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• Components of traffic and 

transportation plan (MM TRA–1) 

• SR 160 and Tecopa Road intersection 

improvements (MM TRA–2) 

• Cultural resource avoidance and 

monitoring (MM CR–1) 

• Discovery of human remains (MM 

CR–2) 

• Coordination with transmission line 

ROW holders/applicants (MM LU–1) 

• Requirements for the paleontological 

resources monitoring and mitigation 

plan (MM PR–1) 

• Groundwater pumping meter and 

development of a groundwater 

monitoring and reporting plan (MM 

WR–1). 

These mitigation measures, along 

with Project Design Features required by 

the Southern Nevada District Office, 

Solar PEIS, management plans, and 

interagency operating procedures, are 

provided in full in Appendix B of the 

Draft RMP Amendment/EIS. 

Schedule for the Decision-Making 

Process 

The BLM will provide additional 

opportunities for public participation 

consistent with the NEPA and land use 

planning processes, including a 30-day 

public protest period and a concurrent 

60-day Governor’s consistency review 

on the Proposed RMP Amendment. The 

Proposed RMP Amendment/Final EIS is 

anticipated to be available for public 

protest by early summer 2025, and if the 

Project is authorized, the approved RMP 

Amendment and Record of Decision 

would be available by late summer 

2025. 

The BLM will continue to consult 

with Indian Tribal Nations on a 

government-to-government basis in 

accordance with Executive Order 13175, 

BLM MS 1780 and other Departmental 

policies. Tribal concerns will be given 

due consideration. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email 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: 40 CFR 1501.9, 40 CFR 1506.10, 

43 CFR 1610.2 and 43 CFR part 2800) 

Kimberly Prill, 

Acting State Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[BLM_AZ_FRN_MO4500182789 AZA–37939] 

Notice of Availability of the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Jove Solar Project, La Paz County, 

Arizona 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended (NEPA), and the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

announces the availability of the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the Jove Solar Project. 

DATES: The BLM will not issue a 

decision on the proposal for a minimum 

of 30 days after the date that the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

publishes its Notice of Availability 

(NOA) in the Federal Register. The EPA 

usually publishes its NOAs on Fridays. 

ADDRESSES: The Final EIS and 

documents pertinent to this proposal are 

available for review on the BLM 

ePlanning project website at https://

eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/ 

project/2017881/510. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Derek Eysenbach, Project Manager, at 

deysenbach@blm.gov, Bureau of Land 

Management, One North Central 

Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona 

85004, or by phone at (602) 417–9505. 

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 Mr. Eysenbach. 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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose and Need 

Jove Solar, LLC (Applicant) is seeking 

a 30-year right-of-way (ROW) to use 

3,495 acres administered by the BLM 

Yuma Field Office and 38 acres 

administered by La Paz County to 

construct, operate and maintain, and 

decommission a utility-scale solar 

photovoltaic (PV) facility, called the 

Jove Solar Project (the Project). The 

Project would be located in southeastern 

La Paz County, Arizona, south of 

Interstate-10 midway between Phoenix 

and the California border, 

approximately 22 miles east-southeast 

of the community of Brenda and the I– 

10/Highway 60 junction, and 30 miles 

west of the community of Tonopah. The 

Project, as proposed, would consist of 

up to 1.2 million solar PV modules and 

associated infrastructure, including new 

and improved roads, powerlines for 

collection and transmission of 

electricity, and operation and 

maintenance facilities. The Project 

would interconnect at the Cielo Azul 

Switchyard adjacent to the Ten West 

Link 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission line 

and have a generation capacity of 600 

megawatts or more. The initial 

application in 2019 was received under 

the company name Taurus Solar; the 

project name was revised to Jove Solar 

in an amended application on August 9, 

2022. The Project is proposed within a 

solar variance area identified in the 

BLM Western Solar Plan (2012), and 

after conducting the variance review 

process described in that Plan, the BLM 

has determined that it is appropriate for 

the project to move forward for 

additional review and analysis under 

NEPA. 

The BLM’s purpose and need is to 

respond to the ROW application for a 

30-year grant for the Project submitted 

by the Applicant under FLPMA Title V 

(43 U.S.C. 1761). The BLM is 

responsible under FLPMA and its ROW 

regulations for managing the public 

lands under principles of multiple use 

and sustained yield, including by 

considering applications for the 

generation of electric energy on public 

lands. (43 U.S.C. 1761(a)(4)). In the 

course of reviewing applications for a 

ROW to generate electric energy on 

public lands, the BLM must comply 

with FLPMA, the BLM ROW 

regulations, the Council on 

Environmental Quality regulations 

implementing NEPA, the Department of 

the Interior NEPA regulations, and other 

applicable Federal laws and regulations. 

Proposed Action and Alternatives 

Under the Proposed Action, the BLM 

would grant a 30-year ROW for the 

Project, which would have a net 

generating capacity of 600 megawatts 

alternating current (MWac) and span 

3,495 acres of public land administered 

by the BLM Yuma Field Office, as well 

as 38 acres of La Paz County land. The 

Project would include solar PV 

modules, direct current cabling and 

combining switchgear, inverters, voltage 

collection systems, transformers, 

monitoring and controls systems, 

operations and maintenance facilities, 

and above-ground electrical connection 

lines. The Project would use a 


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substation on an adjacent approved 

solar facility and connect into the 

regional transmission system via the 

Cielo Azul 500 kV switching station and 

Ten West Link 500 kV transmission 

line. Overhead 69 kV connection lines 

would extend approximately 2 miles in 

a proposed utility easement on La Paz 

County land to the Cielo Azul switching 

station. The Applicant has incorporated 

numerous design features into the 

Proposed Action to avoid or minimize 

adverse environmental effects during 

construction, operation, and 

decommissioning. These plans and 

procedures are provided as appendices 

to the Proposed Plan of Development 

and the Final EIS. 

