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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA–331]
Application to Export Electric Energy;
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
Office of Electricity Delivery
and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Royal Bank of Scotland
plc (RBS) has applied for authority to
transmit electric energy from the United
States to Mexico pursuant to section
202(e) of the Federal Power Act.
DATES: Comments, protests, or requests
to intervene must be submitted on or
before December 17, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or
requests to intervene should be
addressed as follows: Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0350 (FAX 202–
586–5860).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202–586–
9624 or Michael Skinker (Program
Attorney) 202–586–2793.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of
electricity from the United States to a
foreign country are regulated by the
Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to
sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the
Department of Energy Organization Act
(42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require
authorization under section 202(e) of
the FPA (16 U.S.C.824a(e)).
On October 2, 2007, the Department
of Energy (DOE) received an application
from RBS for authority to transmit
electric energy from the United States to
Mexico as a power marketer. RBS has
requested an electricity export
authorization with a 5-year term. RBS
does not own or control any generation,
transmission, or distribution assets, nor
does it have a franchised service area.
The electric energy which RBS proposes
to export to Mexico would be surplus
energy purchased from electric utilities,
Federal power marketing agencies, and
other entities within the U.S.
RBS will arrange for the delivery of
exports to Mexico over the international
transmission facilities owned by San
Diego Gas & Electric Company, El Paso
Electric Company, Central Power &
Light Company, Sharyland Utilities, and
Comision Federal de Electricidad, the
national electric utility of Mexico.
The construction, operation,
maintenance, and connection of each of
the international transmission facilities
to be utilized by RBS has previously
been authorized by a Presidential permit
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issued pursuant to Executive Order
10485, as amended.
DOE notes that RBS shall have no
authority to export electricity to Mexico
until the conclusion of this proceeding
and the issuance of an order granting
authority to export.
Procedural Matters: Any person
desiring to become a party to these
proceedings or to be heard by filing
comments or protests to this application
should file a petition to intervene,
comment or protest at the address
provided above in accordance with
§§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission’s Rules
of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR
385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of each
petition and protest should be filed with
DOE on or before the dates listed above.
Comments on the RBS application to
export electric energy to Mexico should
be clearly marked with Docket No. EA–
331. Additional copies are to be filed
directly with Paul Stevelman, Esq.,
Managing Director and Deputy General
Counsel, RBS Greenwich Capital, 600
Steamboat Road, Greenwich, CT 06830
AND Brian Chisling, Esq., Senior
Counsel, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York,
NY 10017–3954.
A final decision will be made on this
application after the environmental
impacts have been evaluated pursuant
to the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, and a determination is
made by DOE that the proposed action
will not adversely impact on the
reliability of the U.S. electric power
supply system. Copies of this
application will be made available,
upon request, for public inspection and
copying at the address provided above,
by accessing the program Web site at
https://www.oe.energy.gov/permitting/
electricity_imports_exports.htm, or by emailing Odessa Hopkins at
Odessa.hopkins@hq.doe.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 9,
2007.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement for the Designation of
Energy Corridors in Eleven Western
States and Notice of Public Hearings
Office of Electricity Delivery
and Energy Reliability (OE), Department
of Energy (DOE) and the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), Department of the
Interior (DOI).
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the
Draft Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement for the Designation of
Energy Corridors in Eleven Western
States and Notice of Public Hearings.
AGENCIES:
SUMMARY: DOE and BLM of the DOI as
co-lead agencies, and the U.S. Forest
Service (FS) of the Department of
Agriculture, the Department of Defense
(DOD), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS) of the DOI as
cooperating Federal Agencies (the
Agencies) announce the availability of
the Draft Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement for the Designation of
Energy Corridors in the 11 Western
States (Draft PEIS) (DOE/EIS—0386) and
the dates and locations for the public
hearings to receive comments on the
Draft PEIS.
The Coeur d’Alene Tribe, the
California Energy Commission (CEC),
the California Public Utilities
Commission (CPUC), the State of
Wyoming, and the Lincoln, Sweetwater,
and Uinta counties and conservation
districts in Wyoming are also
cooperating agencies. The Department
of Commerce (DOC) and the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
are consulting agencies.
The Agencies prepared the Draft PEIS
pursuant to the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended,
42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., the Council on
Environmental Quality NEPA
regulations, 40 CFR Parts 1500–1508,
the DOE NEPA regulations, 10 CFR part
1021, and 10 CFR part 1022,
Compliance with Floodplain and
Wetland Environmental Review
Requirements, the BLM planning
regulations, 43 CFR part 1600, and
applicable FS planning regulations.
Section 368 of the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 (EPAct 2005), Public Law 109–
58, directs the Secretary of Agriculture,
the Secretary of Commerce, the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of
Energy and the Secretary of the Interior,
in consultation with FERC, States, tribal
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or local units of governments, as
appropriate, affected utility industries,
and other interested persons, to
designate, under their respective
authorities, corridors for oil, gas, and
hydrogen pipelines and electricity
transmission and distribution facilities
on Federal land in the 11 contiguous
Western States (as defined in section
103(o) of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1702(o)), perform any environmental
reviews that may be required to
complete the designation of such
corridors, and incorporate the
designated corridors into relevant
agency land use and resource
management plans or equivalent plans.
The 11 Western States are Arizona,
California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana,
Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah,
Washington, and Wyoming.
DATES: The 90-day public comment
period begins with the publication of
the Notice of Availability of the Draft
PEIS in the Federal Register by the
Environmental Protection Agency and
continues until February 14, 2008. See
Supplementary Information section for
meeting dates.
ADDRESSES: See Supplementary
Information section for meeting
addresses. Submit electronic comments
and requests to speak at one of the
public meetings on-line at https://
corridoreis.anl.gov. Mail comments to:
West-wide Energy Corridor Draft PEIS,
Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S.
Cass Avenue, Bldg. 900, Mailstop 4,
Argonne, IL 60439; or fax comments
toll-free to: 1–866–542–5904. Requests
to speak at one of the meetings or for
more information about the Draft PEIS
may also be addressed to: Ms. LaVerne
Kyriss, Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability (OE–20), U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, phone: 202–
586–1056, facsimile: 202–586–8008, or
electronic mail at
laverne.kyriss@hq.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the proposed project
contact Ms. LaVerne Kyriss as indicated
in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
For general information on the DOE
NEPA process, contact: Carol M.
Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA
Policy and Compliance (GC–20), U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585; phone: 202–
586–4600 or leave a message at 800–
472–2756; facsimile: 202–586–7031.
For general information on the BLM’s
NEPA process, contact: Ron Montagna,
(202) 452–7782, or KateWinthrop, (202)
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452–5051, at: BLM, WO–350, MS 1000
LS, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC
20240.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Agencies invite interested Members of
Congress, state and local governments,
other Federal agencies, American Indian
tribal governments, organizations, and
members of the public to provide
comments on the Draft PEIS. Written
and oral comments will be given equal
weight, and the agencies will consider
all comments received or postmarked by
February 14, 2008 in preparing the Final
PEIS. Comments received or postmarked
after that date will be considered to the
extent practicable.
Public Meetings
Public meeting dates and addresses
are:
1. January 8, 2008, 2 to 5 and 6 to 8
p.m., Portland, OR: Doubletree Portland
Lloyd Center, 1000 North West
Multnomah and Sacramento, CA:
California Energy Commission, 1516
Ninth Street.
