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FINALNORTHERN PASS

TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

VOLUME 3: APPENDIX L

AUGUST 2017

DOE/EIS-0463

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYOFFICE OF ELECTRICITY DELIVERY

AND ENERGY RELIABILITYWASHINGTON, DC

Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585

August 2017

Dear Sir/Madam:

Enclosed is the final Northern Pass Transmission Line Project Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS-0463) prepared by the Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and its implementing regulations. The United States Forest Service (USFS) – White Mountain National Forest, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Region 1, United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) – New England District, and the New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning (NHOEP) are cooperating agencies in the preparation of the EIS. The proposed DOE action in the final EIS is to issue a Presidential permit to the Applicant, Northern Pass LLC, to construct, operate, maintain, and connect a new electric transmission line across the U.S./Canada border in northern New Hampshire (NH). DOE has prepared this final EIS to evaluate the potential environmental impacts in the United States of the proposed action and the range of reasonable alternatives, including the No Action alternative. Under the No Action alternative, the Presidential permit would not be granted, and the proposed transmission line would not cross the U.S./Canada border. In addition to its Presidential permit application to DOE, Northern Pass LLC applied to the USFS for a special use permit that would authorize Northern Pass LCC to construct, own, operate and maintain an electric transmission line to cross portions of the White Mountain National Forest under its jurisdiction. The final EIS will be used by the Forest Supervisor of the White Mountain National Forest to inform the Record of Decision in regard to this requested use. DOE will use the EIS to ensure that it has the information it needs for informed decision-making.

The final EIS will also be posted on the project EIS website, http://www.northernpasseis.us/ and DOE’s NEPA website at https://energy.gov/nepa/listings/environmental-impact-statements-eis.

Sincerely,

Brian Mills Transmission Permitting and Technical Assistance, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability U.S. Department of Energy

FINAL NORTHERN PASS TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT DOE/EIS-0463

Volume 3: Appendix L. Comment Response Document

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

OFFICE OF ELECTRICITY DELIVERY AND ENERGY RELIABILITY

COOPERATING AGENCIES

United States Forest Service – White Mountain National Forest United States Environmental Protection Agency– Region 1

United States Army Corps of Engineers – New England District New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning

August 2017

COVER SHEET RESPONSIBLE FEDERAL AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

COOPERATING AGENCIES: United States Forest Service (USFS) – White Mountain National Forest (WMNF); United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Region 1; United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) – New England District; and New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning (NHOEP)

TITLE: Northern Pass Transmission Line Project Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS-0463)

LOCATION: Coös, Grafton, Belknap, Merrimack, and Rockingham counties in New Hampshire

CONTACTS: For additional information on this Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) contact:

Mr. Brian Mills, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Document Manager Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, OE-20 U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20585 Telephone: (202) 586-8267 [email protected]

For general information on the DOE NEPA process, please write or call:

Mr. Brian Costner, Acting Director Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance, GC-54 U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20585 [email protected] Telephone: (202) 586-4600 or leave a message at (800) 472-2756

ABSTRACT: Northern Pass Transmission, LLC (Northern Pass) has applied to the DOE for a Presidential permit to construct, operate, maintain, and connect a 192-mile (309-km) electric transmission line across the United States (U.S.)/Canada border in northern New Hampshire (NH). This final EIS addresses the potential environmental impacts of the Project (Proposed Action), the No Action Alternative, and ten additional action alternatives (Alternatives 2 through 6, with variations). The NH portion of the Project would be a single circuit ±320 kilovolt (kV) high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line running approximately 158 miles (254 km) from the U.S. border crossing with Canada in Pittsburg, NH, to a new direct current-to-alternating current (DC-to-AC) converter station to be constructed in Franklin, NH. From Franklin, NH, to the Project terminus at the Public Service of New Hampshire’s existing Deerfield Substation located in Deerfield, NH, the Project would consist of 34 miles (55 km) of 345 kV AC electric transmission line. The total length of the Project would be approximately 192 miles (309 km).

PUBLIC COMMENTS: In preparing this final EIS, DOE considered comments received during the scoping period, which extended from February 11, 2011 to June 14, 2011, and was reopened from June 15, 2011 to November 5, 2013 (DOE accepted and considered all comments during the scoping period from February 11, 2011 to November 5, 2013), and the public comment period on the draft EIS (July 31, 2015 through April 4, 2016). Comments on the draft EIS were accepted during the 45-day period

following publication of EPA’s Notice of Availability (NOA) in the Federal Register on July 31, 2015; the public comment period was extended until April 4, 2016 following publication of EPA’s NOA of the supplement in the Federal Register on November 20, 2015. DOE held four public meetings on the draft EIS in Colebrook, NH on March 7, 2016; Waterville Valley, NH on March 9, 2016; Concord, NH on March 10, 2016; and Whitefield, NH on March 11, 2016. All comments were considered during preparation of this final EIS. Appendix L in Volume 3 of this EIS contains the comments received on the draft EIS and DOE’s responses to these comments. This final EIS contains revisions and new information based in part on comments received on the draft EIS. Vertical bars in the margins marking changed text indicate the locations of these revisions and new information. Deletions are not indicated. Appendices J and K in Volume 2 and Appendix L in Volume 3 are entirely new parts of this EIS; therefore, they do not contain bars indicating changes from the draft EIS.

The EIS analyzes the potential environmental impacts of DOE issuing a Presidential permit for the proposed Northern Pass Project, which is DOE’s proposed federal action. DOE will use the EIS to inform its decision on whether to issue a Presidential permit. Additionally, Northern Pass has applied to the USFS for a special use permit (SUP) authorizing Northern Pass to construct, operate, and maintain an electric power transmission line crossing portions of the WMNF. The WMNF Forest Supervisor will use the EIS to inform its decision regarding: 1) whether to issue a SUP under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act; 2) the selection of an alternative; 3) any need to amend the Forest Plan; and 4) what specific terms and conditions should apply if a SUP is issued.

Copies of the final EIS are available for public review at 30 local libraries and town halls, or a copy can be requested from Mr. Brian Mills. The EIS is also available on the Northern Pass EIS website (http://www.northernpasseis.us/). DOE will announce its decision on the Proposed Action in a Record of Decision (ROD) in the Federal Register no sooner than 30 days after the EPA publishes the NOA of the final EIS. The USFS will announce its draft decision on the Proposed Action in a draft ROD in the Federal Register shortly after the EPA publishes the NOA of the final EIS.

APPENDIX L COMMENT RESPONSE DOCUMENT

Appendix L. Comment Response Document

U.S. Department of Energy August 2017

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APPENDIX L. COMMENT RESPONSE DOCUMENT LIST OF TABLES

Table L-1. Public Libraries Where the Draft EIS was Available during the Public Comment Period ............................................. L-4 Table L-2. Draft EIS Commenters Presented Chronologically ....................................................................................................... L-7 Table L-3. Draft EIS Commenters Presented Alphabetically ....................................................................................................... L-34 Table L-4. Summary of Agency and Public Comments on the Draft EIS ..................................................................................... L-60 Table L-5. Summary of Substantive Changes to the Draft EIS .................................................................................................... L-73

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

Attachment A. Northern Pass Transmission Line Project Notices Published in the Federal Register Attachment B. Legal Notice Published in Union Leader Attachment C. Response to All Comments on the Draft EIS



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L.1 PUBLIC COMMENT PROCESS L.1.1 INTRODUCTION On October 14, 2010, Northern Pass Transmission, LLC1 (Northern Pass or Applicant) applied to the Department of Energy (DOE) for a Presidential permit pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 10485, as amended by EO 12038, and the regulations codified at 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 205.320 et seq. (2000), “Application for Presidential Permit Authorizing the Construction, Connection, Operation, and Maintenance of Facilities for Transmission of Electric Energy at International Boundaries.”2 The Presidential permit for the Applicant (OE Docket Number PP-362), if issued, would authorize Northern Pass to construct, operate, maintain, and connect facilities at the international border of the United States (U.S.) for the transmission of electric energy across the U.S./Canada border in northern New Hampshire (NH). DOE does not have siting or project alignment authority for projects proposed in applications for Presidential permits.

The DOE’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability is responsible for reviewing Presidential permit applications and determining whether to grant a permit for electric transmission facilities that cross the U.S. international border. The DOE has determined that the issuance of a Presidential permit would constitute a major federal action and that an environmental impact statement (EIS) is the appropriate level of environmental review under National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 United States Code [U.S.C.] § 4321 et seq.).

The DOE has prepared this EIS in compliance with the requirements of NEPA, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations for implementing NEPA (40 CFR Parts 1500–1508), DOE implementing procedures for NEPA (10 CFR Part 1021), DOE floodplain and wetlands environmental review requirements (10 CFR Part 1022), and other applicable federal laws. The DOE invited several federal and state agencies to participate in the preparation of this EIS as cooperating agencies because of their special expertise or jurisdiction by law. The cooperating agencies are the United States Forest Service (USFS) – White Mountain National Forest (WMNF), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Region 1, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) – New England District, and the New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning (NHOEP).

After its initial application, on July 1, 2013, the Applicant submitted an amended application for a Presidential permit that reflected proposed changes to the route of the Project, and in July 2015, the DOE issued the draft Northern Pass Transmission Line Project Environmental Impact Statement (draft EIS) (80 Federal Register [FR] 45652 [July 31, 2015]). The draft EIS analyzed potential environmental impacts from the proposed project (as described in the amended Presidential permit application filed by Northern Pass on July 1, 2013) and the range of reasonable alternatives (collectively referred to as “the Project”).

1 Northern Pass Transmission, LLC is owned by Eversource Energy Transmission Ventures, Inc. (formerly NU

Transmission Ventures, Inc.), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eversource Energy (formerly Northeast Utilities), which is a publicly-held public utility holding company. Public Service of New Hampshire (PSNH) is also a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eversource Energy, and does business as Eversource Energy.

2 Full text of the federal laws can be accessed at the following website: http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml. EOs can be accessed at the following website: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/disposition.html. Full text of the state laws can be access at the following website: http://www.nh.gov/government/laws.html.

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Subsequent to the publication of the draft EIS, Northern Pass submitted a “Further Amendment to Presidential Permit Application” in August 2015 (Northern Pass 2015) that made changes to the Applicant’s proposed project. Specifically, the August 2015 amendment proposed to bury an additional 52 miles of the transmission line in roadway corridors between Bethlehem and Bridgewater, NH.3 Approximately 49 miles of this additional burial is the same as was analyzed as part of Alternatives 4c and 5c in the draft EIS (each alternative is described in detail in Section 2.3). Approximately 3 miles of additional burial in Bethlehem, NH, was not analyzed in the draft EIS, as it would extend immediately to the north of the alignment analyzed as Alternative 5c. Northern Pass also proposed a minor shift (less than 100 feet) in the international border crossing location, two new transition stations (one in Bridgewater, NH, and one in Bethlehem, NH, to transition the line between overhead and underground), a change of the project size from 1,200 megawatts (MW) to 1,000 MW with a potential transfer capacity of up to 1,090 MW, and other design changes (e.g., change in converter technology and type of cable).

Although Northern Pass’ revised proposal (referred to as Alternative 7) was principally evaluated within the draft EIS under a combination of several of the action alternatives, DOE determined that providing a supplement to the draft EIS would allow the potential environmental impacts of Alternative 7 to be more clearly displayed as an additional singular alternative and facilitate a comparison among the alternatives. DOE regulations provide that DOE may supplement a draft EIS at any time, to further the purposes of NEPA (10 CFR § 1021.314(b)).

Thus, DOE issued a notice of intent (NOI) to prepare a supplement to the draft EIS (80 FR 58725 [September 30, 2015]) and, in November 2015, issued a Supplement to the Draft Northern Pass Transmission Line Project Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS-0463-S1). The supplement to the draft EIS contains an analysis of the potential environmental impacts of Alternative 7 and supplements the analysis contained in the July 2015 draft EIS.

In addition to its Presidential permit application to DOE, Northern Pass applied to the USFS on June 28, 2011, for a special use permit (SUP) that would authorize Northern Pass to construct, own, operate, and maintain an electric transmission line crossing portions of the WMNF. On September 5, 2013, Northern Pass submitted an amended SUP application to the USFS which also reflected proposed changes to the route of the Project. The USFS is a cooperating agency in the preparation of this EIS.

This EIS, Northern Pass Transmission Line Project Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS-0463), analyzes potential environmental impacts from the Proposed Action (as described in the further amended Presidential permit application filed by Northern Pass on August 31, 2015 and analyzed as Alternative 7 in the supplement to the draft EIS) and the range of reasonable alternatives (collectively referred to as “the Project”).

DOE’s Proposed Action (Agency Preferred Alternative) is to issue a Presidential permit for a proposed high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line that, as currently designed, would be capable of transmitting up to 1,090 megawatts (MW) of power in either direction (Canada to the U.S. and U.S. to Canada). The northern HVDC converter station is proposed to be constructed at the Des Cantons Substation in Québec, Canada, and would be connected to an HVDC line that would run southward in Québec for approximately 45 miles (72 km) where it would cross the U.S./Canada border into Pittsburg, NH.

The New Hampshire portion of the Proposed Action would be a single circuit ±320 kilovolt (kV) HVDC transmission line running approximately 158 miles (254 km) from the U.S. border crossing with Canada in Pittsburg, NH, to a new direct current (DC)-to-alternating current (AC) converter station to be constructed

3 The original Proposed Action (Alternative 2 in the draft EIS) included approximately 8 miles of underground

cable. The revised Proposed Action (Alternative 7) includes an additional 52 miles of underground cable, for a total of approximately 60 miles of underground cable.



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in Franklin, NH. From Franklin, NH, to the Project terminus at the Public Service of New Hampshire’s (PSNH’s) existing Deerfield Substation located in Deerfield, NH, the Proposed Action would consist of 34 miles (55 km) of 345 kV AC electric transmission line. Approximately 32 miles (51 km) of new overhead HVDC transmission line would be constructed on land owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by Northern Pass in a new transmission route. The remainder of new overhead HVDC and HVAC transmission lines would be located within the existing PSNH transmission route. Approximately 60 miles (97 km) of transmission cable would be constructed underground in roadway corridors in Clarksville and Stewartstown, NH, and between Bethlehem, and Bridgewater, NH. The total length of the Proposed Action would be approximately 192 miles (309 km).

The presentation of the analysis in the EIS divided the proposed Project into three geographic sections and one administrative section defined by the WMNF: Northern Section, Central Section, Southern Section, and WMNF Section. Appendix A of the final EIS contains maps showing the three geographic and one administrative sections, the Proposed Action, No Action, and other alternatives considered in this EIS. Responses to individual comments received on the draft EIS may be found in Attachment C of this document.

This document constitutes the Comment Response Document on the Northern Pass Transmission Line Project Final Environmental Impact Statement. All comment documents are also available on the EIS website (http://www.northernpasseis.us/).

L.1.2 HISTORY OF PUBLIC OUTREACH AND COMMENT PROCESS

L.1.2.1 PUBLIC SCOPING PROCESS On February 11, 2011, the DOE published a “Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and to Conduct Public Scoping Meetings and Notice of Floodplains and Wetlands Involvement” (the NOI) in the Federal Register (76 FR 7828), initiating the NEPA public scoping period. In the NOI, the DOE announced its intention to prepare an EIS to assess the potential environmental impacts of issuing a Presidential permit for the Northern Pass Project. On June 15, 2011, the DOE announced a reopening of the public scoping period, in anticipation of additional route information to be provided by Northern Pass, and stated that the scoping period would remain open until the DOE provided further notice of its closing (76 FR 34969). After the Applicant amended its Presidential permit application and its SUP application, the DOE published an “Amended Notice of Intent to Modify the Scope of the Environmental Impact Statement and to Conduct Public Scoping Meetings and Notice of Floodplains and Wetlands Involvement” (the amended NOI) in the Federal Register (78 FR 54876) on September 6, 2013. The public scoping period closed 60 days later, on November 5, 2013. DOE accepted and considered all comments received during the scoping period from February 11, 2011 to November 5, 2013, while developing the draft EIS.

