Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan, Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Inyo, Riverside, Imperial, San Diego, and Tulare Counties, CA and Possible Land Use Plan Amendment, 60291-60292 [E9-27862]
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alternative for engineering and
operational reasons. The other
alternative generally follows the eastern
boundary of the corridor, but would be
more costly to construct. A no-action
alternative is also assessed.
Applicable comments collected
during the public comment period on
the EEC Draft EIS were carried forward
into the SEIS process.
Please note that public comments and
information submitted, including
names, street addresses, and e-mail
addresses of persons who submit
comments will be available for public
review and disclosure at the above
address during regular business hours (8
a.m. to 4 p.m.), Monday through Friday,
except holidays.
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.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6 and 1506.10.
Rosemary Thomas,
District Manager, Ely District Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for the
Comprehensive Management Plan,
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail,
in Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska,
Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota,
Montana, Idaho, Washington, and
Oregon
National Park Service, DOI.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)), the
National Park Service (NPS) is
announcing its intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS)
for a comprehensive management plan
(CMP) for the Lewis and Clark National
Historic Trail (Trail) in the states of
Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska,
Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota,
Montana, Idaho, Washington, and
Oregon. The EIS will be approved by the
Regional Director, Midwest Region.
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The CMP will prescribe the resource
conditions and visitor experiences that
are to be achieved and maintained for
the Trail over the next 15 to 20 years.
The clarification of what must be
achieved according to law and policy
will be based on review of the Trail’s
purpose, significance, special mandates,
and the body of laws and policies that
direct Trail administration. Based on
determinations of desired conditions,
the CMP will outline the kinds of
resource management activities, visitor
activities, and development that would
be appropriate in the future. A range of
reasonable management alternatives
will be developed through this planning
process and will include, at a minimum,
no-action and the preferred alternative.
Major issues to be addressed in the
CMP include: issues surrounding
preserving Trail resources (such as
developing management strategies to
preserve and maintain historic
structures and cultural landscapes, and
protect archeological sites in the face of
a predicted increase in visitation);
issues surrounding visitor
understanding; education and
appreciation of park resources; and
issues surrounding ensuring
organizational effectiveness (such as
identifying existing and potential
partnerships with the state, federal,
local, tribal, nonprofit organizations).
DATES: Any comments on the scope of
issues to be addressed in the EIS can be
received at any time after the
publication of this notice in the FR.
Public meetings regarding the CMP will
be held during the scoping period.
Specific dates, times, and locations will
be made available in the local media, on
the Trail Web site (https://www.nps.gov/
lecl), on the NPS Planning, Environment
and Public Comment (PEPC) Web site
(https://parkplanning.nps.gov/lecl), or by
contacting the Superintendent at the
address and telephone number below.
Information on the planning
process will be available from Mark
Weekley, Superintendent, Lewis and
Clark National Historic Trail, 601
Riverfront Drive, Omaha, Nebraska
61802, telephone 402–661–1806.
ADDRESSES:
If you
wish to comment on any issues
associated with the CMP, you may
submit your comments by any one of
several methods. You may mail
comments to Lewis and Clark National
Historic Trail, 601 Riverfront Drive,
Omaha, Nebraska 61802. You may
provide comments electronically by
entering them into the PEPC Web site at
the address above. Finally, you may
deliver comments to the Trail located at
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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601 Riverfront Drive, Omaha, Nebraska
61802.
Before including your address,
telephone number, electronic mail
address, or other personal identifying
information in your comments, 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 comments to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Dated: September 30, 2009.
Martin A. Sterkel,
Acting Regional Director, Midwest Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Desert Renewable
Energy Conservation Plan, Kern, Los
Angeles, San Bernardino, Inyo,
Riverside, Imperial, San Diego, and
Tulare Counties, CA and Possible Land
Use Plan Amendment
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) California
Desert District, Moreno Valley,
California, intends to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS),
which may include an amendment to
the California Desert Conservation Area
(CDCA) Plan of 1980, as amended, and
by this notice is announcing the
beginning of the scoping process to
solicit public comments and identify
issues.
