Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Abengoa Solar Inc., Lathrop Wells Solar Facility, Amargosa Valley, Nye County, NV, 41231-41232 [2010-17264]
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may revise this preliminary
determination.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Next Steps
We will evaluate the HCP and
comments we receive to determine
whether the permit application meets
the requirements of section 10(a)(1)(B)
of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and
implementing regulations (50 CFR
17.32). If we determine that the
application meets these requirements,
we will issue the permit for incidental
take of the desert tortoise and Mohave
ground squirrel. We will also evaluate
whether issuance of a section 10(a)(1)(B)
permit would comply with section 7 of
the Act by conducting an intra-Service
section 7 consultation. We will use the
results of this consultation, in
combination with the above findings, in
our final analysis to determine whether
or not to issue a permit. If the
requirements are met, we will issue the
permit to the applicant.
Public Comments
If you wish to comment on the permit
application, HCP, and associated
documents, you may submit comments
by any one of the methods in
ADDRESSES.
Public Availability of Comments
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
We provide this notice under section
10 of the Act (U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and
NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Dated: July 9, 2010.
Diane K. Noda,
Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife
Office, Ventura, California.
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Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Abengoa Solar Inc.,
Lathrop Wells Solar Facility, Amargosa
Valley, Nye County, NV
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Pahrump
Nevada Field Office, Southern Nevada
District Office intends to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
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. Comments
on issues may be submitted in writing
until September 13, 2010. The date(s)
and location(s) of any scoping meetings
will be announced at least 15 days in
advance through local news media,
newspapers and the BLM Web site at:
https://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/
lvfo.html. Comments must be received
prior to the close of the scoping period
or 15 days after the last public meeting,
whichever is later, to be included in the
Draft EIS. Additional opportunities for
public participation will be provided
upon publication of the Draft EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
related to the Abengoa Solar Inc.,
Lathrop Wells Solar Facility by any of
the following methods:
• E-mail: lwse_EIS@blm.gov
• Fax: (702) 515–5010 (attention:
Gregory Helseth)
• Mail: Gregory Helseth, BLM
Southern Nevada District Office, 4701
North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas,
Nevada 89130–2301.
• In person: At any EIS public
scoping meeting.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the BLM Southern
Nevada District Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information and/or to have your
name added to our mailing list, send
requests to: BLM Southern Nevada
District Office, Gregory Helseth,
Renewable Energy Project Manager,
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Attn: Abengoa Lathrop Wells Solar
Facility, 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive,
Las Vegas, Nevada 89130; e-mail:
Gregory_Helseth@blm.gov or
lwse_EIS@blm.gov; or phone: (702) 515–
5173
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
applicant, Abengoa Solar Inc., has
requested a right-of-way authorization
for the construction, operation,
maintenance, and termination of a solar
energy generation project. The proposed
Lathrop Wells Solar Facility project
would consist of a concentrated solar
power facility including a solar
parabolic trough, photovoltaic panels,
an electrical transmission substation,
switchyard facilities, and a transmission
line connecting to the existing Valley
Electric Line south of the project. The
proposed project would produce
approximately 250 megawatts (MW)
from a parabolic-trough, dry-cooled
solar power plant with the option to
expand the facility by adding a second
250–MW unit. Additionally, the
proposal may include up to 20 MW of
photovoltaic solar power. The proposed
project would be located on
approximately 5,336 acres of public
lands in the Amargosa Valley, Nye
County, Nevada. The purpose of the
public scoping process is to ascertain
the relevant issues that will influence
the scope of the environmental analysis,
including alternatives, and to guide the
process for developing the EIS. At
present, the BLM has identified the
following preliminary issues:
Threatened and endangered species,
visual resource impacts, impacts to
lands with wilderness characteristics,
recreation impacts, socioeconomic
effects, and cumulative impacts.
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. 470(f)) as
provided for in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3).
Native American tribal consultations
will be conducted, and Tribal concerns,
including impacts on Indian trust assets,
will be given due consideration.
