Western Area Power Administration (Western) proposes to improve the way it manages vegetation along its rights-of-way (ROW) on National Forest System lands in the states of Colorado, Utah, and Nebraska.
TBWA, an advertising agency, has started creating advertisements again for IKEA kitchens after a five year hiatus. The agency won the IKEA Portugal account and will be in charge of promoting the brand's kitchen department. TBWA will focus on showing how IKEA kitchens can be customized for any space and lifestyle.
The Department of Energy issued a comprehensive draft Environmental Impact Statement for tank closure and waste management at the Hanford Site in Washington. The draft EIS integrates the scope of three previous EIS efforts and will inform decisions on managing radioactive waste at Hanford. It analyzes potential environmental impacts from closing 149 underground storage tanks and considers preferred alternatives for waste management, decommissioning a nuclear test reactor, and closing and treating tanks. The State of Washington, as a cooperating agency, provided input to help ensure the adequacy of the draft EIS analyses.
IKEA has Swedish roots dating back to the 1920s and focuses on high quality, functional, innovative, and low-priced home furnishings. Over six decades, IKEA has introduced everyday living products beyond just furniture to broaden their brand while sustainability has become an important part of their mission. As of 2013, IKEA had a presence in 40 countries focusing on meeting customer expectations through functional yet affordable products.
This document summarizes Ikea's performance and challenges in the Chinese market. It finds that Ikea's brand positioning and lack of understanding of Chinese culture have hindered its success, with its products seen as too expensive for most consumers but too cheap for real spenders. The document analyzes Ikea's competitors and proposes targeting "XiaoZi", China's urban upper-middle class, with a new tagline emphasizing a quality lifestyle. It suggests Ikea focus on style, inspiration and refreshment to better position itself in the Chinese market.
1. The document discusses risk management in various areas of a business including financial, accounts receivable, production, inventory, cash, and people.
2. It emphasizes utilizing resources effectively, especially unrecorded ones, and avoiding over-trading by regularly checking management accounting reports and meeting with the management team.
3. Building trust, transparency, and social capital within the organization is important for risk management, with the finance department responsible for objective financial views and management accounting information.
IKEA is the world's largest furniture retailer founded in Sweden in 1943. It sells flat-pack furniture and home goods through its 301 stores across 37 countries. IKEA pioneered affordable yet functional design through cost-cutting like flat-packing and using its trademark style guide. It aims to improve everyday life through well-designed, affordable home products while maintaining sustainability and positive social and environmental practices.
IKEA is an international home products company known for its flat-pack furniture and accessories. It was founded in Sweden in 1943 and has since expanded globally. The document discusses IKEA's history, business model, marketing strategies, and expansion into international markets like India. IKEA keeps costs low by designing products to be affordable, easy to assemble, and ship in compact packages. It uses a multi-pronged approach including competitive pricing, wide selection, convenient shopping experiences, and environmental sustainability to attract customers.
TBWA, an advertising agency, has started creating advertisements again for IKEA kitchens after a five year hiatus. The agency won the IKEA Portugal account and will be in charge of promoting the brand's kitchen department. TBWA will focus on showing how IKEA kitchens can be customized for any space and lifestyle.
The Department of Energy issued a comprehensive draft Environmental Impact Statement for tank closure and waste management at the Hanford Site in Washington. The draft EIS integrates the scope of three previous EIS efforts and will inform decisions on managing radioactive waste at Hanford. It analyzes potential environmental impacts from closing 149 underground storage tanks and considers preferred alternatives for waste management, decommissioning a nuclear test reactor, and closing and treating tanks. The State of Washington, as a cooperating agency, provided input to help ensure the adequacy of the draft EIS analyses.
IKEA has Swedish roots dating back to the 1920s and focuses on high quality, functional, innovative, and low-priced home furnishings. Over six decades, IKEA has introduced everyday living products beyond just furniture to broaden their brand while sustainability has become an important part of their mission. As of 2013, IKEA had a presence in 40 countries focusing on meeting customer expectations through functional yet affordable products.
This document summarizes Ikea's performance and challenges in the Chinese market. It finds that Ikea's brand positioning and lack of understanding of Chinese culture have hindered its success, with its products seen as too expensive for most consumers but too cheap for real spenders. The document analyzes Ikea's competitors and proposes targeting "XiaoZi", China's urban upper-middle class, with a new tagline emphasizing a quality lifestyle. It suggests Ikea focus on style, inspiration and refreshment to better position itself in the Chinese market.