2. January 10, 2008, 2 to 5 and 6 to
8 p.m., Seattle, WA: Renaissance Hotel
Seattle, 515 Madison Street and Ontario,
CA: Ayres Hotel and Suites, Ontario
Airport/Convention Center, 1945 East
Holt Boulevard.
3. January 15, 2008, 2 to 5 and 6 to
8 p.m., Phoenix, AZ: BLM Training
Center, 9828 North 31st Avenue and
Grand Junction, CO: Marriott Courtyard,
765 Horizon Drive.
4. January 17, 2008, 2 to 5 and 6 to
8 p.m., Las Vegas, NV: The Atomic
Testing Museum, 1755 E. Flamingo
Road and Salt Lake City, UT: Airport
Hilton Hotel, 5151 Wiley Post Way.
5. January 23, 2008, 2 to 5 p.m.,
Window Rock, AZ: Navajo Education
Center, Morgan Boulevard.
6. January 24, 2008, 2 to 5 and 6 to
8 p.m., Albuquerque, NM: Holiday Inn
and Suites, 5050 Jefferson Street.
7. January 29, 2008, 2 to 5 and 6 to
8 p.m., Helena, MT: Best Western
Helena Great Northern Hotel, 835 Great
Northern Boulevard and Cheyenne, WY:
Best Western Hitching Post Inn and
Conference Center, 1700 West Lincoln
Way.
8. January 31, 2008, 2 to 5 and 6 to
8 p.m., Boise, ID: Best Western Vista Inn
and Conference Center, 2645 Airport
Way and Denver, CO: Holiday Inn
Cherry Creek, 455 South Colorado
Boulevard.
9. February 5, 2008, 2 to 4 p.m.,
Washington, DC: Embassy Suites
Washington Convention Center, 900
10th Street, NW.
Requests to speak at a specific public
hearing should be received by DOE as
indicated in the ADDRESSES section no
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later than two business days before that
hearing. Requests to speak may also be
made at the time of registration for the
hearing(s). However, persons who have
submitted advance requests to speak
will be given priority if time should be
limited during the hearing. Please be
aware that anthrax screening delays
conventional mail delivery to DOE.
The Draft PEIS consists of a stand
alone Summary, the PEIS Chapters
(Volume 1, 567 pages), the PEIS
Appendices (Volume 2, 400 pages), and
Maps (Volume 3, 131 pages). The entire
Draft PEIS is available online at https://
corridoreis.anl.gov or on a CD–ROM.
Requests for paper copies of the Draft
PEIS, or additional copies in either
format should be addressed to Westwide Energy Corridor Draft PEIS, 9700
South Cass Avenue, Building 900,
Mailstop 4, Argonne, IL 60439. The
Draft PEIS is also available on the DOE
NEPA Web site at https://
www.eh.doe.gov/nepa/docs/deis/
deis.html.
The Draft PEIS Volume 3 map atlas is
printed on ledger-sized paper. The CD
version of the Draft PEIS includes the
map atlas in PDF format. The most
powerful and flexible version of the
map data is available on the project Web
site (https://corridoreis.anl.gov). The
Web site maps are available within a
geographic information system (GIS)
database that allows users to merge,
enlarge, and view multiple map data
layers. Software and instructions to use
the GIS data are user friendly and
available for free download from the
public Web site.
The purpose and need for the
Agencies’ action is to implement EPAct
Section 368 by designating corridors for
the preferred locations of future oil, gas,
and hydrogen pipelines and electricity
transmission and distribution facilities
and to incorporate the designated
corridors into the relevant agency land
use and resource management plans or
equivalent plans.
Section 368 directs the Agencies to
take into account the need for upgraded
and new infrastructure and to take
actions to improve reliability, relieve
congestion, and enhance the capability
of the national grid to deliver energy.
This action only pertains to the
designation of corridors for potential
facilities on Federal lands located
within the 11 Western States. In
addition, this action is intended to
improve coordination among the
Agencies to increase the efficiency of
using designated corridors.
In many areas of the United States,
including the West, the infrastructure
required to deliver energy has not
always kept pace with growth in energy
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demand. The Agencies hope to improve
the delivery of energy in the West, while
enhancing the western electric
transmission grid for the future, by
establishing a coordinated network of
Federal energy corridors on Federal
lands in the West. The Draft PEIS
analyzes the environmental impacts of
designating Federal energy corridors in
11 Western States, and incorporating
those designations into relevant agency
land use and resource management
plans or equivalent plans.
The Draft PEIS analyzes two
alternatives: A No Action Alternative
and the Proposed Action to designate
new and locally approved energy
corridors (Proposed Action). Under the
No Action Alternative, Federal energy
corridors mandated by EPAct Section
368 would not be designated on Federal
lands in the 11 Western States; the
siting and development of energy
transport projects would continue under
current agency procedures for granting
rights-of-way (ROW), for which energy
transport project applicants must satisfy
the often disparate requirements of
multiple agencies for the same project.
There would be relatively little Westwide coordination for siting and
permitting these projects to meet current
and future energy needs in the 11
Western States.
Under the Proposed Action, the
Agencies would designate and
incorporate through relevant land use
and resource management plans certain
Federal energy corridors that would
consist of existing, locally designated
Federal energy corridors together with
additional, newly designated energy
corridors located on Federal land. These
energy corridors would comprise a
comprehensive, coordinated network of
preferred locations for future energy
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projects that could be developed to
satisfy demand for energy. Under the
Proposed Action, approximately 6,055
miles of Federal energy corridors would
be designated for multimodal energy
transmission and transportation in the
11 Western States. The energy corridors
would typically be 3,500 feet wide,
though the width may vary in certain
areas because of environmental,
topographic or management constraints.
BLM, DOD, FS and USFWS would
amend their respective land use or
equivalent plans to incorporate the
designated energy corridors; the
amendments would be effective upon
signing of a Record(s) of Decision. The
designation of energy corridors under
the Proposed Action would require the
amendment of the following land
management or equivalent plans.
LAND USE OR EQUIVALENT PLANS PROPOSED FOR AMENDMENT BY DESIGNATING EPACT SECTION 368 ENERGY
CORRIDORS ON FEDERAL LANDS IN THE 11 WESTERN STATES a b c
State
Land use plan
Agency office(s)
Arizona ...............
Arizona Strip RMP ...................................................................
Coronado NF LRMP ................................................................
Glen Canyon NRA GMP ..........................................................
Havasu NWR Comprehensive Conservation Plan ..................
Kaibab NF LRMP .....................................................................
Kingman RMP ..........................................................................
Lake Havasu RMP ...................................................................
Lake Mead NRA GMP .............................................................
Lower Gila North MFP .............................................................
Lower Gila South RMP ............................................................
Phoenix RMP ...........................................................................
Prescott NF LRMP ...................................................................
Safford RMP .............................................................................
Apache-Sitgreaves NF LRMP ..................................................
Tonto NF LRMP .......................................................................
Yuma Proving Ground INRMP .................................................
Yuma RMP ...............................................................................
Alturas RMP .............................................................................
Angeles NF LRMP ...................................................................
Arcata RMP ..............................................................................
Bishop RMP .............................................................................
Caliente RMP ...........................................................................
California Desert Conservation Area Plan ...............................
