BLM Extends Comment Period on Verde Transmission Project and Announces Additional Public Scoping Meeting
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In response to requests from the public, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will extend the comment period on a right-of way (ROW) application by Verde Transmission, LLC. The comment period will be extended by 30 days, and will now close January 5, 2017.
In addition to the extended comment period, the BLM has announced an additional public scoping meeting on the Verde Transmission Project (Project), following three previous meetings held in October and November:
Date: December 12, 2016
Location: Pojoaque Middle School Auditorium, 1797 NM-502, Santa Fe, NM 87506
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The BLM is responding to a ROW application by Verde Transmission, LLC to construct a 33-mile transmission line that would connect the existing Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) Ojo Substation, in southern Rio Arriba County, to the existing Norton Substation, in Santa Fe County. For additional information on the Project, please visit: https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/plans-in-development/new-mexico/verde-transmission-project.
Three scoping meetings were held on October 24th and 25th in Española and Santa Fe, and November 16th in Hernandez respectively. Based on input from, and at the request of, attendees at these meetings, the BLM has scheduled the additional scoping meeting.
The public may provide comments at the scoping meeting. Comments can also be submitted to the BLM via the website address above, via email at BLM_NM_Verde@blm.gov, or by mail at the following address: Bureau of Land Management, Verde Transmission Line Project, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe, NM 87502-0115. The BLM will accept deliveries via courier/hand delivery to the Bureau of Land Management, Verde Transmission Line Project, 301 Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87508.
Please contact BLM Project Manager Adrian Garcia at (505) 954-2199 to be added to the project mailing list, or if you have questions.
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.