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45218 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 150 / Monday, August 4, 2008 / Notices
calves three to six months of age may constructed by San Diego Gas & Electric ADDRESSES: Written comments or
also be biopsy sampled. The original Company (SDG&E) adjacent to the suggestions on the scope of the EA
application submitted by the WCNE existing Southwest Powerlink (SWPL) should be addressed to: Mrs. Ellen
included a request to conduct research 500kV transmission line, located in Russell, Office of Electricity Delivery
on North Atlantic right whales San Diego County, California. Baja Wind and Energy Reliability (OE20), U.S.
(Eubalaena glacialis). At the time of has applied to DOE's Office of Department of Energy, 1000
permit issuance, takes for right whales Electricity Delivery and Energy Independence Avenue, SW.,
were not authorized. NMFS is now Reliability (OE) for a Presidential permit Washington, DC 205850350; phone
reviewing the right whale portion of the to construct either a double-circuit 230- 2025869624, facsimile at 202586
request as an amendment to Permit No. kilovolt (kV) or a single-circuit 500-kV 8008, or electronic mail at
6051904. The WCNE requests electric transmission line across the U.S. Ellen.Russell@hq.doe.gov.
authorization to harass up to 75 North border with Mexico.
Atlantic right whales annually during The EA, entitled Baja Wind U.S. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For further
close vessel approaches for photo- Transmission Environmental information on the proposed project, on
identification, behavioral observation, Assessment (DOE/EA399) will address the Presidential permit process, or to
and prey sampling. This work would potential environmental impacts from receive a copy of the pre-approval EA
continue long-term population the proposed action and the range of when it is issued for state and public
monitoring to determine status and reasonable alternatives. The EA will be review, contact Ellen Russell at the
trends of this species in the North prepared in compliance with the address listed in the ADDRESSES section
Atlantic. The amendment would be National Environmental Policy Act of of this notice. The Baja Wind
valid until the permit expires on 1969 (NEPA) and applicable regulations, Presidential permit application,
February 15, 2013. including Council on Environmental including associated maps and
Concurrent with the publication of Quality NEPA Implementing drawings, can be downloaded in its
this notice in the Federal Register, Regulations (40 CFR parts 15001508) entirety from the OE program Web site
NMFS is forwarding copies of this and DOE NEPA implementing http://www.oe.energy.gov/permits.htm.
application to the Marine Mammal regulations at 10 CFR Part 1021. It will For general information on the DOE
Commission and its Committee of help DOE determinie whether to NEPA process, please contact: Carol M.
Scientific Advisors. prepare an EIS. Given that the proposed Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA
Dated: July 29, 2008. transmission line is short, and that the Policy and Compliance (GC20), U.S.
P. Michael Payne, imports into the U.S. appear to be small, Department of Energy, 1000
DOE believes an EA is appropriate. Independence Avenue, SW.,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources, DOE invites the public to participate Washington, DC 205850103; phone
National Marine Fisheries Service. in determining the scope of the EA by 2025864600, leave a message at 800
[FR Doc. E817813 Filed 8108; 8:45 am] suggesting alternatives and pointing out 4722756, or facsimile to 202586
potential environmental impacts. If at 7031.