1. The document discusses risk management in various areas of a business including financial, accounts receivable, production, inventory, cash, and people.
2. It emphasizes utilizing resources effectively, especially unrecorded ones, and avoiding over-trading by regularly checking management accounting reports and meeting with the management team.
3. Building trust, transparency, and social capital within the organization is important for risk management, with the finance department responsible for objective financial views and management accounting information.
IKEA is the world's largest furniture retailer founded in Sweden in 1943. It sells flat-pack furniture and home goods through its 301 stores across 37 countries. IKEA pioneered affordable yet functional design through cost-cutting like flat-packing and using its trademark style guide. It aims to improve everyday life through well-designed, affordable home products while maintaining sustainability and positive social and environmental practices.
IKEA is an international home products company known for its flat-pack furniture and accessories. It was founded in Sweden in 1943 and has since expanded globally. The document discusses IKEA's history, business model, marketing strategies, and expansion into international markets like India. IKEA keeps costs low by designing products to be affordable, easy to assemble, and ship in compact packages. It uses a multi-pronged approach including competitive pricing, wide selection, convenient shopping experiences, and environmental sustainability to attract customers.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Mesaba Energy Project (DOE/EIS–0382D) for public comment, as well as the dates, locations and times for public hearings.
This notice from the Federal Register announces the Bonneville Power Administration's (BPA) intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Hooper Springs Project in Idaho. The project would construct a new 115-kilovolt transmission line and substation to address reliability issues for two of BPA's customer utilities. BPA is initiating public scoping and requests comments on the proposal and potential environmental impacts to consider in the EIS. The notice also describes the proposed project background and three transmission line alternatives under consideration.
Official notice from Federal Register of availability of EIS No. 20100181, Final EIS, DOE, MS,
Kemper County Integrated
Gasification Combined-Cycle (IGCC)
Project, Construction and Operation
of Advanced Power Generation Plant,
U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit,
Kemper County, MS, Wait Period
Ends: 06/21/2010, Contact: Richard A.
Hargis, Jr. 888–322–7426 Ext. 6065.
The document discusses making real-time MBTA bus location data openly available like weather data. It notes that while weather data is easily accessible through many choices, MBTA data was previously closed, only providing one choice. The MBTA then opened some basic trip planning data, leading to several applications being built. However, these didn't provide real-time arrival times. The document proposes opening the MBTA's GPS bus location data so developers can build applications providing real-time arrival times, similar to accessible weather reports. A pilot program released this data for 5 bus lines, showing growing use over weeks. This could allow real-time arrival wristwatches like those in San Francisco.
A quarterly report on lessons learned, published March 2010. The lessons learned program aims to foster continuous improvement by publishing time and cost metrics as well as guidance on public participation and interagency co-ordination procedures for NEPA implementation and compliance.
A quarterly report on lessons learned, published June 2010. The lessons learned program aims to foster continuous improvement by publishing time and cost metrics as well as guidance on public participation and interagency co-ordination procedures for NEPA implementation and compliance.
This document summarizes the Department of Energy's (DOE) efforts to enhance public participation in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process through increased use of the internet. Specifically, DOE now publishes all draft environmental assessments requiring public comments on its NEPA website and notifies interested parties electronically of these opportunities. This implements a new DOE policy from July 2010 aimed at increasing transparency and public input opportunities in the NEPA process. The policy changes were encouraged by DOE officials and seen as an important step to fulfill NEPA's goal of informing the public about environmental impacts before decisions are made.
The document announces the U.S. Department of Energy's intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to assess providing financial assistance to American Electric Power Service Corporation's proposed Mountaineer Commercial Scale Carbon Capture and Storage Project in West Virginia. The proposed project would demonstrate carbon capture technology at a commercial scale by capturing 1.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year from a coal-fired power plant and injecting it underground for storage. The Department of Energy selected this project through a competitive process and proposes providing up to $334 million in financial assistance, requiring an environmental review.
The U.S. Department of Energy announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to assess the potential environmental impacts for the proposed action of providing Federal funding for the proposed Texas Clean Energy Project near Odessa, Texas.
The U.S. Department of Energy announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to assess the potential environmental impacts of providing financial assistance for the construction and operation of a project proposed by Hydrogen Energy California LLC.
