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[FR Doc. 2010–23309 Filed 9–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Docket No. PP–334] 

Notice of Availability of Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

Public Hearings for the Proposed 

Energia Sierra Juarez U.S. 

Transmission Project (ESJ–U.S.) 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and public 

hearings. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) announces the availability of the 

‘‘Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

for the Energia Sierra Juarez U.S. 

Transmission Line Project’’ (DOE/EIS– 

0414) for public comment. DOE also 

announces three 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 

Energia Sierra Juarez U.S. Transmission, 

LLC (ESJ–U.S.), for the construction, 

operation, maintenance, and connection 

of either a double-circuit 230-kilovolt 

(kV) or a single-circuit 500-kV electric 

transmission line that would cross the 

U.S.-Mexico border in the vicinity of 

Jacumba, California. 

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 

starts on September 17, 2010, 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 1, 2010. 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. 

Requests to speak at a specific public 

hearing should be received by Dr. Jerry 

Pell as indicated in the ADDRESSES

section below on or before September 

30, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Requests to speak at the 

public hearings should be addressed to: 

Dr. Jerry Pell, Office of Electricity 

Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE–20), 

U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; 

Jerry.Pell@hq.doe.gov (preferred); or by 

facsimile to 202–318–7761. Requests to 

speak may also be made at the time of 

registration for the hearing(s). However, 

persons who have submitted advance 

requests to speak will be given priority 

if time should be limited during the 

hearing. 

Written comments on the Draft EIS 

may be provided on the project EIS 

website at http://esjprojecteis.org 

(preferred) or addressed to Dr. Pell as 

indicated. 

The locations, dates, and times of the 

public hearings appear in the Table 

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DRAFT EIS PUBLIC HEARINGS

Location Day, date, time Directions 

Jacumba Highland Center, 44681 Old Highway 80, Jacumba, California 91934.Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 

7–9 p.m.

From the West, take I–8 East and take Exit 73 toward 

Jacumba. Turn right (South) onto Carrizo Gorge 

Road and drive South 1.1 miles. Turn right at Old 

Highway 80. Jacumba Highland Center will be on the 

left hand side. 

From the East, take I–8 West and take Exit 73 toward 

Jacumba. Turn left (South) onto Carrizo Gorge Road 

and drive South 1.1 miles. Turn right at Old Highway 

80. Jacumba Highland Center will be on the left hand 

side. 

Boulevard Volunteer Fire Department, 39919 Highway 94, Boulevard, California 91905.Wednesday, October 6, 2010, 

7–9 p.m.

From the West, take I–8 East and take the CA–94 Exit 

(Exit 65), toward Campo/Boulevard. Turn right 

(South) onto CA–94/Ribbonwood Road and drive 

South 0.5 miles. Boulevard Volunteer Fire Station will 

be on the left-hand side. 

From the East, take I–8 West and take the CA–94 Exit 

toward Boulevard/Manzanita. Turn left (South) onto 

CA–94/Ribbonwood Road and drive South 0.6 miles. 

Boulevard Volunteer Fire Station will be on the lefthand side. 

County of San Diego Department of Planning and Land Use Planning Commission Hearing Room, 5201 Ruffin Road, Suite B, San 

Diego, CA 92123.

Thursday, October 7, 2010, 

5–7 p.m.

From Downtown, take Highway 163 North and take Exit 

7B towards CA–274/Balboa Boulevard East. Turn left 

on Kearny Villa Road and take the 1st right on Balboa Boulevard. Drive East 1.0 mile and turn left on 

Ruffin Road. 

From the East, take I–8 East to I–15 North. Take Exit 

10, Clairemont Mesa Boulevard. Drive 0.5 miles, turn 

left on Ruffin Road. 

From the North, take Highway 805 South, and take Exit 

23 for CA–52. Take Exit 7 for Kearny Villa Road. 

Turn right on Kearny Villa Road, drive 400 feet, and 

continue onto Ruffin Road. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have any questions about the EIS or 

Presidential permit process, please 

contact Dr. Jerry Pell at the Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability (OE–20), U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585; 

Jerry.Pell@hq.doe.gov (preferred); 

telephone to 202–586–3362, or facsimile 

to 202–318–7761. 

For general information on the DOE 

NEPA process, contact Carol M. 

Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA 

Policy and Compliance (GC–54), U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, telephone: 202– 

586–4600 or leave a message at 800– 

472–2756; facsimile: 202–586–7031. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In order to 

ensure that all interested parties can be 

heard in the time available, speakers are 

asked to limit their presentation to three 

minutes; however, there is no limit on 

the amount of written material that can 

be submitted either at the hearings or 

otherwise before the close of the 

comment period. 

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 view 

proposed project exhibits and make 

comments for consideration in the 

course of preparing the Final EIS. In 

advance of commencing the hearings, 

representatives from the applicant, DOE, 

and the County of San Diego as the 

cooperating agency will be available to 

informally (off the record) answer 

questions and provide additional 

information to attendees to the extent 

that additional information is available. 

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 Dr. Pell at the 

above address. Copies of the Draft EIS 

and supporting documents are also 

available for inspection at the Jacumba 

Branch Library, 44605 Old Highway 80, 

Jacumba, CA 91934 and the CampoMorena Village Branch Library, 31466 

Highway 94, Campo, CA 91906. The 

Draft EIS is also available on the EIS 

Web site at http://esjprojecteis.org and 

on the DOE NEPA Web site at http:// 

nepa.energy.gov/draft_environmental_

impact_statements.htm. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

13, 2010. 

Anthony J. Como, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23244 Filed 9–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Addressing Policy and Logistical 

Challenges to Smart Grid 

Implementation 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Request for Information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) is seeking comments from 

interested parties on policy and 

logistical challenges that confront smart 

grid implementation, as well as 

recommendations on how to best 

overcome those challenges. DOE is 

undertaking this Request for 

Information (RFI) on behalf of the 

Administration and in consultation with 

key stakeholders from state regulatory 

bodies. The RFI will assist these parties 


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