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NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF ENVIRON)IICNI:U. Idll'A( REPORT PAGE 4 TANC TRANSMISSION PROJECT C. Potential Environmental Effects The EIR /EIS will discuss the potential environmental effects of the proposed TTP, and will provide mitigation measures that could minimize any potential significant adverse effects. It will also discuss the potentially significant environmental impacts of the alternatives to the transmission line routes and the proposed mitigation to reduce those impacts. Based on preliminary analysis, completion of the proposed TTP may have a number of potentially significant environmental effects. Potential issues and impacts to the existing environment include, but are not limited to, those listed in Attachment 1. No determinations have been made as to the significance of these potential impacts. Such determinations will be made in the EIR /EIS after the issues are thoroughly analyzed. In addition to the analysis of the issues listed in Attachment I and other issues raised in the scoping process, the EIR /EIS will discuss the cumulative impacts of the proposed l "fP in combination with other present and planned projects in the area. D. Public Scoping According to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(d), the lead agency for a project may forego the detailed initial review of a project and begin work on the preparation of an EIR if the lead agency is able to determine that an EIR would clearly be required for the project. Because of the large -scale nature of the TTI' and its potential impacts on the environment, an Initial Study was not prepared and TANC, in coordination with Western, will proceed to prepare an FIR /EIS. The EIR /EIS on the proposed TTP will focus 011 significant environmental effects. A public scoping process will be used to help to identify the range of actions, alternatives, environmental effects, and mitigation measures to be analyzed in depth, and to eliminate from detailed study those issues that are not pertinent to the final decision on the proposed project. Members of the public, affected federal, state, and local agencies, interest groups, and other interested parties may participate in the scoping process by providing written comments or recommendations concerning the issues to be analyzed in the EIR /EIS. E. Public Scoping Meetings Twelve open -house public scoping meetings will be held between March 26 and April 15, 2009. The purpose of the scoping meetings is to provide information about the proposed TTP, review project maps, answer questions, and take written comments from interested parties. The scoping meetings will not be used to resolve differences concerning the merits of the project or to anticipate the ultimate decision on the proposed project. The dates and locations for the public scoping meetings are provided in the table below. Each meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. with an open -house format during which attendees are invited to speak one -on -one with TTP representatives and cooperating agencies' staff. At approximately 6:30 p.m., a presentation will be given by TTP representatives, after which, the open house format will resume. Attendees are welcome to come and go at their convenience throughout the meeting. All meeting locations will be wheelchair accessible. Please call (916) 353 -4777 if you are in need of additional accommodations.