Notice of Availability of the Crimson Solar Final Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Land Use Plan Amendment, Riverside County, CA, 11325-11326 [2021-03833]

Download as PDF 11325 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 24, 2021 / Notices Information collection Number of respondents Qualitative Interviews— Leadership ................ Qualitative Interviews— Front Line Staff ......... Qualitative Interviews— Participants ............... Qualitative Interviews— Partners .................... Total ...................... Burden hour per response Responses per annum Annual cost 90 1 90 $35.05 $3,154.50 54 1 54 1 54 17.39 939.06 90 1 90 1 90 7.25 652.50 36 1 36 1 36 17.39 626.04 270 ........................ ........................ ........................ 270 ........................ 5,372.10 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected parties concerning the collection of information described in Section A on the following: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; including through the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. (5) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to these questions. Bureau of Land Management Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. Anna P. Guido, Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2021–03806 Filed 2–23–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 17:21 Feb 23, 2021 Hourly cost per response 1 B. Solicitation of Public Comment VerDate Sep<11>2014 Annual burden hours 90 C. Authority khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Frequency of response Jkt 253001 [LLCAD6000. L51010000. ER0000. LVRWB20B5120. 20XL1109AF; MO#4500145013] Notice of Availability of the Crimson Solar Final Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Land Use Plan Amendment, Riverside County, CA Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. 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) has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Proposed Land Use Plan Amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan for the Crimson Solar Project, Riverside County, California, and by this notice is announcing its availability. DATES: BLM planning regulations state that any person who meets the conditions as described in the regulations may protest the BLM’s Proposed Land Use Plan Amendment. A person who meets the conditions and files a protest must do so within 30 days of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) publication of its Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. The EPA published its Notice of Availability on February 12, 2021 (86 FR 9335). ADDRESSES: You may review the Final EIS/Plan Amendment at https:// go.usa.gov/xACdN. Instructions for filing a protest regarding the proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment are at: https://www.blm.gov/programs/ planning-and-nepa/publicparticipation/filing-a-plan-protest and at 43 CFR 1610.5–2. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Miriam Liberatore, Project Manager, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 telephone 541–618–2200, email mliberat@blm.gov; mailing address Bureau of Land Management, 3040 Biddle Road, Medford, OR 97504. 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. Liberatore 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: Sonoran West Solar Holdings LLC (the Applicant), a wholly owned subsidiary of Recurrent Energy LLC, applied for a right-of-way (ROW) grant for a photovoltaic solar project with the BLM. The applicant proposes to construct, operate, maintain, and decommission a maximum 350-megawatt solar photovoltaic facility with integrated battery storage and necessary ancillary facilities, including project substations, access roads, operations and maintenance buildings, and lay down areas. The Proposed Action includes 2,500 acres of BLM-administered land in Riverside County, California. The CDCA requires newly proposed utility sites not previously identified in the plan and proposed transmission lines outside designated utility corridors to be considered through a Plan Amendment. This decision therefore would amend the CDCA Plan to identify the Crimson Solar Project site as suitable for solar energy generation and to recognize the development of a high-voltage transmission line outside a designated corridor. The BLM is the lead NEPA agency and will make Federal decisions regarding the proposed Plan Amendment and the ROW for the Project. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a Cooperating Agency and issued a Biological Opinion for the project on February 22, 2020. The U.S. EPA (Region 9) is a Cooperating Agency but does not have a direct permitting role in the project. The California E:\FR\FM\24FEN1.SGM 24FEN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 11326 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 24, 2021 / Notices Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act and will decide whether to issue the applicant an Incidental Take Permit and/or a Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement. The CDFW will release a Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) independent of this EIS/Plan Amendment. The Draft EIS/EIR/Plan Amendment was available for a 90-day public comment period on November 1, 2019 (84 FR 58738). The BLM held public meetings on December 2 and 3, 2019, in Palm Desert and Blythe, respectively. Twenty-one comments were received during the comment