BLM, Arizona Strip FO.
FS, Coronado NF.
NPS, Glen Canyon NRA.
USFWS, Lake Havasu NWR.
FS, Kaibab NF.
BLM, Kingman FO, Lake Havasu FO.
BLM, Lake Havasu FO.
NPS, Lake Mead NRA.
BLM, Hassayampa FO.
BLM, Hassayampa FO, Lower Sonoran FO.
BLM, Tucson FO, Hassayampa FO, Lower Sonoran FO.
FS, Prescott NF.
BLM, Safford FO, Tucson FO.
FS, Apache-Sitgreaves NF.
FS, Tonto NF.
DOD, U.S. Army, Yuma Proving Ground.
BLM, Yuma FO.
BLM, Alturas FO.
FS, Angeles NF.
BLM, Arcata FO.
BLM, Bishop FO.
BLM, Bakersfield FO, Bishop FO, Ridgecrest FO.
BLM, Barstow FO, El Centro FO, Lake Havasu FO, Needles
FO, Ridgecrest FO, Palm Springs-South Coast FO.
BLM, Eagle Lake FO.
DOD, U.S. Navy, China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station.
FS, Cleveland NF.
BLM, El Centro FO.
USFWS, Lake Havasu NWR.
BLM, El Centro FO.
FS, Inyo NF.
FS, Klamath NF.
FS, Lassen NF.
FS, Modoc NF.
BLM, Alturas FO.
BLM, Redding FO.
FS, San Bernadino NF.
FS, Shasta-Trinity NF.
BLM, Folsom FO.
FS, Six Rivers NF.
BLM, Palm Springs-South Coast FO.
FS, Tahoe NF.
BLM, Surprise FO.
BLM, Ukiah FO.
FS, Arapaho-Roosevelt NF.
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Colorado .............
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Proposed Eagle Lake RMP .....................................................
China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station INRMP .....................
Cleveland NF LRMP ................................................................
Eastern San Diego RMP ..........................................................
Havasu NWR Comprehensive Conservation Plan ..................
Imperial Sand Dunes RAMP ....................................................
Inyo NF LRMP .........................................................................
Klamath NF LRMP ...................................................................
Lassen NF LRMP .....................................................................
Modoc NF LRMP .....................................................................
Proposed Alturas RMP ............................................................
Redding RMP ...........................................................................
San Bernadino NF LRMP ........................................................
Shasta-Trinity NF LRMP ..........................................................
Proposed Sierra RMP ..............................................................
Six Rivers NF LRMP ................................................................
South Coast RMP ....................................................................
Tahoe NF LRMP ......................................................................
Proposed Surprise RMP ..........................................................
Ukiah RMP ...............................................................................
Arapaho-Roosevelt NF LRMP .................................................
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LAND USE OR EQUIVALENT PLANS PROPOSED FOR AMENDMENT BY DESIGNATING EPACT SECTION 368 ENERGY
CORRIDORS ON FEDERAL LANDS IN THE 11 WESTERN STATES a b c—Continued
State
Land use plan
Idaho ..................
Montana .............
Nevada ...............
New Mexico .......
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Oregon ...............
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Glenwood Springs RMP ...........................................................
Grand Junction RMP ................................................................
Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre-Gunnison NF LRMP ....................
Gunnison RMP .........................................................................
Kremmling RMP .......................................................................
Little Snake RMP .....................................................................
Curecanti NCA GMP ................................................................
Routt NF LRMP ........................................................................
Royal Gorge RMP ....................................................................
Pike-San Isabel NF LRMP .......................................................
San Juan NF LRMP .................................................................
San Juan/San Miguel RMP ......................................................
Uncompahgre Basin RMP .......................................................
White River RMP .....................................................................
Big Desert MFP ........................................................................
Bruneau MFP ...........................................................................
Cassia RMP .............................................................................
Coeur d’Alene RMP .................................................................
Idaho Panhandle NF LRMP .....................................................
Jarbidge RMP ..........................................................................
Kuna MFP ................................................................................
Little Lost-Birch Creek MFP .....................................................
Malad MFP ...............................................................................
Medicine Lodge RMP ...............................................................
Monument RMP .......................................................................
Pocatello RMP .........................................................................
Owyhee RMP ...........................................................................
Caribou-Targhee NF LRMP .....................................................
Twin Falls MFP ........................................................................
Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF LRMP ...........................................
Billings RMP .............................................................................
Dillon RMP ...............................................................................
Garnet RMP .............................................................................
Headwaters RMP .....................................................................
Lolo NF LRMP .........................................................................
Black Rock-High Rock NCA RMP ...........................................
Caliente MFP ...........................................................................
Desert NWR CC Conservation Plan ........................................
Egan RMP ................................................................................
Elko RMP .................................................................................
Hawthorne Army Depot INRMP ...............................................
Humboldt-Toiyabe NF LRMP ...................................................
Carson City Field Office Consolidated Resource Management Plan.
Lake Mead NRA GMP .............................................................
Las Vegas RMP .......................................................................
Nellis AFB Plan 126–4 INRMP ................................................
Paradise-Denio MFP ................................................................
Schell MFP ...............................................................................
Sonoma Gerlach MFP .............................................................
Tonopah RMP ..........................................................................
Tuledad/Homecamp MFP ........................................................
Wells RMP ...............................................................................
Carlsbad RMP ..........................................................................
Farmington RMP ......................................................................
Fort Bliss INRMP .....................................................................
Mimbres RMP ..........................................................................
Rio Puerco RMP ......................................................................
Roswell RMP ............................................................................
Sevilleta NWR Comprehensive Conservation Plan .................
Socorro RMP ............................................................................
White Sands RMP ....................................................................
Andrews-Steens RMP ..............................................................
Baker RMP ...............................................................................
Brothers-Lapine RMP ...............................................................
Ochocco NF LRMP ..................................................................
Deschutes NF LRMP ...............................................................
Eugene RMP ............................................................................
Fremont NF LRMP ...................................................................
Klamath Falls RMP ..................................................................
Klamath NF LRMP ...................................................................
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BLM, Glenwood Springs FO.
BLM, Grand Junction FO.
FS, Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre-Gunnison NF.
BLM, Gunnison FO.
BLM, Kremmling FO.
BLM, Little Snake FO.
NPS, Curecanti NRA.
FS, Medicine Bow and Routt NF, Thunder Basin NG.
BLM, Royal Gorge FO.
FS, Pike-San Isabel NF.
FS, San Juan NF.
BLM, Dolores FO, Uncompahgre FO.
BLM, Uncompahgre FO.
BLM, White River FO.
BLM, Upper Snake FO.
BLM, Bruneau FO.
BLM, Burley FO.
BLM, Coeur d’Alene FO.
FS, Idaho Panhandle NF.
BLM, Bruneau FO, Four Rivers FO, Jarbridge FO.
BLM, Four Rivers FO.
BLM, Upper Snake FO.
BLM, Pocatello FO.
BLM, Upper Snake FO.
BLM, Burley FO, Shoshone FO.
BLM, Pocatello FO.
BLM, Four Rivers FO, Owyhee FO.
FS, Caribou-Targhee NF.
BLM, Burley FO.
FS, Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF.
BLM, Billings FO.
BLM, Dillon FO.
BLM, Missoula FO.
BLM, Butte FO.
FS, Lolo NF.