DOE conducted a total of eleven scoping meetings in New Hampshire during the public scoping period. Seven meetings were held in March 2011, and four additional meetings were held in September 2013, following publication of the amended NOI. The meetings provided interested parties the opportunity to view exhibits and information regarding the Project and to provide both oral and written comments. Additionally, the Applicant was in attendance to answer questions and provide information to attendees.

During the entire public scoping period, the DOE received 7,560 comments from over 6,400 individuals, businesses, municipalities, government agencies, and other organizations. Written and oral comments were given equal weight, and the DOE considered all comments emailed, postmarked, or submitted on the EIS website by November 5, 2013, in defining the scope of the draft EIS. Comments submitted after the close of the comment period were considered to the extent practicable. A Scoping Report was posted to the EIS website on March 12, 2014, providing a summary of all scoping comments received.



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On May 1, 2014, a Scoping Report Alternatives Addendum was posted to the EIS website. This document summarized the alternatives that the DOE had identified to date for analysis in the draft EIS. The alternatives described in that document included the proposal presented by Northern Pass in its amended application to the DOE, as well as alternatives identified by the DOE, the cooperating agencies, and from public scoping comments. The Scoping Report Alternatives Addendum was prepared in response to NH’s Congressional delegation requests that the DOE provide an update on the status of the consideration of alternatives between the scoping period and issuance of the draft EIS.

L.1.2.2 DRAFT EIS PUBLIC REVIEW PROCESS In July 2015 DOE issued the draft EIS. The public review period was initiated through publication of a Notice of Availability (NOA) in the Federal Register by EPA (80 FR 45652 [July 31, 2015]) (Attachment A of this Comment Response Document). Methods similar to those used during the scoping period were used to notify the public and applicable federal and state agencies of the public review period for the draft EIS, including distributing the document to individuals or parties who submitted scoping comments, and to other interested parties that requested a copy of the EIS. A legal notice was published in the Union Leader, the newspaper of record for the WMNF, on November 5, 2015 (Attachment B of this Comment Response Document). DOE made the draft EIS available online at the Northern Pass EIS website (http://www.northernpasseis.us) and on the DOE NEPA website (http://energy.gov/nepa), and copies of the draft EIS were publicly available at public libraries located in the proposed Project area (Table L-1). The draft EIS was also circulated to Federal, state, and local agencies with jurisdiction by law or special subject matter expertise and to any person, stakeholder organization, or agency that requested a copy (40 CFR § 1502.19).

Table L-1. Public Libraries Where the Draft EIS was Available during the Public Comment Period Library Name Location

Allenstown Public Library 59 Main Street, Allenstown, NH 03275 Bethlehem Public Library 2245 Main Street, Bethlehem, NH 03574 Minot-Sleeper Library 35 Pleasant Street, Bristol, NH 03222 Elkins Public Library 9 Center Road, Canterbury, NH 03224 Carroll Tax Collector/Town Clerk 92 School Street, Carroll, NH 03595 Errol Public Library 67 Main Street, Errol, NH 03579 Colebrook Town Library 126 Main Street, Colebrook, NH 03576 Concord Public Library 45 Green Street, Concord, NH 03301 Dalton Public Library 741 Dalton Road, Dalton, NH 03598 Philbrick-James Library 4 Church Street, Deerfield, NH 03037 Epsom Public Library 1606 Dover Road, Epsom, NH 03234 Abbie Greenleaf Library 439 Main Street, Franconia, NH 03580-0787 Franklin Public Library 310 Central Street, Franklin, NH 03235 Hill Public Library 30 Crescent Street, Hill, NH 03243 Holderness Library 866 US Route 3, Holderness, NH 03245 Weeks Memorial Library 128 Main Street, Lancaster, NH 03584 Town of Lincoln 22 Church Street, Lincoln, NH 03251 Meredith Public Library 91 Main Street, Meredith, NH 03253 Gordon-Nash Library 69 Main Street, New Hampton, NH 03256 Hall Memorial Library 18 Park Street, Northfield, NH 03276 Pembroke Town Library 313 Pembroke Street, Pembroke, NH 03275



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Table L-1. Public Libraries Where the Draft EIS was Available during the Public Comment Period Library Name Location

Pease Public Library 1 Russell Street, Plymouth, NH 03264-0414 Sanbornton Public Library 27 Meetinghouse Hill Road, Sanbornton, NH 03269 Richardson Memorial Library 1411 Main Street, Sugar Hill, NH 03586 Stark Town Office 1189 Stark Highway, Stark, NH 03582 Dennis Joos Memorial Library 1526 South Main Street, West Stewartstown, NH 03597 Stratford Public Library 74 Main Street, North Stratford, NH 03590 Thornton Public/School Library 1884 NH Route 175, Thornton, NH 03285 Whitefield Public Library 8 Lancaster Road, Whitefield, NH 03598 Woodstock Town Office 165 Lost River Road, North Woodstock, NH 03262

Public hearings to receive comments on the draft EIS were scheduled for October 2015. As a result of Northern Pass’ August 31, 2015 revision to its proposal, DOE issued a NOI to prepare a supplement to the draft EIS (80 FR 58725 [September 30, 2015]). This notice extended the comment period until December 31, 2015, and postponed the public hearings. On November 20, 2015, DOE issued the supplement to the draft EIS; EPA’s Notice of Availability was published on November 20, 2015 (80 FR 72719 [2015]). Public hearings on the draft EIS and supplement were scheduled for December 2015 (80 FR 72716 [2015]). On December 4, 2015, the public hearings were postponed and the comment period was extended until April 4, 2016. On February 4, 2016, the public hearings were rescheduled for March 2016 (81 FR 5995 [2016]). Four public hearings were held in March 2016. For the convenience of the public, DOE and the cooperating agencies conducted two of these hearings in conjunction with the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee (SEC). The locations, dates, and times of the joint hearings were:

Colebrook, NH, Colebrook Elementary School, Gymnasium, 27 Dumont Street, Monday, March 7, 2016, 5–8 p.m.

Concord, NH, Grappone Conference Center, Granite Ballroom, 70 Constitution Avenue, Thursday March 10, 2016, 5–8 p.m.

The structure of the joint hearings included an opening presentation by the Applicant, a question and answer session during which the Applicant and SEC answered written questions submitted by the public, and a formal commenting session. The question and answer and commenting sessions were transcribed by a stenographer.

Additional public hearings were also conducted by the DOE and the cooperating agencies (without the involvement of the New Hampshire SEC) to receive oral and written comments on the draft EIS at the following locations commencing at the times identified:

Waterville Valley, NH, Waterville Valley Conference and Event Center, Waterville Room, 56 Packards Road, Wednesday, March 9, 2016, 5–8 p.m.

Whitefield, NH, Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa, Presidential Room, 101 Mountain View Road, Friday, March 11, 2016, 5–8 p.m.

The structure of these hearings included a formal commenting session which was transcribed by a stenographer. All four public hearings allowed the public to provide both written and oral comments on the draft EIS.

The 248-day public comment period on the draft EIS and supplement to the draft EIS closed on April 4, 2016. DOE received 1,037 comments from individuals, interested groups, tribal governments, and federal, state, and local agencies during the public comment period on the draft EIS. In addition, approximately 165



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commenters spoke at the four public hearings. These comments are provided exactly as they were received in Attachment C of this Comment Response Document.

L.1.3 COOPERATING AGENCIES The DOE invited several federal and state agencies to participate in the preparation of this EIS as cooperating agencies because of their special expertise or jurisdiction by law. The cooperating agencies are the USFS – WMNF, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Region 1, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) – New England District, and the New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning (NHOEP).

L.1.3.1 U.S. FOREST SERVICE – WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST A portion of the Proposed Action would cross National Forest System (NFS) lands on the WMNF following an existing transmission route that is under a SUP currently held by PSNH and through easements held by PSNH. The Applicant has applied for its own SUP for the Project to cross the WMNF. This final EIS, prepared by the DOE, is intended to provide the analysis necessary to support a USFS decision on whether to issue a SUP allowing the Proposed Action (or alternative) to cross the WMNF (including whether any amendment to the Forest Plan would be required). The Responsible Official for the USFS decision is the Forest Supervisor of the WMNF.

The USFS has assembled an Inter-Disciplinary Team (ID Team) comprised of a team leader and USFS specialists in appropriate resource areas to ensure the DOE EIS meets USFS needs.

L.1.3.2 U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY – REGION 1 The EPA is required under Section 309 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to review and publicly comment on the environmental impacts of major federal actions for which an EIS is prepared. EPA is also responsible for publishing the NOAs of draft and final EISs in the Federal Register, which initiate regulatory timeframes for the environmental review process. Additionally, the EPA would consult with USACE for any permits that would be required under Section 404 of the 1977 Clean Water Act (CWA) (33 U.S.C. §§ 1251–1387).

L.1.3.3 U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS – NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT The USACE is responsible for ensuring compliance with Section 404 of the CWA. CWA Section 404 requires a permit prior to discharging dredged or fill material into jurisdictional waters of the U.S., including wetlands. The USACE may adopt portions of the information and analysis presented in this EIS in its preparation of a separate environmental analysis for compliance with NEPA and its decision-making for the Section 404 permits needed for the Project. The Project would cross areas of USACE jurisdiction such as wetlands, stream crossings, and vernal pools.

L.1.3.4 NEW HAMPSHIRE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND PLANNING The NHOEP provides information, data, and guidance to assist decision-makers on issues pertaining to development, land protection, energy use, and community planning. As a cooperating agency, NHOEP is participating in the DOE’s NEPA process and providing special expertise regarding issues to be addressed in this EIS.



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L.2 AGENCY AND PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT EIS

A variety of issues and concerns were raised during the public review comment period on the draft EIS. All substantive comments on the draft EIS received or postmarked before the end of the comment period were considered in preparing the final EIS. Comments received after the end of the comment period were considered to the extent practicable. DOE responded to those comments that are within the scope of and relevant to the analysis in this EIS.

This section presents all comments exactly as they were received, as well as transcripts of comments provided during the public hearings on the draft EIS. All written or other markings on comment documents are original to the comment and are presented below as submitted to DOE by the commenting individual, agency or organization. Comment numbers were assigned based on the order in which the comments were received. The comments (whether written or oral) are presented in Attachment C of this Comment Response Document in chronological order. The comment number is presented in the top right corner of the page. Table L-2 presents an index of comments sorted by comment number. Comments received from organizations are indicated, and comments without an indication are from individuals. Table L-3 provides an alphabetized index of individual comments based on the last name of the commenter in order to assist the reader. Each comment within a comment document is delineated (i.e., bracketed). Each discrete comment within a document is marked by a vertical bar in the margin and a unique comment number. For example, 0047-1, is the first comment within comment document 47. Responses to the delineated individual comments are displayed in the margin to the right of the comment.

A list of examples of major representative issues submitted during the draft EIS public comment period, catalogued by general resource type, are provided in Table L-4. In addition, Table L-5 provides the substantive revisions made from the draft EIS to the final EIS based on agency and public comments. In addition to changes made in response to comments, the final EIS was updated to include a detailed analysis of Alternative 7 in all resources areas and geographic sections, and analysis was updated based on revised project design information from the Applicant. All comments received during the draft EIS public comment period, including late comments, along with DOE’s responses are provided in Attachment C of this Comment Response Document.

Table L-2. Draft EIS Commenters Presented Chronologically Comment Number First Name Last Name Commenter Agency or Organization

1 Alan Baker 2 Gail Matson Ward 8, Concord City Council 3 Carl Martland

4 Will Abbott Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

5 Hawk Metheny Appalachian Trail Conservancy 6 Robert Shaver 7 Ellen Lonergan 8 Lisa Lennon 9 Bruce Koble 10 Deborah Moore 11 Edward Giunta 12 Carl Martland North Country Scenic Byways Council



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13 Carl Martland 14 Rebecca Weeks Weeks Lancaster Trust 15 Brian Martin 16 Pamela Martin 17 Peter Martin 19 Mary Anne Sullivan Northern Pass Transmission, LLC 20 William Schomburg 21 David Lorman 22 Charlotte Crane 23 Howard Mitz 24 Elaine Shryock 25 Shana Drew 26 John Ebanks 28 Maureen Quinn 30 Neil Irvine Town of New Hampton, NH 31 Michael Bir 32 Peter Martin 33 Timothy Duggan 34 Pamela Martin 35 Walter Palmer 37 Rick Quintal 38 Vicky Ballentine 39 Anonymous Anonymous 42 Tammy Wooster Campton Conservation Commission 43 R. Eric Jones 45 Mary Anne Sullivan Northern Pass Transmission, LLC 46 L E Higginson 47 Karen Spencer Percy Lodge and Camp Ground 48 Anonymous Anonymous 49 Dennis Moloney 50 Joe Casey IBEW 51 Kenneth Kimball Appalachian Mountain Club 52 Andrew Raddant United States Department of Interior 53 Kathryn Ting Franconia Farms 54 Wendy Doran 55 Gail Beaulieu 56 Anonymous Anonymous 57 Jan Marvel Indian Stream Productions 58 Deborah Corey 59 Joseph Keenan



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61 Thomas Aspell City of Concord, NH 63 L.A. Moulder 64 Mary Krempels 65 Mary Krempels 66 Robert Mclaughlin 68 Vernon Crawford Town of Canaan, VT 70 Jonathan Lane JML Trucking & Excavating, LLC 71 Mary Jolles 72 Harley Mason 73 Raymond Berthiaume 74 Neil Irvine Town of New Hampton, NH 75 Alison Chase 76 Rick Weissbrod 79 Christopher Rice 80 Jason Balint 81 Dan Dolan New England Power Generators Association 83 Melissa Birchard Conservation Law Foundation 84 James Muntz Northern Pass Transmission, LLC 85 Harry Hintlian Reforest the Tropics 86 Margaret Mumford Holderness School 87 Susan Arnold Appalachian Mountain Club 89 Kris Pastoriza 90 Elaine Kellerman 91 Brenda Charpentier 92 John Petrofsky 93 Susanne Kibler-Hacker 94 Claire Lupton 95 Mark Labuski 96 Michael Carter 97 Harry and Jill Brownfield 98 Bruce Hamilton 99 Jean Devine

100 David Belford 101 Bob Tuveson

102 Suzanne Smith NH House of Representatives, Grafton County District 8

103 Chris Thayer 104 Patricia Hunt 105 David Baker 106 Elmer Lupton



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109 Jane Difley Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

110 Carole Benoit 111 Melanie Hamilton 112 Chris Thayer Appalachian Mountain Club 113 Robert Tuveson 114 Kevin Kimball 115 Anonymous Anonymous 116 Glenn Normandeau New Hampshire Fish and Game Department 118 Timothy Drew Department of Environmental Services 119 Bob Baker 121 M Marino 122 M Marino 123 Lauren Grant

125 Will Abbott Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

128 Peter Martin 129 Jan Marvel Indian Stream Productions 130 Orzeck 131 Emily Eynon 134 Jay Girard Smith College Botanic Garden 135 Anne Lennon 136 Mary Ann Toy 137 Deborah Seavey 139 Bob Place 142 Richard Kelly Appalachian Mountain Club 143 John Mannix 144 Neil Lovett 145 Gail Scott 146 Denise Carignan 147 Peter Adams 148 D Chase 149 Edwin Mellett CRJC Headwaters Subcommittee 151 Chris Thayer Appalachian Mountain Club 152 Zach Gobeil 154 Nancy Watson 155 William Nichols 156 Chris Thayer Appalachian Mountain Club 157 James L. Garvin 158 Maggie Stier NH Preservation Alliance



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159 Paul Pouliot Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook-Abenaki People

