Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Eagle Shadow Mountain Solar Project, Clark County, Nevada, 39363-39364 [2019-17109]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Proposed Eagle Shadow
Mountain Solar Project, Clark County,
Nevada
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
This notice advises the public
that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),
as the lead Federal agency, with the
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Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS), Nellis Air Force Base (Nellis
AFB) and the Moapa Band of Paiute
Indians (Band) as Cooperating Agencies,
intends to file a draft environmental
impact statement (DEIS) with the EPA
for the proposed Eagle Shadow
Mountain Solar Project (ESM Solar
Project) on the Moapa River Indian
Reservation (Reservation) in Clark
County, Nevada. This notice also
announces that the DEIS is now
available for public review and that
public meetings will be held to solicit
comments on the DEIS.
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The date and locations of the
public meetings will be announced at
least 15 days in advance through notices
in the following local newspapers: Las
Vegas Sun, Las Vegas Review Journal
and the Moapa Valley Progress and on
the following website:
www.esmsolareis.com. In order to be
fully considered, written comments on
the DEIS must arrive no later than 45
days after EPA publishes its Notice of
Availability in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: You may mail, email, hand
carry or telefax written comments to Mr.
Chip Lewis, Regional Environmental
Protection Officer, BIA Western
Regional Office, Branch of
Environmental Quality Services, 2600
North Central Avenue, 4th Floor Mail
Room, Phoenix, Arizona 85004–3008;
fax (602) 379–3833; email: chip.lewis@
bia.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Chip Lewis, BIA Western Regional
Office, Branch of Environmental Quality
Services, 2600 North Central Avenue,
Phoenix, Arizona 85004–3008,
telephone (602) 379–6750; or Mr. Garry
Cantley at (602) 379–6750.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed Federal action, taken under 25
U.S.C. 415, is BIA’s approval of a 2,200
acre solar energy ground lease and
associated agreements entered into by
the Band with 326MK 8me LLC (ESM
Solar or Applicant), a wholly owned
subsidiary of 8Minute Energy, to
provide for construction, operation,
maintenance, and eventual
decommissioning of an up-to 300
megawatt (MW) alternating current solar
photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation
facility located entirely on the
Reservation and specifically on lands
held in trust by BIA for the Band. The
proposed 230 kilovolt (kV) generationtie transmission line required for
interconnection would be located on
Reservation lands, Reservation lands
administered and managed by BLM,
BLM lands, and private lands owned by
NV Energy. The Applicant has
accordingly requested that the BIA and
BLM additionally approve rights-of-way
(ROWs) authorizing the construction
and operation of the transmission line.
Together, the proposed solar energy
facility, transmission line, and other
associated facilities make up the
proposed ESM Solar Project.
The solar facility would generate
electricity using PV panels. Also
included would be inverters, a
collection system, a potential battery
storage system, an on-site substation to
step-up the voltage to transmission level
voltage at 230 kV, an operations and
maintenance building, and other related
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facilities. A single overhead 230 kV
generation-tie transmission line,
approximately 12.5 miles long, would
connect the solar project to NV Energy’s
Reid-Gardner 230kV substation.
Construction of the ESM Solar Project
is expected to take approximately 16 to
18 months. The Applicant is expected to
operate the energy facility for 30 years,
with two options to renew the lease for
an additional 5 years each, if mutually
acceptable to the Band and Applicant.
During construction, the PV panels will
be placed on top of single-axis tracking
mounting systems that are set on steel
posts embedded in the ground. Other
foundation design techniques may be
used depending on the site topography
and conditions. No water will be used
to generate electricity during operations.
Water will be needed during
construction for dust control and a
minimal amount will be needed during
operations for panel washing,
administrative, and sanitary water use
on site. The water supply required for
construction and operation of the
Project would be leased from the Band
and trucked in from adjacent Band
wells. Operational water would be
trucked in from adjacent Band wells to
the solar site. Access to the ESM Solar
Project will be provided via North Las
Vegas Boulevard.
