83 FR 58784 - Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Campo Wind Energy Project, San Diego, California
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 225 (November 21, 2018)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 225 (November 21, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-25412 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 21, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 58784-58785] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-25412] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs [190A2100DD/A0A501010.999900 253G] Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Campo Wind Energy Project, San Diego, California AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), as lead agency, with the Campo Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo Indian Reservation (Tribe) as a cooperating agency, intends to gather information necessary for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Campo Wind Project, located on the Campo Indian Reservation (Reservation) in southeastern San Diego County, approximately 60 miles east of San Diego, California. Construction of the Campo Wind Project is subject to BIA approval of a lease and sublease, which, as proposed, is a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended. A brief description of the proposed action is provided below in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. This notice also announces a public scoping meeting to identify potential issues, concerns, and alternatives to be considered in the EIS. The scoping process will include notice to the public and Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies of the proposed action. DATES: Written comments on the scope and implementation of this proposal must arrive by 11:59 p.m. on December 21, 2018. The date and location of the public hearing on the EIS will be announced at least 15 days in advance through a notice to be published in local newspapers (The San Diego Union Tribune and The San Diego Business Journal) and online at: www.campowind.com. ADDRESSES: The public may mail or hand-carry written comments to Ms. Amy Dutschke, Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 95825. You may also submit comments through email to Mr. Dan (Harold) Hall, Acting Chief, Division of Environmental, Cultural Resource Management and Safety, Bureau of Indian Affairs, at [email protected]. More information can be found in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. Please include the commenter's name, title, return address, and ``EIS Scoping Comments, Campo Wind Project, San Diego County, California,'' on the first page of the written comments. The scoping meeting will be held at Campo Indian Reservation Tribal Hall, 36190 Church Road (BIA Road 10), Campo, California 91906. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Dan (Harold) Hall Acting Chief, Division of Environmental, Cultural Resource Management and Safety, Bureau of Indian Affairs, by telephone at (916) 978-6041, or by email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Project Description BIA approval is required for a lease and sublease to build and operate a commercial wind power generation facility capable of generating up to 252 megawatts (MW) of electricity. The project would include the generation of up to 252 MW consisting of up to 60 turbines. The project study area covers approximately 2,200 acres on the Campo Indian Reservation. The total area that would be disturbed by the project would be substantially less. The turbines proposed for the project would range from 2.5 MW to 4.2 MW in maximum output rating per turbine, tubular steel towers, with a rotor diameter of approximately 450 feet, a hub height of approximately 361 feet, and a total height of turbine (highest point) of approximately 586 feet. Each turbine would be set on a concrete foundation. Turbines would be connected by an underground electrical collection system to a project collector substation. The collector substation would be sited on approximately 2 acres and would consist of a graveled, fenced area containing transformer and switching equipment and an area for vehicle parking. A new 230 kV overhead generation transmission line would be constructed, on the Campo Indian Reservation and partially outside on private lands, from the project collector substation on the Reservation to a San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) substation/switchyard that would be constructed on private lands adjacent to the Sunrise Powerlink northeast of the Reservation. The SDG&E substation/switchyard and related transmission line improvements will be subject to approval by the County of San Diego, [[Page 58785]] California, Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the BIA. Other required facilities, all located within the Reservation, would include: Up to three permanent meteorological towers; temporary material laydown areas during construction; temporary staging and construction trailer areas; an operations and maintenance building; underground cabling; telecommunications; new access roads and improvements to portions of existing roads; and a temporary concrete batch plant. The wind power generation facility would operate year-round for a minimum of 25 years. The EIS will analyze the potential environmental impacts of the construction and operation of a proposed wind generation facility, including access roads, a collector substation, as well as a substation/switchyard and transmission facilities. The