160 Rebecca Harris National Trust for Historic Preservation 161 Richard Boisvert NH SHPO 163 Merryl Goldman 164 Lori Levesque 165 Rick Fritz 166 Debra Freedman 167 Lisy Neyers 170 Susan Schibanoff 171 K True 173 Tara Bamford North Country Council 176 Marilyn Deans 178 Thomas Luck 179 Mary French 180 Richard Hanson 181 Bill Chabot Canaan Conservation Commission (VT) 182 Thomas Mcloughlin 183 Jonathan Tremblay Green Party 184 Paulette Caruso 186 Bee Thayer 187 Fred Decicco 188 Mary Bearir 189 Nick Tulloh 190 James Powers 191 Julie Moran 192 Susan Brown 193 Mark Gashi 194 Donna Lobsien 195 Gene Hornsby 196 Jean Public 197 Maureen Rose 198 Nancy Leclerc 200 Howard Aronson 201 Jean Public 203 Peter J. Iano 204 Susan Meeker-Lowry 205 Snndia Cooper 206 Peter Diforte Jr 207 Jeffrey Williams 208 Corinne Pullen Windswept Farm LLC



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209 Katherine Thorndike 210 Theresa Lane 211 Thomas Mcloughlin 213 Mary Bearor 218 Joyce Blanchard 219 David Jodoin Town of Pembroke, NH 220 Lynn Flayhart Litow Consulting 221 Anonymous Anonymous 222 Ronnie Sandler 223 James Keefe Alpenforge Nexjen Enrichments 224 Donald Bilodeau 225 John Jahoda Bridgewater State University 226 Peter Camann 227 Laurie Greenberg 228 Claire Gaeb 230 Rich Collins 231 Richard Hanson 232 Donald Bilodeau 233 Michael and Miriam Kurland 234 Michael and Miriam Kurland 235 Michael and Miriam Kurland 236 Christina Weissbrod 237 Laurence Rappaport 238 Katy Hanson 239 G Gold 240 Randall Kramer 242 Elisha Gray 243 Frederick Martin 244 John French 245 Jean Public 246 Lewis Parker 247 Karen Currier 248 Timothy Duggan 249 Kathleen Sims 250 Jane Kellogg 251 Richard H. Spadoni 252 Heather Gray 253 Walter Fortier 255 Orzeck Connecticut Headwaters 256 Orzeck



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257 Shell Noyes 258 Shell Noyes 259 Marie Rieger 260 Paul Tate 261 Ellen Schaffer 262 Wayne Frizzell North Country Chamber of Commerce 263 Robert Walden 264 Abdallah Minkarah 265 Lee Dawn Daniel 266 Rick Weissbrod 267 Denise Carignan Mreast Condos Thornton NH 268 Paula Murphy 269 Richarh Hanson 270 Avery Lajeunesse 271 Heather Wiley 272 Joanne Gutt 273 Bill Sparklin Notch View Inn and Campground 274 Scott Kayel 275 Fred Decicco 276 Matthew Perrone 277 Amy Delventhal 278 Phillip Piscopo 279 Pamela Frizzell 280 Jea N Publee 281 Jea N Publee 282 Howard Mitz 283 Bill Schaffer 284 Daniel Mccarthy 285 Brian Myrick 286 David Ainsworth 287 Nancy 288 Bill Schaffer 289 William Irving 290 Anonymous Anonymous 291 Robert Shea 292 Jacqueline Brissette 293 Bryan Kelly 294 Eliza Hazen Appalachian Mountain Club Member, Employee 295 John Keane 296 Nick Jenkins Sunny Acres Farm of Peaked Hill



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297 Jason Balint 298 Chris Rose Portsmouth Public Schools 299 Sally Davis 301 Linda Heminway 302 Dale Feid 303 Dale Feid 304 Carlos Baia City of Concord, NH 305 Susan Erickson 306 Becky Brown 307 James Mcinnis 309 Carl Martland North Country Scenic Byway Council 312 Nick Jenkins Sunny Acres Farm of Peaked Hill 313 Nick Jenkins Sunny Acres Farm of Peaked Hill 314 Richard Oas 318 Orzeck 319 Orzeck 320 Doug Mayer 321 Orzeck 322 Dick Hanson 323 Bill Chabot 324 Peter Devine 325 Patricia Bahr 326 Jamie Hight 327 Brian O’Donnell 328 Brian O’Donnell 329 Patricia Kuncio North Country Lodge and Cabins

330 John Chiarella Lake Sunapee Landscaping & Property Management

331 Anonymous 332 Rick Weissbrod 333 Sherry Avery Pattillo Sky Meadow Farm 334 Martin Aaron 335 William Merrow 336 Anne Drinon 337 Denise Eareckson 338 Homer May 339 Joe Drinon 340 Anne Emerson 341 Corinne Pullen Windswept Farm, LLC 342 Sue Strasen 343 Carmen Duran



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344 Carmen Duran 345 Carmen Duran 346 Diana Curington 347 Anonymous Anonymous 348 Victor Demeroto 349 Victor Demeroto 350 Mary Caprio Bearor 351 Yolanda Shimer 352 Barbara Leach 353 Frank Wilich 354 David Atkinson 355 Eric Jones 356 David Lloyd AMC 357 Joseph Hollins 358 M Gretz 359 Anonymous Anonymous 360 Deb Freeman 361 Terrorism. Mosedale PSU 362 Ronald Willoughby 363 Wendy Thibault 364 Albert Hall 365 Jim Bird 366 Lisy Meyers 372 Kayla Lent 373 T Grammo 374 Carol Blanchette 375 Cathy Matthews 376 Loretta Collins 377 Stephen Gagnon 378 Susan Kater 379 Raymond Lovell 381 Curt Grenier 382 Glenn Keeling 383 Orzeck 384 Anonymous Anonymous 389 Anonymous Anonymous 390 Merryl Goldman 391 Eric Stevenson 392 Louise Golub 394 Fred Decicco



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395 Tim D’Angelo 396 Tim D’Angelo 397 Mary Ann Toy 399 Anonymous Anonymous 400 C M Kipreotis 401 Dee Mckown 402 Valerie Hanson 403 Anonymous Anonymous 404 Laura Woodside 405 Harry Iii George 406 Paula Weeman 407 Ellen Gagnon 408 Gretchen Hesler 409 Kate 410 Scott Davis 412 Susan Crovo 413 Susan Crovo 414 Laura Crockford 415 Frederick W Martin 416 Dave Eliason 417 Eric Taylor 418 Eric Taylor 419 George Pettee 420 Jacqueline Arzouian 421 Jessica Pratt 422 Kevin Field Center Barnstead 423 Larry Therrien Webster 426 Lisy Meyers 428 Brenda Ellis 429 Nancy A. Johnson 430 Alex Medlicott 431 Theresa Calder 432 Lotrine Mcphillips 433 Lois Rodenhuis 434 Anonymous Anonymous 435 Beth Taylor 436 Denise Carignan 437 Dan & Sue Donlon 438 Tim Sappinton State Council of Historic Resources 440 Sandra Steigerwald



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441 William & Anne-Marie Nichols

442 Sue Lang 443 Grant Ruggles 444 Chuck Lundberg 445 Christopher Drew 446 Walter Kelly CMW 447 Ken Mosedale 448 Chuck Lundberg 449 Christopher Drew 450 Christopher Drew 451 Thomas Poirier 452 Christopher Booth 453 Charles Kinney 454 Elizabeth Gillette 455 Nancy and William Decourcey 456 Nancy Dodge 457 Allie Aaron 458 Gerald Poulin 459 Warren Leighton 460 Maureen Mccanty 461 David Farnum 462 Anonymous Anonymous 463 Dan Kervick 464 Tom Colgan 465 Bernadette Fraser 466 Janet Ball 467 Dennis Card 470 Laurie A. Couture NH Big Trees Program 471 Kenneth & Beth Dube 472 Lisy Meyers 473 Karen Spencer 474 Karen Grzelak 475 Eh Roy 476 Maureen Rose 477 Jean Publiee 478 Heather Wiley 479 Linda Mcdermott 481 Barbara Thornbrough 482 Lenore Steinmetz 483 Denise Bolduc



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484 Peggy Huard 485 Peggy Huard 486 Peggy Huard 487 Peggy Huard 488 Peggy Huard 489 Peggy Huard 490 Peggy Huard 491 Ann Bond 492 Anonymous Anonymous 493 Anonymous Anonymous 494 Aaron Schomburg 495 Bill Schomburg 496 Catalina Celentano 497 Catherine Corkery 498 Anonymous Anonymous 499 Charmaine Lucile Rose 500 Carol Coulsube 501 Nathan Cote 502 David Demers 503 Denis Dostie 504 Donald Leveille Donald Leveille Trucking, Inc. 505 David Marshall 506 David Mclaughlin 507 David Mills 508 Dr. Deborah Warner 509 Faith Kimball 510 Anonymous Anonymous Gagne & Sons Logging, LLC 511 Heather Gray 512 Hallie Dollie 513 Josh Demers 514 Judy Gessner 515 Jackie Teague 516 Katie Rose 517 Lucas Champagne Champagne Forestry LLC 518 Linda Massimilla 519 Linda Rauter

520 Linda Upham-Bornstein, Ph.D

521 Michael Gagne Mike Gagne Trucking, LLC 522 Michelle Kleindienst Mckenna’s Purchase 523 Michele Noyes



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524 Marc Paul 525 John Dumais New Hampshire Grocers Association 526 Nancy Pheinhardy 527 Pauline Pousul 528 Rodger & Marly Matthewman 529 Steve Adams Par Electrical Contractors 530 Steve Bouton 531 Sherry Pattillo 532 Sara Smith 533 Tiler Eaton 534 Tiler Eaton 535 Timothy More 536 Valtin Bear 537 Laurie Couture 538 Mark Cartier AMC 539 Christian Bratina 540 Robert Pritchard 541 Ryan Oliver 542 Saurabh Mittra 543 Susan Maclaren 544 Virginia Fettig 545 Teresa Wise Appalachian Mountain Club 546 Natalie Zakarian 547 Bruce Bolnick 548 Anonymous Anonymous 549 Carol Wagner 550 Michael Herlihy 551 Gregory Vince 552 Diane Anderson 553 Sherry & Brian Pattillo 554 Dick Mackay 555 Dot Kelly 556 Amie Fleming 557 Michael Lehner 558 Liz Albert AMC 559 Liz Albert AMC 561 Russell Schundler 562 Alan Bunker 563 Ron Boyer 564 Joan Lebel,M.D. AMC



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565 Holly Keith 566 R Scoyy Oliver 567 Deborah Monosson 568 Jed Eliades AMC 569 Evelyn Liffiton 570 Cindy Kudlik 571 Anonymous Anonymous 572 Robert Dickinson 573 Eileen Perry 574 Edward Mehigen 575 Nancy Lillydale 576 Jacki Gray 577 Rodney W Byam 578 Nils Bruzelius 579 Thomas Meredith 580 Michael Mcdonagh 581 Ryan Hill 582 Brian Granville 583 Julie Garber 584 William Febiger 585 John W. Barto 586 Mark Fleming AMC 587 Dana Mazzarelli 588 John Gibson 590 Joan Sullivan 591 Joan Sullivan 592 Jason Blais 593 Gorman Raymond 596 David Bjorkman 597 Les Payne 598 Pamela Martin 599 Peter Martin 600 Elizabeth Terp 601 Tyler Eaton 602 Susan Seitz 603 Anonymous Anonymous 604 Kaitlyn Ellis 605 Janine Lurie 606 Gary Woods 607 Sarah Wolf AMC



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608 Maxwell Croas 609 Sigmund Hudson 610 Steve Brennick 611 Mark Boren 612 Kim Humphreys AMC 613 Jeff Wehrwein 614 Chad Valenti 615 Miriam Kalliomaki MK Nature Design 616 James Wood 617 John Legates 618 Walter Lazarz 619 Scott Bellerose 620 Larry Rappaport 621 Anonymous Anonymous 622 Douglas Arion 623 Richard Kelly Appalachian Mountain Club 624 Richard Kelly Appalachian Mountain Club 625 Donna Delgado 626 Stephanie Minteer 627 Christopher Dundorf 628 Jerome Farnsworth 629 Trevor Lewis 630 Carol Sullivan 631 Anonymous Anonymous 632 Costas Balomenos 633 Costas Balomenos 634 Rob Beland 635 Steve Adams Par Electric Contractors 636 Stephen Tracy 637 Luke Wotton 638 Ted Tichy 639 Jon Wilkinson 640 Howard Moffet 641 Les Otten 642 Landon Placey 643 Robert Werner City of Concord, NH 644 Randy Perkins 645 Jeanne Menard 646 Martin Kaufman 647 Donald Bilodeau



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648 Pam Frizzell 649 George Dzujna Franklin, NH 650 Julie Moran 651 Harley Mason Mason Enterprises 652 Ellen Schaffer 653 Les Otten 654 Jeff Stevens 655 Andy Pearson 656 June Coulombe 657 David Chappell 658 Margaret A Lareau 659 Cindy Ames 660 Tom Colgan 661 Dick Swett 662 Carolyn Carbonneau 663 Carol Sullivan 664 Susan Percy 665 Roger Doucette 666 Sarah Doucette 667 Frederick Fitts 668 Bob Clay 669 Don Welch 670 Rubin 671 Joe Casey IBEW 672 Phil Bilodeau 673 John Dumais New Hampshire Grocers Association 674 David Gustafson 675 Susan Seitz 676 Greg Averill 677 Pentti Aalto 678 Jean Menard 679 Melissa Birchard Conservation Law Foundation 680 Ammy Heiser Pembroke Conservation Commission 681 Lee Lajoie 682 Elizabeth Larocca 683 Ruth Niven 684 John Mueller 685 Martin Kimbell 686 Laurence Phillips 687 Erica Druke



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688 Susan Ford NH House of Representatives, Grafton County District 3

689 Brian Tilton 690 Suzanne Smith 691 Peter Grite 692 Rick Samson Coös County, NH 693 Henrietta Howard 694 Katie Rose 695 Raymond Berthiaume 696 Luke Wotton 697 Steve Weeks 698 Robert Heath 699 Chris Anderson 700 Mike Sterling 701 Barbara Mahoney 702 Barbara Mahoney 703 Barbara Mahoney 704 Monique Petrofsky 705 Rebeeca More 706 Bruce Brekke 707 Mary Wellingtoon 708 Sally Pratt 709 Kevin Spencer 710 David Van Houten 711 Ed Piatek 712 Mary Sloth 713 Elizabeth Wyman 714 John Colony 715 John Amey

716 Holly Gray Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

717 Henrietta Howard 718 Anonymous Anonymous 719 Anonymous Anonymous 720 Stewart Weeks 721 Mary Sloth 722 Frederick Von Karls 723 Carol Coulombe 724 John Colony 725 Caleb Booth 726 Gloria Potter



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727 Katie Rose 729 Ellen Gagnon 730 Jane Henebury 731 Brian Perlow, Aia 732 Charles Baer 733 David Siegrist 734 Jeffrey Steele 735 Barbara Mahoney 736 Barbara Mahoney 737 Anonymous Anonymous 738 James Mccauley 739 Jason Balint 740 Thomas Melone ALLCo Renewable Energy Limited 741 Greg Rahe 743 Anonymous Anonymous 745 Katherine Weymouth 746 Sean Mcneill 747 Erica Druke 748 Scott Betournay 749 Kelly Forrest 750 Julie Grenier 751 Eileen Schulze 753 Ellen Hudson 754 Joseph Garneau J.A. Garneau Companies 755 Holly Gray 756 Bob Baker 757 Andrew Hosmer NH State Senate 758 Anonymous Anonymous 759 Anonymous Anonymous 760 Anonymous Anonymous 761 Anonymous Anonymous 762 Anonymous Anonymous 763 Bill Schonburg 764 Cindy-Lou Amey 765 Anonymous Anonymous 769 Dick Swett 770 Don Welch 771 Elizabeth Larocce Eversource 772 Ellen Schaffer 773 Elizabeth Wyman



