Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Public Hearings for the Proposed Montana Alberta Tie Ltd. International Transmission Line, 9559 [E8-3292]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. PP–305]
Notice of Availability of Draft
Environmental Impact Statement and
Public Hearings for the Proposed
Montana Alberta Tie Ltd. International
Transmission Line
U.S. Department of Energy.
Notice of availability and public
hearings.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of Energy
(DOE) and the Montana Department of
Environmental Quality (DEQ) as co-lead
agencies, with the Department of the
Interior’s Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) as a cooperating agency (together,
the ‘‘Agencies’’), announce the
availability of the ‘‘Federal Draft
Environmental Impact Statement and
the State of Montana Supplemental
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Montana Alberta Tie Ltd.
(MATL) 230–kV Transmission Line’’
(DOE/EIS–0399) for public review and
comment. The Agencies also announce
three public hearings on the Draft EIS.
The Draft EIS evaluates the
environmental impacts of DOE’s
proposed Federal action of issuing a
Presidential permit to MATL for the
construction, operation, maintenance,
and connection of a 230-kilovolt electric
transmission line that would cross the
U.S.-Canada border in the vicinity of
Cut Bank, Montana. The proposed DEQ
action is the issuance of a certificate of
compliance under the Montana Facility
Siting Act (MFSA) for construction of
the electric transmission line within the
State of Montana. BLM’s proposed
Federal action is issuance of a right-ofway grant to allow the transmission line
to cross Federal lands within BLM’s
management responsibility.
DATES: The Agencies invite interested
Members of Congress, state and local
governments, other Federal agencies,
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American Indian tribal governments,
organizations, and members of the
public to provide comments on the Draft
EIS during the public comment period.
The public comment period started on
February 15, 2008, with the publication
in the Federal Register (73 FR 8869) by
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency of the Notice of Availability of
the Draft EIS, and will continue until
March 31, 2008. Written and oral
comments will be given equal weight
and all comments received or
postmarked by that date will be
considered by the Agencies in preparing
the Final EIS. Comments received or
postmarked after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
Dates for the public hearings are:
1. March 11, 2008, 6–9 p.m., Great
Falls, Montana.
2. March 12, 2008, 6–9 p.m., Cut
Bank, Montana.
3. March 13, 2008, 6–9 p.m., Conrad,
Montana.
Requests to speak at a specific public
hearing should be received by Mr. Tom
Ring as indicated in the ADDRESSES
section below on or before March 10,
2008. 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.
ADDRESSES: Requests to speak at the
public hearings should be addressed to:
Mr. Tom Ring, Environmental
Sciences Specialist, Montana
Department of Environmental Quality,
P.O. Box 200901, Helena, MT 59620–
0901, or (406) 444–6785, or via
electronic mail at matl@mt.gov.
The locations of the public hearings
are:
1. Civic Center, Missouri Room, Great
Falls, Montana.
2. Voting Center, Cut Bank, Montana.
3. Blue Sky Villa, Norley Hall,
Conrad, Montana.
Written comments on the Draft EIS
may be addressed to Mr. Ring as
indicated in the ADDRESSES section of
this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have any questions about the
Presidential permit process, please
contact Mrs. Ellen Russell at U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability, Mail Stop OE–20, 1000
Independence Ave., SW., Washington,
DC 20585, by telephone at 202–586–
9624, or by electronic mail at
Ellen.Russell@hq.doe.gov.
For general information on the DOE
NEPA process, contact Carol M.
Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA
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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.
If you have questions about the
Montana MFSA siting process, please
contact Mr. Ring at the address provided
above. For general information on the
State of Montana Environmental Policy
Act process contact Greg Hallsten,
Environmental Science Specialist, at the
same above address or by phone at 406–
444–3276.
Availability of the Draft EIS
Copies of the Draft EIS have been
distributed to appropriate Members of
Congress, state and local government
officials in Montana, American Indian
tribal governments, and other Federal
agencies, groups, and interested parties.
Printed copies of the document may be
obtained by contacting Mr. Ring at the
above address. Copies of the Draft EIS
and supporting documents are also
available for inspection in Montana at
the Conrad Public Library, Cut Bank
Public Library, Dutton Public Library,
Great Falls Public Library, and the
Montana State Library. The Draft EIS is
also available on the DOE NEPA Web
site at https://www.eh.doe.gov/nepa/
documentspub.html or on the State of
Montana project Web site at https://
www.deq.mt.gov/mfs/MATL.asp.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 15,
2008.
