How Your Scoping Comments Are Used

Public scoping comments and information will be used to help determine the scope of the Upper Great Plains Wind Energy Programmatic EIS (PEIS), and to identify issues of concern.

The public scoping comment period is the first major public involvement opportunity for the Upper Great Plains Wind Energy PEIS. Public scoping comments will be taken into consideration to determine relevant issues of concern to stakeholders that might influence the scope of the environmental analysis and the alternatives considered in the Draft Programmatic EIS. Comments submitted during the scoping phase of the PEIS help ensure that reasonable alternatives can be analyzed and considered early in the process.

After gathering public comments on what issues should be addressed in the PEIS, Western and the Service will identify and provide rationale in the PEIS on those issues addressed and those issues beyond the scope of the PEIS. In addition to the major issues, Western and the Service will address a number of management questions and concerns in the PEIS. The public is encouraged to help identify these questions and concerns during the public scoping period. A scoping summary report will be available for public review approximately 45 days following closure of the scoping period. The report will be posted on this Web site.

Comment Consideration

Written and oral comments will be given equal weight, and the Agencies will consider all comments received or postmarked by November 10, 2008, in defining the scope of this PEIS. Comments received or postmarked after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. For more information on commenting procedures, see "Getting Involved."

For More Information

	A Citizen's Guide to the NEPA: Having Your Voice Heard (932 KB)
	DOE, NEPA, and You Brochure (1.46 MB)