Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Northern Pass Transmission Line Special Use Permit

White Mountain National Forest Grafton, New Hampshire White Mountain National Forest All Units

Proposed power transmission line that would cross the WMNF in an existing corridor in Stark and between Easton and Woodstock. US Dep't of Energy is leading the NEPA analysis. WMNF decision is whether to issue a special use permit to cross the Forest.

Location

For more information, see the project website at: www.northernpasseis.us.

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
02/11/2011
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
07/31/2015
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
08/18/2017
4
Objection Period Start
09/01/2017
5
Decision
01/2018 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
04/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNepa Document Prepared By Another Federal Agency
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
Northern Pass Transmission Line Record of DecisionDecision Signed Date: 01/05/2018
ForestsWhite Mountain National Forest
DistrictsWhite Mountain National Forest All Units
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Special use management