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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 11858-002]

 
The Nevada Power Company, Inc.; Elsinore Valley Municipal Water 
District; California; Notice of Intention To Hold Public Meetings for 
Discussion of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Lake 
Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage Project

March 1, 2006.
    On February 17, 2006, the Commission staff delivered the Lake 
Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage (LEAPS) Project Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement (draft EIS) to the Environmental Protection Agency and 
mailed it to resource and land management agencies, interested 
organizations, and individuals.
    The draft EIS was noticed in the Federal Register on February 24, 
2006, (71 FR 9819) and comments are due April 25, 2006. The draft EIS 
evaluates the environmental consequences and developmental benefits of 
issuing an original license for building, operating and maintaining the 
LEAPS Project, located in Riverside County, California. The project 
would occupy 2,412 acres of federal lands, including lands managed by 
the Cleveland National Forest. Besides evaluating the applicant's 
proposal, the draft EIS evaluates a FERC staff proposal and the no-
action alternative.
    Two public meetings, which will be recorded by an official 
stenographer, are scheduled as follows.

    Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2006.
    Time: 7-10 p.m. (PST).
    Place: San Juan Capistrano Community Center, 25925 Camino del 
Avion, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675.

    Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2006.
    Time: 7-10 p.m. (PST).
    Place: Lake Elsinore Cultural Center, 183 N. Main Street, Lake 
Elsinore, CA 92530.

    At these meetings, resource agency personnel and other interested 
persons will have the opportunity to provide oral and written comments 
and recommendations regarding the DEIS for the Commission's public 
record.
    For further information, please contact Jim Fargo at e-mail address 
james.fargo@ferc.gov, or by telephone at (202) 502-6095.


Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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