71144 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 224 / Monday, November 22, 2010 / Notices 

indemnifying and holding the United 

States harmless from any release of 

hazardous materials that may have 

occurred; 

4. An appropriate indemnification 

clause protecting the United States from 

claims arising out of the lessee’s/ 

patentee’s use, occupancy or operations 

on the leased/patented lands; and 

5. Additional terms and conditions 

that the authorized officer deems 

appropriate. Detailed information 

concerning the proposed land sale 

including the appraisal, planning and 

environmental documents, and a 

mineral report are available for review 

at the BLM Shoshone Field Office at the 

location identified in the ADDRESSES

section above. Normal business hours 

are 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except for Federal 

holidays. 

Public Comments: Public comments 

regarding the proposed sale may be 

submitted in writing to the BLM 

Shoshone Field Manager (see 

ADDRESSES section) on or before January 

6, 2011. Comments received in 

electronic form, such as e-mail or 

facsimile, will not be considered. Any 

adverse comments regarding the 

proposed sale will be reviewed by the 

BLM Idaho State Director or other 

authorized official of the Department of 

the Interior, who may sustain, vacate, or 

modify this realty action in whole or in 

part. In the absence of timely filed 

objections, this realty action will 

become the final determination of the 

Department of the Interior. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment; you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1713 and1719; 43 CFR 

2711.1–2(a) and (c) and 2711.3–3. 

Ruth A. Miller, 

Shoshone Field Manager. 

[FR Doc. 2010–29372 Filed 11–19–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNVS03000 L51010000.ER0000 

LVRWF09F8590 241A; 11–08807; 

TAS:14X5017] 

Notice of Availability of Record of 

Decision for the Solar Millennium, LLC, 

Amargosa Farm Road Solar Energy 

Project 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) announces the 

availability of the Record of Decision 

(ROD) for the Solar Millennium, LLC, 

Amargosa Farm Road Solar Energy 

Project Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS). The Secretary of the Interior 

approved the ROD on November 15, 

2010, which constitutes the final 

decision of the Department. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD are 

available upon request from the BLM 

Southern Nevada District Office, 4701 

N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, 

Nevada 89130 or via the internet at the 

following Web site: http://www.blm.gov/ 

nv/st/en/fo/lvfo.html. Copies of the ROD 

are also available for public inspection 

at the BLM Southern Nevada District 

Office and the BLM Nevada State Office, 

1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, Nevada. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gregory Helseth, Renewable Energy 

Project Manager; telephone: (702) 515– 

5173; mailing address: BLM Southern 

Nevada District Office, 4701 N. Torrey 

Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130; 

or e-mail: Gregory_Helseth@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

applicant, Solar Millennium, LLC, is 

authorized to construct the Amargosa 

Farm Road Solar Energy Project on 

approximately 6,320 acres of public 

land in 2 separate phases with a total 

generating capacity of approximately 

500 megawatts (MW) of power. The 

Amargosa Farm Road Solar Energy 

Project is a solar facility utilizing 

parabolic trough solar thermal 

technology. Phase 1 of the project will 

generate 250–MW and Phase 2 will 

generate 250–MW, with an average net 

output of approximately 232–MW for 

each phase. Each phase will consist of 

power blocks, a solar field, a heat 

transfer fluid and steam generation 

system, a nitrate salt thermal storage 

system, conventional water treatment, 

electrical switchgear, administration, 

warehouse, and maintenance facilities. 

The project facility will disturb 

approximately 4,350 acres of the 6,320 

acre project area and will include solar 

fields, power blocks, office buildings, 

maintenance building, parking area, lay 

down area, storm water detention basin, 

evaporation ponds, switch yard, and a 

realignment of Amargosa Farm Road. 

The Notice of Availability (NOA) for the 

Draft EIS analyzing impacts of the 

proposed project was published in the 

Federal Register on March 19, 2010 (75 

FR 13301) for public review and 

comment. A total of 37 comment letters 

were received on the Draft EIS. The 

comments were incorporated, where 

appropriate, to clarify the analysis 

presented in the Final EIS. The NOA for 

the Final EIS was published in the 

Federal Register on October 15, 2010 

(75 FR 63503). The Final EIS analyzes 

3 alternatives; a No Action Alternative, 

the Proposed Action, and a Wet-Cooled 

Alternative. These alternatives were 

shaped in part by comments received 

from the public and internal BLM 

review. 

