analysis, as well as those issues that do not require a detailed analysis.

Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues and/or concerns.  Please review SD1 in preparation for the scoping meetings.  Directions on how to obtain a copy of SD1 are included in item n of this document.

Meeting Procedures

The meetings are recorded by a stenographer and become part of the formal record of the Commission proceeding on the project.  Individuals, NGOs, Indian tribes, and agencies with environmental expertise and concerns are encouraged to attend the meeting and to assist the staff in defining and clarifying the issues to be addressed in the NEPA document.