The U.S. Department of Energy announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to assess the potential environmental impacts of a project proposed by Excelsior Energy Inc., to design, construct, and operate (potentially under an agreement with an operating company) a coalbased, Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) electric generating facility on the Iron Range of northern Minnesota.
The Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of the Draft Long-Term Management and Storage of Elemental Mercury Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS–0423D, ‘‘Draft Mercury Storage EIS’’ or ‘‘Draft EIS’’) for public review and comment during a public comment period that extends through March 30, 2010.
"The Department of Energy announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and conduct public scoping meetings under the National Environmental Policy Act for remediation of Area IV of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory.
"
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is providing an Advance Notice of its Intent (ANOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for remediation of Area IV of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL).
"The Department of Energy (DOE) announces its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) under the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) for the disposal of Greater-Than-Class-C low-level radioactive waste (GTCC LLW)."
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is providing advance notice of its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) on the disposal of Greater-Than-Class-C (GTCC) low-level radioactive waste (LLW) generated by activities licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The primary purpose of this EIS is to address the disposal of wastes with concentrations greater than Class C, as defined in NRC regulations at 10 CFR part 61, resulting from NRC or Agreement State licensed activities (hereafter referred to as NRC licensed activities).
This document announces the Department of Energy's (DOE) intent to prepare a new environmental impact statement (EIS) called the Tank Closure and Waste Management EIS for the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington. It will address radioactive and hazardous waste storage and disposal at Hanford, including reanalyzing groundwater impacts from previous EIS documents. The EIS will implement a settlement agreement between DOE, the Washington Department of Ecology, and the state of Washington regarding litigation over the Hanford Solid Waste EIS.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Abengoa Biorefinery Project near Hugoton, Stevens County, KS (DOE/EIS–0407D) (referred to as the ‘‘Draft Abengoa Biorefinery EIS’’ or ‘‘Draft EIS’’).
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Mesaba Energy Project (DOE/EIS–0382D) for public comment, as well as the dates, locations and times for public hearings.
This notice from the Federal Register announces the Bonneville Power Administration's (BPA) intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Hooper Springs Project in Idaho. The project would construct a new 115-kilovolt transmission line and substation to address reliability issues for two of BPA's customer utilities. BPA is initiating public scoping and requests comments on the proposal and potential environmental impacts to consider in the EIS. The notice also describes the proposed project background and three transmission line alternatives under consideration.
Official notice from Federal Register of availability of EIS No. 20100181, Final EIS, DOE, MS,
Kemper County Integrated
Gasification Combined-Cycle (IGCC)
Project, Construction and Operation
of Advanced Power Generation Plant,
U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit,
Kemper County, MS, Wait Period
Ends: 06/21/2010, Contact: Richard A.
Hargis, Jr. 888–322–7426 Ext. 6065.
The document discusses making real-time MBTA bus location data openly available like weather data. It notes that while weather data is easily accessible through many choices, MBTA data was previously closed, only providing one choice. The MBTA then opened some basic trip planning data, leading to several applications being built. However, these didn't provide real-time arrival times. The document proposes opening the MBTA's GPS bus location data so developers can build applications providing real-time arrival times, similar to accessible weather reports. A pilot program released this data for 5 bus lines, showing growing use over weeks. This could allow real-time arrival wristwatches like those in San Francisco.
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A quarterly report on lessons learned, published March 2010. The lessons learned program aims to foster continuous improvement by publishing time and cost metrics as well as guidance on public participation and interagency co-ordination procedures for NEPA implementation and compliance.
A quarterly report on lessons learned, published June 2010. The lessons learned program aims to foster continuous improvement by publishing time and cost metrics as well as guidance on public participation and interagency co-ordination procedures for NEPA implementation and compliance.
This document summarizes the Department of Energy's (DOE) efforts to enhance public participation in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process through increased use of the internet. Specifically, DOE now publishes all draft environmental assessments requiring public comments on its NEPA website and notifies interested parties electronically of these opportunities. This implements a new DOE policy from July 2010 aimed at increasing transparency and public input opportunities in the NEPA process. The policy changes were encouraged by DOE officials and seen as an important step to fulfill NEPA's goal of informing the public about environmental impacts before decisions are made.
The document announces the U.S. Department of Energy's intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to assess providing financial assistance to American Electric Power Service Corporation's proposed Mountaineer Commercial Scale Carbon Capture and Storage Project in West Virginia. The proposed project would demonstrate carbon capture technology at a commercial scale by capturing 1.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year from a coal-fired power plant and injecting it underground for storage. The Department of Energy selected this project through a competitive process and proposes providing up to $334 million in financial assistance, requiring an environmental review.