The purposes of the ESM Solar Project
are to: (1) Help to provide a long-term,
diverse, and viable economic revenue
base and job opportunities for the Band;
(2) help the state of Nevada to meet its
renewable energy needs; and (3) allow
the Band, in partnership with the
Applicant, to optimize the use of the
lease site while maximizing the
potential economic benefit to the Band.
The BIA and BLM will use the EIS to
make decisions on the land lease and
ROW applications under their
respective jurisdiction; the EPA may use
the document to make decisions under
its authorities; the Band may use the EIS
to make decisions under its
Environmental Policy Ordinance; and
the USFWS may use the EIS to support
its decision under the Endangered
Species Act.
Directions for Submitting Comments:
Please include your name, return
address and the caption: ‘‘DEIS
Comments, Proposed Eagle Shadow
Mountain Solar Project’’ on the first
page of your written comments.
Locations Where the DEIS is Available
for Review: The DEIS will be available
for review at: BIA Western Regional
Office, 2600 North Central Avenue, 12th
Floor, Suite 210, Phoenix, Arizona; BIA
Southern Paiute Agency, 180 North 200
East, Suite 111, St. George, Utah; and
the BLM Southern Nevada District
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Office, 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive,
Las Vegas, Nevada. The DEIS is also
available on line at:
www.esmsolareis.com.
To obtain a compact disk copy of the
DEIS, please provide your name and
address in writing or by voicemail to
Mr. Chip Lewis or Mr. Garry Cantley.
Their contact information is listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice. Individual paper
copies of the DEIS will be provided only
upon request.
Public Comment Availability: Written
comments, including names and
addresses of respondents will be
available for public review at the BIA
Western Regional Office, 2600 North
Central Avenue, 12th Floor, Suite 210,
Phoenix, Arizona during regular
business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except
holidays. Before including your address,
telephone number, email 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: This notice is published in
accordance with section 1503.1 of the
Council on Environmental Quality
regulations (40 CFR 1500 et seq.) and the
Department of the Interior Regulations (43
CFR part 46) implementing the procedural
requirements of the National Environmental
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and in
accordance with the exercise of authority
delegated to the Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs by part 209 of the Department
Manual.
Dated: July 29, 2019.
Mark Cruz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy and
Economic Development—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[AAK6006201 190A2100DD AOR3030.999900]
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Eagle
Shadow Mountain Solar Project, Clark County, Nevada
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA), as the lead Federal agency, with the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Nellis Air Force Base (Nellis AFB) and
the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians (Band) as Cooperating Agencies,
intends to file a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) with the
EPA for the proposed Eagle Shadow Mountain Solar Project (ESM Solar
Project) on the Moapa River Indian Reservation (Reservation) in Clark
County, Nevada. This notice also announces that the DEIS is now
available for public review and that public meetings will be held to
solicit comments on the DEIS.
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DATES: The date and locations of the public meetings will be announced
at least 15 days in advance through notices in the following local
newspapers: Las Vegas Sun, Las Vegas Review Journal and the Moapa
Valley Progress and on the following website: www.esmsolareis.com. In
order to be fully considered, written comments on the DEIS must arrive
no later than 45 days after EPA publishes its Notice of Availability in
the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: You may mail, email, hand carry or telefax written comments
to Mr. Chip Lewis, Regional Environmental Protection Officer, BIA
Western Regional Office, Branch of Environmental Quality Services, 2600
North Central Avenue, 4th Floor Mail Room, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-3008;
fax (602) 379-3833; email: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chip Lewis, BIA Western Regional
Office, Branch of Environmental Quality Services, 2600 North Central
Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-3008, telephone (602) 379-6750; or Mr.
