{"abstract":"The Department of Energy (DOE) announces its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to assess the potential environmental impacts from its proposed federal action of granting a Presidential permit to Minnesota Power to construct, operate, maintain, and connect a new electric transmission line across the U.S.-Canada border in northern Minnesota. The Great Northern Transmission Line Project Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS-0499) will address potential environmental impacts from the proposed action and the range of reasonable alternatives. The purpose of this Notice of Intent (NOI) is to inform the public about the proposed action, announce eight public scoping meetings, and solicit public comments on the scope of the EIS. Because the proposed project would involve actions in floodplains and wetlands, in accordance with 10 CFR part 1022, Compliance with Floodplain and Wetland Environmental Review Requirements, the EIS will include a floodplain and wetland assessment.","action":"Notice of Intent.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2014/06/27/2014-15070.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"79 FR 36493","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2014-08-11","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The public scoping period starts with the publication of this Notice in the Federal Register and will continue until August 11, 2014. Written and oral comments will be given equal weight, and DOE will consider all comments submitted or postmarked by August 11, 2014 in defining the scope of this EIS. Comments submitted or postmarked after that date will be considered to the extent practicable.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. PP-398"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2014-15070","effective_on":null,"end_page":36497,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2014/06/27/2014-15070.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/06/27/2014-15070/notice-of-intent-to-prepare-an-environmental-impact-statement-and-to-conduct-public-scoping-meetings","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2014-15070?publication_date=2014-06-27","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2014-06-27/2014-15070/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":5,"page_views":{"count":230,"last_updated":"2026-10-23 06:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-06-27/pdf/2014-15070.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-15070.pdf?1403786936","publication_date":"2014-06-27","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2014/06/27/2014-15070.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=DOE_FRDOC_0001","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"DOE_FRDOC_0001","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Recently Posted DOE Rules and Notices.","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2014-08-12T12:01:03Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":36493,"subtype":null,"title":"Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and To Conduct Public Scoping Meetings, and Notice of Floodplains and Wetlands Involvement; Great Northern Transmission Line","toc_doc":"Great Northern Transmission Line Project; Public Scoping Meetings","toc_subject":"Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":79}