Colusa-Sutter 500-Kilovolt Transmission Line Project, Colusa, Sutter, Yolo and Sacramento Counties, California, 1730-1732 [2017-00053]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
[DOE/EIS–0514]
Colusa-Sutter 500-Kilovolt
Transmission Line Project, Colusa,
Sutter, Yolo and Sacramento Counties,
California
Western Area Power
Administration, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of additional public
scoping meetings.
AGENCY:
On December 18, 2015,
Western Area Power Administration
(WAPA), an agency of the Department of
Energy (DOE), announced the Notice of
Intent to prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement/Environmental
Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the
proposed 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission
line. This proposed Project is known as
the Colusa-Sutter (CoSu) 500-kV
Transmission Line Project. In that
previous notice, WAPA described the
schedule for scoping meetings and
advised the public that comments on
the scope of the EIS/EIR were due by
February 16, 2016. On February 5, 2016,
an additional notice was published
extending the due date for comments on
the scope of the EIS/EIR to April 18,
2016. By this notice, WAPA announces
additional public scoping meetings and
reopens the period for submitting
comments on the scope of the EIS/EIR.
DATES: WAPA will accept comments on
the scope of the EIS/EIR from January 6,
2017 to March 7, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
proposed scope of the Draft EIS/EIR for
this proposed Project may be mailed or
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emailed to Mr. Andrew M. Montano,
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) Document Manager, Western
Area Power Administration,
Headquarters, P.O. Box 281213,
Lakewood, CO 80228–8213, or by email:
montano@wapa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information and/or to have your
SUMMARY:
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contact Andrew M. Montano, at (720)
962–7253 or at the address listed above
in the ADDRESSES section. For the most
recent information and for
announcements, please visit the Project
Web site at: www.CoSuLine.com.
For general information on DOE’s
NEPA review procedures or status of a
NEPA review, contact Ms. Carol M.
Borgstrom, Director of NEPA Policy and
Compliance, GC–54, U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20585; telephone
(202) 586–4600 or (800) 472–2756; or
email: askNEPA@hq.doe.gov.
For general information on the
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
(SMUD) California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) review procedures
or status of the CEQA review, please
contact Ms. Kim Crawford,
Environmental Specialist, SMUD, 6201
S. Street, Mail Stop H201, Sacramento,
CA 95852–1830; telephone (916) 732–
5063; email: kim.crawford@smud.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 18, 2015, WAPA announced
the Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS for
the Colusa-Sutter (CoSu) 500-kV
Transmission Line Project (80 FR
79037). An additional notice was
published on February 5, 2016,
announcing the extension of the scoping
period to April 18, 2016 (81 FR 6257).
The EIS/EIR will examine the potential
environmental effects of the CoSu
transmission line. WAPA will prepare
the EIS/EIR with the SMUD, the lead
state agency for CEQA. WAPA will be
the lead Federal agency under NEPA.
WAPA and SMUD held public
scoping meetings from December 2015
to April 2016 to gather public input on
the proposed project. As a result of
these original public scoping meetings
and the scoping comments received,
WAPA and SMUD decided to add
additional project alternatives closer to
the Sacramento area. The new study
area is further described below.
Original Alternatives
1. Northern Corridor Alternative:
Constructing a new transmission line
(approximately 44 miles in length)
adjacent to WAPA’s existing 230-kV
Olinda-O’Banion and Keswick-O’Banion
double circuit transmission lines. The
Northern Corridor Alternative would
interconnect the existing CaliforniaOregon Transmission Project (COTP)
transmission line system near the
existing COTP’s Maxwell Series
Compensation Substation to WAPA’s
CVP transmission system near the
existing WAPA’s O’Banion Substation.
The new transmission line would
require the construction of an additional
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substation adjacent to the existing
Maxwell Series Compensation
Substation and an additional substation
adjacent to the existing O’Banion
Substation.
2. Southern Corridor Alternative:
Constructing a new transmission line
(approximately 27 miles in length) so
that it interconnects along the existing
COTP transmission line system
approximately 8 miles northwest of the
community of Arbuckle, California, and
proceeds eastwardly towards the
existing O’Banion Substation. The
Southern Corridor Alternative would
also require the construction of an
additional substation adjacent to the
existing COTP transmission line
northwest of Arbuckle and an additional
substation adjacent to the existing
O’Banion Substation.
