Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment and Amend the Resource Management Plan for the Proposed Dodge Flat Solar II Project in Washoe County, Nevada, 80914-80916 [2024-22982]
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TABLE 1—PERMIT APPLICATIONS RECEIVED
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Virginia Department of Wildlife
Resources, Marion, VA; Timothy
Lane.
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Jacob Miller, Hurricane, WV.
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pearlymussel (Lemiox rimosus), cracking pearlymussel
(Hemistena lata), Cumberland monkeyface (Quadrula
intermedia), Cumberlandian combshell (Epioblasma
brevidens), dromedary pearlymussel (Dromus dromas),
fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria), finerayed pigtoe
(Fusconaia
cuneolus),
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(Pegias
fabula),
oyster
mussel
(Epioblasma
capsaeformis), pink mucket (Lampsilis abrupta), purple
bean (Villosa perpurpurea), rough pigtoe (Pleurobema
plenum), rough rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica
strigillata), sheepnose (Plethobasus cyphyus), shiny
pigtoe (Fusconaia cor), slabside pearlymussel
(Pleuronaia dolabelloides), snuffbox (Epioblasma
triquetra), spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta),
tan riffleshell (Epioblasma florentina walkeri).
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(Alasmidonta
heterodon),
fanshell
(Cyprogenia
stegaria), fat pocketbook (Potamilus capax), Higgins’
eye Pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsii), James
spinymussel (Parvaspina collina), longsolid (Fusconaia
subrotunda), northern riffleshell (Epioblasma rangiana),
orangefoot pimpleback (Plethobasus cooperianus), pink
mucket
(Lampsilis
abrupta),
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cylindrica), rayed bean (Villosa fabalis), ring pink
(Obovaria retusa), rough pigtoe (Pleurobema plenum),
round hickorynut (Obovaria subrotunda), sheepnose
(Plethobasus cyphyus), snuffbox (Epioblasma triquetra),
spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta), white
catspaw (Epioblasma perobliqua), white wartyback
(Plethobasus cicatricosus).
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Parsons, WV;
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Written comments we receive become
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associated with this action. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
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comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
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that we withhold your personal
identifying information from public
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will be able to do so. Moreover, all
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businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public disclosure in
their entirety.
If we decide to issue permits to the
applicants listed in this notice, we will
publish a notice in the Federal Register.
Bureau of Land Management
Authority
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment and
Amend the Resource Management
Plan for the Proposed Dodge Flat Solar
II Project in Washoe County, Nevada
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Section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
[BLM_NV_FRN_MO# 4500180403]
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
Martin Miller,
Manager, Division of Endangered Species,
Ecological Services, Northeast Region.
AGENCY:
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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 Office intends to prepare
a Resource Management Plan (RMP)
amendment with an associated
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Environmental Assessment (EA) for the
proposed Dodge Flat Solar II Project 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 November 4,
2024. To afford the BLM the
opportunity to consider issues raised by
commenters in the Draft RMP
amendment and associated EA, please
ensure your comments are received
prior to the close of the 30-day scoping
period or 15-days after the last public
meeting, whichever is later.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on issues and planning criteria related
to the Dodge Flat Solar II Project 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 Solar II Project,
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:
Jonathan Kalb, Realty Specialist,
telephone (775) 885–6033; address 5665
Morgan Mill Rd., Carson City, NV
89701; email Jkalb@blm.gov. Contact
Jonathan Kalb 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 for
contacting Jonathan Kalb. 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
intends to prepare an RMP amendment
with an associated EA for the proposed
Dodge Flat Solar II Project and
announces the beginning of the scoping
process that seeks public input on
issues and planning criteria. The RMP
amendment is being considered to allow
the BLM to evaluate modifying a portion
of an energy corridor designated by
BLM under section 368 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (Section 368 energy
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corridors) around the proposed Dodge
Flat Solar II Project. This would require
removal of approximately 608 acres of
the section 368 energy corridor, as
currently identified, and designating
approximately 92 acres of new section
368 energy corridor to the southeast of
the proposed Dodge Flat Solar II Project.
Section 368 energy corridors are
managed as the preferred locations for
development of energy transportation
projects on lands managed by the BLM.
Each corridor has a defined centerline,
width, and compatible uses
(underground-only, electric-only, or
multi-modal). The rerouting of the
section 368 energy corridor would
require amending the Carson City Field
Office Consolidated RMP, as amended
by the 2009 West Wide Energy Corridor
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement Record of Decision. The
planning area is located in Washoe
County, NV, and encompasses
approximately 990 acres of public land.
