| 1st Timeline (EIS Newsletter #1) | 2nd Timeline (EIS Newsletter #2) | 3rd Timeline (EIS website 11/2/2011) | Dates |
| Federal Notice of Intent (NOI) to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) | Federal Notice of Intent (NOI) to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) | 8/6/2009 |
| Revised Federal Notice of Intent (NOI) to Announce the Public Scoping Meetings | Revised Federal Notice of Intent (NOI) to Announce the Public Scoping Meetings | 2/24/2010 |
| Scoping completed 5/1/2010 | Scoping Period | Scoping Period | 8/6/2009 - 4/30/2010 |
| Public Scoping Meetings | Public Scoping Meetings | 3/4/2010 - 4/29/2010 |
| Scoping Report | Scoping Report | 11/2010 |
| Draft EIS public review starts 3/31/2011 | Analysis of Alternatives Service selects preferred alternative | | |
| Issue Draft EIS Available for public review | | Summer 2011 |
| Public Hearing on Draft EIS | | Summer 2011 |
| Public Comment Review and Synthesis
Comment Analysis Report Available | Analysis of Alternatives | Fall 2011 |
| | Issue Draft EIS Available for public review | January 2012 |
| Final EIS released 2/28/2012 | | Public Meetings on Draft EIS | February/ March 2012 |
| Record of Decision/Public Interest Finding 4/30/2012 | Respond to Comments/Prepare Final EIS | Public Comment Review /Response/ Prepare Final EIS Comment Analysis Report Available | Spring 2012 |
| Issue Final EISAvailable for minimum 30-day public review | | |
| Record of Decision/Public Interest Finding
Public statements of agency decisions | | Summer 2012 |
| | Issue Final EIS | Early Fall 2012 |
| | Record of Decision / Public Interest Finding | Fall 2012 |