L-25


774 Greg Averill 775 Greg Rahe Eversource

776 Harry Brown New Hampshire off Highway Vehicle Association

777 Harry C Brown New Hampshire off Highway Vehicle Association

778 Jeanne Menard

779 Jack Savage Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

780 Jeff Stevens Balsams Resort 781 Katie Rose Katie Rose Productions 782 David Van Houten 783 Lee Lajoie 784 Leslie Otten Balsams Resort 785 Ted Tichy North Country Forestry Inc. 786 Trevor Lewis 787 Luke Wotton 788 Ted Fitts 789 Mark Armstrong 790 Susan Seitz 791 Monique Petrofsky 792 Samuel Bird 793 Peter Martin 794 Susan Arnold Appalachian Mountain Club 795 Elizabeth Terp 796 Steve Adams Par Electric 797 Richard Samson 798 Joseph Garneau 799 Jean Public 800 Joseph Foley 808 Rebecca Harris National Trust for Historic Preservation 814 Alex Ritchie Cate Street Capital 816 Michele Robertson 819 Alex Richie Cate Street Capital, Inc 821 William Clewes 822 Howard Moffett NH State Representative 823 Richard Desmarais 824 Susan Arnold Appalachian Mountain Club 828 Susan Young 829 Timothy Duggan



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832 Anonymous Anonymous Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

837 Wallace Stuart 840 Gail Beaulieu 843 Kris Pastoriza 847 Barbara Cutter 855 Peter Schuur 861 Gene R. 862 Thomas Mullen 863 Peter Martin 864 Bruce Beaurivage 868 Alex Streeter 869 Curtis Spalding United States Environmental Protection Agency 873 Whitney Mccann City University of New York School of Law 877 Dan Schwartz 882 Edward Craddock 887 Gary Robertson 891 Laurence Rappaport State of New Hampshire 894 Susan Arnold Appalachian Mountain Club 900 Timothy Duggan 904 Linda Upham-Bornstein

907 Anonymous Anonymous Town of Pittsburg, NH, Town of Clarksville, NH, Town of Stewartstown, NH

909 Stephen Spang Carlisle Conservation Foundation 910 Stuart Green 911 Mary Lee 912 Mary Lee 913 Kris Pastoriza 916 Virginia Jeffryes 922 Rebecca More Weeks Lancaster Trust 941 Carlos Baia City of Concord, NH 946 Carl Martland North Country Scenic Byway Council 951 Scott Rineer 954 Mark Koprowski 955 Butch Lane 956 Scott Rineer 957 Mark Armstrong 959 Clifford Lane Jr JML Trucking & Excavating 960 Allen Bouthiller 961 Allen Bouthillier 963 Andrew Hosmer District 7



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964 Lance Clute Par Electric 965 Jim Hadley 967 James Feldman AMC 978 Jonathan Mitchell 980 Lance Clute Par Electrical Contractors 981 Rick Samson Coös County, NH 982 Erica Druke 983 Suzanne Steele 988 Frederick Von Karls 990 Michelle Vaughn 991 Frederick Von Karls 993 David Chappell Clarksville Freedom Trails 994 Brian Cloutier 995 Robert Martin 997 Kathie Galligan Town of Sugar Hill, NH 998 Orzeck Balsams Resort

1000 Anonymous Anonymous The Lamprey River Advisory Committee 1001 Karen Spencer 1009 Nashua Widhu 1010 Anne Lloyd 1014 Julie Moran 1017 Richard Findsen 1020 Bruce Brekke 1022 Eric Breslin 1029 Laura Bonk 1030 Bill Felling 1031 William Sprecher 1032 Chad E. Pepau The Cohos Trail Association 1034 Eliza Hazen Appalachian Mountain Club 1037 William Schomburg 1039 Chris Porter 1043 Taras Kucman 1044 Franklin N. Platt 1045 Rachel O’Meara 1048 Taras Kucman 1049 Fred Brownson 1051 Glenn Hudson 1052 Taras Kucman 1053 Kucman Taras 1054 Timothy Duggan



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1057 Harriet Forkey 1058 Corinne Pullen 1059 Duene Cowan 1061 Thomas Luck 1062 Erica Druke 1064 K Olsen 1065 Glenn Gunstein 1067 Anonymous Anonymous 1069 Jakow Diener 1070 Dolly Mcphaul 1071 Edward Craxton 1072 Edward Craxton 1075 Doyle Davis 1087 Frederick Martin 1090 Lynn Woodard 1096 Lynn Woodard 1101 Will Abbott 1106 Mary Anne Sullivan Northern Pass Transmission, LLC 1114 Keenan Robles University of Colorado 1115 Mary Anne Sullivan Northern Pass Transmission, LLC 1118 Bill Schomnurg Columbia Conservation Commission 1120 Barbara Meyer 1122 David Van Houten 1125 Onni Irish 1128 Laura Bonk 1129 Laura Bonk 1130 George Blackburn 1132 Steve Ellis Town of Pittsburg, NH 1133 Brad Thompson 1134 William Felling Percy Summer Club

1140 Richard Rick Samson Organization Coös County Commissioner District Three

1141 Kris Pastoriza

1143 Jack Savage Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

1150 Brad Thompson 1152 Fred Kenison 1153 David Van Houten 1154 Karen Spencer SEC/TREA 1159 Susan Erickson 1160 David Sakura



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1161 Sakura 1170 Maggie Stier New Hampshire Preservation Alliance 1173 Mike Augusta 1176 Rebecca Harris 1179 Matthew Emerson Five Colleges Inc. 1181 Nancy Martland 1185 Nancy Martland 1190 Anonymous Anonymous 1191 William Foote 1195 Steve Ellis Town of Pittsburg, NH Selected Board 1196 Ammy Heisr 1197 Pamela Martin 1198 Pamela Martin 1200 John Petrofsky 1201 John Petrofsky 1202 Neil Irvine Town of New Hampton, NH

1206 Zachary Boyajian NH Adjutant General’s Dept/NH Army National Guard

1207 Shawn Angluin 1209 David Ruell Ashland Heritage Commission 1215 Susan Percy 1220 Amanda Hollenbeck 1221 Linda Upham-Bornstein 1236 Christine Hagen 1257 Mary Anne Sullivan Northern Pass Transmission, LLC 1265 Paul Doscher NH Council of Trout Unlimited 1273 Pamela Martin 1288 Linda Mcdermott 1296 Michelle Sanborn 1307 Laurie Couture 1308 Joyce Blanchard 1322 Cheryl Jensen Bethlehem Conservation Commission 1325 Margaret Mumford 1330 Mary Anne Sullivan Northern Pass Transmission, LLC 1335 Donald Bilodeau 1358 Bob Baker

1365 Kevin Mckinnon Headwater Subcommittee of the Connecticut River Joint Commissions




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1401 Richard Kelly Appalachian Mountain Club 1412 Ken & Dianna Parkinson 1413 Anonymous Anonymous 1414 Tom Bigford 1420 Joshua M Alper 1426 Nick Tulloh 1427 Peter & Pamela Martin 1428 Brian Mills 1429 Douglas Hamel 1430 Doug Mayer 1431 Annie Schneider 1432 Marie Straiton 1433 Danni Downing 1434 Nancy Martland 1435 Orzeck 1436 Ellen Ineson 1437 Anonymous Anonymous 1438 Ellen Ineson 1440 Julie Moran 1441 Larry Rappaport 1443 Thomas Mullen Winterbrook Realty, Inc 1444 Jane Holmes 1445 Cynthia Hayden 1446 Robert Dilloff 1447 Ken Mosedale 1451 Sandy Kingston 1452 Paul Tate 1454 Lynn Pettengill 1456 Scott Roberge 1459 Sally Pratt 1460 Bruce Brekke 1462 Barbara Meyer 1464 David Mclaughlin 1465 Bruce Brekke 1469 Mary Anne Sullivan Northern Pass Transmission, LLC 1470 Anonymous Anonymous 1482 Edward Cenerizio 1483 Theresa Calder 1484 Keith Nix



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1486 Brad Griswold 1488 Dr. Deborah Warner 1490 Kristine Lesso 1491 Victor Demeroto 1495 Kris Pastoriza 1497 Julie Moran 1499 Richard Samson 1502 Jeanna Menard 1508 Anonymous Anonymous 1511 Carol Coulombe 1517 Mary Anne Sullivan Northern Pass Transmission, LLC 1518 Robert Tuveson 1522 Kara Maslowski 1523 Fred Gunter PRLAC 1524 Catherine Bilodeau 1525 Mitchell Harrison 1528 Joanne Bates 1529 Michael Marino 1530 Kurt Flynn 1532 Scott Roberge 1533 Sean Brungot 1537 Carol Linder Appalachian Mountain Club 1538 Frederick Martin 1542 Judith K Barnes-Hight 1543 Kathy Bunker 1545 Charles Raeburn 1547 Anita Craven 1551 Andrew Brana 1552 Barry Greenhalgh 1553 Patricia Kellog 1554 Peter Bosco 1562 Sharon Findsen 1563 Christina Weissbrod 1564 Gail Lauermann 1565 Joyce Blanchard 1566 Searle Redfield 1568 Kristen Randall 1570 Susan Clark 1572 Merrill and Judy Dalton 1573 Dennis Moloney



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1574 Diana Curington 1575 Frederick W Martin 1577 Brad Griswold 1578 Vincent Buscemi 1579 David Lynde 1581 Tom Caron 1582 Tim & Brigitte White 1584 Raymond Connelly 1585 Anne Hunnewell 1586 Elizabeth Wisler 1587 Luke Wotton 1588 Laurie Gabriel 1589 John Amey 1591 Walter Palmer 1592 Craig Pullen 1593 Peter Powell Peter W. Powell Real Estate 1594 Frank Lombardi 1599 Arlene Stoppe Stoppe Management 1600 Anne Hunnewell 1603 Frank Lombardi 1605 Samuel Aubin 1607 Harry and Susan Brown 1608 Harry Brown 1609 Leslie Otten 1613 Kathleen Jablonski 1614 Neil Irvine Town of New Hampton, NH 1619 Peter Bergh 1620 Michael Speltz 1623 Lynn Flayhart 1624 Walter Palmer 1628 Peter Martin 1629 S Noyes 1632 Michael Capone Town of Holderness, NH 1633 Paul Simmons AMC 1634 Tara Bamford North Country Council 1637 Randy Perkins Eversource 1639 Peter Grote 1643 Katherine Rogers NH State Representative 1644 Zachary Wielgoszinski 1645 Thomas Brisendine



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1646 Mark Leach 1647 Brian Emerson 1648 Don Welch Glode Manufacturing 1650 Katherine Rogers 1660 Howard Moffet 1681 Malcolm Smith 1687 John Shields 1688 Channing Page 1703 Anonymous Anonymous 1704 Phillip W. Terrell 1705 Roger Hogan 1706 Susan Purser 1707 David Nadolski 1708 Anonymous Anonymous 1709 Timothy Proulx 1710 Ronald Fitz 1711 Joanna Brown 1712 Landon and Lisette Place 1713 Linda Upham-Bornstein 1714 Mike and Beth Kenney 1715 Warren C. Leighton 1716 Mary Anne Sullivan Northern Pass Transmission, LLC 1717 Steven & Stella Hogan 1718 Barbara Meyer 1719 Suzanne Steele 1720 Sharon Miller 1721 Anonymous Anonymous 1722 Alan Cote 1723 Richard J. Mcnally 1724 Lauren Kennard 1725 Melissa Birchard Conservation Law Foundation 1726 Melissa Birchard Conservation Law Foundation



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Table L-3. Draft EIS Commenters Presented Alphabetically Comment Number Last Name First Name Commenter Agency or Organization

677 Aalto Pentti 334 Aaron Martin 457 Aaron Allie

4 Abbott Will Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests 125 Abbott Will Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

1101 Abbott Will 147 Adams Peter 529 Adams Steve Par Electrical Contractors 635 Adams Steve Par Electrical Contractors 796 Adams Steve Par Electrical Contractors 286 Ainsworth David 558 Albert Liz AMC 559 Albert Liz AMC

1420 Alper Joshua M 659 Ames Cindy 715 Amey John 764 Amey Cindy-Lou

1589 Amey John 552 Anderson Diane 699 Anderson Chris

1207 Angluin Shawn 622 Arion Douglas 789 Armstrong Mark 957 Armstrong Mark 87 Arnold Susan Appalachian Mountain Club

794 Arnold Susan Appalachian Mountain Club 824 Arnold Susan Appalachian Mountain Club 894 Arnold Susan Appalachian Mountain Club 200 Aronson Howard 420 Arzouian Jacqueline 61 Aspell Thomas City of Concord, NH

354 Atkinson David 1605 Aubin Samuel 1173 Augusta Mike 676 Averill Greg 774 Averill Greg 732 Baer Charles 325 Bahr Patricia 304 Baia Carlos City of Concord, NH 941 Baia Carlos City of Concord, NH



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1 Baker Alan 105 Baker David 119 Baker Bob 756 Baker Bob

1358 Baker Bob 80 Balint Jason

297 Balint Jason 739 Balint Jason 466 Ball Janet 38 Ballentine Vicky

632 Balomenos Costas 633 Balomenos Costas 173 Bamford Tara North Country Council

1634 Bamford Tara North Country Council 1542 Barnes-Hight Judith K 585 Barto John W.

1528 Bates Joanne 536 Bear Valtin 188 Bearir Mary 213 Bearor Mary 350 Bearor Mary Caprio 55 Beaulieu Gail

840 Beaulieu Gail 864 Beaurivage Bruce 634 Beland Rob 100 Belford David 619 Bellerose Scott 110 Benoit Carole

1619 Bergh Peter 73 Berthiaume Raymond

695 Berthiaume Raymond 748 Betournay Scott

1414 Bigford Tom 224 Bilodeau Donald 232 Bilodeau Donald 647 Bilodeau Donald 672 Bilodeau Phil

1335 Bilodeau Donald 1524 Bilodeau Catherine

31 Bir Michael



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83 Birchard Melissa Conservation Law Foundation 679 Birchard Melissa Conservation Law Foundation

1725 Birchard Melissa Conservation Law Foundation 1726 Birchard Melissa Conservation Law Foundation 365 Bird Jim 792 Bird Samuel 596 Bjorkman David

1130 Blackburn George 592 Blais Jason 218 Blanchard Joyce

1308 Blanchard Joyce 1565 Blanchard Joyce 374 Blanchette Carol 161 Boisvert Richard NH SHPO 483 Bolduc Denise 547 Bolnick Bruce 491 Bond Ann

1029 Bonk Laura 1128 Bonk Laura 1129 Bonk Laura 452 Booth Christopher 725 Booth Caleb 611 Boren Mark

1554 Bosco Peter 960 Bouthiller Allen 961 Bouthillier Allen 530 Bouton Steve

1206 Boyajian Zachary NH Adjutant General’s Dept/NH Army National Guard

563 Boyer Ron 1551 Brana Andrew 539 Bratina Christian 706 Brekke Bruce

1020 Brekke Bruce 1460 Brekke Bruce 1465 Brekke Bruce 610 Brennick Steve

1022 Breslin Eric 1645 Brisendine Thomas 292 Brissette Jacqueline 192 Brown Susan



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306 Brown Becky 776 Brown Harry New Hampshire off Highway Vehicle Association 777 Brown Harry C New Hampshire off Highway Vehicle Association

1607 Brown Harry and Susan 1608 Brown Harry 1711 Brown Joanna

97 Brownfield Harry and Jill 1049 Brownson Fred 1533 Brungot Sean 578 Bruzelius Nils 562 Bunker Alan

1543 Bunker Kathy 1578 Buscemi Vincent 577 Byam Rodney W 431 Calder Theresa

1483 Calder Theresa 226 Camann Peter

1632 Capone Michael Town of Holderness, NH 662 Carbonneau Carolyn 467 Card Dennis 146 Carignan Denise 267 Carignan Denise Mreast Condos Thornton NH 436 Carignan Denise

1581 Caron Tom 96 Carter Michael

538 Cartier Mark AMC 184 Caruso Paulette 50 Casey Joe IBEW

671 Casey Joe IBEW 496 Celentano Catalina

1482 Cenerizio Edward 181 Chabot Bill Canaan Conservation Commission 323 Chabot Bill 517 Champagne Lucas Champagne Forestry LLC 657 Chappell David 993 Chappell David Clarksville Freedom Trails 91 Charpentier Brenda 75 Chase Alison

