October 21, 2005
Department of Energy Seeks Public Comment on Designation of Energy Corridors in the West
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it and several other federal agencies will host eleven public meetings to discuss the designation of multi-purpose energy corridors on federal lands in the western United States.
“As our nation grows, so do our energy needs. So we must be forward looking as we map out energy transmission corridors in order to get energy to places that need it,” Director of DOE’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Kevin Kolevar said. “We want to make sure that the public is involved early on in this process and we look forward to this dialogue.”
Section 368 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, requires DOE, along with the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense and Interior to identify possible corridors on federal lands in the west to perform environmental reviews associated with such designations. These corridors will be for new oil, natural gas and hydrogen pipelines and electricity transmission and distribution facilities.
The corridor designation process requires input from many federal and state agencies, local governments, native American tribes, the energy companies, businesses, affected landowners, and others. The public meetings will provide opportunities for interested parties to express their views on the corridor designation process as the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) is being prepared.
The meetings will be open to the public and will be jointly convened by DOE, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management. The dates and locations for the meetings are shown below. In each city, there will be two sessions, 2-5 pm and 7-9 pm.
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October 25, 2005 |
Denver, CO |
Colorado Convention Center
700 14th Street
Room 301
Denver, CO 80202 |
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October 26, 2005 |
Albuquerque, NM |
MCM Elegante
2020 Menual Blvd.
Albuquerque, NM 87107 |
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October 26, 2005 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
Sheraton City Centre Hotel
150 West 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84101 |
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October 27, 2005 |
Cheyenne, WY |
Little America Hotels
2800 W. Lincolnway
Cheyenne, WY 82001 |
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October 27, 2005 |
Helena, MT |
Holiday Inn
22 North Last Chance Gulch
Helena, MT 59601 |
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November 1, 2005 |
Boise, ID |
Harrison Plaza Suite Hotel
409 S. Cole Road
Boise, ID 83709 |
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November 1, 2005 |
Sacramento, CA |
Radisson Hotel
500 Leisure Lane
Sacramento, CA |
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November 2, 2005 |
Las Vegas, NV |
Tuscany Suites Hotel
255 E. Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89109 |
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November 2, 2005 |
Portland, OR |
Holiday Inn
1441 NE 2nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97232 |
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November 3, 2005 |
Phoenix, AZ |
Hilton Garden Inn
4000 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85012 |
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November 3, 2005 |
Seattle, WA |
Holiday Inn Express
211 Dexter Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109 |
Interested parties may participate in the public scoping process by attending any of the above-mentioned meetings, or by submitting comments to http://corridoreis.anl.gov. Written comments can also be mailed to:
Corridor EIS Scoping Process
Office of Electricity Delivery
and Energy Reliability
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Ave., SW
Room 8H-033
Washington, DC 20586
Media
contact(s):
Craig Stevens, 202/586-4940
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