[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 61 (Tuesday, March 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16607-16608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7001]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-030-1610-DO]


Revised Notice of Intent To Prepare an Amendment to the Carson 
City Field Office Consolidated Resource Management Plan, Known as the 
Churchill County Plan, and Associated Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Revised Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an amendment to the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Carson City Field Office (CCFO) 
Consolidated Resource Management Plan (CRMP), known as the Churchill 
County Plan, and associated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

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SUMMARY: This document provides notice that the BLM has revised the

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NOI, published in the Federal Register on July 22, 2003, to prepare an 
amendment to the CRMP with an associated EIS for the CCFO to address 
energy resources, fire management, off-highway vehicle (OHV) use and 
designations, and Churchill County open-space needs. The NOI has been 
corrected to change the United States Navy's status in the process from 
a joint interest in the plan amendment to a cooperating agency for the 
EIS. The Navy's intent to revise its Integrated Natural Resources 
Management Plan (INRMP) has been postponed to a later date. In 
addition, the plan amendment now includes an analysis of a proposal to 
develop a geothermal power plant east of Fallon, NV. The planning area 
is primarily limited to Churchill County, Nevada, for all issues with 
the exception of energy resources, which will be addressed for all 
lands managed by the CCFO. The BLM will continue to work 
collaboratively and cooperatively with interested parties to identify 
management decisions that may address local, regional, and national 
needs and concerns.

EFFECTIVE DATES: This notice reinitiates the public scoping process. 
Comments can be submitted in writing to the address listed below, and 
will be accepted throughout the preparation of the Draft CRMP/EIS. All 
public meetings will be announced through the local news media, 
newsletters, and scoping documents at least 15 days prior to the event. 
At a minimum, another public meeting will be held in Fallon, Nevada. 
Formal opportunities for public participation also will be provided 
through comment on the draft and final documents.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to BLM Carson City Field 
Office, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, NV 89701; Fax (775) 885-
6147. Comments, including names and addresses of respondents, will be 
available for public review at the above address during regular 
business hours (7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.), Monday through Friday, except 
holidays, and may be published as part of the EIS. Individual 
respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your 
name or street address from public review or from disclosure under the 
Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently at the 
beginning of your written comment. BLM will not consider anonymous 
comments. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. 
All submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals 
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations 
or businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their 
entirety.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, write to 
the above address or call Gary Ryan (Project Manager) at (775) 426-4011 
or Terri Knutson (BLM Environmental Planner) at (775) 885-6156.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 22, 2003 the BLM published the 
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Combined Amendment to the Carson City 
Field Office Consolidated Resource Management Plan and a Revision to 
the Naval Air Station Fallon Integrated Natural Resources Management 
Plan, Known as the Churchill County Plan, and Associated Environmental 
Impact Statement in the Federal Register (Vol. 68, No. 140, Pg. 43368-
43369). Through the scoping process and after several meetings with 
planning partners and the Navy, the Navy determined that revision of 
its INRMP would not be a part of this plan amendment. In addition, the 
BLM received a proposal from Nevada Geothermal Specialists LLC (NGS) 
for the development of a geothermal power plant located approximately 
ten miles east of Fallon, NV. In the interest of cost and time savings, 
BLM determined that the analysis of the power plant will be included in 
the Churchill County Plan and EIS.

    Dated: February 6, 2004.
Elayn Briggs,
Associate Field Manager, Carson City Field Office.
[FR Doc. 04-7001 Filed 3-29-04; 8:45 am]
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