[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 53 (Friday, March 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13553-13554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6774]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket No. PP-197]


Notice Extending the Public Scoping Period Public Service Company 
of New Mexico

AGENCY: Department of Energy.


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ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) announces the extension of the 
scoping period for the environmental impact statement (EIS) that is 
being prepared in connection with an application for a Presidential 
permit filed by Public Service Company of New Mexico. An EIS is being 
prepared because DOE has determined that the issuance of the 
Presidential permit would constitute a major Federal action that may 
have a significant impact upon the environment within the meaning of 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).

DATES: The scoping period on the EIS is extended until April 14, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written questions and comments should be submitted to: Mrs. 
Ellen Russell, NEPA Document Manager, Office of Fossil Energy (FE-27), 
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington DC 
20585-0350; Telephone (202) 586-9624; Facsimile: 202-287-5736; or 
electronic mail at Ellen.R[email protected].
    For general information on the Department's NEPA process, please 
contact: Carol Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and 
Assistance (EH-42), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington DC 20585; Telephone: 202-586-4600; or leave a 
message at 800-472-2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Service Company of New Mexico has 
applied to DOE for a Presidential permit to construct an electric 
transmission line across the U.S.-Mexico border. The proposed 
transmission line would originate at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating 
Station Switchyard located west of Phoenix, Arizona, and extend to the 
town of Santa Ana in the Mexican State of Sonora. On February 12, 1999, 
DOE published a notice in the Federal Register, (64 FR 7173) announcing 
its intent to prepare an EIS and to conduct public scoping meetings in 
the vicinity of the proposed line. The public scoping period was to 
continue until March 15, 1999. To ensure that the public has ample 
opportunity to provide comments, DOE is extending until April 14, 1999, 
the period during which it will receive comments for consideration in 
establishing the scope and content of the EIS. DOE has separately 
notified interested and affected stakeholders of the change in dates. 
Comments received after April 14, 1999, will be considered to the 
extent practicable. Further information on this proceeding is contained 
in the previously published Notice of Intent.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 15, 1999.
Anthony J. Como,
Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex, 
Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 99-6774 Filed 3-18-99; 8:45 am]
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