BLM, Winnemucca FO.
BLM, Ely FO.
USFWS, Desert NWR.
BLM, Ely FO.
BLM, Elko FO.
DOD, U.S. Army, Hawthorne AD.
FS, Humboldt-Toiyabe NF.
BLM, Carson City FO.
NPS, Lake Mead NRA.
BLM, Las Vegas FO.
DOD, U.S. Air Force, Nellis AFB.
BLM, Winnemucca FO.
BLM, Ely FO.
BLM, Winnemucca FO.
BLM, Battle Mountain FO.
BLM, Surprise FO.
BLM, Elko FO.
BLM, Carlsbad FO.
BLM, Farmington FO.
DOD, U.S. Army, Fort Bliss.
BLM, Las Cruces DO.
BLM, Rio Puerco FO.
BLM, Roswell FO.
USFWS, Sevilletta NWR.
BLM, Socoro FO.
BLM, Las Cruces DO.
BLM, Andrews FO.
BLM, Baker FO.
BLM, Central Oregon FO, Deschutes FO.
FS, Ochocco NF.
FS, Deschutes NF.
BLM, Upper Willamette FO.
FS, Winema-Fremont NFs.
BLM, Klamath Falls FO.
FS, Klamath NF.
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CORRIDORS ON FEDERAL LANDS IN THE 11 WESTERN STATES a b c—Continued
State
Land use plan
Utah ....................
Washington ........
Wyoming ............
Agency office(s)
Lakeview RMP .........................................................................
Medford RMP ...........................................................................
Mt. Hood NF LRMP .................................................................
Roseburg RMP .........................................................................
Salem RMP ..............................................................................
Southeastern Oregon RMP ......................................................
Three Rivers RMP ...................................................................
Two Rivers RMP ......................................................................
Umatilla NF LRMP ...................................................................
Upper Deschutes RMP ............................................................
Winema NF LRMP ...................................................................
Ashley NF LRMP .....................................................................
Beaver RMP .............................................................................
CBGA .......................................................................................
Book Cliffs RMP .......................................................................
Wasatch-Cache NF LRMP .......................................................
Diamond Mountain RMP ..........................................................
Dixie NF LRMP ........................................................................
Fishlake NF LRMP ...................................................................
Grand RMP ..............................................................................
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Management
Plan.
House Range RMP ..................................................................
Mountain Valley MFP ...............................................................
Paria MFP ................................................................................
Pinyon MFP ..............................................................................
Pony Express RMP ..................................................................
Price River RMP ......................................................................
San Juan RMP .........................................................................
St. George (Dixie) RMP ...........................................................
Uinta NF LRMP ........................................................................
Vermillion MFP .........................................................................
Warm Springs RMP .................................................................
Zion MFP ..................................................................................
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie NF LRMP .......................................
Spokane RMP ..........................................................................
Wenatchee NF LRMP ..............................................................
Ashley NF LRMP .....................................................................
Cody RMP ................................................................................
Grass Creek RMP ....................................................................
Great Divide RMP ....................................................................
Green River RMP .....................................................................
Kemmerer RMP .......................................................................
Lander RMP .............................................................................
Thunder Basin National Grassland LRMP ...............................
Platte River RMP .....................................................................
Washakie RMP ........................................................................
BLM, Lakeview FO.
BLM, Ashland FO, Butte Falls FO, Glendale FO.
FS, Mt. Hood NF.
BLM, South River FO, Swiftwater FO, Upper Willamette FO.
BLM, Cascades FO, Tillamook FO.
BLM, Jordan FO, Malheur FO.
BLM, Three Rivers FO.
BLM, Deschutes FO.
FS, Umatilla NF.
BLM, Deschutes FO.
FS, Winema-Fremont NFs.
FS, Ashley NF.
BLM, Kanab FO.
BLM, Cedar City FO.
BLM, Vernal FO.
FS, Wasatch-Cache NF.
BLM, Vernal FO.
FS, Dixie NF.
FS, Fishlake NF.
BLM, Moab FO.
BLM, Grand Staircase-Escalante NM FO.
BLM, Fillmore FO.
BLM, Richfield FO.
BLM, Kanab FO.
BLM, Cedar City FO.
BLM, Salt Lake FO.
BLM, Price FO.
BLM, Moab FO, Monticello FO.
BLM, St. George FO.
FS, Uinta NF.
BLM, Kanab FO.
BLM, Fillmore FO.
BLM, Kanab FO.
FS, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie NF.
BLM, Wenatchee FO.
FS, Wenatchee NF.
FS, Ashley NF.
BLM, Cody FO.
BLM, Worland FO.
BLM, Rawlins FO.
BLM, Rock Springs FO.
BLM, Kemmerer FO.
BLM, Lander FO.
FS, Medicine Bow and Routt NF, Thunder Basin NG.
BLM, Casper FO.
BLM, Worland FO.
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a AFB = Air Force Base; BLM = Bureau of Land Management; CBGA = Cedar-Beaver-Garfield-Antimony; CCCP = Complex Comprehensive
Conservation Plan; DO = district office; DOD = Department of Defense; FO = field office; FS = Forest Service; GMP = General Management
Plan; INRMP = Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan; LMP = Land Management Plan; LRMP = Land and Resource Management
Plan; MFP = Management Framework Plan; NCA = National Conservation Area; NF = National Forest; NM = National Monument; NG = National
Grassland; NPS = National Park Service; NRA = National Recreation Area; NWR = National Wildlife Refuge; RAMP= Recreation Area Management Plan; RFP= Revised Forest Plan, RMP = Resource Management Plan; USFWS = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
b This list represents the most current plans. This list differs in some particulars from the list in the Draft PEIS, Vol. 2, which went to print prior
to these changes. Since planning is dynamic and there may also be further changes in the locations of specific corridors, the Final PEIS may
also include changes in this list.
c The PEIS identifies corridors through three national wildlife refuges, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Development on these refuges may only occur if the specific proposed project is determined to be compatible with refuge purposes and the mission of
the National Wildlife Refuge System. Existing refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan(s) may require amendment should a specific project be
found compatible, and subsequent right-of-way permitting by the USFWS occur.
In addition to designating Federal
energy corridors through these
amendments, the Agencies would
establish cooperative procedures to
expedite the application process for
energy projects proposed to be sited
within these corridors.
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Under the No Action Alternative, no
Federal energy corridors would be
designated pursuant to Section 368. The
No Action alternative represents the
status quo. Siting and development
would continue, likely without
coordination among the Agencies, under
each agency’s procedures for granting
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ROW. It would be incorrect to assume
that the No Action Alternative signifies
that there will be no groundbreaking for
energy projects at some point in the
future.
Neither alternative authorizes sitespecific energy transport projects. The
Draft PEIS does not examine the
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environmental impacts of specific
projects or related ROW that may or
may not at some point be proposed for
the Federal energy corridors. These
projects would be subject to individual,
project-specific NEPA review at the
siting stage.
Although actual environmental
impacts must inevitably await proposals
before being analyzed, the Agencies are
preparing a PEIS at the designation stage
because they believe it is an appropriate
time to examine the region-wide
environmental concerns. The Agencies
expect that the PEIS will greatly assist
subsequent, site-specific analyses for
individual project proposals by allowing
the Agencies to incorporate this PEIS
into those later analyses.