DATES: This notice initiates the public
scoping process for the EIS and possible
plan amendment. Comments on issues
may be submitted in writing until
December 21, 2009. The dates and
locations of any scoping meetings will
be announced at least 15 days in
advance through local media,
newspapers, and the BLM Web site at:
https://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/
cdd.html. In order to be considered in
the Draft EIS, all comments must be
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received before the close of the scoping
period or 15 days after the last public
meeting, whichever is later. We will
provide additional opportunities for
public participation upon publication of
the Draft EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on issues and planning criteria related
to the Desert Renewable Energy
Conservation Plan (DRECP) by any of
the following methods:
• Web site: https://www.blm.gov/ca/st/
en/fo/cdd.html.
• E-mail: DRECP@blm.gov.
• Fax: (916) 978–4657.
• Mail or hand delivery: ATTN:
DRECP, BLM California State Office,
2800 Cottage Way, Suite W–1623,
Sacramento, California 95825.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the BLM California
State office or the BLM California Desert
District office, 22835 Calle San Juan de
Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, California
92553–9046.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information or to have your
name added to our mailing list, contact
Amy Fesnock, Project Manager,
telephone (916) 978–4646; address BLM
California State Office, 2800 Cottage
Way, Suite W–1623, Sacramento,
California 95825; e-mail
DRECP@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM,
along with the California Department of
Fish and Game, the California Energy
Commission, and the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, propose to develop the
DRECP to advance State and Federal
conservation goals in the Mojave and
Colorado desert regions in California,
while also facilitating the timely
permitting of renewable energy projects
under applicable State and Federal
laws. Specifically, the planning goals for
the DRECP include, but are not limited
to, the following:
• Provide for the long-term
conservation and management of
identified species in the planning area;
• Preserve, restore, and enhance
natural communities and ecosystems
that support identified species in the
planning area;
• Build on the Competitive
Renewable Energy Zones identified by
the State’s Renewable Energy
Transmission Initiative that depict areas
where renewable energy generation
project permitting may be expedited;
• Identify the most appropriate
locations in the planning area for the
development of utility-scale renewable
energy projects, taking into account
potential impacts to threatened and
endangered species, sensitive natural
communities, and cultural resources;
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• Coordinate and standardize
mitigation and compensation
requirements for renewable energy
activities in the planning area; and
• Develop an efficient process for
authorizing renewable energy projects
in the planning area that results in
greater conservation values than the
process provided by project-by-project
or species-by-species reviews.
The purpose of the public scoping
process is to determine relevant issues
that will influence the scope of the
environmental analysis, including
alternatives, and guide the process for
developing the EIS. The BLM has
identified the following preliminary
issues: Special status species, mitigation
measures for special status species,
vegetation communities, cultural
resources, special area designations, and
areas of high potential for renewable
energy development.
Authorization of this proposal may
require amendment of the CDCA Plan.
By this notice, the BLM is complying
with requirements in 43 CFR 1610.2(c)
to notify the public of potential
amendments to land use plans,
predicated on the findings of the EIS. If
a land use plan amendment is
necessary, the BLM will integrate the
land use planning process with the
NEPA process for this proposal.
The BLM will use the NEPA
commenting process to satisfy the
public involvement process for Section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f), as
provided for in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3).
Native American Tribal consultations
will be conducted in accordance with
policy and Tribal concerns will be given
due consideration, including impacts on
Indian trust assets. Federal, State,
Tribes, and local agencies, along with
other stakeholders that may be
interested 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.
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.
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Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR
1610.2.
Tom Pogacnik,
Deputy State Director for Natural Resources.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Public Meeting, BLM
Colorado Northwest Resource
Advisory Council, Correction,
Cancellation of Meeting
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting;
cancellation.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) published a
document in the Federal Register of
April 28, 2009, notifying the public
regarding meeting dates and locations
for the BLM Colorado Northwest
Resource Advisory Council (RAC). The
meeting on December 3, 2009 has been
cancelled.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RAC
meets in accordance with the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act and
the Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (FACA), 5 U.S.C.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jamie Connell, BLM Northwest
Colorado District Manager, 2815 H
Road, Grand Junction, CO 81506, 970–
244–3000; or David Boyd, Public Affairs
Specialist, 2300 River Frontage Road,
Silt, CO 81652, 970–876–9008.
