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United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Notice of Rescheduled Public Hearings_Transmission Line Copyrighted March 18, 2019 City of Dubuque Consent Items # 25. ITEM TITLE: United States DepartmentofAgriculture (USDA) Notice of Rescheduled Public Hearings SUMMARY: Correspondence from the USDA notifying the City of scheduled public meetings for the Cardinal-Hickory Creek 345-kV Transmission Line draft Environmental Impact Statement. SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File ATTACHMENTS: Description Type USDA Notice Supporting Documentation USDA � Uni#ed States Department of Agriculture Rural Development February 22, 2019 Rural Utilities Service ROy D. BUOI Mayor-City of Dubuque 1400 Independence 50 W2St 13th St � Ave Sw, Room 2242 Dubuque, IA 52001 Sio�1571 a Washington, �c Subject: Notice of Rescheduled Public Meetings for the Cardinal-Hickory Creek 345-kV � 2o2so Transmission Line Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement � voice 202.�2o.�s4s Dear Mayor Buol, � Fax 202.690.0649 � A notice of availability, public meetings, and National Historic Preservation Act(NHPA) Section ij 106 notification was published in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, � Rural Utilities Service (RUS) on December 7, 2018 (83 FR 63149)for the Cardinal-Hickory ji Creek 345-kV Transmission Line Project(C-HC Project) Draft Environmental Impact Statement � (EIS). RUS has prepared the Draft EIS to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act ;� (NEPA) and to evaluate potential environmental impacts of construction and operation of the j proposed C-HC Project, which would extend approximately 125 miles, connecting Dane County, � Wisconsin, and Dubuque County, lowa. The scoping report, Draft EIS, and other documentation 1 can be found on the RUS website: ; http://www.rd.usda.gov/publications/environmental-studies/impact-statements i Public meetings were scheduled for January 2019 and the public review period was to conclude � on February 5, 2019. On February 12, 2019 (84 FR 3412) RUS published a notice announcing � an extension of the public comment period to April 1, 2019 due to the partial Federal government 'i shutdown. Previously cancelled Draft EIS public comment meetings in January 2019 are !i rescheduled for six days in March. '' � 1 RUS is hosting public comment meetings to obtain feedback from the public, as part of the �,h federal environmental review process required by NEPA and NHPA. The dates, times, and � locations for the rescheduled meetings are as follows: y !� • March 13—Dodger Bowl Banquet Hall at 318 King St. in Dodgeville, Wisconsin i � • March 14— Deer Valley Lodge at 401 W. Industrial Dr. in Barneveld, Wisconsin !� • March 15—Guttenberg Municipal Bldg at 502 S. First St. in Guttenberg, lowa ? • March 18—Cassville Middle School at 715 E. Amelia St. in Cassville, Wisconsin � • March 19—Peosta Community Center at 7896 Burds Rd. in Peosta, lowa � • March 20—Madison Marriott West at 1313 John Q. Hammons Dr. in Middleton, Wisconsin All meetings will be held from 5:00 to 7 p.m. Central Time. A court reporter will be available. The information collected during the Draft EIS public review period will be used to prepare the Final EIS. Public comments become part of the project's official administrative record. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. _ If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination,complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form,found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html,or at any USDA office,or call(866)632-9992 to request the form.You may � also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form.Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S.Department of Agriculture,Director,Office of Adjudication,1400 Independence Avenue,S.W.,Washington,D.C.20250-9410,by fax (202)690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov. 2 For further information about the Draft EIS, contact: Dennis Rankin Lauren Cusick ' Rural Utilities Service Co-Project Manager Rural Utilities Service Co-Project Manager 202-720-1953 202-720-1414 � dennis.rankin@wdc.usda.gov lauren.cusick@wdc.usda.gov � The purpose of the C-HC Project is to improve electric system reliability, increase the transfer capability � � needed to respond to the nation's changing energy mix, provide economic benefits to utilities and electric ;,� consumers, and expand the electric infrastructure to support public policy for greater use of renewable � energy. Utilities participating in the C-HC Project are Dairyland Power Cooperative, ITC Midwest LLC and I American Transmission Company LLC. Additional information about the project can be found on the �� Utilities'website: �http://www.cardinal-hickorycreek.com/ �� I Sincerely, !j ii ��; � � ;� I i� Kellie Kubena !i Director, Engineering and Environmental Staff I��� USDA, Rural Utilities Service ;; Engine2ring and Environmental Staff � (202) 720-1649 kellie.kubena@wdc.usda.gov � �� ; ;� � � � a � � C� s�s �` r i �i '':�' C� � ��1 �� �f� � �� �� ;� � ��"? � � � � � � � � �� � � �� � �