Notice of Availability (NOA) for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Announcement of Public Hearings for the Proposed Great Northern Transmission Line (GNTL) Project, 36795-36796 [2015-15625]

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[FR Doc. 2015–15784 Filed 6–25–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Notice of Availability (NOA) for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Announcement of Public Hearings for the Proposed Great Northern Transmission Line (GNTL) Project U.S. Department of Energy. Notice of availability and public hearings. AGENCY: ACTION: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of the ‘‘Great Northern Transmission Line Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement’’ (DOE/EIS–0499) for public review and comment. DOE is also announcing eight public hearings to receive comments on the Draft EIS. The Draft EIS evaluates the environmental impacts of DOE’s proposed Federal action of issuing a Presidential permit to the Applicant: Minnesota Power, a regulated utility division of ALLETE, Inc., to construct, operate, maintain, and connect a new electric transmission line across the U.S./Canada border in northern Minnesota. It also addresses the potential human and environmental impacts of the project, and possible mitigation measures, including route, alignment, and site alternatives required for a transmission line route permit from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission under the Minnesota Power Plant Siting Act. The EIS was jointly prepared by DOE with the Minnesota Department of Commerce—Environmental Energy Review and Analysis (MN DOC–EERA) acting as state co-lead in order to avoid duplication, and to comply with the environmental review requirements under both federal and state regulations. Region 5 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), the St. Paul SUMMARY: Location July 15, 2015, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. .............................. July 15, 2015, 6:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. .............................. July 16, 2015, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. .............................. District Office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the Twin Cities Ecology Field Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) are cooperating agencies in preparing the GNTL Project EIS. DATES: DOE invites 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 45-day public comment period. The public comment period starts on June 26, 2015, with the publication in the Federal Register by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of its Notice of Availability of the Draft EIS, and will continue until August 10, 2015. Written and oral comments will be given equal weight and all comments received or postmarked by that date will be considered by DOE in preparing the Final EIS. Comments received or postmarked after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. Locations, dates, and start time for the public hearings are listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this NOA. ADDRESSES: Requests to provide oral comments at the public hearings may be made at the time of the hearing(s). Written comments on the Draft EIS may be provided on the GNTL EIS Web site at https://www.greatnortherneis.org/ (preferred) or addressed to Dr. Julie A. Smith, 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 Juliea.Smith@hq.doe.gov; or by facsimile to 202–318–7761. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Julie A. Smith at the addresses above, or at 202–586–7668. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Joint federal-state public hearings and information meetings will consist of the formal taking of comments with transcription by a court reporter. The hearings will provide interested parties the opportunity to make comments for consideration by DOE and MN DOC– EERA in the preparation of the Final EIS. The locations, dates, and starting times of the public hearings are listed in the table below: Date and time Roseau Civic Center ............ Lake of the Woods School .. Littlefork Community Center VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:15 Jun 25, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Address Sfmt 4703 36795 121 Center Street E., Roseau, MN. 236 15th Ave. SW., Baudette, MN. 220 Main Street, Littlefork, MN. E:\FR\FM\26JNN1.SGM 26JNN1 36796 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 123 / Friday, June 26, 2015 / Notices Location AmericInn ............................. Kelliher Old School Center .. Bigfork School ...................... Timber Lake Lodge .............. Timber Lake Lodge .............. Date and time July July July July July 16, 21, 21, 22, 22, 2015, 2015, 2015, 2015, 2015, 6:00 p.m.–10:00 11:00 a.m.–3:00 6:00 p.m.–10:00 11:00 a.m.–3:00 6:00 p.m.–10:00 Availability of the Draft EIS Copies of the Draft EIS have been distributed to appropriate members of Congress, state and local government officials, American Indian tribal governments, and other Federal agencies, groups, and interested parties. Printed copies of the document may be obtained by contacting Dr. Smith at the above address. Copies of the Draft EIS and supporting documents are also available for inspection at the following locations: tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES • Baudette Library, 110 1st Street SW., Baudette, MN • Blackduck Public Library, 72 1st Street SE., Blackduck, MN • Bovey Public Library, 402 2nd Street, Bovey, MN • Calumet Library, 932 Gary Street, Calumet, MN • Coleraine Public Library, 203 Cole Street, Coleraine • Duluth Public Library, 520 W Superior Street, Duluth, MN • Grand Rapids Public Library, 140 NE 2nd Street, Grand Rapids, MN • Greenbush Public Library, P.O. Box 9, Greenbush, MN • International Falls Public Library, 750 4th Street, International Falls, MN • Marble Public Library, 302 Alice Avenue, Marble, MN • Northome Public Library, 12064 Main Street, Northome, MN • Roseau Public Library, 121 Center Street E., Suite 100, Roseau, MN • Warroad Public Library, 202 Main Avenue NE., Warroad, MN • Williams Public Library, 350 Main Street, Williams, MN The Draft EIS is also available on the EIS Web site at https:// www.greatnortherneis.org/ and on the DOE NEPA Web site at https:// nepa.energy.gov/. Issued in Washington, DC on June 18, 2015. Eli Massey, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, National Electricity Delivery Division, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. [FR Doc. 2015–15625 Filed 6–25–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:15 Jun 25, 2015 Jkt 235001 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Address .............................. .............................. .............................. .............................. .............................. 1500 Hwy. 71, International Falls, MN. 243 Clark Ave. N. (Hwy 72), Kelliher, MN. 100 Huskie Blvd., Bigfork, MN. 144 SE. 17th Street, Grand Rapids, MN. 144 SE. 17th Street, Grand Rapids, MN. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER10–1852–008; ER11–4462–009; ER10–1971–016. Applicants: Florida Power & Light Company, NextEra Energy Power Marketing, LLC, NEPM II, LLC. Description: Amendment to June 30, 2014 NextEra Companies’ Triennial Market Power Update for the Southeast Region. Filed Date: 6/18/15. Accession Number: 20150618–5173. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/9/15. Docket Numbers: ER14–2866–002. Applicants: Louisville Gas and Electric Company. Description: Compliance filing: Errata to Compliance Filing Attach O Rate Formula Protocols to be effective 1/1/2015. Filed Date: 6/18/15. Accession Number: 20150618–5126. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/9/15. Docket Numbers: ER15–1668–001. Applicants: Phoenix Energy Group, LLC. Description: Tariff Amendment: Amended MBR Filing to be effective 6/5/2015. Filed Date: 6/18/15. Accession Number: 20150618–5081. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/9/15. Docket Numbers: ER15–1943–000. Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Description: Section 205(d) Rate Filing: Missouri River Energy Services Formula Rate to be effective 10/1/2015. Filed Date: 6/18/15. Accession Number: 20150618–5036. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/9/15. Docket Numbers: ER15–1944–000. Applicants: ISO New England Inc. Description: ISO New England Inc. Resource Termination—Enerwise Global Technologies, Inc. Filed Date: 6/18/15. Accession Number: 20150618–5058. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/9/15. Docket Numbers: ER15–1945–000. PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Applicants: PacifiCorp. Description: Tariff Cancellation: Termination of West Valley A&R EIM Participation Construction Agmt Rev 1 to be effective 9/10/2015. Filed Date: 6/18/15. Accession Number: 20150618–5078. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/9/15. Docket Numbers: ER15–1946–000. Applicants: Public Service Company of New Mexico. Description: Section 205(d) Rate Filing: Certificate of Concurrence to APS Rate Schedule No. 279 to be effective 5/21/2015. Filed Date: 6/18/15. Accession Number: 20150618–5084. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/9/15. Docket Numbers: ER15–1947–000. Applicants: Deseret Generation & Transmission Co-operative, Inc. Description: Initial rate filing: WestConnect Regional PTP Tariff Filing to be effective 7/1/2015. Filed Date: 6/18/15. Accession Number: 20150618–5085. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/9/15. Docket Numbers: ER15–1948–000. Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. Description: Section 205(d) Rate Filing: 2015–06–18_SA 2809 ITC Transmission-Deerfield Wind Energy GIA (J327) to be effective 6/19/2015. Filed Date: 6/18/15. Accession Number: 20150618–5140. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/9/15. Docket Numbers: ER15–1949–000. Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., Ameren Illinois Company. Description: Section 205(d) Rate Filing: 2015–06–18_SA 2685 Attachment A Project Specs (AmerenSIPC UCA) to be effective 5/18/2015. Filed Date: 6/18/15. Accession Number: 20150618–5170. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/9/15. Docket Numbers: ER15–1950–000. Applicants: Southern Power Company. Description: Section 205(d) Rate Filing: Pawpaw PPA Filing to be effective 8/18/2015. Filed Date: 6/18/15. Accession Number: 20150618–5172. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/9/15. Docket Numbers: ER15–1951–000. Applicants: New York Power Authority. E:\FR\FM\26JNN1.SGM 26JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 123 (Friday, June 26, 2015)]
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[Pages 36795-36796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. PP-398]