EIS will be prepared in accordance with NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508); Department of the Interior regulations (43 CFR part 46); and the BIA NEPA Handbook (59 IAM 3-H) and will also be compliant with the California Environmental Quality Act in accordance with Public Resources Code section 21083.7. A reasonable range of alternatives to the proposed action including a no-action alternative, will be analyzed in the EIS. The range of issues and alternatives included will be based on comments and information received during the scoping process. This notice initiates the public scoping process to identify alternatives and relevant issues associated with the proposed project. Directions for Submitting Public Comments During the public scoping meetings, the public may submit written and verbal comments. Verbal comments given at the scoping meetings will have the same merit as written comments and will be addressed equally. The public may mail or hand-carry written comments to Ms. Amy Dutschke, Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 95825. Please include the commenter's name, title, return address and ``EIS Scoping Comments, Campo Wind Project, San Diego County, California,'' on the first page of the written comments. Public Availability of Comments Comments, including names and addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the BIA address shown in the ADDRESSES section of this notice, during business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If a commenter wishes us to withhold commenter's name and/or address from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, the commenter must state this prominently at the beginning of the written comment. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by the law, however there is a possibility that the comment(s) may be made publicly available at any time. Authority This notice is published in accordance with sections 1501.7 (Scoping), 1506.6 (Public involvement), and 1508.22 (Notice of Intent) of the CEQ Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508) and section 46.305 of the Department of the Interior Regulations (43 CFR part 46), implementing the procedural requirements of NEPA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and is in the exercise of authority delegated to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8. Dated: November 9, 2018. Tara Sweeney, Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. 2018-25412 Filed 11-20-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4337-15-P
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not for public use, would be located on Dated: November 9, 2018. Chief, Division of Environmental,
East Ellis Road. Tara Sweeney, Cultural Resource Management and
The following alternatives are Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. Safety, Bureau of Indian Affairs, at
considered in the DEIS: (1) Proposed [FR Doc. 2018–25411 Filed 11–20–18; 8:45 am] harold.hall@bia.gov. More information
Project; (2) Reduced Intensity BILLING CODE 4337–15–P
can be found in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
Alternative; (3) Non-Gaming
Please include the commenter’s name,
Alternative; (4) Custer Site Alternative
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR title, return address, and ‘‘EIS Scoping
and (5) No Action/No Development.
Comments, Campo Wind Project, San
Environmental issues addressed in the Bureau of Indian Affairs Diego County, California,’’ on the first
DEIS include geology and soils, water page of the written comments. The
resources, air quality, biological [190A2100DD/A0A501010.999900 253G]
scoping meeting will be held at Campo
resources, cultural and paleontological Indian Reservation Tribal Hall, 36190
resources, socioeconomic conditions Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for Church Road (BIA Road 10), Campo,
(including environmental justice), California 91906.
transportation and circulation, land use, the Proposed Campo Wind Energy
Project, San Diego, California FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
public services, noise, hazardous Dan (Harold) Hall Acting Chief, Division
materials, aesthetics, cumulative effects, AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, of Environmental, Cultural Resource
and indirect and growth-inducing Interior. Management and Safety, Bureau of
effects. ACTION: Notice of intent. Indian Affairs, by telephone at (916)
Locations where the DEIS is available 978–6041, or by email at harold.hall@
for review: The DEIS will be available SUMMARY: This notice advises the public bia.gov.
for review at the Fruitport Public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),
as lead agency, with the Campo Band of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Library located at 47 Park St., Fruitport,
Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo Project Description
Michigan 49415, and online at
Indian Reservation (Tribe) as a
www.littlerivereis.com. To obtain a BIA approval is required for a lease
cooperating agency, intends to gather
compact disk copy of the DEIS, please and sublease to build and operate a
information necessary for preparing an
provide your name and address in commercial wind power generation
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
writing to Mr. Felix Kitto, Bureau of facility capable of generating up to 252
for the proposed Campo Wind Project,
Indian Affairs, Midwest Regional Office. located on the Campo Indian megawatts (MW) of electricity.
