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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
Eastern Plains Transmission Project,
Colorado and Kansas
Western Area Power
Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
additional opportunity for public review
and comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE), Western Area Power
Administration (Western) issued a
notice of intent (NOI) to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
on August 2, 2006, for the Eastern Plains
Transmission Project (EPTP or
Transmission Project). This notice
announces an additional public meeting
to provide the public opportunity to
review and comment on additional and
revised transmission line routes and the
scope of the EIS. A summary of
comments previously received during
the scoping meetings held in August
and September 2006, and meetings held
in February 2007, is available upon
request or at https://www.wapa.gov/
transmission/eptp.htm.
Western is proposing to participate
with Tri-State Generation and
Transmission Association, Incorporated
(Tri-State) in the construction of the
EPTP. Western’s participation would be
in exchange for 275 megawatts (MW) of
capacity rights on the proposed
transmission lines. The EIS will address
the construction, operation, and
maintenance of approximately 1,000
miles of high-voltage transmission lines
and ancillary facilities, which include
substations, fiber optic installations,
access roads, and construction staging
areas. The EIS will discuss alternatives
such as Western’s system alternatives
and the no action alternative (no Federal
action). The EIS will analyze and
present environmental impacts
compared to the existing baseline
condition in which no Transmission
Project facilities exist. The EIS also will
include analyses of the environmental
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impacts of Tri-State’s proposed
generation and other past, present and
reasonably foreseeable projects in the
EPTP area. The EIS will be prepared in
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
DOE NEPA Implementing Procedures.
DATES: The public meeting will be held
June 20, 2007. The meeting will be held
between 5 and 8 p.m. The comment
period will close July 5, 2007.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held at the Miami-Yoder School, 420 S.
Rush Road, Rush, CO 80833. Written
comments, questions, and information
on the scope of the EIS may be mailed,
faxed, or e-mailed to Mr. Jim Hartman,
Environmental Manager, Western Area
Power Administration, Rocky Mountain
Region, P.O. Box 3700, Loveland, CO
80539; fax (970) 461–7213; or e-mail
eptp@wapa.gov. For persons wishing to
leave voice messages, the toll-free
number is (888) 826–4710.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information or to request copies
of the EIS, contact Mr. Hartman at the
addresses provided or telephone the
Transmission Project toll-free number at
(888) 826–4710. For general information
on DOE’s NEPA review procedures or
the status of a NEPA review, contact Ms.
Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of
NEPA Policy and Compliance (GC–20),
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0119; telephone
(202) 586–4600 or (800) 472–2756; or
fax (202) 586–7031.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Need for Agency
Action
Western, a power marketing
administration within DOE, markets
Federal hydroelectric power to preferred
customers, as specified by law. They
include municipalities, cooperatives,
public utility and irrigation districts,
Federal and state agencies, and Native
American tribes in 15 western states,
including Colorado and Kansas.
Western’s proposal is to participate with
Tri-State in the construction of the
Transmission Project in exchange for
approximately 275 MW of capacity
rights on the proposed transmission
lines. Tri-State is a wholesale electric
power supplier, owned by the 44
electric cooperatives it serves. Tri-State
and the member utilities serve
customers throughout Colorado,
Nebraska, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
Western needs to provide more
economical, reliable, diverse, and
flexible power delivery to its customers
by expanding the capability and
geographic reach of Western’s existing
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transmission system. The Transmission
Project would provide Western’s
customers with more economical
service by allowing customers to
purchase transmission service directly
from Western rather than through other
companies’ transmission lines. Also,
during low water times, the
Transmission Project would provide
Western increased access to other
options for satisfying Western’s Federal
hydropower contractual allocations. In
addition, the Transmission Project
would provide a direct interconnection
at the Midway Substation which would
facilitate power transfer between two of
Western’s Federal projects, the Colorado
River Storage Project and the Loveland
Area Projects. Enhancing and expanding
transmission pathways also would
contribute to ensuring reliability of the
Federal transmission system.
Proposed Action and Alternatives
Western is preparing the EIS on its
proposal to participate with Tri-State in
the construction of the Transmission
Project. Western’s proposed activities
include construction planning and
management for approximately 1,000
miles of high-voltage transmission lines,
and acquiring rights-of-way for
transmission lines, access roads, and
communication facilities. In addition to
the environmental effects of the
transmission lines, access roads, and
construction staging areas, the EIS will
address environmental effects of four
new substations, expansions of
approximately eight existing
substations, and installing a fiber optic
communications system for control of
the transmission lines.
Western issued a NOI to prepare an
EIS for the Transmission Project on
August 2, 2006 (71 FR 43733), which
included dates, times, and locations of
public scoping meetings, and
opportunities available for the public to
comment. Since the NOI was published,
10 public scoping meetings were
conducted between August 28 and
September 14, 2006, throughout eastern
Colorado and western Kansas. Western
issued a second notice of public
meetings and additional opportunity for
public review and comment on January
19, 2007 (72 FR 2507), and 10 public
meetings were conducted between
February 12 and 23, 2007. This notice
announces an additional public meeting
on June 20, 2007, to provide the public
an opportunity to review and comment
on additional and revised transmission
line routes between Big Sandy
Substation and Midway Substation, and
on the scope of the EIS.
