Notice2024-20864
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Greenlink West Transmission Project in Clark, Esmeralda, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Storey, and Washoe Counties, Nevada
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Published
September 13, 2024
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Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) and associated Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Greenlink West Transmission Project located in Clark, Esmeralda, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Storey, and Washoe Counties, Nevada. The Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior signed the ROD on September 9, 2024, which constitutes the decision of the BLM and two other Department of Interior agencies (National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs) and makes the Approved RMP Amendments for the BLM effective immediately. The Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration, as a Cooperating Agency, also signed the ROD that constitutes the decision for the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration on September 9, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74981-74982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20864]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_NV_FRN; MO# 4500181312]
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision and Approved
Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Greenlink West Transmission
Project in Clark, Esmeralda, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Storey, and Washoe
Counties, 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) for the Approved Resource Management
Plan (RMP) and associated Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Greenlink West Transmission Project located in Clark,
Esmeralda, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Storey, and Washoe Counties, Nevada. The
Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior signed the ROD on September 9,
2024, which constitutes the decision of the BLM and two other
Department of Interior agencies (National Park Service, Bureau of
Indian Affairs) and makes the Approved RMP Amendments for the BLM
effective immediately. The Department of Energy/National Nuclear
Security Administration, as a Cooperating Agency, also signed the ROD
that constitutes the decision for the Department of Energy/National
Nuclear Security Administration on September 9, 2024.
DATES: The Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior, representative of
the lead federal agency (BLM), signed the ROD/Approved RMP Amendment on
September 9, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The ROD/Approved RMP Amendment is available online at
<a href="https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2017391/510">https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2017391/510</a>. Printed
copies of the ROD/Approved RMP Amendment are available for public
inspection at the Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Boulevard, Reno,
Nevada or can be provided upon request by contacting Brian Buttazoni,
Project Manager, at: 775-861-6491.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Buttazoni, Project Manager,
telephone (775) 861-6491; address 1340 Financial Boulevard, Reno,
Nevada 89502; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82c0cecfddccd4dde5f0e7e7eceeebece9f5e7f1f6c2e0eeeface5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d1f111002130b023a2f383833313433362a382e291d3f3130733a322b">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals in the
United States who are deaf, blind, hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services for contacting Mr. Buttazoni.
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior
has approved the RMP Amendments to re-classify the visual resources
management classification of certain segments, and to make
modifications to certain Section 368 corridors, which required amending
the existing 2001 Carson City Consolidated RMP, 1997 Tonopah RMP and
ROD, the 1998 ROD for the Approved Las Vegas RMP and Final EIS, and
2009 Approved RMP Amendment(s)/ROD for Designation of Energy Corridors
on BLM-Administered Lands in the 11 Western States.
The ROD allows the BLM and three other federal agencies (National
Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and Department of Energy/
National Nuclear Security Administration) to issue their agency-
specific authorizations for their segments within their jurisdiction
for the construction, operation and maintenance, and decommissioning of
the 472-mile long transmission project and ancillary facilities. As
reflected in the ROD, the BIA is only authorized to grant the rights-
of-way (ROW) across those Tribal
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lands for which NV Energy has received consent. Issuing these
authorizations meets the agencies' purpose and need to respond to NV
Energy's applications.
There were no changes to the Approved RMP from the Proposed RMP for
BLM-administered lands, which was published on June 14, 2024. The
Approved RMP allows the BLM to modify the visual resource
classification for certain segments of the project, along with
modification to the alignment of certain Section 368 corridor segments.
The BLM provided the Proposed RMP Amendment for a 30-day public
protest period beginning on June 14, 2024, and at the end of the public
protest period on July 15, 2024, six valid protests had been received.
The BLM also received seven other comments which were not valid
protests. The BLM Director resolved all protests. A copy of the Protest
Resolution Report is available at: <a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/public-participation/protest-resolution-reports">https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/public-participation/protest-resolution-reports</a>. No
changes were made to the RMP Amendment as a result of these protests.
The BLM provided the Proposed RMP Amendment to the Governor of
Nevada for a 60-day Governor's consistency review. On July 25, 2024,
the Governor's Office responded to this request and determined that no
inconsistencies with Nevada state plans were identified.
Approval of this ROW constitutes the final decision of the
Department of the Interior (DOI) and, in accordance with the
regulations at 43 CFR 4.410(a)(3), is not subject to appeal under DOI
regulations at 43 CFR part 4.
Laura Daniel-Davis,
Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2024-20864 Filed 9-12-24; 8:45 am]
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