82 FR 56009 - Notice of Intent To Prepare An Environmental Impact Statement And Environmental Impact Report for the Edwards Air Force Base Solar Enhanced Use Lease Project
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 226 (November 27, 2017)
Department of the Air Force
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 226 (November 27, 2017)
| Page Range | 56009-56009 | |
| FR Document | 2017-25556 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 226 (Monday, November 27, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 56009] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-25556] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Air Force Notice of Intent To Prepare An Environmental Impact Statement And Environmental Impact Report for the Edwards Air Force Base Solar Enhanced Use Lease Project AGENCY: Department of the States Air Force. ACTION: Notice of intent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The United States Air Force (The Air Force) is issuing this notice to advise the public of the intent to prepare a joint Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Impact Report with the County of Kern, California. The Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Impact Report will assess the potential environmental consequences of various alternatives for development of the Edwards Air Force Base Solar Enhanced Use Lease Project. DATES: The Air Force invites the public, stakeholders, and other interested parties to attend an open house public scoping meeting on December 12, 2017 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Mojave Veterans Memorial Building located at address 15580 O Street, Mojave, California 93501. ADDRESSES: Scoping comments may also be submitted to: Gary Hatch, Environmental Public Affairs, Bldg. 1405 Room 400, Edwards Air Force Base, California 93524; email: [email protected], Phone: 661- 277-4127, Fax: (661) 277-2732. Handicap assistance or translation service at public meetings can be made available by providing advance notice to Mr. Hatch at the contact information listed above. Comments will be accepted at any time during the environmental impact analysis process. However, to ensure the Air Force has sufficient time to consider public input in the preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement, scoping comments should be submitted by January 12, 2017. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Solar Enhanced Use Lease Project will be sited up to 4,000 acres of available, non-excess Air Force land located on Edwards Air Force Base. Alternatives which meet the purpose and need for the Proposed Action have been identified and include the No Action Alternative and two additional alternatives. Alternative A includes full-scale project development of a 600 Megawatt solar PV project and construction of a 150 Megawatt battery storage facility on up to 4,000 acres of Edwards Air Force Base property located in the northwestern corner of the base. Alternative B represents a reduced-scale alternative for the construction and operation of a 200 Megawatt solar PV project and construction of a 150 Megawatt battery storage facility. Under Alternative B, the reduced-scale project will be sited on up to 1,500 acres of Edwards Air Force Base non-excess property within the same project footprint as Alternative A. The project also includes construction of a Gen-tie line of approximately 10-14 miles in total length. The Gen-tie includes a north-south component and an east-west component. There are three alternatives for the north-south Gen-tie connection. The Proposed Action will include only one of these three north-south route options. There are two alternatives for the east-west Gen-tie connection. The Proposed Action will include only one of these two east-west route options. The Proposed Action is subject to the requirements and objectives of Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management, as amended. All alternatives for the Proposed Action, including alternatives for the Gen-tie line will result in impacts to floodplains. Scoping and Agency Coordination: To effectively define the full range of issues to be evaluated in the Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Impact Report, the Air Force will determine the scope of the analysis by soliciting comments from interested local, state and federal elected officials and agencies, as well as interested members of the public and others. Implementation of the Edwards Solar Enhanced Use Lease Project would have the potential to be located in a floodplain and/or wetland. Consistent with the requirements and objectives of Executive Order 11990, ``Protection of Wetlands,'' and Executive Order 11988, ``Floodplain Management,'' as amended by Executive Order 13690, ``Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input,'' state and federal regulatory agencies with special expertise in wetlands and floodplains will be contacted to request comment. Consistent with Executive Order 11988, Executive Order 13690, and Executive Order 11990, this Notice of Intent initiates early public review of the alternatives that have the potential to be located in a floodplain and/or wetland. Notification of the meeting locations, dates, and times will be published and announced in local news media no later than 15 days prior to public scoping meetings. The scoping process will help identify the full range of reasonable alternatives, potential impacts, and key issues to be emphasized in the environmental analysis. The Air Force has identified potential impacts to the following resources: Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural and Historical Resources, Water Resources, Land Use, Paleontological Resources, Soils, and Visual Resources. Scoping will assist the Air Force and Kern County in identifying and addressing other issues of concern. Oral and written comments presented at the public scoping meetings, as well as written comments received by the Air Force or County of Kern will be considered in the preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Report. Henry Williams, Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-25556 Filed 11-24-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001-10-P
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Charleston, SC Comments will be accepted at any with the requirements and objectives of
Mandatory Source of Supply: Goodwill time during the environmental impact Executive Order 11990, ‘‘Protection of
Industries of Lower South Carolina, Inc., analysis process. However, to ensure the Wetlands,’’ and Executive Order 11988,
North Charleston, SC Air Force has sufficient time to consider ‘‘Floodplain Management,’’ as amended
Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE NAVY,
NAVY FACILITIES ENGINEERING
public input in the preparation of the by Executive Order 13690, ‘‘Establishing
COMMAND Draft Environmental Impact Statement, a Federal Flood Risk Management
Service Type: Janitorial/Custodial Service scoping comments should be submitted Standard and a Process for Further
Mandatory for: GSA, Parking Facilities by January 12, 2017. Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder
Spring and Pearl Streets, Columbus, OH SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Solar Input,’’ state and federal regulatory
Mandatory Source of Supply: VGS, Inc., Enhanced Use Lease Project will be agencies with special expertise in
Cleveland, OH sited up to 4,000 acres of available, non- wetlands and floodplains will be
Contracting Activity: PUBLIC BUILDINGS contacted to request comment.
