Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement To Analyze PacifiCorp's Mona to Oquirrh Double-Circuit 500/345 Kilovolt (kV) Transmission Line, UT-82829, and Amend the Pony Express Resource Management Plan for the Salt Lake Field Office, Utah, 58681-58682 [E7-20426]
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Title: BIE Higher Education Grant
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UT–020–5101–ER–J217]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement To
Analyze PacifiCorp’s Mona to Oquirrh
Double-Circuit 500/345 Kilovolt (kV)
Transmission Line, UT–82829, and
Amend the Pony Express Resource
Management Plan for the Salt Lake
Field Office, Utah
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2) of
the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969, 40 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) subparts 1500–1508, and 43 CFR
subpart 2800 (Right-of-Way), notice is
hereby given that the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), Salt Lake Field
Office (SLFO) and Fillmore Field Office
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(FFO) will be preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
to amend the Pony Express Resource
Management Plan to consider a right-ofway application for the Mona to Oquirrh
Double-Circuit 500/345 Kilovolt (kV)
Transmission Line, located on public
lands in Juab, Tooele, Utah and Salt
Lake Counties, Utah. This notice
initiates the public scoping period and
announces public scoping meetings.
DATES: The public will be notified of
scoping meetings through the local
news media at least 15 days prior to the
first meeting. It is anticipated at least
five scoping meetings (Copperton,
Tooele, Cedar Fort, Eureka and Nephi,
Utah) will be held during this scoping
period. The BLM will announce public
scoping meetings to identify relevant
issues through local newspapers,
newsletters, and the PacifiCorp Web
site: https://www.pacificorp.com. The
project status, including meeting dates/
times, will also be available on the
BLM’s Electronic Notification Bulletin
Board (https://www.ut.blm.gov/enbb/
index.php).
Written comments on the
scope of the EIS should be post-marked
or hand delivered to the BLM Salt Lake
Field Office or Fillmore Field Office by
4:30 p.m., no later than 30 days after the
date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register to ensure full
consideration. Written scoping
comments should be sent to BLM, Salt
Lake Field Office, 2370 South 2300
West, Salt Lake City, Utah 84119,
ATTN: Mike Nelson; or Fillmore Field
Office, 35 East 500 North, Fillmore,
Utah 84631, ATTN: Clara Stevens.
Comments may also be submitted in
writing to the BLM at one of the scoping
meetings or via e-mail at:
UT_M2OTL_EIS@blm.gov.
ADDRESSES:
For
additional information contact Mike
Nelson (Project Lead) Realty Specialist
at the BLM Salt Lake Field Office, at
(801) 977–4300; or Clara Stevens, Realty
Specialist at the BLM Fillmore Field
Office, at (435) 743–3100.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PacifiCorp
proposes to establish a new doublecircuit 500/345 kilovolt (kV)
transmission line from the Mona
Substation near Mona in Juab County,
Utah to new expanded facilities at the
existing Oquirrh Substation located in
West Jordan and the Terminal
Substation located in Salt Lake City, in
Salt Lake County, Utah.
As part of long-range planning, this
project will also include the
identification of a right-of-way for a
double-circuit 500/345kV line and the
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siting of two 500/345kV substations.
Corridors, large enough to allow for a 1mile separation between the proposed
double-circuit 500/345kV line and the
future double-circuit 500/345kV line
would be considered.
The estimated lengths of the proposed
transmission line route and future line
would be determined through the
environmental studies but could range
from 60 to120 miles. A right-of-way of
up to 250 feet in width and a right-ofway grant for 50 years would be
required to construct, operate, and
maintain the transmission line and
structures. Specific acreages of access
roads and temporary work areas would
be determined through the
environmental studies. The proposed
project would take approximately
eighteen months to construct, with an
in-service date of June 2012. Once
constructed, the project would be in
operation year round transporting
electrical power to the Wasatch Front.
