100 Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 1 / Wednesday, January 2, 2002 / Notices 

1. Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

functioning of the BLM, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

2. The accuracy of the BLM’s estimate 

of the burden of collecting the 

information, including the validity and 

methodology and assumptions used; 

3. The quality, utility and clarity of 

the information to be collected; and 

4. How to minimize the burden of 

collecting the information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other forms of 

information technology. 

Title: Grazing Application-Grazing 

Schedule (43 CFR 4130). 

OMB Approval Number: 1004–0005. 

Bureau Form Number: 4130–1. 

Abstract: The Bureau of Land 

Management uses the information to 

provide the opportunity for grazing 

operators to apply for changes to the 

grazing schedules in their BLM 

authorized grazing leases or permits. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Description of Respondents: Holders 

of BLM-issued grazing leases and 

permits. 

Estimated Completion Time: 20 

minutes. 

Annual Responses: 6,000. 

Application Fee per Response: 0. 

There is no filing fee. 

Annual Burden Hours: 2,000. 

Bureau Clearance Officer: Michael 

Schwartz, (202) 452–5033.

Dated: December 11, 2001. 

Michael H. Schwartz, 

BLM Information Collection Clearance 

Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–32126 Filed 12–31–01; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[CA–660–1430–ER–CACA–43368] 

Proposed Environmental Impact 

Statement/Environmental Impact 

Report (EIS/EIR) for the San Diego Gas 

And Electric Company Valley-Rainbow 

500 kV Interconnect Project, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM), and the California Public 

Utilities Commission (CPUC).

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare a 

joint EIS/EIR addressing the proposed 

Valley-Rainbow 500–kV Interconnect 

Project; an electrical transmission line 

project. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with 

regulations at 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 

CFR 1610.2, notice is hereby given that 

the BLM, together with the CPUC, 

propose to direct the preparation of a 

joint EIS/EIR for the 500 kilovolt (kV) 

Valley-Rainbow Interconnect Project, 

proposed by the San Diego Gas and 

Electric Company (SDG&E). The BLM is 

the lead Federal agency for the 

preparation of this EIS/EIR in 

compliance with the requirements of the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), the Council on Environmental 

Quality (CEQ) regulation for 

implementing NEPA (40 Code of 

Federal Regulations [CFR] 1500–1508), 

and the Department of the Interior’s 

manual guidance on NEPA; and the 

CPUC is the lead State of California 

agency for the preparation of this EIS/

EIR in compliance with the 

requirements of the California 

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) 

(Public Resources Code Section 21000 

et. seq.), and implementing guidelines 

(California Code of Regulations [CCR] 

Title 14, Section 15000 et. seq.), and 

CPUC’s Rules and Regulations to 

Implement CEQA. This notice initiates 

the public scoping for the EIS and also 

serves as an invitation for other 

cooperating agencies. Potential 

cooperating agencies include the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, the 

Department of Defense, the Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, the State Historic 

Preservation Officer, U.S. Corps of 

Engineers and the California 

Department of Fish and Game.

DATES: For scoping meeting and 

comments: One NEPA public scoping 

openhouse will be held during 2002 on 

the following date: January 8, 2002, 

from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm, at the Comfort 

Inn, 27338 Jefferson Ave., Temecula, 

California. 

Written comments must be 

postmarked no later than 30 days from 

the date of this notice in order to be 

included in the draft EIR/EIS. Please 

submit any comments to the address 

listed below.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to Mr. James G. Kenna, 

Field Manager, Bureau of Land 

Management, Palm Springs-South Coast 

Field Office, 690 West Garnet Ave, P.O. 

Box 581260, North Palm Springs, 

California 92258–1260.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Kalish, Bureau of Land Management, 

Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, 

690 West Garnet Ave, P.O. Box 581260, 

North Palm Springs, California 92258–

1260, (760) 251–4849.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Valley-Rainbow 500 kV Interconnect 

Project is proposed by SDG&E to 

provide an interconnection between 

SDG&E’s existing 230 kV transmission 

system at the proposed Rainbow 

Substation, on Rainbow Heights Road 

near the unincorporated community of 

Rainbow in San Diego County, and the 

Southern California Edison’s (SCE) 

existing 500 kV transmission system at 

the Valley Substation on Menifee Road 

in the unincorporated community of 

Romoland in Riverside County. The 

project area is located entirely in 

California within northern San Diego 

County and western Riverside County. 