period. Responses to substantive comments are in Appendix W of the Final EIS/Plan Amendment (Responses to Comments). Public comments resulted in the addition of clarifying text but did not warrant changes to the analysis or conclusions. In addition to the Proposed Action (Alternative A), the Final EIS/Plan Amendment considers a no action alternative and two action alternatives. Alternative B, Alternative Design, would include one or more of three design elements to reduce grading, trenching, and vegetation removal during construction. Alternative C, Reduced Acreage, would be the same as described under Alternative A in the number and size of project-related facilities and energy generation, but the project area would be reduced to 2,049 acres. All action alternatives would amend the CDCA plan to allow the project. The Agency Preferred Alternative combines Alternative B (reduced grading and reduced vegetation removal) and Alternative C (reduced acreage). The BLM utilized and coordinated the NEPA 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). All protests must be in writing and submitted in accordance with the instructions outlined at: https:// www.blm.gov/programs/planning-andnepa/public-participation/filing-a-planprotest and at 43 CFR 1610.5–2. A written decision will be rendered on each protest and mailed to each protesting party. This decision will be the final decision of the Department of the Interior on each protest. Responses to protest issues will be compiled in a Protest Resolution Report made available following issuance of the decisions. Upon resolution of all protests, a Record of Decision will be issued, which will include information VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:21 Feb 23, 2021 Jkt 253001 on any further opportunities for public involvement. Before including your phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your protest, you should be aware that your entire protest—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6; 40 CFR 1506.10; 43 CFR 1610.2; 43 CFR 1610.5; 42 U.S.C. 4370m–6(a)(1). Karen E. Mouritsen, BLM California State Director. [FR Doc. 2021–03833 Filed 2–23–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–40–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0031474; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Kaloko-Honoko¯hau National Historical Park, Kailua-Kona, HI National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, KalokoHonoko¯hau National Historical Park has completed an inventory of human remains in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request to Kaloko-Honoko¯hau National Historical Park. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed. DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request with information in support of the request to Kaloko-Honoko¯hau SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 National Historical Park at the address in this notice by March 26, 2021. John Broward, Superintendent, Kaloko-Honoko¯hau National Historical Park, 73–4786 Kanalani Street #14, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, telephone (808) 329–6881 Ext. 1201, email john_broward@nps.gov. ADDRESSES: Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under the control of the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, KalokoHonoko¯hau National Historical Park, Kailua-Kona, HI. The human remains were removed from Kaloko, Hawaii County, HI. This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the Superintendent, Kaloko-Honoko¯hau National Historical Park. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consultation A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by KalokoHonoko¯hau National Historical Park professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and representatives of the ‘ohana of Annandale (Kailea); Ayau (Halealoha); Ching (Ulu); Harp (Paka); Lee (Reggie); Lui, (Nicole); Naboa (Nona); Nelson (Shane); Pai (Mahealani); and Vincent (William Kahale). History and Description of the Remains In 1971, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from site D13–15 in Hawaii County, HI, during archeological excavations by the University of California at Santa Barbara prior to the establishment of Kaloko-Honoko¯hau National Historical Park. The human remains were donated to the National Park Service in 1991 along with other cultural material from the archeological work at Kaloko. When donated, the human remains were described as nonhuman, animal bone fragments. These remains were identified as human in 2019. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Site D13–15 is a permanent habitation complex that dates to traditional Hawaiian, pre-European contact times and is identified as Native Hawaiian. E:\FR\FM\24FEN1.SGM 24FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11325-11326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03833]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Availability of the Crimson Solar Final Environmental 
Impact Statement and Proposed Land Use Plan Amendment, Riverside 
County, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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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) has prepared a 
Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Proposed Land Use Plan 
Amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan for 
the Crimson Solar Project, Riverside County, California, and by this 
notice is announcing its availability.