Garry Cantley at (602) 379-6750.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed Federal action, taken under 25
U.S.C. 415, is BIA's approval of a 2,200 acre solar energy ground lease
and associated agreements entered into by the Band with 326MK 8me LLC
(ESM Solar or Applicant), a wholly owned subsidiary of 8Minute Energy,
to provide for construction, operation, maintenance, and eventual
decommissioning of an up-to 300 megawatt (MW) alternating current solar
photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation facility located entirely on
the Reservation and specifically on lands held in trust by BIA for the
Band. The proposed 230 kilovolt (kV) generation-tie transmission line
required for interconnection would be located on Reservation lands,
Reservation lands administered and managed by BLM, BLM lands, and
private lands owned by NV Energy. The Applicant has accordingly
requested that the BIA and BLM additionally approve rights-of-way
(ROWs) authorizing the construction and operation of the transmission
line. Together, the proposed solar energy facility, transmission line,
and other associated facilities make up the proposed ESM Solar Project.
The solar facility would generate electricity using PV panels. Also
included would be inverters, a collection system, a potential battery
storage system, an on-site substation to step-up the voltage to
transmission level voltage at 230 kV, an operations and maintenance
building, and other related facilities. A single overhead 230 kV
generation-tie transmission line, approximately 12.5 miles long, would
connect the solar project to NV Energy's Reid-Gardner 230kV substation.
Construction of the ESM Solar Project is expected to take
approximately 16 to 18 months. The Applicant is expected to operate the
energy facility for 30 years, with two options to renew the lease for
an additional 5 years each, if mutually acceptable to the Band and
Applicant. During construction, the PV panels will be placed on top of
single-axis tracking mounting systems that are set on steel posts
embedded in the ground. Other foundation design techniques may be used
depending on the site topography and conditions. No water will be used
to generate electricity during operations. Water will be needed during
construction for dust control and a minimal amount will be needed
during operations for panel washing, administrative, and sanitary water
use on site. The water supply required for construction and operation
of the Project would be leased from the Band and trucked in from
adjacent Band wells. Operational water would be trucked in from
adjacent Band wells to the solar site. Access to the ESM Solar Project
will be provided via North Las Vegas Boulevard.
The purposes of the ESM Solar Project are to: (1) Help to provide a
long-term, diverse, and viable economic revenue base and job
opportunities for the Band; (2) help the state of Nevada to meet its
renewable energy needs; and (3) allow the Band, in partnership with the
Applicant, to optimize the use of the lease site while maximizing the
potential economic benefit to the Band.
The BIA and BLM will use the EIS to make decisions on the land
lease and ROW applications under their respective jurisdiction; the EPA
may use the document to make decisions under its authorities; the Band
may use the EIS to make decisions under its Environmental Policy
Ordinance; and the USFWS may use the EIS to support its decision under
the Endangered Species Act.
Directions for Submitting Comments: Please include your name,
return address and the caption: ``DEIS Comments, Proposed Eagle Shadow
Mountain Solar Project'' on the first page of your written comments.
Locations Where the DEIS is Available for Review: The DEIS will be
available for review at: BIA Western Regional Office, 2600 North
Central Avenue, 12th Floor, Suite 210, Phoenix, Arizona; BIA Southern
Paiute Agency, 180 North 200 East, Suite 111, St. George, Utah; and the
BLM Southern Nevada District Office, 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las
Vegas, Nevada. The DEIS is also available on line at:
www.esmsolareis.com.
To obtain a compact disk copy of the DEIS, please provide your name
and address in writing or by voicemail to Mr. Chip Lewis or Mr. Garry
Cantley. Their contact information is listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Individual paper copies of
the DEIS will be provided only upon request.
Public Comment Availability: Written comments, including names and
addresses of respondents will be available for public review at the BIA
Western Regional Office, 2600 North Central Avenue, 12th Floor, Suite
210, Phoenix, Arizona during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Before including your
address, telephone number, email 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: This notice is published in accordance with section
1503.1 of the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR
1500 et seq.) and the Department of the Interior Regulations (43 CFR
part 46) implementing the procedural requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and in accordance
with the exercise of authority delegated to the Assistant
Secretary--Indian Affairs by part 209 of the Department Manual.
Dated: July 29, 2019.
Mark Cruz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy and Economic Development--Indian
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-17109 Filed 8-8-19; 8:45 am]
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