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Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as 

amended. 

Dated: October 8, 2009. 

Lillian Deitzer, 

Departmental Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLID2100000 L16100000.DO0000] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement and a 

Possible Land Use Plan Amendment to 

the Jarbidge Resource Management 

Plan for the Proposed China Mountain 

Wind Project 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) Jarbidge Field 

Office, Twin Falls District, Idaho, 

intends to prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed 

China Mountain Wind Project, which 

may include a land use plan 

amendment to the 1987 Jarbidge 

Resource Management Plan (RMP), and 

by this notice is announcing the 

beginning of the scoping process and 

soliciting input on the identification of 

issues. The China Mountain Wind 

Project is located on 30,700 acres of 

public, state, and private lands in the 

Jarbidge Foothills, southwest of the 

town of Rogerson in Twin Falls County, 

Idaho, and west of the town of Jackpot 

in Elko County, Nevada. The EIS will 

analyze the potential environmental 

impacts of the construction and 

operation of a proposed wind power 

generation facility, associated electric 

transmission facilities and access roads, 

and a possible land use plan 

amendment associated with the project. 

This notice initiates a 30-day public 

scoping period to identify relevant 

issues associated with the proposed 

project and possible land use plan 

amendment. 

A prior notice dated April 21, 2008, 

initiated a 60-day public scoping 

process to identify relevant issues 

associated with the proposed project. 

That scoping process was subsequently 

extended for an additional 30 days, 

ending July 21, 2008. 

DATES: The scoping period will 

commence with the publication of this 

notice. The formal scoping period will 

end on November 16, 2009. Comments 

regarding issues relative to the proposed 

project and possible plan amendment 

should be received on or before 

November 16, 2009 using one of the 

methods listed below. 

The BLM will announce public 

scoping meetings through local news 

media, newsletters, and the BLM Web 

site: http://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/fo/ 

jarbidge.html at least 15 days prior to 

the first meeting. The BLM will provide 

additional opportunities for public 

participation upon publication of the 

Draft EIS, including a public comment 

period. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on issues related to the proposed project 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: id_chinamtn_eis@blm.gov. 

• Fax: (208) 735–2076. 

• Mail: Project Manager, China 

Mountain EIS, Jarbidge Field Office, 

2536 Kimberly Road, Twin Falls, Idaho 

83301. 

Comments can also be hand-delivered 

to the Jarbidge Field Office at the 

address above. Documents pertinent to 

this proposal may be examined at the 

Jarbidge Field Office. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

China Mountain Wind Project Manager, 

Jarbidge Field Office, 2536 Kimberly 

Road, Twin Falls, Idaho 83301, 

telephone (208) 235–2072. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EIS 

will be prepared in accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

seq.), as amended; the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), as 

amended; and the Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ) 

regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508). 

China Mountain Wind, LLC, has 

submitted a right-of-way application to 

BLM to build a commercial wind power 

generation facility capable of generating 

up to 425 megawatts (MW) of electricity. 

Up to 185 wind turbines, each having a 

generating capacity between 2.3 and 3.0 

MW, would be installed on an area 

covering approximately 30,700 acres in 

the Jarbidge Foothills, southwest of 

Rogerson, Idaho, and west of Jackpot, 

Nevada. The proposed project area 

includes public land administered by 

the BLM Elko District, Wells Field 

Office in northeastern Nevada, public 

land administered by the BLM Twin 

Falls District, Jarbidge Field Office, 

State of Idaho lands, and private lands 

in south-central Idaho. 

Administration ownership Acres 

(rounded) 

BLM–Jarbidge Field Office, Twin 

Falls District, Idaho ................. 15,300 

BLM–Wells Field Office, Elko 

District, Nevada ....................... 4,700 

State of Idaho ............................. 2,000 

Private ......................................... 8,700 

Total ..................................... 30,700 

The turbines proposed for the project 

would have tower heights ranging from 

200 to 250 feet and rotor diameters 

ranging from 250 to 300 feet. Each 

turbine would be set on a large concrete 

foundation. Turbines would be 

connected by underground electrical 

cable to one or two substations. Each 

substation would be sited on a two-acre 

area and would consist of a graveled, 

fenced area containing transformer and 

switching equipment and an area to 

park utility vehicles. Up to 25 miles of 

new three-phase 138 kV or 345 kV 

overhead electric transmission line 

would be constructed from each 

substation to a switching station at the 

point of interconnection with an 

existing transmission line. The new 

transmission line would be supported 

by single steel or double wood poles 

with a distance of 400 to 500 feet 

between poles. Other required facilities 

would include one or two fenced, 

graveled switching stations of 

approximately two acres each; one or 

more Operations and Maintenance 

buildings; approximately 40 miles of 

new access roads; approximately 30 

miles of improved existing road; and a 

temporary concrete batch plant. This 

concrete batch plant would be centrally 

located on the site, occupying an area of 

approximately five acres, and would 

operate during project construction. The 

proposed project would disturb up to 

540 acres on a temporary basis and up 

to 180 acres on a permanent basis, 

following reclamation of construction 

disturbance. 

Approximately 60% of both the 

temporary and permanent impacts 

would be on lands under the 

administration of the BLM and 

approximately 40% would be on State 

of Idaho and private lands. The 

proposed project would operate year 

round for a minimum of 30 years. 

The purpose of the China Mountain 

Wind project, if determined to be 

appropriate, is to construct a wind 

power generation facility that uses wind 

energy resources in an environmentally 

sound manner to meet existing and 

future electricity demands in Idaho and 

Nevada. The proposed project also 

provides for development of renewable 

energy resources as encouraged by the 

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Energy Policy Act of 2005 and is 

consistent with the BLM’s Wind Energy 

Development Policy, as described in the 

Record of Decision for the Final 

Programmatic EIS on Wind Energy 

Development on BLM Administered 

Lands in the Western United States 

(December 2005). 

