[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 4, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-10603]


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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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