Contact information is listed in the FOR Reservation (Reservation) in The project would include the
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
southeastern San Diego County, generation of up to 252 MW consisting
this notice. Individual paper copies of approximately 60 miles east of San of up to 60 turbines. The project study
the DEIS will be provided only upon Diego, California. Construction of the area covers approximately 2,200 acres
payment of applicable printing expenses Campo Wind Project is subject to BIA on the Campo Indian Reservation. The
by the requestor for the number of approval of a lease and sublease, which, total area that would be disturbed by the
copies requested. as proposed, is a major Federal action project would be substantially less. The
under the National Environmental turbines proposed for the project would
Public comment availability:
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended. range from 2.5 MW to 4.2 MW in
Comments, including names and
A brief description of the proposed maximum output rating per turbine,
addresses of respondents, will be
action is provided below in the tubular steel towers, with a rotor
available for public review at the BIA
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
diameter of approximately 450 feet, a
address shown in the ADDRESSES
This notice also announces a public hub height of approximately 361 feet,
section, during regular business hours, 8 and a total height of turbine (highest
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through scoping meeting to identify potential
issues, concerns, and alternatives to be point) of approximately 586 feet. Each
Friday, except holidays. Before turbine would be set on a concrete
including your address, phone number, considered in the EIS. The scoping
process will include notice to the public foundation. Turbines would be
email address, or other personal connected by an underground electrical
identifying information in your and Federal, State, local, and Tribal
agencies of the proposed action. collection system to a project collector
comment, you should be aware that substation. The collector substation
your entire comment—including your DATES: Written comments on the scope
would be sited on approximately 2 acres
personal identifying information—may and implementation of this proposal and would consist of a graveled, fenced
be made publicly available at any time. must arrive by 11:59 p.m. on December area containing transformer and
While you can ask in your comment that 21, 2018. The date and location of the switching equipment and an area for
your personal identifying information public hearing on the EIS will be vehicle parking. A new 230 kV overhead
be withheld from public review, the BIA announced at least 15 days in advance generation transmission line would be
cannot guarantee that this will occur. through a notice to be published in local constructed, on the Campo Indian
newspapers (The San Diego Union Reservation and partially outside on
Authority: This notice is published
Tribune and The San Diego Business private lands, from the project collector
pursuant to Sec. 1503.1 of the Council of
Journal) and online at: substation on the Reservation to a San
Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR
www.campowind.com. Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)
khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES
parts 1500 through 1508) and Sec. 46.305 of
the Department of the Interior Regulations ADDRESSES: The public may mail or substation/switchyard that would be
(43 CFR part 46), implementing the hand-carry written comments to Ms. constructed on private lands adjacent to
procedural requirements of the NEPA of l969, Amy Dutschke, Regional Director, the Sunrise Powerlink northeast of the
as amended (42 U.S.C. 4371, et seq.), and is Bureau of Indian Affairs, 2800 Cottage Reservation. The SDG&E substation/
in the exercise of authority delegated to the Way, Sacramento, California 95825. You switchyard and related transmission
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs by 209 may also submit comments through line improvements will be subject to
DM 8. email to Mr. Dan (Harold) Hall, Acting approval by the County of San Diego,
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California, Public Utilities Commission of this notice, during business hours, 8 for the NPR–A IAP/EIS project may be
(CPUC) and the BIA. Other required a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through submitted in writing until January 7,
facilities, all located within the Friday, except holidays. Individual 2019. The BLM will also provide
Reservation, would include: Up to three respondents may request opportunities for public participation
permanent meteorological towers; confidentiality. If a commenter wishes during scoping meetings with
temporary material laydown areas us to withhold commenter’s name and/ appropriate public notice. The date(s)
during construction; temporary staging or address from public review or from and location(s) of scoping meetings will
and construction trailer areas; an disclosure under the Freedom of be announced in advance through local
operations and maintenance building; Information Act, the commenter must media, newspapers, and the BLM
underground cabling; state this prominently at the beginning website at: www.blm.gov/alaska.
telecommunications; new access roads of the written comment. Such requests In order to be considered for the Draft
and improvements to portions of will be honored to the extent allowed by IAP/EIS, all comments must be received
existing roads; and a temporary concrete the law, however there is a possibility prior to the close of the 45-day scoping
batch plant. The wind power generation that the comment(s) may be made period. Federal, State or local agencies,
facility would operate year-round for a publicly available at any time. or tribes who are interested in serving
minimum of 25 years. as a cooperating agency for the
The EIS will analyze the potential Authority development of the IAP/EIS are asked to
environmental impacts of the This notice is published in submit such requests to the BLM.
construction and operation of a accordance with sections 1501.7 ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
proposed wind generation facility, (Scoping), 1506.6 (Public involvement), on issues related to the proposed NPR–
including access roads, a collector and 1508.22 (Notice of Intent) of the A IAP/EIS project by any of the
substation, as well as a substation/ CEQ Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 following methods:
switchyard and transmission facilities. through 1508) and section 46.305 of the • Online: http://www.blm.gov/alaska/
The EIS will be prepared in accordance Department of the Interior Regulations NPR-A-IAP-EIS.
with NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); the (43 CFR part 46), implementing the • Fax: (907) 271–5479.
