82_FR_55819 82 FR 55595 - Notice of a Public Meeting for The Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study-Brandon Road Draft Integrated Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Statement-Will County, Illinois and Extension of Public Comment Period

82 FR 55595 - Notice of a Public Meeting for The Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study-Brandon Road Draft Integrated Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Statement-Will County, Illinois and Extension of Public Comment Period

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 224 (November 22, 2017)

Page Range55595-55595
FR Document2017-25272

The Rock Island and Chicago Districts, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), will host a public meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana to discuss the draft report titled The Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study--Brandon Road Draft Integrated Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Statement--Will County, Illinois and receive input regarding this study.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 224 (Wednesday, November 22, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 55595]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25272]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Notice of a Public Meeting for The Great Lakes and Mississippi 
River Interbasin Study--Brandon Road Draft Integrated Feasibility Study 
and Environmental Impact Statement--Will County, Illinois and Extension 
of Public Comment Period

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Public meeting and extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Rock Island and Chicago Districts, U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers (USACE), will host a public meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana 
to discuss the draft report titled The Great Lakes and Mississippi 
River Interbasin Study--Brandon Road Draft Integrated Feasibility Study 
and Environmental Impact Statement--Will County, Illinois and receive 
input regarding this study.

DATES: The meeting will be held on December 5, 2017, from 1:00 to 4:00 
p.m. in New Orleans, Louisiana. USACE is also extending the public 
comment period for the original notice that published in the Federal 
Register on September 27, 2017 (82 FR 45008) until December 8, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at USACE, New Orleans District, 
7400 Leake Ave, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Leichty, Program Manager, by 
mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, Clock Tower 
Building (ATTN: Leichty), P.O. Box 2004, Rock Island, IL 61204-2004, by 
phone: 309-794-5399; or by email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Web Participation: A Facebook Live format 
web audio/video broadcast will be available for the meeting. Visit 
http://glmris.anl.gov/brandon-rd/ for details on how to participate in 
these virtual meetings. Phone and web conference access is as follows: 
Phone: Toll-Free: 877-848-7030, access code 9079541, security code 
1111, Web Conference URL: https://www.webmeeting.att.com, Meeting 
number 877-848-7030, Access Code 9079541.
    Written comments are accepted until December 8, 2017. Written 
comments may be submitted in the following ways:
    Mail and Hand Delivery: to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago 
District, ATTN: GLMRIS-Brandon Road Comments, 231 S. LaSalle St., Suite 
1500, Chicago, IL 60604. Comments must be postmarked by December 8, 
2017 GLMRIS Project Web site: Use the web comment function found at 
http://glmris.anl.gov.
    A Facebook Live participants can use the ``Live Chat'' feature. 
However, these comments will not be recorded in the official record.
    The draft report/EIS and additional information regarding this 
meeting can be found at http://glmris.anl.gov/brandon-rd/.

    Authority: This action is being undertaken pursuant to the Water 
Resources and Development Act of 2007, Section 3061(d), Public Law 
110-114 and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 
U.S.C. 4321, et seq., as amended.

