Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Arrow Canyon Solar Project, Clark County, Nevada, 47984-47985 [2020-17165]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[201A2100DD AAK6006201
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Draft Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement for the Proposed
Arrow Canyon 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
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS), and the Moapa Band of Paiute
Indians (Moapa Band) as cooperating
agencies, intends to file a draft
supplemental environmental impact
statement (DSEIS) with the EPA for the
proposed Arrow Canyon Solar Project
(ACSP or Project). The DSEIS evaluates
the expansion of the previously
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approved Moapa Solar Energy Center
(MSEC) Project on the Moapa River
Indian Reservation (Reservation) in
Clark County, Nevada. This notice also
announces that the DSEIS is now
available for public review and that
public meetings will be held to solicit
comments on the DSEIS.
DATES: The dates and times of the
virtual public meetings will be
published in the Las Vegas ReviewJournal and Moapa Valley Progress and
on the following website 15 days before
the public meetings:
www.arrowcanyonsolarseis.com. In
order to be fully considered, written
comments on the DSEIS 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 at (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 approval of a lease to
accommodate the expansion of the solar
field previously approved for the MSEC
Project and the modification of the
existing solar energy ground lease and
related agreements entered into by the
Moapa Band with the Applicant. The
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agreements provide for construction,
operation and maintenance (O&M), and
decommissioning of a 200-megawatt
(MW) alternating current solar
photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation
facility located entirely on the
Reservation and specifically on lands
held in trust for the Moapa Band.
The MSEC Project was originally
developed by Moapa Solar LLC and
included an 850-acre solar site on the
Reservation and associated rights-ofway (ROWs) on BLM-managed lands for
an access road, gen-tie line, and water
pipeline. Records of Decision (RODs)
were issued by the BIA and BLM in May
2014 and BIA approved the lease one
month later. The ROW was issued by
BLM in August 2015 for the linear
facilities. In March 2017, EDF
Renewables Development, Inc. (EDFR)
purchased the MSEC Project from the
original owner and renamed the Project
the Arrow Canyon Solar Project. EDFR
subsequently transferred the Project to
Arrow Canyon Solar, LLC. Currently,
the approved MSEC Project and
associated facilities have not yet been
constructed.
The Applicant currently plans to
expand the solar field on the
Reservation from 850 acres to 2,200
acres. This expansion would occur on
Tribal lands identified by the Moapa
Band that are adjacent to the originally
approved MSEC site. The linear
facilities, (i.e. main access road, 230kV
gen-tie line, and water pipeline) as
previously approved by the BLM would
remain a part of the Project description;
therefore, these facilities are not
reevaluated. The SEIS focuses on the
expansion of the solar field only.
Construction of the Project is
expected to take approximately 18 to 20
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months. The Applicant is expected to
operate the energy facility up to 35
years. Major components of the solar
site would include multiple blocks of
solar PV panels mounted on tracking
systems, inverters, transformers,
collection lines, battery storage
facilities, project substation, and O&M
facilities. Water will be needed during
construction primarily for dust control
and a minimal amount will be needed
during operations for administrative and
sanitary water use and panel washing.
The water supply required for the
Project would be from wells owned by
the Moapa Band and delivered to the
site via the previously approved water
pipeline or trucks. Access to the ACSP
will be provided via North Las Vegas
Boulevard from the I–15/US 93
interchange.
The purposes of the proposed Project
are, among other things, to: (1) Help
provide a long-term, diverse, and viable
economic revenue base and job
opportunities for the Moapa Band; (2)
meet the terms of the existing Power
Purchase Agreement for the output of
the Project; (3) help Nevada and
neighboring states to meet their State
renewable energy needs; and (4) allow
the Moapa Band, in partnership with
the Applicant, to optimize the use of the
lease site while maximizing the
potential economic benefit to the Moapa
Band.
The BIA will use the SEIS to make a
decision on the land lease application
under its jurisdiction; the EPA may use
the document to make decisions under
its authorities; the Band may use the
DSEIS to make decisions under its
Environmental Policy Ordinance; and
the USFWS may use the DSEIS to
support its decision under the
Endangered Species Act.