Availability of the Draft PEIS
The Agencies distributed copies of the
Draft PEIS to appropriate members of
Congress, state and local government
officials in the 11 Western States,
American Indian tribal governments,
and other Federal agencies, groups, and
interested parties. Copies of the
document may be obtained online at the
project Web site or by contacting DOE
as provided in the ADDRESSES section of
this notice. Copies of the Draft PEIS are
also available for inspection at the
Agencies’ affected field office locations
(see list above) within the 11 Western
States and at public libraries near public
meeting locations. A list of these
libraries is available on the project Web
site.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 24,
2007.
Michael D. Nedd,
Assistant Director, Minerals, Realty and
Resource Protection, Bureau of Land
Management, Department of the Interior.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 30,
2007.
Kevin M. Kolevar,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity
Delivery and Energy Reliability, Department
of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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Docket No. CP08–13–000; Docket No. PF07–
3–000
Floridian Natural Gas Storage
Company, LLC; Notice of Application
November 8, 2007.
Take notice that on October 31, 2007,
Floridian Natural Gas Storage Company,
LLC (FGS), 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite
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4361, Houston, Texas 77002, filed an
abbreviated application pursuant to
section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act
(NGA) and Parts 157 and 284 of the
Commission’s regulations, for a
certificate of public convenience and
necessity to construct and operate the
Floridian Natural Gas Storage Project in
Martin County, Florida; a blanket
certificate to perform certain routine
activities and operations; and a blanket
certificate to provide open access
storage services, all as more fully set
forth in the application. This filing is
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659.
FGS requests authorization to: (1)
Construct, operate a natural gas storage
facility in Martin County, Florida; (2) a
blanket certificate pursuant to Subpart G
of Part 284 that will permit FGS to
provide open-access firm and
interruptible natural gas storage services
on behalf of others in interstate
commerce; (3) a blanket certificate
pursuant to Subpart F Part 157 that will
permit FGS to perform certain routine
activities and operations; (4)
authorization to provide the proposed
storage services at market-based rates;
and (5) approval of a pro forma FERC
Gas Tariff, under which FGS will
provide open-access gas storage services
in interstate commerce.
FGS states that the project would be
located on approximately 145 acres at
the site of the former Florida Steel
manufacturing facility, about two miles
north of Indiantown in Martin County,
Florida. FGS states that the project
would include the initial construction
of one nominal 190,000 m3 liquified
natural gas storage tank, liquefaction
systems, vaporization systems and two
parallel pipelines, one to receive gas
and one to send out gas, both
approximately four miles in length, that
would connect the facility with the
regional gas infrastructure, via an
interconnection with Gulfstream
Natural Gas System, L.L.C. and the
Florida Power and Light Company 20inch lateral that connects to Florida Gas
Transmission Company’s mainline
system.
FGS proposes to construct the project
in two phases. It is stated that upon
planned commercial operation in late
May 2011, Phase I of the project would
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make available liquefied natural gas
storage capacity of 4 Bcf, with a design
sendout capacity of 400 MMscf/d and a
design liquefaction rate of 50 MMscf/d.
It is stated that Phase 2 of the project
would involve the construction of a
second, identical storage tank and
additional liquefaction and vaporization
capacity and commercial operation is
anticipated no later than March 2016,
but may be advanced to such earlier
date as the market may require.
FGS requests that the Commission
waive the requirements of (i) section
284.7(d)—the segmentation
requirement; (ii) section 284.7(e) and
284.10 which impose requirements
relating to the design of rates that are
not applicable to market-based rates;
(iii) section 260.2 and Part 201
concerning accounting and reporting
requirements which are appropriate for
a cost-of-service rate structure; (iv)
partial waiver of section 284.12(a)(1)(iv)
to the extent it requires compliance with
the electronic data interchange
standards established by NAESB; (v)
exemption from Order Nos. 587–G and
587–L regarding the netting and trading
of imbalances; (vi) the requirements of
Part 358 concerning Standards of
Conduct for transmission providers; and
(vii) the ‘‘shipper must have title’’
policy for off-system capacity. In
addition, FGS requests that the
Commission waive the requirement to
file Exhibits K, L, N and O because FGS
is seeking authority to charge marketbased rates, and Exhibit H because
FGS’s customers are responsible for
their own gas. Also, FGS requests that
the Commission waive the requirements
of section 157.6(b)(8) and 157.20(c)(3)
for projected cost-of-service data in
advance of a Commission determination
of appropriate rate treatment and
updated cost data after new facilities are
placed in service; and section
157.6(a)(3)(i) concerning the filing of
certain exhibits in electronic format.
Any initial questions regarding FGS’s
proposal in this application should be
directed to Joan M. Darby, Dickstein
Shapiro LLP, 1825 Eye Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20006, telephone: (202)
420–2200 or e-mail:
darby@dicksteinshapiro.com or J.
Bradley Williams, Floridian Natural Gas
Storage Company, LLC, 1000 Louisiana
Street, Suite 4361, Houston, Texas
77002, telephone: (800) 621–6843.
On January 10, 2007, the Commission
staff granted FGS’s request to utilize the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) Pre-Filing Process and assigned
Docket No. PF07–3–000 to staff
activities involving the project. Now, as
of the filing of this application on
October 31, 2007, the NEPA Pre-Filing
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Notice of Availability of the Draft Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement for the Designation of Energy Corridors in Eleven
Western States and Notice of Public Hearings
AGENCIES: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE),
Department of Energy (DOE) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
Department of the Interior (DOI).
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement for the Designation of Energy Corridors in Eleven
Western States and Notice of Public Hearings.
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SUMMARY: DOE and BLM of the DOI as co-lead agencies, and the U.S.
Forest Service (FS) of the Department of Agriculture, the Department of
Defense (DOD), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) of the
DOI as cooperating Federal Agencies (the Agencies) announce the
availability of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
for the Designation of Energy Corridors in the 11 Western States (Draft
PEIS) (DOE/EIS--0386) and the dates and locations for the public
hearings to receive comments on the Draft PEIS.
The Coeur d'Alene Tribe, the California Energy Commission (CEC),
the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the State of
Wyoming, and the Lincoln, Sweetwater, and Uinta counties and
conservation districts in Wyoming are also cooperating agencies. The
Department of Commerce (DOC) and the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) are consulting agencies.
The Agencies prepared the Draft PEIS pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq., the Council on Environmental Quality NEPA regulations, 40 CFR
Parts 1500-1508, the DOE NEPA regulations, 10 CFR part 1021, and 10 CFR
part 1022, Compliance with Floodplain and Wetland Environmental Review
Requirements, the BLM planning regulations, 43 CFR part 1600, and
applicable FS planning regulations.
Section 368 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005), Public
Law 109-58, directs the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of
Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy and the
Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with FERC, States, tribal
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or local units of governments, as appropriate, affected utility
industries, and other interested persons, to designate, under their
respective authorities, corridors for oil, gas, and hydrogen pipelines
and electricity transmission and distribution facilities on Federal
land in the 11 contiguous Western States (as defined in section 103(o)
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1702(o)), perform any environmental reviews that may be required to
complete the designation of such corridors, and incorporate the
designated corridors into relevant agency land use and resource
management plans or equivalent plans.