This project consists of the following 

new or expanded electric transmission 

and substation facilities. A single circuit 

500 kV electric transmission line 

approximately 31 miles in length would 

connect a proposed new SDG&E 500 kV/

230 kV bulk power transmission 

substation near the community of 

Rainbow, San Diego County to SCE’s 

Valley substation near Romoland, 

Riverside County. The proposed 500 kV 

transmission line would be built on 

steel poles and lattice towers within a 

new right-of-way. To support this 

proposed 500 kV Interconnect system, a 

second 230 kV circuit would be added 

to the existing Talega to Escondido 230 

kV transmission line on the U.S. Marine 

Corps Base, Camp Pendleton and 

private lands within San Diego County. 

This proposed second 230 kV circuit 

would be placed on existing steel 

supported structures. A 7.7 mile section 

of an existing 69kV transmission circuit, 

currently installed on one side of the 

Talega-Escondido 230 kV transmission 

line structures, would be rebuilt on new 

structures within the existing right-ofway between SDG&E’s Pala and Lilac 

Substations, San Diego County. Voltage 

support upgrades to SDG&E’s existing 

Mission, Miguel and Sycamore Canyon 

substations would also be needed. 

The CPUC held public scoping 

meetings from July 10–12, 2001 in the 

communities of Temecula, Winchester 

and Pauma Valley and accepted 

comments from June 30 through August 

7, 2001. The BLM actively participated 

in this State scoping process as the lead 

Federal agency. The State scoping 

process resulted in substantial comment 

that is broadly summarized as involving 

environmental issues and concerns, 

growth inducement, purpose and need 

for the project and alternatives. Possible 

impacts to quality of life, property 

values, visual and aesthetic qualities of 

the area, wine making and other 

agricultural operations, placement of 

schools and parks, community and 

residential development, recreation 

including hot air ballooning and human 

health were addressed by the public. In 

addition to these concerns, the BLM has 

identified issues related to wildlife, 

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including threatened and endangered 

species, cultural resources, and Native 

American concerns. 

Interested members of the public are 

now invited to participate in a NEPA 

scoping process, and are requested to 

help identify new issues or concerns 

and alternatives to be considered related 

to this proposed Project. Comments 

previously submitted during the CPUC 

scoping process are part of the official 

record and need not be resubmitted 

during this NEPA process. Written 

comments must be submitted no later 

than 30-days from the date of this notice 

to ensure that your comments are 

included in the draft EIS/EIR. When 

available, the public will be provided a 

60-day public review period on the EIS/

EIR. These documents will be made 

available on the Internet at BLM’s Web 

site: www.ca.blm.gov and the CPUC 

Web site: www.cpuc.ca.gov/divisions/

energy/Environmental/info/DUDEK/

valleyrainbow.htm and at local public 

libraries in the California communities 

of Chula Vista, Escondido, Fallbrook, 

San Clemente, Sun City and Temecula. 

Contact the BLM if you would like to be 

included in the mailing list to receive 

copies of all public notices relevant to 

this project. Local notice will be 

provided a minimum of 15 days prior to 

the scoping open house date.

Dated: November 30, 2001. 

James G. Kenna, 

Field Manager.

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BILLING CODE 4310–40–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

(WO–220–01–1020–JA–VEIS) 

Notice of Extension of Public 

Comment Period and Schedule of 

Public Scoping Meetings for the 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Conservation and Restoration of 

Vegetation, Watershed, and Wildlife 

Habitat Treatments on Public Lands 

Administered by the Bureau of Land 

Management in the Western United 

States, Including Alaska

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension of public 

comment period for scoping; and dates 

and locations for public scoping 

meetings. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102 (2) (C) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (NEPA), the BLM will 

prepare a national, programmatic EIS 

and conduct public scoping meetings on 

(1) management opportunities and 

treatment methods for noxious weeds 

and other invasive species, and (2) the 

conservation and restoration of native 

vegetation, watersheds, and wildlife 

habitat. The EIS will cover the public 

lands administered by BLM in 16 

western states, including Alaska. The 

period for initial scoping comments 

from the public has been extended to 

March 29, 2002.

