Public comment period extended for R-Project

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced a 30-day public comment period extension for the R-Project Transmission Line Draft Revised Habitat Conservation Plan and revised draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. This is associated with Nebraska Public Power District's permit application for the incidental take of the American burying beetle.

The R-project starts at the Gerald Gentleman substation near Sutherland, goes north to near Thedford and extends east to a substation in southeast Holt County.

The initial public comment period began Feb, 9, with an end date of April 9. New comments must be submitted by May 9 at 11:59 p.m., Eastern time.

The service is extending the public comment period to give the public more time to review and comment on information following public meetings.

Materials are available for viewing online in Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2014-0048 at https://www.regulations.gov. 

A recording of the virtual public meeting and virtual presentation slides, is available at https://www.fws.gov/project/r-project-transmission-line. 

Comments may be submitted at https://www.regulations.gov and follow instructions for submitting comments to Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2014-0048 or by mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2014-0048; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS: PRB/3W; 5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA 22041–3803.