Mt. Hood and Willamette National Forests, Oregon; Cascade Crossing Transmission Project, 30364-30366 [2010-12920]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
30364
Notices
Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 104
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains documents other than rules or
proposed rules that are applicable to the
public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
committee meetings, agency decisions and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are
examples of documents appearing in this
section.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Outreach
Opportunity Questionnaire
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension with
revision of a currently approved
information collection, Outreach
Opportunity Questionnaire.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before August 2, 2010 to
be assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to the
Northern Research Station, Attention:
Judy Terrell, Forest Service, USDA, 11
Campus Boulevard, Suite 200, Newtown
Square, PA 19073. Comments also may
be submitted via e-mail to:
jterrell@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments
received at USDA Forest Service, 11
Campus Boulevard, Suite 200, Newtown
Square, PA 19073 during normal
business hours. Visitors are encouraged
to call ahead to 610–557–4257 to
facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy
Terrell, 610–557–4257. Individuals who
use TDD may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339,
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:
Outreach Opportunity Questionnaire.
OMB Number: 0596–0207.
Expiration Date of Approval:
November 30, 2010.
Type of Request: Extension with
revision.
Abstract:
erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES
SUMMARY:
VerDate Mar<15>2010
15:41 May 28, 2010
Jkt 220001
This information collection is
proposing to extend the collection of
information from students attending
local college and university career fairs
regarding the effectiveness of the
information provided by the Forest
Service personnel on career
opportunities in the Forest Service. The
collection is necessary to evaluate and
determine the effectiveness of the Forest
Service Northern Research Station’s
(NRS) Civil Rights Outreach Program.
Forest Service Civil Rights personnel
have utilized a postcard to collect
evaluation information from students
regarding presentations at career day
events as well as at colleges and
universities. Data received has appeared
in reports provided to the Department of
Agriculture, senior Forest Service
officials, the NRS Director, and the NRS
Civil Rights Diversity Committee. This
information is a vital component in the
analysis of Agency outreach efforts.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 10
minutes.
Type of Respondents: University/
College students.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 500.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 84 hours.
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the stated purposes and
the proper performance of the functions
of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical or
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval.
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Dated: May 25, 2010.
Thelma J. Strong,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, Business
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2010–13090 Filed 5–28–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Mt. Hood and Willamette National
Forests, Oregon; Cascade Crossing
Transmission Project
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Portland General Electric
(PGE), an independent investor-owned
utility regulated by the Oregon Public
Utility Commission, is proposing to
construct, maintain, and operate a new
electric transmission system consisting
of approximately 210 miles of singleand double-circuit 500 kilovolt (kV)
transmission line from Boardman,
Oregon to near Salem, Oregon. The
proposed transmission line would cross
Federal, Tribal, State, municipal, and
private lands. Approximately 42 percent
of the lands the transmission line would
cross are administered by Federal
agencies, including the Forest Service,
Bureau of Land Management,
Department of Defense, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, and Bureau of
Reclamation.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received by
August 2, 2010. The draft environmental
impact statement is expected August,
2011 and the final environmental
impact statement is expected February,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Cascade Crossing Transmission Line
Project; 1515 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite
1022, Portland, OR 97201–5449.
Comments may also be sent via e-mail
to Comments@CascadeCrossing
Project.com or via facsimile to (888)
291–6460. The project Web site is
located at https://www.CascadeCrossing
Project.com.
It is important that reviewers provide
their comments at such times and in
such a way that they are useful to the
Agency’s preparation of the ETS.
Therefore, comments should be
provided prior to the close of the
E:\FR\FM\01JNN1.SGM
01JNN1
Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 104 / Tuesday, June 1, 2010 / Notices
comment period and should clearly
articulate the reviewer’s concerns and
contentions.
Comments received in response to
this solicitation, including names and
addresses of those who comment, will
be part of the public record for this
proposed action. Comments submitted
anonymously will be accepted and
considered, however.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristy Boscheinen at (503) 668–1645, by
e-mail at kboscheinen@fs.fed.us, or by
postal mail at 16400 Champion Way,
Sandy, OR 97055.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES
Purpose and Need for Action
On January 20, 2010, Portland General
Electric (PGE) submitted an application
for a special use permit to construct,
operate, and maintain a 500kv
transmission line across Forest Servicemanaged lands. On January 20, 2010
PGE also submitted an application for
right of-way across BLM-managed lands.