    Dated: November 15, 2017.
Andrew Barnes,
Assistant Chief, Programs and Project Management Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-25272 Filed 11-21-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3720-58-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 224 / Wednesday, November 22, 2017 / Notices 55595 proposed actions. The Draft FR/EIS is security code 1111, Web Conference 192 miles to an existing substation currently scheduled for distribution to URL: https://www.webmeeting.att.com, located in Deerfield, NH. the public in June 2018. Meeting number 877–848–7030, Access ADDRESSES: The final Environmental Dated: November 14, 2017. Code 9079541. Impact Statement (EIS) and this Record Peter M. Weppler, Written comments are accepted until of Decision (ROD) are available on the December 8, 2017. Written comments DOE National Environmental Policy Act Chief, Environmental Analysis Branch, Planning Division. may be submitted in the following ways: (NEPA) Web site at https://energy.gov/ Mail and Hand Delivery: to U.S. Army nepa/and the Northern Pass [FR Doc. 2017–25273 Filed 11–21–17; 8:45 am] Corps of Engineers, Chicago District, Transmission Line Project EIS Web site BILLING CODE 3720–58–P ATTN: GLMRIS-Brandon Road at http://www.northernpasseis.us/. The Comments, 231 S. LaSalle St., Suite EIS Web site also includes a list of 1500, Chicago, IL 60604. Comments libraries where the final EIS is available DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE must be postmarked by December 8, for review. Copies of the final EIS and Department of the Army, Corps of 2017 GLMRIS Project Web site: Use the this ROD may be requested by Engineers web comment function found at http:// contacting Mr. Brian Mills, Office of glmris.anl.gov. Electricity Delivery and Energy Notice of a Public Meeting for The A Facebook Live participants can use Reliability (OE–20), U.S. Department of Great Lakes and Mississippi River the ‘‘Live Chat’’ feature. However, these Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue Interbasin Study—Brandon Road Draft comments will not be recorded in the SW., Washington, DC 20585; phone Integrated Feasibility Study and official record. 202–586–8267; email Brian.Mills@ Environmental Impact Statement—Will The draft report/EIS and additional hq.doe.gov. County, Illinois and Extension of information regarding this meeting can FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Public Comment Period be found at http://glmris.anl.gov/ further information on the Northern brandon-rd/. Pass Transmission Line Project EIS, AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. Authority: This action is being undertaken contact Mr. Brian Mills as indicated in pursuant to the Water Resources and the ADDRESSES section above. ACTION: Public meeting and extension of Development Act of 2007, Section 3061(d), public comment period. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Law 110–114 and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 Background SUMMARY: The Rock Island and Chicago U.S.C. 4321, et seq., as amended. Districts, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Executive Order (EO) 10485 (Sept. 3, (USACE), will host a public meeting in Dated: November 15, 2017. 1953), as amended by EO 12038 (Feb. 3, New Orleans, Louisiana to discuss the Andrew Barnes, 1978), delegates to DOE the authority to draft report titled The Great Lakes and Assistant Chief, Programs and Project issue Presidential permits for the Mississippi River Interbasin Study— Management Division. construction, operation, maintenance, or Brandon Road Draft Integrated [FR Doc. 2017–25272 Filed 11–21–17; 8:45 am] connection of electricity transmission Feasibility Study and Environmental BILLING CODE 3720–58–P facilities at the U.S. international Impact Statement—Will County, Illinois borders. DOE may issue a permit if it and receive input regarding this study. determines that the permit is in the DATES: The meeting will be held on DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY public interest and after obtaining December 5, 2017, from 1:00 to 4:00 favorable recommendations from the [OE Docket No 371] U.S. Departments of State and Defense. p.m. in New Orleans, Louisiana. USACE is also extending the public comment Record of Decision for Issuing a In determining whether issuance of a period for the original notice that Presidential Permit to Northern Pass permit would be in the public interest, published in the Federal Register on Transmission LLC for the Northern DOE assesses the potential September 27, 2017 (82 FR 45008) until Pass Transmission Line Project environmental impacts of the proposed December 8, 2017. project, the potential impact of the ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery proposed project on electric reliability, USACE, New Orleans District, 7400 and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department and any other factors that DOE Leake Ave, New Orleans, Louisiana, of Energy. considers relevant to the public interest. 70118. ACTION: Record of decision. Issuance of a Presidential permit is a Presidential action, carried out by DOE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of pursuant to delegated Presidential Andrew Leichty, Program Manager, by Energy (DOE) announces its decision to authority. Accordingly, DOE has no mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, issue a Presidential permit to Northern legal obligation to prepare an EIS when Rock Island District, Clock Tower Pass Transmission LLC (Northern Pass it considers a Presidential permit Building (ATTN: Leichty), P.O. Box or Applicant) to construct, operate, application, since NEPA does not apply 2004, Rock Island, IL 61204–2004, by maintain, and connect an electric to acts of the President. Nonetheless, phone: 309–794–5399; or by email: transmission line across the U.S./ DOE opts to comply with NEPA and Andrew.L.Leichty@usace.army.mil. Canada international border in northern other Federal statutes as part of its asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Web New Hampshire. The potential ‘‘public interest’’ review of Presidential Participation: A Facebook Live format environmental impacts associated with permit applications, pursuant to DOE’s web audio/video broadcast will be the transmission line are analyzed in the long-standing Presidential permit available for the meeting. Visit http:// Final Northern Pass Transmission Line regulations. glmris.anl.gov/brandon-rd/ for details Project Environmental Impact On October 14, 2010, Northern Pass on how to participate in these virtual Statement (DOE/EIS–0463). The applied to the DOE for a Presidential meetings. 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Document Created: 2017-11-22 00:48:54
Document Modified: 2017-11-22 00:48:54
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CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionPublic meeting and extension of public comment period.
DatesThe meeting will be held on December 5, 2017, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. in New Orleans, Louisiana. USACE is also extending the public comment period for the original notice that published in the Federal Register on September 27, 2017 (82 FR 45008) until December 8, 2017.
ContactAndrew Leichty, Program Manager, by mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, Clock Tower Building (ATTN: Leichty), P.O. Box 2004, Rock Island, IL 61204-2004, by phone: 309-794-5399; or by email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 55595 
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