SERVICE, ACQUISITION
excess Air Force land located on
Edwards Air Force Base. Alternatives Consistent with Executive Order 11988,
MANAGEMENT DIVISION
which meet the purpose and need for Executive Order 13690, and Executive
Patricia Briscoe, the Proposed Action have been Order 11990, this Notice of Intent
Deputy Director, Business Operations, identified and include the No Action initiates early public review of the
(Pricing and Information Management) Alternative and two additional alternatives that have the potential to be
[FR Doc. 2017–25544 Filed 11–24–17; 8:45 am] alternatives. Alternative A includes full- located in a floodplain and/or wetland.
BILLING CODE 6353–01–P scale project development of a 600 Notification of the meeting locations,
Megawatt solar PV project and dates, and times will be published and
construction of a 150 Megawatt battery announced in local news media no later
storage facility on up to 4,000 acres of than 15 days prior to public scoping
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE meetings.
Edwards Air Force Base property
located in the northwestern corner of The scoping process will help identify
Department of the Air Force the full range of reasonable alternatives,
the base. Alternative B represents a
Notice of Intent To Prepare An reduced-scale alternative for the potential impacts, and key issues to be
Environmental Impact Statement And construction and operation of a 200 emphasized in the environmental
Environmental Impact Report for the Megawatt solar PV project and analysis. The Air Force has identified
Edwards Air Force Base Solar construction of a 150 Megawatt battery potential impacts to the following
Enhanced Use Lease Project storage facility. Under Alternative B, the resources: Air Quality, Biological
reduced-scale project will be sited on up Resources, Cultural and Historical
AGENCY: Department of the States Air to 1,500 acres of Edwards Air Force Resources, Water Resources, Land Use,
Force. Base non-excess property within the Paleontological Resources, Soils, and
ACTION: Notice of intent. same project footprint as Alternative A. Visual Resources. Scoping will assist
The project also includes construction the Air Force and Kern County in
SUMMARY: The United States Air Force of a Gen-tie line of approximately 10– identifying and addressing other issues
(The Air Force) is issuing this notice to 14 miles in total length. The Gen-tie of concern.
advise the public of the intent to includes a north-south component and Oral and written comments presented
prepare a joint Environmental Impact an east-west component. There are three at the public scoping meetings, as well
Statement and Environmental Impact alternatives for the north-south Gen-tie as written comments received by the Air
Report with the County of Kern, connection. The Proposed Action will Force or County of Kern will be
California. The Environmental Impact include only one of these three north- considered in the preparation of the
Statement and Environmental Impact south route options. There are two Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Report will assess the potential alternatives for the east-west Gen-tie and Environmental Report.
environmental consequences of various connection. The Proposed Action will Henry Williams,
alternatives for development of the include only one of these two east-west
Edwards Air Force Base Solar Enhanced Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison
route options. The Proposed Action is Officer.
Use Lease Project. subject to the requirements and [FR Doc. 2017–25556 Filed 11–24–17; 8:45 am]
DATES: The Air Force invites the public, objectives of Executive Order 11988, BILLING CODE 5001–10–P
stakeholders, and other interested Floodplain Management, as amended.
parties to attend an open house public All alternatives for the Proposed Action,
scoping meeting on December 12, 2017 including alternatives for the Gen-tie DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Mojave line will result in impacts to
Veterans Memorial Building located at floodplains. Department of the Air Force
address 15580 O Street, Mojave, Scoping and Agency Coordination: To
California 93501. effectively define the full range of issues U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory
ADDRESSES: Scoping comments may also to be evaluated in the Environmental Board; Notice of Meeting
be submitted to: Gary Hatch, Impact Statement and Environmental AGENCY: Department of the Air Force,
Environmental Public Affairs, Bldg. Impact Report, the Air Force will Air Force Scientific Advisory Board.
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1405 Room 400, Edwards Air Force determine the scope of the analysis by ACTION: Meeting notice.
Base, California 93524; email: soliciting comments from interested
412tw.pae@edwards.af.mil, Phone: 661– local, state and federal elected officials Under the provisions of the Federal
277–4127, Fax: (661) 277–2732. and agencies, as well as interested Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5
Handicap assistance or translation members of the public and others. U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the
service at public meetings can be made Implementation of the Edwards Solar Government in the Sunshine Act of
available by providing advance notice to Enhanced Use Lease Project would have 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
Mr. Hatch at the contact information the potential to be located in a 41 CFR 102–3.150, the Department of
listed above. floodplain and/or wetland. Consistent Defense announces that the United
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| Action | Notice of intent. | |
| Dates | The Air Force invites the public, stakeholders, and other interested parties to attend an open house public scoping meeting on December 12, 2017 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Mojave Veterans Memorial | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 56009 |
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