80 FR 24962 - Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the TransWest Express 600-kV Direct Current Transmission Project in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada, and Proposed Land Use Plan Amendments
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 84 (May 1, 2015)
Bureau of Land Management
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 84 (May 1, 2015)
| Page Range | 24962-24965 | |
| FR Document | 2015-10248 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 84 (Friday, May 1, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 24962-24965] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-10248] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Western Area Power Administration [LLWY920000.L51010000.ER0000-LVRWK09K1160; WYW177893; COC72929; UTU87238; N86732] Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the TransWest Express 600-kV Direct Current Transmission Project in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada, and Proposed Land Use Plan Amendments AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior; and Western Area Power Administration, DOE. ACTION: Notice of availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Utah Reclamation Mitigation Conservation Commission (URMCC), Western Area Power Administration (Western) and the United States Forest Service (Forest Service) announce the availability of the TransWest Express Transmission Project Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and proposed land use plan amendments. The Final EIS analyzes the potential environmental consequences of granting a right-of-way (ROW) to TransWest Express, LLC (TransWest) to construct and operate an extra-high voltage (EHV) direct current (DC) transmission system (proposed Project). DATES: BLM planning regulations (43 CFR 1610.5-2) state that any person who meets the conditions as described in the regulations may protest the BLM's Proposed RMP Amendment/Final EIS. A person who meets the conditions and files a protest must file the protest within 30 days of the date that the Environmental Protection Agency publishes its Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final EIS have been sent to Federal, State, and local governments, public libraries in the area affected by the proposed Project, and to interested parties that previously requested a copy. The Final EIS and supporting documents will be available electronically on the following BLM Web site: http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/ en/info/NEPA/documents/hdd/ [[Page 24963]] transwest.html. Copies of the Final EIS are available for public inspection at the locations identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. Protests on the BLM land use planning process must be in writing and mailed to one of the following addresses: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regular mail: Overnight delivery: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BLM Director, (210) Attention: Protest BLM Director (210), Attention: Coordinator, P.O. Box 71383, Protest Coordinator, 20 M Washington, DC 20024-1383. Street SE., Room 2134LM, Washington, DC 20003. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Knowlton, Project Manager; Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office; P.O. Box 20678, Cheyenne, WY 82003; by telephone at 307-775-6124; or email to: [email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at (800) 877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS 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. For information about Western's involvement, contact Steve Blazek, Western NEPA Document Manager: Telephone 720-962-7265; email: [email protected]; address: Western Area Power Administration, P.O. Box 281213, Lakewood, CO 80228-8213. For information about the Forest Service's involvement, contact Kenton Call, Forest Service Project Lead: Telephone 435-691-0768; email: [email protected]. The Forest Service will provide a mailing address in its TransWest Project Final EIS NOA. For general information on the Department of Energy's NEPA review procedures or on the status of a NEPA review, contact Carol M. Borgstrom, Director of NEPA Policy and Compliance, GC-54, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585; telephone 202-586-4600 or toll free at (800) 472-2756, or email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In November 2007, National Grid filed a ROW application with the BLM to construct and operate an EHV transmission line between Wyoming and delivery points in the Southwestern U.S. An amended application was filed on September 2, 2008, and project sponsorship was transferred to TransWest Express LLC (TransWest), a subsidiary of the Anschutz Corporation. TransWest submitted additional amended applications to the BLM in late 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014 to reflect minor changes and refinements in the proposed Project. In April 2010, the BLM and Western entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in which the BLM