Schedule

Draft EIS Public Comment Period

The public comment period ran from September 17, 2010 through November 1, 2010.

Public Hearings October 5-7, 2010

The DOE conducted three public hearings on October 5, 6 and 7, 2010. The locations and dates of these hearings are listed below. The hearings provided an opportunity for citizens to submit oral and written comments. The public hearing transcripts are available for download via the Document Library page.

Day, Date, Time	Location
Tuesday October 5, 2010 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.	Jacumba Highland Center 44681 Old Highway 80 Jacumba, California 91934
Wednesday October 6, 2010 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.	Boulevard Volunteer Fire Department 39919 Highway 94 Boulevard, California 91905
Thursday October 7, 2010 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	County of San Diego Department of Planning and Land Use Planning Commission Hearing Room 5201 Ruffin Road, Suite B San Diego, California 92123

Project Milestones

The following table summarizes the project's significant past and future NEPA milestones:

December 18, 2007	DOE received Baja Wind (now ESJ) Project Application.
March 19, 2008	DOE received Amended Baja Wind (now ESJ) Project Application, including additional information on the 230 kilovolt option transmission line that would interconnect.
August 4, 2008	DOE issued Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment.
August 26, 2008	DOE received second Amendment to the ESJ Project Application to change the project name from Baja Wind U.S. Transmission, LLC to Energía Sierra Juárez (ESJ) U.S. Transmission, LLC.
August 26, 2008	Public scoping meetings in Jacumba, California.
September 3, 2008	Initial scoping period closed.
February 25, 2009	DOE issued Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS, opened a second scoping period.
March 27, 2009	Second scoping period closed.
September 16, 2009	Consultation meeting between DOE and Campo Band of Kumeyaay Indians.
September 23, 2009	Issuance of Scoping Report.
September 17, 2010	Issuance of Draft EIS and Start of 45-day public comment period.
October 5-7, 2010	Draft EIS public hearings.
November 1, 2010	Public comment period closed at midnight PT (03:00 ET, 11-2-2010).
Pending	Issuance of Final EIS.
Pending	Issuance of Record of Decision (ROD) (No sooner than 30 days after the U.S. EPA publishes the Notice of Availability of the Final EIS.)