Notice of Availability of Truckhaven Geothermal Leasing Area Final Environmental Impact Statement, California, 6200 [E8-1763]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[1220–AL]
Notice of Availability of Truckhaven
Geothermal Leasing Area Final
Environmental Impact Statement,
California
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.),the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has prepared a
Final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Truckhaven Geothermal
Leasing Area, Imperial County, managed
by the El Centro Field Office.
DATES: BLM will issue a Record of
Decision (ROD) 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice (40 CFR
1506.10(b)(2)).
A copy of the FEIS has been
sent to affected Federal, State, and local
government agencies and interested
parties. The document will be available
electronically at the following
Truckhaven Geothermal Leasing Area,
Imperial County EIS Web site: https://
www.ca.blm.gov/elcentro. Copies of the
FEIS will be available for public
inspection at the following locations:
• Bureau of Land Management,
California State Office, 2800 Cottage
Way, Suite W–1834, Sacramento, CA
95825.
• Bureau of Land Management, El
Centro Field Office, 1661 S. 4th Street,
El Centro, CA 92243.
• Bureau of Land Management,
California Desert District, 22835 Calle
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FOR FURTHER IINFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
John Dalton, Truckhaven Geothermal
Leasing Area EIS Project Manager, at
(951) 691–5200, Bureau of Land
Management, 22835 Calle San Juan De
Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA 92553;
john_dalton@ca.blm.gov.
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The
Truckhaven Geothermal Leasing Area
encompasses approximately 14,731
acres of Federal minerals in western
Imperial County, California, north of
State Route 78 and generally west and
south of County Highway S–22. The
area is part of the California Desert
Conservation Area. The main issues
addressed in the Final EIS are
geothermal resource leasing, recreation,
and special status species. Three
alternatives are analyzed in the Final
EIS: (1) No action, which would not
lease any geothermal resources; (2)
leasing only lands with existing
noncompetitive lease applications; and
(3) the proposed action, which would
offer all BLM managed lands within this
area for lease, subject to certain
stipulations and mitigation measures to
be applied at the development stage.
Comments on the Truckhaven
Geothermal Leasing Area Draft EIS
received from the public and via
internal BLM review were incorporated
into the Final EIS. These comments
resulted in corrections, clarifying text,
and the addition of new data used in the
analysis of impacts. The Final EIS
includes measures to mitigate impacts
to off-highway vehicle restriction. The
Final EIS addresses comprehensive,
long-range decisions for the use and
management of geothermal resources in
the planning area and management of
other resources and uses potentially
affected by geothermal resource
management decisions. The reasonable
foreseeable development scenario for
the area projects a potential for two 25–
Megawatt geothermal power plants,
with a total surface disturbance of
502.25 acres of the 14,731 acres
proposed for leasing that are
administered by the BLM. The ROD for
this project will address only BLM’s
decisions for public lands and resources
administered by the BLM.
AGENCY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Alan Stein,
Acting Field Manager.
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Notice of Availability of Proposed
Resource Management Plan and Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
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National Monument, Montana
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ACTION: Notice of availability.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has prepared a
Proposed Resource Management Plan
(PRMP) and Final Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for the Upper
Missouri River Breaks National
Monument.
The BLM Planning Regulations
(43 CFR 1610.5–2) state that any person
who participated in the planning
process, and has an interest which is or
may be adversely affected, may protest
the BLM’s approval of an RMP. Protests
must be filed within 30 days of the date
that the Environmental Protection
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Availability in the Federal Register.
Instructions for filing protests are
described in the Dear Reader letter of
the Proposed RMP and Final EIS for the
Upper Missouri River Breaks National
Monument and in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry
Majerus, RMP Project Manager, Bureau
of Land Management, 920 Northeast
Main Street, P.O. Box 1160, Lewistown,
MT 59457; or by telephone at (406) 538–
1924.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Upper
Missouri River Breaks National
Monument is located in northcentral
Montana in Blaine, Chouteau, Fergus,
and Phillips Counties. The planning
area addressed in the Proposed RMP
comprises about 375,000 acres of public
land and 42,800 acres of existing oil and
gas leases administered by the BLM
Lewistown Field Office. The State of
Montana and Blaine, Chouteau, Fergus,
and Phillips Counties participated in
development of the plan as cooperating
agencies. The Proposed RMP and Final
EIS were developed through
collaborative planning and consider six
alternatives. The Proposed RMP and
Final EIS address the following six
major questions: (1) How will human
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[1220-AL]
Notice of Availability of Truckhaven Geothermal Leasing Area
Final Environmental Impact Statement, California
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.),the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Final Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the Truckhaven Geothermal Leasing Area, Imperial
County, managed by the El Centro Field Office.
DATES: BLM will issue a Record of Decision (ROD) 30 days after the date
of publication of this notice (40 CFR 1506.10(b)(2)).
ADDRESSES: A copy of the FEIS has been sent to affected Federal, State,
and local government agencies and interested parties. The document will
be available electronically at the following Truckhaven Geothermal
Leasing Area, Imperial County EIS Web site: https://www.ca.blm.gov/
elcentro. Copies of the FEIS will be available for public inspection at
the following locations:
Bureau of Land Management, California State Office, 2800
Cottage Way, Suite W-1834, Sacramento, CA 95825.
Bureau of Land Management, El Centro Field Office, 1661 S.
4th Street, El Centro, CA 92243.
Bureau of Land Management, California Desert District,
22835 Calle San Juan De Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA 92553
FOR FURTHER IINFORMATION CONTACT: John Dalton, Truckhaven Geothermal
Leasing Area EIS Project Manager, at (951) 691-5200, Bureau of Land
Management, 22835 Calle San Juan De Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA 92553;
john_dalton@ca.blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Truckhaven Geothermal Leasing Area
encompasses approximately 14,731 acres of Federal minerals in western
Imperial County, California, north of State Route 78 and generally west
and south of County Highway S-22. The area is part of the California
Desert Conservation Area. The main issues addressed in the Final EIS
are geothermal resource leasing, recreation, and special status
species. Three alternatives are analyzed in the Final EIS: (1) No
action, which would not lease any geothermal resources; (2) leasing
only lands with existing noncompetitive lease applications; and (3) the
proposed action, which would offer all BLM managed lands within this
area for lease, subject to certain stipulations and mitigation measures
to be applied at the development stage. Comments on the Truckhaven
Geothermal Leasing Area Draft EIS received from the public and via
internal BLM review were incorporated into the Final EIS. These
comments resulted in corrections, clarifying text, and the addition of
new data used in the analysis of impacts. The Final EIS includes
measures to mitigate impacts to off-highway vehicle restriction. The
Final EIS addresses comprehensive, long-range decisions for the use and
management of geothermal resources in the planning area and management
of other resources and uses potentially affected by geothermal resource
management decisions. The reasonable foreseeable development scenario
for the area projects a potential for two 25-Megawatt geothermal power
plants, with a total surface disturbance of 502.25 acres of the 14,731
acres proposed for leasing that are administered by the BLM. The ROD
for this project will address only BLM's decisions for public lands and
resources administered by the BLM.
Alan Stein,
Acting Field Manager.
[FR Doc. E8-1763 Filed 1-31-08; 8:45 am]
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