Notice of Intent To Amend the Carson City Field Office Consolidated Resource Management Plan and Prepare an Associated Environmental Assessment for the Dodge Flat II Solar Energy Center in Washoe County, NV, 3686-3687 [2024-00942]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_NV_FRN_MO#4500176350]
Notice of Intent To Amend the Carson
City Field Office Consolidated
Resource Management Plan and
Prepare an Associated Environmental
Assessment for the Dodge Flat II Solar
Energy Center in Washoe 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), and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Nevada State Director intends to prepare
a resource management plan (RMP)
amendment with an associated
Environmental Assessment for the
Dodge Flat II Solar Energy Center and by
this notice is announcing the beginning
of the scoping period to solicit public
comments and identify issues, and is
providing the planning criteria for
public review.
DATES: The BLM requests the public
submit comments concerning the scope
of the analysis, potential alternatives,
and identification of relevant
information and studies by February 20,
2024. To afford the BLM the
opportunity to consider issues raised by
the public, please ensure your
comments are received prior to the close
of the 30-day scoping period.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on issues and planning criteria related
to the Dodge Flat II Solar Energy Center
by any of the following methods:
• Website: https://eplanning.blm.gov/
eplanning-ui/project/2027081/510.
• Email: BLM_NV_CCDO_Dodge_
Flat_Solar@blm.gov.
• Mail: BLM, Carson City District
Office, Attn: Dodge Flat II Solar Energy
SUMMARY:
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Center, 5665 Morgan Mill Rd., Carson
City, NV 89701.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined online at https://
eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/
project/2027081/510 and at the Carson
City District Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katy
Paiva, Realty Specialist, telephone (775)
885–6034; address 5665 Morgan Mill
Rd., Carson City, NV 89701; email
kpaiva@blm.gov. Contact Katy Paiva to
have your name added to our mailing
list. Individuals in the United States
who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing,
or have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document provides notice that the BLM
Nevada State Director intends to prepare
an RMP amendment with an associated
Environmental Assessment for the
Dodge Flat II Solar Energy Center,
announces the beginning of the scoping
process, and seeks public input on
issues and planning criteria. The RMP
amendment is being considered to allow
the BLM to evaluate the use of
approximately 71 acres of public land
that are identified as ‘‘exclusion lands’’
in the 2012 ‘‘Final Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement for
Solar Energy Development in Six
Southwestern States (Arizona,
California, Colorado, Nevada, New
Mexico, and Utah)’’ (Solar
Programmatic EIS) Record of Decision
due to slope criteria. The use of these
exclusion lands for solar power
generation would require amending the
existing 2001 Carson City Field Office
Consolidated Resource Management
Plan, as amended by the Solar
Programmatic EIS Record of Decision.
The planning area is located in Washoe
County, Nevada, and encompasses
approximately 700 acres of public land.
The scope of this land use planning
process does not include addressing the
evaluation or designation of Areas of
Critical Environmental Concern
(ACECs), and the BLM is not
considering ACEC nominations as part
of this process.
Purpose and Need
The BLM’s purpose for this Federal
action is to respond to the right-of-way
application submitted under Title V of
the FLPMA (43 U.S.C. 1761), and to
amend the slope management direction
in the 2001 Carson City Field Office
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Consolidated Resource Management
Plan in compliance with the BLM rightof-way regulations (43 CFR 2800) and
other applicable Federal and State laws
and policies. In accordance with
FLPMA, there is a need to consider the
long-term needs of future generations
for renewable and non-renewable
resources in the context of the multiple
resource objectives in the 2001 Carson
City Field Office Consolidated Resource
Management Plan planning area.
Preliminary Alternatives
Under the No Action alternative, the
BLM would not approve the proposed
Dodge Flat II Solar Energy Center on
public lands that are currently excluded
from utility-scale solar energy
development due to slopes exceeding 5
percent and would not amend the slope
management direction in the 2001
Carson City Field Office Consolidated
Resource Management Plan. Under the
proposed action alternative, the BLM
would change the slope management
direction in the 2001 Carson City Field
Office Consolidated Resource
Management Plan to allow for the Dodge
Flat II Solar Energy Center to be
developed as currently proposed. The
BLM welcomes comments and
suggestions for additional alternatives.
Planning Criteria
The planning criteria guide the
planning effort and lay the groundwork
for effects analysis by identifying the
preliminary issues and their analytical
frameworks. Preliminary issues for the
planning area have been identified by
BLM personnel and from early
engagement conducted for this planning
effort with Federal, State, and local
agencies; Tribes; and other stakeholders.