The preliminary plan of development
will be presented to the public during
scoping meetings and newsletters
mailed to interested parties. It will be
available for public review at BLM’s Salt
Lake and Fillmore Field Offices and the
EPG Web site. The BLM invites public
comment on the scope of the analysis,
including issues to consider and
alternatives to the proposed action. The
purpose of the public scoping process is
to determine relevant issues that will
influence the scope of the
environmental analysis and EIS
alternatives—in addition to the
proposed action, the BLM will explore
and evaluate all reasonable alternatives,
including the no action alternative,
pursuant to Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) regulations 1502.14(a)
and 1502.14(d). The issues and
alternatives will also guide the plan
amendment process.
An interdisciplinary approach will be
used to develop the EIS, in order to
consider a variety of resource issues and
concerns identified. The amendment to
the governing land use plan would be
based upon the following planning
criteria:
• The amendment will be completed
in compliance with FLPMA, NEPA and
all other relevant Federal Law,
Executive Orders and management
policies of the BLM;
• Where existing planning decisions
are still valid, those decisions may
remain unchanged and be incorporated
into the new amendment; and
• The amendment will recognize
valid existing rights.
Potential significant direct, indirect,
residual, and cumulative impacts from
the proposed action and alternatives
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will be analyzed. Important issues to be
addressed in the EIS could include land
uses, wildlife, transportation, visual
resources and socioeconomics.
Additional issues may be identified
during the scoping process. BLM
personnel will be present at the scoping
meetings to explain the environmental
review process, the right-of-way
regulations, and other requirements for
processing the proposed transmission
line and the associated EIS.
Representatives from PacifiCorp will
also be available to describe their
proposal.
Comments and information submitted
on the EIS, including names, e-mail
addresses, and street addresses of
respondents, will be available for public
review and disclosure at the above
address. The BLM will not accept
anonymous comments. Before including
your address, phone number, e-mail
address, or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so. Formal scoping comments must
be submitted within 30 days after the
last public meeting. Comments received
and a list of attendees for each scoping
meeting will be made available for
public inspection and open for 30 days
following each meeting for any
participant(s) who wish to clarify their
views. Comments and documents
pertinent to this proposal, including
names and street addresses of
respondents, may be examined at the
Salt Lake or Fillmore Field Offices
during regular business hours (7:30
a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday,
except holidays). Comments may be
published as part of the EIS.
Federal, State, and local agencies, as
well as individuals or organizations that
may be interested in or affected by the
BLM’s decision on this project are
invited to participate in the scoping
process and, if eligible, may request or
be requested by the BLM to participate
as a cooperating agency.
Dated: October 9, 2007.
Selma Sierra,
Utah State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Land Management
(NV–056–5853–ES; N–80113–01; 7–08807)
[(NM–921–1301–FI–08); (OKNM 113435)]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease OKNM
113435
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
Notice of reinstatement of
terminated oil and gas lease.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Under the Class II provisions
of Title IV, Public Law 97–451, and 43
CFR 3108.2–3, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) received a petition
for reinstatement of Competitive oil and
gas lease OKNM 113435 from the lessee,
Greenwood Energy, Inc., for lands in
Woods County, Oklahoma. The petition
was filed on time and it was
accompanied by all the rentals due
since the date the lease terminated
under the law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bernadine T. Martinez, BLM, New
Mexico State Office, at (505) 438–7530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: No valid
lease has been issued that affect the
lands. The lessee agrees to new lease
terms for rentals and royalties of $10.00
per acre or fraction thereof, per year,
and 162⁄3 percent, respectively. The
lessee paid the required $500.00
administrative fee for the reinstatement
of the lease and $166.00 cost for
publishing this Notice in the Federal
Register. The lessee met all the
requirements for reinstatement of the
lease as set out in Sections 31(d) and (e)
of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30
U.S.C. 188). We are proposing the
reinstate lease OKNM 113435, effective
the date of termination, March 1, 2007,
under the original terms and conditions
of the lease and the increased rental and
royalty rates cited above.