DATES: BLM planning regulations state that any person who meets the 
conditions as described in the regulations may protest the BLM's 
Proposed Land Use Plan Amendment. A person who meets the conditions and 
files a protest must do so within 30 days of the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency's (EPA) publication of its Notice of Availability in 
the Federal Register. The EPA published its Notice of Availability on 
February 12, 2021 (86 FR 9335).

ADDRESSES: You may review the Final EIS/Plan Amendment at https://go.usa.gov/xACdN. Instructions for filing a protest regarding the 
proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment are at: https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/public-participation/filing-a-plan-protest and at 43 CFR 1610.5-2.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Miriam Liberatore, Project Manager, 
telephone 541-618-2200, email [email protected]; mailing address Bureau 
of Land Management, 3040 Biddle Road, Medford, OR 97504. 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. Liberatore 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: Sonoran West Solar Holdings LLC (the 
Applicant), a wholly owned subsidiary of Recurrent Energy LLC, applied 
for a right-of-way (ROW) grant for a photovoltaic solar project with 
the BLM. The applicant proposes to construct, operate, maintain, and 
decommission a maximum 350-megawatt solar photovoltaic facility with 
integrated battery storage and necessary ancillary facilities, 
including project substations, access roads, operations and maintenance 
buildings, and lay down areas. The Proposed Action includes 2,500 acres 
of BLM-administered land in Riverside County, California. The CDCA 
requires newly proposed utility sites not previously identified in the 
plan and proposed transmission lines outside designated utility 
corridors to be considered through a Plan Amendment. This decision 
therefore would amend the CDCA Plan to identify the Crimson Solar 
Project site as suitable for solar energy generation and to recognize 
the development of a high-voltage transmission line outside a 
designated corridor.
    The BLM is the lead NEPA agency and will make Federal decisions 
regarding the proposed Plan Amendment and the ROW for the Project. The 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a Cooperating Agency and issued a 
Biological Opinion for the project on February 22, 2020. The U.S. EPA 
(Region 9) is a Cooperating Agency but does not have a direct 
permitting role in the project. The California

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Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is the lead agency under the 
California Environmental Quality Act and will decide whether to issue 
the applicant an Incidental Take Permit and/or a Lake and Streambed 
Alteration Agreement. The CDFW will release a Final Environmental 
Impact Report (EIR) independent of this EIS/Plan Amendment.
    The Draft EIS/EIR/Plan Amendment was available for a 90-day public 
comment period on November 1, 2019 (84 FR 58738). The BLM held public 
meetings on December 2 and 3, 2019, in Palm Desert and Blythe, 
respectively. Twenty-one comments were received during the comment 
period. Responses to substantive comments are in Appendix W of the 
Final EIS/Plan Amendment (Responses to Comments). Public comments 
resulted in the addition of clarifying text but did not warrant changes 
to the analysis or conclusions.
    In addition to the Proposed Action (Alternative A), the Final EIS/
Plan Amendment considers a no action alternative and two action 
alternatives. Alternative B, Alternative Design, would include one or 
more of three design elements to reduce grading, trenching, and 
vegetation removal during construction. Alternative C, Reduced Acreage, 
would be the same as described under Alternative A in the number and 
size of project-related facilities and energy generation, but the 
project area would be reduced to 2,049 acres. All action alternatives 
would amend the CDCA plan to allow the project. The Agency Preferred 
Alternative combines Alternative B (reduced grading and reduced 
vegetation removal) and Alternative C (reduced acreage).
    The BLM utilized and coordinated the NEPA 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).
    All protests must be in writing and submitted in accordance with 
the instructions outlined at: https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/public-participation/filing-a-plan-protest and at 43 CFR 
1610.5-2. A written decision will be rendered on each protest and 
mailed to each protesting party. This decision will be the final 
decision of the Department of the Interior on each protest. Responses 
to protest issues will be compiled in a Protest Resolution Report made 
available following issuance of the decisions. Upon resolution of all 
protests, a Record of Decision will be issued, which will include 
information on any further opportunities for public involvement.
    Before including your phone number, email address, or other 
personal identifying information in your protest, you should be aware 
that your entire protest--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us to withhold your personal identifying information from public 
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6; 40 CFR 1506.10; 43 CFR 1610.2; 43 CFR 
1610.5; 42 U.S.C. 4370m-6(a)(1).

Karen E. Mouritsen,
BLM California State Director.
[FR Doc. 2021-03833 Filed 2-23-21; 8:45 am]
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