The U.S. Department of Energy announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to assess the potential environmental impacts for the proposed action of providing Federal funding for the proposed Texas Clean Energy Project near Odessa, Texas.
The U.S. Department of Energy announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to assess the potential environmental impacts of providing financial assistance for the construction and operation of a project proposed by Hydrogen Energy California LLC.
The U.S. Department of Energy announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to assess the potential environmental impacts of a project proposed by Excelsior Energy Inc., to design, construct, and operate (potentially under an agreement with an operating company) a coalbased, Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) electric generating facility on the Iron Range of northern Minnesota.
The Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of the Draft Long-Term Management and Storage of Elemental Mercury Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS–0423D, ‘‘Draft Mercury Storage EIS’’ or ‘‘Draft EIS’’) for public review and comment during a public comment period that extends through March 30, 2010.
"The Department of Energy announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and conduct public scoping meetings under the National Environmental Policy Act for remediation of Area IV of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory.
"
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is providing an Advance Notice of its Intent (ANOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for remediation of Area IV of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL).
"The Department of Energy (DOE) announces its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) under the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) for the disposal of Greater-Than-Class-C low-level radioactive waste (GTCC LLW)."
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is providing advance notice of its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) on the disposal of Greater-Than-Class-C (GTCC) low-level radioactive waste (LLW) generated by activities licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The primary purpose of this EIS is to address the disposal of wastes with concentrations greater than Class C, as defined in NRC regulations at 10 CFR part 61, resulting from NRC or Agreement State licensed activities (hereafter referred to as NRC licensed activities).
This document announces the Department of Energy's (DOE) intent to prepare a new environmental impact statement (EIS) called the Tank Closure and Waste Management EIS for the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington. It will address radioactive and hazardous waste storage and disposal at Hanford, including reanalyzing groundwater impacts from previous EIS documents. The EIS will implement a settlement agreement between DOE, the Washington Department of Ecology, and the state of Washington regarding litigation over the Hanford Solid Waste EIS.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Abengoa Biorefinery Project near Hugoton, Stevens County, KS (DOE/EIS–0407D) (referred to as the ‘‘Draft Abengoa Biorefinery EIS’’ or ‘‘Draft EIS’’).
This document provides information about the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) intent to modify the scope of an environmental impact statement for the Abengoa Biorefinery Project near Hugoton, Kansas. Specifically, DOE is amending the scope to assess a proposed change to the project that would include generating electricity from a steam-driven turbine to supply the regional power grid, in addition to producing ethanol from biomass. DOE is soliciting public comments on this proposed scope modification and will hold a public scoping meeting on May 19, 2009 to receive input.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to assess the potential environmental impacts of a project proposed by Abengoa Bioenergy Biomass of Kansas, LLC (ABBK), to construct and operate a biomass-to ethanol and energy facility near Hugoton, Kansas. DOE’s proposed action is to provide cost-share Federal funding to ABBK to construct and operate the Project.
"In Executive Order 13212, Actions to Expedite Energy-Related
Projects, the President ordered that executive departments and agencies take appropriate actions ‘‘to expedite projects that will increase the production, transmission, or conservation of energy.’’ DOE and BLM have identified utility-scale solar energy development as a potentially critical component in meeting these mandates. "
The Department of Energy announces its intention to assess the potential environmental impacts from its proposed Federal action of granting a Presidential permit to Champlain Hudson Power Express, Inc. to construct, operate, maintain, and connect a new electric transmission line across the U.S.-Canada border in northeastern New York State.
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NOI - Transmission Lines on Forest Service Lands (CO, UT, NE)
1. Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 67 / Thursday, April 8, 2010 / Notices 17913
Signed: PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: designed to ensure the safe and reliable
Gracia Hillman, Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (202) 566– operation of the transmission system.
Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance 3100. Portions of the proposed Project may
Commission. affect floodplains and wetlands, so this
Gineen Bresso Beach,
[FR Doc. 2010–8171 Filed 4–6–10; 4:15 pm] Notice of Intent (NOI) also serves as a
Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance notice of proposed floodplain or
BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P
Commission.
wetland action, in accordance with DOE
[FR Doc. 2010–8174 Filed 4–6–10; 4:15 pm] floodplain and wetland environmental
BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P review requirements.