Dated: November 16, 2009.
Jamie Connell,
Designated Federal Official.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Intent To Solicit Nominations
for the Dominguez-Escalante National
Conservation Area Advisory Council
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior
(Secretary) is directed by the Omnibus
Public Lands Act of 2009 to establish
the Dominguez-Escalante National
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan, Kern, Los
Angeles, San Bernardino, Inyo, Riverside, Imperial, San Diego, and
Tulare Counties, CA and Possible Land Use Plan Amendment
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) California
Desert District, Moreno Valley, California, intends to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which may include an amendment to
the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan of 1980, as
amended, and by this notice is announcing the beginning of the scoping
process to solicit public comments and identify issues.
DATES: This notice initiates the public scoping process for the EIS and
possible plan amendment. Comments on issues may be submitted in writing
until December 21, 2009. The dates and locations of any scoping
meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through local
media, newspapers, and the BLM Web site at: https://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/cdd.html. In order to be considered in the Draft EIS, all
comments must be
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received before the close of the scoping period or 15 days after the
last public meeting, whichever is later. We will provide additional
opportunities for public participation upon publication of the Draft
EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria
related to the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) by any
of the following methods:
Web site: https://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/cdd.html.
E-mail: DRECP@blm.gov.
Fax: (916) 978-4657.
Mail or hand delivery: ATTN: DRECP, BLM California State
Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-1623, Sacramento, California 95825.
Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the BLM
California State office or the BLM California Desert District office,
22835 Calle San Juan de Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, California 92553-
9046.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or to have
your name added to our mailing list, contact Amy Fesnock, Project
Manager, telephone (916) 978-4646; address BLM California State Office,
2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-1623, Sacramento, California 95825; e-mail
DRECP@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM, along with the California
Department of Fish and Game, the California Energy Commission, and the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, propose to develop the DRECP to advance
State and Federal conservation goals in the Mojave and Colorado desert
regions in California, while also facilitating the timely permitting of
renewable energy projects under applicable State and Federal laws.
Specifically, the planning goals for the DRECP include, but are not
limited to, the following:
Provide for the long-term conservation and management of
identified species in the planning area;
Preserve, restore, and enhance natural communities and
ecosystems that support identified species in the planning area;
Build on the Competitive Renewable Energy Zones identified
by the State's Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative that depict
areas where renewable energy generation project permitting may be
expedited;
Identify the most appropriate locations in the planning
area for the development of utility-scale renewable energy projects,
taking into account potential impacts to threatened and endangered
species, sensitive natural communities, and cultural resources;
Coordinate and standardize mitigation and compensation
requirements for renewable energy activities in the planning area; and
Develop an efficient process for authorizing renewable
energy projects in the planning area that results in greater
conservation values than the process provided by project-by-project or
species-by-species reviews.
The purpose of the public scoping process is to determine relevant
issues that will influence the scope of the environmental analysis,
including alternatives, and guide the process for developing the EIS.
The BLM has identified the following preliminary issues: Special status
species, mitigation measures for special status species, vegetation
communities, cultural resources, special area designations, and areas
of high potential for renewable energy development.
Authorization of this proposal may require amendment of the CDCA
Plan. By this notice, the BLM is complying with requirements in 43 CFR
1610.2(c) to notify the public of potential amendments to land use
plans, predicated on the findings of the EIS. If a land use plan
amendment is necessary, the BLM will integrate the land use planning
process with the NEPA process for this proposal.
The BLM will use the NEPA commenting process to satisfy the public
involvement process for Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f), as provided for in 36 CFR
800.2(d)(3). Native American Tribal consultations will be conducted in
accordance with policy and Tribal concerns will be given due
consideration, including impacts on Indian trust assets. Federal,
State, Tribes, and local agencies, along with other stakeholders that
may be interested 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.
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.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR 1610.2.
Tom Pogacnik,
Deputy State Director for Natural Resources.
[FR Doc. E9-27862 Filed 11-19-09; 8:45 am]
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