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Alternative Transmission Line Routes
During the August and September
2006 scoping meetings, Western
presented preliminary locations of
transmission line corridors and new
substations. As a result of comments
received, Western gathered additional
data, made several route refinements,
added additional routes, and considered
alternatives, all of which were made
available to the public at the February
2007 meetings. At the February
meetings, Western accepted comments
on the routes. As a result of the
comments received on routes between
Big Sandy Substation and Midway
Substation, Western determined that
additional route refinement and public
involvement would be beneficial to
refining routes in the area. The route
refinements will be presented at the
public meeting in June. At the June
meeting, Western seeks comments on
the alternative routes and other issues
related to scope of the EIS. Western will
consider the comments in its analysis.
Western will address other
alternatives in the EIS, including the no
action alternative. Under the no action
alternative, Western would not
participate with Tri-State in the
construction of the Transmission
Project. The EIS will evaluate the
environmental effects of the alternatives
and compare them to the existing
baseline condition, in which no
Transmission Project facilities are
present. Alternative transmission line
routes and substation locations will be
refined as part of the EIS public process
and addressed in the EIS. Western will
consider additional reasonable
alternatives that are technically and
economically viable and that would
meet Western’s purpose and need.
Impacts Associated With Tri-State’s
Generation Projects
Tri-State proposes to develop coalfired generation in Holcomb, Kansas,
and is planning for additional
generation projects. Western is not a
participant in, is not involved in, and
does not have control over Tri-State’s
generation projects. The EIS will
evaluate the environmental impacts of
Tri-State’s generation as well as other
past, present, and reasonably
foreseeable projects.
Summary of Comments Received
During First and Second Round
Scoping
Western prepared a summary of the
comments received during the first
round of scoping meetings. That
summary is available at https://
www.wapa.gov/transmission/eptp.htm.
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Prior to the public meeting in June 2007,
the comments from the February 2007
meetings will be available at the same
internet address. Copies also are
available on request.
Participation in the NEPA Process
Persons interested in receiving future
notices, Transmission Project
information, copies of the EIS, and other
information on the NEPA review
process should contact Mr. Hartman as
described under ADDRESSES. The EIS
(choice of summary or full document)
will be available in printed and
electronic (compact disc) formats.
Western anticipates the draft EIS will
be available summer 2007, with a final
EIS available spring 2008. A Record of
Decision is expected to be issued spring
2008. The public will be provided an
opportunity to comment on the draft
EIS. The location of public hearings on
the draft EIS will be provided in the
Federal Register and to local media at
a later date.
Dated: May 23, 2007.
Timothy J. Meeks,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
Eastern Plains Transmission Project, Colorado and Kansas
AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and additional opportunity for public
review and comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Western Area Power
Administration (Western) issued a notice of intent (NOI) to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on August 2, 2006, for the Eastern
Plains Transmission Project (EPTP or Transmission Project). This notice
announces an additional public meeting to provide the public
opportunity to review and comment on additional and revised
transmission line routes and the scope of the EIS. A summary of
comments previously received during the scoping meetings held in August
and September 2006, and meetings held in February 2007, is available
upon request or at https://www.wapa.gov/transmission/eptp.htm.
Western is proposing to participate with Tri-State Generation and
Transmission Association, Incorporated (Tri-State) in the construction
of the EPTP. Western's participation would be in exchange for 275
megawatts (MW) of capacity rights on the proposed transmission lines.
The EIS will address the construction, operation, and maintenance of
approximately 1,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines and
ancillary facilities, which include substations, fiber optic
installations, access roads, and construction staging areas. The EIS
will discuss alternatives such as Western's system alternatives and the
no action alternative (no Federal action). The EIS will analyze and
present environmental impacts compared to the existing baseline
condition in which no Transmission Project facilities exist. The EIS
also will include analyses of the environmental
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impacts of Tri-State's proposed generation and other past, present and
reasonably foreseeable projects in the EPTP area. The EIS will be
prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) and DOE NEPA Implementing Procedures.
DATES: The public meeting will be held June 20, 2007. The meeting will
be held between 5 and 8 p.m. The comment period will close July 5,
2007.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Miami-Yoder School,
420 S. Rush Road, Rush, CO 80833. Written comments, questions, and
information on the scope of the EIS may be mailed, faxed, or e-mailed
to Mr. Jim Hartman, Environmental Manager, Western Area Power
Administration, Rocky Mountain Region, P.O. Box 3700, Loveland, CO
80539; fax (970) 461-7213; or e-mail eptp@wapa.gov. For persons wishing
to leave voice messages, the toll-free number is (888) 826-4710.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or to request
copies of the EIS, contact Mr. Hartman at the addresses provided or
telephone the Transmission Project toll-free number at (888) 826-4710.