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
DATES: This NOI begins the public
Sunshine Act; Notice of Virtual Public scoping period. The public scoping
Forum for EAC Standards Board DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY period will close May 26, 2010. Western
and the Forest Service will consider all
DATE & TIME: Monday, May 3, 2010, 9 Western Area Power Administration
electronic and written scoping
a.m. EDT through Friday, May 14, 2010,
comments that are received or
9 p.m. EDT. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
postmarked by midnight May 26, 2010.
PLACE: EAC Standards Board Virtual
ADDRESSES: Western and the Forest
Meeting Room at http://www.eac.gov. Forest Service
Once at the main page of EAC’s Web Service will host public scoping
site, viewers should click the link to the Maintenance and Vegetation meetings on Thursday, April 22, 2010,
Standards Board Virtual Meeting Room. Management Along Existing Western at the Ramada Plaza Denver North, 10
The virtual meeting room will open on Area Power Administration East 120th Avenue, Denver, CO 80233;
Monday, May 3, 2010, at 9 a.m. EDT and Transmission Line Rights of Way on Friday, April 23, 2010, at the Museum
will close on Friday, May 14, 2010, at National Forest System Lands, of Western Colorado, Whitman
9 p.m. EDT. The site will be available Colorado, Utah, and Nebraska (DOE/ Educational Center, 248 S. 4th (4th and
24 hours per day during that 12-day EIS–0442) Ute), Grand Junction, CO 81501; and
period. Monday, April 26, 2010, at the Uintah
AGENCIES: Western Area Power Basin Applied Technology College, 450
PURPOSE: The EAC Standards Board will Administration, DOE; Forest Service, N. 2000 W., Vernal, UT 84078. Scoping
review and provide comment on a draft USDA. meetings will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
version of the EAC Research ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an The meetings will provide information
Department’s Recounts and Contests Environmental Impact Statement and to to the public and gather comments from
study. The draft version contains Conduct Scoping Meetings; Notice of the public. The meetings will be
information about the laws and Floodplain and Wetlands Involvement. informal, and attendees will be able to
procedures each States uses to govern speak directly with Western and FS
recounts, contests, and standards for SUMMARY: Western Area Power
representatives about the proposal.
what constitutes a valid vote. The study Administration (Western) proposes to
Attendees may provide written
includes best practices that States use improve the way it manages vegetation
comments at the public scoping
with respect to recounts and contests. along its rights-of-way (ROW) on
meetings, or send them to James
The EAC Standards Board Virtual National Forest System lands in the
Hartman, Environmental Manager,
Meeting Room was established to enable states of Colorado, Utah, and Nebraska.
Rocky Mountain Regional Office,
the Standards Board to conduct Implementing the proposal would
Western Area Power Administration,
business in an efficient manner in a include modifying existing United
P.O. Box 3700, Loveland, CO 80539–
public forum, including being able to States Forest Service (Forest Service)
3003, e-mail: Western-FS-
review and discuss draft documents, authorizations or issuing new
EIS@wapa.gov.
when it is not feasible for an in-person authorizations to accommodate
board meeting. The Standards Board Western’s vegetation management FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
will not take any votes or propose any proposal and maintenance of the information on the proposal and the
resolutions during the 12-day forum of electrical transmission facilities. environmental review process, contact
May 3–May 14, 2010. Members will post Western and the FS will be joint lead James Hartman at the above address. For
comments about the draft version of the agencies in the preparation of an general information on DOE’s NEPA
Recounts and Contests study. environmental impact statement (EIS) review process, contact Carol M.
This activity is open to the public. on the proposal in accordance with the Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA
The public may view the proceedings of National Environmental Policy Act of Policy and Compliance, GC–54, U.S.
this special forum by visiting the EAC 1969 (NEPA), U.S. Department of Department of Energy, 1000
standards board virtual meeting room at Energy (DOE) NEPA Implementing Independence Avenue, SW.,
http://www.eac.gov at any time between Procedures, and the Council on Washington, DC 20585–0119, telephone
Monday, May 3, 2010, 9 a.m. EDT and Environmental Quality (CEQ) (202) 586–4600 or (800) 472–2756,
Friday, May 14, 2010, 9 p.m. EDT. The regulations for implementing NEPA. facsimile (202) 586–7031. For
public also may view recounts and Western’s need for agency action is to information on the Forest Service role in
contests, which will be posted on EAC’s ensure that it can safely and reliably this effort, please contact David Loomis,
Web site beginning April 26, 2010. The operate and maintain its existing Regional Environmental Planner, Rocky
public may file written statements to the electrical transmission facilities. Mountain Regional Office, U.S. Forest
sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES
EAC standards board at Western must meet North American Service, 740 Simms St., Golden, CO
standardsboard@eac.gov and by Electric Reliability Corporation’s 80401 (303) 275–5008.