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any time during preparation of the EA
DOE determines that an environmental SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive
impact statement (EIS) is needed, DOE Order (EO) 10485, as amended by EO
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY will issue a Notice of Intent to prepare 12038, requires that a Presidential
[OE Docket No. PP334] an EIS in the Federal Register. In that permit be issued by DOE before electric
case, this scoping process will serve as transmission facilities may be
Notice of Intent To Prepare an the scoping process that normally constructed, operated, maintained, or
Environmental Assessment and To would follow a Notice of Intent to connected at the U.S. international
Conduct Public Scoping Meetings; prepare an EIS. Accordingly, DOE will border. The EO provides that a
Baja Wind U.S. Transmission, LLC consider any comments on the scope of Presidential permit may be issued after
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery the EA received during this scoping a finding that the proposed project is
and Energy Reliability, DOE. process in preparing such an EIS. consistent with the public interest and
ACTION: Notice of Intent To Prepare an DATES: DOE invites interested agencies, after favorable recommendations from
Environmental Assessment (EA) and To organizations, Native American tribes, the U.S. Departments of State and
Conduct Public Scoping Meetings. and members of the public to submit Defense. In determining consistency
comments or suggestions to assist in with the public interest, DOE considers
SUMMARY: The Department of Energy identifying any potentially significant the environmental impacts of the
(DOE) will prepare an EA and hold environmental issues and in proposed project under NEPA,
public scoping meetings on the determining the scope of the EA. The determines the project's impact on
proposed Federal action of granting a public scoping period starts with the electric reliability (including whether
Presidential permit to Baja Wind U.S. publication of this Notice in the Federal the proposed project would adversely
Transmission, LLC (Baja Wind) to Register and will continue until affect the operation of the U.S. electric
construct a new electric transmission September 3, 2008. DOE will consider power supply system under normal and
line at the U.S.-Mexico border in San all comments received or postmarked by contingency conditions), and considers
Diego County, California, near the September 3, 2008 in defining the scope any other factors that DOE may find
community of Jacumba. The proposed of the EA. Comments received or relevant to the public interest. The
international transmission line would postmarked after that date will be regulations implementing the EO have
originate at a wind generation facility to considered to the extent practicable. been codified at 10 CFR 205.320
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be located in northern Baja California, Public scoping meetings will be held 205.329. DOE's issuance of a
Mexico, cross the U.S.-Mexico on August 26, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 3 Presidential permit indicates that there
international border, and extend one p.m., and again from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., is no Federal objection to the project,
mile into the U.S. where it would at the Jacumba Highland Center, 44681 but does not mandate that the project be
terminate at a substation to be Old Highway 80, Jacumba, California. undertaken.
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Agency Purpose and Need, Proposed Baja Wind's proposed transmission Wind Presidential permit application
Action, and Alternatives line would connect to a new substation and soliciting public comments.
to be constructed by SDG&E in response Comments received on that notice
The purpose and need for DOE's to requests by power suppliers to identified potential environmental
action is to decide whether to grant Baja connect to the SWPL. The proposed impacts that may be associated with this
Wind's application for a Presidential substation would be located just south proposed project, for example, impacts
permit for the proposed international of the SWPL right-of-way and would on threatened or endangered species,
electric transmission line. DOE's contain equipment for accepting critical habitat, and migratory birds.
proposed action is to issue a interconnections at both the 230-kV and Several commenters in this
Presidential permit for the construction, the 500-kV level. The 230-kV proceeding have asked DOE to evaluate
operation, maintenance, and connection connection equipment would be located the impacts associated with activities
of the proposed international electric just to the west of the 500-kV that will occur inside Mexico (e.g., from
transmission line. If granted, the connection equipment, both within the the construction and operation in
Presidential permit would authorize confines of the substation boundary. Mexico of the wind generators). NEPA
only the one-mile portion of the Accordingly, Baja Wind has identified does not require an analysis of
applicant's proposal that would be two routing/voltage alternatives to environmental impacts that occur
constructed and operated wholly within coincide with interconnection at 230-kV within another sovereign nation that
the United States. or the 500kV level. result from approved actions by that
Both of Baja Wind's alternatives sovereign nation. The EA will evaluate
would cross the U.S.-Mexican border at Identification of Environmental Issues all relevant environmental impacts
the same location. However, the In the EA, DOE will examine public within the U.S. related to the proposed
alternative identified as A1 in the health and safety effects and action.
Presidential permit application would environmental impacts in the United Scoping Process
be constructed at 500-kV and would be States from the proposed transmission
the eastern alternative; the alternative facilities and from the wind farm to the Interested parties are invited to
identified as A2 would be constructed at extent that any impacts from it occur participate in the scoping process both
230-kV and be located to the west of the within the United States. DOE invites to refine the environmental issues to be
Tribal governments, Federal, State and analyzed and to identify the reasonable
A1 alternative. Both alternatives would
local agencies, and those entities with range of alternatives. Both oral and
be located wholly within private
jurisdiction by law or special expertise written comments will be considered
property in eastern San Diego County
with respect to environmental issues to and given equal weight by DOE.
near the unincorporated community of Public scoping meetings will be held
Jacumba. In addition to the alternatives be cooperating agencies in the
at the location, date, and times
proposed by Baja Wind, DOE will preparation of the EA, as defined at 40
indicated above under the DATES
consider reasonable alternatives that are CFR 1501.6.
