Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Truckhaven Geothermal Leasing Area Final Environmental Impact Statement, California, 45050 [E8-17556]
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issued to Mendas Cha-Ag Native
Corporation. The lands are in the
vicinity of Healy Lake, Alaska, and are
located in:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Copper River Meridian, Alaska
Notice of Availability of Record of
Decision for the Truckhaven
Geothermal Leasing Area Final
Environmental Impact Statement,
California
T. 26 N., R. 5 E.,
Secs. 21 and 22;
Secs. 27, 28, and 29;
Secs. 32 and 33.
Containing 4,325.95 acres.
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Record of Decision.
T. 12 S., R. 15 E.,
Secs. 13 and 24.
Containing 819.88 acres.
T. 11 S., R. 16 E.,
Sec. 12.
Containing 640 acres.
Aggregating 5,785.83 acres.
The subsurface estate in these lands
will be conveyed to Doyon, Limited,
when the surface estate is conveyed to
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Mendas Cha-Ag Native Corporation.
Notice of the decision will also be
published four times in the Fairbanks
Daily News-Miner.
The time limits for filing an
appeal are:
1. Any party claiming a property
interest which is adversely affected by
the decision shall have until September
2, 2008 to file an appeal.
2. Parties receiving service of the
decision by certified mail shall have 30
days from the date of receipt to file an
appeal.
Parties who do not file an appeal in
accordance with the requirements of 43
CFR Part 4, Subpart E, shall be deemed
to have waived their rights.
DATES:
A copy of the decision may
be obtained from: Bureau of Land
Management, Alaska State Office, 222
West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage,
Alaska 99513–7504.
ADDRESSES:
The
Bureau of Land Management by phone
at 907–271–5960, or by e-mail at
ak.blm.conveyance@ak.blm.gov. Persons
who use a telecommunication device
(TTD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a
week, to contact the Bureau of Land
Management.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Barbara Opp Waldal,
Land Law Examiner, Land Transfer
Adjudication I.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.) and the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) management
policies, the BLM announces the
availability of the Record of Decision
(ROD) for the Truckhaven Geothermal
Leasing Area, Imperial County, managed
by the El Centro Field Office. The El
Centro Field Manager has signed the
ROD, which constitutes the final
decision of the BLM.
DATES: The appeal period will end 30
days after publication of this notice in
accordance with 43 CFR 4.411(a).
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD are
available upon request from the Field
Manager, El Centro Field Office, Bureau
of Land Management, 1661 S. 4th Street,
El Centro, CA 92243 or via the Internet
at https://www.ca.blm.gov/elcentro.
Copies of the ROD are 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 INFORMATION 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.
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
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Conservation Area. The main issues
addressed in the Final EIS were
geothermal resource leasing, recreation,
and special status species. Three
alternatives were 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 either at lease issuance or at
the development stage.
After careful consideration of all
factors, including balancing the need for
renewable energy, the need to protect
biological, cultural and visual values,
and the need to maintain areas for
recreational opportunities associated
with the Ocotillo Wells State Vehicle
Recreation Area, the BLM has selected
Alternative 3 as the preferred
alternative. Some areas will be required
by stipulation to unitize as appropriate
in order to consolidate production
facilities and, thereby, minimize surface
impacts. Two power plants are
anticipated to be constructed within the
planning area, which would involve an
initial disturbance of approximately 502
acres. Following construction,
approximately 95 acres would be
reclaimed, leaving approximately 405
acres disturbed by roads, well pads,
pipelines, and the two plants. Various
site-specific Conditions of Approval
will be imposed at the development
stage to protect other resources and
uses.
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
Truckhaven Geothermal Leasing Area
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 ROD for this project
addresses only BLM’s decisions for
public lands and resources administered
by BLM.
Sean E. Hagerty.
Acting Deputy State Director, Division of
Energy and Minerals, BLM—California State
Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[Cost Code: 1220 AL]
Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Truckhaven
Geothermal Leasing Area Final Environmental Impact Statement,
California
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Record of Decision.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM) management policies, the BLM announces the
availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Truckhaven
Geothermal Leasing Area, Imperial County, managed by the El Centro
Field Office. The El Centro Field Manager has signed the ROD, which
constitutes the final decision of the BLM.
DATES: The appeal period will end 30 days after publication of this
notice in accordance with 43 CFR 4.411(a).
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD are available upon request from the Field
Manager, El Centro Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 1661 S. 4th
Street, El Centro, CA 92243 or via the Internet at https://
www.ca.blm.gov/elcentro. Copies of the ROD are 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 INFORMATION 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
were geothermal resource leasing, recreation, and special status
species. Three alternatives were 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 either at lease issuance or at the development stage.
After careful consideration of all factors, including balancing the
need for renewable energy, the need to protect biological, cultural and
visual values, and the need to maintain areas for recreational
opportunities associated with the Ocotillo Wells State Vehicle
Recreation Area, the BLM has selected Alternative 3 as the preferred
alternative. Some areas will be required by stipulation to unitize as
appropriate in order to consolidate production facilities and, thereby,
minimize surface impacts. Two power plants are anticipated to be
constructed within the planning area, which would involve an initial
disturbance of approximately 502 acres. Following construction,
approximately 95 acres would be reclaimed, leaving approximately 405
acres disturbed by roads, well pads, pipelines, and the two plants.
Various site-specific Conditions of Approval will be imposed at the
development stage to protect other resources and uses.
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 Truckhaven Geothermal Leasing Area 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
ROD for this project addresses only BLM's decisions for public lands
and resources administered by BLM.
Sean E. Hagerty.
Acting Deputy State Director, Division of Energy and Minerals, BLM--
California State Office.
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