Purpose and Need
The BLM’s purpose for this Federal
action is to respond to the ROW
application submitted under Title V of
FLPMA and to amend the section 368
energy corridor (15–17) direction in the
Carson City Field Office Consolidated
RMP in compliance with the BLM ROW
regulations (43 CFR part 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 Carson City Field
Office Consolidated RMP planning area.
A Notice of Intent for an amendment
to the Carson City Field Office
Consolidated RMP for use of exclusion
areas within the proposed Dodge Flat
Solar II Project was published on
January 19, 2024. Since then, it was
determined that an amendment to the
Carson City Field Office Consolidated
RMP is needed for the Section 368
energy corridor rerouting as well.
Preliminary Alternatives
Under the No Action alternative, the
BLM would not approve the proposed
Dodge Flat Solar II Project on public
lands and would not amend the corridor
alignment in the Carson City Field
Office Consolidated RMP. Under the
proposed action alternative, the BLM
would change the corridor alignment in
the Carson City Field Office
Consolidated RMP to allow the Dodge
Flat Solar II Project to be developed as
currently proposed. The BLM welcomes
comments and suggestions for
additional alternatives.
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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 stakeholders. The
BLM has identified several preliminary
issues for this planning effort’s analysis.
The planning criteria are available for
public review and comment at the
ePlanning 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 EA. The
BLM will hold one virtual scoping
meeting. The specific date and time of
the scoping meeting will be announced
at least 15 days in advance through the
project ePlanning web page (See
ADDRESSES).
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, archaeology, botany, climate
change (greenhouse gases),
environmental justice, fire and fuels,
geology/mineral resources and soils,
hazardous materials, hydrology,
groundwater, invasive/non-native
species, jurisdictional delineations,
lands and realty, paleontology, public
health and safety, rangelands,
transportation, socioeconomics, soils,
visual resources, 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
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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 Solar II 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
EA 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, 43 CFR 1610.2,
and 43 CFR 2800)
Jon K. Raby,
State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
[BLM_UT_FRN_MO 4500181748]
Notice of Availability of the Proposed
Resource Management Plan and Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
Bears Ears National Monument in Utah
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior; Forest Service, Agriculture
(USDA).
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) and
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service (USDA Forest Service),
collectively ‘‘the Agencies,’’ have
prepared a Proposed Resource
Management Plan (RMP) and Final
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Bears Ears National Monument
(BENM or monument) and by this notice
are announcing the start of a 30-day
protest period of the Proposed RMP.
DATES: This notice announces a 30-day
protest period to the BLM on the
Proposed RMP beginning on the date of
the Environmental Protection Agency’s
(EPA) publication of its Notice of
Availability (NOA) of the Proposed
RMP/Final EIS in the Federal Register.
The EPA usually publishes its NOAs on
Fridays. Protests must be postmarked or
electronically submitted on the BLM’s
ePlanning site during the 30-day protest
period.
ADDRESSES: The Proposed RMP, Final
EIS and associated documents are
available on the BLM ePlanning project
website at https://eplanning.blm.gov/
eplanning-ui/project/2020347/510.
Pertinent documents may also be
examined at the BLM Monticello Field
Office, 365 North Main, Monticello,
Utah 84535.
Instructions for filing a protest with
the BLM for the BENM Proposed RMP/
Final EIS can be found at: https://
www.blm.gov/programs/planning-andnepa/public-participation/filing-a-planprotest and at 43 CFR 1610.5–2.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill
Stephenson, Project Manager,
telephone: 435–259–2100; address:
Bureau of Land Management Canyon
Country District, 82 E Dogwood, Moab,
Utah 84532; email: jstephenson@
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blm.gov. 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 for contacting Ms. Stephenson.
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: The
planning area is located in San Juan
County, Utah, and encompasses
approximately 1.36 million acres of
federal land administered by the BLM
and USDA Forest Service.
The USDA Forest Service will adopt
the BLM’s administrative review protest
procedures, as provided by the Forest
Service Planning Rule at 36 CFR
219.59(a).
Purpose and Need for the Planning
Effort
Presidential Proclamation 10285
directs the Agencies to ‘‘prepare and
maintain a new management plan for
the entire monument’’ for the specific
purposes of ‘‘protecting and restoring
the objects identified [in Proclamation
10285] and in Proclamation 9558.’’
The RMP’s underlying purpose (40
CFR 1502.13) is to provide a
management framework, including
goals, objectives, and management
direction, to guide BENM management
consistent with the protection of BENM
objects and the management direction
provided in Proclamation 10285.