3. Segment 1 Alternative:
Approximately 9 miles in length and
just west of the existing O’Banion
Substation, this segment would provide
an alternate north-to-south route for the
Northern Corridor Alternative. Instead
of following WAPA’s existing 230-kV
Olinda-O’Banion and Keswick-O’Banion
double circuit transmission lines to the
O’Banion substation, this segment
would extend south, at a location
approximately 30 miles from the
Maxwell Substation, and then continue
due east to connect to the O’Banion
substation. Under this segment
alternative, the new line would be
located further away from the Sutter
National Wildlife Refuge.
New Alternatives
4. County Road 16 Alternative:
Constructing a new transmission line
(approximately 27 miles in length) so
that it interconnects along the existing
COTP transmission line system
approximately 8 miles west of the
community of Dufour, California, and
proceeds eastwardly towards the
existing Elverta Substation. The County
Road 16 Alternative would also require
the construction of an additional
substation adjacent to the existing COTP
transmission line northwest of Dufour
and an additional substation adjacent to
the existing Elverta Substation.
5. Segment 2 Alternative:
Approximately 9 miles in length and 6
miles northwest of the existing Elverta
Substation, this segment would provide
an alternate west-to-east route for the
County Road 16 Alternative. This
segment would extend north in a looplike fashion, at a location approximately
2.5 miles north of the Sacramento
International Airport, and then rejoin
the County Road 16 Alternative as it
continues due east to connect to the
Elverta Substation. Under this segment
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alternative, the new line would be
located further away from the
Sacramento International Airport to
provide sufficient clearance of
transmission structures for airplanes.
6. No Action Alternative: WAPA will
also consider a No Action Alternative in
the EIS/EIR. Under the No Action
Alternative, for the purpose of
establishing a baseline for impact
analysis and comparison in the EIS/EIR,
WAPA would not construct the
proposed Project and the environmental
impacts associated with construction
and operation would not occur.
Public Participation
The EIS/EIR process includes a public
scoping period and public scoping
meetings; publication, public review
and hearing of the Draft EIS/EIR;
publication of a Final EIS/EIR; and
publication of a ROD.
WAPA and SMUD will hold six
additional public scoping meetings at
the following times and locations:
(1) Tuesday, January 24, 2017, from
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Sutter
Youth Organization Center, 7740 Butte
House Road, Sutter, CA 95982;
(2) Thursday, January 26, 2017, from
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Colusa
Casino Community Room, 3770
California 45, Colusa, CA 95932;
(3) Tuesday, January 31, 2017, from
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Woodland
Community and Senior Center Banquet
Rooms, 2001 East Street, Woodland, CA
95776;
(4) Tuesday, January 31, 2017, from
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Woodland
Community and Senior Center Banquet
Rooms, 2001 East Street, Woodland, CA
95776;
(5) Thursday, February 2, 2017, from
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the HagginGrant American Legion Post 521, 6700
8th Street, Rio Linda, CA 95673; and,
(6) Thursday, February 2, 2017, from
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the HagginGrant American Legion Post 521, 6700
8th Street, Rio Linda, CA 95673.
The meetings will be informal, and
attendees will be able to speak directly
with both WAPA and SMUD
representatives about the proposed
Project. Attendees also may provide
comments at these meetings. For the
most recent information and for
announcements, please visit the Project
Web site at: www.CoSuLine.com.
At the conclusion of the NEPA
process, WAPA will prepare a ROD.
Persons interested in receiving future
notices, proposed Project information,
copies of the EIS/EIR, and other
information on the NEPA review
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process should contact Mr. Montano at
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the address listed in the ADDRESSES
section.
The purpose of the additional scoping
meetings is to provide information
about the proposed Project, review
Project maps, answer questions, and
take oral and written comments from
interested parties. All meeting locations
will be handicapped-accessible. Anyone
needing special accommodations should
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contact Mr. Montano to make
arrangements.
