Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Walker Ridge Wind Energy Project and a Potential Amendment to the Ukiah Resource Management Plan, Colusa and Lake Counties, CA, 29237-29238 [2019-13248]
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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 Walker Ridge Wind
Energy Project and a Potential
Amendment to the Ukiah Resource
Management Plan, Colusa and Lake
Counties, CA
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
In accordance 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) Ukiah Field
Office, Ukiah, California, intends to
prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) and a potential
Resource Management Plan (RMP)
amendment for the Ukiah Resource
Management Plan. The EIS will analyze
the impacts of a proposal by Colusa
Wind LLC to build a Type III wind
energy project called the Walker Ridge
Wind Energy Project in Colusa and Lake
counties. This notice announces 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 July 22, 2019. The date(s) and
location(s) of any scoping meetings will
be announced at least 15 days in
advance on the BLM website at https://
www.blm.gov/california.
In order to be included in the
analysis, all comments must be received
prior to the close of the 30-day scoping
period. We will provide additional
opportunities for public participation as
appropriate.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
related to the Walker Ridge Wind
Energy Project by any of the following
methods:
• Website: https://go.usa.gov/xmtGu.
• Email: blm_ca_uk_walkerridgewind
project@blm.gov.
• Mail: BLM Ukiah Field Office, Attn:
Walker Ridge Wind Energy Project, 2550
N State Street, Suite 2, Ukiah, CA
95482.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the BLM Ukiah
Field Office listed earlier.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aleta Nafus, Project Manager, telephone
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707–468–4000; address Bureau of Land
Management, 940 2nd Ave., Marina, CA
93933; email blm_ca_uk_walker
ridgewindproject@blm.gov. Contact Ms.
Nafus to have your name added to our
mailing list. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
contact Ms. Nafus during normal
business hours. The FRS is available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a
message or question. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Colusa
Wind LLC is requesting a right-of-way
grant to erect up to 42 wind turbines on
approximately 2,270 acres of public
land along Walker Ridge, within the
Indian Valley Management Area in
northern California. The proposed
project includes widening Walker Ridge
Road, constructing a substation, and
burying a collection line and tie-in to
the existing Pacific Gas and Electric
transmission line.
This document provides notice that
the BLM Ukiah Field Office, intends to
prepare an EIS and potential
amendment for the Ukiah RMP,
announces the beginning of the scoping
process, and seeks public input on
issues and planning criteria. The
planning area is located in Colusa and
Lake counties, California, and
encompasses approximately 2,270 acres
of public land. 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
planning process. Preliminary issues for
the plan amendment area have been
identified by BLM personnel; Federal,
State, and local agencies; and other
stakeholders. The issues include: Air
quality and atmospheric values;
biological resources, including special
status wildlife and vegetation species;
cultural resources; geology and soils;
hazards and hazardous materials;
hydrology and water quality; lands and
realty; mineral resources; noise;
paleontological resources; recreation;
socioeconomics and environmental
justice; special designations;
transportation and travel management;
visual resources; and wildland fire
ecology. If an RMP amendment is
necessary, the BLM will integrate the
land use planning process with the
NEPA process. Preliminary planning
criteria include:
1. The plan amendments will be
completed in compliance with FLPMA,
NEPA, and all other relevant Federal
laws, executive orders, and BLM
policies;
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2. The plan amendment(s) will
recognize valid existing rights.
You may submit comments on issues
and planning criteria in writing to the
BLM at any public scoping meeting, or
you may submit them to the BLM using
one of the methods listed in the
ADDRESSES section earlier. To be most
helpful, you should submit comments
by the close of the 30-day scoping
period or within 15 days after the last
public meeting, whichever is later.
The BLM will utilize and coordinate
the NEPA scoping process to help fulfill
the public involvement process under
the National Historic Preservation Act
(54 U.S.C. 306108 as provided in 36
CFR 800.2(d)(3)). The information about
historic and cultural resources within
the area potentially affected by the
proposed action will assist the BLM in
identifying and evaluating impacts to
such resources.
The BLM will consult with Indian
tribes on a government-to-government
basis in accordance with Executive
Order 13175 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 proposed action that the
BLM is evaluating, 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.
With respect to the potential RMP
amendment, the BLM will evaluate
identified issues to be addressed in the
plan amendment, and will place them
into one of three categories:
1. Issues to be resolved in the plan
amendment;
2. Issues to be resolved through policy
or administrative action; or
3. Issues beyond the scope of this plan
amendment.
The BLM will provide an explanation
in the Draft EIS as to why an issue was
placed in category two or three. The
public is also encouraged to help
identify any management questions and
concerns that should be addressed in
the EIS and potential land use plan
amendments. The BLM will work
collaboratively with interested parties to
identify the management decisions that
are best suited to local, regional, and
national needs and concerns.
The BLM will use an interdisciplinary
approach to develop the EIS and
potential land use plan amendments in
order to consider the variety of resource
issues and concerns identified.
Specialists with expertise in the
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following disciplines will be involved
in the planning process: Minerals and
geology, outdoor recreation,
archaeology, paleontology, wildlife and
botany, lands and realty, hydrology,
soils, sociology, and economics.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personally identifiable information in
your comment, you should be aware
that your entire comment—including
your personally identifiable
information—may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask
us in your comment to withhold your
personally identifiable 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)
Danielle Chi,
Deputy State Director, Fire and Resources.
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[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–603–604 and
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Glycine From China, India, and Japan;
Determinations
On the basis of the record 1 developed
in the subject investigations, the United
States International Trade Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant
to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’),
that an industry in the United States is
materially injured by reason of imports
of glycine (provided for in subheadings
2922.49.43 and 2922.49.80 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States) from India and Japan that
the U.S. Department of Commerce
(‘‘Commerce’’) has determined are sold
in the United States at less than fair
value (‘‘LTFV’’) and imports of glycine
that Commerce has determined are
subsidized by the governments of China
and India.
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Background
The Commission, pursuant to sections
705(b) and 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)),
instituted these investigations effective
March 28, 2018, following receipt of
petitions filed with the Commission and
Commerce by Chattem Chemicals Inc.,
Chattanooga, Tennessee, and GEO
Specialty Chemicals, Inc., Lafayette,
Indiana. The final phase of the
1 The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19
CFR 207.2(f)).
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investigations was scheduled by the
Commission following notification of
preliminary determinations by
Commerce that imports of glycine from
China and India were subsidized within
the meaning of section 703(b) of the Act
(19 U.S.C. 1671b(b)) and imports of
glycine from India and Japan were being
sold at LTFV within the meaning of
733(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b(b)).
Notice of the scheduling of the final
phase of the Commission’s
investigations and of a public hearing to
be held in connection therewith was
given by posting copies of the notice in
the Office of the Secretary, U.S.
International Trade Commission,
Washington, DC, and by publishing the
notice in the Federal Register on
December 3, 2018 (83 FR 62345). A
revised notice of the scheduling of the
final phase of the Commission’s
investigations was published on
February 12, 2019 (84 FR 3486). The
hearing was held in Washington, DC, on
April 30, 2019, and all persons who
requested the opportunity were
permitted to appear in person or by
counsel.
The Commission made these
determinations pursuant to sections
705(b) and 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)). It
completed and filed its determinations
in these investigations on June 14, 2019.
The views of the Commission are
contained in USITC Publication 4900
(June 2019) entitled Glycine from China,
India, and Japan: Investigation Nos.
701–TA–603–604 and 731–TA–1413–
1414 (Final).
to lead to continuation or recurrence of
material injury. On June 10, 2019, the
Department of Commerce published
notice that it was revoking the orders
effective June 24, 2019, because the
domestic interested parties did not
participate in these sunset reviews (84
FR 26816, June 10, 2019). Accordingly,
the subject reviews are terminated.
DATES: June 14, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired individuals are advised that
information on this matter can be
obtained by contacting the
Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
205–1810. Persons with mobility
impairments who will need special
assistance in gaining access to the
Commission should contact the Office
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its internet server (https://
www.usitc.gov).
Authority: These reviews are being
terminated under authority of title VII of
the Tariff Act of 1930 and pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1675(c)). This notice is
published pursuant to section 207.69 of
the Commission’s rules (19 CFR 207.69).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: June 14, 2019.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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By order of the Commission.
Issued: June 17, 2019.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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[FR Doc. 2019–13120 Filed 6–20–19; 8:45 am]
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Certain Gas Spring Nailer Products
and Components Thereof; Notice of
Request for Statements on the Public
Interest
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 731–TA–1207–1208
(Review)]
Prestressed Concrete Steel Rail Tie
Wire From China and Mexico;
Termination of Five-Year Reviews
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commission instituted
the subject five-year reviews in May
2019 to determine whether revocation of
the antidumping duty orders on
prestressed concrete steel rail tie wire
from China and Mexico would be likely
SUMMARY:
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U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the presiding administrative law judge
(‘‘ALJ’’) has issued an Initial
Determination on Violation of Section
337 and Recommended Determination
on Remedy and Bond in the abovecaptioned investigation. The
Commission is soliciting comments on
public interest issues raised by the
recommended relief should the
Commission find a violation of section
337. This notice is soliciting public
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCAC05000.L51010000.ER0000.LVRWB18B6770.18XL1109AF (MO#4500134877)]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Walker Ridge Wind Energy Project and a Potential Amendment
to the Ukiah Resource Management Plan, Colusa and Lake Counties, CA
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: In accordance 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) Ukiah Field
Office, Ukiah, California, intends to prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) and a potential Resource Management Plan (RMP)
amendment for the Ukiah Resource Management Plan. The EIS will analyze
the impacts of a proposal by Colusa Wind LLC to build a Type III wind
energy project called the Walker Ridge Wind Energy Project in Colusa
and Lake counties. This notice announces 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 July 22, 2019. The
date(s) and location(s) of any scoping meetings will be announced at
least 15 days in advance on the BLM website at https://www.blm.gov/california.