For general information on DOE's NEPA review procedures or the status
of a NEPA review, contact Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of
NEPA Policy and Compliance (GC-20), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0119; telephone (202)
586-4600 or (800) 472-2756; or fax (202) 586-7031.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Need for Agency Action
Western, a power marketing administration within DOE, markets
Federal hydroelectric power to preferred customers, as specified by
law. They include municipalities, cooperatives, public utility and
irrigation districts, Federal and state agencies, and Native American
tribes in 15 western states, including Colorado and Kansas. Western's
proposal is to participate with Tri-State in the construction of the
Transmission Project in exchange for approximately 275 MW of capacity
rights on the proposed transmission lines. Tri-State is a wholesale
electric power supplier, owned by the 44 electric cooperatives it
serves. Tri-State and the member utilities serve customers throughout
Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
Western needs to provide more economical, reliable, diverse, and
flexible power delivery to its customers by expanding the capability
and geographic reach of Western's existing transmission system. The
Transmission Project would provide Western's customers with more
economical service by allowing customers to purchase transmission
service directly from Western rather than through other companies'
transmission lines. Also, during low water times, the Transmission
Project would provide Western increased access to other options for
satisfying Western's Federal hydropower contractual allocations. In
addition, the Transmission Project would provide a direct
interconnection at the Midway Substation which would facilitate power
transfer between two of Western's Federal projects, the Colorado River
Storage Project and the Loveland Area Projects. Enhancing and expanding
transmission pathways also would contribute to ensuring reliability of
the Federal transmission system.
Proposed Action and Alternatives
Western is preparing the EIS on its proposal to participate with
Tri-State in the construction of the Transmission Project. Western's
proposed activities include construction planning and management for
approximately 1,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines, and
acquiring rights-of-way for transmission lines, access roads, and
communication facilities. In addition to the environmental effects of
the transmission lines, access roads, and construction staging areas,
the EIS will address environmental effects of four new substations,
expansions of approximately eight existing substations, and installing
a fiber optic communications system for control of the transmission
lines.
Western issued a NOI to prepare an EIS for the Transmission Project
on August 2, 2006 (71 FR 43733), which included dates, times, and
locations of public scoping meetings, and opportunities available for
the public to comment. Since the NOI was published, 10 public scoping
meetings were conducted between August 28 and September 14, 2006,
throughout eastern Colorado and western Kansas. Western issued a second
notice of public meetings and additional opportunity for public review
and comment on January 19, 2007 (72 FR 2507), and 10 public meetings
were conducted between February 12 and 23, 2007. This notice announces
an additional public meeting on June 20, 2007, to provide the public an
opportunity to review and comment on additional and revised
transmission line routes between Big Sandy Substation and Midway
Substation, and on the scope of the EIS.
Alternative Transmission Line Routes
During the August and September 2006 scoping meetings, Western
presented preliminary locations of transmission line corridors and new
substations. As a result of comments received, Western gathered
additional data, made several route refinements, added additional
routes, and considered alternatives, all of which were made available
to the public at the February 2007 meetings. At the February meetings,
Western accepted comments on the routes. As a result of the comments
received on routes between Big Sandy Substation and Midway Substation,
Western determined that additional route refinement and public
involvement would be beneficial to refining routes in the area. The
route refinements will be presented at the public meeting in June. At
the June meeting, Western seeks comments on the alternative routes and
other issues related to scope of the EIS. Western will consider the
comments in its analysis.
Western will address other alternatives in the EIS, including the
no action alternative. Under the no action alternative, Western would
not participate with Tri-State in the construction of the Transmission
Project. The EIS will evaluate the environmental effects of the
alternatives and compare them to the existing baseline condition, in
which no Transmission Project facilities are present. Alternative
transmission line routes and substation locations will be refined as
part of the EIS public process and addressed in the EIS. Western will
consider additional reasonable alternatives that are technically and
economically viable and that would meet Western's purpose and need.
Impacts Associated With Tri-State's Generation Projects
Tri-State proposes to develop coal-fired generation in Holcomb,
Kansas, and is planning for additional generation projects. Western is
not a participant in, is not involved in, and does not have control
over Tri-State's generation projects. The EIS will evaluate the
environmental impacts of Tri-State's generation as well as other past,
present, and reasonably foreseeable projects.
Summary of Comments Received During First and Second Round Scoping
Western prepared a summary of the comments received during the
first round of scoping meetings. That summary is available at https://
www.wapa.gov/transmission/eptp.htm.
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Prior to the public meeting in June 2007, the comments from the
February 2007 meetings will be available at the same internet address.
Copies also are available on request.
Participation in the NEPA Process
Persons interested in receiving future notices, Transmission
Project information, copies of the EIS, and other information on the
NEPA review process should contact Mr. Hartman as described under
ADDRESSES. The EIS (choice of summary or full document) will be
available in printed and electronic (compact disc) formats.
Western anticipates the draft EIS will be available summer 2007,
with a final EIS available spring 2008. A Record of Decision is
expected to be issued spring 2008. The public will be provided an
opportunity to comment on the draft EIS. The location of public
hearings on the draft EIS will be provided in the Federal Register and
to local media at a later date.
Dated: May 23, 2007.
Timothy J. Meeks,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E7-10697 Filed 6-1-07; 8:45 am]
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