The public will have the opportunity
to provide written comments at the
public scoping meetings. Written
comments may also be sent to Mr.
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Montano by email or U.S. Postal Service
mail. To help define the scope of the
EIS/EIR, comments should be received
by WAPA no later than March 7, 2017.
WAPA will consider any comments
received from April 18, 2016 and March
7, 2017 to be timely submitted. All
comments received during the public
scoping period will be considered when
developing project alternatives and
establishing the scope of issues to be
analyzed in the EIS/EIR.
Dated: December 19, 2016.
Mark A. Gabriel,
Administrator.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OGC–2016–0778; FRL–9957–94–
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Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air
Act Citizen Suit
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed consent
decree; request for public comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with section
113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended
(‘‘CAA’’ or the ‘‘Act’’), notice is hereby
given of a proposed consent decree in
Sierra Club v. McCarthy, Civil Action
No. 1:16–cv–01831–EGS (D. DC). On
September 15, 2016, the Sierra Club
filed a complaint in the United States
District Court for the District of
Columbia, alleging that Gina McCarthy,
in her official capacity as Administrator
of the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’), failed to
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the Scrubgrass Generating Co., L.P.
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located in Venango County,
Pennsylvania. The proposed consent
decree would establish a deadline for
EPA to take such action.
DATES: Written comments on the
proposed consent decree must be
received by February 6, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID number EPA–
HQ–OGC–2016–0778, online at
www.regulations.gov. For comments
submitted at www.regulations.gov,
follow the online instructions for
submitting comments. Once submitted,
comments cannot be edited or removed
from www.regulations.gov. The EPA
may publish any comment received to
its public docket. Do not submit
electronically any information you
consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Multimedia submissions (audio, video,
etc.) must be accompanied by a written
comment. The written comment is
considered the official comment and
should include discussion of all points
you wish to make. The EPA generally
will not consider comments or comment
contents located outside of the primary
submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or
other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, please
contact the person identified in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
For the full EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on
making effective comments, please visit
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commenting-epa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Office (2322A), Office of General
Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202)
564–1996; email address:
starrs.charles@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Additional Information About the
Proposed Consent Decree
The proposed consent decree would
resolve a lawsuit filed by Sierra Club
seeking to compel the Administrator to
take actions under CAA section
505(b)(2). Under the terms of the
proposed consent decree, EPA would
agree to sign its response granting or
denying the petition filed by Sierra Club
regarding the Scrubgrass Plant, pursuant
to section 505(b)(2) of the CAA, on or
before May 12, 2017.
Under the terms of the proposed
consent decree, EPA would
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expeditiously deliver notice of EPA’s
response to the Office of the Federal
Register for review and publication
following signature of such response. In
addition, the proposed consent decree
outlines the procedure for the Plaintiffs
to request costs of litigation, including
attorney fees. See the proposed consent
decree for the specific details.
For a period of thirty (30) days
following the date of publication of this
notice, the Agency will accept written
comments relating to the proposed
consent decree from persons who are
not named as parties or intervenors to
the litigation in question. EPA or the
Department of Justice may withdraw or
withhold consent to the proposed
consent decree if the comments disclose
facts or considerations that indicate that
such consent is inappropriate,
improper, inadequate, or inconsistent
with the requirements of the Act. Unless
EPA or the Department of Justice
determines that consent to this consent
decree should be withdrawn, the terms
of the consent decree will be affirmed.
II. Additional Information About
Commenting on the Proposed Consent
Decree
A. How can I get a copy of the consent
decree?
The official public docket for this
action (identified by Docket ID No.
EPA–HQ–OGC–2016–0778) contains a
copy of the proposed consent decree.
The official public docket is available
for public viewing at the Office of
Environmental Information (‘‘OEI’’)
Docket in the EPA Docket Center, EPA
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Docket Center Public Reading Room is
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Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,
and the telephone number for the OEI
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An electronic version of the public
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It is important to note that EPA’s
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
[DOE/EIS-0514]
Colusa-Sutter 500-Kilovolt Transmission Line Project, Colusa,
Sutter, Yolo and Sacramento Counties, California
AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of additional public scoping meetings.