and Western agreed to act as joint lead agencies for the EIS. The BLM's status as a joint lead agency is based on its potential Federal action to grant a ROW across BLM lands. Western's status as a joint lead agency is based on its potential Federal action to provide Federal funds for the proposed Project. Western and TransWest entered into a development agreement (executed in September 2011, amended in June 2014) wherein Western agreed to support Project development by providing technical assistance and/or financing. The Forest Service is a cooperating agency in the proposed Project based on its potential Federal action to issue a special use permit across Forest Service lands. Additional cooperating agencies include Federal, State, tribal and local agencies. On January 4, 2011, the BLM and Western jointly published in the Federal Register (76 FR 379) a Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS in compliance with Federal requirements FLPMA and NEPA. To allow the public an opportunity to review information associated with the proposed Project, the BLM held public meetings from January through March 2011 in Rawlins, Rock Springs, and Baggs, Wyoming; Craig, Rangely, and Grand Junction, Colorado; Castledale, Duchesne, Nephi, Delta, Richfield, Milford, Moab, Cedar City, St. George, Pine Valley, Central, and Enterprise, Utah; and Caliente, Overton, Henderson, and Las Vegas, Nevada. Issues and potential impacts to specific resources were identified during scoping and preparation of the Draft EIS. The following issues were identified in the scoping process:Selection of corridor alternatives; Potential private and public land use conflicts; Impacts and mitigation to fish, wildlife, vegetation, special status species and habitat; Public health and safety; Impacts to areas with Special Management designations; Cumulative impacts; Socioeconomic impacts; and Noxious weed control and reclamation. The BLM and Western, in coordination with the Forest Service, other Federal, State, and local governments and agencies, considered all public scoping comments received as well as TransWest's refinements to identify the Agency Preferred Alternative. The Agency Preferred Alternative was developed through a comparative evaluation of routing opportunities and constraints and the relative potential impacts among the various alternative segments. The various alternative segments within regions were compared with each other in accordance with standard criteria. The primary criteria considered to select the Agency Preferred Alternative were: (1) Maximize the use of designated utility corridors; (2) Minimize requirements to amend agency land use plans; (3) Avoid and minimize resource impacts regulated by law (for example, the Endangered Species Act); (4) Avoid and minimize proximity to private residences and residential areas; (5) Avoid and minimize resource impacts to reduce the magnitude and duration of adverse (residual) impacts; (6) Minimize the use of private lands; and, (7) Minimize transmission system construction, operation and maintenance expense. The Environmental Protection Agency published a Draft EIS/Draft RMP Amendments NOA on July 3, 2013 in the Federal Register (78 FR 40163), which began a 90-day public comment period. To allow the public an opportunity to review and comment on the Draft EIS, the agencies held public meetings in July, August, and September 2013 in Rawlins and Baggs, Wyoming; Craig, Colorado; Vernal, Fort Duchesne, Duchesne, Price, Nephi, Delta, Cedar City, and St. George, Utah; Panaca and Henderson, Nevada. On December 6, 2013, the Forest Service published an additional NOA in the Federal Register (78 FR 73524) to initiate an additional 30-day public comment period specific to Forest Service decisions on the proposed Project. The agencies received over 1,800 comments, contained in 457 submissions, during the Draft EIS public comment periods. Principle comment issues included: Mitigation; [[Page 24964]] Opposition to, or support for, specific routes; Effects to historic properties; and Effects to sensitive biological resources, including sage grouse. Other comments provided specific edits and corrections to EIS sections and general support or opposition to the proposed Project. All submitted comments were addressed in the Final EIS. In response to public comments on the Draft EIS, the agencies developed a suite of hierarchical mitigation strategies for application to onsite, regional and compensatory mitigation, as applicable, as well as landscape level conservation and management actions to reduce resource impacts and achieve planning resource objectives for the planning areas crossed by the project. Specific examples include offsite compensatory mitigation for impacts to greater sage grouse and National Historic Trails. TransWest project proposal refinements include: Reduced separation distance from existing transmission to reflect updated Western Electricity Coordinating Council guidance; Removed or adjusted portions of the proposed Project that presented conflicts