The BLM has identified 10 preliminary
issues for this planning effort’s analysis.
The planning criteria are available for
public review and comment on the
National NEPA Register website (see
ADDRESSES).
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Public Scoping Process
This notice of intent initiates the
scoping period and public review of the
planning criteria, which guide the
development and analysis of the RMP
amendment and associated
Environmental Assessment. The BLM
will be holding one virtual scoping
meeting. The specific date and time of
the scoping meeting will be announced
at least 15 days in advance through the
National NEPA Register project web
page https://eplanning.blm.gov/
eplanning-ui/project/2027081/510.
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Interdisciplinary Team
The BLM will use an interdisciplinary
approach to develop the plan
amendment in order to consider the
variety of resource issues and concerns
identified. Specialists with expertise in
the following disciplines will be
involved in this planning effort: air
quality, cultural resources, botany,
climate change (greenhouse gases),
environmental justice, grazing, human
health and safety, land use and
authorizations, migratory birds, noise
impacts, socioeconomics,
transportation, visual resources, water
quality, and wildlife.
Additional Information
The BLM will identify, analyze, and
consider mitigation to address the
reasonably foreseeable impacts to
resources from the proposed plan
amendment and all analyzed reasonable
alternatives and, in accordance with 40
CFR 1502.14(e), include appropriate
mitigation measures not already
included in the proposed plan
amendment or alternatives. Mitigation
may include avoidance, minimization,
rectification, reduction or elimination
over time, and compensation; and may
be considered at multiple scales,
including the landscape scale.
The BLM will utilize and coordinate
the NEPA and land use planning
processes for this planning effort to help
support compliance with applicable
procedural requirements under the
Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C.
1536) and section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C.
306108) as provided in 36 CFR
800.2(d)(3), including public
involvement requirements of section
106. The information about historic and
cultural resources and threatened and
endangered species within the area
potentially affected by the proposed
plan amendment 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, BLM MS 1780, and other
Departmental 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 Indian Tribes and
other stakeholders that may be
interested in or affected by the proposed
Dodge Flat II Solar Energy Center
project 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
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in the development of the
environmental analysis as a cooperating
agency.
Before including your address, phone
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: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR
1610.2)
Jon K. Raby,
State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_HQ_FRN_MO4500177363]
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement for Utility-Scale Solar
Energy Development and Notice of
Public Meetings
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has
prepared a Draft Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for Utility-scale Solar Energy
Development and associated Resource
Management Plan (RMP) Amendments
and by this notice is providing
information announcing the opening of
the comment period on the Draft
Programmatic EIS.
DATES: This notice announces the
opening of a 90-day comment period for
the Draft Programmatic EIS beginning
with the date following the
Environmental Protection Agency’s
(EPA) publication of its Notice of
Availability (NOA) in the Federal
Register.
To afford the BLM the opportunity to
consider comments in the course of
preparing the Proposed RMP
Amendments/Final Programmatic EIS,
please ensure your comments are
received prior to the close of the 90-day
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_NV_FRN_MO#4500176350]
Notice of Intent To Amend the Carson City Field Office
Consolidated Resource Management Plan and Prepare an Associated
Environmental Assessment for the Dodge Flat II Solar Energy Center in
Washoe County, NV
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 (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada
State Director intends to prepare a resource management plan (RMP)
amendment with an associated Environmental Assessment for the Dodge
Flat II Solar Energy Center and by this notice is announcing the
beginning of the scoping period to solicit public comments and identify
issues, and is providing the planning criteria for public review.
DATES: The BLM requests the public submit comments concerning the scope
of the analysis, potential alternatives, and identification of relevant
information and studies by February 20, 2024. To afford the BLM the
opportunity to consider issues raised by the public, please ensure your
comments are received prior to the close of the 30-day scoping period.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria
related to the Dodge Flat II Solar Energy Center by any of the
following methods:
Website: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2027081/510.
Email: [email protected].
Mail: BLM, Carson City District Office, Attn: Dodge Flat
II Solar Energy Center, 5665 Morgan Mill Rd., Carson City, NV 89701.
Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined online at
https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2027081/510 and at the
Carson City District Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katy Paiva, Realty Specialist,
telephone (775) 885-6034; address 5665 Morgan Mill Rd., Carson City, NV
89701; email [email protected]. Contact Katy Paiva to have your name added
to our mailing list. Individuals in the United States who are deaf,
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document provides notice that the BLM
Nevada State Director intends to prepare an RMP amendment with an
associated Environmental Assessment for the Dodge Flat II Solar Energy
Center, announces the beginning of the scoping process, and seeks
public input on issues and planning criteria. The RMP amendment is
being considered to allow the BLM to evaluate the use of approximately
71 acres of public land that are identified as ``exclusion lands'' in
the 2012 ``Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Solar
Energy Development in Six Southwestern States (Arizona, California,
Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah)'' (Solar Programmatic EIS)
Record of Decision due to slope criteria. The use of these exclusion
lands for solar power generation would require amending the existing
2001 Carson City Field Office Consolidated Resource Management Plan, as
amended by the Solar Programmatic EIS Record of Decision. The planning
area is located in Washoe County, Nevada, and encompasses approximately
700 acres of public land. The scope of this land use planning process
does not include addressing the evaluation or designation of Areas of
Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs), and the BLM is not considering
ACEC nominations as part of this process.
Purpose and Need
The BLM's purpose for this Federal action is to respond to the
right-of-way application submitted under Title V of the FLPMA (43
U.S.C. 1761), and to amend the slope management direction in the 2001
Carson City Field Office
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Consolidated Resource Management Plan in compliance with the BLM right-
of-way regulations (43 CFR 2800) and other applicable Federal and State
laws and policies. In accordance with FLPMA, there is a need to
consider the long-term needs of future generations for renewable and
non-renewable resources in the context of the multiple resource
objectives in the 2001 Carson City Field Office Consolidated Resource
Management Plan planning area.
Preliminary Alternatives
Under the No Action alternative, the BLM would not approve the
proposed Dodge Flat II Solar Energy Center on public lands that are
currently excluded from utility-scale solar energy development due to
slopes exceeding 5 percent and would not amend the slope management
direction in the 2001 Carson City Field Office Consolidated Resource
Management Plan. Under the proposed action alternative, the BLM would
change the slope management direction in the 2001 Carson City Field
Office Consolidated Resource Management Plan to allow for the Dodge
Flat II Solar Energy Center to be developed as currently proposed. The
BLM welcomes comments and suggestions for additional alternatives.
Planning Criteria
The planning criteria guide the planning effort and lay the
groundwork for effects analysis by identifying the preliminary issues
and their analytical frameworks. Preliminary issues for the planning
area have been identified by BLM personnel and from early engagement
conducted for this planning effort with Federal, State, and local
agencies; Tribes; and other stakeholders. The BLM has identified 10
preliminary issues for this planning effort's analysis. The planning
criteria are available for public review and comment on the National
NEPA Register website (see ADDRESSES).
Public Scoping Process
This notice of intent initiates the scoping period and public
review of the planning criteria, which guide the development and
analysis of the RMP amendment and associated Environmental Assessment.
The BLM will be holding one virtual scoping meeting. The specific date
and time of the scoping meeting will be announced at least 15 days in
advance through the National NEPA Register project web page https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2027081/510.
Interdisciplinary Team
The BLM will use an interdisciplinary approach to develop the plan
amendment in order to consider the variety of resource issues and
concerns identified. Specialists with expertise in the following
disciplines will be involved in this planning effort: air quality,
cultural resources, botany, climate change (greenhouse gases),
environmental justice, grazing, human health and safety, land use and
authorizations, migratory birds, noise impacts, socioeconomics,
transportation, visual resources, water quality, and wildlife.
Additional Information
The BLM will identify, analyze, and consider mitigation to address
the reasonably foreseeable impacts to resources from the proposed plan
amendment and all analyzed reasonable alternatives and, in accordance
with 40 CFR 1502.14(e), include appropriate mitigation measures not
already included in the proposed plan amendment or alternatives.
Mitigation may include avoidance, minimization, rectification,
reduction or elimination over time, and compensation; and may be
considered at multiple scales, including the landscape scale.
The BLM will utilize and coordinate the NEPA and land use planning
processes for this planning effort to help support compliance with
applicable procedural requirements under the Endangered Species Act (16
U.S.C. 1536) and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
(54 U.S.C. 306108) as provided in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3), including public
involvement requirements of section 106. The information about historic
and cultural resources and threatened and endangered species within the
area potentially affected by the proposed plan amendment 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, BLM MS 1780,
and other Departmental 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 Indian Tribes and other stakeholders that may be interested in or
affected by the proposed Dodge Flat II Solar Energy Center project 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.
Before including your address, phone 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: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR 1610.2)
Jon K. Raby,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2024-00942 Filed 1-18-24; 8:45 am]
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