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Dated: October 15, 2007.
Bernadine T. Martinez,
Land Law Examiner.
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Notice of Realty Action: Lease/
Conveyance for Recreation and Public
Purposes in Clark County, NV
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Recreation and Public
Purposes (R&PP) Act request for lease
and subsequent conveyance of
approximately 41.48 acres of public
land in Clark County, Nevada. The City
of North Las Vegas proposes to use the
land for a public park and a police
substation.
DATES: Interested parties may submit
written comments regarding the
proposed lease/conveyance of the lands
until November 30, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to
BLM Field Manager, Las Vegas Field
Office, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las
Vegas, NV 89130–2301.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frederick Marcell, (702) 515–5164.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following described public lands in
North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada
have been examined and found suitable
for lease and subsequent conveyance
under the provision of the R&PP Act, as
amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). The
City of North Las Vegas proposes to use
41.48 acres of land for a public park and
a police substation. The park amenities
will include indoor/outdoor swimming
pools, multi-generational center,
gymnasiums, dance/aerobics rooms, dog
park, parking areas, baseball fields,
basketball court, playground areas,
walking trails, and barbeque areas. The
park and police substation facility will
serve citizens in the northeast sector of
North Las Vegas where rapid growth has
occurred. The parcel of land is located
north of Centennial Parkway and south
of Rome Boulevard, and is legally
described as:
Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada,
T. 19 S., R. 61 E.,
Section 24, lot 12.
The area described contains 41.48 acres,
more or less.
The land is not required for any
federal purpose. The proposed action is
in conformance with the Las Vegas
Resource Management Plan approved
on October 5, 1998, and would be in the
public interest. The Plan of
Development has been reviewed and it
has been determined the proposed
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[FR Doc No: E7-20426]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UT-020-5101-ER-J217]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement To
Analyze PacifiCorp's Mona to Oquirrh Double-Circuit 500/345 Kilovolt
(kV) Transmission Line, UT-82829, and Amend the Pony Express Resource
Management Plan for the Salt Lake Field Office, Utah
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) subparts 1500-
1508, and 43 CFR subpart 2800 (Right-of-Way), notice is hereby given
that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Salt Lake Field Office (SLFO)
and Fillmore Field Office (FFO) will be preparing an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) to amend the Pony Express Resource Management
Plan to consider a right-of-way application for the Mona to Oquirrh
Double-Circuit 500/345 Kilovolt (kV) Transmission Line, located on
public lands in Juab, Tooele, Utah and Salt Lake Counties, Utah. This
notice initiates the public scoping period and announces public scoping
meetings.
DATES: The public will be notified of scoping meetings through the
local news media at least 15 days prior to the first meeting. It is
anticipated at least five scoping meetings (Copperton, Tooele, Cedar
Fort, Eureka and Nephi, Utah) will be held during this scoping period.
The BLM will announce public scoping meetings to identify relevant
issues through local newspapers, newsletters, and the PacifiCorp Web
site: https://www.pacificorp.com. The project status, including meeting
dates/times, will also be available on the BLM's Electronic
Notification Bulletin Board (https://www.ut.blm.gov/enbb/index.php).
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the scope of the EIS should be post-
marked or hand delivered to the BLM Salt Lake Field Office or Fillmore
Field Office by 4:30 p.m., no later than 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register to ensure full
consideration. Written scoping comments should be sent to BLM, Salt
Lake Field Office, 2370 South 2300 West, Salt Lake City, Utah 84119,
ATTN: Mike Nelson; or Fillmore Field Office, 35 East 500 North,
Fillmore, Utah 84631, ATTN: Clara Stevens. Comments may also be
submitted in writing to the BLM at one of the scoping meetings or via
e-mail at: UT--M2OTL--EIS@blm.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact
Mike Nelson (Project Lead) Realty Specialist at the BLM Salt Lake Field
Office, at (801) 977-4300; or Clara Stevens, Realty Specialist at the
BLM Fillmore Field Office, at (435) 743-3100.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PacifiCorp proposes to establish a new
double-circuit 500/345 kilovolt (kV) transmission line from the Mona
Substation near Mona in Juab County, Utah to new expanded facilities at
the existing Oquirrh Substation located in West Jordan and the Terminal
Substation located in Salt Lake City, in Salt Lake County, Utah.
