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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLIDT020000.L10200000.EE0000.241A.00]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Shoshone Basin Grazing Permit
Renewal
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, and the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976, as
amended, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Burley Field Office,
Burley, Idaho 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.
SUMMARY:
This notice initiates the public
scoping process for the EIS. Comments
should be submitted within 30 days of
the date of this posting to be included
in the analysis. The date(s) and
location(s) of any scoping meetings will
be announced at least 15 days in
advance through local media and the
BLM Web site: https://www.blm.gov/id.
In order to be included in the draft EIS,
all comments must be received prior to
the close of the scoping period or 15
days after the last public meeting,
whichever is later.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
and issues related to the Shoshone
Basin Grazing EIS by any of the
following methods:
• Web site: https://www.blm.gov/id/st/
en/fo/burley.html.
• E-mail: id_burley_fo_@blm.gov.
• Fax: 208–677–6699.
• Mail: 15 East 200 South, Burley,
Idaho 83318.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the Burley Field
Office.
DATES:
For
further information and/or to have your
name added to our mailing list, contact
Scott Sayer, Natural Resource Specialist,
telephone (208) 677–6630, e-mail
ssayer@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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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This
document provides notice that the BLM
Burley Field Office, Burley, Idaho,
intends to prepare an EIS for grazing
permit renewals in the Shoshone Basin
area, announces the beginning of the
scoping process, and seeks public input
on issues. The planning area is located
in Twin Falls County, Idaho, and
encompasses approximately 125,800
acres of public land. The purpose of the
public scoping process is to determine
relevant issues that will influence the
scope of the EIS, including the
alternatives. Preliminary issues for the
planning area have been identified by
BLM personnel; Federal, State, and local
agencies; and other stakeholders. The
primary issue is the cumulative effects
to a highly mobile sage-grouse
population. These effects come from a
variety of sources, including the
proposed China Mountain Wind Project,
Jack Ranch Wind Project (private),
Gollaher Mountain Wind Project
(private), Southwest Intertie (500 kV)
transmission line, Gateway West
(500kV) transmission line, numerous
wildfires, and grazing.
The Burley Field Office will consult
with the Shoshone-Paiute and
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes on this action
during regular consultation proceedings
and briefings. The BLM will also brief
county commissioners, Congressional
delegations and grazing permittees
during the EIS process.
An environmental assessment (EA)
was prepared for the Horse Creek, Magic
Common, South Big Creek, Kerr Lost
Creek, and Baker Lost Creek allotments
in the Shoshone Basin. An EA was also
prepared for grazing permit renewal for
the Western Stock Growers, Hub Butte,
and Squaw Joe allotments. In those EAs,
the BLM concluded that direct and
indirect impacts from livestock grazing
alone were not significant. However,
large energy projects proposed in the
area could, if constructed result in
significant cumulative effects on Greater
sage-grouse. The EIS will explore
potential impacts from proposed grazing
against the backdrop of wildfire and the
development of energy projects that are
reasonably foreseeable in the Browns
Bench/Shoshone Basin area.
You may submit comments on issues
and planning criteria in writing to the
BLM using one of the methods listed in
the ADDRESSES section above. To be
most helpful, you should submit
comments by the close of the 30-day
scoping period. 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
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
The public is also encouraged to help
identify any other management
questions and concerns that should be
addressed in the EIS.
The BLM will use an interdisciplinary
approach to develop the plan in order
to consider the variety of resource issues
and concerns identified. Specialists
with expertise in the following
disciplines will be involved in the
planning process: Range management,
wildlife biology, archaeology, riparian,
soils, and outdoor recreation.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2.
Michael C. Courtney,
Field Manager.
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Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement and a Resource
Management Plan Amendment, and
Notice of Segregation for the Proposed
First Solar South Project Near Primm
in Clark County, NV
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), Las Vegas
Field Office (LVFO), will prepare a
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) and a proposed
amendment to the Las Vegas Resource
Management Plan (RMP) for a proposed
solar energy project located on public
lands in Clark County, Nevada.
Publication of this notice initiates the
scoping process to solicit public
comments and identifies issues for both
actions. Publication of this notice also
serves to segregate the identified lands
from appropriation under the public
land laws, including location under the
Mining Law, but not the Mineral
Leasing Act or the Materials Act, subject
to valid existing rights.
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This notice initiates the public
scoping process. Comments on issues
may be submitted in writing until
October 31, 2011. The date(s) and
location(s) of any scoping meetings will
be announced at least 15 days in
advance through local news media and
the BLM Web site at: https://
www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo.html. A
temporary segregation of the lands
identified herein is effective
immediately upon publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted by the following methods:
• E-mail:
SilverStateSouthEIS@blm.gov.
• Fax: (702) 515–5010, attention
Gregory Helseth.
• Mail: Bureau of Land Management,
Las Vegas Field Office, Attn: Gregory
Helseth, 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive,
Las Vegas, Nevada 89130–2301.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gregory Helseth, Renewable Energy
Project Manager, at (702) 515–5173; or
e-mail at SilverStateSouthEIS@blm.gov.