Federal, state, and local agencies, as
well as individuals, organizations or
tribes 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
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The CCP Process
the mission of the National Wildlife
Refuge System.
Our CCP process provides
participation opportunities for Tribal,
State, and local governments; agencies;
organizations; and the public. At this
time we encourage input in the form of
issues, concerns, ideas, and suggestions
for future management of the Refuge.
We will conduct the environmental
review of this project and develop an
EIS in accordance with the requirements
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA) (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); NEPA regulations
(40 CFR parts 1500–1508); other
appropriate Federal laws and
regulations; and our policies and
procedures for compliance with those
laws and regulations.
The National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966, as amended
by the National Wildlife Refuge System
Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C.
668dd–668ee), requires the Service to
develop a comprehensive conservation
plan for each national wildlife refuge.
The purpose in developing a
comprehensive conservation plan is to
provide refuge managers with a 15-year
strategy for achieving refuge purposes
and contributing toward the mission of
the National Wildlife Refuge System,
consistent with sound principles of fish
and wildlife management, conservation,
legal mandates, and Service policies. In
addition to outlining broad management
direction on conserving wildlife and
their habitats, plans identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities
available to the public, including
opportunities for hunting, fishing,
wildlife observation, wildlife
photography, and environmental
education and interpretation. We will
review and update the CCP at least
every 15 years in accordance with the
National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act.
Each unit of the National Wildlife
Refuge System was established for
specific purposes. We use these
purposes as the foundation for
developing and prioritizing the
management goals and objectives for
each refuge within the National Wildlife
Refuge System mission, and to
determine how the public can use each
refuge. The planning and public
involvement process is a way for the
Service and the public to evaluate
management goals and objectives that
will ensure the best possible approach
to wildlife, plant, and habitat
conservation, while providing for
wildlife-dependent recreation
opportunities that are compatible with
each refuge’s establishing purposes and
Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge
The Refuge was established in 1909
by President Theodore Roosevelt. Its
purpose is to serve as a refuge and
breeding ground for migratory birds and
other wildlife. The Refuge encompasses
11,860 acres in two units—the Lake
Lowell Unit and the Snake River Islands
Unit. The Lake Lowell Unit
encompasses 10,640 acres located in
Canyon County, ID. The Lake Lowell
Unit is an overlay refuge, on an offstream Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation) irrigation project.
Reclamation owns and operates two
dams on Lake Lowell to manage the
lake’s water for irrigation. Reclamation
will participate in our CCP planning,
NEPA, and public involvement process
as a cooperating agency. The Snake
River Islands Unit includes over 100
islands along 113 miles of the Snake
River located in Canyon, Payette,
Owyhee, and Washington Counties in
ID; and Malheur County, OR.
The Refuge provides a variety of
wildlife habitats, including the open
waters and wetland edges of Lake
Lowell, sagebrush uplands and riparian
forest around the lake, and grassland
and riparian forests on the Snake River
Islands. In early summer, western
grebes, white pelicans, mallards, and
wood ducks congregate on the lake.
When the lake is drawn down in late
summer for irrigation, large numbers of
shorebirds—including least sandpipers,
godwits, yellowlegs, and plovers—feed
on the exposed mudflats. Duck
populations peak in mid-December,
with 40,000–70,000 ducks using Lake
Lowell annually. The Snake River
Islands’ grassland, shrub, and riparian
forest habitats and surrounding waters
provide habitat throughout the year for
herons, cormorants, songbirds, and
predators such as foxes, coyotes, redtailed hawks, and American kestrels.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Brown-Scott, phone (208) 467–
9278.
Patrick Putnam,
Field Manager, Pahrump Field Office.
With this notice, we initiate our
process for developing a CCP for the
Refuge. This notice complies with our
CCP policy to (1) advise the public,
other Federal and State agencies, and
Tribes of our intention to conduct
detailed planning on the Refuge, and (2)
obtain suggestions and information on
the scope of issues to consider during
development of the Draft CCP/EIS.
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Washington Counties, ID; Malheur
County, OR
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AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent; announcement
of open houses; request for comments.