Ellen Russell,
Acting Director, Permitting and Siting, Office
of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. PP-305]
Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement
and Public Hearings for the Proposed Montana Alberta Tie Ltd.
International Transmission Line
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of availability and public hearings.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Montana Department of
Environmental Quality (DEQ) as co-lead agencies, with the Department of
the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as a cooperating agency
(together, the ``Agencies''), announce the availability of the
``Federal Draft Environmental Impact Statement and the State of Montana
Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Montana
Alberta Tie Ltd. (MATL) 230-kV Transmission Line'' (DOE/EIS-0399) for
public review and comment. The Agencies also announce three public
hearings on the Draft EIS. The Draft EIS evaluates the environmental
impacts of DOE's proposed Federal action of issuing a Presidential
permit to MATL for the construction, operation, maintenance, and
connection of a 230-kilovolt electric transmission line that would
cross the U.S.-Canada border in the vicinity of Cut Bank, Montana. The
proposed DEQ action is the issuance of a certificate of compliance
under the Montana Facility Siting Act (MFSA) for construction of the
electric transmission line within the State of Montana. BLM's proposed
Federal action is issuance of a right-of-way grant to allow the
transmission line to cross Federal lands within BLM's management
responsibility.
DATES: 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 EIS during the public comment period. The public
comment period started on February 15, 2008, with the publication in
the Federal Register (73 FR 8869) by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency of the Notice of Availability of the Draft EIS, and will
continue until March 31, 2008. Written and oral comments will be given
equal weight and all comments received or postmarked by that date will
be considered by the Agencies in preparing the Final EIS. Comments
received or postmarked after that date will be considered to the extent
practicable.
Dates for the public hearings are:
1. March 11, 2008, 6-9 p.m., Great Falls, Montana.
2. March 12, 2008, 6-9 p.m., Cut Bank, Montana.
3. March 13, 2008, 6-9 p.m., Conrad, Montana.
Requests to speak at a specific public hearing should be received
by Mr. Tom Ring as indicated in the ADDRESSES section below on or
before March 10, 2008. 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.
ADDRESSES: Requests to speak at the public hearings should be addressed
to:
Mr. Tom Ring, Environmental Sciences Specialist, Montana Department
of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 200901, Helena, MT 59620-0901, or
(406) 444-6785, or via electronic mail at matl@mt.gov.
The locations of the public hearings are:
1. Civic Center, Missouri Room, Great Falls, Montana.
2. Voting Center, Cut Bank, Montana.
3. Blue Sky Villa, Norley Hall, Conrad, Montana.
Written comments on the Draft EIS may be addressed to Mr. Ring as
indicated in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have any questions about the
Presidential permit process, please contact Mrs. Ellen Russell at U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability, Mail Stop OE-20, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington,
DC 20585, by telephone at 202-586-9624, or by electronic mail at
Ellen.Russell@hq.doe.gov.
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.
If you have questions about the Montana MFSA siting process, please
contact Mr. Ring at the address provided above. For general information
on the State of Montana Environmental Policy Act process contact Greg
Hallsten, Environmental Science Specialist, at the same above address
or by phone at 406-444-3276.
Availability of the Draft EIS
Copies of the Draft EIS have been distributed to appropriate
Members of Congress, state and local government officials in Montana,
American Indian tribal governments, and other Federal agencies, groups,
and interested parties. Printed copies of the document may be obtained
by contacting Mr. Ring at the above address. Copies of the Draft EIS
and supporting documents are also available for inspection in Montana
at the Conrad Public Library, Cut Bank Public Library, Dutton Public
Library, Great Falls Public Library, and the Montana State Library. The
Draft EIS is also available on the DOE NEPA Web site at https://
www.eh.doe.gov/nepa/documentspub.html or on the State of Montana
project Web site at https://www.deq.mt.gov/mfs/MATL.asp.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 15, 2008.
Ellen Russell,
Acting Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery
and Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E8-3292 Filed 2-20-08; 8:45 am]
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