and/or did not address resource impacts not already addressed by the existing range of alternatives; and Reduced the width of the study area and refined the transmission alignment to reflect preliminary engineering designed to reduce resource impacts and conflicts. As a result of cooperating agency input and public comments, refinements were made to the Agency Preferred Alternative presented in the Final EIS. The following discussions of proposed Project segments across various land ownerships and jurisdictions are specific to the Agency Preferred Alternative. Approximately 276 miles (38 percent) of the Agency Preferred Alternative is located within designated Federal utility corridors. The Agency Preferred Alternative is co-located with existing transmission lines for a distance of 408 miles (56 percent) of the total length. In Wyoming, the Agency Preferred Alternative crosses 59 miles of Federal, 4 miles of State, and 30 miles of private land. In Colorado, the Agency Preferred Alternative crosses 62 miles of Federal, 12 miles of State, and 15 miles of private land. In Utah, the Agency Preferred Alternative crosses 210 miles of Federal, 27 miles of State, and 153 miles of private land. In Nevada, the Agency Preferred Alternative crosses 137 miles of Federal, 14 miles of tribal, and 5 miles of private land. Lengths of the Agency Preferred Alternative by agency jurisdiction are found in the Final EIS, Chapter 2 Tables 2-23 through 2-26. Other proposed Project alternatives cross additional Federal land jurisdictions that include: Colorado--BLM Grand Junction Field Office, and National Park Service; Utah--BLM Moab, Richfield, Price, and St. George Field Offices and National Forest System land with the Fishlake, Ashley, and Dixie National Forests; Nevada--National Park Service and the Department of Energy. These alternatives also cross State and private lands in addition to the Federal lands. The requested ROW width would generally be 250 feet. The alternative segments were subdivided into four geographic regions to provide a better understanding of context for the impacts resulting from the proposed Project (Southern Wyoming and Northwestern Colorado; Northwestern Colorado, Eastern and Central Utah; Central and Southwestern Utah, Southern Nevada; Southern Nevada-Las Vegas metropolitan area). The approximately 728-mile Agency Preferred Alternative is discussed below, by region. Region I (Southern Wyoming, Northwestern Colorado). The Agency Preferred Alternative transmission line route would extend approximately 157 miles from the vicinity of Sinclair, Carbon County, Wyoming to the vicinity of U.S. Highway 40 southwest of Maybell in western Moffat County, Colorado. Region II (Northwestern Colorado, Eastern Utah, Central Utah). The Agency Preferred Alternative transmission line route would extend approximately 252 miles from Maybell Colorado, through eastern Utah, to the vicinity of the IPP near Delta, Millard County, Utah. Region III (Central Utah, Southwest Utah, Southern Nevada). The Agency Preferred Alternative transmission line route would extend approximately 282 miles from the vicinity of the IPP, Millard County, Utah to the vicinity of Apex on Interstate 15, northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. Region IV (Southern Nevada--Apex to the Marketplace Hub). The Agency Preferred Alternative transmission line route would extend approximately 37 miles from Apex on Interstate 15 to the Marketplace Hub in the Eldorado Valley, southeast of Las Vegas. The BLM, Western, and cooperating agencies worked together to develop routes that would conform to existing Federal land use plans. However, this objective was not reached for a number of the alternative routes analyzed in the Final EIS. Plan amendments that would be necessary to implement each of the evaluated alternatives were identified by affected agencies and analyzed in Chapter 4 of the Final EIS. The specific land use plan amendments that are actually needed will depend upon which route is selected in the agencies' final decisions. In the Final EIS, the BLM and Western identify the Agency Preferred Alternative, and BLM and Forest Service identify the requisite proposed plan amendments necessary to implement that alternative. The proposed BLM plan amendments would: (1) Expand or extend an existing utility corridor that allows for overhead utilities; (2) Create a new utility corridor to allow for overhead utilities and exceptions to other resource stipulations if avoidance measures or impact mitigation are not feasible within the designated corridor; or (3) Create a one-time exception through a ROW exclusion area. Other BLM management plans could be amended depending upon the specifics of the route that is selected in the Record of Decision. Copies of the Final EIS are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the following locations: BLM, Wyoming State Office, Public Reading Room, 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009; BLM, Rawlins Field Office, 1300 North Third