[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 223 (Friday, November 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60290-60291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27891]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplemental Environmental 
Impact Statement for the One Nevada Transmission Line, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (NEPA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the One Nevada 
Transmission Line and by this Notice is announcing the opening of the 
comment period.

DATES: To ensure comments will be considered, the BLM must receive 
written comments on the Draft SEIS for the One Nevada Transmission Line 
within 60 days following the date the Environmental Protection Agency 
publishes its Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. The BLM 
will announce future meetings or hearings and any other public 
involvement activities at least 15 days in advance through public 
notices, media news releases, and/or mailings.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Web site: www.blm.gov/nv.
     E-mail: [email protected].
     Fax: (775) 289-1910.
     Mail: Michael Dwyer, BLM, HC 33 Box 33500, Ely, NV 89301.
    Copies of the Draft SEIS for the One Nevada Transmission Line are 
available at the following locations in Nevada:
    --BLM Ely District Office, 702 North Industrial Way, Ely.
    --White Pine County Library, 950 Campton Street, Ely.
    --BLM Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., Reno.
    --BLM Caliente Field Station, U.S. Highway 93, Caliente.
    --Caliente Branch Library, 100 Depot Avenue, Caliente.
    --BLM Southern Nevada District Office, 4701 North Torrey Pines, Las 
Vegas.
    --North Las Vegas Library, 2300 Civic Center Drive, North Las 
Vegas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Dwyer, (702) 821-7102; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 30, 2009, the BLM received an 
amended right-of-way application and Plan of Development from NV Energy 
for the One Nevada Transmission Line Project (ON Line Project). The 
Draft SEIS analyzes the construction, operation, and abandonment of a 
236-mile, 500 kilovolt transmission line and telecommunication 
facilities running generally from Ely to Las Vegas, one new substation 
near Ely, and an expansion of one existing substation on private land 
near Battle Mountain, Nevada. The Notice of Intent to Prepare a 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed One Nevada 
Transmission Line, Nevada was published in the Federal Register on July 
29, 2009 (74 FR 37728).
    The components of the ON Line Project had been part of the original 
Ely Energy Center (EEC) proposal. In February 2009, during the public 
comment period for the EEC Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), 
NV Energy made public their intention to postpone including the coal-
fired power generation facilities associated with the EEC in their 
proposal until carbon capture technology becomes commercially feasible.
    Two north-south utility corridors exist in Nevada that could 
accommodate a transmission line linking the northern and southern 
grids: one on the eastern side of the state and the other on the 
Western side of the State. The westerly corridor was considered as a 
potential location for the ON Line Project, but was eliminated because 
it would not provide access to transmission infrastructure for 
renewable energy resource areas in Eastern Nevada. Two alternative 
alignments within the eastern corridor (except in a few locations) are 
assessed in the SEIS. The ``action'' alternative generally follows the 
western boundary of the corridor and is the proponent's preferred

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alternative for engineering and operational reasons. The other 
alternative generally follows the eastern boundary of the corridor, but 
would be more costly to construct. A no-action alternative is also 
assessed.
    Applicable comments collected during the public comment period on 
the EEC Draft EIS were carried forward into the SEIS process.
    Please note that public comments and information submitted, 
including names, street addresses, and e-mail addresses of persons who 
submit comments will be available for public review and disclosure at 
the above address during regular business hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.), 
Monday through Friday, except holidays.
    Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

    Authority:  40 CFR 1506.6 and 1506.10.

Rosemary Thomas,
District Manager, Ely District Office.
[FR Doc. E9-27891 Filed 11-19-09; 8:45 am]
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