[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 179 (Monday, September 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75562-75563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20948]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_NV_FRN; MO# 04500179291]


Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for Libra Solar 
in Lyon and Mineral Counties, NV

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 Final Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Libra Solar Project located in Lyon and Mineral 
Counties, Nevada. The ROD was signed on September 10, 2024, which 
constitutes the decision of the BLM, as approved by the Department of 
the Interior.

DATES: The ROD was signed on September 10, 2024.

ADDRESSES: The ROD is available online at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2022592/510. Printed copies of the ROD are 
available for the public at the Carson City District Office, 5665 
Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, Nevada or can be provided upon request 
by Carson City District Public Room at: 775-885-6000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Ross, Public Affairs Specialist, 
telephone (775) 885-6107; address 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, 
NV 89701; email [email protected]. Individuals in the 
United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 
telecommunications relay services for contacting Ms. Ross 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.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Interior has approved 
the BLM's decision to issue a right-of-way grant for construction, 
operation and maintenance (O&M), and decommissioning of a 5,141-acre 
solar facility wholly on BLM lands with a 24.1-mile-long gen-tie line 
to connect to the existing Fort Churchill substation near the town of 
Yerington in Lyon County, Nevada. The Project includes the following 
primary components: (1) a 700 megawatt (MW) alternating current (MWac) 
solar photovoltaic power generating facility; (2) a 700 MW battery 
energy storage system; (3) linear and ancillary facilities, including 
access roads, electrical distribution lines, and communication cables; 
(4) O&M facilities; and (5) a substation and a 24.1-mile-long 345 
kilovolt (kV) or 525 kV gen-tie line into the Fort Churchill 
substation, of which 22.9 miles would be on the BLM-managed lands. The 
project and planning area is approximately 55 miles southeast of the 
Reno metropolitan area, 11 miles southeast of the town of Yerington, 7 
miles west of U.S. Route 95, and 8 miles east of State Route 208.
    The decision to authorize this energy generation project on public 
lands is consistent with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, as 
amended, and the BLM's right-of-way regulations (43 U.S.C. 1761; 43 CFR 
part 2800).
    Approval of this right-of-way constitutes the final decision of the 
Department of the Interior and is not subject to appeal under 
Departmental regulations at 43 CFR part 4.

(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.9)

Kimberly D. Dow,
District Manager, Carson City District.
[FR Doc. 2024-20948 Filed 9-13-24; 8:45 am]
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