This notice is to inform the public of section. The scoping meetings will
identified during scoping. The EA will provide interested parties the
also consider the environmental impacts the proposed project and to solicit
comments and suggestions for opportunity to view proposed project
of a ``No Action'' alternative. exhibits, ask questions, and comment on
Baja Wind's proposed transmission consideration in the preparation of the
the EA scope. The DOE presiding officer
line would connect wind turbines (the EA. To help the public frame its
will establish only those procedures
La Rumorosa Project) to be located in comments, this notice contains a
needed to ensure that everyone who
the vicinity of La Rumorosa, Baja preliminary list of potential
wishes to speak has a chance to do so
California, Mexico, to San Diego Gas & environmental issues that DOE has
and that DOE understands all issues and
Electric's existing Southwest Powerlink tentatively identified for analysis. These
comments. Speakers will be allocated
transmission line. The proposed issues include:
1. Impacts on protected, threatened, approximately 10 minutes for their oral
transmission line would consist of statements. Persons who have not
endangered, or sensitive species of
either a double-circuit 230-kV or a submitted a request to speak in advance
animals or plants, or their critical
single-circuit 500-kV transmission line may register to speak at the scoping
habitats, e.g., the quino checkerspot
installed on either lattice towers or steel meetings, but advance requests are
butterfly and migratory birds;
monopoles. The La Rumorosa Project encouraged. Should any speaker desire
2. Impacts on cultural or historic
and the two-mile portion of to provide further information that
resources;
transmission facilities located in Mexico 3. Impacts on human health and cannot be presented within the
would be constructed, owned, operated, safety; designated time, such additional
and maintained by a subsidiary of 4. Impacts on air, soil, and water; information may be submitted in
Sempra Energy Mexico and would be 5. Visual impacts; writing by the date listed in the DATES
subject to the permitting requirements 6. Socioeconomic impacts; section. Both oral and written comments
of the Mexican Government. The 7. Disproportionately high and will be considered and given equal
proposed one-mile long transmission adverse impacts on minority and low- weight by DOE.
line within the United States would be income populations; The pre-approval EA is planned to be
on private land and constructed, owned, 8. Impacts that would accrue to the issued for state and public review by the
operated, and maintained by Baja Wind. U.S. as a result of related activities spring of 2009. Persons submitting
The entire electrical output of the La occurring inside Mexico (e.g., dust from comments during the scoping process
Rumorosa Project (1250 megawatts, the construction process inside Mexico will receive a copy. Persons who do not
approximately 260 to 300 turbines) or location of wind generators within wish to submit comments or suggestions
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would be dedicated to the U.S. market view of the U.S.); and at this time but who would like to
and delivered using the proposed 9. Cumulative impacts. receive a copy of the document for
international transmission line. The EA On February 22, 2008, DOE published review when it is issued should notify
will only consider impacts that occur a notice in the Federal Register (73 FR Ellen Russell at the address provided
inside the United States. 9782) announcing receipt of the Baja above.
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45220 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 150 / Monday, August 4, 2008 / Notices
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2008. Environmental Protection Agency, collection or, if there is no OMB control
Kevin M. Kolevar, Region 6, Water Quality Protection number, the Title shown in the
Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity Division, Source Water Protection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
Delivery and Energy Reliability. Branch (6WQS), 1445 Ross Avenue, below. If you are unable to submit your
[FR Doc. E817840 Filed 8108; 8:45 am] Dallas, Texas 752022733. comments by e-mail contact the person
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Philip Dellinger, Chief Ground Water/ arrangements.
UIC Section, EPA--Region 6, telephone
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Chocolate Bayou Facility (Solutia) for Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 Respondents: Individuals and
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