Two Scoping Meetings Regarding Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Project (No. 2459-279)

Project No. 2459-279

Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings for the project to receive input on the scope of the NEPA document.  A daytime meeting will be held at 2:00 p.m. on September 25, 2023, at the Cranberry Hotel in Morgantown, West Virginia, and will focus on the concerns of resource agencies, Native American Tribes, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).  An evening meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on September 25, 2023, at the same location, and will focus on receiving input from the public.  We invite all interested agencies, Native American Tribes, NGOs, and individuals to attend one or both of these meetings.  The times and locations of these meetings are as follows:

Daytime Scoping Meeting

DATE:          Monday, September 25, 2023

TIME:           2:00 p.m. (EDT)

PLACE:        Cranberry Hotel

ADDRESS:   2700 Cranberry Square, Morgantown, WV 26508

Evening Scoping Meeting

DATE:          Monday, September 25, 2023

TIME:           6:00 p.m. (EDT)

PLACE:        Cranberry Hotel

ADDRESS:   2700 Cranberry Square, Morgantown, WV 26508

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 and Lake Lynn Generation LLC’s distribution 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).

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.

Procedures

The meetings will be recorded by a court reporter and become part of the Commission’s formal record on the project.  Agencies, Native American Tribes, NGOs, and individuals with environmental expertise and concerns are encouraged to attend the meetings and to assist the staff in defining and clarifying the issues to be addressed in the NEPA document.

Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Project Environmental Site Review (Project No. 2459-279)