The 11 Western States are Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho,
Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
DATES: The 90-day public comment period begins with the publication of
the Notice of Availability of the Draft PEIS in the Federal Register by
the Environmental Protection Agency and continues until February 14,
2008. See Supplementary Information section for meeting dates.
ADDRESSES: See Supplementary Information section for meeting addresses.
Submit electronic comments and requests to speak at one of the public
meetings on-line at https://corridoreis.anl.gov. Mail comments to: West-
wide Energy Corridor Draft PEIS, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S.
Cass Avenue, Bldg. 900, Mailstop 4, Argonne, IL 60439; or fax comments
toll-free to: 1-866-542-5904. Requests to speak at one of the meetings
or for more information about the Draft PEIS may also be addressed to:
Ms. LaVerne Kyriss, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability (OE-20), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, phone: 202-586-1056, facsimile: 202-
586-8008, or electronic mail at laverne.kyriss@hq.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the proposed
project contact Ms. LaVerne Kyriss as indicated in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice.
For general information on the DOE NEPA process, contact: Carol M.
Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance (GC-20), U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585; phone: 202-586-4600 or leave a message at 800-472-2756;
facsimile: 202-586-7031.
For general information on the BLM's NEPA process, contact: Ron
Montagna, (202) 452-7782, or KateWinthrop, (202) 452-5051, at: BLM, WO-
350, MS 1000 LS, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agencies invite interested Members of
Congress, state and local governments, other Federal agencies, American
Indian tribal governments, organizations, and members of the public to
provide comments on the Draft PEIS. Written and oral comments will be
given equal weight, and the agencies will consider all comments
received or postmarked by February 14, 2008 in preparing the Final
PEIS. Comments received or postmarked after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
Public Meetings
Public meeting dates and addresses are:
1. January 8, 2008, 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m., Portland, OR:
Doubletree Portland Lloyd Center, 1000 North West Multnomah and
Sacramento, CA: California Energy Commission, 1516 Ninth Street.
2. January 10, 2008, 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m., Seattle, WA:
Renaissance Hotel Seattle, 515 Madison Street and Ontario, CA: Ayres
Hotel and Suites, Ontario Airport/Convention Center, 1945 East Holt
Boulevard.
3. January 15, 2008, 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m., Phoenix, AZ: BLM
Training Center, 9828 North 31st Avenue and Grand Junction, CO:
Marriott Courtyard, 765 Horizon Drive.
4. January 17, 2008, 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m., Las Vegas, NV: The
Atomic Testing Museum, 1755 E. Flamingo Road and Salt Lake City, UT:
Airport Hilton Hotel, 5151 Wiley Post Way.
5. January 23, 2008, 2 to 5 p.m., Window Rock, AZ: Navajo Education
Center, Morgan Boulevard.
6. January 24, 2008, 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m., Albuquerque, NM:
Holiday Inn and Suites, 5050 Jefferson Street.
7. January 29, 2008, 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m., Helena, MT: Best
Western Helena Great Northern Hotel, 835 Great Northern Boulevard and
Cheyenne, WY: Best Western Hitching Post Inn and Conference Center,
1700 West Lincoln Way.
8. January 31, 2008, 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m., Boise, ID: Best
Western Vista Inn and Conference Center, 2645 Airport Way and Denver,
CO: Holiday Inn Cherry Creek, 455 South Colorado Boulevard.
9. February 5, 2008, 2 to 4 p.m., Washington, DC: Embassy Suites
Washington Convention Center, 900 10th Street, NW.
Requests to speak at a specific public hearing should be received
by DOE as indicated in the ADDRESSES section no later than two business
days before that hearing. Requests to speak may also be made at the
time of registration for the hearing(s). However, persons who have
submitted advance requests to speak will be given priority if time
should be limited during the hearing. Please be aware that anthrax
screening delays conventional mail delivery to DOE.
The Draft PEIS consists of a stand alone Summary, the PEIS Chapters
(Volume 1, 567 pages), the PEIS Appendices (Volume 2, 400 pages), and
Maps (Volume 3, 131 pages). The entire Draft PEIS is available online
at https://corridoreis.anl.gov or on a CD-ROM. Requests for paper copies
of the Draft PEIS, or additional copies in either format should be
addressed to West-wide Energy Corridor Draft PEIS, 9700 South Cass
Avenue, Building 900, Mailstop 4, Argonne, IL 60439. The Draft PEIS is
also available on the DOE NEPA Web site at https://www.eh.doe.gov/nepa/
docs/deis/deis.html.
The Draft PEIS Volume 3 map atlas is printed on ledger-sized paper.
The CD version of the Draft PEIS includes the map atlas in PDF format.
The most powerful and flexible version of the map data is available on
the project Web site (https://corridoreis.anl.gov). The Web site maps
are available within a geographic information system (GIS) database
that allows users to merge, enlarge, and view multiple map data layers.
Software and instructions to use the GIS data are user friendly and
available for free download from the public Web site.
The purpose and need for the Agencies' action is to implement EPAct
Section 368 by designating corridors for the preferred locations of
future oil, gas, and hydrogen pipelines and electricity transmission
and distribution facilities and to incorporate the designated corridors
into the relevant agency land use and resource management plans or
equivalent plans.
Section 368 directs the Agencies to take into account the need for
upgraded and new infrastructure and to take actions to improve
reliability, relieve congestion, and enhance the capability of the
national grid to deliver energy. This action only pertains to the
designation of corridors for potential facilities on Federal lands
located within the 11 Western States. In addition, this action is
intended to improve coordination among the Agencies to increase the
efficiency of using designated corridors.
In many areas of the United States, including the West, the
infrastructure required to deliver energy has not always kept pace with
growth in energy
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demand. The Agencies hope to improve the delivery of energy in the
West, while enhancing the western electric transmission grid for the
future, by establishing a coordinated network of Federal energy
corridors on Federal lands in the West. The Draft PEIS analyzes the
environmental impacts of designating Federal energy corridors in 11
Western States, and incorporating those designations into relevant
agency land use and resource management plans or equivalent plans.
The Draft PEIS analyzes two alternatives: A No Action Alternative
and the Proposed Action to designate new and locally approved energy
corridors (Proposed Action). Under the No Action Alternative, Federal
energy corridors mandated by EPAct Section 368 would not be designated
on Federal lands in the 11 Western States; the siting and development
of energy transport projects would continue under current agency
procedures for granting rights-of-way (ROW), for which energy transport
project applicants must satisfy the often disparate requirements of
multiple agencies for the same project. There would be relatively
little West-wide coordination for siting and permitting these projects
to meet current and future energy needs in the 11 Western States.
Under the Proposed Action, the Agencies would designate and
incorporate through relevant land use and resource management plans
certain Federal energy corridors that would consist of existing,
locally designated Federal energy corridors together with additional,
newly designated energy corridors located on Federal land. These energy
corridors would comprise a comprehensive, coordinated network of
preferred locations for future energy projects that could be developed
to satisfy demand for energy. Under the Proposed Action, approximately
6,055 miles of Federal energy corridors would be designated for
multimodal energy transmission and transportation in the 11 Western
States. The energy corridors would typically be 3,500 feet wide, though
the width may vary in certain areas because of environmental,
topographic or management constraints. BLM, DOD, FS and USFWS would
amend their respective land use or equivalent plans to incorporate the
designated energy corridors; the amendments would be effective upon
signing of a Record(s) of Decision. The designation of energy corridors
under the Proposed Action would require the amendment of the following
land management or equivalent plans.