copying Sharmili Edwards at mandatory vegetation management and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Western is
sedwards@eac.gov. Data on EAC’s Web maintenance standards (FAC–003–1) in a Federal power marketing agency
site is accessible to visitors with accordance with section 1211 of the within the DOE that markets and
disabilities and meets the requirements Energy Policy Act of 2005 and industry delivers Federal wholesale electric
of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. standards. These industry standards are power (principally hydroelectric power)
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2. 17914 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 67 / Thursday, April 8, 2010 / Notices
to municipalities, rural electric • Reduce the risk of wildfires caused maintenance according to past and
cooperatives, public utilities and by vegetation growing into or falling current practices. Danger trees would be
irrigation districts, Federal and State onto transmission lines managed as they are now using a
agencies, and Native American tribes in • Reduce the risks to facilities from reactive approach with annual re-entry
15 western and central States. The fires cycle to locate and cut danger trees.
proposal covers existing transmission • Control the spread of noxious Other alternatives may be identified
lines located on National Forest System weeds based on public and agency comments.
lands in Colorado, Utah, and Nebraska • Ensure that Western’s transmission
facilities remain operational for the Floodplain or Wetland Involvement
and operated and maintained by
Western’s Rocky Mountain Region. useful life of the facility Since the proposed Project may
Western proposes to improve the way it • Maintain flexibility to involve action in floodplains or
manages vegetation on FS lands in part accommodate changes in transmission wetlands, this NOI also serves as a
to ensure compliance with section 1211 system operation and maintenance notice of proposed floodplain or
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the requirements wetland action, in accordance with 10
subsequent changes in industry CFR 1022.12 (a). The EIS will include a
Proposed Action
standards for vegetation management to floodplain/wetland assessment and
Western proposes to improve the way floodplain statement of findings
control the costs of vegetation
it manages vegetation along its ROW on following DOE regulations for
management, to reduce the risk of
National Forest System lands in the compliance with floodplain and
wildfires caused by vegetation
states of Colorado, Utah, and Nebraska. wetlands environmental review (10 CFR
interacting with energized transmission
Not all areas of Western’s ROW would 1022).
lines, and to reduce the potential impact
require the proposed changes to
of wildfires on the transmission lines. Environmental Issues
vegetation management. Vegetation
Forest Service authorizations, issued
management approaches would vary The location of the proposal is on
under 36 CFR 251.54, for Western’s use
along the ROW depending on site National Forest System lands in
of National Forest System lands would
conditions and identified risks to the Colorado, Utah, and Nebraska. National
need to be modified to accommodate
transmission lines, and other factors. Forests in Colorado include the
this proposal.
Over the life of Western’s facilities, Arapaho-Roosevelt, Grand Mesa-
Purpose and Need for Agency Action proposed vegetation management Uncompahgre-Gunnison, White River,
changes would be implemented in Routt, San Juan, and Pike-San Isabel.
Western must ensure that it can safely
locations along its ROW where The project also includes the Nebraska
and reliably operate and maintain its
vegetation could interfere with National Forest in Nebraska and the
existing electrical transmission facilities
Western’s ability to reliably operate and Ashley National Forest in Utah. Western
to deliver electrical power. Western
maintain the facilities. In general, maintains approximately 300 miles of
must ensure access to its transmission
Western proposes to change its ROW in these forests. The ROWs cross
facilities for maintenance and
vegetation management practices in the through a variety of vegetation
emergency response. Western must also
following manner: communities at elevations ranging from
ensure that the costs associated with
• Implement and then maintain approximately 6,000 to 11,000 feet. The
maintaining the transmission system
vegetation conditions along the ROW widths of the transmission line ROW
can be controlled in accordance with
that reduce the risk to the transmission depend on the voltage of the line and
sound business principles. Western
lines from vegetation-caused typically range from 75 to 175 feet. The
must meet mandatory vegetation
interference with the maintenance and EIS will evaluate impacts on a variety of
management standards in accordance
operation of the transmission line. This environmental resources that may occur
with section 1211 of the Energy Policy
could include establishing relatively along the approximately 4,000 total
Act of 2005 and industry standards. The
stable native vegetation that, at mature acres of ROW. The EIS will include
vegetation management standards are
height, would not grow into conductors, design criteria and other actions to
designed to ensure the safe and reliable
fall onto conductors or structures, or avoid or minimize impacts. The EIS will
operation of the transmission system.
