Scoping Meetings and Environmental Site Visit Notice under P-15045-002, P-15230-002

Docket Nos. P-15045-002, P-15230-002

In addition to written comments solicited by this notice, Commission staff will hold two joint public scoping meetings for the  Projects at the times and locations noted below.  All interested individuals, resource agencies, Indian Tribes, and NGOs are invited to attend any of the meetings to assist Commission staff in identifying the scope of the environmental issues that should be analyzed in the NEPA document.  The times and locations of these meetings are as follows:

Daytime Scoping Meeting

Date:  May 6, 2025
Time:  9:00 a.m. EST to 11:00 a.m.  Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Location:  Wingate by Wyndham, 820 University Blvd Steubenville, Ohio 43952

Please note, Commission staff may conclude the meetings a half hour earlier than the scheduled time.

Evening Scoping Meeting

Date:  May 6, 2025
Time:  5:00 p.m. EST to 7:00 p.m. EDT
Location:  Wingate by Wyndham, 820 University Blvd Steubenville, Ohio 43952

Please note, Commission staff may conclude the meetings a half hour earlier than the scheduled time.

Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the NEPA document, was mailed to the individuals and entities on the Commission’s mailing list and the applicants’ distribution lists.  Copies of SD1 will be available at the scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov, using the “eLibrary” link.  Follow the directions for accessing information in paragraph m.

Environmental Site Review

Current Hydo and Commission staff will conduct an environmental site review of the Pike Island Project beginning at 2:00 p.m. EDT on May 6, 2025.  Participants should meet at 2:00 p.m. EDT at the Fisherman’s Access Area parking lot, which is located at the Pike Island Locks and Dam Fisherman’s Access Area in Yorkville, OH 26003.  All participants must remain in publicly accessible spaces and should wear closed-toe shoes/boots for walking in uneven/sloped terrain around the proposed project area.

All interested individuals, resource agencies, Indian Tribes, and NGOs are invited to attend the site review.  If you plan to attend the site review, please contact Mitchell Kriege of Current Hydro at (859) 630-7389, or via email at [email protected] on or before April 22, 2025, and indicate if you are attending the Pike Island Project environmental site review and how many participants will be attending with you. 

There will not be an environmental site review at the proposed New Cumberland Project due to site access constraints to the proposed project. 

Comments

Deadline for Filing Scoping Comments:  May 30, 2025