Directions for Submitting Comments:
Please include your name, return
address and the caption: ‘‘DSEIS
Comments, Proposed Arrow Canyon
Solar Project’’ on the first page of your
written comments. You may also submit
comments verbally during one of the
virtual public meeting presentations or
provide written comments to the
address listed above in the ADDRESSES
section.
To help protect the public and limit
the spread of the COVID–19 virus,
virtual public meetings will be held,
where team members will provide a
short presentation will be made and
remain available to discuss and answer
questions. The PowerPoint presentation
will be posted to the project website
prior to the virtual meetings. Those who
cannot live stream the presentation
would be able to access the meeting
presentation on the website and could
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join by telephone. Additionally, the live
presentation will be recorded and made
accessible for viewing throughout the
comment period. The first public
meeting will be held in the afternoon by
video and telephone conference and the
second public meeting will be held in
the evening by video and telephone
conference. The dates, times, and access
information for the virtual meetings will
be included in notices to be published
in the Las Vegas Review-Journal and
Moapa Valley Progress and on the
project website at
www.arrowcanyonsolarseis.com 15 days
before the meetings.
Locations Where the DSEIS is
Available for Review: The DSEIS 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 DSEIS is also available on line at:
www.arrowcanyonsolarseis.com.
To obtain an electronic copy of the
DSEIS, 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 DSEIS 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
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Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs by
part 209 of the Department Manual.
Tara Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020–17165 Filed 8–6–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNM920000 20X L13100000.PP0000]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease NMNM
137444, New Mexico
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 as
amended, Colgate Production LLC.,
timely filed a petition for reinstatement
of competitive oil and gas lease NMNM
137444 in Eddy County, New Mexico.
The lessee paid the required rentals
accruing from the date of termination.
No lease was issued that affect these
lands. The Bureau of Land Management
proposes to reinstate the lease.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Julieann Serrano, Supervisory Land Law
Examiner, Branch of Adjudication,
Bureau of Land Management New
Mexico State Office, 301 Dinosaur Trail,
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508, (505)
954–2149, jserrano@blm.gov. Persons
who use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339
to contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The FRS 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 lessee
agrees to new lease terms for rentals and
royalties of $10 per acre, or fraction
thereof, per year, and 162⁄3 percent,
respectively. The lessee agrees to
additional or amended stipulations. The
lessee paid the $500 administration fee
for the reinstatement of the lease and
$151 cost for publishing this Notice.
The lessee met the requirements for
reinstatement of the lease per Sec. 31(d)
and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of
1920. The BLM is proposing to reinstate
the lease, effective the date of
termination subject to the:
• Original terms and conditions of the
lease;
• Additional and amended
stipulations;
• Increased rental of $10 per acre;
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[201A2100DD AAK6006201 AOR3030.999900]
Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the
Proposed Arrow Canyon 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), and the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians
(Moapa Band) as cooperating agencies, intends to file a draft
supplemental environmental impact statement (DSEIS) with the EPA for
the proposed Arrow Canyon Solar Project (ACSP or Project). The DSEIS
evaluates the expansion of the previously approved Moapa Solar Energy
Center (MSEC) Project on the Moapa River Indian Reservation
(Reservation) in Clark County, Nevada. This notice also announces that
the DSEIS is now available for public review and that public meetings
will be held to solicit comments on the DSEIS.
DATES: The dates and times of the virtual public meetings will be
published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Moapa Valley Progress and
on the following website 15 days before the public meetings:
www.arrowcanyonsolarseis.com. In order to be fully considered, written
comments on the DSEIS 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 at (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 approval of a lease to accommodate the expansion of
the solar field previously approved for the MSEC Project and the
modification of the existing solar energy ground lease and related
agreements entered into by the Moapa Band with the Applicant. The
agreements provide for construction, operation and maintenance (O&M),
and decommissioning of a 200-megawatt (MW) alternating current solar
photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation facility located entirely on
the Reservation and specifically on lands held in trust for the Moapa
Band.