Alternative 1: No Action. The No 

Action Alternative assumes the right-ofway application for the Amargosa Farm 

Road Solar Energy Project would be 

denied and the proposed project would 

not be built. 

Alternative 2: Proposed Action (DryCooled). This is the Environmentally 

Preferable Alternative that analyzes the 

construction, operation, maintenance 

and decommissioning of 2 dry-cooled 

solar power plants, each with a 

nameplate capacity of 250–MW and a 

net output of approximately 232–MW. 

Alternative 3: Wet-Cooled Alternative. 

Under the wet-cooled alternative, the 

proponent would construct and operate 

2 wet-cooled solar power plants, each 

with a nameplate capacity of 250–MW 

and a net output of approximately 242– 

MW. Each solar plant would be 

equipped with thermal storage 

capability and associated linear 

facilities. Construction and operation of 

a wet-cooled project would be similar to 

a dry-cooled plant, however, the net 

power output from a wet-cooled solar 

power plant facility is greater than the 

net power output from a dry-cooled 

solar power plant facility. Plant 

components and layout are similar 

under both the wet- and dry-cooled 

alternatives; the primary differences are 

the amount of water used for plant 

operations, the need for cooling towers 

for heat rejection from the steam cycle 

for the wet-cooled alternative, and the 

area needed for evaporation ponds. 

Because this decision is approved by 

the Secretary of the Interior, it is not 

subject to administrative appeal (43 CFR 

4.410(a)(3)). 


jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 224 / Monday, November 22, 2010 / Notices 71145 

Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6 and 1506.10. 

Robert V. Abbey, 

Director, Bureau of Land Management. 

[FR Doc. 2010–29370 Filed 11–19–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

San Joaquin River Restoration 

Program: Reach 4B, Eastside Bypass, 

and Mariposa Bypass Channel and 

Structural Improvements Project, 

Merced County, CA 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Revised notice of intent to 

prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement/Environmental Report (EIS/ 

EIR) and Notice of Scoping Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation 

and the California Department of Water 

Resources are revising our proposal to 

prepare a joint EIS/EIR on the effects of 

the proposed Reach 4B, Eastside Bypass, 

and Mariposa Bypass Channel and 

Structural Improvements Project under 

the San Joaquin River Restoration 

Program. The original notice of intent 

was published in the Federal Register 

on September 9, 2009 (74 FR 46453). 

This revised proposal would include 

measures for the conveyance of Interim 

and Restoration flows and incorporation 

of fish habitat through Reach 4B and/or 

the bypasses. When evaluating 

comments on this proposal, we will also 

consider comments that we received on 

the previous proposal. 

DATES: Submit written comments on the 

scope of the EIS/EIR by December 22, 

2010. We will hold a scoping meeting 

on Monday, December 6, 2010, from 

6:30 to 8 p.m. in Los Banos, California. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Ms. Michelle Banonis, Natural 

Resources Specialist, Bureau of 

Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP– 

170, Sacramento, CA 95825 or via email at reach4b@restoresjr.net. We will 

hold a public scoping meeting at the 

Miller and Lux Building, 830 6th Street, 

Los Banos, California. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Margaret Gidding, Outreach 

Coordinator, 2800 Cottage Way, MP– 

170, Sacramento, CA 95825, or via email at mgidding@usbr.gov, by 

telephone at 916–978–5461, TDD 916– 

978–5608 or via fax at 916–978–5469. 

Additional information is available 

online at http://www.restoresjr.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Proposed Action includes improving 

conveyance capacity in the San Joaquin 

River from the Reach 4B headgates near 

Washington Road to the confluence of 

the Mariposa Bypass with the San 

Joaquin River (generally referred to as 

Reach 4B1). The improvements will 

incorporate modifications to Reach 4B 

and the Eastside and Mariposa bypass 

channels to allow for conveyance of 

Interim and Restoration flows. 

Improvements will also include the 

incorporation of fish habitat in Reach 4B 

and/or the bypasses and maintain the 

current flood operations and 

conveyance capacity of the system. 

