Notice of Intent To Prepare a Joint Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Impact Report for the Proposed McCoy Solar Energy Project and Possible Land Use Plan Amendment, Riverside County, CA, 53693-53694 [2011-21969]
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user IDs and passwords for
authenticated users. This information
collection will last as long as USPS
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Members of Affected Public: It is
estimated roughly 7,000 unique users
will request access to the data through
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Status of the proposed information
collection: Pending OMB approval.
Authority: U.S. Code 12, 1701z–1,
Research and demonstrations.
Dated: August 19, 2011.
Jean Lin Pao,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy,
Development and Research.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCO921000–L13200000–EL0000, COC–
74911]
Notice of Invitation To Participate; Coal
Exploration License Application COC–
74911, Colorado
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Mineral
Leasing Act of 1920, as amended by the
Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act
of 1976, and to Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) regulations, all
interested parties are hereby invited to
participate with Oxbow Mining, LLC, on
a pro rata cost-sharing basis, in a
program for the exploration of coal
deposits owned by the United States of
America in lands located in Delta
County, Colorado.
DATES: This notice of invitation was
published in the Delta County
Independent newspaper once each week
for two consecutive weeks beginning the
week of July 6, 2011, prior to
publication the Federal Register. Any
party electing to participate in this
exploration program must send written
notice to both the BLM and Oxbow
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Mining, LLC, as provided in the
section below no later than
30 days after publication of this notice
in the Federal Register or 10 calendar
days after the last publication of this
notice in the Delta County Independent
newspaper, whichever is later.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the exploration
plan are available for review during
normal business hours in the following
offices (case file number COC–74911):
BLM, Colorado State Office, 2850
Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado
80215; and BLM, Uncompahgre Field
Office, 2465 S. Townsend Avenue,
Montrose, Colorado 81401. The written
notice should be sent to the following
addresses: Oxbow Mining, LLC, Attn:
Steve Weist, 3737 Hwy 133, Somerset,
Colorado 81434 and BLM, Colorado
State Office, Colorado State Director,
2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood,
Colorado 80215.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt
M. Barton at (303) 239–3714,
kbarton@blm.gov; or Desty Dyer at (970)
240–5302, ddyer@blm.gov. Persons who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339 to contact the above
individual during normal business
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, to leave a message
or question with the above individual.
You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the exploration program is to
gain structural and quality information
about the coal. The BLM regulations at
43 CFR 3410 require the publication of
an invitation to participate in the coal
exploration in the Federal Register. The
Federal coal resources included in the
exploration license application are
located in the following described lands
in Delta County, Colorado:
ADDRESSES
6th Principal Meridian
T. 13 S., R. 92 W.,
Sec. 7, Lots 13–20 inclusive;
Sec. 8, S1⁄2;
Sec. 9, S1⁄2;
Sec. 15, Lots 13, 18, 19, and 22;
Sec. 16, All;
Sec. 17, All;
Sec. 18, All;
Sec. 19, All;
Sec. 20, All;
Sec. 21, All;
Sec. 22, Lots 4, 5, 12, and 13;
Sec. 28, Lots 2–7 inclusive;
Sec. 29, All; and
Sec. 30, All.
T. 13 S., R. 93 W.,
Sec. 9, Lots 9–16 inclusive;
Sec. 10, Lots 9–16 inclusive;
Sec. 11, Lots 9–16 inclusive;
Sec. 12, Lots 9–16 inclusive;
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Sec. 13, All;
Sec. 14, All;
Sec. 15, Lots 1–10 inclusive, and lots 14–
15 inclusive;
Sec. 16, Lots 1–4 inclusive;
Sec. 23, All;
Sec. 24, All;
Sec. 25, All;
Sec. 26, All;
Sec. 35, All; and
Sec. 36, Lots 1–8 inclusive, and lots 11–14
inclusive.
Containing 14,044 acres, more or less.
The proposed exploration program is
fully described in, and will be
conducted pursuant to, an exploration
plan to be approved by the BLM.
Authority: 43 CFR 3410.2–1(c)(1).
Helen M. Hankins,
State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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[CACA 048728, LLCAD06000,
L51010000.LVRWB09B2510.FX0000]
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Joint
Environmental Impact Statement and
Environmental Impact Report for the
Proposed McCoy Solar Energy Project
and Possible Land Use Plan
Amendment, Riverside County, CA
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of
1976, as amended (FLPMA), and the
California Environmental Quality Act,
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Palm Springs/South Coast Field Office,
Palm Springs, California, together with
the County of Riverside, California,
intend to prepare a joint Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS)/Environmental
Impact Report (EIR), which may include
an amendment to the California Desert
Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan (1980 as
amended), related to McCoy Solar,
LLC’s right-of-way (ROW) application
for the McCoy Solar Energy Project
(MSEP), a 750-megawatt (MW)
photovoltaic (PV) solar electricity
generation project. By this notice, the
BLM and Riverside County are
announcing the beginning of the
scoping process to solicit public
comments and identify issues related to
the EIS/EIR.