148 Chase D 330 Chiarella John Lake Sunapee Landscaping & Property Management



L-38


1570 Clark Susan 668 Clay Bob 821 Clewes William 994 Cloutier Brian 964 Clute Lance Par Electrical Contractors 980 Clute Lance Par Electrical Contractors 464 Colgan Tom 660 Colgan Tom 230 Collins Rich 376 Collins Loretta 714 Colony John 724 Colony John

1584 Connelly Raymond 205 Cooper Snndia 58 Corey Deborah

497 Corkery Catherine 501 Cote Nathan

1722 Cote Alan 656 Coulombe June 723 Coulombe Carol

1511 Coulombe Carol 500 Coulsube Carol 470 Couture Laurie A. NH Big Trees Program 537 Couture Laurie

1307 Couture Laurie 1059 Cowan Duene 882 Craddock Edward 22 Crane Charlotte

1547 Craven Anita 68 Crawford Vernon Town of Canaan, VT

1071 Craxton Edward 1072 Craxton Edward 608 Croas Maxwell 414 Crockford Laura 412 Crovo Susan 413 Crovo Susan 346 Curington Diana

1574 Curington Diana 247 Currier Karen 847 Cutter Barbara



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1572 Dalton Merrill and Judy 395 D’Angelo Tim 396 D’Angelo Tim 265 Daniel Lee Dawn 299 Davis Sally 410 Davis Scott

1075 Davis Doyle 176 Deans Marilyn 187 Decicco Fred 275 Decicco Fred 394 Decicco Fred 455 Decourcey Nancy and William 625 Delgado Donna 277 Delventhal Amy 348 Demeroto Victor 349 Demeroto Victor

1491 Demeroto Victor 502 Demers David 513 Demers Josh 823 Desmarais Richard 99 Devine Jean

324 Devine Peter 572 Dickinson Robert

1069 Diener Jakow 109 Difley Jane Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

1373 Difley Jane Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests 1374 Difley Jane Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests 206 Diforte Jr Peter

1446 Dilloff Robert 456 Dodge Nancy 81 Dolan Dan New England Power Generators Association

512 Dollie Hallie 437 Donlon Dan & Sue 54 Doran Wendy

1265 Doscher Paul NH Council of Trout Unlimited 503 Dostie Denis 665 Doucette Roger 666 Doucette Sarah

1433 Downing Danni 25 Drew Shana



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118 Drew Timothy Department of Environmental Services 445 Drew Christopher 449 Drew Christopher 450 Drew Christopher 336 Drinon Anne 339 Drinon Joe 687 Druke Erica 747 Druke Erica 982 Druke Erica

1062 Druke Erica 471 Dube Kenneth & Beth 33 Duggan Timothy

248 Duggan Timothy 829 Duggan Timothy 900 Duggan Timothy

1054 Duggan Timothy 525 Dumais John New Hampshire Grocers Association 673 Dumais John New Hampshire Grocers Association 627 Dundorf Christopher 343 Duran Carmen 344 Duran Carmen 345 Duran Carmen 649 Dzujna George Franklin, NH 337 Eareckson Denise 533 Eaton Tiler 534 Eaton Tiler 601 Eaton Tyler 26 Ebanks John

568 Eliades Jed AMC 416 Eliason Dave 428 Ellis Brenda 604 Ellis Kaitlyn

1132 Ellis Steve Town of Pittsburg, NH 1195 Ellis Steve Town of Pittsburg, NH, Selected Board 340 Emerson Anne

1179 Emerson Matthew Five Colleges Inc. 1647 Emerson Brian 305 Erickson Susan

1159 Erickson Susan 131 Eynon Emily



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628 Farnsworth Jerome 461 Farnum David 584 Febiger William 302 Feid Dale 303 Feid Dale 967 Feldman James AMC

1030 Felling Bill 1134 Felling William Percy Summer Club 544 Fettig Virginia 422 Field Kevin Center Barnstead

1017 Findsen Richard 1562 Findsen Sharon 667 Fitts Frederick 788 Fitts Ted

1710 Fitz Ronald 220 Flayhart Lynn Litow Consulting

1623 Flayhart Lynn 556 Fleming Amie 586 Fleming Mark AMC

1530 Flynn Kurt 800 Foley Joseph

1191 Foote William 688 Ford Susan NH House of Representatives

1057 Forkey Harriet 749 Forrest Kelly 253 Fortier Walter 465 Fraser Bernadette 166 Freedman Debra 360 Freeman Deb 179 French Mary 244 French John 165 Fritz Rick 262 Frizzell Wayne North Country Chamber of Commerce 279 Frizzell Pamela 648 Frizzell Pam

1588 Gabriel Laurie 228 Gaeb Claire 521 Gagne Michael Mike Gagne Trucking, LLC 377 Gagnon Stephen 407 Gagnon Ellen



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729 Gagnon Ellen 997 Galligan Kathie Town of Sugar Hill, NH 583 Garber Julie 754 Garneau Joseph J.A. Garneau Companies 798 Garneau Joseph 157 Garvin James L. 193 Gashi Mark 861 Gene R. 405 George Harry Iii 514 Gessner Judy 588 Gibson John 454 Gillette Elizabeth 134 Girard Jay Smith College Botanic Garden 11 Giunta Edward

152 Gobeil Zach 239 Gold G 163 Goldman Merryl 390 Goldman Merryl 392 Golub Louise 373 Grammo T 123 Grant Lauren 582 Granville Brian 242 Gray Elisha 252 Gray Heather 511 Gray Heather 576 Gray Jacki 716 Gray Holly Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests 755 Gray Holly 910 Green Stuart 227 Greenberg Laurie

1552 Greenhalgh Barry 381 Grenier Curt 750 Grenier Julie 358 Gretz M

1486 Griswold Brad 1577 Griswold Brad 691 Grite Peter

1639 Grote Peter 474 Grzelak Karen

1065 Gunstein Glenn



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1523 Gunter Fred PRLAC 674 Gustafson David 272 Gutt Joanne 965 Hadley Jim

1236 Hagen Christine 364 Hall Albert

1429 Hamel Douglas 98 Hamilton Bruce

111 Hamilton Melanie 180 Hanson Richard 231 Hanson Richard 238 Hanson Katy 269 Hanson Richarh 322 Hanson Dick 402 Hanson Valerie 160 Harris Rebecca National Trust for Historic Preservation 808 Harris Rebecca National Trust for Historic Preservation

1176 Harris Rebecca 1525 Harrison Mitchell 1445 Hayden Cynthia 294 Hazen Eliza Appalachian Mountain Club Member, Employee

1034 Hazen Eliza Appalachian Mountain Club 698 Heath Robert 680 Heiser Ammy Pembroke Conservation Commission

1196 Heisr Ammy 301 Heminway Linda 730 Henebury Jane 550 Herlihy Michael 408 Hesler Gretchen 46 Higginson L E

326 Hight Jamie 581 Hill Ryan 85 Hintlian Harry Reforest the Tropics

1705 Hogan Roger 1717 Hogan Steven & Stella 1220 Hollenbeck Amanda 357 Hollins Joseph

1444 Holmes Jane 195 Hornsby Gene 757 Hosmer Andrew NH State Senate, District 7



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963 Hosmer Andrew NH State Senate, District 7 693 Howard Henrietta 717 Howard Henrietta 484 Huard Peggy 485 Huard Peggy 486 Huard Peggy 487 Huard Peggy 488 Huard Peggy 489 Huard Peggy 490 Huard Peggy 609 Hudson Sigmund 753 Hudson Ellen

1051 Hudson Glenn 612 Humphreys Kim AMC

1585 Hunnewell Anne 1600 Hunnewell Anne 104 Hunt Patricia 203 Iano Peter J.

1436 Ineson Ellen 1438 Ineson Ellen 1125 Irish Onni

30 Irvine Neil Town of New Hampton, NH 74 Irvine Neil Town of New Hampton, NH

1202 Irvine Neil Town of New Hampton, NH 1614 Irvine Neil Town of New Hampton, NH 289 Irving William

1613 Jablonski Kathleen 225 Jahoda John Bridgewater State University 916 Jeffryes Virginia 296 Jenkins Nick Sunny Acres Farm of Peaked Hill 312 Jenkins Nick Sunny Acres Farm of Peaked Hill 313 Jenkins Nick Sunny Acres Farm of Peaked Hill

1322 Jensen Cheryl Bethlehem Conservation Commission 219 Jodoin David Town of Pembroke, NH 429 Johnson Nancy A. 71 Jolles Mary 43 Jones R. Eric

355 Jones Eric 615 Kalliomaki Miriam MK Nature Design 378 Kater Susan



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646 Kaufman Martin 274 Kayel Scott 295 Keane John 223 Keefe James Alpenforge Nexjen Enrichments 382 Keeling Glenn 59 Keenan Joseph

565 Keith Holly 90 Kellerman Elaine

1553 Kellog Patricia 250 Kellogg Jane 142 Kelly Richard Appalachian Mountain Club 293 Kelly Bryan 446 Kelly Walter CMW 555 Kelly Dot 623 Kelly Richard Appalachian Mountain Club 624 Kelly Richard Appalachian Mountain Club

1401 Kelly Richard Appalachian Mountain Club 1152 Kenison Fred 1724 Kennard Lauren 1714 Kenney Mike and Beth 463 Kervick Dan 93 Kibler-Hacker Susanne 51 Kimball Kenneth Appalachian Mountain Club

114 Kimball Kevin 509 Kimball Faith 685 Kimbell Martin

1451 Kingston Sandy 453 Kinney Charles 400 Kipreotis C M 522 Kleindienst Michelle Mckenna’s Purchase

9 Koble Bruce 954 Koprowski Mark 240 Kramer Randall 64 Krempels Mary 65 Krempels Mary

1043 Kucman Taras 1048 Kucman Taras 1052 Kucman Taras 570 Kudlik Cindy 329 Kuncio Patricia North Country Lodge and Cabins



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233 Kurland Michael and Miriam 234 Kurland Michael and Miriam 235 Kurland Michael and Miriam 95 Labuski Mark

270 Lajeunesse Avery 681 Lajoie Lee 783 Lajoie Lee 70 Lane Jonathan JML Trucking & Excavating, LLC

210 Lane Theresa 955 Lane Butch 959 Lane Jr Clifford JML Trucking & Excavating 442 Lang Sue 658 Lareau Margaret A 682 Larocca Elizabeth 771 Larocce Elizabeth Eversource

1564 Lauermann Gail 618 Lazarz Walter 352 Leach Barbara

1646 Leach Mark 564 Lebel,M.D. Joan AMC 198 Leclerc Nancy 911 Lee Mary 912 Lee Mary 617 Legates John 557 Lehner Michael 459 Leighton Warren

1715 Leighton Warren C. 8 Lennon Lisa

135 Lennon Anne 372 Lent Kayla

1490 Lesso Kristine 504 Leveille Donald Donald Leveille Trucking, Inc. 164 Levesque Lori 629 Lewis Trevor 786 Lewis Trevor 569 Liffiton Evelyn 575 Lillydale Nancy

1537 Linder Carol Appalachian Mountain Club 356 Lloyd David AMC

1010 Lloyd Anne



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194 Lobsien Donna 1594 Lombardi Frank 1603 Lombardi Frank

7 Lonergan Ellen 21 Lorman David

379 Lovell Raymond 144 Lovett Neil 178 Luck Thomas

1061 Luck Thomas 444 Lundberg Chuck 448 Lundberg Chuck 94 Lupton Claire

106 Lupton Elmer 605 Lurie Janine

1579 Lynde David 554 Mackay Dick 543 Maclaren Susan 701 Mahoney Barbara 702 Mahoney Barbara 703 Mahoney Barbara 735 Mahoney Barbara 736 Mahoney Barbara 143 Mannix John 121 Marino M 122 Marino M

1529 Marino Michael 505 Marshall David 15 Martin Brian 16 Martin Pamela 17 Martin Peter 32 Martin Peter 34 Martin Pamela

128 Martin Peter 243 Martin Frederick 415 Martin Frederick W 598 Martin Pamela 599 Martin Peter 793 Martin Peter 863 Martin Peter 995 Martin Robert



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1087 Martin Frederick 1197 Martin Pamela 1198 Martin Pamela 1273 Martin Pamela 1427 Martin Peter & Pamela 1538 Martin Frederick 1575 Martin Frederick W 1628 Martin Peter

3 Martland Carl 12 Martland Carl North Country Scenic Byways Council 13 Martland Carl

309 Martland Carl North Country Scenic Byway Council 946 Martland Carl North Country Scenic Byway Council

1181 Martland Nancy 1185 Martland Nancy 1434 Martland Nancy

57 Marvel Jan Indian Stream Productions 129 Marvel Jan Indian Stream Productions

1522 Maslowski Kara 72 Mason Harley

651 Mason Harley Mason Enterprises 518 Massimilla Linda

2 Matson Gail Ward 8, Concord City Council 528 Matthewman Rodger & Marly 375 Matthews Cathy 338 May Homer 320 Mayer Doug

1430 Mayer Doug 587 Mazzarelli Dana 873 Mccann Whitney City University of New York School of Law 460 Mccanty Maureen 284 Mccarthy Daniel 738 Mccauley James 479 Mcdermott Linda

1288 Mcdermott Linda 580 Mcdonagh Michael 307 Mcinnis James

1365 Mckinnon Kevin Headwater Subcommittee of the Connecticut River Joint Commissions

401 Mckown Dee 66 Mclaughlin Robert



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506 Mclaughlin David 1464 Mclaughlin David 182 Mcloughlin Thomas 211 Mcloughlin Thomas

1723 Mcnally Richard J. 746 Mcneill Sean

1070 Mcphaul Dolly 432 Mcphillips Lotrine 430 Medlicott Alex 204 Meeker-Lowry Susan 574 Mehigen Edward 149 Mellett Edwin CRJC Headwaters Subcommittee 740 Melone Thomas ALLCo Renewable Energy Limited 645 Menard Jeanne 678 Menard Jean 778 Menard Jeanne

1502 Menard Jeanna 579 Meredith Thomas 335 Merrow William

5 Metheny Hawk Appalachian Trail Conservancy 1120 Meyer Barbara 1462 Meyer Barbara 1718 Meyer Barbara 366 Meyers Lisy 426 Meyers Lisy 472 Meyers Lisy

1720 Miller Sharon 507 Mills David

1428 Mills Brian 264 Minkarah Abdallah 626 Minteer Stephanie 978 Mitchell Jonathan 542 Mittra Saurabh 23 Mitz Howard

282 Mitz Howard 640 Moffet Howard

1660 Moffet Howard 822 Moffett Howard NH State Representative 49 Moloney Dennis

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567 Monosson Deborah 10 Moore Deborah

191 Moran Julie 650 Moran Julie

1014 Moran Julie 1440 Moran Julie 1497 Moran Julie 535 More Timothy 705 More Rebeeca 922 More Rebecca Weeks Lancaster Trust 361 Mosedale Terrorism. PSU 447 Mosedale Ken

1447 Mosedale Ken 63 Moulder L.A.

684 Mueller John 862 Mullen Thomas

1443 Mullen Thomas Winterbrook Realty, Inc 86 Mumford Margaret Holderness School

1325 Mumford Margaret 84 Muntz James Northern Pass Transmission, LLC

268 Murphy Paula 285 Myrick Brian

1707 Nadolski David 167 Neyers Lisy 155 Nichols William

441 Nichols William & Anne-Marie

683 Niven Ruth 1484 Nix Keith 116 Normandeau Glenn New Hampshire Fish and Game Department 257 Noyes Shell 258 Noyes Shell 523 Noyes Michele

1629 Noyes S 314 Oas Richard 327 O’Donnell Brian 328 O’Donnell Brian 541 Oliver Ryan 566 Oliver R Scoyy

1064 Olsen K 1045 O’Meara Rachel



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130 Orzeck 255 Orzeck Connecticut Headwaters 256 Orzeck 318 Orzeck 319 Orzeck 321 Orzeck 383 Orzeck 998 Orzeck Balsams Resort