Under Section 501 of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976,
there is a need for the Federal agencies
to respond to applications for special
use permits for rights-of-way.
PGE’s purposes for proposing this
transmission line are to relieve
congestion on the present electric grid,
provide additional capacity for
transmission (including power
generated from future renewable energy
projects), and alleviate reliability
constraints. Also, PGE believes this
project would help respond to the State
of Oregon’s Renewable Portfolio
Standard, which requires that the largest
utilities and electricity service suppliers
provide 15 percent of their power with
renewable energy by 2015, 20 percent
by 2020, and 25 percent by 2025.
Finally, PGE believes there will be an
increase in demand for electricity in the
future in its service area, and that this
line would meet that demand.
Proposed Action
PGE is proposing to construct,
maintain, and operate a new electric
transmission system consisting of
approximately 210 miles of single- and
double-circuit 500kV transmission line
from Boardman, Oregon to near Salem,
Oregon. The proposed transmission line
would cross Federal, Tribal, State,
municipal, and private lands.
Approximately 42 percent of the lands
VerDate Mar<15>2010
15:41 May 28, 2010
Jkt 220001
the proposed line would cross are
administered by Federal agencies
including the Forest Service, Bureau of
Land Management, Department of
Defense, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Bureau of Reclamation, and Bureau of
Indian Affairs.
In addition to the 210-mile
transmission line, PGE has also
proposed the construction of three new
substations, expansion of two existing
substations, fiber optic signal
regeneration stations associated with the
‘‘smart’’ grid communication system,
and permanent roads which would be
used to access the substations,
regeneration stations, and transmission
line towers. As proposed, the right-ofway for the new transmission line
would be 250 feet wide. 176 miles of the
new line would be immediately
adjacent to existing transmission lines.
The Cascade Crossing Transmission
Project is independent of any particular
new generation project, and no new
generation sources are proposed as part
of this project. PGE is proposing to
acquire the necessary approvals, rightsof-way, easements and permits in order
to have the transmission line in service
(transmitting electricity) by 2015.
Possible Alternatives
Two alternate routes have been
preliminarily identified, but it has not
been determined if the alternate routes
will be considered as alternatives during
the environmental analysis. One
alternate route would follow the
Westwide Energy Corridor as it crossed
National Forest lands, then follow the
existing Bonneville Power
Administration (BPA) transmission
lines through National Forest lands. The
second alternative would follow the
existing BPA transmission lines through
the Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs Reservation and then through
National Forest lands. Scoping will
determine if the preliminarily identified
alternate routes will be analyzed in
detail or if they will be dropped from
consideration. Scoping may also
identify additional routes that may be
considered as alternatives.
Lead and Cooperating Agencies
The Forest Service is the lead Federal
agency for the Cascade Crossing
Transmission Project, pursuant to the
October 2009 Memorandum of
Understanding Among the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Department
of Commerce, Department of Defense,
Department of Energy, Environmental
Protection Agency, the Council on
Environmental Quality, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, the
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
30365
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation, and the Department of the
Interior, Regarding Coordination in
Federal Agency Review of Electric
Transmission Facilities on Federal
Land. The Bureau of Land Management
and the Oregon Department of Energy
are cooperating agencies. The Forest
Service has identified the Department of
Defense, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
and Bureau of Reclamation as additional
potential cooperating agencies.
Responsible Official
The responsible official is Gary L.
Larsen, Forest Supervisor, Mt. Hood
National Forest.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
The Forest Service will sign a Record
of Decision in cooperation with the
other Federal land management
agencies once the environmental
analysis has been completed. The
decision will be whether or not to issue
a Special Use Permit and Right-of-way
Grant to construct, operate, and
maintain the Cascade Crossing
Transmission Line across Federal lands.
The decision will be subject to appeal
under Forest Service appeal procedures
at 36 CFR 215.
Authorization of this proposal may
require amendments to one or more
Forest Service or BLM land use plans.
By this notice, the Forest Service is
complying with the optional appeal
procedures of plan amendments under
transition procedures of 36 CFR
219.35(b)(2000) and BLM is complying
with requirements in 43 CFR 1610.2(c)
to notify the public of potential
amendments to land use plans. If a
Forest Plan Amendment or a Resource
Management Plan Amendment is
necessary, USFS and BLM will integrate
the land use planning process with the
NEPA analysis process for this project.