Please also contact Gregory Helseth to
have your name added to the 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: Silver
State Solar, LLC, has submitted a rightof-way (ROW) application for the
construction, operation, maintenance,
and termination of a solar energy
generation facility on 13,043 acres of
public land east of Primm, Nevada. The
ROW application is assigned BLM case
number NVN–089530. This application
expands on ROW application NVN–
085801. The proposed solar energy
project would consist of photovoltaic
panels and related ROW appurtenances,
including a substation and switchyard
facilities, and would produce about 400
megawatts of electricity.
The Supplemental EIS will address
new information associated with NVN–
089530 and update as necessary the
consideration of NVN–085801, which
was analyzed in the Final EIS for the
Silver State Solar Energy Project. The
Record of Decision signed October 12,
2010 for the Silver State Solar Energy
Project did not authorize all phases of
application NVN–085801.
Approval of ROW application NVN–
089530 will require amendment of the
October 1998 Las Vegas RMP in order to
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address proposed changes in land and
resource use within the Jean Lake/Roach
Lake Special Recreation Management
Area (SRMA). 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 Supplemental EIS. At
present, the BLM has identified the
following preliminary issues: Impacts to
threatened and endangered species,
visual resources, recreation and offhighway vehicle use; and
socioeconomic and cumulative impacts.
The Supplemental EIS will analyze the
site-specific impacts on air quality,
biological resources, cultural resources,
special designations (SRMA), water
resources, geological resources and
hazards, hazardous materials handling,
land and airspace use, noise,
paleontological resources, public health,
socioeconomics, soils, traffic and
transportation, visual resources,
wilderness characteristics, waste
management, worker safety, and fire
protection; as well as facility-design
engineering, efficiency, reliability,
transmission-system engineering,
transmission line safety, and nuisance
issues.
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. The
BLM will integrate the land use
planning process with the NEPA
process for this project. The BLM will
utilize 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 in accordance with
policy. Tribal concerns will be given
due consideration, including impacts on
Indian trust assets. Federal, State, and
local agencies, as well as individuals or
organizations that may be interested in
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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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLIDT020000.L10200000.EE0000.241A.00]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
the Shoshone Basin Grazing Permit Renewal
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, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Burley Field
Office, Burley, Idaho 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 should be submitted within 30 days of the date of this posting
to be included in the analysis. The date(s) and location(s) of any
scoping meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through
local media and the BLM Web site: https://www.blm.gov/id. In order to be
included in the draft EIS, all comments must be received prior to the
close of the scoping period or 15 days after the last public meeting,
whichever is later.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments and issues related to the Shoshone
Basin Grazing EIS by any of the following methods:
Web site: https://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/fo/burley.html.
E-mail: id_burley_fo_@blm.gov.
Fax: 208-677-6699.
Mail: 15 East 200 South, Burley, Idaho 83318.
Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the Burley
Field Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or to have
your name added to our mailing list, contact Scott Sayer, Natural
Resource Specialist, telephone (208) 677-6630, e-mail ssayer@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: This document provides notice that the BLM
Burley Field Office, Burley, Idaho, intends to prepare an EIS for
grazing permit renewals in the Shoshone Basin area, announces the
beginning of the scoping process, and seeks public input on issues. The
planning area is located in Twin Falls County, Idaho, and encompasses
approximately 125,800 acres of public land. The purpose of the public
scoping process is to determine relevant issues that will influence the
scope of the EIS, including the alternatives. Preliminary issues for
the planning area have been identified by BLM personnel; Federal,
State, and local agencies; and other stakeholders. The primary issue is
the cumulative effects to a highly mobile sage-grouse population. These
effects come from a variety of sources, including the proposed China
Mountain Wind Project, Jack Ranch Wind Project (private), Gollaher
Mountain Wind Project (private), Southwest Intertie (500 kV)
transmission line, Gateway West (500kV) transmission line, numerous
wildfires, and grazing.
The Burley Field Office will consult with the Shoshone-Paiute and
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes on this action during regular consultation
proceedings and briefings. The BLM will also brief county
commissioners, Congressional delegations and grazing permittees during
the EIS process.
An environmental assessment (EA) was prepared for the Horse Creek,
Magic Common, South Big Creek, Kerr Lost Creek, and Baker Lost Creek
allotments in the Shoshone Basin. An EA was also prepared for grazing
permit renewal for the Western Stock Growers, Hub Butte, and Squaw Joe
allotments. In those EAs, the BLM concluded that direct and indirect
impacts from livestock grazing alone were not significant. However,
large energy projects proposed in the area could, if constructed result
in significant cumulative effects on Greater sage-grouse. The EIS will
explore potential impacts from proposed grazing against the backdrop of
wildfire and the development of energy projects that are reasonably
foreseeable in the Browns Bench/Shoshone Basin area.
You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria in writing
to the BLM using one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section
above. To be most helpful, you should submit comments by the close of
the 30-day scoping period. 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
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identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
The public is also encouraged to help identify any other management
questions and concerns that should be addressed in the EIS.
The BLM will use an interdisciplinary approach to develop the plan
in order to consider the variety of resource issues and concerns
identified. Specialists with expertise in the following disciplines
will be involved in the planning process: Range management, wildlife
biology, archaeology, riparian, soils, and outdoor recreation.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2.
Michael C. Courtney,
Field Manager.
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