[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 136 (Friday, July 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42765-42766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15889]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-030-04-5101-ER-F333]


Notice of Availability for the Tracy To Silver Lake Transmission 
Line Project Final Environmental Impact Statement and Initiation of a 
30-day Public Comment Period, Carson City Field Office, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) and 40 CFR 1500-1508 Council on Environmental Quality 
Regulations (CEQ), notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land 
Management's (BLM) Carson City Field Office has prepared with the 
assistance of a third-party consultant, a Final Environmental Impact 
Statement (FEIS)

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for the Proposed Tracy to Silver Lake Power Line Project, and has made 
the document available for public and agency review and comment. The 
project, which is proposed by the Sierra Pacific Power Company (SPPC), 
includes the upgrade and extension of a 120 KV electric transmission 
line, as well as the construction of two substations, from the existing 
power plant at Tracy, Nevada to the existing Silver Lake substation 
near Stead in Washoe County, Nevada. The FEIS also analyzes five 
alternatives to the proposed action that were developed with the 
cooperating agencies, SPPC, and the public.

DATES: The formal comment period for the FEIS will commence on July 16, 
2004, and will end on August 16, 2004. Comments on issues and concerns 
should be received on or before the end of the comment period at the 
address listed below.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to BLM Carson City Field 
Office, Attn: Terri Knutson, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, NV 
89701; Fax (775) 885-6147; or e-mail address [email protected]. A limited number of copies of the FEIS may be obtained at 
the above BLM Field Office in Carson City, NV. The FEIS also is 
available electronically via the Carson City Field Office Home Page at: 
www.nv.blm.gov/carson. 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, 
anonymous comments will not be considered. 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 CONTACT: For additional information, write to 
the above address or call Terri Knutson (BLM Environmental Planner) at 
(775) 885-6156.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FEIS analyzes the environmental impacts 
associated with the construction, operation, and maintenance of the 
proposed 120 kV power line and two substations. The FEIS analyzes the 
proposed power line route and five alternative routes, as well as, an 
alternative site for each of the two proposed substations. Issues 
analyzed were brought forth through the public scoping process, 
cooperating agency coordination, and input from BLM's resource 
specialists. The proposed power line crosses several jurisdictions with 
permitting responsibilities, therefore, the following agencies or 
entities are active participants in the EIS process as formal 
cooperating agencies: Reno-Sparks Indian Colony; Washoe County; City of 
Reno; City of Sparks; Airport Authority of Washoe County; and Truckee 
Meadows Regional Planning Agency. A copy of the FEIS has been sent to 
all individuals, agencies, and groups who have expressed an interest in 
the project, or as mandated by regulation or policy.
    Public participation has occurred throughout the EIS process. A 
Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS was published in the Federal 
Register on June 25, 2002 and the 30-day public comment period was 
initiated. A BLM public, open house was held in Reno on July 17, 2002 
and six additional presentations were made to local agencies, homeowner 
associations, and the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Tribal Council.
    The Draft EIS was filed with the Environmental Protection Agency 
and a Notice of Availability of the document, announcement of public 
presentations, and initiation of a 60-day comment period was published 
in the Federal Register on October 10, 2003 (Pages 58668-58669). Two 
BLM public, open houses were held in Reno and sixteen additional 
presentations were conducted for local governments, planning 
commissions, citizen advisory boards, homeowner associations, and the 
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Tribal Council. Certain adaptations or 
revisions were made to the FEIS in response to comments received on the 
Draft EIS. The comments and BLM responses to those comments are 
included in the FEIS.
    To assist the BLM in identifying and considering issues and 
concerns on the proposed action and alternatives, comments on the FEIS 
should be as specific as possible. Comments should also refer to 
specific pages or chapters in the document. After the 30-day comment 
period ends, all comments will be analyzed and considered by the BLM in 
preparing the Record of Decision.

    Dated: June 10, 2004.
Elayn Briggs,
Assistant Manager, Carson City Field Office.
[FR Doc. 04-15889 Filed 7-15-04; 8:45 am]
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