Department of Energy
Washington, DC 20585
January 15, 2025
MattPatmer Barton County
1400 Main St, Rm. 107
Great Bend, KS 67530
Dear Matt Patmer,
The U.S. Department of Energy's Loan Program Office (DOE LPO) is pleased to announce the release of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Phase 1 of the Grain Belt Express Transmission Project (Project), DOE/EIS-0554. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the DEIS considers the environmental impacts associated with providing federal financial assistance to support the development, construction, and operation of the Project. The DOE LPO invites the public to review and comment on the DEIS through one of the opportunities below.
Public meetings to gather feedback about the DEIS will be held both in-person and virtually. DOE LPO and Grain Belt Express Project representatives will be available at all meetings to answer questions and provide information about the DEIS.
In-person meetings will be held at the following locations and dates from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. CST:
Monday, February 10, 2025
Dodge City Public Library
1001 N. 2nd Ave.
Dodge City, KS 67801
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Holiday Inn Express
2175 Lincoln St.
Concordia, KS 66901
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
St. Joseph Museum
Jackie Lewin Conference Room
3406 Frederick Ave.
St. Joseph, MO 64506
Thursday, February 13, 2025
La Bella Casa Event Center
5 South Main St.
Carrollton, MO 64633
Virtual meetings will be held as follows:
- Wednesday, February 19, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. CST
- Thursday, February 20, 2025, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. CST
To register for a virtual meeting please visit https://www.energy.gov/lpo/eis-0554-grain-belt-express transmission-line and fill out the registration form.
If you are unable to attend a meeting but would still like to provide feedback, written comments may be submitted by March 3, 2025, in any of the following formats:
Thank you to all parties who have previously participated in the NEPA process by attending meetings or providing comments to DOE LPO. DOE LPO and the Grain Belt Express Project Team encourage and welcome all stakeholders to continue to participate in the NEPA process.
We look forward to hearing your input on the DEIS and encourage you to stay up to date about the Project at https://www.energy.gov/lpo/eis-0554-grain-belt-express-transmission-line.
Sincerely,
Todd Stribley, NEPA Compliance Officer
U.S. Department of Energy, Loan Programs Office-LP30, 1000 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC, 20585
This project has no relationship to the Department of Energy's National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC) program, and a federal corridor designation is no longer being considered in Kansas or Missouri.