At this project’s original inception the 

Jarbidge RMP revision process was 

already well underway (initiated 

January 10, 2006). The RMP revision 

process had identified the need to revise 

the previous land use planning 

guidance provided by the 1987 Jarbidge 

RMP—specifically with regards to 

rights-of-way, including wind energy 

and utility corridors. With the RMP 

revision and this project on two parallel 

yet staggered timelines, the BLM 

originally expected that the RMP 

revision (including new rights-of-way 

guidance) would be complete prior to 

issuance of a decision for this project 

(consistent with that guidance). 

Unforeseen delays in the RMP revision 

process have extended the timeline, 

including: wildfire and subsequent 

restoration planning and response, 

litigation, and other delays. The 

issuance of a specific amendment to the 

1987 RMP for the project, consistent 

with analysis developed during the 

RMP revision process, will allow the 

BLM to process the China Mountain 

application, unimpeded by delays 

associated with the RMP revision. If the 

RMP revision is completed prior to 

issuance of a decision for this project, 

then a land use plan amendment for the 

project would not be necessary. 

However, any further delays in the RMP 

revision such as scheduling, protest 

response, or litigation would require 

continuing with the land use plan 

amendment for the project so as to 

minimize delays in processing China 

Wind’s application for this project. 

The purpose of the public scoping 

process is to determine relevant issues 

that will influence the scope of the 

environmental analysis and EIS 

alternatives including a possible land 

use plan amendment for the project. 

General concerns in the following 

categories have been identified to date: 

Tribal concerns; wildlife (including 

birds and bats); vegetation (including 

noxious and invasive weeds); 

threatened, endangered and sensitive 

plants and animals, including sage 

grouse; public safety; public access; 

recreational opportunities; visual 

resources; cultural resources; rangeland 

resources; geology and soils; water 

quality; climate change and variability; 

hazardous materials; air quality; noise; 

fire management; and socioeconomics. 

You may submit comments on issues in 

writing to the BLM at any public 

scoping meeting, or you may submit 

them to the BLM using one of the 

methods listed in the ADDRESSES section 

above. E-mailed comments, including 

attachments, should be provided in 

.doc, .pdf, .html, or .txt format. 

Electronic submissions in other formats 

or containing viruses will be rejected. 

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. 

The EIS process will be a 

collaborative effort that will consider 

local, regional, and national needs and 

concerns. The BLM will work closely 

with interested parties to identify the 

management decisions that are best 

suited to the needs of the public. After 

gathering public comments, the BLM 

will identify and provide rationale on 

those issues that will be addressed in 

the EIS or those issues beyond the scope 

of the EIS. 

Peter J. Ditton, 

Acting State Director, Bureau of Land 

Management, Idaho. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 337–TA–641] 

In the Matter of Certain Variable Speed 

Wind Turbines and Components 

Thereof; Notice of Commission 

Determination To Review a Final Initial 

Determination of the Administrative 

Law Judge 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission has determined to review 

the final initial determination (‘‘ID’’) of 

the presiding administrative law judge 

(‘‘ALJ’’) in the above-captioned 

investigation under section 337 of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 

U.S.C. 1337 (‘‘section 337’’). The ALJ 

found a violation of section 337. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James A. Worth, Office of the General 

Counsel, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 

205–3065. Copies of non-confidential 

documents filed in connection with this 

investigation are or will be available for 

inspection during official business 

hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the 

Office of the Secretary, U.S. 

International Trade Commission, 500 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436, 

telephone (202) 205–2000. General 

information concerning the Commission 

may also be obtained by accessing its 

Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). 

The public record for this investigation 

may be viewed on the Commission’s 

electronic docket (EDIS) at http:// 

edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired 

persons are advised that information on 

this matter can be obtained by 

contacting the Commission’s TDD 

terminal on (202) 205–1810. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

investigation was instituted on March 

31, 2008, based upon a complaint filed 

on behalf of General Electric Company 

(‘‘GE’’) of Fairfield, Connecticut on 

February 7, 2008. The complaint alleged 

violations of section 337 of the Tariff 

Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the 

importation into the United States, the 

sale for importation, and the sale within 

the United States after importation of 

certain variable speed wind turbines 

and components thereof that infringe 

claims 121–125 of U.S. Patent No. 

5,083,039 (‘‘the ‘039 patent’’) and claims 

1–12, 15–18, and 21–28 of U.S. Patent 

No. 6,921,985 (‘‘the ‘985 patent’’). 

The notice of investigation named as 

respondents Mitsubishi Heavy 

Industries, Ltd. (‘‘MHI’’) of Tokyo, 

Japan; Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 

America, Inc. (‘‘MHIA’’) of New York, 

New York; and Mitsubishi Power 

Systems, Inc. (‘‘MPSA’’) of Lake Mary, 

Florida. 

On October 8, 2008, the Commission 

issued notice of its determination not to 

review an ID (Order No. 10) granting 

GE’s motion to amend its complaint and 

the notice of investigation to add claims 

1–19 of United States Patent No. 

7,321,221 (‘‘the ‘221 patent’’) to this 

investigation. 

On April 21, 2009, the Commission 

issued notice of its determination not to 

review an ID (Order No. 30) granting 

GE’s amended motion for summary 

determination that it had satisfied the 

economic prong of the domestic 

industry requirement with respect to all 

three asserted patents. 

The ALJ conducted an evidentiary 

hearing commencing on May 11, 2009. 

At the hearing, GE narrowed the number 

of asserted claims to: claim 121 of the 

‘039 patent; claims 5, 7, and 8 of the 

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