[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 122 (Friday, June 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 30559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15048]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Western Area Power Administration


Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of the Proposed 
Transmission Agency of Northern California Transmission Project, 
California

AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Extension of scoping period.

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SUMMARY: On February 23, 2009, Western Area Power Administration 
(Western), an agency of the Department of Energy (DOE), announced the 
Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the construction, operation, 
and maintenance of the proposed Transmission Agency of Northern 
California (TANC) Transmission Project. In that notice, Western 
described the schedule for scoping meetings and advised the public that 
comments on the scope of the EIS/EIR were due by April 30, 2009. On May 
8, 2009, Western published a notice in the Federal Register extending 
the comment period to May 31, 2009. By this notice, Western extends the 
due date for comments on the scope of the EIS/EIR to July 30, 2009.

DATES: The date to provide comments on the scope of the EIS/EIR is 
extended to July 30, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the scope of the EIS/EIR should be 
addressed to Mr. David Young, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 
Document Manager, Western Area Power Administration, Sierra Nevada 
Region, 114 Parkshore Drive, Folsom, CA 95630 or e-mail 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1f4b4b4f5a564c5f687e6f7e31787069"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d88c8c889d918b98afb9a8b9f6bfb7ae">[email protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, please 
contact Mr. David Young, NEPA Document Manager, Western Area Power 
Administration, Sierra Nevada Region, 114 Parkshore Drive, Folsom, CA 
95630, telephone (916) 353-4777, fax (916) 353-4772, or e-mail 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a6f2f2f6e3eff5e6d1c7d6c788c1c9d0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="57030307121e04172036273679303821">[email protected]</span></a>. Additional information on the proposed Project can 
also be found and comments submitted at http://www.wapa.gov/transmission/ttp.htm. For general information on DOE's NEPA review 
procedures or status of a NEPA review, contact Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom, 
Director of NEPA Policy and Compliance, GC-20, U.S. Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, telephone 
(202) 586-4600 or (800) 472-2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 23, 2009, Western announced the 
Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS for the construction, operation, and 
maintenance of the proposed TANC Transmission Project (74 FR 8086). In 
that notice, Western described the schedule for scoping meetings for 
the EIS/EIR, and advised the public that comments regarding the scope 
of the EIS/EIR were due by April 30, 2009. Western held all public 
scoping meetings as scheduled. On May 8, 2009, Western published a 
notice in the Federal Register extending the comment period to May 31, 
2009 (74 FR 21674). Western has received requests for more time to 
comment. By this notice, Western further extends the due date for 
comments on the scope of the EIS/EIR to July 30, 2009.

    Dated: June 17, 2009.
Harrison G. Pease,
Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-15048 Filed 6-25-09; 8:45 am]
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