Demand a New Comprehensive Environmental Impact Study Including Public Meetings and Comment Period

To:  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Congressman Bart Stupak, Senator Carl Levin, Senator, Debbie Stabenow

WE THE UNDERSIGNED BELIEVE THAT DISCUSSIONS WITH UPPCO SHOULD OCCUR WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE GENERAL PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN SECTION 5.4.3 OF THE FERC COMPLIANCE HANDBOOK, INCLUDING APPLICATION TO FERC BY UPPCO FOR NON-PROJECT USE OF PROJECT LANDS (BUFFER ZONES). WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENT IS APPROPRIATE SINCE THE PROPOSED NON-PROJECT USE OF PROJECT LANDS, AS WELL AS THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ADJACENT UPPCO LANDS, WERE NOT DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE RELICENSING PROCESS. THE EXTENSIVE SHORELINE DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE IN CONFLICT WITH KEY OBJECTIVES WITHIN EACH LICENSE.

WE URGE FERC TO FORCE UPPCO TO FOLLOW THE SECTION 5.4 HANDBOOK PROCESS; WE REQUEST THAT FERC ORDER PREPARTION OF A NEW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY AND NOT APPROVE ANY CONVEYANCES UNTIL PUBLIC HEARINGS CAN BE CONDUCTED FOLLOWED BY A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The Demand a New Comprehensive Environmental Impact Study Including Public Meetings and Comment Period Petition to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Congressman Bart Stupak, Senator Carl Levin, Senator, Debbie Stabenow was created by Members of Upper Peninsula Public Access Coalition and written by Nancy & Al Warren (awarren@portup.com).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.

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