Notice of Availability (NOA) for the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) and Announcement of Public Hearings for the Proposed 
Great Northern Transmission Line (GNTL) Project

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of availability and public hearings.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability 
of the ``Great Northern Transmission Line Project Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement'' (DOE/EIS-0499) for public review and comment. DOE is 
also announcing eight public hearings to receive comments on the Draft 
EIS. The Draft EIS evaluates the environmental impacts of DOE's 
proposed Federal action of issuing a Presidential permit to the 
Applicant: Minnesota Power, a regulated utility division of ALLETE, 
Inc., to construct, operate, maintain, and connect a new electric 
transmission line across the U.S./Canada border in northern Minnesota. 
It also addresses the potential human and environmental impacts of the 
project, and possible mitigation measures, including route, alignment, 
and site alternatives required for a transmission line route permit 
from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission under the Minnesota 
Power Plant Siting Act.
    The EIS was jointly prepared by DOE with the Minnesota Department 
of Commerce--Environmental Energy Review and Analysis (MN DOC-EERA) 
acting as state co-lead in order to avoid duplication, and to comply 
with the environmental review requirements under both federal and state 
regulations. Region 5 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(USEPA), the St. Paul District Office of the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers (USACE), and the Twin Cities Ecology Field Office of the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) are cooperating agencies in preparing 
the GNTL Project EIS.