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), intend to
prepare a comprehensive conservation
plan (CCP) for Deer Flat National
Wildlife Refuge (Refuge). The Refuge
has units located in Canyon, Owyhee,
Payette, and Washington Counties, ID,
and Malheur County, OR. We will
prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) to evaluate the potential
effects of various CCP alternatives. This
notice also requests public comments
and announces public open houses; see
DATES, ADDRESSES, and SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for the details. We issue
this notice in compliance with our CCP
policy to notify the public and other
agencies of our intentions and to obtain
suggestions and information on the
scope of issues we will consider during
the CCP planning process.
DATES: To ensure consideration, we
must receive your written comments by
September 10, 2010. Public open houses
will be held on July 28, August 20, and
August 21, 2010; see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for details.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments or
requests for more information by any of
the following methods:
E-mail: deerflat@fws.gov.
Fax: Attn: Refuge Manager, (208) 467–
1019.
U.S. Mail: Refuge Manager, Deer Flat
National Wildlife Refuge, 13751 Upper
Embankment Road, Nampa, ID 83686.
In-Person Drop-Off: You may drop off
comments during regular business hours
(8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) at the above address,
or at the public open house.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Abengoa Solar Inc., Lathrop Wells Solar Facility, Amargosa
Valley, Nye County, NV
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pahrump Nevada
Field Office, Southern Nevada District Office intends to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 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.
Comments on issues may be submitted in writing until September 13,
2010. The date(s) and location(s) of any scoping meetings will be
announced at least 15 days in advance through local news media,
newspapers and the BLM Web site at: https://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo.html. Comments must be received prior to the close of the scoping
period or 15 days after the last public meeting, whichever is later, to
be included in the Draft EIS. Additional opportunities for public
participation will be provided upon publication of the Draft EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments related to the Abengoa Solar Inc.,
Lathrop Wells Solar Facility by any of the following methods:
E-mail: lwse_EIS@blm.gov
Fax: (702) 515-5010 (attention: Gregory Helseth)
Mail: Gregory Helseth, BLM Southern Nevada District
Office, 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130-2301.
In person: At any EIS public scoping meeting.
Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the BLM
Southern Nevada District Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or to have
your name added to our mailing list, send requests to: BLM Southern
Nevada District Office, Gregory Helseth, Renewable Energy Project
Manager, Attn: Abengoa Lathrop Wells Solar Facility, 4701 North Torrey
Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130; e-mail: Gregory_Helseth@blm.gov
or lwse_EIS@blm.gov; or phone: (702) 515-5173
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The applicant, Abengoa Solar Inc., has
requested a right-of-way authorization for the construction, operation,
maintenance, and termination of a solar energy generation project. The
proposed Lathrop Wells Solar Facility project would consist of a
concentrated solar power facility including a solar parabolic trough,
photovoltaic panels, an electrical transmission substation, switchyard
facilities, and a transmission line connecting to the existing Valley
Electric Line south of the project. The proposed project would produce
approximately 250 megawatts (MW) from a parabolic-trough, dry-cooled
solar power plant with the option to expand the facility by adding a
second 250-MW unit. Additionally, the proposal may include up to 20 MW
of photovoltaic solar power. The proposed project would be located on
approximately 5,336 acres of public lands in the Amargosa Valley, Nye
County, Nevada. The purpose of the public scoping process is to
ascertain the relevant issues that will influence the scope of the
environmental analysis, including alternatives, and to guide the
process for developing the EIS. At present, the BLM has identified the
following preliminary issues: Threatened and endangered species, visual
resource impacts, impacts to lands with wilderness characteristics,
recreation impacts, socioeconomic effects, and cumulative impacts.
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. 470(f)) as provided for in 36 CFR
800.2(d)(3). Native American tribal consultations will be conducted,
and Tribal concerns, including impacts on Indian trust assets, will be
given due consideration. Federal, state, and local agencies, as well as
individuals, organizations or tribes 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
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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.
Patrick Putnam,
Field Manager, Pahrump Field Office.
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