DATES: Written or e-mailed comments 

for the initial scoping phase may be 

submitted through March 29, 2002. BLM 

will hold public scoping meetings to 

focus on relevant issues and 

environmental concerns, identify 

possible alternatives, and help 

determine the scope of the EIS. 

Dates and locations for the scoping 

meetings are as follows:

Date and time Locations BLM contact 

January 8, 5–8 p.m ........................................ Utah Dept. of Natural Resources Bldg. 1594 W. 

North Temple, Salt Lake City, UT.

Verlin Smith (801) 539–4055. 

January 10, 3–6 p.m ...................................... Western Wyoming Community College, Room 1003, 

2500 College Drive, Rock Springs, WY.

Lance Porter (307) 352–0252. 

January 14, 6–9 p.m ...................................... Holiday Inn Express—Neptune Room, 1100 North 

California, Socorro, NM.

Margie Onstad (505) 838–1256. 

January 16, 3–5 p.m. and 6–9 p.m ............... Holiday Inn Crown Plaza, 2532 W. Peoria Avenue, 

Phoenix, AZ.

Deborah Stevens (602) 417–9215. 

January 22, 6–9 p.m ...................................... BLM Office Conference Room, 345 E. Riverside 

Drive, St. George, UT.

Kim Leany (435) 688–3208. 

January 24, 2–5 p.m. and 6–9 p.m ............... Grand Vista Hotel, 2790 Crossroads Blvd, Grand 

Junction, CO.

Harley Metz (970) 244–3076. 

January 29, 4–7 p.m ...................................... Miles Community College—Room 106, 2715 Dickinson, Miles City, MT.Jody Weil (406) 896–5258. 

January 31, 4–7 p.m ...................................... Elks Lodge 604 Coburn Avenue, Worland, WY .......... Janine Terry (307) 347–5194. 

February 5, 5–8 p.m ...................................... Sacred Heart Parish Hall, 507 East 4th Street, 

Alturas, CA.

Jennifer Purvine (530) 233–7932. 

February 11, 5–8 p.m .................................... U.S. Forest Service, Helena National Forest Headquarters, 2880 Skyway Drive, Helena, MT (across 

from airport).

Jody Weil (406) 896–5258. 

February 13, 6–9 p.m .................................... Vista Inn, 2645 Airport Way Boise, ID ........................ Barry Rose (208) 373–4014. 

February 14, 6–9 p.m .................................... College of Southern Idaho, 315 Falls Ave, Shields 

Bldg, Room 117, Twin Falls, ID.

Eddie Guerrero (208) 736–2355. 

February 19, 4–7 p.m .................................... BLM-Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., 

Reno, NV.

JoLynn Worley (775) 861–6515. 

February 21, 2–5 p.m. and 6–9 p.m .............. Hilton Garden Inn, 3650 East Idaho Street, Elko, NV Mike Brown (775) 753–0200. 

February 26, 5–8 p.m .................................... Holiday Inn Select, 801 Truxton Ave,Bakersfield, CA Stephen Larson (661) 391–6099. 

February 28, 6–9 p.m .................................... Valley Library, 12004 East Main, Spokane, WA ......... Kathy Helm (509) 536–1252. 

March 4, 6–9 p.m ........................................... Days Inn City Center, 1414 SW 6thPortland, OR ....... Chris Strebig (503) 952–6003. 

March 6, 3–6 p.m ........................................... Anchorage Field Office—BLM, 6881 Abbott Loop 

Road, Anchorage, AK.

Gene Terland (907) 271–3344. 

March 12, 9 a.m.–12 noon ............................ Washington Plaza Hotel, Franklin Room, 10 Thomas 

Circle (Massachusetts and 14th Street), Washington, D.C..

Sharon Wilson (202) 452–5130.