Department of Agriculture February 27, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given that the USDA Forest Service, Eldorado National Forest (Forest Service), together with the Kirkwood Meadows Public Utility District (KMPUD), will prepare a joint Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) to disclose the impacts associated with authorizing a 50-year term Special Use Permit for the construction, use and maintenance of a Kirkwood Meadows Public Utility District power line connecting the electrical grid near Salt Springs with the community of Kirkwood Meadows, located in Amador, Alpine and El Dorado Counties, California. The new power line would potentially be located along Highway 88 and within the Eldorado National Forest. The power line would connect with an existing 115 kV transmission line near the PG&E hydroelectric facility at Salt Springs Reservoir. The proposed project also includes two substations to be built, one near the Salt Springs hydroelectric facility and the other on KMPUD property within the Kirkwood Meadows valley, as well as ancillary improvements on National Forest System lands needed to maintain this system (e.g., poles, roads, communication equipment).

The Siskiyou Resource Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, March 5, 2009 to recommend Title II projects for fiscal year 2009 under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act of 2000. The meeting will be held at the Grants Pass Interagency Office, 2164 NE. Spalding Avenue, Grants Pass, Oregon, It begins at 9:30 a.m., ends at 4:30 p.m.; the open public comments begin at 11 a.m. and ends at 11:30 a.m. Written comments may be submitted prior to the meeting and delivered to Designated Federal Official, Scott Conroy at the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, 3040 Biddle Road, Medford, Oregon 97504.