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SUMMARY: On December 18, 2015, Western Area Power Administration
(WAPA), an agency of the Department of Energy (DOE), announced the
Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the proposed 500-kilovolt
(kV) transmission line. This proposed Project is known as the Colusa-
Sutter (CoSu) 500-kV Transmission Line Project. In that previous
notice, WAPA described the schedule for scoping meetings and advised
the public that comments on the scope of the EIS/EIR were due by
February 16, 2016. On February 5, 2016, an additional notice was
published extending the due date for comments on the scope of the EIS/
EIR to April 18, 2016. By this notice, WAPA announces additional public
scoping meetings and reopens the period for submitting comments on the
scope of the EIS/EIR.
DATES: WAPA will accept comments on the scope of the EIS/EIR from
January 6, 2017 to March 7, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the proposed scope of the Draft EIS/EIR
for this proposed Project may be mailed or emailed to Mr. Andrew M.
Monta[ntilde]o, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Document
Manager, Western Area Power Administration, Headquarters, P.O. Box
281213, Lakewood, CO 80228-8213, or by email: montano@wapa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or to have
your
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name added to our mailing list, please contact Andrew M.
Monta[ntilde]o, at (720) 962-7253 or at the address listed above in the
ADDRESSES section. For the most recent information and for
announcements, please visit the Project Web site at: www.CoSuLine.com.
For general information on DOE's NEPA review procedures or status
of a NEPA review, contact Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom, Director of NEPA
Policy and Compliance, GC-54, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585; telephone (202) 586-4600
or (800) 472-2756; or email: askNEPA@hq.doe.gov.
For general information on the Sacramento Municipal Utility
District (SMUD) California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review
procedures or status of the CEQA review, please contact Ms. Kim
Crawford, Environmental Specialist, SMUD, 6201 S. Street, Mail Stop
H201, Sacramento, CA 95852-1830; telephone (916) 732-5063; email:
kim.crawford@smud.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 18, 2015, WAPA announced the
Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS for the Colusa-Sutter (CoSu) 500-kV
Transmission Line Project (80 FR 79037). An additional notice was
published on February 5, 2016, announcing the extension of the scoping
period to April 18, 2016 (81 FR 6257). The EIS/EIR will examine the
potential environmental effects of the CoSu transmission line. WAPA
will prepare the EIS/EIR with the SMUD, the lead state agency for CEQA.
WAPA will be the lead Federal agency under NEPA.
WAPA and SMUD held public scoping meetings from December 2015 to
April 2016 to gather public input on the proposed project. As a result
of these original public scoping meetings and the scoping comments
received, WAPA and SMUD decided to add additional project alternatives
closer to the Sacramento area. The new study area is further described
below.
Original Alternatives
1. Northern Corridor Alternative: Constructing a new transmission
line (approximately 44 miles in length) adjacent to WAPA's existing
230-kV Olinda-O'Banion and Keswick-O'Banion double circuit transmission
lines. The Northern Corridor Alternative would interconnect the
existing California-Oregon Transmission Project (COTP) transmission
line system near the existing COTP's Maxwell Series Compensation
Substation to WAPA's CVP transmission system near the existing WAPA's
O'Banion Substation. The new transmission line would require the
construction of an additional substation adjacent to the existing
Maxwell Series Compensation Substation and an additional substation
adjacent to the existing O'Banion Substation.
2. Southern Corridor Alternative: Constructing a new transmission
line (approximately 27 miles in length) so that it interconnects along
the existing COTP transmission line system approximately 8 miles
northwest of the community of Arbuckle, California, and proceeds
eastwardly towards the existing O'Banion Substation. The Southern
Corridor Alternative would also require the construction of an
additional substation adjacent to the existing COTP transmission line
northwest of Arbuckle and an additional substation adjacent to the
existing O'Banion Substation.
3. Segment 1 Alternative: Approximately 9 miles in length and just
west of the existing O'Banion Substation, this segment would provide an
alternate north-to-south route for the Northern Corridor Alternative.