The purpose and need for the BENM
RMP is aligned with the purpose and
need to amend the plan direction and
management allocation for BENM in the
Manti-La Sal National Forest Land and
Resource Management Plan (LRMP).
The proposed programmatic
amendment incorporates the proposed
BENM RMP and updated land
management allocation of the BENM
boundary area into the Manti-La Sal
LRMP. The scope of the USDA Forest
Service amendment is based on the
objects identified in Proclamation
10285, and the scale applies to National
Forest System (NFS) lands within the
BENM boundary area.
Alternatives Considered
The Final EIS evaluates six
alternatives in detail, including the no
action alternative. Alternative A (the no
action alternative) represents current
management from the 2020 BENM
Approved Monument Management
Plans, which apply to lands that
remained in BENM under Proclamation
9681, and the 2008 Monticello
Approved RMP, 2008 Moab Approved
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_NV_FRN_MO# 4500180403]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment and Amend
the Resource Management Plan for the Proposed Dodge Flat Solar II
Project in Washoe County, Nevada
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 Office intends to prepare a Resource Management Plan (RMP)
amendment with an associated
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Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed Dodge Flat Solar II
Project 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 November 4, 2024. To afford the BLM the
opportunity to consider issues raised by commenters in the Draft RMP
amendment and associated EA, please ensure your comments are received
prior to the close of the 30-day scoping period or 15-days after the
last public meeting, whichever is later.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria
related to the Dodge Flat Solar II Project 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
Solar II Project, 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: Jonathan Kalb, Realty Specialist,
telephone (775) 885-6033; address 5665 Morgan Mill Rd., Carson City, NV
89701; email [email protected]. Contact Jonathan Kalb 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 for contacting Jonathan Kalb. 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
intends to prepare an RMP amendment with an associated EA for the
proposed Dodge Flat Solar II Project and announces the beginning of the
scoping process that seeks public input on issues and planning
criteria. The RMP amendment is being considered to allow the BLM to
evaluate modifying a portion of an energy corridor designated by BLM
under section 368 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Section 368 energy
corridors) around the proposed Dodge Flat Solar II Project. This would
require removal of approximately 608 acres of the section 368 energy
corridor, as currently identified, and designating approximately 92
acres of new section 368 energy corridor to the southeast of the
proposed Dodge Flat Solar II Project. Section 368 energy corridors are
managed as the preferred locations for development of energy
transportation projects on lands managed by the BLM. Each corridor has
a defined centerline, width, and compatible uses (underground-only,
electric-only, or multi-modal). The rerouting of the section 368 energy
corridor would require amending the Carson City Field Office
Consolidated RMP, as amended by the 2009 West Wide Energy Corridor
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Record of Decision. The
planning area is located in Washoe County, NV, and encompasses
approximately 990 acres of public land.
Purpose and Need
The BLM's purpose for this Federal action is to respond to the ROW
application submitted under Title V of FLPMA and to amend the section
368 energy corridor (15-17) direction in the Carson City Field Office
Consolidated RMP in compliance with the BLM ROW regulations (43 CFR
part 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 Carson City Field
Office Consolidated RMP planning area.
A Notice of Intent for an amendment to the Carson City Field Office
Consolidated RMP for use of exclusion areas within the proposed Dodge
Flat Solar II Project was published on January 19, 2024. Since then, it
was determined that an amendment to the Carson City Field Office
Consolidated RMP is needed for the Section 368 energy corridor
rerouting as well.
Preliminary Alternatives
Under the No Action alternative, the BLM would not approve the
proposed Dodge Flat Solar II Project on public lands and would not
amend the corridor alignment in the Carson City Field Office
Consolidated RMP. Under the proposed action alternative, the BLM would
change the corridor alignment in the Carson City Field Office
Consolidated RMP to allow the Dodge Flat Solar II Project 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 stakeholders. The BLM has identified several
preliminary issues for this planning effort's analysis. The planning
criteria are available for public review and comment at the ePlanning
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 EA. The BLM will hold one
virtual scoping meeting. The specific date and time of the scoping
meeting will be announced at least 15 days in advance through the
project ePlanning web page (See ADDRESSES).
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,
archaeology, botany, climate change (greenhouse gases), environmental
justice, fire and fuels, geology/mineral resources and soils, hazardous
materials, hydrology, groundwater, invasive/non-native species,
jurisdictional delineations, lands and realty, paleontology, public
health and safety, rangelands, transportation, socioeconomics, soils,
visual resources, 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
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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 Solar II 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 EA 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, 43 CFR 1610.2, and 43 CFR 2800)
Jon K. Raby,
State Director.
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