DATES: This notice initiates the public
scoping process for the EIS/EIR and
SUMMARY:
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possible plan amendment. Comments
on issues related to the EIS/EIR and
possible plan amendment may be
submitted in writing until September
28, 2011. The date(s) and location(s) 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
fully addressed 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
MSEP EIS/EIR and possible plan
amendment by any of the following
methods:
• Web site: https://www.blm.gov/ca/st/
en/fo/cdd.html.
• E-mail: camccoysep@blm.gov.
• Fax: (951) 697–5299.
• Mail: ATTN: Jeffery Childers,
Project Manager, 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 BLM California
Desert District Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffery Childers; telephone (951) 697–
5308; address BLM California Desert
District Office, 22835 Calle San Juan de
Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, California
92553–9046; e-mail jchilders@blm.gov.
Also contact Mr. Childers to have your
name added to our mailing list. Persons
who use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339 to contact the above
individual during normal business
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, to leave a message
or question with the above individual.
You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
applicant, McCoy Solar, LLC has
requested a ROW authorization to
construct, operate, maintain, and
decommission an up to 750–MW PV
solar facility and necessary ancillary
facilities including a generation tie line,
access road and switch yard with the
ultimate generation capacity dependent
on the technology selected and
efficiencies available at the time of ROW
authorization. The MSEP is proposed to
be located on about 7,700 acres of
public lands and 470 acres of private
land under the land use authority of
Riverside County. The facilities to be
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located on private land will be limited
to solar arrays and inverters, as well as
a portion of the access road, generation
tie line, electric power distribution line,
and a telecommunications line. The
proposed 16-mile generation-tie line
(gen-tie), with a right-of-way width of
100 feet, will require about 200 acres of
public and private lands. The proposed
20-acre switch yard will be located
adjacent to and connect into Southern
California Edison’s Colorado River
Substation. The MSEP site is located
approximately 13 miles northwest of the
City of Blythe, California and
approximately 32 miles east of Desert
Center.
The BLM has segregated the public
lands located within the MSEP
application area from appropriation
under the public land and mining laws,
but not the mineral leasing or material
sales acts, for a period of 2 years for the
purpose of protecting potential sites for
future solar energy development
pursuant to 43 CFR 2091.3–1(e) and 43
CFR 2804.25(e) by notice in the Federal
Register [76 FR 38416] on June 30, 2011.
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 Draft EIS/EIR. At
present, the BLM has identified the
following preliminary issues: air quality
and greenhouse gas emissions,
biological resources including special
status species, cultural resources,
geology and soils, hazards and
hazardous materials, hydrology and
water quality, land use, noise,
recreation, traffic, visual resources,
lands with wilderness characteristics,
cumulative effects, and areas with high
potential for renewable energy
development.
Pursuant to the BLM’s CDCA Plan,
sites associated with power generation
or transmission not identified in the
CDCA Plan will be considered through
the plan amendment process to
determine the suitability of the site for
renewable energy development. Since
the proposed MSEP site was not
previously identified as suitable,
authorization of the MSEP would
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 CDCA Plan predicated
on the findings in the EIS/EIR. If a land
use plan amendment is necessary, the
BLM will integrate the land use
planning process with the NEPA
process for the MSEP. A preliminary list
of the potential planning criteria that
will be used to help guide and define
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the scope of the plan amendment
process include:
1. The plan amendments will be
completed in compliance with the
FLPMA, NEPA, and all other relevant
Federal laws, executive orders, and
BLM policies;
2. Existing, valid plan decisions will
not be changed and any new plan
decisions will not conflict with existing
plan decisions; and
3. The plan amendment(s) will
recognize valid existing rights.
The BLM will use and coordinate the
NEPA public participation requirements
to assist the agency in satisfying the
public involvement requirements under
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C.
470(f)) as provided for in 36 CFR
800.2(d)(3). The information about
historic and cultural resources within
the area potentially affected by the
proposed MSEP and the potential CDCA
Plan amendment will assist the BLM in
identifying and evaluating impacts to
such resources in the context of both
NEPA and Section 106 of the NHPA.
The BLM will consult with Indian tribes
on a government-to-government basis in
accordance with Executive Order 13575
and other policies. Tribal concerns,
including impacts on Indian trust assets
and potential impacts to cultural
resources, will be given due
consideration. Federal, State, and local
agencies, along with tribes and other
stakeholders that may be interested in or
affected by the BLM’s decision on the
MSEP, are invited to participate in the
scoping process and, if eligible, may
request or be requested by the BLM to
participate in the development of the
environmental analysis 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, 43 CFR 1610.2,
2091.3–1(e), and 2804.25(e).
