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Scoping Process
This notice of intent initiates the
scoping process, which guides the
development of the EIS/EIR. The
complete Plan of Operation and
Reclamation Plan is available on the San
Bernardino National Forest Web site at:
https://data.ecosystem-management.org/
nepaweb/
nepa_project_exp.php?project=32613.
Public Scoping meetings will be held on
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at the Lucerne
Valley Community Center, 33187 Old
Woman Springs Road, Lucerne Valley,
California 92356 beginning at 7 pm PST,
and Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at the Big
Bear Discovery Center, 40971 North
Shore Drive (Highway 38), Fawnskin,
California 92333 beginning at 7 pm PST.
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 EIS/EIR.
Therefore, comments should be
provided prior to the close of the
comment period and should clearly
articulate the reviewer’s concerns and
contentions.
Dated: February 13, 2012.
Jody Noiron,
Forest Supervisor, San Bernardino National
Forest.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Tri-State Generation and Transmission
Association, Inc., Notice of Intent To
Hold Public Scoping Meetings and
Prepare an Environmental Assessment
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice of Intent To Hold Public
Scoping Meetings and Prepare an
Environmental Assessment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Rural Utilities Service
(RUS), an agency of the United States
Department of Agriculture, intends to
hold public scoping meetings and
prepare an Environmental Assessment
(EA) to meet its responsibilities under
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) and RUS’s Environmental
Policies and Procedures (7 CFR part
1794) in connection with potential
impacts related to a proposed project in
Colorado by Tri-State Generation and
Transmission Association, Inc. (TriState). The proposed Burlington-Wray
230-kilovolt (kV) Transmission Project
(Proposal) consists of the following: a
proposed new single-circuit 230-kV
electric transmission line between the
existing Burlington Substation in Kit
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Carson County and the existing Wray
Substation in Yuma County. Tri-State is
requesting that RUS provide financial
assistance for the Proposal.
DATES: RUS will conduct public scoping
meetings in an open house format to
provide information and solicit
comments for the preparation of the EA.
The scoping meetings will be held on
the following dates: Tuesday, March 6,
2012, from 5–8 p.m. at the Burlington
Community Center, 340 South 14th
Street, Burlington, Colorado 80807;
Wednesday, March 8, 2012, 5–8 p.m. at
the Wray Roundhouse, 245 West 4th
Street, Wray, Colorado 80758. All
written questions and comments must
be received on or before March 23, 2012.
ADDRESSES: An Alternative Evaluation
Study (AES) and Macro Corridor Study
(MCS) have been prepared for the
proposed project. All documents are
available for review prior to and at the
public scoping meetings. The reports are
available at the RUS address provided
in this notice and on the agency’s Web
site: https://www.rurdev.usda.gov/UWPea.htm. The documents are also
available for review at the offices of TriState and its member cooperatives K.C.
Electric Association and Y–W Electric
Association. In addition, the following
repositories will have the AES and MCS
available for public review:
Tri-State Generation and
Transmission Association, Inc., 1100
West 116th Avenue, Westminster,
Colorado 80234–2814.
K.C. Electric Association, 281 Main
Street, Stratton, Colorado 80836.
Y–W Electric Association, 1016
Grants Way, Wray, Colorado 80758–
1915.
Wray Public Library, 301 W. 7th
Street, Wray, Colorado 80758.
Burlington Public Library, 321 14th
Street, Burlington, CO 80807.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
obtain copies of the EA, to comment on
the EA, or for further information,
contact Dennis Rankin, Environmental
Protection Specialist, USDA Rural
Utilities Service, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Stop 1571, Washington,
DC 20250–1571, Telephone: (202) 720–
1953, Facsimile: (202) 690–0649, or
email dennis.rankin@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
primary purpose for the Proposal is to
alleviate transmission system
limitations in eastern Colorado, improve
Tri-State’s ability to dispatch existing
generation resources in eastern
Colorado, and improve Tri-State’s
ability to deliver energy to native load
customers. The proposed action also
would provide a transmission outlet for
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renewable energy generation in eastern
Colorado.
Tri-State is seeking funding from RUS
for the Proposal. Prior to making a
financial decision about whether to
provide financial assistance for a
proposed project, RUS is required to
conduct an environmental review under
the NEPA in accordance with the RUS
Environmental Policies and Procedures
codified in 7 CFR part 1794.
Government agencies, private
organizations, and the public are invited
to participate in the planning and
analysis of the proposed action.
Representatives from the RUS and TriState will be available at the scoping
meetings to discuss the environmental
review process, describe the Proposal,
discuss the scope of environmental
issues to be considered, answer
questions, and accept comments. RUS
and Tri-state will use comments and
input provided by all interested parties
in the preparation of an Environmental
Assessment Tri-State will submit the EA
to RUS for review. RUS will use the
environmental document to determine
the significance of the impacts of the
Proposal and may adopt the
environmental document as its EA for
the proposal. RUS’s EA will be available
for review and comment for 30 days.
Announcement of the availability of the
EA will be published in the Federal
Register and in newspapers with
circulation in the project area.
