Daytime and Evening Scoping Meetings for the Elkhart Hydroelectric Project (P-2651-059)

Project No. 2651-059

Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings for the project to receive input on the scope of the NEPA document.  A daytime meeting will focus on concerns of resource agencies, Tribes, and non-governmental organizations (NGO); and an evening meeting will focus on input from the public.  We invite all interested agencies, Tribes, NGOs, and the public to attend one or both meetings to assist staff in identifying the scope of environmental issues that should be analyzed in the NEPA document.  The dates and times of the scoping meetings are listed below.

Daytime Scoping Meeting

Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026

Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Location: Matterhorn Conference Center
2041 Cassopolis Street
Elkhart, IN 46514

Evening Scoping Meeting

Date:  Thursday, January 8, 2026

Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Location: Matterhorn Conference Center
2041 Cassopolis Street
Elkhart, IN 46514

Copies of SD1, outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the environmental document, were mailed to the individuals and entities on the Commission’s mailing list.  Copies of SD1 may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov, using the “eLibrary” link.  Follow the directions for accessing information in paragraph n.  Based on all oral and written comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued.  SD2 may include a revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, identified through the scoping process.

Site Visit

A site visit of the project will be conducted at 330 Johnson Street, Elkhart, IN 46516, on Thursday, January 8, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

All interested individuals, agencies, Tribes, and NGOs are invited to attend.  Participants should meet at 8:30 a.m. at 330 Johnson Street, Elkhart, IN 46516.  Please contact Justine Penix at (574) 236-1682 or via email at [email protected] on or before December 22, 2025, if you plan to attend and indicate how many participants will be attending with you.

Comments

With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and Commission staff’s Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests.  All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to the address above in paragraph h.  In addition, all comments on the PAD and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits of the potential application must be filed with the Commission. 

The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing.  Please file documents using the Commission’s eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx.  Commenters can submit brief comments up to 10,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx.  You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments.  For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support.  In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy.  Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to:  Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC  20426.  Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to:  Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.  All filings must clearly identify the project name and docket number on the first page:  Elkhart Hydroelectric Project (P-2651-059).

All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading:  “Comments on Pre-Application Document,” “Study Requests,” “Comments on Scoping Document 1,” “Request for Cooperating Agency Status,” or “Communications to and from Commission Staff.”  Any individual or entity interested in submitting study requests, commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating status must do so by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, February 9, 2026.