[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21338-21339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing 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 [email protected]; 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 [email protected]; 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 [email protected];
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
[email protected]; 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: http://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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