Zasoby i środowisko · 07/10/1994

Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a Proposed 345kV Transmission Line in Texas and New Mexico

In accordance with Section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and 42 U.S.C. 4321, the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508), the BLM, Las Cruces District, will be directing the preparation of an EIS to be prepared by a third-party contractor on the impacts of the proposed 345kV transmission line project, the Newman to Port-of-Entry project. The proposed project could affect public and private lands in El Paso County in western Texas, and Dona Ana County in southwestern New Mexico. BLM's scoping process for the EIS will include: (1) Identification of issues to be addressed; (2) Identification of viable alternatives; and (3) Notifying interested groups, individuals and agencies so that additional information concerning these issues can be obtained. The scoping process will consist of a news release announcing the start of the EIS process; letters of invitation to participate in the scoping process; and a scoping document which further clarifies the proposed action, alternatives and significant issues being considered to be distributed to selected parties and available upon request. In this notice, the BLM announces public scoping