DATES: DOE invites 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 45-day public comment period. The 
public comment period starts on June 26, 2015, with the publication in 
the Federal Register by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of its 
Notice of Availability of the Draft EIS, and will continue until August 
10, 2015. Written and oral comments will be given equal weight and all 
comments received or postmarked by that date will be considered by DOE 
in preparing the Final EIS. Comments received or postmarked after that 
date will be considered to the extent practicable.
    Locations, dates, and start time for the public hearings are listed 
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this NOA.

ADDRESSES: Requests to provide oral comments at the public hearings may 
be made at the time of the hearing(s).
    Written comments on the Draft EIS may be provided on the GNTL EIS 
Web site at https://www.greatnortherneis.org/ (preferred) or addressed 
to Dr. Julie A. Smith, 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 
Juliea.Smith@hq.doe.gov; or by facsimile to 202-318-7761.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Julie A. Smith at the addresses 
above, or at 202-586-7668.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Joint federal-state public hearings and 
information meetings will consist of the formal taking of comments with 
transcription by a court reporter. The hearings will provide interested 
parties the opportunity to make comments for consideration by DOE and 
MN DOC-EERA in the preparation of the Final EIS.
    The locations, dates, and starting times of the public hearings are 
listed in the table below:

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          Location                Date and time            Address
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Roseau Civic Center.........  July 15, 2015, 11:00  121 Center Street
                               a.m.-3:00 p.m..       E., Roseau, MN.
Lake of the Woods School....  July 15, 2015, 6:00   236 15th Ave. SW.,
                               p.m.-10:00 p.m..      Baudette, MN.
Littlefork Community Center.  July 16, 2015, 11:00  220 Main Street,
                               a.m.-3:00 p.m..       Littlefork, MN.

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AmericInn...................  July 16, 2015, 6:00   1500 Hwy. 71,
                               p.m.-10:00 p.m..      International
                                                     Falls, MN.
Kelliher Old School Center..  July 21, 2015, 11:00  243 Clark Ave. N.
                               a.m.-3:00 p.m..       (Hwy 72), Kelliher,
                                                     MN.
Bigfork School..............  July 21, 2015, 6:00   100 Huskie Blvd.,
                               p.m.-10:00 p.m..      Bigfork, MN.
Timber Lake Lodge...........  July 22, 2015, 11:00  144 SE. 17th Street,
                               a.m.-3:00 p.m..       Grand Rapids, MN.
Timber Lake Lodge...........  July 22, 2015, 6:00   144 SE. 17th Street,
                               p.m.-10:00 p.m..      Grand Rapids, MN.
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    Availability of the Draft EIS Copies of the Draft EIS have been 
distributed to appropriate members of Congress, state and local 
government officials, American Indian tribal governments, and other 
Federal agencies, groups, and interested parties. Printed copies of the 
document may be obtained by contacting Dr. Smith at the above address. 
Copies of the Draft EIS and supporting documents are also available for 
inspection at the following locations:

 Baudette Library, 110 1st Street SW., Baudette, MN
 Blackduck Public Library, 72 1st Street SE., Blackduck, MN
 Bovey Public Library, 402 2nd Street, Bovey, MN
 Calumet Library, 932 Gary Street, Calumet, MN
 Coleraine Public Library, 203 Cole Street, Coleraine
 Duluth Public Library, 520 W Superior Street, Duluth, MN
 Grand Rapids Public Library, 140 NE 2nd Street, Grand Rapids, 
MN
 Greenbush Public Library, P.O. Box 9, Greenbush, MN
 International Falls Public Library, 750 4th Street, 
International Falls, MN
 Marble Public Library, 302 Alice Avenue, Marble, MN
 Northome Public Library, 12064 Main Street, Northome, MN
 Roseau Public Library, 121 Center Street E., Suite 100, 
Roseau, MN
 Warroad Public Library, 202 Main Avenue NE., Warroad, MN
 Williams Public Library, 350 Main Street, Williams, MN
    The Draft EIS is also available on the EIS Web site at https://www.greatnortherneis.org/ and on the DOE NEPA Web site at https://nepa.energy.gov/.

    Issued in Washington, DC on June 18, 2015.
Eli Massey,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, National Electricity Delivery 
Division, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.
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