The MSEC Project was originally developed by Moapa Solar LLC and
included an 850-acre solar site on the Reservation and associated
rights-of-way (ROWs) on BLM-managed lands for an access road, gen-tie
line, and water pipeline. Records of Decision (RODs) were issued by the
BIA and BLM in May 2014 and BIA approved the lease one month later. The
ROW was issued by BLM in August 2015 for the linear facilities. In
March 2017, EDF Renewables Development, Inc. (EDFR) purchased the MSEC
Project from the original owner and renamed the Project the Arrow
Canyon Solar Project. EDFR subsequently transferred the Project to
Arrow Canyon Solar, LLC. Currently, the approved MSEC Project and
associated facilities have not yet been constructed.
The Applicant currently plans to expand the solar field on the
Reservation from 850 acres to 2,200 acres. This expansion would occur
on Tribal lands identified by the Moapa Band that are adjacent to the
originally approved MSEC site. The linear facilities, (i.e. main access
road, 230kV gen-tie line, and water pipeline) as previously approved by
the BLM would remain a part of the Project description; therefore,
these facilities are not reevaluated. The SEIS focuses on the expansion
of the solar field only.
Construction of the Project is expected to take approximately 18 to
20
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months. The Applicant is expected to operate the energy facility up to
35 years. Major components of the solar site would include multiple
blocks of solar PV panels mounted on tracking systems, inverters,
transformers, collection lines, battery storage facilities, project
substation, and O&M facilities. Water will be needed during
construction primarily for dust control and a minimal amount will be
needed during operations for administrative and sanitary water use and
panel washing. The water supply required for the Project would be from
wells owned by the Moapa Band and delivered to the site via the
previously approved water pipeline or trucks. Access to the ACSP will
be provided via North Las Vegas Boulevard from the I-15/US 93
interchange.
The purposes of the proposed Project are, among other things, to:
(1) Help provide a long-term, diverse, and viable economic revenue base
and job opportunities for the Moapa Band; (2) meet the terms of the
existing Power Purchase Agreement for the output of the Project; (3)
help Nevada and neighboring states to meet their State renewable energy
needs; and (4) allow the Moapa Band, in partnership with the Applicant,
to optimize the use of the lease site while maximizing the potential
economic benefit to the Moapa Band.
The BIA will use the SEIS to make a decision on the land lease
application under its jurisdiction; the EPA may use the document to
make decisions under its authorities; the Band may use the DSEIS to
make decisions under its Environmental Policy Ordinance; and the USFWS
may use the DSEIS to support its decision under the Endangered Species
Act.
Directions for Submitting Comments: Please include your name,
return address and the caption: ``DSEIS Comments, Proposed Arrow Canyon
Solar Project'' on the first page of your written comments. You may
also submit comments verbally during one of the virtual public meeting
presentations or provide written comments to the address listed above
in the ADDRESSES section.
To help protect the public and limit the spread of the COVID-19
virus, virtual public meetings will be held, where team members will
provide a short presentation will be made and remain available to
discuss and answer questions. The PowerPoint presentation will be
posted to the project website prior to the virtual meetings. Those who
cannot live stream the presentation would be able to access the meeting
presentation on the website and could join by telephone. Additionally,
the live presentation will be recorded and made accessible for viewing
throughout the comment period. The first public meeting will be held in
the afternoon by video and telephone conference and the second public
meeting will be held in the evening by video and telephone conference.
The dates, times, and access information for the virtual meetings will
be included in notices to be published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal
and Moapa Valley Progress and on the project website at
www.arrowcanyonsolarseis.com 15 days before the meetings.
Locations Where the DSEIS is Available for Review: The DSEIS 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 DSEIS is also available on line at:
www.arrowcanyonsolarseis.com.
To obtain an electronic copy of the DSEIS, 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 DSEIS 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.
Tara Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020-17165 Filed 8-6-20; 8:45 am]
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