Ripogenus Hydroelectric Project and Penobscot Mills Hydroelectric Project (P-2572-133 and P-2458-247)

Commission staff will hold two virtual public scoping meetings.  A daytime meeting will focus on concerns of resource agencies, Native American tribes, and NGOs while an evening meeting will focus on receiving input from the public.  We invite all interested agencies, Native American tribes, NGOs, and individuals to attend one of these meetings to assist us in identifying the scope of environmental issues that should be analyzed in the NEPA document.  The scoping meetings will be recorded by a court reporter.  All oral and written comments will become part of the Commission’s public record.  Oral comments will be limited to 5 minutes in duration.

Meeting for resource agencies, Tribes, and NGOs
Thursday, September 9, 2021
9:00 -11:00 am EDT
Call in number:  888-604-9359
Participant passcode: 8998724

Meeting for the general public
Thursday, September 9, 2021
6:30 - 8:30 pm EDT
Call in number:  888-604-9359
Participant passcode: 8998724

At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) briefly describe the relicensing process, as well as the projects and their operation; (2) initiate scoping of the issues; (3) review existing information and identify preliminary information and study needs; and (4) review the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activities. Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are included in item n of this notice.

The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing.  Please file all documents using the Commission’s eFiling system at eFiling.  Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at eComment.  You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments.  For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at Mailto:FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov.