Draft environmental impact report/environmental impact statement

On October 25, 2013, Southern California Edison (SCE or the Applicant) submitted Application A.13-10-020 seeking a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) from the California Public Utilities Com-mission (CPUC) for the West of Devers (WOD) Upgrade Project (Proposed Project). Because the pro-posed transmission line would cross approximately 3.5 miles of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the project would also require a Right-of-Way (ROW) Grant from the BLM for the portion of the project across BLM-administered land. SCE submitted a ROW Application to the BLM in March 2013. Since a portion of the Proposed Project would cross Trust Land on the Morongo Indian Reservation, the project would require a ROW grant from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).--[Page] ES-1.