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FSEC staff brief council on Cascadia/Cascade transmission review, tribal consultations and NEPA coordination
Summary
FSEC staff updated the council on the Cascade/Cascadia Renewable Transmission Project application, including interagency coordination with DNR and Ecology, an Army Corps invitation to participate as a cooperating NEPA agency, initial government‑to‑government tribal consultations starting in February, and ongoing land‑use consistency work with local jurisdictions.
FSEC staff told the council on Jan. 21 that review of the large transmission application is progressing and that multiple coordination tracks are underway, including an invitation from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to participate as a cooperating agency on the project’s NEPA environmental impact statement.
Maria Belkina, siting specialist assigned to the transmission application, said staff are preparing consolidated data requests, expecting agency comments and working to sequence Section 401 water‑quality certification after a sufficiently developed…
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