Land Use or Equivalent Plans Proposed for Amendment by Designating EPAct
Section 368 Energy Corridors on Federal Lands in the 11 Western States
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State Land use plan Agency office(s)
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Arizona................ Arizona Strip RMP...... BLM, Arizona Strip FO.
Coronado NF LRMP....... FS, Coronado NF.
Glen Canyon NRA GMP.... NPS, Glen Canyon NRA.
Havasu NWR USFWS, Lake Havasu
Comprehensive NWR.
Conservation Plan.
Kaibab NF LRMP......... FS, Kaibab NF.
Kingman RMP............ BLM, Kingman FO, Lake
Havasu FO.
Lake Havasu RMP........ BLM, Lake Havasu FO.
Lake Mead NRA GMP...... NPS, Lake Mead NRA.
Lower Gila North MFP... BLM, Hassayampa FO.
Lower Gila South RMP... BLM, Hassayampa FO,
Lower Sonoran FO.
Phoenix RMP............ BLM, Tucson FO,
Hassayampa FO, Lower
Sonoran FO.
Prescott NF LRMP....... FS, Prescott NF.
Safford RMP............ BLM, Safford FO,
Tucson FO.
Apache-Sitgreaves NF FS, Apache-Sitgreaves
LRMP. NF.
Tonto NF LRMP.......... FS, Tonto NF.
Yuma Proving Ground DOD, U.S. Army, Yuma
INRMP. Proving Ground.
Yuma RMP............... BLM, Yuma FO.
California............. Alturas RMP............ BLM, Alturas FO.
Angeles NF LRMP........ FS, Angeles NF.
Arcata RMP............. BLM, Arcata FO.
Bishop RMP............. BLM, Bishop FO.
Caliente RMP........... BLM, Bakersfield FO,
Bishop FO, Ridgecrest
FO.
California Desert BLM, Barstow FO, El
Conservation Area Plan. Centro FO, Lake
Havasu FO, Needles
FO, Ridgecrest FO,
Palm Springs-South
Coast FO.
Proposed Eagle Lake RMP BLM, Eagle Lake FO.
China Lake Naval Air DOD, U.S. Navy, China
Weapons Station INRMP. Lake Naval Air
Weapons Station.
Cleveland NF LRMP...... FS, Cleveland NF.
Eastern San Diego RMP.. BLM, El Centro FO.
Havasu NWR USFWS, Lake Havasu
Comprehensive NWR.
Conservation Plan.
Imperial Sand Dunes BLM, El Centro FO.
RAMP.
Inyo NF LRMP........... FS, Inyo NF.
Klamath NF LRMP........ FS, Klamath NF.
Lassen NF LRMP......... FS, Lassen NF.
Modoc NF LRMP.......... FS, Modoc NF.
Proposed Alturas RMP... BLM, Alturas FO.
Redding RMP............ BLM, Redding FO.
San Bernadino NF LRMP.. FS, San Bernadino NF.
Shasta-Trinity NF LRMP. FS, Shasta-Trinity NF.
Proposed Sierra RMP.... BLM, Folsom FO.
Six Rivers NF LRMP..... FS, Six Rivers NF.
South Coast RMP........ BLM, Palm Springs-
South Coast FO.
Tahoe NF LRMP.......... FS, Tahoe NF.
Proposed Surprise RMP.. BLM, Surprise FO.
Ukiah RMP.............. BLM, Ukiah FO.
Colorado............... Arapaho-Roosevelt NF FS, Arapaho-Roosevelt
LRMP. NF.
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Glenwood Springs RMP... BLM, Glenwood Springs
FO.
Grand Junction RMP..... BLM, Grand Junction
FO.
Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre- FS, Grand Mesa-
Gunnison NF LRMP. Uncompahgre-Gunnison
NF.
Gunnison RMP........... BLM, Gunnison FO.
Kremmling RMP.......... BLM, Kremmling FO.
Little Snake RMP....... BLM, Little Snake FO.
Curecanti NCA GMP...... NPS, Curecanti NRA.
Routt NF LRMP.......... FS, Medicine Bow and
Routt NF, Thunder
Basin NG.
Royal Gorge RMP........ BLM, Royal Gorge FO.
Pike-San Isabel NF LRMP FS, Pike-San Isabel
NF.
San Juan NF LRMP....... FS, San Juan NF.
San Juan/San Miguel RMP BLM, Dolores FO,
Uncompahgre FO.
Uncompahgre Basin RMP.. BLM, Uncompahgre FO.
White River RMP........ BLM, White River FO.
Idaho.................. Big Desert MFP......... BLM, Upper Snake FO.
Bruneau MFP............ BLM, Bruneau FO.
Cassia RMP............. BLM, Burley FO.
Coeur d'Alene RMP...... BLM, Coeur d'Alene FO.
Idaho Panhandle NF LRMP FS, Idaho Panhandle
NF.
Jarbidge RMP........... BLM, Bruneau FO, Four
Rivers FO, Jarbridge
FO.
Kuna MFP............... BLM, Four Rivers FO.
Little Lost-Birch Creek BLM, Upper Snake FO.
MFP.
Malad MFP.............. BLM, Pocatello FO.
Medicine Lodge RMP..... BLM, Upper Snake FO.
Monument RMP........... BLM, Burley FO,
Shoshone FO.
Pocatello RMP.......... BLM, Pocatello FO.
Owyhee RMP............. BLM, Four Rivers FO,
Owyhee FO.
Caribou-Targhee NF LRMP FS, Caribou-Targhee
NF.
Twin Falls MFP......... BLM, Burley FO.
Montana................ Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF FS, Beaverhead-
LRMP. Deerlodge NF.
Billings RMP........... BLM, Billings FO.
Dillon RMP............. BLM, Dillon FO.
Garnet RMP............. BLM, Missoula FO.
Headwaters RMP......... BLM, Butte FO.
Lolo NF LRMP........... FS, Lolo NF.
Nevada................. Black Rock-High Rock BLM, Winnemucca FO.
NCA RMP.
Caliente MFP........... BLM, Ely FO.
Desert NWR CC USFWS, Desert NWR.
Conservation Plan.
Egan RMP............... BLM, Ely FO.
Elko RMP............... BLM, Elko FO.
Hawthorne Army Depot DOD, U.S. Army,
INRMP. Hawthorne AD.
Humboldt-Toiyabe NF FS, Humboldt-Toiyabe
LRMP. NF.
Carson City Field BLM, Carson City FO.
Office Consolidated
Resource Management
Plan.
Lake Mead NRA GMP...... NPS, Lake Mead NRA.
Las Vegas RMP.......... BLM, Las Vegas FO.
Nellis AFB Plan 126-4 DOD, U.S. Air Force,
INRMP. Nellis AFB.
Paradise-Denio MFP..... BLM, Winnemucca FO.
Schell MFP............. BLM, Ely FO.
Sonoma Gerlach MFP..... BLM, Winnemucca FO.
Tonopah RMP............ BLM, Battle Mountain
FO.
Tuledad/Homecamp MFP... BLM, Surprise FO.
Wells RMP.............. BLM, Elko FO.
New Mexico............. Carlsbad RMP........... BLM, Carlsbad FO.
Farmington RMP......... BLM, Farmington FO.