1435 Orzeck 641 Otten Les 653 Otten Les 784 Otten Leslie Balsams Resort

1609 Otten Leslie 1688 Page Channing

35 Palmer Walter 1591 Palmer Walter 1624 Palmer Walter 246 Parker Lewis

1412 Parkinson Ken & Dianna 89 Pastoriza Kris

843 Pastoriza Kris 913 Pastoriza Kris

1141 Pastoriza Kris 1495 Pastoriza Kris 333 Pattillo Sherry Avery Sky Meadow Farm 531 Pattillo Sherry 553 Pattillo Sherry & Brian 524 Paul Marc 597 Payne Les 655 Pearson Andy

1032 Pepau Chad E. The Cohos Trail Association 664 Percy Susan

1215 Percy Susan 644 Perkins Randy

1637 Perkins Randy Eversource 731 Perlow, Aia Brian 276 Perrone Matthew 573 Perry Eileen 92 Petrofsky John

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791 Petrofsky Monique 1200 Petrofsky John 1201 Petrofsky John 419 Pettee George

1454 Pettengill Lynn 526 Pheinhardy Nancy 686 Phillips Laurence 711 Piatek Ed 278 Piscopo Phillip 139 Place Bob

1712 Place Landon and Lisette 642 Placey Landon

1044 Platt Franklin N. 451 Poirier Thomas

1039 Porter Chris 726 Potter Gloria 458 Poulin Gerald 159 Pouliot Paul Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook-Abenaki People 527 Pousul Pauline

1593 Powell Peter Peter W. Powell Real Estate 190 Powers James 421 Pratt Jessica 708 Pratt Sally

1459 Pratt Sally 540 Pritchard Robert

1709 Proulx Timothy 280 Publee Jea N 281 Publee Jea N 196 Public Jean 201 Public Jean 245 Public Jean 799 Public Jean 477 Publiee Jean 208 Pullen Corinne Windswept Farm LLC 341 Pullen Corinne Windswept Farm, LLC

1058 Pullen Corinne 1592 Pullen Craig 1706 Purser Susan

28 Quinn Maureen 37 Quintal Rick



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52 Raddant Andrew United States Department of Interior 1545 Raeburn Charles 741 Rahe Greg 775 Rahe Greg Eversource

1568 Randall Kristen 237 Rappaport Laurence 620 Rappaport Larry 891 Rappaport Laurence State of New Hampshire

1441 Rappaport Larry 519 Rauter Linda 593 Raymond Gorman

1566 Redfield Searle 79 Rice Christopher

819 Richie Alex Cate Street Capital, Inc 259 Rieger Marie 951 Rineer Scott 956 Rineer Scott 814 Ritchie Alex Cate Street Capital

1456 Roberge Scott 1532 Roberge Scott 816 Robertson Michele 887 Robertson Gary

1114 Robles Keenan University of Colorado 433 Rodenhuis Lois

1643 Rogers Katherine NH State Representative 1650 Rogers Katherine 197 Rose Maureen 298 Rose Chris Portsmouth Public Schools 476 Rose Maureen 499 Rose Charmaine Lucile 516 Rose Katie 694 Rose Katie 727 Rose Katie 781 Rose Katie Katie Rose Productions 475 Roy Eh 670 Rubin

1209 Ruell David Ashland Heritage Commission 443 Ruggles Grant

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692 Samson Rick Coös County, NH 797 Samson Richard 981 Samson Rick Coös County, NH

1140 Samson Richard Rick Organization Coös County Commissioner District Three

1499 Samson Richard 1296 Sanborn Michelle 222 Sandler Ronnie 438 Sappinton Tim State Council of Historic Resources 779 Savage Jack Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

1143 Savage Jack Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests 261 Schaffer Ellen 283 Schaffer Bill 288 Schaffer Bill 652 Schaffer Ellen 772 Schaffer Ellen 170 Schibanoff Susan

1431 Schneider Annie 20 Schomburg William

494 Schomburg Aaron 495 Schomburg Bill

1037 Schomburg William 1118 Schomnurg Bill Columbia Conservation Commission 763 Schonburg Bill 751 Schulze Eileen 561 Schundler Russell 855 Schuur Peter 877 Schwartz Dan 145 Scott Gail 137 Seavey Deborah 602 Seitz Susan 675 Seitz Susan 790 Seitz Susan

6 Shaver Robert 291 Shea Robert

1687 Shields John 351 Shimer Yolanda 24 Shryock Elaine

733 Siegrist David 1633 Simmons Paul AMC 249 Sims Kathleen



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712 Sloth Mary 721 Sloth Mary 532 Smith Sara

102 Smith Suzanne NH House of Representatives, Grafton County District 8

690 Smith Suzanne 1681 Smith Malcolm 251 Spadoni Richard H. 869 Spalding Curtis United States Environmental Protection Agency 909 Spang Stephen Carlisle Conservation Foundation 273 Sparklin Bill Notch View Inn and Campground

1620 Speltz Michael 47 Spencer Karen Percy Lodge and Camp Ground

473 Spencer Karen 709 Spencer Kevin

1001 Spencer Karen 1154 Spencer Karen SEC/TREA 1031 Sprecher William 734 Steele Jeffrey 983 Steele Suzanne

1719 Steele Suzanne 440 Steigerwald Sandra 482 Steinmetz Lenore 700 Sterling Mike 654 Stevens Jeff 780 Stevens Jeff Balsams Resort 391 Stevenson Eric 158 Stier Maggie NH Preservation Alliance

1170 Stier Maggie New Hampshire Preservation Alliance 1599 Stoppe Arlene Stoppe Management 1432 Straiton Marie 342 Strasen Sue 868 Streeter Alex 837 Stuart Wallace 19 Sullivan Mary Anne Northern Pass Transmission, LLC 45 Sullivan Mary Anne Northern Pass Transmission, LLC

590 Sullivan Joan 591 Sullivan Joan 630 Sullivan Carol 663 Sullivan Carol

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1115 Sullivan Mary Anne Northern Pass Transmission, LLC 1257 Sullivan Mary Anne Northern Pass Transmission, LLC 1330 Sullivan Mary Anne Northern Pass Transmission, LLC 1469 Sullivan Mary Anne Northern Pass Transmission, LLC 1517 Sullivan Mary Anne Northern Pass Transmission, LLC 1716 Sullivan Mary Anne Northern Pass Transmission, LLC 661 Swett Dick 769 Swett Dick

1053 Taras Kucman 260 Tate Paul

1452 Tate Paul 417 Taylor Eric 418 Taylor Eric 435 Taylor Beth 515 Teague Jackie 600 Terp Elizabeth 795 Terp Elizabeth

1704 Terrell Phillip W. 103 Thayer Chris 112 Thayer Chris Appalachian Mountain Club 151 Thayer Chris Appalachian Mountain Club 156 Thayer Chris Appalachian Mountain Club 186 Thayer Bee 423 Therrien Larry Webster 363 Thibault Wendy

1133 Thompson Brad 1150 Thompson Brad 481 Thornbrough Barbara 209 Thorndike Katherine 638 Tichy Ted 785 Tichy Ted North Country Forestry Inc. 689 Tilton Brian 53 Ting Kathryn Franconia Farms

136 Toy Mary Ann 397 Toy Mary Ann 636 Tracy Stephen 183 Tremblay Jonathan Green Party 171 True K 189 Tulloh Nick

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101 Tuveson Bob 113 Tuveson Robert

1518 Tuveson Robert

904 Upham-Bornstein Linda



520 Upham-Bornstein, Ph.D

Linda

614 Valenti Chad 710 Van Houten David 782 Van Houten David

1122 Van Houten David 1153 Van Houten David 990 Vaughn Michelle 551 Vince Gregory 722 Von Karls Frederick 988 Von Karls Frederick 991 Von Karls Frederick 549 Wagner Carol 263 Walden Robert 508 Warner Dr. Deborah

1488 Warner Dr. Deborah 154 Watson Nancy 14 Weeks Rebecca Weeks Lancaster Trust

697 Weeks Steve 720 Weeks Stewart 406 Weeman Paula 613 Wehrwein Jeff 76 Weissbrod Rick

236 Weissbrod Christina 266 Weissbrod Rick 332 Weissbrod Rick

1563 Weissbrod Christina 669 Welch Don 770 Welch Don

1648 Welch Don Glode Manufacturing 707 Wellingtoon Mary 643 Werner Robert City of Concord, NH



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745 Weymouth Katherine 1582 White Tim & Brigitte 1009 Widhu Nashua 1644 Wielgoszinski Zachary 271 Wiley Heather 478 Wiley Heather 353 Wilich Frank 639 Wilkinson Jon 207 Williams Jeffrey 362 Willoughby Ronald 545 Wise Teresa Appalachian Mountain Club

1586 Wisler Elizabeth 607 Wolf Sarah AMC 616 Wood James

1090 Woodard Lynn 1096 Woodard Lynn 606 Woods Gary 404 Woodside Laura 42 Wooster Tammy Campton Conservation Commission

637 Wotton Luke 696 Wotton Luke 787 Wotton Luke

1587 Wotton Luke 713 Wyman Elizabeth 773 Wyman Elizabeth 828 Young Susan 546 Zakarian Natalie 287 Anonymous Nancy 331 Anonymous Anonymous 409 Anonymous Kate 39 Anonymous Anonymous 48 Anonymous Anonymous 56 Anonymous Anonymous

115 Anonymous Anonymous 221 Anonymous Anonymous 290 Anonymous Anonymous 347 Anonymous Anonymous 359 Anonymous Anonymous 384 Anonymous Anonymous 389 Anonymous Anonymous



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399 Anonymous Anonymous 403 Anonymous Anonymous 434 Anonymous Anonymous 462 Anonymous Anonymous 492 Anonymous Anonymous 493 Anonymous Anonymous 498 Anonymous Anonymous 510 Anonymous Anonymous Gagne & Sons Logging, LLC 548 Anonymous Anonymous 571 Anonymous Anonymous 603 Anonymous Anonymous 621 Anonymous Anonymous 631 Anonymous Anonymous 718 Anonymous Anonymous 719 Anonymous Anonymous 737 Anonymous Anonymous 743 Anonymous Anonymous 758 Anonymous Anonymous 759 Anonymous Anonymous 760 Anonymous Anonymous 761 Anonymous Anonymous 762 Anonymous Anonymous 765 Anonymous Anonymous 832 Anonymous Anonymous Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

907 Anonymous Anonymous Town of Pittsburg, NH, Town of Clarksville, NH, Town of Stewartstown, NH

1000 Anonymous Anonymous The Lamprey River Advisory Committee 1067 Anonymous Anonymous 1190 Anonymous Anonymous 1413 Anonymous Anonymous 1437 Anonymous Anonymous 1470 Anonymous Anonymous 1508 Anonymous Anonymous 1703 Anonymous Anonymous 1708 Anonymous Anonymous 1721 Anonymous Anonymous



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Table L-4. Summary of Agency and Public Comments on the Draft EIS Resource or

Draft EIS Chapter Comment Themes Comment Topics

Chapter 1. Purpose and Need

DOE Purpose and Need Narrow purpose and need resulting in narrow Alternative scope of analysis

Draft EIS failure to explore if there is an actual need for the project

Draft EIS unclear regarding DOE’s criteria regarding the issuance of a Presidential permit

Scope of the DOE’s purpose and need DOE is obligated to be “consistent with the public interest” to

issue a Presidential permit EIS needs to address current and future power needs in NH Support the purpose and need for increased energy supply Prefer using domestic energy resources before importing

energy Hydro-electric is not clean/green energy

USFS Purpose and Need Purpose and need is too specific to Northern Pass Project Project Objectives EIS contains outdated economic and financial elements

Support for the project objectives of increase reliability and consistency of New England power sources

Northern Pass is not a “reliability” project Support for reducing reliability on other energy resources Need to replace generation retirements in ISO-NE region Other projects or technologies will meet the project objectives Additional power is not needed in New England Reducing the reliance on natural gas is not an adequate

purpose and need Final EIS must acknowledge and analyze greenhouse gas

reduction EIS contains outdated electrical diversity section (1.4.1) Analysis of comprehensive impacts to meet “clean, low

carbon” objective Outdated calculation in Section 2.5.2 Support the need to upgrade Coös Loop Benefits of overhead lines Benefits of hydroelectric power

Chapter 2. Alternatives

Process Used to Develop Alternatives

Potential error in Section 2.1 Convertor station location Insufficient development of Alternatives Request for cost analysis Alternative developed to address visual concerns

Description of Geographic Analysis Sections

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Alternatives Considered in Detail

Alternatives including underground cable in I-93 through Franconia Notch are not viable and should be rejected

Request analysis of additional Alternatives buried in other interstate highways

Burial through Franconia Notch in I-93 is feasible I-93 burial preferable to state roads Burial in NH Route 116 is not viable and should be rejected Impacts from Alternatives with a route through Plymouth must

be considered Overhead design questions Technical and economic feasibility of burial Feasibility of full burial to an Alternative terminus or converter

station in Bow, NH Economic feasibility question Burial is viable, based on other projects Questions about underground design and construction details Questions about converter station Environmental benefits of burial Impacts to Bear Rock area

Alternative 2 Alignment and Design

Alternative 2 should be eliminated Summary of Alternative 2 impacts Impacts to WMNF Geographic analysis of Alternative 2


Inconsistent with current land use in Project corridor Support for Alternative 3 Description of Alternative 3 is insufficient

Alternative 4b Alignment and Design

Support for Alternative 4b

Alternatives Considered but Eliminated from Further Detailed Analysis

Rationale for elimination of alternatives (alternative energy generation, energy efficiency, other projects, railroad ROW alternatives) is insufficient and these should be analyzed in detail

Underground cable capacity questions Further define No Action Alternative energy supply Other energy projects in the Clean Energy Request for

Proposals (RFP) should be considered as alternatives Summary of Potential Impacts

Alternative 4a is preferable when impacts are compared to other Alternatives

Alternative 4a offers greater economic benefits than other alternatives.

