Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Tule Wind Project and the Proposed East County Substation Project, San Diego County, CA, 68860-68861 [E9-30779]
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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 Tule Wind Project and
the Proposed East County Substation
Project, San Diego County, CA
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the
California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), and the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976, as
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amended, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) California Desert
District (CDD), Moreno Valley,
California, together with the California
Public Utilities Commission (CPUC),
San Diego County (County), the Bureau
of Indian Affairs (BIA), and the
California State Lands Commission
(CSLC), intend to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for
the proposed Tule Wind Project and the
proposed East County Substation Project
(ECO) and by this notice are announcing
the beginning of the scoping process to
solicit public comments and identify
issues. The BLM will be the lead agency
for NEPA compliance and the CPUC
will be the lead agency for CEQA
compliance.
DATES: This notice initiates the public
scoping process for the EIS/EIR.
Comments on issues may be submitted
in writing until January 28, 2010. The
dates and locations of any scoping
meetings will be announced at least 15
days before the meeting 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/EIR, all comments must be
received prior to 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/EIR.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on issues and alternatives related to the
Tule Wind Project and East County
Transmission Line Project by any of the
following methods:
• Web site: https://www.blm.gov/ca/st/
en/fo/cdd.html.
• E-mail: catulewind@blm.gov.
• Fax: (951) 697–5299.
• Mail or other delivery service: Attn:
Greg Thomsen, BLM California Desert
District Office, 22835 Calle San Juan de
Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, California
92553–9046.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the CDD Office at
the address above or the BLM’s
California State Office, 2800 Cottage
Way, Sacramento, California 95825.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information or to have your
name added to our mailing list, contact
Greg Thomsen, telephone (951) 697–
5237; BLM California Desert District
Office, 22835 Calle San Juan de Los
Lagos, Moreno Valley, California 92553–
9046; e-mail catulewind@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pacific
Wind Development has submitted an
application to construct, operate, and
maintain an energy generation facility
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that would generate 200 megawatts of
renewable power. The project, known as
the Tule Wind Project, would include
the construction of new roads, turbines,
a transmission line, and other facilities.
The proposed project would be
constructed on approximately 15,500
acres, comprised of lands administered
by the BLM and the CSLC, lands of the
Ewiiaapaayp Indian Reservation, and
privately-owned property under the
jurisdiction of San Diego County. The
BLM lands comprise 12,124.9 acres. The
proposed project is located in
unincorporated San Diego County,
approximately 60 miles east of San
Diego, California. The San Diego Gas
and Electric Company (SDG&E) has filed
an application with the CPUC for the
proposed ECO project. The ECO project
will include the following: Construction
of a new 500/230/138 kilovolt (kV)
substation (ECO Substation); a loop-in
of the existing 500 kV Southwest
Powerlink transmission line;
construction of an approximately 13.3mile-long, 138 kV transmission line
from the ECO Substation to the
Boulevard Substation; upgrading of the
existing Boulevard Substation;
dismantling and removal of the existing
69/12 kV substation; and upgrading of
the existing SDG&E communication
facility at White Star.
As part of the ECO Project, SDG&E
has filed an application with the BLM
for a right-of-way grant for an
approximately 1.5-mile long, 100-foot
wide area to construct a 138 kV
transmission line within a designated
utility corridor.
The purpose of the public scoping
process is to determine relevant issues
that may influence the scope of the
environmental analysis, including
alternatives, and guide the process for
developing the EIS/EIR. At present, the
BLM and the CPUC have identified the
following preliminary issues: Special
status species, cultural resources, visual
resources, and areas of high potential for
renewable energy development.
The BLM will use and coordinate 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 in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). Native
American Tribal consultations will be
conducted and tribal concerns will be
given due consideration, including
impacts on Indian trust assets. Federal,
State, and local agencies, along with
Tribes and other stakeholders that may
be interested or affected by the BLM’s,
the CPUC’s, the CSLC’s, the BIA’s, or
the County’s decision on this project are
invited to participate in the scoping
process and may request or be requested
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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
Thomas Pogacnik,
Deputy State Director, California.