Should RUS determine that the
preparation of an Environmental Impact
Statement is not necessary, it will
prepare a Finding of No Significant
Impact (FONSI). Announcement of the
availability of a FONSI will be
published in the Federal Register and in
newspapers with circulation in the
project area. Any final action by RUS
related to the Proposal will be subject
to, and contingent upon, compliance
with all relevant Federal, State and local
environmental laws and regulations and
completion of the environmental review
procedures as prescribed by RUS’s
Environmental Policies and Procedures
(7 CFR part 1794).
Dated: February 15, 2012.
Mark S. Plank,
Director, Engineering and Environmental
Staff, USDA, Rural Utilities Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc., Notice
of Intent To Hold Public Scoping Meetings and Prepare an Environmental
Assessment
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Intent To Hold Public Scoping Meetings and Prepare an
Environmental Assessment.
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SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency of the United
States Department of Agriculture, intends to hold public scoping
meetings and prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) to meet its
responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
RUS's Environmental Policies and Procedures (7 CFR part 1794) in
connection with potential impacts related to a proposed project in
Colorado by Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.
(Tri-State). The proposed Burlington-Wray 230-kilovolt (kV)
Transmission Project (Proposal) consists of the following: a proposed
new single-circuit 230-kV electric transmission line between the
existing Burlington Substation in Kit Carson County and the existing
Wray Substation in Yuma County. Tri-State is requesting that RUS
provide financial assistance for the Proposal.
DATES: RUS will conduct public scoping meetings in an open house format
to provide information and solicit comments for the preparation of the
EA. The scoping meetings will be held on the following dates: Tuesday,
March 6, 2012, from 5-8 p.m. at the Burlington Community Center, 340
South 14th Street, Burlington, Colorado 80807; Wednesday, March 8,
2012, 5-8 p.m. at the Wray Roundhouse, 245 West 4th Street, Wray,
Colorado 80758. All written questions and comments must be received on
or before March 23, 2012.
ADDRESSES: An Alternative Evaluation Study (AES) and Macro Corridor
Study (MCS) have been prepared for the proposed project. All documents
are available for review prior to and at the public scoping meetings.
The reports are available at the RUS address provided in this notice
and on the agency's Web site: https://www.rurdev.usda.gov/UWP-ea.htm.
The documents are also available for review at the offices of Tri-State
and its member cooperatives K.C. Electric Association and Y-W Electric
Association. In addition, the following repositories will have the AES
and MCS available for public review:
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc., 1100 West
116th Avenue, Westminster, Colorado 80234-2814.
K.C. Electric Association, 281 Main Street, Stratton, Colorado
80836.
Y-W Electric Association, 1016 Grants Way, Wray, Colorado 80758-
1915.
Wray Public Library, 301 W. 7th Street, Wray, Colorado 80758.
Burlington Public Library, 321 14th Street, Burlington, CO 80807.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain copies of the EA, to comment
on the EA, or for further information, contact Dennis Rankin,
Environmental Protection Specialist, USDA Rural Utilities Service, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Stop 1571, Washington, DC 20250-1571,
Telephone: (202) 720-1953, Facsimile: (202) 690-0649, or email
dennis.rankin@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose for the Proposal is to
alleviate transmission system limitations in eastern Colorado, improve
Tri-State's ability to dispatch existing generation resources in
eastern Colorado, and improve Tri-State's ability to deliver energy to
native load customers. The proposed action also would provide a
transmission outlet for renewable energy generation in eastern
Colorado.
Tri-State is seeking funding from RUS for the Proposal. Prior to
making a financial decision about whether to provide financial
assistance for a proposed project, RUS is required to conduct an
environmental review under the NEPA in accordance with the RUS
Environmental Policies and Procedures codified in 7 CFR part 1794.
Government agencies, private organizations, and the public are invited
to participate in the planning and analysis of the proposed action.
Representatives from the RUS and Tri-State will be available at the
scoping meetings to discuss the environmental review process, describe
the Proposal, discuss the scope of environmental issues to be
considered, answer questions, and accept comments. RUS and Tri-state
will use comments and input provided by all interested parties in the
preparation of an Environmental Assessment Tri-State will submit the EA
to RUS for review. RUS will use the environmental document to determine
the significance of the impacts of the Proposal and may adopt the
environmental document as its EA for the proposal. RUS's EA will be
available for review and comment for 30 days. Announcement of the
availability of the EA will be published in the Federal Register and in
newspapers with circulation in the project area.
Should RUS determine that the preparation of an Environmental
Impact Statement is not necessary, it will prepare a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI). Announcement of the availability of a FONSI
will be published in the Federal Register and in newspapers with
circulation in the project area. Any final action by RUS related to the
Proposal will be subject to, and contingent upon, compliance with all
relevant Federal, State and local environmental laws and regulations
and completion of the environmental review procedures as prescribed by
RUS's Environmental Policies and Procedures (7 CFR part 1794).
Dated: February 15, 2012.
Mark S. Plank,
Director, Engineering and Environmental Staff, USDA, Rural Utilities
Service.
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