The Energy Facility Siting Council
(EFSC) has received notice from PGE
that PGE intends to apply for a Site
Certificate. Oregon Department of
Energy (ODOE), as staff for EFSC, will
analyze the application and will provide
information to EFSC to determine
whether the project meets the State
standards required in order to issue a
Site Certificate for the line to be
constructed, operated, and maintained.
Scoping Process
This notice of intent initiates the
scoping process, which guides the
development of the environmental
impact statement. Five public scoping
meetings will be held at the following
locations, dates, and times:
E:\FR\FM\01JNN1.SGM
01JNN1
30366
Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 104 / Tuesday, June 1, 2010 / Notices
Date and time
Location
Monday, June 21 4–7 p.m ...........................................................
Wednesday, June 23 4–7 p.m .....................................................
Thursday, June 24 4–7 p.m .........................................................
Tuesday, June 29 4–7 p.m ..........................................................
Thursday, July 1 4–7 p.m ............................................................
Maupin, South Wasco County High School, 699 4th St.
Oregon City, Oregon City High School, 19761 S. Beavercreek Rd.
Salem, McKay High School, 2440 Lancaster Dr., NE.
Mill City, Mill City Middle School, 450 SW. Evergreen
Boardman, Port of Morrow County, 2 Marine Dr.
The scoping process will be
conducted jointly with ODOE in order
to reduce duplication with comparable
State procedures.
It is important that reviewers provide
their comments at such times and in
such manner that they are useful to the
agency’s preparation of the
environmental impact statement.
Therefore, comments should be
provided prior to the close of the
comment period and should clearly
articulate the reviewer’s concerns and
contentions.
Dated: May 21, 2010.
Genny E. Wilson,
Designated Federal Officer.
Dated: May 17, 2010.
Gary L. Larsen,
Forest Supervisor.
AGENCY: Pacific Southwest Region,
Forest Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
BILLING CODE 3410–11–M
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Alpine County Resource Advisory
Committee (RAC)
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: The Alpine County Resource
Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a
meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on June
15th, and will begin at 6 p.m. The
meeting will be held in Alpine County
at the Alpine Early Learning Center, 100
Foothill Road, Markleeville, CA 96120.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel Morris, RAC Coordinator, USDA,
Hurnboldt-Toiyabe National Forest,
Carson Ranger District, 1536 S. Carson
Street, Carson City, NV 89701 (775)
884–8140; E–Mail
danielmorris@fs.fed.us.
Agenda
items to be covered include: (1) Update
on recommended projects (2) Determine
parameters and timeframes for next
round of projects (3) Discuss Charter
Renewal (4) Public Comment. The
meeting is open to the public. Public
input opportunity will be provided and
individuals will have the opportunity to
address the Committee at that time.
erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
VerDate Mar<15>2010
15:41 May 28, 2010
Jkt 220001
[FR Doc. 2010–12864 Filed 5–28–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–11–M
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of Meeting; Federal Lands
Recreation Enhancement Act (Title VIII,
Pub. L. 108–447)
ACTION:
[FR Doc. 2010–12920 Filed 5–28–10; 8:45 am]
94592, 707–562–8856 or
mfinley01@fs.fed.us.
Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: The Pacific Southwest
Recreation Resource Advisory
Committee (Recreation RAC) will hold a
meeting in Mammoth Lakes, California.
The purpose of this meeting is to
conduct a field trip to view fee sites on
the Inyo National Forest and to make
recommendations for fee proposals for
expanded amenity fees on the Inyo,
Modoc, Plumas, Sequoia and Stanislaus
National Forests and the San Joaquin
River Gorge Management Area, Central
California District, Bureau of Land
Management, elimination of an
expanded amenity fee on the Inyo
National Forest, standard amenity fees
on the Inyo National Forest and San
Joaquin River Gorge Management Area,
Central California District, Bureau of
Land Management and special
recreation permit, Dumont Dunes,
California Desert District, Bureau of
Land Management.
DATES: The meeting will be held June
23, 2010 from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. and June
24, 2010 from 8 am. to 2 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
various sites on the Inyo National Forest
on the first day and in the Mountain
View Room, Sierra Nevada Lodge, 164
Old Mammoth Road, Mammoth Lakes,
CA 93546 on the second day. Members
of the public wishing to participate on
the field trip will need to provide their
own transportation. Send written
comments to Marlene Finley,
Designated Federal Official for the
Pacific Southwest Region Recreation
RAC, 1323 Club Drive, Vallejo, CA
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marlene Finley, Designated Federal
Official, Pacific Southwest Region
Recreation RAC, 1323 Club Drive,
Vallejo, CA 94592.
