Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed West Butte Wind Power Right-of-Way, Crook and Deschutes Counties, OR, 16828 [2010-7352]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Land Management
• Land Management Bureau

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 63 (Friday, April 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 16828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7352]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLOPRP0600 L51010000.ER0000 LVRWH09H0600; HAG 10-0137]


Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Proposed West Butte Wind Power Right-of-Way, Crook 
and Deschutes Counties, OR

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, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the West Butte Wind 
Power Right-of-Way and by this notice is announcing the opening of the 
comment period.

DATES: To ensure comments will be considered, the BLM must receive 
written comments on the Draft EIS within 45 days following the date the 
Environmental Protection Agency publishes its Notice of Availability of 
this Draft EIS in the Federal Register. The BLM will announce future 
meetings or hearings and any other public involvement activities at 
least 15 days in advance through public notices, media releases, and/or 
mailings.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments related to the West Butte Wind Power 
Right-of-Way by any of the following methods:
     Web site: https://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/plans/wbw_power_row/request.php.
     E-mail: or_west_butte_eis@blm.gov.
     Fax: (541) 416-6798.
     Mail: West Butte Wind Power Right of Way, BLM Prineville 
District Office, 3050 N.E. 3rd Street, Prineville, Oregon 97754.
    Copies of the West Butte Wind Power Right-of-Way Draft EIS are 
available at the Prineville District Office at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The West Butte Wind Power Right-of-Way 
Project Lead, telephone (541) 416-6885; address 3050 N.E. 3rd Street, 
Prineville, Oregon 97754; e-mail or_west_butte_eis@blm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The applicant, West Butte Wind Power, LLC, 
has requested a right-of-way authorization to construct 3.9 miles of 
road and an adjacent power transmission line on public land to support 
renewable energy production on private land, including the construction 
of up to 52 wind turbines and ancillary facilities. The project is 25 
miles southeast of Bend, Oregon on the north side of U.S. Highway 20. 
The Draft EIS analyzes impacts of the Proposed Action, the Proposed 
Action with mitigation, and the No Action alternatives, and identifies 
measures to mitigate adverse impacts. Major issues brought forward 
during the public scoping process and addressed in the Draft EIS 
include:
    (1) Vegetation;
    (2) Wildlife Habitat;
    (3) Sensitive Species;
    (4) Visual Resources;
    (5) Cultural and Tribal Resources;
    (6) Noise;
    (7) Socioeconomic Impacts; and
    (8) Public Safety.
    The agency's preferred alternative is the Proposed Action with 
mitigation.
    A Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS for the West Butte Wind Power 
Right-of-Way Project was published in the Federal Register on January 
19, 2010 (75 FR 2886). Public participation was solicited through the 
media, mailings, and the BLM Website. The formal scoping period ended 
February 5, 2010.
    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.

     February 23, 2010.
Stephen Robertson,
Prineville Associate District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2010-7352 Filed 4-1-10; 8:45 am]
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