[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14986-14987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6461]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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MO4500019905; TAS: 14X5017]
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the One
Nevada Transmission Line (ON Line) Project, Nevada
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability
of the Record of Decision (ROD) to authorize the granting of Rights-of-
Way (ROW) for the construction of the One Nevada Transmission Line (ON
Line) Project. Lands described in the ROW authorizations are located
within the BLM Ely District Office's management area in White Pine,
Nye, and Lincoln counties, Nevada; and the BLM Southern Nevada District
in Clark County, Nevada. The Ely District Office was designated the
project lead by the BLM Nevada State Director. The Ely District Manager
has signed the ROD, which constitutes the final decision of the BLM.
The appeal period for this decision will end 30 days after publication
of this notice in accordance with 43 CFR 4.411(a).
ADDRESSES: Printed copies of the ROD or electronic files on compact
disk are available upon request from the Field Manager, Egan Field
Office, Bureau of
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Land Management, HC 33 Box 33500, Ely, Nevada 89301. The ROD is also
available at the following Web site: http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/ely_field_office. Printed copies of the ROD are available for public
inspection at several locations listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this notice.
A limited number of copies of the document will be available at the
following BLM offices:
--Las Vegas District Office, 4701 North Torrey Pines, Las Vegas,
Nevada;
--Ely District Office, 702 North Industrial Way, Ely, Nevada; and
--Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Boulevard, Reno, Nevada.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Metcalf, telephone: (775) 289-
1852, or e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Printed copies of the ROD are available for
public inspection at the following locations:
--University of Nevada-Reno, Getchell Library, Government Publication
Dept., Reno, Nevada;
--Washoe County Library, 301 South Center Street, Reno, Nevada;
--White Pine County Library, 950 Campton Street, Ely, Nevada;
--Nye County Library, 167 S. Central Street, Tonopah, Nevada;
--Lincoln County Library, 63 Main Street, Pioche, Nevada; and
--Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, Nevada.
The main issues addressed in the Final EIS were visual resources,
biological resources, lands with wilderness characteristics, and
socioeconomic effects. Three alternatives were analyzed in the Final
EIS: (1) The Proposed Action, in which the power line would be located
largely within West-Wide Energy Corridors; (2) an alternative alignment
within the corridors; and (3) no Action, which would be to not
authorize the ROW.
After careful consideration of many factors, including the need to
provide electricity to the Western United States and strengthening and
stabilizing the economies of White Pine, Nye, Lincoln, and Clark
Counties, and balancing those factors with the need to protect air,
visual and biological resources, the BLM has selected the agency
preferred alternative. The BLM's preferred alternative will approve all
of the facilities described in the Proposed Action, including the
transmission-line route, except the R-SS-Site B sub-alternative,
including the access road and Falcon-Gondor loop-ins will replace the
Robinson Summit Substation components. Various site-specific applicant-
committed mitigation measures will be implemented at the development
stage to protect other resources and uses.
Comments on the ON Line Draft Supplemental EIS received from the
public, cooperating agencies and internal BLM reviewers were
incorporated into the Final EIS. The comments resulted in corrections,
clarifying text, and the addition of new text used in the analysis of
impacts. The ON Line Final EIS addresses impacts of the power line on
private lands and those administered by the BLM.
This decision is subject to appeal to the Interior Board of Land
Appeals (IBLA) as provided in 43 CFR part 4, within 30 days from the
date of publication of this Notice of Availability in the Federal
Register. The ROD contains instructions for filing an appeal with the
IBLA.
The ROD for this project addresses only BLM's decisions for public
lands and resources administered by BLM.
Rosemary Thomas,
District Manager, Ely District Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-6461 Filed 3-17-11; 8:45 am]
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