The Final EIS analyzes three 

alternatives: 

• No Action, in which the BLM 

would not approve the ROW to 

authorize construction, operation and 

maintenance, and decommissioning of 

the Project, resulting in a continuation 

of existing conditions; 

• Proposed Action, in which the BLM 

would approve the ROW to authorize 

construction, operation and 

maintenance, and decommissioning of 

the Project consistent with the detailed 

Project description above; and 

• Wash Avoidance Alternative, in 

which the BLM would approve the 

ROW consistent with the design of the 

Proposed Action, except that the ROW 

would not authorize construction in a 

desert wash within the Project Area and 

near known environmentally sensitive 

sites, and would require using specified 

setbacks to enhance resource 

conservation opportunities. 

Based on the analyses contained in 

the Final EIS for the proposed Jove Solar 

Project, and after carefully considering 

input from the public and cooperating 

agencies, the BLM has selected the 

Wash Avoidance Alternative as the 

preferred alternative, as it would further 

reduce impacts to native vegetation 

communities, wildlife movement, and 

natural hydrological drainage relative to 

the Proposed Action. 

Public Participation 

In addition to making the Draft EIS 

available for public comment, the BLM 

hosted one virtual public meeting 

during the comment period. The BLM 

received 26 written comments, 

including from Federal and State 

agencies, non-governmental 

organizations, construction and 

equipment vendors, Tribal Nations, and 

members of the general public. The 

BLM addressed these comments in the 

Final EIS. The BLM will continue to 

consult with Indian Tribal Nations on a 

government-to-government basis in 

accordance with Executive Order 13175, 

the BLM Manual Section (MS) 1780, 

and other Departmental policies. Public 

comments received on the Draft EIS and 

internal BLM review were considered 

and incorporated as appropriate into the 

Final EIS. Public comments and internal 

BLM review resulted in the addition of 

clarifying text, including the 

elimination of sub-alternatives no longer 

being considered. The revisions and 

edits have not significantly changed the 

impact analyses. 

Schedule for the Decision-Making 

Process 

The BLM anticipates releasing a 

Record of Decision in December 2024. 

The BLM will decide whether to issue 

a decision granting, granting with 

modifications, or denying the 

application for the ROW. 

(Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10, 

and 43 CFR part 2800) 

Raymond Suazo, 

State Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NRNHL–DTS#–39042; 

PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000] 

National Register of Historic Places; 

Notification of Pending Nominations 

and Related Actions 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is 

soliciting electronic comments on the 

significance of properties nominated 

before November 2, 2024, for listing or 

related actions in the National Register 

of Historic Places. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

electronically by December 2, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are encouraged 

to be submitted electronically to 

National_Register_Submissions@

nps.gov with the subject line ‘‘Public 

Comment on <property or proposed 

district name, (County) State>.’’ If you 

have no access to email, you may send 

them via U.S. Postal Service and all 

other carriers to the National Register of 

Historic Places, National Park Service, 

1849 C Street NW, MS 7228, 

Washington, DC 20240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sherry A. Frear, Chief, National Register 

of Historic Places/National Historic 

Landmarks Program, 1849 C Street NW, 

MS 7228, Washington, DC 20240, 

sherry_frear@nps.gov, 202–913–3763. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

properties listed in this notice are being 

considered for listing or related actions 

in the National Register of Historic 

Places. Nominations for their 

consideration were received by the 

National Park Service before November 

2, 2024. Pursuant to Section 60.13 of 36 

CFR part 60, comments are being 

accepted concerning the significance of 

the nominated properties under the 

National Register criteria for evaluation. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email 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. 

Nominations submitted by State or 

Tribal Historic Preservation Officers. 

Key: State, County, Property Name, 

Multiple Name (if applicable), Address/ 

Boundary, City, Vicinity, Reference 

Number. 

ALABAMA 

Geneva County 

Geneva Commercial Historic District, S 

Commerce St., E Church Ave., E Water 

Ave., E Town Ave., Geneva, SG100011147 

Henry County 

Headland Commercial Historic District, Four 

blocks in downtown Headland centered 

around the Public Square, Headland, 

SG100011166 

ALASKA 

Fairbanks North Star Borough 

Chena Building, Chena River State 

Recreation Site. Mile 8 Chena Pump Road, 

Fairbanks vicinity, SG100011138 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

District of Columbia 

de Veyra, Sofia Reyes Residence, 2610 

Cathedral Avenue NW, Washington, 

SG100011144 

IOWA 

Johnson County 

Iowa City Community Recreation Center, 220 

S Gilbert St., Iowa City, SG100011133 

MICHIGAN 

Wayne County 

Detroit Association of Women’s Clubs 

Building (The Civil Rights Movement and 

the African American Experience in 20th 

Century Detroit MPS), 5461 Brush Street, 

Detroit, MP100011153 


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