[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42795-42796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-16005]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-030-02-5101-ER-F333]


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for 
the Tracy to Silver Lake Power Line Project

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Carson City Field Office, Nevada, 
Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact 
statement (EIS) for the Tracy to Silver Lake Power Line Project 
(Project).

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City Field Office 
intends to prepare an EIS, in cooperation with Washoe County and the 
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony to analyze the impacts (direct, indirect, and 
cumulative) resulting from an electrical power line and two substations 
proposed by Sierra Pacific Power Company. The proposed Project includes 
the upgrade and extension of an electrical 120 KV transmission line, as 
well as the construction of two substations, from the existing power 
plant at Tracy, Nevada to the Silver Lake area near Stead in Washoe 
County, Nevada. The BLM will work closely with interested parties to 
identify the best possible alternatives and management decisions that 
will take into account local, regional, and national needs and 
concerns. This NOI initiates the public scoping process to identify 
issues and concerns to be addressed in the EIS.

DATES: The scoping comment period will commence with the publication of 
this notice. Formal scoping will end 30 days after publication of this 
notice. Comments on issues and concerns should be received on or before 
the end of the scoping period at the address listed below. Public 
meetings will be held throughout the scoping and preparation of the 
EIS. At least 15 days public notice will be given prior to meetings or 
activities where the public is invited to attend. Meetings and comment 
deadlines will be announced through the local and regional news media 
and the BLM Web site (www.nv.blm.gov/carson). In addition to the 
ongoing public participation process, formal opportunities will be 
provided through comment on the Draft EIS (60-day comment period) and 
the Final EIS (30-day comment period).

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent via U.S. Mail to: BLM Carson 
City Field Office, Attn: Sierra EIS Project Manager, 5665 Morgan Mill 
Road, Carson City, NV 89701. In addition, comments may be sent via fax 
at (775) 885-6147 or electronic mail to [email protected]. Comments, 
including names and street addresses of respondents, will be available 
for public review at the above address during regular business hours 
(7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.), Monday through Friday, except holidays, and may be 
published as part of the EIS. Individual respondents may request 
confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your name or street address 
from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information 
Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your written 
comment. However, we will not consider anonymous comments. Such 
requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. All submissions 
from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying 
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or 
businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their 
entirety.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For further information and/or to have your 
name added to our mailing list, contact David Parker (775) 885-6076 or 
Terri Knutson (775) 885-6156, BLM Carson City Field Office, Carson 
City, Nevada.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EIS will address issues brought forth 
through scoping and will be evaluated by an interdisciplinary team of 
BLM, Washoe County, and Reno-Sparks Indian Colony specialists. A range 
of alternatives and mitigating measures will be considered to evaluate 
and minimize environmental impacts and to assure that the proposed 
actions do not result in undue or unnecessary degradation of public 
lands. Federal, State, and local agencies and other individuals or 
organizations who may

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be interested in or affected by the BLM decision on the Tracy to Silver 
Lake Power Line Project are urged to participate in the EIS process. It 
is important that those interested in the proposed activities 
participate in the scoping and commenting processes of the EIS. To be 
most helpful, comments should be as specific as possible.

    Dated: May 14, 2002.
John Singlaub,
Manager, Carson City Field Office.
[FR Doc. 02-16005 Filed 6-24-02; 8:45 am]
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