Street, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301; BLM, Colorado State Office, Public Reading Room, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215-7093; BLM, Little Snake Field Office, 455 Emerson Street, Craig, Colorado 81625; BLM, White River Field Office, 220 East Market Street, Meeker, Colorado 81641; BLM, Grand Junction Office, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, Colorado 81506; BLM, Utah State Office, Public Reading Room, 440 West 200 South, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101-1345; BLM, Cedar City Field Office, 176 East DL Sargent Drive, Cedar City, Utah 84721; BLM, Fillmore Field Office, 95 East 500 North, Fillmore, Utah 84631; BLM, Moab Field Office, 92 East Dogwood, Moab, Utah 84532; BLM, Price Field Office, 125 South 600 West, Price, Utah 84501; BLM, Richfield Field Office, 150 East 900 North, Richfield, Utah 84701; BLM, St. George Field Office, 345 East Riverside Drive, St. George, Utah 84790; BLM, Vernal Field Office, 170 South 500 East, Vernal, Utah 84078; BLM, Nevada State Office, Public Reading Room, 1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, Nevada 89502; [[Page 24965]] BLM, Caliente Field Office, U.S. Highway 93, Building #1, Caliente, Nevada 89008; BLM, Las Vegas Field Office, 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130; and Forest Service (Lead Forest Office) Dixie National Forest, 1789 North Wedgewood Lane, Cedar City, Utah 84721. A limited number of paper copies of the document will be available as supplies last. To request a copy, contact Sharon Knowlton, Project Manager, BLM Wyoming State Office, P.O. Box 20678, Cheyenne, WY 82003. BLM Land Use Plan Amendments and the Protest Process: Depending on the route alternative, potential plan amendments proposed by the BLM are needed for the portions of the proposed Project crossing BLM- administered lands that do not conform to the respective land use plan. These include the following: Region I. Two plan amendments would be required. The BLM Rawlins and Little Snake Field Office plans would be affected. Region II. One to four plan amendments would be required. The BLM White River, Vernal, Price, and Salt Lake Field Office plans would be affected. Region III. One plan amendment would be required. The BLM Caliente Field Office plan would be affected. Region IV. No plan amendments would be required. Instructions for filing a protest with the Director of the BLM regarding the proposed BLM land use plan amendments may be found in the ``Dear Reader'' Letter of the Final EIS and at 43 CFR 1610.5-2. All protests must be in writing and mailed to the appropriate address, as set forth in the ``ADDRESSES'' section above. Emailed protests will not be accepted as valid protests unless the protesting party also provides the original letter by either regular mail or overnight delivery postmarked by the close of the protest period. Under these conditions, the BLM will consider the email as an advance copy and it will receive full consideration. If you wish to provide the BLM with such advance notification, please direct emails to [email protected]. Forest Service Land Use Plan Amendments: The following land use plan amendments are proposed by the Forest Service for the portions of the proposed Project crossing National Forest Lands to conform to the respective Forest Service Plans: Region II. The Uinta, Ashley, Manti-LaSal, Fishlake, and Dixie National Forest plans would be affected by one or more of the alternatives. Project-specific amendments for the Uinta and Manti La-Sal National Forest Plans are identified for the Agency Preferred Alternative. Agency Decisions on the proposed Project: Based on the environmental analysis in this Final EIS, the BLM Wyoming State Director will decide whether to authorize, authorize with modifications, or deny the application based on the proposed Project, Agency Preferred Alternative, alternatives, or any combination thereof on Public Lands. Based on the BLM decision, the Administrator for Western will decide whether it would use its borrowing authority to partially finance and hold partial ownership with TransWest in the resulting transmission facilities and capacity. The Forest Service will issue a separate ROD specific to its decision whether to authorize a Special Use Permit on National Forest System land. 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 in your protest to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Mark A. Gabriel, Administrator, Western Area Power Administration. Mary Jo Rugwell, Acting BLM Wyoming State Director. [FR Doc. 2015-10248 Filed 4-30-15; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 4310-22-P
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transparency in Government by onca) for the purpose of enhancement of DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
disclosing information to the public, we the survival of the species from
invite public comment on these permit Sorocaba Zoo, Sorocaba, Brazil. Bureau of Land Management
applications before final action is taken.
