[Federal Register: December 14, 2009 (Volume 74, Number = 238)] [Notices] =20 [Page 66146-66147] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr14de09-78] =20 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLNVSO0530.L51010000.ER0000.LVRWF09F8630; NVN-084465; 09-08807;=20 TAS:14X5017] =20 Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for=20 the Proposed Pacific Solar Investments Inc., Amargosa North Solar=20 Project, Nye County, NV AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act=20 (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)=20 Pahrump, Nevada Field Office intends to prepare an Environmental Impact=20 Statement (EIS) for a right-of-way (ROW) application submitted by=20 Pacific Solar Investments, Inc. for a solar energy generation project.=20 By this notice, the BLM is announcing the beginning of the scoping=20 process to solicit public input on the identification of issues. DATES: Comments on this Notice of Intent may be submitted in writing=20 until February 12, 2010. The date(s) and location(s) of any scoping=20 meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through local=20 media, newspapers, and the BLM Web site at: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=3DleavingFR= .html&log=3Dlinklog&to=3Dhttp://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo.html= . In order to be considered by the BLM, comments must be=20 received prior to the close of the scoping period or 15 days after the=20 last public meeting, whichever is later. The BLM will provide=20 additional opportunities for public participation upon publication of=20 the Draft EIS. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments related to the Proposed Pacific=20 Solar Investments Inc., Amargosa North Solar Project by any of the=20 following methods:E-mail: NorthSolar_Proj@blm.gov ; Fax: (702) 515-5010 (attention Gregory Helseth); [[Page 66147]] Mail: Gregory Helseth, BLM Southern Nevada District=20 Office, 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130-2301; In person: At any EIS public scoping meeting. Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the BLM=20 Southern Nevada District Office. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Helseth, Renewable Energy=20 Project Manager, (702) 515-5173; or e-mail NorthSolar_Proj@blm.gov.=20 You may also use this contact information to request that your name be=20 added to the project mailing list. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pacific Solar Investments Inc. has requested=20 a ROW authorization for the construction, operation, maintenance, and=20 termination of a solar energy generation project. The proposed project=20 would consist of solar photovoltaic panels, including an electrical=20 transmission substation and switchyard facilities. The proposed solar=20 energy project would produce approximately 150 megawatts of=20 electricity, and would be located on approximately 7,500 acres of=20 public lands in the Amargosa Valley, Nye County, Nevada. The purpose of the public scoping process is to ascertain the=20 relevant issues that will influence the scope of the environmental=20 analysis and guide the process for developing the EIS, including the=20 development of alternatives. The BLM has preliminarily identified the=20 following resource issues: Threatened and endangered species, visual=20 resource impacts, recreation impacts, and socioeconomic effects. The BLM will use and coordinate the NEPA commenting process to=20 satisfy the public involvement requirements of Section 106 of the=20 National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f), as provided for in=20 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). Native American Tribal consultations will be=20 conducted and tribal concerns, including potential impacts on Indian=20 trust assets, will be given due consideration. Federal, state, and=20 local agencies, along with other stakeholders that may be interested in=20 or affected by the BLM's decision on this project, are invited to=20 participate in the scoping process. Federal, state, and local agencies=20 may request or be asked by the BLM to participate as a cooperating=20 agency. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or=20 other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be=20 aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying=20 information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can=20 ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying=20 information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be=20 able to do so. Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7. Patrick Putnam, Field Manager, Pahrump Field Office. [FR Doc. E9-29697 Filed 12-11-09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-HC-P