Gregory County Pumped Storage Project (P-14876-002)

Project No. 14876-002

Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, Commission staff will: (1) initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions; (3) review and discuss existing information and identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission’s regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and (5) discuss the potential of any federal or state agency or Indian tribe to act as a cooperating agency for development of an environmental document. Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are included in item n of this document.

Meeting Procedures
Commission staff will be moderating the scoping meetings. The meetings will begin promptly at their respective start times listed above.

At the start of the meeting, staff will provide further instructions regarding the meeting setup, agenda, and time period for comments and questions. We ask for your patience as staff present information and field participant comments in an
orderly manner. To indicate you have a question or comment, press * and 3 to virtually “raise your hand.” Oral comments will be limited to 5 minutes in duration for each participant. The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer
and will be filed to the public record of the project.

Please note, that if no participants join the meetings within 15 minutes after the start time, staff will end the meeting and conference call. The meetings will end after participants have presented their oral comments or at the specified end time,
whichever occurs first.

Virtual site tour of the project
Access online at:
https://www.mrenergy.com/energy-resources/gregorycounty-pumped-storage-project

Meeting for resource agencies, Tribes, and NGOs:
Thursday, September 22, 2022
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CDT
Call in number: (800) 779-8625
Access code: 3472916
Following entry of the access code, please provide the required details when prompted

Meeting for the general public:
Thursday, September 22, 2022
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. CDT
Call in number: (800) 779-8625
Access code: 3472916
Following entry of the access code, please provide the required details when prompted

FERC Contacts: Aaron Liberty at (202) 502-6862 or e-mail at aaron.liberty@ferc.gov; or Nicholas Ettema at (312) 596-4447 or e-mail at nicholas.ettema@ferc.gov.