{"id":898,"date":"2015-07-12T04:05:40","date_gmt":"2015-07-12T04:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/not-so-great-northern-transmission-line.org\/?p=898"},"modified":"2015-07-12T21:33:29","modified_gmt":"2015-07-12T21:33:29","slug":"coming-up-w-th-doe-holds-public-hearings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/not-so-great-northern-transmission-line.org\/?p=898","title":{"rendered":"Coming up W &#038; Th &#8212; DOE holds public hearings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement are due Monday, August 10, 2015. \u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">This week the DOE&#8217;s Public Hearings (and Commerce &#8220;Meetings&#8221;) begin<\/span><\/strong> on the DEIS for the Presidential Permit and route for the Great Northern Transmission Project.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the schedule:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/not-so-great-northern-transmission-line.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DEIS-Public-Hearings.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-863\" src=\"https:\/\/not-so-great-northern-transmission-line.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DEIS-Public-Hearings.jpg\" alt=\"DEIS Public Hearings\" width=\"430\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/not-so-great-northern-transmission-line.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DEIS-Public-Hearings.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/not-so-great-northern-transmission-line.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DEIS-Public-Hearings-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/not-so-great-northern-transmission-line.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DEIS-Public-Hearings-1024x550.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s the DEIS that we&#8217;re supposed to read up on and comment about &#8212; from the DOE&#8217;s site:<\/p>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-download-files 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class=\"file\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"file-icon\" title=\"application\/pdf\" src=\"http:\/\/energy.gov\/modules\/file\/icons\/application-pdf.png\" alt=\"\" \/> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/energy.gov\/sites\/prod\/files\/2015\/06\/f23\/EIS-0499-DEIS-Volume%20II_AppendixS2.pdf\">EIS-0499-DEIS-Volume II_AppendixS2.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"field-item odd\"><span class=\"file\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"file-icon\" title=\"application\/pdf\" src=\"http:\/\/energy.gov\/modules\/file\/icons\/application-pdf.png\" alt=\"\" \/> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/energy.gov\/sites\/prod\/files\/2015\/06\/f23\/EIS-0499-DEIS-VolumeII_AppendicesS3-S4andT.pdf\">EIS-0499-DEIS-VolumeII_AppendicesS3-S4andT.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"field-item even\"><span class=\"file\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"file-icon\" title=\"application\/pdf\" src=\"http:\/\/energy.gov\/modules\/file\/icons\/application-pdf.png\" alt=\"\" \/> <a class=\"\" 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#ff0000;\">Comments are due Monday, August 10, 2015. \u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>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<blockquote><p><em>Julie Ann Smith, PhD, Electricity Policy Analyst<\/em><br \/>\n<em>DOE NEPA Document Manager<\/em><br \/>\n<em>National Electricity Delivery Division (OE-20)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>U.S. Department of Energy<\/em><br \/>\n<em>1000 Independence Avenue SW<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Washington, DC 20585<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>JulieA.Smith@hq.doe.gov<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>+++++++++++++++++<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>William Cole Storm, Environmental Review Manager<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Energy Environmental Review and Analysis<\/em><br \/>\n<em>85 7th Place East, Suite 500<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Saint Paul, Minnesota 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