Malad Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Meetings

The Commission is scheduled to meet with representatives of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation and Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation involving the Malad Hydroelectric Project (Project No. 2726-012). Meetings will be held with the following tribes at the locations and times listed below:

Shoshone-Paiute Tribes, December 16, 2004, 9 a.m. (m.s.t.); Red Lion Canyon Springs Hotel, Cedar Room, 1357 Blue Lakes Blvd. N., Twin Falls, ID 83301.

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, December 16, 2004, 3 p.m. (m.s.t.); Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Tribal Conference Room at the Tribal Business Center.

Members of the public and intervenors in the referenced proceedings may attend these meetings; however, participation will be limited to tribal representatives and the Commission representatives. If the Tribes decide to disclose information about a specific location which could create a risk or harm to an archeological site or Native American cultural resource, the public will be excused for that portion of the meeting when such information is disclosed. If you plan to attend any of these meetings, please contact Dr. Frank Winchell at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He can be reached at 202-502-6104. The meetings will be transcribed by a court reporter, and transcripts will be made available by the Commission after the meetings.