No Action Alternative (Alternative 1)

Insufficient analysis of “No Action” Alternative and energy markets under “No Action”

Alternative 4a Alignment and Design

Alternative 4a not viable due to limitations of burial in I-93 Alternative 4a minimizes impacts to scenery Request modifications to Alternative 4a Alternative 4a economic, environmental, and overall impacts Project details for Alternative 4a need clarification in the final

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Insufficient analysis of Alternative 7 Request further information about Alternative 7 Question about Bridgewater transition station

Alternative International Border Crossing

Additional border crossing, terminus location, and interstate options should be considered

The draft EIS doesn’t fulfill NEPA in its range of border crossings

Suggested alternative international border crossing in Vermont, via VT Route 253

Environmental impacts and NEPA justification for alternative border crossing

Unanalyzed Alternative and Design Features

Proposed alternative routes and modifications Request analysis of alternative terminus in Bow, NH More/shorter towers could be used in design of the Project

Visual Resources General Impacts to visual resources from vegetation clearing in ROW should be considered in final EIS

Visual impacts of the Project to Stewartstown/Colebrook, NH should be considered

Questions about impacts in Concord, NH Impacts in Canaan, VT should be considered Visual impacts of burial should be considered more thoroughly

in final EIS Questions about the impacts of Alternative 2, 5, and 7 Questions about impacts within the WMNF Additional analysis of visual impacts is needed Questions about impact avoidance measures

Scope of Analysis Questions about methods including consideration of WMNF Standards and the Scenery Management System

Request for consideration of new project design details Impacts to Vermont should be included in scope of analysis Impacts to Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge should be considered

Landscape Assessment Comments about the methods of the landscape assessment, including use of land cover data, viewer experience and exposure assumptions, distance zones, and calculation of visual quality, visual magnitude, visual impact, scenic concern, scenic sensitivity, and scenic impact

Questions about Alternative 7 impact Impacts of relocated structures should be considered Visibility analysis in Weeks State Park is inaccurate The draft EIS overstates visibility of the Project structures. Visibility analysis in Concord and Franklin

Roads-Based Analysis Analysis of impacts to Scenic Byways should be updated and should include a discussion of cumulative impacts

AADT is not an appropriate way to assess potential impacts to roads

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Viewpoint Assessment Questions about method of determining Contrast Dominance Ratings, importance of context of visual simulations

Requests for additional visual simulations and key observation points

Questions about accuracy of visual simulations Request that visual simulations be updated to include revised

project design details and Alternative 7 Socioeconomics General General benefits of burial

Energy cost benefits of burial Reliability/cost benefits of burial Coös Loop upgrade should be considered Economic benefits to Franklin, NH Questions about construction spending Positive general socioeconomic impacts Negative general socioeconomic impacts Analysis needs verification in the final EIS Electricity model assumptions/methods needs further

explanation in the final EIS Burial in roadways offer general socioeconomic benefits The Project would have a beneficial impact on electricity rates The Project would displace local or renewable energy The draft EIS overstates the potential decrease in electricity

rates resulting from the Project Concerns that electricity rates could increase Fuel diversity and security concerns Impacts in Canaan, VT should be considered

Scope of Analysis Different impacts of underground vs. aboveground alternatives Employment Questions about the duration, type, and location of potential

jobs The Project would generate employment Burial of the Project would result in more jobs

Taxes Different tax impacts from underground vs. aboveground alternatives

Adverse impact on property values The Project would result in increased tax revenue Question NP data Town taxes Property tax and tourism Tax displacement Franklin tax revenue Depreciation



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Tourism Sugar Hill tourism Balsams impact Tourism and property values Upper Lamprey River tourism Stark tourism Tourism and historic/cultural resources Burial of the Project would have a lesser adverse impact on

tourism Nature and tourism – negative Questions about electricity model assumptions/methods The Project would have no impact on tourism Additional analysis is needed to determine impacts on Tourism Pittsburg tourism Cultural tourism New Hampton tourism Diamond Pond Tourism methods

Electricity System Infrastructure

Electricity model assumptions/methods Impacts in Canada Fuel diversity/electricity security Other generation sources as alternative to the Project Reliability of electricity supply

Property Values The Project would negatively affect property values The draft EIS overstates impacts to property values The draft EIS underestimates impacts to property values Property value methods inadequate Property value impacts from buried cable Sugar Hill property value Impacts to property values should be quantified by town in the

final EIS Property owners should be compensated for losses in property

values Property value decreases would impact tax revenue

Recreation General The definition of a trail resource (Section 3.3.3) should be changed in the final EIS

Alternative 7 would result in fewer impacts to recreation resources compared to other alternatives



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Impacts to Recreational Sites

WMNF recreation Recreation in ROW General reductions in recreation area General impacts to recreation Cohos Trail should be considered Impacts to the Pemigewasset River should be considered in the

final EIS ATV use and hunting Mitigating impacts to the ANST should be discussed in the

final EIS Impacts to the ANST under Alternatives 2, 3, and 7 should be

discussed in the final EIS Construction and visual impacts to the ANST should be

discussed in the final EIS Impacts to Visual Resources

Identification/characterization of recreation resources should be revisited in the final EIS

Recreation is impacted visually by the Project Discussion of impacts to specific resources should be included

in the final EIS, including: Upper Ammonoosuc River, Cohos Trail, Sugar Hill, Kinsman Notch, Lost Nation Road, Forest Lake State Park, Coleman State Park, Little Dummer Pond, Franconia Ridge, Percy Peak, Catamount and Hall hills, and Christine Lake.

Impacts to the ANST under Alternative 5a need clarification in the final EIS

Health and Safety General Risk of intentional destructive acts Health and Safety effects of burial of the Project warrant

further consideration in the final EIS Electric and Magnetic Fields

Health and other concerns associated with EMF exposure EMF with co-location Impacts to livestock should be considered Risk of electrical discharge Questions surrounding EMF associated with buried lines Methodology Comparison of impacts Deerfield Substation

Potentially Contaminated Soils and Groundwater

Landfill concerns Mitigation and site avoidance Site location Risk of encountering contaminated soils and groundwater Regulatory agencies Solid and hazardous wastes Circle tri-cleaners

Weather Extremes Weather extremes Fire Hazards and Fire Response Services

Emergency response Consequence of emergency response failure need to be

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Transmission Line Safety Issues

Transmission lines pose general safety issues Fall zones Risk of shock and arc flash Transmission lines pose hazard to aircraft Interference with Implanted Medical Devices Mitigation

General Worker Safety Regulatory agencies Traffic and Transportation

General Aircraft Impacts to Vermont should be discussed in the final EIS

Roadway or Rail Line Closures

Traffic disruptions

Land Use General Details of Alternative 7 project components require clarification in the final EIS (e.g., converter station and transition stations)

Proposed routes interaction with land easements and of required land use permits

Land Use and Land Cover Local planning ordinance Support for Alternative 7 Burial impacts to private property

Conservation Lands Society for the Protection of NH Forests (SPNHF) Property No impacts to conservation lands Impacts to state parks Impacts in Sugar Hill Bear Brook State Park Impacts to WMNF and conservation lands near WMNF Connecticut Lakes headwaters Christine Lake

Protected Rivers The final EIS should include additional discussion of impacts to Wild and Scenic Rivers

New and Existing Transmission Routes

No land use impacts Questions about the PSNH easement on WMNF The NH Site Evaluation Committee should not judge the

application until legal issues have been resolved Public Roadway Corridor Ownership Status

The Applicant does not have a right to bury the Project in existing roadways, including in Stewartstown

The final EIS should include relative studies to the existing transportation right of way

Municipalities vote against the use of overhead developments SPNHF Washburn Forest conflict

Easements and Special Use Permits

Existing PSNH easements do not allow Project The Applicant does not have access to the entire Project route Alternative 3 should be eliminated due to easement limitations WMNF standards do not apply to easements Opposed to Alternative 3

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Noise Scope of Analysis Noise impact to wildlife Sources of noise Conservancy noise rules Quantifying noise impacts in final EIS Questions about noise impacts from buried transmission line

Operations, Maintenance, and Emergency Repairs Noise

Corona noise Noise impact on property values

Historic and Cultural Resources

Scope of Analysis Questions about the Section 106 process Native American consultation The area of potential effect (APE) of the Project is inconsistent

in the draft EIS Questions about the APE (development and definition) Methodology used to identify archaeological and architectural

resources/historic properties should be revisited in the final EIS

The final EIS should consider cultural landscapes Maintenance and operation effects The Project would have no impact on historic and cultural

resources The draft EIS contains incomplete information about the

impacts to historic and cultural resources State Register properties should be analyzed in the final EIS Impacts in Deerfield, NH should be considered Discussion of impact in Vermont should be included in the

final EIS Archaeological Resources and Sensitive Areas

Bear Rock site Cemeteries

Architectural Resources Martin homestead Bridges Indian Stream republic territory Questions about methods Visual impacts to architectural resources should be considered A discussion of impacts to the ANST should be included in the

final EIS Impacts to architectural resources are underestimated in the

draft EIS General Cultural identity should be considered in the final EIS

Discussion of impacts in Canaan, VT should be included in the final EIS

Environmental Justice

General Route selection Impact on NH

Impacts from Operations, Maintenance, and Emergency Repairs

Discussion of impacts in Canada should be included in the final EIS



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Air Quality General SO2/SOx Construction emissions Increased CO2 emissions resulting from vegetation removal

Scope of Analysis Greenhouse gas (GHG) analysis of transmission line heat generation

The Project could result in a reduction of air pollution from other power plants

NH Climate Action Plan Criteria pollutant (SO2) analysis Analysis of GHGs in Canada

Carbon Sink Carbon sink calculations GHG of hydropower

ISO-NE Region and Reduction of Fossil Fuel Sources

ISO-NE existing data revisions The Project could result in a reduction of air pollution from

other power plants NH Climate Action Plan Emissions reductions resulting from the project are overstated

in the draft EIS Wildlife General Impacts to private wildlife improvements

Discussion of impacts from EMF/corona to wildlife should be included in the final EIS

Impacts to wildlife, including displacement NH Wildlife Action Plan revisions should be included in

analysis The Project would impact wildlife habitat Improper/insufficient data was analyzed in the draft EIS

Federally- and State-listed Wildlife Species

General impact to various species, including listed species (bald eagle, Canada lynx, American marten, wood turtle, bridle shiner, bats, Karner blue butterfly)

Minimize impacts to listed species Public sightings of listed species Impacts to listed species should be mitigated General effects to various listed avian species Improper/insufficient data used for analysis Impacts of operation and maintenance More rationale for determinations Agree with determinations Impacts of vegetation management



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Aquatic Species Brook Trout Wood Turtle Bridle Shiner Mink Frog Mussels Amphibians Improper/insufficient aquatic species data was analyzed in the

draft EIS Reptile and amphibian data Fish surveys Impacts of construction on water resources Erosion Tree removal Mitigation

Terrestrial Species Migratory birds Large wildlife Bird/bat collision Deer yards Raptors The Project could result in the creation of grazing habitat

Habitat Connectivity Fragmentation Travel corridors Migration Riparian habitat Bobcat and lynx Coös county

Vegetation General Edge effect of clearing a transmission route The Project could result in loss of CO2 sequestration plants Alternative 7’s impacts caused by vegetation removal Herbicide use

Scope of Analysis Invasive species should be analyzed Federally- and State-listed Plant Species

List of sensitive plants should be revised

Vegetated Habitats The Project would result in tree removal Regrowth High elevation forests Methods used to calculate disturbance area are questionable in

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Water Resources General General impacts of construction on water resources Erosion Vegetated buffers Discussion of impacts in Canaan, VT should be included in the

final EIS Surface Water Discussion of impacts to the Pemigewasset River should be

included in the final EIS CWA Section 401 Water Quality Certificate Surface water analysis NH state regulations

Groundwater Blasting impacts State wells EPA measures for protecting groundwater Identification of drinking water resources NH permits Toxins Campton Reservoir Drinking water data Herbicides/biocides Hazardous materials

Floodplains Impacts of construction on floodplains Increased flood risk

Wetlands Wetland identification Wetland avoidance alternative Wetland analysis Wetland classification NH wetland regulations Questions about wetland impacts disclosed by the Applicant in

the state SEC permitting process A discussion of impacts to wetlands in Vermont should be

included in the final EIS Coös County wetlands Project changes need to be considered Staging/access need to be considered Impacts south of Deerfield need to be considered Impacts of overhead lines State permit

Vernal Pools More analysis of impacts to vernal pools should be included in the final EIS

There are discrepancies with other analyses that require explanation in the final EIS

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Geology and Soils General Farmland and prime soils Surficial Geology This discussion should be expanded to include bedrock

geology Soils General erosion

Blasting Seismicity and Hazards Earthquakes

Landslides Cumulative Impacts General Insufficient cumulative impacts analysis in the draft EIS,

particularly for Alternative 7 Socioeconomics Cumulative impacts to alternative energy sources, including

wind energy, should be included in the final EIS The analysis in the draft EIS is flawed Other energy projects should be considered

Air Quality Cumulative emissions Discussion of emissions in Canada should be included in the

final EIS Wildlife The project could result in loss of wildlife habitat

Granite Reliable Power should be considered Appendix A. Maps General Insufficient scale

Map inaccuracy Appendix E. Key Observation Point Visual Simulations

General Additional key observation point visual simulations requested at Cohos Trail and Connecticut River crossing

Appendix F. Forest Plan Consistency Analysis

MA 8.3 Standards and Guidelines

Alternative 2 inconsistent with MA 8.3 Alternative 5b inconsistent with MA 8.3 S-1 Alternative 5b inconsistent with MA 8.3 S-2 Alternative 7 consistent with MA 8.3

Appendix H. Applicant-Proposed Impact Avoidance and Minimization Measures

General The Applicant should not design mitigation plans Mitigation measures should be removed from the draft EIS and

re-evaluated by public and consultants Adequate mitigation measures should be included in the final

EIS Historic and Cultural Resources measures General requests for additional measures

Air Quality Emissions mitigation The role and management of “Environmental Monitors”

should be defined in the final EIS Cultural and Historic Consulting party input to APMs Visual Impacts Additional measures to reduce visual impacts are required Water Resources Groundwater

Water supply protection NH Fish and Game mitigation Compensatory mitigation should be included Temporary/staging

Wetlands Support for proposed APMs



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NEPA Process Public Meetings Timing of public hearings Location of public hearings

Comment Period December comment deadline is unacceptable Insufficient availability to comment EIS failed to address scoping comment Schedule change due to supplement Start of comment period

Accessibility Insufficient access to information Public officials should be consulted during preparation of the

final EIS Establish a Preferred Alternative Deerfield information Discussion of impacts in Canaan, VT should be included in the

EIS DOE Process DOE should prepare a programmatic EIS considering regional

energy projects Applicant does not have legal access to route Applicant involvement in contractor selection is inappropriate DOE NEPA analysis is insufficient Request extension for intermediators

Amended Route Insufficient public participation Insufficient amended application Request for supplemental draft EIS No supplemental analysis required Additional edits to supplement

Other General Questions about hazardous and solid waste management EIS should analyze international relations between U.S. and

Canada Inconsistencies in visual simulations Radio interference Watersheds and wetlands mitigation measures



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Table L-5. Summary of Substantive Changes to the Draft EIS Resource or EIS Chapter Revision(s) to the Draft EIS

Front Matter Update cover sheet and table of contents Summary Updated Project Objectives to include new information regarding regional

energy market conditions Added summary of the draft EIS public review period, including issues

raised and issues outside the scope of this EIS (particularly additional information about the Canadian review process for the Hydro-Québec project in Canada)

Updated discussion of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act compliance process

Updated Major Conclusions to include analysis of Alternative 7 – Proposed Action and incorporate revised analysis in the EIS

Updated Summary of Potential Impacts Associated with the Project based on updated analysis

Chapter 1. Purpose and Need

Updated Project Objectives to include new information regarding regional energy market conditions

Added chronology of Presidential permit application process and EIS public notices

Added summary of the draft EIS public review period, including issues raised and issues outside the scope of this EIS (particularly additional explanation of why impacts in Canada are not analyzed in this EIS, including information about the Canadian review process for the Hydro-Québec project in Canada)

Updated discussion of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act compliance process

Chapter 2. Alternatives

Updated description of alternatives considered in detail based on new design information provided by the Applicant for Alternative 7

Added complete description of Alternative 7 – Proposed Action Added rationale for elimination for several alternatives, including

“Underground Transmission Cable with 1,200 MW Capacity,” “Underground Transmission Cable in Railroad and Connecting Roadway Corridors,” “Use the National Grid Phase I/II Route,” “Other Transmission Projects,” “Power Generation Alternatives,” “Energy Conservation,” “Relocate Proposed Project Terminus Substation”

Added alternative considered but eliminated from further detailed analysis “Alternative Border Crossing”

Updated Summary of Potential Impacts Associated with the Project based on updated analysis

Updated the description of Alternative 7 to better clarify the details regarding the size and location of the converter and transition stations of Alternative 7

Updated revised assumptions regarding the installation of underground cable in roadways

Chapter 3. Affected Environment Visual Resources Added discussion about seven new key observation points

Updated quantification of existing visual impact of the PSNH transmission line

Updated information about scenic roads in the study area



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Socioeconomics Updated population, tax, employment, and tourism statistics Updated discussion of electricity system infrastructure in the ISO-NE

region Recreation Updated to include analysis of the Cohos Trail Health and Safety Updated information about worker safety statistics Traffic and Transportation Updated to include information about airfields proximate to the

Alternative 7 study area Added information about roadways in Canaan, VT

Land Use No changes were made to this section Noise Updated quantification of noise receptors in the study area for all

alternatives Historic and Cultural Resources

Updated discussion of the methods of analysis, including coordination with the Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act compliance process

Updated description of the area of potential effect to account for Canaan, VT

Updated quantification of existing resources within the area of potential effect

Environmental Justice Updated demographic statistics Air Quality Added discussion of the New Hampshire Climate Action Plan

Updated information on emissions in the ISO-NE region Wildlife Updated list of species considered based on revised 2015 NH Wildlife

Action Plan data (NHFG 2015) Updated discussion of Eastern brook trout Updated discussion of migratory bird habitat

Vegetation Added discussion of licorice goldenrod Updated discussion of vegetated habitats in the study area Updated discussion of potential listed species habitat based on Natural

