Scoping*
offers
you
an
opportunity
to
participate
in
the
Sacramento
Area
Voltage
Support (SVS)
Environmental Impact
Statement
(EIS)
being
prepared
by
Western
Area
Power
Administration’s
(Western's) Sierra
Nevada
Region (SNR),
by
obtaining
your
comments
regarding
concerns,
issues,
and
questions
on
the proposed action.
The
scope,
or
significant
issues
that
will
be
addressed
in
the
EIS,
are
identified
through
comments
from
the
public,
federal,
state,
and
local
government
agencies,
affected
Native
American
tribes,
the
proponent
of
the
action,
and
other
interested
persons.
What
is
Scoping?
Scoping is an early and open public
process for determining the scope of the EIS
and
for
identifying
significant
environmental
issues
related
to
the
proposed
action.
Significant
issues
are
identified
through
comments
from
the
public, federal,
state,
and
local
government
agencies,
and
other
interested
parties.
Scoping
is
not
a
forum
to
discuss
the
pros
or
cons
of
the
Sacramento
Area
Voltage
Support EIS
project,
but
rather
an
opportunity
to
raise
issues
pertinent
to
the
scope
of
the
environmental
analyses.
A
Comment
Form
is
available
for
written
statements.
How
will
Scoping
be
Conducted?
Western
will
present
background
information
on
the
EIS
process
and
the
purpose
of
scoping.
Comment
periods
will
be
conducted
for
the
public
to
raise
issues
and
concerns.
How
do
I
make
a
Comment
on
an
Environmental
Issue?
You
may
choose
one
or
more
of
the
following
options:
- You
may
comment
orally
at
a
public
meeting.
If
you
wish
to
make
your
comments
orally,
you
must
check
the
appropriate
box
on
the
Registration
Card
at
the
registration
table.
Your
oral
comments
should
be
planned
for
a
maximum
of
5
minutes.
- You
may
comment
in
writing
and
submit
your
comment
to
Western
representatives.
If
you
prefer,
you
may
fill
out
and
submit
the
on-line
Comment
Form
provided.
- You
may
comment
in
writing
and
submit
your
comment
by
mail.
If
you
prefer,
print
the
on-line
Comment
Form
and
mail
to:
Loreen
McMahon
Environmental
Project
Manager
Western
Area
Power
Administration
Sierra
Nevada
Region
114
Parkshore
Drive
Folsom,
CA
95630-4710
- You
may
e-mail
your
comments
to
mcmahon@wapa.gov.
Subject
Line
must
include:
"SVS
Comments."
- You
may
call
the
toll-free
telephone
hotline
at
1-877-913-4440.
For
more
information,
please
click
on
the
links
to
the
left.
*
PLEASE
NOTE:
THE
SCOPING
PERIOD
FORMALLY
CLOSED
ON
OCTOBER
2,
2000.