USDA Rural Utilities Services Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period Copyrighted
February 18, 2019
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 23.
ITEM TITLE: USDA Rural Utilities Services Notice of Extension of Public
Comment Period
SUMMARY: Correspondence from the USDA Rural Utilities Services
notifying the City of the extension of the public comment
period for Draft Environmental Impactstatementfor
proposed Cardinal-Hickory Creek Transmission Line
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
ATTACHMENTS:
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USDA RUS Correspondence Supporting Documentation
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Rural Development January 31, 2019
Rural Utilities Service ROy D. Buol
Mayor-City of Dubuque
1400 Independence 50 West 13th St
Ave SW,Room 2242 Dubuque, IA 52001
Stop 1571
Washington, �c Subject: Extension of Public Comment Period for Draft Environmental Impact Statement
2oz5o for Proposed Cardinal-Hickory Creek Transmission Line
Voice 202.720.1649 Dear Mayor Buol,
Fax 202.690.0649
A Notice of Availability was published in the Federal Register by the Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
on December 7, 2018 (83 FR 63149) for the Cardinal-Hickory Creek 345-kV Transmission Line
Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement(EIS). Meetings were scheduled for January
2019 and the public review period was to conclude on February 5, 2019. This notice announces
an extension of the public comment period to April 1, 2019 due to the partial Federal
government shutdown. Previously scheduled Draft EIS public comment meetings in January
2019 were also cancelled due to the partial Federal government shutdown and will be
rescheduled, once RUS receives full funding for FY 2019.
RUS will notify the public once the Draft EIS public comment meetings are rescheduled. The
scoping report, Draft EIS, and other project documentation can be found on the RUS website:
http://www.rd.usda.qov/publications/environ mental-stud ies/impact-statements
Public comments are still being collected for the C-HC Project Draft EIS via the following
options:
Email written comments to: comments(a�CardinaiHickoryCreekElS.us
Mail comments to: SWCA Environmental Consultants, Attn: Cardinal-Hickory Creek EIS, 80
Emerson Lane, Suite 1306, Bridgeville, PA 15017
For further information about the Draft EIS, contact:
Dennis Rankin, RUS Co-Project Manager Lauren Cusick, RUS Co-Project Manager
202-720-1953 202-720-1414
dennis.rankin(a)wdc.usda.qov lauren.cusick(a�wdc.usda.qov
Sincerely,
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Keilie Kubena
Director, Engineering and Environmental Staff
USDA, Rural Utilities Service
Engineering and Environmental Staff
kellie.kubena@wdc.usda.gov
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