Under the MMPA, you may request a Applicant: Project Survival, Dunlap,
hearing on any MMPA application CA; PRT–63546B
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
received. If you request a hearing, give The applicant requests a permit to
specific reasons why a hearing would be Western Area Power Administration
import one wild margay (Leopardus
appropriate. The holding of such a
wiedii) and one captive born and six [LLWY920000.L51010000.ER0000–
hearing is at the discretion of the
wild ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) for LVRWK09K1160; WYW177893; COC72929;
Service Director.
the purpose of enhancement of the UTU87238; N86732]
III. Permit Applications survival of the species from Chiriqui
Feline Center, Buqaba District, Chiriq Notice of Availability of the Final
A. Endangered Species Environmental Impact Statement for
Province, Panama.
Applicant: Tulsa Zoo Management, Inc., the TransWest Express 600-kV Direct
Tulsa, OK; PRT–54405B Multiple Applicants Current Transmission Project in
Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada,
The applicant requests a permit to The following applicants each request and Proposed Land Use Plan
export one captive-bred Diana monkey a permit to import the sport-hunted Amendments
(Cercopithecus diana) for the purpose of trophy of one male bontebok
enhancement of the survival of the (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
species. This notification covers from a captive herd maintained under Interior; and Western Area Power
activities to be conducted by the the management program of the Administration, DOE.
applicant over a 1-year period. Republic of South Africa, for the ACTION: Notice of availability.
Applicant: Florida International purpose of enhancement of the survival
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
University, North Miami, FL; PRT– of the species.
National Environmental Policy Act of
64111B
Applicant: Jason Hagan, Hallettsville, 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the
The applicant requests a permit to TX; PRT–58572B Federal Land Policy and Management
import up to 150 skin, shell, or blood Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the
tissue samples from up to 50 green sea Applicant: Jeffrey Hayer, Greenfield, Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
turtles (Chelonia mydas) and up to 150 MA; PRT–63304B Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Utah
skin, shell, or blood tissue samples from Applicant: Terrance Lucht, Houston, Reclamation Mitigation Conservation
up to 50 green Loggerhead sea turtles TX; PRT–62687B Commission (URMCC), Western Area
(Caretta caretta) for the purpose Power Administration (Western) and the
scientific research. This notification Applicant: Jeffery Dobbins, Mountain United States Forest Service (Forest
covers activities to be conducted by the View, AR; PRT–63973B Service) announce the availability of the
applicant over a 5-year period. B. Endangered Marine Mammals and TransWest Express Transmission Project
Applicant: Miami-Dade Zoological Park Marine Mammals Final Environmental Impact Statement
and Gardens, Miami, FL; PRT–59493B (EIS) and proposed land use plan
Applicant: Robert Rockwell, American amendments. The Final EIS analyzes the
The applicant requests a permit to Museum of Natural History, New York, potential environmental consequences
export two female pink pigeons NY; PRT–03086A of granting a right-of-way (ROW) to
(Nesoenas mayeri) for the purpose of TransWest Express, LLC (TransWest) to
enhancement of the survival of the The applicant requests renewal of construct and operate an extra-high
species. This notification covers their permit to import up to 1,000 voltage (EHV) direct current (DC)
activities to be conducted by the biological samples annually from polar transmission system (proposed Project).
applicant over a 5-year period. bears (Ursus maritimus) from Canada for DATES: BLM planning regulations (43
Applicant: Adrian Cieslak, Wallace, SC; the purpose of scientific research. This CFR 1610.5–2) state that any person
PRT–19311B notification covers activities to be who meets the conditions as described
conducted by the applicant over a 5- in the regulations may protest the BLM’s
The applicant requests a captive-bred year period.
wildlife registration under 50 CFR Proposed RMP Amendment/Final EIS.
