{"id":855,"date":"2015-06-24T01:54:51","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T01:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/not-so-great-northern-transmission-line.org\/?p=855"},"modified":"2015-06-25T03:17:12","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T03:17:12","slug":"gntl-environmental-impact-statement-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/not-so-great-northern-transmission-line.org\/?p=855","title":{"rendered":"GNTL Draft Environmental Impact Statement released!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lukewarm off the press from Minnesota Power’s David Moeller (apologies for taking a couple days to get this posted, connection has been a problem lately):<\/p>\n

FYI, the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Minnesota Power\u2019s Great Northern Transmission Line was issued today by the Minnesota Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Energy.\u00a0 The full 700 page document plus appendices and maps can be found on the DOC’s website at: http:\/\/mn.gov\/commerce\/energyfacilities\/\/resource.html?Id=34161<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The most interesting thing in this is that the DOE’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability handling this GNTL Presidential Permit is the same DOE office handling the Plains & Eastern Clean Line Section 1222 (Third-Party Financing) review, different staff, but same office.\u00a0 Small world…<\/p>\n

So check out this DEIS and get your comments ready — the comment period is open through Monday, August 10, 2015. . Send comments to Comments on the Draft EIS to Julie Smith at the address or email above or by fax to (202) 586\u20138008, or to William Storm at the address or email below.\u00a0 Be sure to write the PUC docket number TL-14-21 and the DOE number EIS-0499 on all comments.<\/p>\n

U.S. Department of Energy<\/em>
\nJulie Ann Smith, PhD, Electricity Policy Analyst<\/em>
\nDOE NEPA Document Manager<\/em>
\n202-586-7668<\/em>
\nJulieA.Smith@hq.doe.gov<\/em>
\nNational Electricity Delivery Division (OE-20)<\/em>
\nU.S. Department of Energy<\/em>
\n1000 Independence Avenue SW<\/em>
\nWashington, DC 20585<\/em><\/p>\n

William Cole Storm, Environmental Review Manager<\/em>
\nEnergy Environmental Review and Analysis<\/em>
\n85 7th Place East, Suite 500<\/em>
\nSaint Paul, Minnesota 55101<\/em>
\n(651) 539-1844<\/em>
\nbill.storm@state.mn.us<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Comments may also be made verbally or in writing at a public hearing — but wait, notice that in the notice they’re calling them public MEETINGS<\/strong> and not public HEARINGS<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Public DEIS Meetings for the Great Northern Transmission Line<\/a>—Viewing\/downloading notes<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This public “meeting” v. public “hearing” is a problem, so let’s see what they have to say about it:<\/p>\n

Letter to_DOE-Commerce_June 23, 2015<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The public “meeting” schedule:<\/p>\n

\"DEIS<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are the sections from the DOE’s site:<\/p>\n

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\"\" EIS-0499-DEIS-VolI-Summary_Chapters1-4.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
\"\" EIS-0499-DEIS-Vol1-Chapters5-6a-2015.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
\"\" EIS-0499-DEIS-Vol1-Chapters7-11-2015.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
\"\" EIS-0499-DEIS_Volume I_Summary_Chapters 1-4.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
\"\" EIS-0499-DEIS_Volume II_AppendicesA-K.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
\"\" EIS-0499-DEIS_Volume II_AppendicesL-M.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
\"\" EIS-0499-DEIS_VolumeII_AppendixS1.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
\"\" EIS-0499-DEIS-Volume II_AppendixS2.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
\"\" EIS-0499-DEIS-VolumeII_AppendicesS3-S4andT.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
\"\" EIS-0499-DEIS-VolumeII_AppendixN1.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
\"\" EIS-0499-DEIS-VolumeII_AppendixN2.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
\"\" EIS-0499-DEIS-VolumeII-AppendicesO-R-2015.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Here are the different sections from their DEIS page from the Minnesota Dept. of Commerce site (note so many more?!?!):<\/p>\n

Volume 1 Cover Sheet, Table of Contents, and Summary<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 1 Chapter 1 Regulatory Framework<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 1 Chapter 2 Proposed Project<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 1 Chapter 3 No Action Alternative<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 1 Chapter 4 Route and Alignment Alternatives Part 1<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 1 Chapter 4 Route and Alignment Alternatives Part 2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 1 Chapter 4 Route and Alignment Alternatives Part 3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 1 Chapter 5 Affected Environment and Potential Impacts Part 1<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 1 Chapter 5 Affected Environment and Potential Impacts Part 2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 1 Chapter 5 Affected Environment and Potential Impacts Part 3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 1 Chapter 5 Affected Environment and Potential Impacts Part 4<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 1 Chapter 6 Comparative Environmental Consequences Part 1<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 1 Chapter 6 Comparative Environmental Consequences Part 2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 1 Chapter 6 Comparative Environmental Consequences Part 3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 1 Chapter 6 Comparative Environmental Consequences Part 4<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 1 Chapter 6 Comparative Environmental Consequences Part 5<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 1 Chapter 6 Comparative Environmental Consequences Part 6<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 1 Chapter 6 Comparative Environmental Consequences Part 7<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 1 Chapter 6 Comparative Environmental Consequences Part 8<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 1 Chapter 6 Comparative Environmental Consequences Part 9<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 1 Chapter 7 Cumulative and Other Impacts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 1 Chapter 8 List of Preparers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 1 Chapter 9 References<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 1 Chapter 10 Acronyms<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 1 Chapter 11 Index<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix A Tribal Consultation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix B Route Permit Template and Example<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix C Narrative of Scoping Summary Report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix D DOC Scoping Decision<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix E Route Analysis Data Tables<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix F Rare Species Data Tables<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix G Rare Communities Data Table<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix H Noise Supplement<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix I Applicant\u2019s Audible Noise and EMF Calculations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix J Property Values Supplement<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix K EMF Supplement<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix L Stray Voltage Supplement Part 1<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix L Stray Voltage Supplement Part 2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix L Stray Voltage Supplement Part 3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix L Stray Voltage Supplement Part 4<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix M MPCA What\u2019s in My Neighborhood Sites<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix N Photo Simulations Part 1<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix N Photo Simulations Part 2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix N Photo Simulations Part 3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix N Photo Simulations Part 4<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix N Photo Simulations Part 5<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix N Photo Simulations Part 6<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix N Photo Simulations Part 7<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix N Photo Simulations Part 8<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix N Photo Simulations Part 9<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix N Photo Simulations Part 10<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix O Agricultural Impact Mitigation Plan Example<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix P Section 106<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix Q USFWS and DOE Section 7 Consultation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix R Biological Assessment<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix S Detailed Map Book Part 1 West Section<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix S Detailed Map Book Part 2 West Section<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix S Detailed Map Book Part 3 West Section<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix S Detailed Map Book Part 4 Central Section<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix S Detailed Map Book Part 5 Central Section<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix S Detailed Map Book Part 6 Central Section<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix S Detailed Map Book Part 7 Central Section<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix S Detailed Map Book Part 8 Central Section<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix S Detailed Map Book Part 9 Central Section<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix S Detailed Map Book Part 10 Central Section<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix S Detailed Map Book Part 11 Central Section<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix S Detailed Map Book Part 12 East Section<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix S Detailed Map Book Part 13 East Section<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix S Detailed Map Book Part 14 East Section<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 Appendix T NEPA Disclosure Statement<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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