Fort Bliss INRMP....... DOD, U.S. Army, Fort
Bliss.
Mimbres RMP............ BLM, Las Cruces DO.
Rio Puerco RMP......... BLM, Rio Puerco FO.
Roswell RMP............ BLM, Roswell FO.
Sevilleta NWR USFWS, Sevilletta NWR.
Comprehensive
Conservation Plan.
Socorro RMP............ BLM, Socoro FO.
White Sands RMP........ BLM, Las Cruces DO.
Oregon................. Andrews-Steens RMP..... BLM, Andrews FO.
Baker RMP.............. BLM, Baker FO.
Brothers-Lapine RMP.... BLM, Central Oregon
FO, Deschutes FO.
Ochocco NF LRMP........ FS, Ochocco NF.
Deschutes NF LRMP...... FS, Deschutes NF.
Eugene RMP............. BLM, Upper Willamette
FO.
Fremont NF LRMP........ FS, Winema-Fremont
NFs.
Klamath Falls RMP...... BLM, Klamath Falls FO.
Klamath NF LRMP........ FS, Klamath NF.
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Lakeview RMP........... BLM, Lakeview FO.
Medford RMP............ BLM, Ashland FO, Butte
Falls FO, Glendale
FO.
Mt. Hood NF LRMP....... FS, Mt. Hood NF.
Roseburg RMP........... BLM, South River FO,
Swiftwater FO, Upper
Willamette FO.
Salem RMP.............. BLM, Cascades FO,
Tillamook FO.
Southeastern Oregon RMP BLM, Jordan FO,
Malheur FO.
Three Rivers RMP....... BLM, Three Rivers FO.
Two Rivers RMP......... BLM, Deschutes FO.
Umatilla NF LRMP....... FS, Umatilla NF.
Upper Deschutes RMP.... BLM, Deschutes FO.
Winema NF LRMP......... FS, Winema-Fremont
NFs.
Utah................... Ashley NF LRMP......... FS, Ashley NF.
Beaver RMP............. BLM, Kanab FO.
CBGA................... BLM, Cedar City FO.
Book Cliffs RMP........ BLM, Vernal FO.
Wasatch-Cache NF LRMP.. FS, Wasatch-Cache NF.
Diamond Mountain RMP... BLM, Vernal FO.
Dixie NF LRMP.......... FS, Dixie NF.
Fishlake NF LRMP....... FS, Fishlake NF.
Grand RMP.............. BLM, Moab FO.
Grand Staircase- BLM, Grand Staircase-
Escalante National Escalante NM FO.
Monument Management
Plan.
House Range RMP........ BLM, Fillmore FO.
Mountain Valley MFP.... BLM, Richfield FO.
Paria MFP.............. BLM, Kanab FO.
Pinyon MFP............. BLM, Cedar City FO.
Pony Express RMP....... BLM, Salt Lake FO.
Price River RMP........ BLM, Price FO.
San Juan RMP........... BLM, Moab FO,
Monticello FO.
St. George (Dixie) RMP. BLM, St. George FO.
Uinta NF LRMP.......... FS, Uinta NF.
Vermillion MFP......... BLM, Kanab FO.
Warm Springs RMP....... BLM, Fillmore FO.
Zion MFP............... BLM, Kanab FO.
Washington............. Mount Baker-Snoqualmie FS, Mount Baker-
NF LRMP. Snoqualmie NF.
Spokane RMP............ BLM, Wenatchee FO.
Wenatchee NF LRMP...... FS, Wenatchee NF.
Wyoming................ Ashley NF LRMP......... FS, Ashley NF.
Cody RMP............... BLM, Cody FO.
Grass Creek RMP........ BLM, Worland FO.
Great Divide RMP....... BLM, Rawlins FO.
Green River RMP........ BLM, Rock Springs FO.
Kemmerer RMP........... BLM, Kemmerer FO.
Lander RMP............. BLM, Lander FO.
Thunder Basin National FS, Medicine Bow and
Grassland LRMP. Routt NF, Thunder
Basin NG.
Platte River RMP....... BLM, Casper FO.
Washakie RMP........... BLM, Worland FO.
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\a\ AFB = Air Force Base; BLM = Bureau of Land Management; CBGA = Cedar-
Beaver-Garfield-Antimony; CCCP = Complex Comprehensive Conservation
Plan; DO = district office; DOD = Department of Defense; FO = field
office; FS = Forest Service; GMP = General Management Plan; INRMP =
Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan; LMP = Land Management
Plan; LRMP = Land and Resource Management Plan; MFP = Management
Framework Plan; NCA = National Conservation Area; NF = National
Forest; NM = National Monument; NG = National Grassland; NPS =
National Park Service; NRA = National Recreation Area; NWR = National
Wildlife Refuge; RAMP= Recreation Area Management Plan; RFP= Revised
Forest Plan, RMP = Resource Management Plan; USFWS = U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
\b\ This list represents the most current plans. This list differs in
some particulars from the list in the Draft PEIS, Vol. 2, which went
to print prior to these changes. Since planning is dynamic and there
may also be further changes in the locations of specific corridors,
the Final PEIS may also include changes in this list.
\c\ The PEIS identifies corridors through three national wildlife
refuges, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
Development on these refuges may only occur if the specific proposed
project is determined to be compatible with refuge purposes and the
mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Existing refuge
Comprehensive Conservation Plan(s) may require amendment should a
specific project be found compatible, and subsequent right-of-way
permitting by the USFWS occur.
In addition to designating Federal energy corridors through these
amendments, the Agencies would establish cooperative procedures to
expedite the application process for energy projects proposed to be
sited within these corridors.
Under the No Action Alternative, no Federal energy corridors would
be designated pursuant to Section 368. The No Action alternative
represents the status quo. Siting and development would continue,
likely without coordination among the Agencies, under each agency's
procedures for granting ROW. It would be incorrect to assume that the
No Action Alternative signifies that there will be no groundbreaking
for energy projects at some point in the future.
Neither alternative authorizes site-specific energy transport
projects. The Draft PEIS does not examine the
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environmental impacts of specific projects or related ROW that may or
may not at some point be proposed for the Federal energy corridors.
These projects would be subject to individual, project-specific NEPA
review at the siting stage.
Although actual environmental impacts must inevitably await
proposals before being analyzed, the Agencies are preparing a PEIS at
the designation stage because they believe it is an appropriate time to
examine the region-wide environmental concerns. The Agencies expect
that the PEIS will greatly assist subsequent, site-specific analyses
for individual project proposals by allowing the Agencies to
incorporate this PEIS into those later analyses.
Availability of the Draft PEIS
The Agencies distributed copies of the Draft PEIS to appropriate
members of Congress, state and local government officials in the 11
Western States, American Indian tribal governments, and other Federal
agencies, groups, and interested parties. Copies of the document may be
obtained online at the project Web site or by contacting DOE as
provided in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. Copies of the Draft
PEIS are also available for inspection at the Agencies' affected field
office locations (see list above) within the 11 Western States and at
public libraries near public meeting locations. A list of these
libraries is available on the project Web site.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 24, 2007.
Michael D. Nedd,
Assistant Director, Minerals, Realty and Resource Protection, Bureau of
Land Management, Department of the Interior.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 30, 2007.
Kevin M. Kolevar,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability, Department of Energy.
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