17.21(g) for Cuban Crocodile Concurrent with publishing this A person who meets the conditions and
(Crocodilus rhombifer), Saltwater notice in the Federal Register, we are files a protest must file the protest
crocodile (Crocodilus porosus), broad- forwarding copies of the above within 30 days of the date that the
snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris), application to the Marine Mammal Environmental Protection Agency
Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis), Commission and the Committee of publishes its Notice of Availability in
and common caiman (Caiman Scientific Advisors for their review. the Federal Register.
crocodilus) to enhance the species’ ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final EIS have
Brenda Tapia, been sent to Federal, State, and local
propagation or survival. This
Program Analyst/Data Administrator,
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
notification covers activities to be governments, public libraries in the area
conducted by the applicant over a 5- Branch of Permits, Division of Management affected by the proposed Project, and to
year period. Authority. interested parties that previously
[FR Doc. 2015–10135 Filed 4–30–15; 8:45 am] requested a copy. The Final EIS and
Applicant: Project Survival, Dunlap, BILLING CODE 4310–55–P supporting documents will be available
CA; PRT–46280B electronically on the following BLM
The applicant requests a permit to Web site: http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/
import one wild female jaguar (Panthera info/NEPA/documents/hdd/
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• BLM, Caliente Field Office, U.S. Forest plans would be affected by one Enforcement (OSMRE) has prepared a
Highway 93, Building #1, Caliente, or more of the alternatives. Final Environmental Impact Statement
Nevada 89008; Project-specific amendments for the (FEIS) for the Four Corners Power Plant
• BLM, Las Vegas Field Office, 4701 Uinta and Manti La-Sal National Forest (FCPP) and Navajo Mine Energy Project,
North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Plans are identified for the Agency and is announcing its availability.
Nevada 89130; and Preferred Alternative. DATES: The OSMRE will not issue a final
• Forest Service (Lead Forest Office) Agency Decisions on the proposed decision on the Proposed Action and
Dixie National Forest, 1789 North Project: Based on the environmental Alternatives for a minimum of 30 days
Wedgewood Lane, Cedar City, Utah analysis in this Final EIS, the BLM from the date that the U.S.
84721. Wyoming State Director will decide Environmental Protection Agency
A limited number of paper copies of whether to authorize, authorize with (USEPA) publishes this notice in the
the document will be available as modifications, or deny the application Federal Register.
supplies last. To request a copy, contact based on the proposed Project, Agency ADDRESSES: People interested in
Sharon Knowlton, Project Manager, Preferred Alternative, alternatives, or reviewing the FEIS can access the
BLM Wyoming State Office, P.O. Box any combination thereof on Public document via OSMRE’s Web site at:
20678, Cheyenne, WY 82003. Lands. Based on the BLM decision, the http://www.wrcc.osmre.gov/Current_
BLM Land Use Plan Amendments and Administrator for Western will decide Initiatives/FCNAVPRJ/FCPPEIS.shtm.
the Protest Process: Depending on the whether it would use its borrowing Copies of the FEIS are available to the
route alternative, potential plan authority to partially finance and hold public at the OSMRE’s Western Region
amendments proposed by the BLM are partial ownership with TransWest in the office, located at 1999 Broadway, Suite
needed for the portions of the proposed resulting transmission facilities and 3320, Denver, Colorado 80202–5733.
Project crossing BLM-administered capacity. The Forest Service will issue Paper and CD copies of the FEIS are also
lands that do not conform to the a separate ROD specific to its decision available at the following locations:
respective land use plan. These include whether to authorize a Special Use
Navajo Nation Library—Highway 264
the following: Permit on National Forest System land.
