BLM Wyoming

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Wyoming

The draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been released to the public for comment and review, with publication of the Notice of Availability in the Federal Register on July 29, 2011. This began a 90-day comment period. The public comment period closed on Friday, October 28, 2011.

Draft EIS Comment Letters

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Draft EIS

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This document contains minor corrections to sections of the draft EIS.

Errata Sheet - 81kb

Main Text

Dear Reader Letter - 41kb
Reader's Guide - 51kb

Full Document

Introductory content through Chapter 7 - 33.4mb
Appendices

Executive Summary - 841kb
Table of Contents, List of Tables and Figures, Acronym List - 963kb
Chapter 1 - Purpose and Need - 727kb
Chapter 2 - Alternatives - 4.8MB
Chapter 3 - Affected Environment and Environmental Effects - full 44.4kb

Section 3.1 - Introduction - 475kb
Section 3.2 - Visual Resources - 2.7mb
Section 3.3 - Cultural Resources large - 25.9mb; small - 7.6mb
Section 3.4 - Socioeconomics - 1.2mb
Section 3.5 - Environmental Justice - 103kb
Section 3.6 - Vegetation Communities - 682kb
Section 3.7 - Special Status Plants - 450kb
Section 3.8 - Invasive Plant Species - 141kb
Section 3.9 - Wetlands and Riparian Areas - 214kb
Section 3.10 - General Wildlife and Fish - 797kb
Section 3.11 - Special Status Wildlife and Fish Species - 919kb
Section 3.12 - Minerals - 2.3mb
Section 3.13 - Paleontological Resources - 166kb
Section 3.14 - Geologic Hazards - 1.6mb
Section 3.15 - Soils - 477kb
Section 3.16 - Water Resources - 781kb
Section 3.17 - Land Use and Recreation - 2.4mb
Section 3.18 - Agriculture - 673kb
Section 3.19 - Transportation - 929kb
Section 3.20 - Air Quality - 620kb
Section 3.21 - Electrical Environment - 684kb
Section 3.22 - Public Safety - 94kb
Section 3.23 - Noise - 192kb

Chapter 4 - Cumulative Effects - 684kb
Chapter 5 - Consultation and Collaboration - 225kb
Chapter 6 - Glossary and Index - 232kb
Chapter 7 - References - 216kb

Appendices

Appendix A - Gateway West Transmission Line Project Maps

Figure A-1 Project Overview - large 7.4mb; small 2.4mb
Figures A-2 to A-5 Wyoming Routes - large 29.7mb; small 8.5mb
Figures A-6 to A-12 Idaho and Nevada Routes - large 53.6mb; small 15.2mb
Figures A-13 to A-16 Proposed Substations - large 8.5mb; small 1.2mb
Figures A-17 to A-24 Planned and Existing Substations - large 18.6mb; small 2.4mb

Appendix B - Transmission Line and Substation Components Common to All Action Alternatives - 3.1mb
Appendix C - Environmental Protection Plans and Measures - 3.1mb
Appendix D - Large Format Data Tables - 867kb
Appendix E - Large Format Figures

Figures E.2-1 to -11 - Visual Resource Maps - large 34.9mb; small 6.8mb
Figures E.2-12 to -14 - Segment 1 & 2 Visual Simulations - large 18.5mb; small 1.2mb
Figures E.2-15 to -20 - Segment 4 Visual Simulations - large 37.7mb; small 3.0mb
Figures E.2-21 to -22 - Segment 5 Visual Simulations - large 13.0mb; small 1.0mb
Figures E.2-23 to -26 - Segment 7 Visual Simulations - large 32.4mb; small 2.0mb
Figures E.2-27 to -30 - Segment 8 & 9 Visual Simulations - large 22.1mb; small 1.9mb
Figures E.2-31 to -34 - Segment 8 & 9 Visual Simulations - large 30.6mb; small 2.7mb
Figures E.3-1 to -11 - Cultural Resource Maps - large 38.2mb; small 6.8mb
Figures E.3-12 to -16 - Segment 1 & 2 Cultural Simulations - large 25.9mb; small 1.5mb
Figures E.3-17 to -26 - Segment 4 Cultural Simulations - large 44.6mb; small 2.9mb
Figures E.3-27 to -32 - Segment 5 & 7 Cultural Simulations - large 32.4mb; small 2.1mb
Figures E.3-33 to -38 - Segment 5 & 7 Cultural Simulations - large 30.9mb; small 1.5mb
Figures E.3-39 to -50 - Segment 8 & 9 Cultural Simulations - large 43.7mb; small 3.5mb
Figures E.9, E.10, E.11 - Wildlife and Wetlands Maps - large 35.4mb; small 7.6mb
Figures E.24-1 to -4 - Cumulative Effects Maps - large 16.6mb; small 2.4mb

Appendix F - Proposed Land Use Plan Amendments - 422kb
Appendix G - Visual Resource Management Amendment Analysis - full 36.5mb

Visual Resource Management Amendment Analysis-G1 - 9.3mb
Visual Resource Management Amendment Analysis-G1-Attachment A - 8.0mb
Visual Resource Management Amendment Analysis-G2 - 4.9mb

Appendix H - West-wide Energy Corridor Interagency Operating Procedures - 163kb
Appendix I - Wildlife Seasonal Stipulations - 93kb
Appendix J - Framework for Sage-Grouse Impacts Analysis for Interstate Transmission Lines - 31kb

Gateway West Transmission Line Project