LTEMP EIS Schedule

The LTEMP EIS and ROD were completed in 2016.

Preparation of the LTEMP EIS was a multistep process, and included the following steps:

• Public scoping meetings
• Consultation and involvement with appropriate federal, state, and local agencies, and Tribal governments
• Publication of a DEIS
• Public review and meeting(s) on the published DEIS
• Publication of a Final EIS (FEIS)
• Publication of the Record of Decision (ROD)

The DEIS was filed with the U.S Environmental Protection Agency on January 8, 2016, and made available for download on the same day. The 122-day public comment period on the DEIS ended May 9, 2016. Meetings on the published DEIS were conducted in February and March 2016. The FEIS was filed with the U.S Environmental Protection Agency on October 7, 2016, and made available for download on the same day. Following publication, a 30-day waiting period was provided, followed by signing of the ROD on December 15, 2016.

The Glen Canyon Dam Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan EIS Schedule Public Scoping DEIS FEIS Record of Decision What Happens: Gather Public Comments on Scope Use Public Comments in Determining Issues and Alternatives What Happens: Publish DEIS Public Review and Comment Period Accept Public Comments What Happens: Review and Incorporate Public Comments Revise DEIS What Happens: Write and Publish Record(s) of Decision no sooner than 30 days after FEIS publication July 2011 through January 2012 Publish DEIS January 2016 Publish FEIS October 2016 Publish ROD December 2016 Public Involvement Activities: Public Scoping Meetings Submit Public Comments via Mail, Web, or in Person at Meetings Public Involvement Activities: Public Meetings Submit Public Comments via Mail, Web, or in Person at Meetings Public Involvement Activities: 30-Day Public Review Period Public Involvement Activities: Public Distribution of Record of Decision