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9 slides from Tennessee Valley Authority's investor presentation, Jan 19, 2011
Slide 1: Natural Resource Plan: NEPA Process
Natural Resource Plan NEPA Process P RRSC Meeting Januaryy 19-20,, 2011
Slide 2: NEPA Process: Overview
NEPA Process: Overview The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 is the basic national charter for protection of the environment Declares a national policy to encourage productive harmony between man and the environment Applies to all Federal Agencies q Requires Agencies g to evaluate envi
Slide 3: NEPA Process: Environmental Impact Statement Milestones
NEPA Process: Environmental Impact Statement Milestones TVA has four major milestones associated with the Natural Resource Plan Environmental Impact Statement Public Scoping S Draft f EIS S Record off Decision Final EIS Natural Resource Plan 3
Slide 4: Public Scoping
NEPA Process: Public Scoping TVA conducted two scoping opportunities on the project Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) scoping — Public scoping for the Natural Resource Plan began as part of the IRP project on June 15, 2009, with the publication of the Notice of Intent in the Federal Register — At the
Slide 5: Public Scoping
NEPA Process: Public Scoping The Natural Resource Plan Scoping Report was published in August 2010 Top 10 Issue Categories and Number of Comments Water Quality 19 Public Involvement 21 Public Lands and Stewardship 21 Visual Resources 22 NEPA & Alternatives 25 Fiscal Impacts of Plan 29 Oppose Develop
Slide 6: Draft Environmental Impact Statement
NEPA Process: Draft Environmental Impact Statement Based on the input from public scoping and scenario planning, the draft EIS evaluates a “multi- Building a “Multi-lane lane highway highway” by presenting multiple alternatives High a ” of Fle Highway” Flexibility ibilit The bounds of the altern
Slide 7: Draft Environmental Impact Statement Public Input
NEPA Process: Draft Environmental Impact Statement Public Input Several public input opportunities will be provided for the draft Environmental Impact Statement — A minimum 45 day public comment period — Public meetings located across the Valley • Huntsville, Alabama • Bowling Green, Kentucky • Me
Slide 8: Final Environmental Impact Statement
NEPA Process: Final Environmental Impact Statement The final EIS will be developed with additional input including: — Public comment statistics — Public comments organized by issue category — Responses to comments developed by TVA staff and published in the final EIS Alternatives may be revised
Slide 9: Record of Decision
NEPA Process: Record of Decision A Record of Decision is a concise document that typically includes the following pieces of information: The TVA Board decision Description of the alternatives being considered Identification of the environmentally preferable alternative Listing of measures ta