Reopening of Scoping Period for the Northern Pass Transmission Line Project Environmental Impact Statement, 21338-21339 [2011-9161]

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21338-21339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9161]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Reopening of Scoping Period for the Northern Pass Transmission 
Line Project Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Reopening of scoping period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is reopening the public 
scoping period for the Northern Pass Transmission Line Project 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (DOE/EIS-0463). The scoping period 
now ends on June 14, 2011.
    DOE announced on February 11, 2011 (76 FR 7828), its intention to 
prepare an EIS to assess the potential environmental impacts from its 
proposal to grant a Presidential Permit to Northern Pass Transmission, 
LLC, to construct, operate, maintain, and connect a new electric 
transmission line across the U.S.-Canada border in northern New 
Hampshire. The EIS will address potential environmental impacts from 
the proposed action and the range of reasonable alternatives. The U.S. 
Forest Service, White Mountain National Forest, and the Army Corps of 
Engineers, New England District, are cooperating agencies.
    DOE held seven public scoping meetings from March 14 to 20 in 
Pembroke, Franklin, Lincoln, Whitefield, Plymouth, Colebrook, and 
Haverhill, New Hampshire. The public scoping period closed on April 12, 
2011. DOE is reopening the public scoping period in response to public 
requests and to ensure that the public has ample opportunity to provide 
comments.

DATES: The reopened public scoping period starts with the publication 
of this Notice in the Federal Register and will continue until June 14, 
2011. Comments e-mailed or postmarked after this date will be 
considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the scope of the EIS and requests to be added to 
the document mailing list should be addressed to: Brian Mills, Office 
of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE-20), U.S. Department 
of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585; by 
electronic mail to Brian.Mills@hq.doe.gov; or by facsimile to 202-586-
8008. For general information on the DOE NEPA process contact: Ms. 
Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance (GC-
54), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20585; by electronic mail at askNEPA@hq.doe.gov; or by 
facsimile at 202-586-7031.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on DOE's proposed 
action, contact Brian Mills by one of the methods listed in ADDRESSES 
above, or at 202-586-8267. For general information on the DOE NEPA 
process, contact Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom by one of the methods listed in 
ADDRESSES above, or at 202-586-4600, or leave a message at 800-472-
2756. For information on the Forest Service's role as a cooperating 
agency, contact Tiffany Benna by electronic mail at tbenna@fs.fed.us; 
by phone at 603-536-6241; by facsimile at 603-536-3685; or by mail at 
71 White Mountain Drive, Campton, NH 03223. For information on the Army 
Corps of Engineers' permit

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process, contact Erika Mark at 978-318-8250; by electronic mail at 
Erika.L.Mark@usace.army.mil; or by mail at 696 Virginia Road, Concord, 
MA 01742. Information on the EIS also is available at DOE's website for 
the proposed action: https://www.northernpasseis.us.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 12, 2011.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2011-9161 Filed 4-14-11; 8:45 am]
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