Additionally, the Proposed Action may 

result in an opportunity for 

improvements to the existing flood 

system. These improvements are 

intended to support paragraph 11 

Settlement actions related to Reach 4B, 

the Eastside Bypass, and the Mariposa 

Bypass. The planning and 

environmental review for the Proposed 

Action is authorized under Section 

3406(c)(1) of the Central Valley Project 

Improvement Act and the San Joaquin 

River Restoration Settlement (SJRRS) 

Act. Construction of the Proposed 

Action is authorized under Section 

10004 of the SJRRS Act. The Proposed 

Action would be implemented 

consistent with the Settlement and the 

SJRRS Act. 

San Joaquin River Restoration Program 

In 1988, a coalition of environmental 

groups led by the Natural Resources 

Defense Council (NRDC) filed a lawsuit 

challenging the renewal of the long-term 

water service contracts between the 

United States and the Central Valley 

Project Friant Division Contractors. 

After more than 18 years of litigation 

known as NRDC, et al., v. Kirk Rodgers, 

et al., the NRDC, Friant Water Users 

Authority, and the Departments of the 

Interior and Commerce (Settling Parties) 

reached agreement on the terms and 

conditions of the San Joaquin River 

Stipulation of Settlement (Settlement) 

that was subsequently approved by the 

Court on October 23, 2006. The 

Settlement can be found online at 

http://www.restoresjr.net. 

The Settlement is based on two 

parallel Goals: 

• The Restoration Goal—To restore 

and maintain fish populations in ‘‘good 

condition’’ in the main stem of the San 

Joaquin River below Friant Dam to the 

confluence of the Merced River, 

including naturally reproducing and 

self-sustaining populations of salmon 

and other fish; and 

• The Water Management Goal—To 

reduce or avoid adverse water supply 

impacts to all of the Friant Division 

long-term Contractors that may result 

from the Interim Flows and Restoration 

Flows provided for in the Settlement. 

The Settling Parties acknowledge that 

accomplishing the Goals requires 

planning, implementation, and funding 

of certain activities, such as 

environmental review, design, and 

construction. With regard to the 

Restoration Goal, the Settlement calls 

for a combination of channel and 

structural improvements along the San 

Joaquin River below Friant Dam, 

releases of additional water from Friant 

Dam to the confluence of the Merced 

River, and the reintroduction of spring 

and/or fall-run Chinook salmon. 

The Settlement states that the 

Secretary of the Interior shall diligently 

pursue completion of the improvements 

listed in Paragraph 11 in coordination 

with the Restoration Administrator and 

with other federal, state, and local 

agencies. Additionally, the Settling 

Parties agreed that implementation of 

the Settlement shall also require 

participation of the State of California. 

Therefore, concurrent with the 

execution of the Settlement, the Settling 

Parties entered into a Memorandum of 

Understanding with the State of 

California, by and through the California 

Resources Agency, DWR, the 

Department of Fish and Game (DFG), 

and the California Environmental 

Protection Agency, regarding the State’s 

role in the implementation of the 

Settlement. The program established to 

implement the Settlement is the SJRRP, 

and the ‘‘Implementing Agencies’’ 

responsible for the management of the 

SJRRP include Reclamation, the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS), DWR, and DFG. The Federal 

Implementing Agencies (Reclamation, 

USFWS, and NMFS) are authorized to 

implement the Settlement under the 

SJRRS Act included in Public Law 111– 

11. 

A Program Environmental Impact 

Statement/Environmental Impact Report 

(PEIS/EIR) is currently being developed 

for implementation of the SJRRP. If 

applicable, the EIS/EIR for the Proposed 

Action will supplement, tier from, 

incorporate by reference, or adopt 

relevant NEPA analyses from the PEIS/ 

EIR once a Record of Decision is signed. 

Special Assistance for Public Meetings 

If special assistance is required to 

participate in the scoping meeting, 

please contact Ms. Margaret Gidding at 

916–978–5461, by TDD 916–978–5608, 

or via e-mail at mgidding@usbr.gov. 

Please contact Ms. Gidding at least ten 

working days prior to the meeting. 


jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES