[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 4, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-10603]
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[Federal Register: May 4, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA-020-5101-10-B039; CACA-31406, NVN-57250]
Environmental Statements; Availability, etc; 345 Kilovolt
Electric Power Transmission; Susanville District Office, California
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Amendment of Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS).
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SUMMARY: This Notice Amends a Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement which was published in the Federal
Register on March 24, 1994 (59 FR 13995-6). The original Notice of
Intent requested scoping comments on the preparation of a joint
Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Impact Report (EIS/
EIR) for the proposed construction of a 345 kilovolt electric power
transmission line by the Sierra Pacific Power Company. The Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) and the California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC) are preparing the combined EIS/EIR through a third party
contractor. This Amendment to the Notice is published to announce the
dates and locations of the public scoping sessions for the preparation
of the EIR/EIS. Members of the public, affected Federal, State, and
local agencies, any affected Indian tribes, the proponent of the
action, and other interested persons are invited to participate in the
scoping process for this project by attending the scoping sessions and
providing written and verbal comments or recommendations concerning the
issues to be analyzed in the EIS/EIR.
DATES: Public and governmental agency scoping sessions will be held as
follows: (1) May 17, 1994 (Tuesday) in Susanville, CA, beginning at 6
p.m., at the Monticola Club, 140 S. Lassen St., Susanville. (2) May 18,
1994 (Wednesday) in Alturas, CA, beginning at 6 p.m., at the Modoc
Middle School multi-purpose room 906 W. 4th St., Alturas. (3) May 19,
1994 (Thursday), in Sparks, NV at the Best Western McCarran Inn, 55 E.
Nugget, in Sparks. A scoping session for agency concerns of Federal and
State agencies will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., and the scoping
session for the public will start at 6 p.m.
.ADDRESSES: Written comments on the combined Federal EIS and State EIR
must be sent to the California Public Utilities Commission (Attn: Julie
Halligan, Project Manager); Commission Advisory and Compliance
Division, Environmental and Energy Advisory Branch; 505 Van Ness Ave.,
room 3207; San Francisco, CA 94102. Written comments should reference
BLM case number CACA-31406, and the ``Alturas Intertie Project''.
Written and verbal comments will also be accepted at the scoping
meetings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: This Amendment to the Notice of Intent
to prepare an EIS is issued by the Associate District Manager, Bureau
of Land Management, 705 Hall Street, Susanville, California 96130. For
further information on the Federal action, call Peter Humm, BLM Project
Manager, at (916) 257-0456.
Dated: April 25, 1994.
Robert J. Sherve,
Associate District Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-10603 Filed 5-3-94; 8:45 am]
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