Evening Public Comment Session on the Draft EIS for the Anderson Dam Hydroelectric Project Exemption (P-5737-032)

Comments

All comments must be filed on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 3, 2025.

The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing.  Please file comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions using the Commission’s eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx.  Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx.  For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).  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.  The first page of any filing should include docket number P-5737-032.

Scoping Meetings

In addition to or in lieu of sending written comments, you are invited to attend a public comment session that will be held to receive comments on the draft EIS.  Commission staff will hold 2 sessions for the purpose of receiving comments on the draft EIS.  All interested individuals and entities will be invited to attend one or both of the sessions; however there is no difference between the sessions.  The dates and times of the sessions are listed below.

Evening Scoping Meeting

DATE: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
TIME: 6:30 p.m.-8:30p.m. Pacific Time (PT)
PLACE: Hiram Morgan Hill Room, Community and Cultural Center
ADDRESS:  17000 Monterey Road, Morgan Hill, CA 95037

Daytime Scoping Meeting

DATE: Thursday, October 16, 2025
TIME: 9:00 a.m.-11:00a.m (PT)
PLACE: Hiram Morgan Hill Room, Community and Cultural Center
ADDRESS:  17000 Monterey Road, Morgan Hill, CA 95037

The sessions will begin promptly at their respective start times listed above.  There will not be a formal presentation by Commission staff when the session opens, and you may arrive any time after the scheduled start time.  Individual oral comments will be taken on a one-on-one basis with a court reporter (with Commission staff present).  This format is designed to receive the maximum number of oral comments in a convenient way during the timeframe allotted.  If you wish to speak, Commission staff will hand out numbers in the order of your arrival.  If a significant number of people are interested in providing oral comments with the court reporter, a time limit may be implemented for each commentor.  Although there will not be a formal presentation, Commission staff will be available throughout the comment session to answer your questions about the environmental review process.  Please see the attachment to this notice for additional information on the session format and conduct.

The primary goal of these comment sessions is to have you identify the specific environmental issues and concerns with the draft EIS.  Comments will be recorded by the court reporter and become part of the public record for this proceeding.  Transcripts will be publicly available on FERC’s eLibrary system.

It is important to note that the Commission provides equal consideration to all comments received, whether filed in writing or provided orally at a public comment session.  Interested parties who choose not to speak or who are unable to attend the draft EIS comment sessions may provide written comments and information to the Commission as described above.

Contact

For further information, contact Holly Frank at 202-502-6833 or [email protected], or David Rudisail at 202-502-6376 or [email protected].