Heritage Bureau data (NHB 2014) Water Resources Added discussion of public water supply resources in the study area

Added discussion of water resources in Canaan, VT Geology and Soils Updated information about bedrock geology in the study area Chapter 4. Environmental Impacts Visual Resources Updated quantification of visual impacts for all alternatives, including

viewshed area, scenic impact, and roads-based analysis Added viewpoint assessment discussion from seven new key observation

points, with associated visual simulations Added discussion of potential impacts in Canaan, VT Added discussion of potential transboundary impacts near the border

crossing in Canada resulting from the Project in the U.S., and impacts in the U.S. near the border crossing resulting from the Project in Canada

Updated analysis of potential visibility in Concord, NH Updated analysis of potential impacts of AC system upgrades based on

additional project design details



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Socioeconomics Updated quantification of potential economic impacts (including Project cost, employment, and taxes) based on revised project design and location details

Updated methods for determining potential impacts to property value, and updated quantification of these potential impacts

Updated quantification of potential impacts to wholesale electricity costs (in NH and the ISO-NE region) based on updated electricity market conditions

Recreation Updated to include analysis of the Cohos Trail Health and Safety Added clarification that the Project would not interfere with other utilities

Updated analysis of the potential for electric shocks to clarify that compliance with the National Electrical Safety Code would avoid or minimize health and safety risks from electrical shocks

Traffic and Transportation Added discussion of impacts to roadways in Canaan, VT Updated quantification of potential traffic impacts

Land Use No changes were made to this section Noise Clarified the methods used for measuring noise impact

Added discussion of potential impacts on property values resulting from noise

Updated quantification of noise receptors potentially impacted Updated discussion about ambient noise

Historic and Cultural Resources

Updated and clarified discussion of coordination with the Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act compliance process

Updated quantification of potentially-impacted resources based on revised project design and location details

Clarified that the ANST would be crossed by all alternatives Environmental Justice No changes were made to this section Air Quality Updated quantification of potential emissions in the ISO-NE region during

construction and operation Updated quantification of impacts to carbon sequestration potential

resulting from vegetation removal Updated discussion of potential air quality impacts related to AC system

upgrades Wildlife Updated analysis to include impacts to new state-listed wildlife species

Updated analysis to include information presented in the 2015 New Hampshire Wildlife Action Plan (NHFG 2015)

Updated analysis of potential impacts to aquatic habitat resulting from vegetation removal

Updated quantification of potential habitat impacts based on revised project design and location details

Updated Endangered Species Act determinations for threatened and endangered species based on consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service



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Vegetation Updated analysis of potential impacts to listed species based on Natural Heritage Bureau data (NHB 2014), and the 2015 New Hampshire Wildlife Action Plan (NHFG 2015)

Added discussion of successional habitat and high-elevation spruce fir communities

Updated quantification of potential habitat impacts based on revised project design and location details

Water Resources Added analysis of potential impacts to public water supply resources Updated analysis of wetland impacts to present information in different

categories Added discussion of potential impacts in Canaan, VT Updated quantification of potential impacts to water resources based on

revised project design and location details Geology and Soils Updated quantification of potential impacts to water resources based on

revised project design and location details Chapter 5. Cumulative and Other Impacts

Added analysis of potential cumulative impacts from Jericho Power Wind, Future Wind Projects, the Eversource Energy/National Grid AC Plan, Planned Natural Gas Pipeline Projects, and the Massachusetts Clean Energy RFP Transmission Projects

Updated analysis of potential cumulative impacts on ISO-NE region emissions

Added analysis of potential cumulative impacts to high-elevation forests Chapter 6. List of Preparers Updated with information on additional preparers Chapter 7. References Add references for new information in final EIS Chapter 8. Glossary No changes were made to this section Chapter 9. Index Updated index to reflect final EIS Appendix A. Maps Updated to reflect revised project design information Appendix B. Scoping Issue Statements

Clarified that this content is specific to comments received during the public scoping process, not the draft EIS public review period

Added information about the Canadian review process for the Hydro-Québec project in Canada

Appendix C. Proposed Forest Plan Amendments

No changes were made to this section

Appendix D. Cumulative Effects Projects

Added Future Wind Projects and Massachusetts Clean Energy RFP Transmission Projects

Clarified list of potentially-affected resources for each project Appendix E. Key Observation Point Visual Simulations

Added visual simulations for seven additional key observation points

Appendix F. Forest Plan Consistency Analysis

Updated to include information about consistency of Alternative 7 with the Forest Plan

Appendix G. ESA Section 7 Consultation

Updated to refer to full list of consultation documentation on the EIS website

Appendix H. Applicant-Proposed Impact Avoidance and Minimization Measures

Updated to clarify the applicability of measures required by other permitting agencies (e.g., the New Hampshire SEC)

Updated to include additional measures intended to minimize impacts at the ANST crossing



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Appendix I. NEPA Disclosure Statements for Preparation of the EIS

No changes were made to this section

Appendix J. Hybrid Alternative

Added Appendix J to final EIS in response to EPA comment letter on draft EIS requesting analysis of a hybrid alternative

Appendix K. Section 106 Documentation

Added Appendix K to final EIS including documentation from the Section 106 process, including the Programmatic Agreement

Appendix L. Comments and Responses

Added Appendix L for final EIS

Attachment A. Northern Pass Transmission Line Project NOAs Published

in the Federal Register

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Authorization to Issue Securities of AEP Generating Company.

Filed Date: 7/24/15. Accession Number: 20150724–5096. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/14/15.

The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the links or querying the docket number.

Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding.

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.

Dated: July 24, 2015. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–18787 Filed 7–30–15; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP15–535–000]

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

Take notice that on July 17, 2015, National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation (National Fuel) 6363 Main Street, Williamsville, New York 14221, filed in Docket No. CP15–535–000 a prior notice request pursuant to sections 157.205 and 157.216 of the Commission’s regulations under the Natural Gas Act for authorization to abandon certain minor underground natural gas storage facilities within the Colden Storage Field in Erie County, New York, under its blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83–4–000, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may also be viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.

Any questions concerning this application may be directed Kenneth E. Webster, Attorney for National Fuel, 6363 Main Street, Williamsville, New York 14221, at (716) 857–7067.

Specifically, National Fuel proposes to abandon three observation wells: 1013–I, 1028–I and 1229–I (within the Colden Storage Field).

Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the Commission’s public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff’s issuance of the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission’s public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff’s FEIS or EA.

Any person may, within 60 days after the issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of intervention. Any person filing to intervene or the Commission’s staff may, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission’s Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.

The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests, and interventions via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link.

Dated: July 27, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–18838 Filed 7–30–15; 8:45 am]


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER–FRL–9022–2]

Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information (202) 564–7146 or http://www2.epa.gov/nepa. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact

Statements (EISs) Filed 07/20/2015 Through 07/24/2015 Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

Notice Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act

requires that EPA make public its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters on EISs are available at: https://cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/action/eis/search. EIS No. 20150203, Final, NIH, MD, NIH

Bethesda Chilled Water Systems Improvements, Review Period Ends: 08/31/2015, Contact: Valerie Nottingham 301–496–7775.

EIS No. 20150204, Final, BOP, KY, U.S. Penitentiary and Federal Prison Camp, Review Period Ends: 08/31/2015, Contact: Issac Gaston 202–514– 6470.

EIS No. 20150205, Final, NRC, IL, Generic—License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 54, Regarding Byron Station, Units 1 and 2, NUREG–1437, Review Period Ends: 08/31/2015, Contact: Lois M. James 301–415–3306.

EIS No. 20150206, Final, USACE, CA, Elverta Specific Plan Project, Review Period Ends: 08/31/2015, Contact: Marc A. Fugler 916–557–5255.

EIS No. 20150207, Draft, DOE, NH, Northern Pass Transmission Line Project, Comment Period Ends: 10/29/ 2015, Contact: Brian Mills 202–586– 8267.

Amended Notices EIS No. 20150088, Draft, USMC, Other,

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CJMT) Joint Military Training, Comment Period Ends: 08/ 17/2015, Contact: Lori Robertson 808– 472–1409, Revision to FR Notice Published 05/15/2015; Extending the Comment Period from 08/03/2015 to 08/17/2015.

EIS No. 20150196, Draft Supplement, BR, CA, Bay Delta Conservation Plan/

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California Water Fix, Comment Period Ends: 10/30/2015, Contact: Michelle Banonis 916–930–5676, Revision to FR Notice Published 07/17/2015; Extending the Comment Period from 08/31/2015 to 10/30/2015. Dated: July 28, 2015.

Dawn Roberts, Management Analyst, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 2015–18842 Filed 7–30–15; 8:45 am]



[EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0742; FRL—9931–69– OEI]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Aircraft Engines—Supplemental Information Related to Exhaust Emissions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘Aircraft Engines—Supplemental Information Related to Exhaust Emissions’’ (EPA ICR No. 2427.03, OMB Control No. 2060– 0680) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed extension of the ICR. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 31, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing the above listed Docket ID Number, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to [email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA.

EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any

personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Stout, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; telephone number: 734–214–4805; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ dockets.

Abstract: Clean Air Act section 231 (42 U.S.C. 7571) authorizes EPA to adopt emission standards for aircraft engines. The Clean Air Act additionally provides broad authority for EPA to collect information related to the regulations we adopt for aircraft and other emission sources (42 U.S.C. 7414(a)(1)). EPA is accordingly adopted emission standards for aircraft gas turbine engines and added a requirement for manufacturers to submit information related to compliance with the emission standards. EPA will use the data to verify compliance with emission standards and to better understand the characteristics of aircraft engines that are subject to emission standards.

Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory.

Estimated number of respondents: 10 (total).

Frequency of response: Annual. Total estimated burden: 60 hours (per

year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).

Total estimated cost: No annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.

Changes in the estimates: There is no change in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB.

Courtney Kerwin, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 2015–18716 Filed 7–30–15; 8:45 am]



[EPA–R10–OAR–2015–0323: FRL–9931–61– Region 10]

Adequacy Determination for the Grants Pass, Oregon PM10 State Implementation Plan for Transportation Conformity Purposes

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of adequacy determination.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is notifying the public of its finding that the Grants Pass, Oregon second 10-year limited maintenance plan (LMP) for particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of a nominal 10 microns or less (PM10) is adequate for transportation conformity purposes. The LMP was submitted to the EPA by the State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ or the State) on April 22, 2015. As a result of our adequacy finding, regional emissions analyses will no longer be required as part of the transportation conformity demonstrations for PM10 for the Grants Pass area. DATES: This finding is effective August 17, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The finding will be available at the EPA’s conformity Web site: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/transconf/adequacy.htm. You may also contact Dr. Karl Pepple, U.S. EPA, Region 10 (OAWT–107), 1200 Sixth Ave., Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98101; (206) 553–1778; or by email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action provides notice of the EPA’s adequacy finding regarding the second 10-year PM10 limited maintenance plan (LMP) for the Grants Pass area for purposes of transportation conformity. The EPA’s finding was made pursuant to the adequacy review process for implementation plan submissions delineated at 40 CFR 93.118(f)(1) under which the EPA reviews the adequacy of a state implementation plan (SIP) submission prior to the EPA’s final action on the implementation plan.

The State submitted the LMP to the EPA on April 22, 2015. Pursuant to 40 CFR 93.118(f)(1), the EPA notified the public of its receipt of this plan and its review for an adequacy determination on the EPA’s Web site and requested public comment by no later than June 3, 2015. The EPA received no comments on the plan during the comment period. As part of our analysis, we also

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To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register document of September 25, 2015. If you have questions on individual chemicals, consult the person listed in the Table.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

Dated: November 13, 2015. Michael Goodis, Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2015–29689 Filed 11–19–15; 8:45 am]



[ER–FRL–9024–1]

Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information (202) 564–7146 or http://www2.epa.gov/compliance/nepa. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact

Statements (EISs) Filed 11/09/2015 Through 11/13/2015 Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

Notice Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act

requires that EPA make public its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters on EISs are available at: https://cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-nepa-public/action/eis/search. EIS No. 20150320, Draft, AFS, ID,

Targhee National Forest Lynx Analysis Units, Comment Period Ends: 01/04/2016, Contact: Robert Herzog 208–557–5763.

EIS No. 20150321, Final, AFS, NM, North Fork Wells of Eagle Creek, Review Period Ends: 12/24/2015, Contact: Christina Thompson 575– 257–4095.

EIS No. 20150322, Draft Supplement, USFS, CO, Rulemaking for Colorado Roadless Areas, Comment Period Ends: 01/04/2016, Contact: Ken Tu 303–275–5156.

EIS No. 20150323, Draft, FHWA, NC, Complete 540 Triangle Expressway Southeast Extension, Comment Period Ends: 01/04/2016, Contact: Clarence Coleman 919–747–7014.

EIS No. 20150324, Final, FRA, CA, Coast Corridor Improvements, Contact: Melissa Hatcher 202–493– 6075 Under MAP–21 Section 1319, FRA has issued a single FEIS and ROD. Therefore, the 30-day wait/review period under NEPA does not apply to this action.

EIS No. 20150325, Final, FERC, LA, Magnolia LNG and Lake Charles Expansion Projects, Review Period Ends: 12/21/2015, Contact: Janine Cefalu 202–502–8271.

EIS No. 20150326, Draft, BLM, CO, Previously Issued Oil and Gas Leases in the White River National Forest, Comment Period Ends: 01/08/2016, Contact: Gregory Larson 970–876– 9048.

EIS No. 20150327, Draft Supplement, DOE, NH, Northern Pass Transmission Line Project, Comment Period Ends: 01/04/2016, Contact: Brian Mills 202–586–8267.

EIS No. 20150328, Draft, USDA, AK, Tongass Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment, Comment Period Ends: 02/22/2016, Contact: Susan Howle 907–228–6340.

EIS No. 20150329, Final, NRC, NJ, Early Site Permit at PSEG Site, Review Period Ends: 12/21/2015, Contact: Allen Fetter 301–415–8556.

EIS No. 20150330, Draft Supplement, BLM, CO, Roan Plateau Planning Area Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment, Comment Period Ends: 02/18/2016, Contact: Gregory Larson 970–876–9048.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 20150319, Final, BLM, OR, ADOPTION—Jordan Cove Energy and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline Project, Contact: Miriam Liberatore 540–618–2400.

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management is adopting the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s FEIS #20150285, filed 09/ 30/2015 with EPA. BLM was a cooperating agency for the above project. Therefore, recirculation of the document is not necessary under Section 1506.3(c) of the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations. EIS No. 20150331, Final, USFS, OR,

ADOPTION—Jordan Cove Energy and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline Project, Contact: Wes Yamamoto 541– 825–3150.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is adopting the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s FEIS #20150285, filed 09/ 30/2015 with EPA. USFS was a cooperating agency for the above project. Therefore, recirculation of the document is not necessary under Section 1506.3(c) of the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations.

Dated: November 17, 2015. Karin Leff, Acting Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 2015–29685 Filed 11–19–15; 8:45 am]


FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice advises interested persons that the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) V will hold its third meeting. DATES: December 3, 2015. ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Room TW–C305 (Commission Meeting Room), 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffery Goldthorp, Designated Federal Officer, (202) 418–1096 (voice) or [email protected] (email); or Suzon Cameron, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, (202) 418–1916 (voice) or [email protected] (email). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Register Notice of the December 3, 2015, meeting of the Federal Communications Commission’s Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) was published less than 15 days prior to that meeting. While the publication did not meet the 15-day requirement for advance publication, exceptional circumstances warrant proceeding with the December 3, 2015, meeting. Specifically, a significant number of CSRIC members have made business and travel plans to attend the CSRIC meeting on December 3; there is no other date within one month of December 3, 2015, that will accommodate CSRIC members’ schedules; and delaying the meeting will also cause undue financial burdens on many of the CSRIC members who have made travel arrangements.

The CSRIC is a Federal Advisory Committee that will provide recommendations to the FCC regarding best practices and actions the FCC can take to help ensure the security, reliability, and interoperability of

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