U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Impact Statements and Environmental Assessments Status Chart
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS STATUS CHART Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance 202-586-4600 1-800-472-2756 (leave message) Report Date: July 15, 2011 This chart represents anticipated activity and is not a commitment for documentation or dates. This chart is available on the DOE NEPA Website at www.nepa.energy.gov Active Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) 61 Active Environmental Assessments (EAs) 79 Supplement Analyses 4 Approved EAs; Seeking confirmation of distribution 11 Other/Undetermined 14 Other/Undetermined 16 Total Actions 79 Total Actions 106 Shaded entries are NEPA reviews completed (e.g., ROD signed, EA/FONSI distributed) or canceled since the last report was issued. They will not appear in future charts. EISs Completed/Canceled 2 EAs Completed/Canceled 10 Supplement Analyses Completed 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS (cont.) Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability .................................................. 1 Fermi Site Office ............................................................................................... 44 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy ................................................... 3 Science ......................................................................................................... 44 Golden Field Office ................................................................................... 3 Fossil Energy ..................................................................................................... 44 Environmental Management ......................................................................... 4 Golden Field Office ........................................................................................... 44 Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office ........................................................... 6 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy ...................................................... 44 Richland Operations Office ........................................................................ 7 Idaho Operations Office ..................................................................................... 4 8 Office of River Protection ......................................................................... 8 Nuclear Energy ................................................................................................ 48 Fossil Energy ................................................................................................. 8 Legacy Management .......................................................................................... 48 National Energy Technology Laboratory ................................................... 9 Rocky Flats Field Office ................................................................................. 49 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ................................................... 12 Loan Programs ................................................................................................... 49 Legacy Management .................................................................................... 13 National Energy Technology Laboratory ........................................................... 53 Loan Programs ............................................................................................. 13 Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability ................................................... 53 National Nuclear Security Administration ................................................... 21 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy ...................................................... 54 Defense Programs ...................................................................................... 21 Fossil Energy ................................................................................................... 55 Los Alamos Site Office ........................................................................... 22 Nevada Site Office ............................................................................................. 57 Nevada Site Office .................................................................................. 23 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy ...................................................... 57 Sandia Site Office.................................................................................... 24 Oak Ridge Office ............................................................................................... 57 Savannah River Operations Office .......................................................... 24 Environmental Management .......................................................................... 57 Y-12 Site Office ...................................................................................... 25 Science ............................................................................................................ 58 Nuclear Energy ............................................................................................. 25 Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office ................................................................... 58 Power Administrations .................................................................................. 26 Power Administrations ....................................................................................... 59 Bonneville Power Administration .............................................................. 26 Bonneville Power Administration ................................................................... 59 Western Area Power Administration .......................................................... 30 Southwestern Area Power Administration ...................................................... 61 Western Area Power Administration ............................................................... 61 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Richland Operations Office ................................................................................ 64 Environmental Management ........................................................................... 64 Argonne Site Office ...................................................................................... 42 Savannah River Operations Office ..................................................................... 64 Science ....................................................................................................... 42 Environmental Management ........................................................................... 64 Brookhaven Site Office ................................................................................. 42 Abbreviations of NEPA Terms and Milestones ................................................. 65 Science ....................................................................................................... 42 Abbreviations of DOE Program and Field Offices and National Laboratories .. 66 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy .................................................... 42 Document Manager Title, Location GC-54 Staff 2011 2011 2011 2011 Milestones EIS Number Attorney Jul Aug Sep Oct Accomplished Comments Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Designation of Energy Corridors on Brian Mills, OE-20 EIS Determination 4/29/2008 DOE and BLM are co-lead Federal Land in 39 States ANOI 10/3/2008 agencies. USFS and DOD are Yardena Mansoor cooperating agencies. ANOI (73 DOE/EIS-0406 NOI FR 57613). Comment period closed 12/2/08. Proposed action Felix Amerasinghe, GC-51 under evaluation. Presidential Permit Application, Jerry Pell, OE-20 FEIS FEIS EIS Determination 1/28/2009 DOE issued NOI to prepare EA Energia Sierra Juarez Transmission App App NOI 2/25/2009 with public scoping (73 FR Line, California Connie Chen Req 45218; 8/4/08; DOE/EA-1608). DEIS NOA 9/17/2010 EA scoping meeting held 8/28/08 DOE/EIS-0414 Yardena Mansoor Public Hearing(s) 10/5/2010 - in Jacumba, CA. Based on 10/7/2010 comments received, DOE is Ed LeDuc, GC-51 EPA Rating EC-2 preparing an EIS but did not hold FEIS NOA additional scoping meetings. EIS NOI (74 FR 8517). The County of San Diego is a cooperating agency. DEIS NOA (75 FR 57018). Public hearings on DEIS held in Jacumba, Boulevard, and San Diego, CA. Comment period on the DEIS ended 11/1/10. 1 Document Manager Title, Location GC-54 Staff 2011 2011 2011 2011 Milestones EIS Number Attorney Jul Aug Sep Oct Accomplished Comments Champlain Hudson Power Express Jerry Pell, OE-20 EIS Determination 4/8/2010 EPA Region 2, New York State Transmission Line Project, New NOI 6/18/2010 Department of Environmental York Julie Smith Conservation, New York State Scoping Meeting(s) 7/8/2010 - Department of Public Service, DOE/EIS-0447 7/16/2010 USCOE, and USFWS are Ed LeDuc, GC-51 DEIS NOA cooperating agencies. NOI (75 FR 34720). Public scoping meetings were held in Bridgeport, CT and New York City, Yonkers, Kingston, Albany, Glen Falls, and Plattsburg, NY. Scoping Report issued December 2010. Hawaii Interisland Renewable Tony Como, OE-20 EIS Determination 9/13/2010 DOE and State of Hawaii are co- Energy Program: Wind NOI 12/14/2010 lead agencies. NOI (75 FR Programmatic Environmental Jon Hale 77859). Scoping meetings held Impact Statement Scoping Meeting(s) 2/1/2011 - in Honolulu, Kahului, 2/5/2011 Kaunakakai, and Lana`i City, HI Anne Finken, GC-51 DOE/EIS-0459 DEIS NOA (76 FR 2095). Scoping report issued May 2011. 2 Document Manager Title, Location GC-54 Staff 2011 2011 2011 2011 Milestones EIS Number Attorney Jul Aug Sep Oct Accomplished