United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2012_register executive 2012-12-21 article Notices D09002ee1c7fc0bd9 D09002ee1c7fc0c68 United States Department of Energy originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Plains & Eastern Clean Line Transmission Project (DOE/EIS-0486; Plains & Eastern EIS or EIS) to assess the potential environmental impacts of participating with Clean Line Energy Partners LLC (Clean Line) in the proposed Plains & Eastern Project (the proposed project). The proposed project would include an overhead <plus-minus> 600 kilovolt (kV) high voltage direct current (HVDC) electric transmission system and associated facilities with the capacity to deliver approximately 3,500 megawatts (MW) primarily from renewable energy generation facilities in the Oklahoma Panhandle region to load-serving entities in the Mid-South and Southeast via an interconnection with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The proposed project would traverse Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Tennessee, a distance of approximately 700 miles between interconnection facilities in Texas County, Oklahoma, and Shelby County, Tennessee. The proposed project would require construction of a new alternating current (AC)/direct current (DC) converter station at each end of the transmission line. Portions of the proposed project may affect floodplains and/or wetlands. This NOI, therefore, also serves as a notice of proposed floodplain or wetland action in accordance with DOE floodplain and wetland environmental review requirements (10 CFR part 1022). The Plains & Eastern EIS will include a floodplain and wetland assessment. DOE plans to coordinate the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review and the Section 106 compliance process under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). DOE also intends to consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), as appropriate, pursuant to Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act. 77 FR 75623 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-12-21/2012-30833 2012-30833 fr21de12-62 6450-01-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-12-21/2012-30833 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-12-21/html/2012-30833.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-12-21/pdf/2012-30833.pdf 4 p. 75623 75626 77 FR 75623 Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Plains and Eastern Clean Line Transmission Project and Notice of Potential Floodplain and Wetland Involvement; Federal Register Vol. 77, Issue NOTICE 2012-30833 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 2013-03-21 6450-01-P 2012-30833 Notice of Intent (NOI) To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Notice of Potential Floodplain and Wetland Involvement.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Plains & Eastern Clean Line Transmission Project (DOE/EIS-0486; Plains & Eastern EIS or EIS) to assess the potential environmental impacts of participating with Clean Line Energy Partners LLC (Clean Line) in the proposed Plains & Eastern Project (the proposed project). The proposed project would include an overhead <plus-minus> 600 kilovolt (kV) high voltage direct current (HVDC) electric transmission system and associated facilities with the capacity to deliver approximately 3,500 megawatts (MW) primarily from renewable energy generation facilities in the Oklahoma Panhandle region to load-serving entities in the Mid-South and Southeast via an interconnection with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The proposed project would traverse Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Tennessee, a distance of approximately 700 miles between interconnection facilities in Texas County, Oklahoma, and Shelby County, Tennessee. The proposed project would require construction of a new alternating current (AC)/direct current (DC) converter station at each end of the transmission line. Portions of the proposed project may affect floodplains and/or wetlands. This NOI, therefore, also serves as a notice of proposed floodplain or wetland action in accordance with DOE floodplain and wetland environmental review requirements (10 CFR part 1022). The Plains & Eastern EIS will include a floodplain and wetland assessment. DOE plans to coordinate the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review and the Section 106 compliance process under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). DOE also intends to consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), as appropriate, pursuant to Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act.

DOE invites public comment on the scope of the Plains & Eastern EIS during a 90-day public scoping period beginning with publication of this notice and ending on March 21, 2013. See Public Participation in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for public scoping meeting dates and locations. DOE will consider all comments received or postmarked by the end of the scoping period and will consider comments received or postmarked after the ending date to the extent practicable. For information on the Plains & Eastern EIS, contact Jane Summerson, Ph.D., DOE NEPA Document Manager, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, or email at Jane.Summerson@ee.doe.gov. Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Plains and Eastern Clean Line Transmission Project, Potential Floodplain and Wetland Involvement , askNEPA@hq.doe.gov info@PlainsandEasternEIS.com Jane.Summerson@ee.doe.gov http://energy.gov/nepa http://energy.gov/nepa/public-comment-opportunities http://PlainsandEasternEIS.com Vol. 77, no. 246 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2012-12-21 continuing daily deposited born digital 323 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-12-21 P0b002ee1839a70da 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr21de12 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-12-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-12-21/pdf/FR-2012-12-21.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-12-21/xml/FR-2012-12-21.xml fdlp 75507 75821 DGPO 2012-12-21 2024-06-03 FR-2012-12-21 machine generated eng FR FR-2012-12-21 77 246