Instead of following WAPA's existing 230-kV Olinda-O'Banion and
Keswick-O'Banion double circuit transmission lines to the O'Banion
substation, this segment would extend south, at a location
approximately 30 miles from the Maxwell Substation, and then continue
due east to connect to the O'Banion substation. Under this segment
alternative, the new line would be located further away from the Sutter
National Wildlife Refuge.
New Alternatives
4. County Road 16 Alternative: Constructing a new transmission line
(approximately 27 miles in length) so that it interconnects along the
existing COTP transmission line system approximately 8 miles west of
the community of Dufour, California, and proceeds eastwardly towards
the existing Elverta Substation. The County Road 16 Alternative would
also require the construction of an additional substation adjacent to
the existing COTP transmission line northwest of Dufour and an
additional substation adjacent to the existing Elverta Substation.
5. Segment 2 Alternative: Approximately 9 miles in length and 6
miles northwest of the existing Elverta Substation, this segment would
provide an alternate west-to-east route for the County Road 16
Alternative. This segment would extend north in a loop-like fashion, at
a location approximately 2.5 miles north of the Sacramento
International Airport, and then rejoin the County Road 16 Alternative
as it continues due east to connect to the Elverta Substation. Under
this segment alternative, the new line would be located further away
from the Sacramento International Airport to provide sufficient
clearance of transmission structures for airplanes.
6. No Action Alternative: WAPA will also consider a No Action
Alternative in the EIS/EIR. Under the No Action Alternative, for the
purpose of establishing a baseline for impact analysis and comparison
in the EIS/EIR, WAPA would not construct the proposed Project and the
environmental impacts associated with construction and operation would
not occur.
Public Participation
The EIS/EIR process includes a public scoping period and public
scoping meetings; publication, public review and hearing of the Draft
EIS/EIR; publication of a Final EIS/EIR; and publication of a ROD.
WAPA and SMUD will hold six additional public scoping meetings at
the following times and locations:
(1) Tuesday, January 24, 2017, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the
Sutter Youth Organization Center, 7740 Butte House Road, Sutter, CA
95982;
(2) Thursday, January 26, 2017, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the
Colusa Casino Community Room, 3770 California 45, Colusa, CA 95932;
(3) Tuesday, January 31, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the
Woodland Community and Senior Center Banquet Rooms, 2001 East Street,
Woodland, CA 95776;
(4) Tuesday, January 31, 2017, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the
Woodland Community and Senior Center Banquet Rooms, 2001 East Street,
Woodland, CA 95776;
(5) Thursday, February 2, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the
Haggin-Grant American Legion Post 521, 6700 8th Street, Rio Linda, CA
95673; and,
(6) Thursday, February 2, 2017, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the
Haggin-Grant American Legion Post 521, 6700 8th Street, Rio Linda, CA
95673.
The meetings will be informal, and attendees will be able to speak
directly with both WAPA and SMUD representatives about the proposed
Project. Attendees also may provide comments at these meetings. For the
most recent information and for announcements, please visit the Project
Web site at: www.CoSuLine.com.
At the conclusion of the NEPA process, WAPA will prepare a ROD.
Persons interested in receiving future notices, proposed Project
information, copies of the EIS/EIR, and other information on the NEPA
review process should contact Mr. Monta[ntilde]o at
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the address listed in the ADDRESSES section.
The purpose of the additional scoping meetings is to provide
information about the proposed Project, review Project maps, answer
questions, and take oral and written comments from interested parties.
All meeting locations will be handicapped-accessible. Anyone needing
special accommodations should contact Mr. Monta[ntilde]o to make
arrangements.
The public will have the opportunity to provide written comments at
the public scoping meetings. Written comments may also be sent to Mr.
Monta[ntilde]o by email or U.S. Postal Service mail. To help define the
scope of the EIS/EIR, comments should be received by WAPA no later than
March 7, 2017. WAPA will consider any comments received from April 18,
2016 and March 7, 2017 to be timely submitted. All comments received
during the public scoping period will be considered when developing
project alternatives and establishing the scope of issues to be
analyzed in the EIS/EIR.
Dated: December 19, 2016.
Mark A. Gabriel,
Administrator.
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