Council on Environmental Quality procedural requirements of NEPA, as • Mail: NPR–A IAP/EIS Scoping
(CEQ) regulations (40 CFR parts 1500– amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and Comments, 222 West 7th Avenue,
1508); Department of the Interior is in the exercise of authority delegated Mailstop #13, Anchorage, AK 99513.
regulations (43 CFR part 46); and the to the Assistant Secretary—Indian The 2013 IAP/EIS ROD can be
BIA NEPA Handbook (59 IAM 3–H) and Affairs by 209 DM 8. downloaded from the BLM’s website at
will also be compliant with the www.blm.gov/alaska, and you can view
Dated: November 9, 2018.
California Environmental Quality Act in hard copies at the BLM Alaska Public
accordance with Public Resources Code Tara Sweeney,
Information Center (‘‘Public Room’’),
section 21083.7. A reasonable range of Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. Arctic District Office, 222 University
alternatives to the proposed action [FR Doc. 2018–25412 Filed 11–20–18; 8:45 am] Avenue, Fairbanks, Alaska, and at the
including a no-action alternative, will BILLING CODE 4337–15–P BLM Alaska Public Information Center
be analyzed in the EIS. The range of (‘‘Public Room’’), Alaska State Office,
issues and alternatives included will be 222 West 8th Avenue, Anchorage,
based on comments and information DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Alaska.
received during the scoping process.
Bureau of Land Management FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
This notice initiates the public scoping
Stephanie Rice; Planning and
process to identify alternatives and [19X.LLAK930000.L13100000.DS0000]
Environmental Coordinator, 907–271–
relevant issues associated with the
Notice of Intent To Prepare an 3202, srice@blm.gov. You may also
proposed project.
Integrated Activity Plan and request to be added to the mailing list.
Directions for Submitting Public Environmental Impact Statement for People who use a telecommunications
Comments the National Petroleum Reserve in device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
During the public scoping meetings, Alaska Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–
the public may submit written and 877–8339 to contact the above
verbal comments. Verbal comments AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, individual during normal business
given at the scoping meetings will have Interior. hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a
the same merit as written comments and ACTION: Notice of intent. day, seven days a week, to leave a
will be addressed equally. The public message or question with the above
may mail or hand-carry written SUMMARY: In accordance with the Naval individual. You will receive a reply
comments to Ms. Amy Dutschke, Petroleum Reserves Production Act of during normal business hours.
Regional Director, Bureau of Indian 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Affairs, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, Management (BLM) Alaska State Office, notice initiates the public scoping
California 95825. Please include the Anchorage, Alaska, intends to prepare a process for the EIS. Comments regarding
commenter’s name, title, return address new Integrated Activity Plan and management decisions, resources to be
and ‘‘EIS Scoping Comments, Campo Environmental Impact Statement (IAP/ addressed, and issues for analysis will
Wind Project, San Diego County, EIS) for BLM-managed lands within the assist the BLM in defining the proposed
National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES
California,’’ on the first page of the actions and alternatives for the NPR–A
written comments. (NPR–A). By this notice, the BLM is IAP/EIS.
announcing the beginning of the The Naval Petroleum Reserves
Public Availability of Comments Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6501), as
Comments, including names and scoping process to solicit public amended, excludes the NPR–A from the
addresses of respondents, will be comments and identify issues. application of Section 202 of the Federal
available for public review at the BIA DATES: Comments on relevant issues Land Policy and Management Act (43
address shown in the ADDRESSES section that will influence the scope of the EIS U.S.C. 1701), as amended, which is the
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| Dates | Written comments on the scope and implementation of this proposal must arrive by 11:59 p.m. on December 21, 2018. The date and location of the public hearing on the EIS will be announced at least 15 days in advance through a notice to be published in local newspapers (The San Diego Union Tribune and The San Diego Business Journal) and online at: www.campowind.com. | |
| Contact | Mr. Dan (Harold) Hall Acting Chief, Division of Environmental, Cultural Resource Management and Safety, Bureau of Indian Affairs, by telephone at (916) 978-6041, or by email at [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 58784 |
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