In order to be included in the analysis, all comments must be
received prior to the close of the 30-day scoping period. We will
provide additional opportunities for public participation as
appropriate.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments related to the Walker Ridge Wind
Energy Project by any of the following methods:
Website: https://go.usa.gov/xmtGu.
Email: [email protected].
Mail: BLM Ukiah Field Office, Attn: Walker Ridge Wind
Energy Project, 2550 N State Street, Suite 2, Ukiah, CA 95482.
Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the BLM
Ukiah Field Office listed earlier.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aleta Nafus, Project Manager,
telephone 707-468-4000; address Bureau of Land Management, 940 2nd
Ave., Marina, CA 93933; email [email protected].
Contact Ms. Nafus to have your name added to our mailing list. Persons
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact Ms. Nafus
during normal business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7
days a week, to leave a message or question. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Colusa Wind LLC is requesting a right-of-way
grant to erect up to 42 wind turbines on approximately 2,270 acres of
public land along Walker Ridge, within the Indian Valley Management
Area in northern California. The proposed project includes widening
Walker Ridge Road, constructing a substation, and burying a collection
line and tie-in to the existing Pacific Gas and Electric transmission
line.
This document provides notice that the BLM Ukiah Field Office,
intends to prepare an EIS and potential amendment for the Ukiah RMP,
announces the beginning of the scoping process, and seeks public input
on issues and planning criteria. The planning area is located in Colusa
and Lake counties, California, and encompasses approximately 2,270
acres of public land. 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 planning
process. Preliminary issues for the plan amendment area have been
identified by BLM personnel; Federal, State, and local agencies; and
other stakeholders. The issues include: Air quality and atmospheric
values; biological resources, including special status wildlife and
vegetation species; cultural resources; geology and soils; hazards and
hazardous materials; hydrology and water quality; lands and realty;
mineral resources; noise; paleontological resources; recreation;
socioeconomics and environmental justice; special designations;
transportation and travel management; visual resources; and wildland
fire ecology. If an RMP amendment is necessary, the BLM will integrate
the land use planning process with the NEPA process. Preliminary
planning criteria include:
1. The plan amendments will be completed in compliance with FLPMA,
NEPA, and all other relevant Federal laws, executive orders, and BLM
policies;
2. The plan amendment(s) will recognize valid existing rights.
You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria in writing
to the BLM at any public scoping meeting, or you may submit them to the
BLM using one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section earlier.
To be most helpful, you should submit comments by the close of the 30-
day scoping period or within 15 days after the last public meeting,
whichever is later.
The BLM will utilize and coordinate the NEPA scoping process to
help fulfill the public involvement process under the National Historic
Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 306108 as provided in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3)).
The information about historic and cultural resources within the area
potentially affected by the proposed action will assist the BLM in
identifying and evaluating impacts to such resources.
The BLM will consult with Indian tribes on a government-to-
government basis in accordance with Executive Order 13175 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
proposed action that the BLM is evaluating, 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.
With respect to the potential RMP amendment, the BLM will evaluate
identified issues to be addressed in the plan amendment, and will place
them into one of three categories:
1. Issues to be resolved in the plan amendment;
2. Issues to be resolved through policy or administrative action;
or
3. Issues beyond the scope of this plan amendment.
The BLM will provide an explanation in the Draft EIS as to why an
issue was placed in category two or three. The public is also
encouraged to help identify any management questions and concerns that
should be addressed in the EIS and potential land use plan amendments.
The BLM will work collaboratively with interested parties to identify
the management decisions that are best suited to local, regional, and
national needs and concerns.
The BLM will use an interdisciplinary approach to develop the EIS
and potential land use plan amendments in order to consider the variety
of resource issues and concerns identified. Specialists with expertise
in the
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following disciplines will be involved in the planning process:
Minerals and geology, outdoor recreation, archaeology, paleontology,
wildlife and botany, lands and realty, hydrology, soils, sociology, and
economics.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personally identifiable information in your comment, you should
be aware that your entire comment--including your personally
identifiable information--may be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personally
identifiable 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)
Danielle Chi,
Deputy State Director, Fire and Resources.
[FR Doc. 2019-13248 Filed 6-20-19; 8:45 am]
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