BLM and Western Announce Meetings for the TransWest Express Transmission Project
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming State Office and the Western Area Power Administration (Western) are hosting a series of 13 public meetings/hearings to provide information and to gather public input on the TransWest Express Transmission Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS).Each meeting will provide information displays about the EIS process and schedule, project location maps, impacts to resources and potential land use plan amendments. BLM and Western managers and resource specialists will be available at the meetings to answer questions. Attendees will have the opportunity to have their verbal comments transcribed by a court reporter for the public record. The public has until Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 to review and comment on the DEIS.The BLM and Western are co-lead federal agencies for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process for this project, and are working with cooperating agencies in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Nevada. Members of the public, government agencies, and Tribes are encouraged to comment on the Draft EIS during the 90-day public comment period.The following shows the dates and locations for the meetings. All meetings will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.TransWest Express DEIS Public Meeting/Hearing ScheduleWyomingWed, Aug 14--Rawlins, WYJeffrey Center, 315 West Pine St.Thurs, Aug 15--Baggs, WYValley Community Center, 255 West OsborneColoradoFri, Aug 16--Craig, COColorado NW Community College, 2801 West 9th St.UtahTues, Aug 20--Nephi, UTJuab County Courthouse, Cultural Hall, 160 North MainWed, Aug 21--Delta, UTMillard School District Office, 285 East 450 NorthMon, Aug 26--Ft. Duchesne, UTTribal Auditorium, 988 South 7500 EastTues, Aug 27--Vernal, UTWestern Park Convention Center, 302 East 200 SouthWed, Aug 28--Duchesne, UTDuchesne High School, 155 W. Main St.Thurs, Aug 29--Price, UTCarbon County Event Center, 310 S. Fairgrounds Rd.NevadaTues, Sept 3--Henderson, NVHeritage Park Senior Facility, 300 S. Racetrack Rd.Wed, Sept 4--Panaca, NVNeldon C. Matthews Auditorium, 1028 Edwards St.UtahThurs, Sept 5--Cedar City, UTCedar City Middle School, 2215 Royal Hunte Dr.Fri, Sept 6--St. George, UTDixie State University, Zion Room, 225 South 700 EastTransWest Express, LLC and Western propose to construct, own, and operate the TransWest Express Transmission Project which would result in construction of approximately 725 miles of extra-high voltage (EHV), direct current (DC) transmission lines extending from south-central Wyoming to southern Nevada. The project is intended to provide the transmission infrastructure and capacity necessary to deliver up to approximately 3,000 megawatts of electric power from renewable energy resources in south-central Wyoming to markets in the Desert Southwest.The Draft EIS is available for downloading from the BLM’s project website at: blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/NEPA/documents/hdd/transwest.html and Western’s project website at: go.usa.gov/YCeC.Comments may be submitted to the BLM and Western during the public meetings, by email: TransWest_WYMail@blm.gov, or by mail to: TransWest Express Project, Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 20678, Cheyenne, WY 82003.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.