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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 Tule Wind Project and the Proposed East County Substation
Project, San Diego County, CA
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, the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as
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amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) California Desert District
(CDD), Moreno Valley, California, together with the California Public
Utilities Commission (CPUC), San Diego County (County), the Bureau of
Indian Affairs (BIA), and the California State Lands Commission (CSLC),
intend to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/Environmental
Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed Tule Wind Project and the proposed
East County Substation Project (ECO) and by this notice are announcing
the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments and
identify issues. The BLM will be the lead agency for NEPA compliance
and the CPUC will be the lead agency for CEQA compliance.
DATES: This notice initiates the public scoping process for the EIS/
EIR. Comments on issues may be submitted in writing until January 28,
2010. The dates and locations of any scoping meetings will be announced
at least 15 days before the meeting 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/EIR, all comments must be
received prior to 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/EIR.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on issues and alternatives related
to the Tule Wind Project and East County Transmission Line Project by
any of the following methods:
Web site: https://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/cdd.html.
E-mail: catulewind@blm.gov.
Fax: (951) 697-5299.
Mail or other delivery service: Attn: Greg Thomsen, BLM
California Desert District Office, 22835 Calle San Juan de Los Lagos,
Moreno Valley, California 92553-9046.
Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the CDD
Office at the address above or the BLM's California State Office, 2800
Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 95825.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or to have
your name added to our mailing list, contact Greg Thomsen, telephone
(951) 697-5237; BLM California Desert District Office, 22835 Calle San
Juan de Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, California 92553-9046; e-mail
catulewind@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pacific Wind Development has submitted an
application to construct, operate, and maintain an energy generation
facility that would generate 200 megawatts of renewable power. The
project, known as the Tule Wind Project, would include the construction
of new roads, turbines, a transmission line, and other facilities.
The proposed project would be constructed on approximately 15,500
acres, comprised of lands administered by the BLM and the CSLC, lands
of the Ewiiaapaayp Indian Reservation, and privately-owned property
under the jurisdiction of San Diego County. The BLM lands comprise
12,124.9 acres. The proposed project is located in unincorporated San
Diego County, approximately 60 miles east of San Diego, California. The
San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E) has filed an application
with the CPUC for the proposed ECO project. The ECO project will
include the following: Construction of a new 500/230/138 kilovolt (kV)
substation (ECO Substation); a loop-in of the existing 500 kV Southwest
Powerlink transmission line; construction of an approximately 13.3-
mile-long, 138 kV transmission line from the ECO Substation to the
Boulevard Substation; upgrading of the existing Boulevard Substation;
dismantling and removal of the existing 69/12 kV substation; and
upgrading of the existing SDG&E communication facility at White Star.
As part of the ECO Project, SDG&E has filed an application with the
BLM for a right-of-way grant for an approximately 1.5-mile long, 100-
foot wide area to construct a 138 kV transmission line within a
designated utility corridor.
The purpose of the public scoping process is to determine relevant
issues that may influence the scope of the environmental analysis,
including alternatives, and guide the process for developing the EIS/
EIR. At present, the BLM and the CPUC have identified the following
preliminary issues: Special status species, cultural resources, visual
resources, and areas of high potential for renewable energy
development.
The BLM will use and coordinate 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 in 36 CFR
800.2(d)(3). Native American Tribal consultations will be conducted and
tribal concerns will be given due consideration, including impacts on
Indian trust assets. Federal, State, and local agencies, along with
Tribes and other stakeholders that may be interested or affected by the
BLM's, the CPUC's, the CSLC's, the BIA's, or the County's decision on
this project are invited to participate in the scoping process and may
request or be requested 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
Thomas Pogacnik,
Deputy State Director, California.
[FR Doc. E9-30779 Filed 12-23-09; 4:15 pm]
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