As part of long-range planning, this project will also include the
identification of a right-of-way for a double-circuit 500/345kV line
and the siting of two 500/345kV substations. Corridors, large enough to
allow for a 1-mile separation between the proposed double-circuit 500/
345kV line and the future double-circuit 500/345kV line would be
considered.
The estimated lengths of the proposed transmission line route and
future line would be determined through the environmental studies but
could range from 60 to120 miles. A right-of-way of up to 250 feet in
width and a right-of-way grant for 50 years would be required to
construct, operate, and maintain the transmission line and structures.
Specific acreages of access roads and temporary work areas would be
determined through the environmental studies. The proposed project
would take approximately eighteen months to construct, with an in-
service date of June 2012. Once constructed, the project would be in
operation year round transporting electrical power to the Wasatch
Front.
The preliminary plan of development will be presented to the public
during scoping meetings and newsletters mailed to interested parties.
It will be available for public review at BLM's Salt Lake and Fillmore
Field Offices and the EPG Web site. The BLM invites public comment on
the scope of the analysis, including issues to consider and
alternatives to the proposed action. The purpose of the public scoping
process is to determine relevant issues that will influence the scope
of the environmental analysis and EIS alternatives--in addition to the
proposed action, the BLM will explore and evaluate all reasonable
alternatives, including the no action alternative, pursuant to Council
on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations 1502.14(a) and 1502.14(d).
The issues and alternatives will also guide the plan amendment process.
An interdisciplinary approach will be used to develop the EIS, in
order to consider a variety of resource issues and concerns identified.
The amendment to the governing land use plan would be based upon the
following planning criteria:
The amendment will be completed in compliance with FLPMA,
NEPA and all other relevant Federal Law, Executive Orders and
management policies of the BLM;
Where existing planning decisions are still valid, those
decisions may remain unchanged and be incorporated into the new
amendment; and
The amendment will recognize valid existing rights.
Potential significant direct, indirect, residual, and cumulative
impacts from the proposed action and alternatives
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will be analyzed. Important issues to be addressed in the EIS could
include land uses, wildlife, transportation, visual resources and
socioeconomics. Additional issues may be identified during the scoping
process. BLM personnel will be present at the scoping meetings to
explain the environmental review process, the right-of-way regulations,
and other requirements for processing the proposed transmission line
and the associated EIS. Representatives from PacifiCorp will also be
available to describe their proposal.
Comments and information submitted on the EIS, including names, e-
mail addresses, and street addresses of respondents, will be available
for public review and disclosure at the above address. The BLM will not
accept anonymous comments. Before including your address, phone number,
e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your
personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any
time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so. Formal scoping comments must be submitted within
30 days after the last public meeting. Comments received and a list of
attendees for each scoping meeting will be made available for public
inspection and open for 30 days following each meeting for any
participant(s) who wish to clarify their views. Comments and documents
pertinent to this proposal, including names and street addresses of
respondents, may be examined at the Salt Lake or Fillmore Field Offices
during regular business hours (7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday, except holidays). Comments may be published as part of the EIS.
Federal, State, and local agencies, as well as individuals or
organizations that may be interested in or affected by the BLM's
decision on this project are invited to participate in the scoping
process and, if eligible, may request or be requested by the BLM to
participate as a cooperating agency.
Dated: October 9, 2007.
Selma Sierra,
Utah State Director.
[FR Doc. E7-20426 Filed 10-15-07; 8:45 am]
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