Thomas Pogacnik,
Deputy State Director, California.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CACA 048728, LLCAD06000, L51010000.LVRWB09B2510.FX0000]
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Joint Environmental Impact
Statement and Environmental Impact Report for the Proposed McCoy Solar
Energy Project and Possible Land Use Plan Amendment, Riverside 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 of
1969, as amended (NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976, as amended (FLPMA), and the California Environmental Quality Act,
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Palm Springs/South Coast Field
Office, Palm Springs, California, together with the County of
Riverside, California, intend to prepare a joint Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS)/Environmental Impact Report (EIR), which may include an
amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan (1980
as amended), related to McCoy Solar, LLC's right-of-way (ROW)
application for the McCoy Solar Energy Project (MSEP), a 750-megawatt
(MW) photovoltaic (PV) solar electricity generation project. By this
notice, the BLM and Riverside County are announcing the beginning of
the scoping process to solicit public comments and identify issues
related to the EIS/EIR.
DATES: This notice initiates the public scoping process for the EIS/EIR
and
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possible plan amendment. Comments on issues related to the EIS/EIR and
possible plan amendment may be submitted in writing until September 28,
2011. The date(s) and location(s) 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 fully addressed 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 MSEP EIS/EIR and possible plan amendment by any of the following
methods:
Web site: https://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/cdd.html.
E-mail: camccoysep@blm.gov.
Fax: (951) 697-5299.
Mail: ATTN: Jeffery Childers, Project Manager, 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 BLM
California Desert District Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffery Childers; telephone (951) 697-
5308; address BLM California Desert District Office, 22835 Calle San
Juan de Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, California 92553-9046; e-mail
jchilders@blm.gov. Also contact Mr. Childers to have your name added to
our mailing list. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a
message or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The applicant, McCoy Solar, LLC has
requested a ROW authorization to construct, operate, maintain, and
decommission an up to 750-MW PV solar facility and necessary ancillary
facilities including a generation tie line, access road and switch yard
with the ultimate generation capacity dependent on the technology
selected and efficiencies available at the time of ROW authorization.
The MSEP is proposed to be located on about 7,700 acres of public lands
and 470 acres of private land under the land use authority of Riverside
County. The facilities to be located on private land will be limited to
solar arrays and inverters, as well as a portion of the access road,
generation tie line, electric power distribution line, and a
telecommunications line. The proposed 16-mile generation-tie line (gen-
tie), with a right-of-way width of 100 feet, will require about 200
acres of public and private lands. The proposed 20-acre switch yard
will be located adjacent to and connect into Southern California
Edison's Colorado River Substation. The MSEP site is located
approximately 13 miles northwest of the City of Blythe, California and
approximately 32 miles east of Desert Center.
The BLM has segregated the public lands located within the MSEP
application area from appropriation under the public land and mining
laws, but not the mineral leasing or material sales acts, for a period
of 2 years for the purpose of protecting potential sites for future
solar energy development pursuant to 43 CFR 2091.3-1(e) and 43 CFR
2804.25(e) by notice in the Federal Register [76 FR 38416] on June 30,
2011.
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 Draft
EIS/EIR. At present, the BLM has identified the following preliminary
issues: air quality and greenhouse gas emissions, biological resources
including special status species, cultural resources, geology and
soils, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality,
land use, noise, recreation, traffic, visual resources, lands with
wilderness characteristics, cumulative effects, and areas with high
potential for renewable energy development.
Pursuant to the BLM's CDCA Plan, sites associated with power
generation or transmission not identified in the CDCA Plan will be
considered through the plan amendment process to determine the
suitability of the site for renewable energy development. Since the
proposed MSEP site was not previously identified as suitable,
authorization of the MSEP would 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 CDCA Plan predicated on
the findings in the EIS/EIR. If a land use plan amendment is necessary,
the BLM will integrate the land use planning process with the NEPA
process for the MSEP. A preliminary list of the potential planning
criteria that will be used to help guide and define the scope of the
plan amendment process include:
1. The plan amendments will be completed in compliance with the
FLPMA, NEPA, and all other relevant Federal laws, executive orders, and
BLM policies;
2. Existing, valid plan decisions will not be changed and any new
plan decisions will not conflict with existing plan decisions; and
3. The plan amendment(s) will recognize valid existing rights.
The BLM will use and coordinate the NEPA public participation
requirements to assist the agency in satisfying the public involvement
requirements under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C. 470(f)) as provided for in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3).
The information about historic and cultural resources within the area
potentially affected by the proposed MSEP and the potential CDCA Plan
amendment will assist the BLM in identifying and evaluating impacts to
such resources in the context of both NEPA and Section 106 of the NHPA.
The BLM will consult with Indian tribes on a government-to-government
basis in accordance with Executive Order 13575 and other policies.
Tribal concerns, including impacts on Indian trust assets and potential
impacts to cultural resources, will be given due consideration.
Federal, State, and local agencies, along with tribes and other
stakeholders that may be interested in or affected by the BLM's
decision on the MSEP, are invited to participate in the scoping process
and, if eligible, may request or be requested by the BLM to participate
in the development of the environmental analysis 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, 43 CFR 1610.2, 2091.3-1(e), and
2804.25(e).
Thomas Pogacnik,
Deputy State Director, California.
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