[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 198 (Thursday, October 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 63198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25858]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Ivanpah 
Solar Electric Generating System Project and Approved Plan Amendment to 
the California Desert Conservation Area Plan, San Bernardino County, CA

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)/Approved Plan Amendment (PA) to the 
California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan for the Ivanpah Solar 
Electric Generating System (ISEGS) Project located in San Bernardino 
County, California. The Secretary of the Interior signed the ROD on 
October 7, 2010 which constitutes the final decision of the Department. 
The ROD/Approved PA are effective immediately.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD/Approved PA have been sent to affected 
Federal, state, and local government agencies and to other stakeholders 
and are available upon request at the BLM's Needles Field Office, 1303 
South Highway 95, Needles, California 92363 or via the Internet at: 
http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/needles/nefo_nepa.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Hurshman, Project Manager, at 2465 
South Townsend Ave., Montrose, Colorado 81401; phone: (970) 240-5345; 
e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ISEGS Project was proposed by Solar 
Partners I, Solar Partners II, Solar Partners IV, and Solar Partners 
VIII, LLC all subsidiaries of Bright Source Energy (BSE) who filed four 
right-of-way (ROW) applications on public land for development of the 
thermal solar power tower project. The Selected Alternative approved in 
the ROD is the Mitigated Ivanpah 3 Alternative that would generate 370 
MW of electricity and would be located on approximately 3,472 acres of 
public land. The BLM will authorize the project through the issuance of 
four ROW grants pursuant to Title V of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act. The project site is located entirely on public land 
administered by the BLM, approximately 4.5 miles south of Primm, Nevada 
in San Bernardino County, California.
    The CDCA Plan Amendment/Final Environmental Impact Statement was 
published on August 6, 2010 (75 FR 47619), initiating a 30-day protest 
period and concurrent 30-day comment period. Six protests of the 
proposed plan amendment and 18 comments on the project were received. 
Public comments and protests did not significantly change the decisions 
in the ROD/Approved PA. The BLM has consulted with other Federal, State 
and local agencies.
    The California Governor's Office of Planning and Research did not 
identify any inconsistencies with the proposed PA and any state plans, 
policies or programs.
    Because this decision is approved by the Secretary of the 
Department of the Interior, it is not subject to appeal (43 CFR 
4.410(a)(3)).

    Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6.

Mike Pool,
Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2010-25858 Filed 10-13-10; 8:45 am]
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