contribute to high fuel loads. also present the results of compliance
To ensure that Western can safely, • Change from a largely reactive with other environmental regulations
reliably, and cost-effectively operate, approach of cutting danger trees with including the Endangered Species Act,
maintain, and access its transmission annual ROW re-entry cycles to a National Historic Preservation Act,
system and implement required proactive approach that incorporates Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act and
vegetation management practices on integrated vegetation management. The others.
lands managed by the FS, Western objectives would be to control
needs to participate with the FS to Public Participation
vegetation that, at mature height,
evaluate options to renew or modify presents a risk to transmission line Interested parties are invited to
Western’s current authorizations. maintenance and operation, and allow participate in the scoping process to
Western’s objectives for this proposal for longer ROW re-entry intervals. identify important issues to be analyzed
are to maintain its transmission lines, • Reduce as necessary and manage in depth, and to eliminate from detailed
ROW and access roads to: the amount of fuel-loading on the ROW study issues that are not pertinent. The
• Protect public and worker safety to reduce the risk of transmission line- scoping process will involve all
• Ensure power system reliability caused wildfires and to reduce the interested agencies (Federal, State,
sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES
• Comply with current industry potential impacts of wildfires to county, and local), Native American
standards and mandatory reliability transmission lines and structures. tribes, public interest groups,
standards businesses, affected landowners, and
• Achieve technical and economic Alternatives individual members of the public.
efficiencies to minimize impacts on Alternatives to Western’s proposal Western and the FS will consult with
transmission line tariff costs and include the no action alternative. In this affected tribes to evaluate and address
electrical power rates alternative, Western would continue its the potential effects on cultural
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resources, traditional cultural ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Information (CBI) or other information
properties, or other resources important AGENCY whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
to the tribes. These consultations will be Do not submit information that you
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conducted in accordance with Executive consider to be CBI or otherwise
Order 13175, Consultation and Agency Information Collection protected through www.regulations.gov
Coordination with Indian Tribal Activities; Proposed Collection; or e-mail. The http://
Governments (65 FR 67429), the Comment Request; 8–Hour Ozone www.regulations.gov Web site is an
President’s memorandum of April 29, National Ambient Air Quality Standard, ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
1994, Government-to-Government EPA ICR No. 2236.03, OMB Control No. means EPA will not know your identity
Relations with Native American Tribal 2060–0594 or contact information unless you
Governments (59 FR 22961), DOE- provide it in the body of your comment.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection If you send an e-mail comment directly
specific guidance on tribal interactions,
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and applicable natural and cultural
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The public is encouraged to provide SUMMARY: In compliance with the and included as part of the comment
information and comments on issues it Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 that is placed in the public docket and
believes should be addressed in the EIS. U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document made available on the Internet. If you
Comments on the scope of the EIS will announces that EPA is planning to submit an electronic comment, EPA
be addressed by Western and the Forest submit a request to renew an existing recommends that you include your
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any time during the EIS process. Request (ICR) 2236.03—8–Hour Ozone the body of your comment and with any
Comments received outside of the National Ambient Air Quality Standard disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA
scoping period may be addressed in the to the Office of Management and Budget cannot read your comment due to
draft EIS if practicable, otherwise they (OMB). This ICR is scheduled to expire technical difficulties and cannot contact
will be addressed later in the process, on July 31, 2010. Before submitting the you for clarification, EPA may not be
such as in the final EIS. ICR to OMB for review and approval, able to consider your comment.
EPA is soliciting comments on specific Electronic files should avoid the use of
Western has set up a Web site at aspects of the proposed information special characters, any form of
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Western-FS-EIS.htm to facilitate the DATES: Comments must be submitted on viruses. For additional information
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information. The public will be able to OAR–2003–0079, by one of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
obtain documents for review from this following methods: H. Lynn Dail, Air Quality Policy
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Administrator. Instructions: Direct your comments to Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
Dated: March 24, 2010. Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2003– telephone number for the Reading Room
Randall Karstaedt, 0079. EPA’s policy is that all comments is 202–566–1744, and the telephone
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