[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 212 (Friday, November 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65622-65623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26080]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. PP-362]


Notice of Availability for the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement and Announcement of Public Hearings for the Proposed 
Champlain Hudson Power Express Transmission Line Project

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of availability and public hearings.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability 
of the ``Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Champlain Hudson 
Power Express Transmission Line Project'' (DOE/EIS-0447) for public 
review and comment. DOE is also announcing four public hearings to 
receive comments on the Draft EIS. The Draft EIS evaluates the 
environmental impacts of DOE's proposed Federal action of issuing a 
Presidential permit to the Applicant, Champlain Hudson Power Express, 
Inc. (CHPEI), to construct, operate, maintain, and connect a new 
electric transmission line across the U.S./Canada border in 
northeastern New York State.

DATES: DOE invites interested Members of Congress, state and local 
governments, other Federal agencies, American Indian tribal 
governments, organizations, and members of the public to provide 
comments on the Draft EIS during the 45-day public comment period. The 
public comment period started on October 11, 2013, with the publication 
in the Federal Register by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of 
its Notice of Availability of the Draft EIS, and will continue until 
November 25, 2013. Written and oral comments will be given equal weight 
and all comments received or postmarked by that date will be considered 
by DOE in preparing the Final EIS. Comments received or postmarked 
after that date will be considered to the extent practicable.
    Locations, dates, and start time for the public hearings are listed 
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this Notice of Availability 
(NOA).

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ADDRESSES: Requests to provide oral comments at the public hearings may 
be made at the time of the hearing(s).
    Written comments on the Draft EIS may be provided on the CHPE EIS 
Web site at http://www.chpexpresseis.org (preferred) or addressed to 
Mr. Brian Mills: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability 
(OE-20), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585; via email to [email protected]; or by 
facsimile to (202) 586-8008. Please mark envelopes and email subject 
lines as ``CHPE Draft EIS Comments.''
    The locations, dates, and starting times of the public hearings are 
listed in the table below:

 
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            Location                 Date and time          Address
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Courtyard Marriott LaGuardia      Monday, November    9010 Ditmars Blvd.
 (Queens).                         18, 2013, 12:00     East Elmhurst, NY
                                   p.m.                11369.
Stony Point Center..............  Monday, November    17 Cricketown Rd.
                                   18, 2013, 6:00      Stony Point, NY
                                   p.m.                10980.
Holiday Inn Schenectady.........  Tuesday, November   100 Nott Terrace
                                   19, 2013, 6:00      Schenectady, NY
                                   p.m.                12308.
West Side Ballroom (Plattsburgh)  Wednesday,          253 New York Rd.
                                   November 20,        Plattsburgh, NY
                                   2013, 6:00 p.m.     12903.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Brian Mills at the addresses 
above, or at 202-586-8267.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public hearings will consist of the 
formal taking of comments with transcription by a court stenographer. 
The hearings will provide interested parties the opportunity to make 
comments for consideration in the preparation of the Final EIS.
    Availability of the Draft EIS Copies of the Draft EIS have been 
distributed to appropriate members of Congress, state and local 
government officials, American Indian tribal governments, and other 
Federal agencies, groups, and interested parties. Printed copies of the 
document may be obtained by contacting Mr. Mills at the above address. 
Copies of the Draft EIS and supporting documents are also available for 
inspection at the following locations:

 Queens Library--Steinway, 21-45 31 Street (Ditmars Boulevard), 
Long Island City, NY 11102
 Yonkers Public Library--Riverfront Library, 1 Larkin Center, 
Yonkers, New York 10701
 Rose Memorial Library, 79 East Main Street, Stony Point, NY 
10980
 Kingston Public Library, 55 Franklin Street, Kingston, NY 
12401
 Schenectady County Public Library, 99 Clinton Street, 
Schenectady, NY 12305
 Crandall Public Library, 251 Glen Street, Glens Falls, NY 
12801
 Plattsburgh Public Library, 19 Oak Street, Plattsburgh, NY 
12901

    The Draft EIS is also available on the EIS Web site at http://chpexpresseis.org and on the DOE NEPA Web site at http://nepa.energy.gov/.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 28, 2013.
Patricia A. Hoffman,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity Delivery 
and Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2013-26080 Filed 10-31-13; 8:45 am]
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