Loop Road, Window Rock, AZ 86515
• Region I. Two plan amendments Before including your phone number,
Navajo Nation Division of Natural
would be required. The BLM Rawlins email address, or other personal
Resources—Executive Office Building
and Little Snake Field Office plans identifying information in your protest,
1–2636, Window Rock Blvd., Window
would be affected. you should be aware that your entire
Rock, AZ 86515
• Region II. One to four plan protest—including your personal
Hopi Public Mobile Library—1 Main
amendments would be required. The identifying information—may be made
Street, Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039
BLM White River, Vernal, Price, and publicly available at any time. While
Albuquerque Main Library—501 Copper
Salt Lake Field Office plans would be you can ask us in your protest to
Ave., NW., Albuquerque, NM 87102
affected. withhold your personal identifying
Cortez Public Library—202 N. Park
• Region III. One plan amendment information from public review, we
Street, Cortez, CO 81321
would be required. The BLM Caliente cannot guarantee that we will be able to Durango Public Library—1900 E. Third
Field Office plan would be affected. do so. Ave., Durango, CO 81301
• Region IV. No plan amendments Mark A. Gabriel, Farmington Public Library—2101
would be required. Administrator, Western Area Power Farmington Ave., Farmington, NM
Instructions for filing a protest with Administration. 87401
the Director of the BLM regarding the Mary Jo Rugwell, Octavia Fellin Public Library—115 W.
proposed BLM land use plan Hill Ave., Gallup, NM 87301
Acting BLM Wyoming State Director.
amendments may be found in the ‘‘Dear Shiprock Branch Library—U.S. Highway
[FR Doc. 2015–10248 Filed 4–30–15; 4:15 pm]
Reader’’ Letter of the Final EIS and at 43 491, Shiprock, NM 87420
CFR 1610.5–2. All protests must be in BILLING CODE 4310–22–P
Tuba City Public Library—78 Main
writing and mailed to the appropriate Street, Tuba City, AZ 86045
address, as set forth in the ‘‘ADDRESSES’’ Chinle Chapter House—Highway 191,
section above. Emailed protests will not DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Chinle, AZ 86503
be accepted as valid protests unless the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation Coalmine Canyon Chapter House—
protesting party also provides the and Enforcement Highway 160 and Main Street, Tuba
original letter by either regular mail or City, AZ 86045
overnight delivery postmarked by the [S1D1S SS08011000 SX066A000 67F Nenahnezad Chapter House—County
close of the protest period. Under these 134S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX066A00 Road 6675, Navajo Route 365,
conditions, the BLM will consider the 33F 13xs501520]
Fruitland, NM 87416
email as an advance copy and it will Shiprock Chapter House—East on
Notice of Availability of the Final Four
receive full consideration. If you wish to Highway 64, Shiprock, NM 87420
Corners Power Plant and Navajo Mine
provide the BLM with such advance Tiis Tsoh Sikaad Chapter House—12
Energy Project Environmental Impact
notification, please direct emails to miles east of U.S. 491 on Navajo
Statement
protest@blm.gov. Route 5 and 1⁄2 mile south on Navajo
Forest Service Land Use Plan AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Route 5080
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Amendments: The following land use Reclamation and Enforcement, Upper Fruitland Chapter House—N562
plan amendments are proposed by the Department of the Interior. Building #006–001, North of Highway
Forest Service for the portions of the ACTION: Notice of Availability. N36, Fruitland, NM 87416
proposed Project crossing National BLM Rio Puerco Field Office—435
Forest Lands to conform to the SUMMARY: In accordance with the Montano Road, NE., Albuquerque,
respective Forest Service Plans: National Environmental Policy Act of NM 87107
• Region II. The Uinta, Ashley, Manti- 1969, et seq. (NEPA) the Office of BIA Navajo Region—301 West Hill
LaSal, Fishlake, and Dixie National Surface Mining Reclamation and Street, Gallup, NM 87301
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| Action | Notice of availability. | |
| Dates | BLM planning regulations (43 CFR 1610.5-2) state that any person who meets the conditions as described in the regulations may protest the BLM's Proposed RMP Amendment/Final EIS. A person who meets the conditions and files a protest must file the protest within 30 days of the date that the Environmental Protection Agency publishes its Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. | |
| Contact | Sharon Knowlton, Project Manager; Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office; P.O. Box 20678, Cheyenne, WY 82003; by telephone at 307-775-6124; or email to: [email protected] Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at (800) 877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS 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. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 24962 |
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