The
meeting is open to the public.
Committee discussion is limited to
Forest Service and Bureau of Land
Management staff and Committee
members. However, persons who wish
to bring recreation fee matters to the
attention of the Committee may file
written statements with the Committee
staff before or after the meeting. A
public input session will be provided
during the meeting and individuals who
wish to address the Recreation RAC will
have an opportunity at 9:30 a.m. on June
24. Comments will be limited to three
minutes per person. The Recreation
RAC is authorized by the Federal Land
Recreation Enhancement Act, which
was signed into law by President Bush
in December 2004.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: May 21, 2010.
Valerie Guardia,
Acting Designated Federal Official,
Recreation RAC, Pacific Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2010–12821 Filed 5–28–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–11–M
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Gallatin County Resource Advisory
Committee
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: The Gallatin National Forest’s
Gallatin County Resource Advisory
Committee will meet in Bozeman,
Montana. The committee is meeting as
authorized under the Secure Rural
Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L 110–343) and
in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
is to hold the first meeting of the newly
formed committee.
DATES: The meeting will be held on June
15, 2010, and will begin at 2 p.m.
E:\FR\FM\01JNN1.SGM
01JNN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30364-30366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12920]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Mt. Hood and Willamette National Forests, Oregon; Cascade
Crossing Transmission Project
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Portland General Electric (PGE), an independent investor-owned
utility regulated by the Oregon Public Utility Commission, is proposing
to construct, maintain, and operate a new electric transmission system
consisting of approximately 210 miles of single- and double-circuit 500
kilovolt (kV) transmission line from Boardman, Oregon to near Salem,
Oregon. The proposed transmission line would cross Federal, Tribal,
State, municipal, and private lands. Approximately 42 percent of the
lands the transmission line would cross are administered by Federal
agencies, including the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management,
Department of Defense, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Bureau of
Reclamation.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope of the analysis must be received
by August 2, 2010. The draft environmental impact statement is expected
August, 2011 and the final environmental impact statement is expected
February, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Cascade Crossing Transmission Line
Project; 1515 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 1022, Portland, OR 97201-5449.
Comments may also be sent via e-mail to
Comments@CascadeCrossingProject.com or via facsimile to (888) 291-6460.
The project Web site is located at https://www.CascadeCrossingProject.com.
It is important that reviewers provide their comments at such times
and in such a way that they are useful to the Agency's preparation of
the ETS. Therefore, comments should be provided prior to the close of
the
[[Page 30365]]
comment period and should clearly articulate the reviewer's concerns
and contentions.
Comments received in response to this solicitation, including names
and addresses of those who comment, will be part of the public record
for this proposed action. Comments submitted anonymously will be
accepted and considered, however.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristy Boscheinen at (503) 668-1645,
by e-mail at kboscheinen@fs.fed.us, or by postal mail at 16400 Champion
Way, Sandy, OR 97055.
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose and Need for Action
On January 20, 2010, Portland General Electric (PGE) submitted an
application for a special use permit to construct, operate, and
maintain a 500kv transmission line across Forest Service-managed lands.
On January 20, 2010 PGE also submitted an application for right of-way
across BLM-managed lands. Under Section 501 of the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976, there is a need for the Federal agencies to
respond to applications for special use permits for rights-of-way.
PGE's purposes for proposing this transmission line are to relieve
congestion on the present electric grid, provide additional capacity
for transmission (including power generated from future renewable
energy projects), and alleviate reliability constraints. Also, PGE
believes this project would help respond to the State of Oregon's
Renewable Portfolio Standard, which requires that the largest utilities
and electricity service suppliers provide 15 percent of their power
with renewable energy by 2015, 20 percent by 2020, and 25 percent by
2025. Finally, PGE believes there will be an increase in demand for
electricity in the future in its service area, and that this line would
meet that demand.
Proposed Action
PGE is proposing to construct, maintain, and operate a new electric
transmission system consisting of approximately 210 miles of single-
and double-circuit 500kV transmission line from Boardman, Oregon to
near Salem, Oregon. The proposed transmission line would cross Federal,
Tribal, State, municipal, and private lands. Approximately 42 percent
of the lands the proposed line would cross are administered by Federal
agencies including the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management,
Department of Defense, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of
Reclamation, and Bureau of Indian Affairs.
