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Dated: April 5, 2011. 

Susan Skalski, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8645 Filed 4–11–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest 

Resource Advisory Committee. 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache 

National Forest Resource Advisory 

Committee will conduct a meeting in 

Salt Lake City, Utah. The committee is 

meeting as authorized under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343) 

and in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

is to continue the review of project 

submittals. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

April 28, from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Salt Lake County Government 

Center, Room S1002, 2001 South State 

Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Written 

comments should be sent to Loyal Clark, 

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, 

88 West 100 North, Provo, Utah 84601. 

Comments may also be sent via email to 

lfclark@fs.fed.us, via facsimile to 801– 

342–5144. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses when provided, are placed in 

the record and are available for 

inspection and copying. The public may 

inspect comments received at the UintaWasatch-Cache National Forest, 88 West 

100 North, Provo, Utah 84601. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Loyal Clark, RAC Coordinator, USDA, 

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, 

88 West 100 North, Provo, Utah 84601; 

801–342–5117; lfclark@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. The 

following business will be conducted: 

(1) Review new projects, and (2) 

recommend final projects to the Forest 

Service. Persons who wish to bring 

related matters to the attention of the 

Committee may file written statements 

with the Committee staff before or after 

the meeting. 

Dated: April 6, 2011. 

Cheryl Probert, 

Deputy Forest Supervisor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Ketchikan Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Ketchikan Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet in 

Ketchikan, Alaska, June 28, 2011. The 

purpose of this meeting is to discuss 

potential projects under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2008. 

DATES: The meeting will be held at the 

Ketchikan-Misty Fiords Ranger District, 

3031 Tongass Avenue, Ketchikan, 

Alaska. Send written comments to 

Ketchikan Resource Advisory 

Committee, c/o District Ranger, USDA 

Forest Service, 3031 Tongass Ave., 

Ketchikan, AK 99901, or electronically 

to Diane Daniels, RAC Coordinator at 

ddaniels@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diane Daniels, RAC Coordinator 

Ketchikan-Misty Fiords Ranger District, 

Tongass National Forest, (907) 228– 

4105. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff and Committee 

members. However, public input 

opportunity will be provided and 

individuals will have the opportunity to 

address the Committee at that time. 

Dated: April 4, 2011. 

Jeff DeFreest, 

District Ranger. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8672 Filed 4–11–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Tehama County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Tehama County Resource 

Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in 

Red Bluff, California. Agenda items to 

be covered include: (1) Introductions, 

(2) Approval of Minutes, (3) Public 

Comment, (4) Chairman’s Perspective, 

(5) Project Presentations, (6) General 

Project Discussion, (7) Next Agenda. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

April 28, 2011 from 9 a.m. and end at 

approximately 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Lincoln Street School, Pine Room, 

1135 Lincoln Street, Red Bluff, CA. 

Individuals wishing to speak or propose 

agenda items must send their names and 

proposals to Randy Jero, Committee 

Coordinator, 825 N. Humboldt Ave., 

Willows, CA 95988. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Randy Jero, Committee Coordinator, 

USDA, Mendocino National Forest, 

Grindstone Ranger District, 825 N. 

Humboldt Ave., Willows, CA 95988. 

(530) 934–1269; e-mail rjero@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff and Committee 

members. However, persons who wish 

to bring matters to the attention of the 

Committee may file written statements 

with the Committee staff before or after 

the meeting. Public input sessions will 

be provided and individuals who made 

written requests by April 25, 2011 will 

have the opportunity to address the 

committee at those sessions. 

Dated: April 5, 2011. 

Eduardo Olmedo, 

Designated Federal Official. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Snohomish County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Snohomish County 

Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) 

will meet in Everett, Washington on 

May 12, 2011. The committee is meeting 

to review and prioritize 2011 and 2012 

Snohomish County RAC Project 

Proposals for funding. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, May 12, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National 

Forest 4th floor Conference Room, 

located at the Wall Street Building, 2930 

Wetmore Ave., Everett, Washington 

98201. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Forbes, District Ranger, Darrington 

Ranger District, phone (360) 436–2301, 

e-mail pforbes@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 


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between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. More 

information will be posted on the Mt. 

Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Web 

site at http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs/

projects/rac.shtml. 

Comments may be sent via e-mail to 

pforbes@fs.fed.us or via facsimile to 

(360) 436–1309. All comments, 

including names and addresses when 

provided, are placed in the record and 

are available for public inspection and 

copying. The public may inspect 

comments received at the Darrington 

Ranger District office at 1405 Emens 

Avenue, Darrington, Washington, 

during regular office hours (Monday 

through Friday 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.). 

Dated: April 5, 2011. 

Renee Bodine, 

Acting Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8647 Filed 4–11–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Basin Electric Power Cooperative: 

Notice of Intent To Hold Public 

Scoping Meetings and Prepare an 

Environmental Assessment 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to hold public 

scoping meetings and prepare an 

Environmental Assessment (EA). 

SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS) intends to hold public scoping 

meetings and prepare an Environmental 

Assessment with Scoping (EA) to meet 

its responsibilities under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 7 

CFR part 1794 in connection with 

potential impacts related to a proposed 

project by Basin Electric Power 

Cooperative (Basin Electric). The 

proposed Big Bend to Witten 

Transmission Line Project (proposed 

action) consists of an approximately 70- 

mile long 230-kV single-circuit 

transmission line, a new Western Area 

Power Administration (Western) 

substation called Lower Brule 

Substation, an addition to the existing 

Witten Substation, and approximately 

two miles of 230-kV double-circuit 

transmission line between Big Bend 

Dam and the new Lower Brule 

Substation. It is anticipated that some 

communication facility additions or 

enhancements may be necessary for the 

project including radio towers and 

buildings at Lower Brule Substation, 

Witten Substation, and one or two 

intermediate sites. Basin Electric is 

requesting RUS financial assistance for 

the proposed action. 

DATES: RUS will conduct public scoping 

meetings in an open house format to 

provide information and solicit 

comments for the preparation of the EA. 

The scoping meetings will be held on 

the following dates: The American 

Legion Post 179, 109 North 5th Avenue, 

Reliance, SD, on Tuesday April 26, 

2011, 4–7 p.m.; The Holiday Inn 

Express and Suites, 1360 East Highway 

44, Winner, SD, on Wednesday April 

27, 2011, 4–7 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: To send comments or 

request additional information, contact: 

Mr. Richard Fristik, Senior 

Environmental Protection Specialist, 

USDA, Rural Utilities Service, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 1571, 

Washington, DC 20250–1571. 

Telephone: (202) 720–5093 or e-mail: 

richard.fristik@wdc.usda.gov. 

A Macro Corridor and Alternative 

Evaluation Study has been prepared for 

the proposed project. The document is 

available for public review prior to and 

during the public scoping meetings. The 

report is available at the RUS address 

provided in this notice and on the 

agency’s Web site at: http:// 

www.usda.gov/rus/water/ees/ea.htm, 

the offices of Basin Electric and the 

following repositories: 

Kennebec Public Library, 203 S Main, 

Kennebec, SD 57544 

Tripp County Library—Grossenburg 

Memorial, 442 Monroe Street, 

Winner, SD 57580 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

network transmission system in South 

Dakota is not able to accommodate 

projected load growth by 2014. The 

major impact is the addition of the 

pumping station loads associated with 

the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. 

Seven pumping stations are proposed to 

be located in South Dakota. The two 

pumping stations to be connected to the 

Witten Substation and Gregory 

Substation would have a large impact 

on the network transmission system. 

These substations are located in a 

relatively remote area from a network 

transmission perspective and therefore 

do not have a strong redundant 

transmission connection. The existing 

Western 115-kV line between the 

Mission Substation and the Fort Randall 

Substation is not able to reliably 

accommodate the ultimate pump station 

build-out load level. An outage of the 

Fort Randall to Gregory 115-kV line 

would result in operating voltage 

criteria violations in the areas of 

Mission and Gregory, SD. The addition 

of the Big Bend to Witten 230-kV 

transmission line would provide an 

increase in the load serving capacity 

such that the delivery needs of the 

projected network load can be met in a 

reliable manner. 

The proposed action consists of an 

approximately 70-mile long 230-kV 

single circuit transmission line, a new 

Western Substation called Lower Brule 

Substation, an addition to the existing 

Witten Substation, and approximately 

two miles of 230-kV double-circuit 

transmission line between Big Bend 

Dam and the new Lower Brule 

Substation. Lower Brule Substation 

would be a new facility, to be built by 

Western, near Big Bend Dam on the 

Missouri River. Western would also 

construct, own, and operate 

approximately two miles of double 

circuit transmission line between Big 

Bend Dam and the new Lower Brule 

Substation. The Witten Substation is 

owned by Rosebud Electric Cooperative 

and is near the town of Witten, SD. 

Basin Electric would build and own the 

addition to the Witten Substation. It is 

anticipated that some communication 

facility additions or enhancements may 

be necessary for the project including 

radio towers and buildings at Lower 

Brule Substation, Witten Substation, 

and one or two intermediate sites. 

Basin Electric is seeking financing 

from RUS for its ownership of the 

proposed project. Before making a 

decision to provide financing, RUS is 

required to conduct an environmental 

review under NEPA in accordance with 

RUS’s Environmental Policies and 

Procedures (7 CFR Part 1794). Western 

has agreed to be a cooperating agency in 

preparation of the EA. Government 

agencies, private organizations, and the 

public are invited to participate in the 

planning and analysis of the proposed 

action. Representatives from RUS, 

Western and Basin Electric will be 

available at the scoping meetings to 

discuss the environmental review 

process, describe the proposed action, 

discuss the scope of environmental 

issues to be considered, answer 

questions, and accept comments. 

Comments regarding the proposed 

action may be submitted (orally or in 

writing) at the public scoping meetings 

or in writing by May 27, 2011, at the 

Rural Utilities Service address provided 

in this notice. From information 

provided in the Macro Corridor and 

Alternatives Evaluation Study Report, 

from government agencies, private 

organizations, and the public, Basin 

Electric Power Cooperative will prepare 

an environmental analysis to be 

submitted to RUS for review. RUS will 

review the environmental analysis and 

determine the significance of the 


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