In addition to the 210-mile transmission line, PGE has also
proposed the construction of three new substations, expansion of two
existing substations, fiber optic signal regeneration stations
associated with the ``smart'' grid communication system, and permanent
roads which would be used to access the substations, regeneration
stations, and transmission line towers. As proposed, the right-of-way
for the new transmission line would be 250 feet wide. 176 miles of the
new line would be immediately adjacent to existing transmission lines.
The Cascade Crossing Transmission Project is independent of any
particular new generation project, and no new generation sources are
proposed as part of this project. PGE is proposing to acquire the
necessary approvals, rights-of-way, easements and permits in order to
have the transmission line in service (transmitting electricity) by
2015.
Possible Alternatives
Two alternate routes have been preliminarily identified, but it has
not been determined if the alternate routes will be considered as
alternatives during the environmental analysis. One alternate route
would follow the Westwide Energy Corridor as it crossed National Forest
lands, then follow the existing Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)
transmission lines through National Forest lands. The second
alternative would follow the existing BPA transmission lines through
the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation and then through
National Forest lands. Scoping will determine if the preliminarily
identified alternate routes will be analyzed in detail or if they will
be dropped from consideration. Scoping may also identify additional
routes that may be considered as alternatives.
Lead and Cooperating Agencies
The Forest Service is the lead Federal agency for the Cascade
Crossing Transmission Project, pursuant to the October 2009 Memorandum
of Understanding Among the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department
of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Environmental
Protection Agency, the Council on Environmental Quality, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation, and the Department of the Interior, Regarding
Coordination in Federal Agency Review of Electric Transmission
Facilities on Federal Land. The Bureau of Land Management and the
Oregon Department of Energy are cooperating agencies. The Forest
Service has identified the Department of Defense, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, and Bureau of Reclamation as additional potential
cooperating agencies.
Responsible Official
The responsible official is Gary L. Larsen, Forest Supervisor, Mt.
Hood National Forest.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
The Forest Service will sign a Record of Decision in cooperation
with the other Federal land management agencies once the environmental
analysis has been completed. The decision will be whether or not to
issue a Special Use Permit and Right-of-way Grant to construct,
operate, and maintain the Cascade Crossing Transmission Line across
Federal lands. The decision will be subject to appeal under Forest
Service appeal procedures at 36 CFR 215.
Authorization of this proposal may require amendments to one or
more Forest Service or BLM land use plans. By this notice, the Forest
Service is complying with the optional appeal procedures of plan
amendments under transition procedures of 36 CFR 219.35(b)(2000) and
BLM is complying with requirements in 43 CFR 1610.2(c) to notify the
public of potential amendments to land use plans. If a Forest Plan
Amendment or a Resource Management Plan Amendment is necessary, USFS
and BLM will integrate the land use planning process with the NEPA
analysis process for this project.
The Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC) has received notice from
PGE that PGE intends to apply for a Site Certificate. Oregon Department
of Energy (ODOE), as staff for EFSC, will analyze the application and
will provide information to EFSC to determine whether the project meets
the State standards required in order to issue a Site Certificate for
the line to be constructed, operated, and maintained.
Scoping Process
This notice of intent initiates the scoping process, which guides
the development of the environmental impact statement. Five public
scoping meetings will be held at the following locations, dates, and
times:
[[Page 30366]]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date and time Location
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monday, June 21 4-7 p.m................ Maupin, South Wasco County High
School, 699 4th St.
Wednesday, June 23 4-7 p.m............. Oregon City, Oregon City High
School, 19761 S. Beavercreek
Rd.
Thursday, June 24 4-7 p.m.............. Salem, McKay High School, 2440
Lancaster Dr., NE.
Tuesday, June 29 4-7 p.m............... Mill City, Mill City Middle
School, 450 SW. Evergreen
Thursday, July 1 4-7 p.m............... Boardman, Port of Morrow
County, 2 Marine Dr.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The scoping process will be conducted jointly with ODOE in order to
reduce duplication with comparable State procedures.
It is important that reviewers provide their comments at such times
and in such manner that they are useful to the agency's preparation of
the environmental impact statement. Therefore, comments should be
provided prior to the close of the comment period and should clearly
articulate the reviewer's concerns and contentions.
Dated: May 17, 2010.
Gary L. Larsen,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 2010-12920 Filed 5-28-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-11-M
