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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 99904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29099]

[[Page 99904]]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_ID_FRN; MO# 4500183156]

Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Lava 
Ridge Wind Project in Jerome, Lincoln, and Minidoka Counties, Idaho

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 Lava Ridge Wind Project Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The ROD constitutes the decision 
of the BLM, as approved by the Department of the Interior (DOI).

DATES: The ROD was signed on Dec. 5, 2024.

ADDRESSES: The ROD is available at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2013782/510 and in hard copy at the BLM Shoshone Field 
Office, 400 W F St., Shoshone, ID 83352.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kasey Prestwich, project manager, 
telephone 208-732-7204; address in ADDRESSES above; and 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 Mr. Prestwich. 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: The DOI has approved the BLM's decision to 
issue a right-of-way (ROW) grant for the Lava Ridge Wind Project. 
Consistent with the direction provided through the ROD and applicable 
laws and regulations, the BLM will issue Magic Valley Energy (MVE) a 
non-exclusive, non-possessory ROW grant with stipulations, to 
construct, operate and maintain, and decommission a wind-powered 
electrical generation facility on public lands within Jerome, Lincoln, 
and Minidoka counties, Idaho. The ROW grant will authorize MVE to 
develop and operate the project as described in an approved plan of 
development, updated consistent with the terms established in the ROD.
    The ROW authorizes installation of up to 231 wind turbines, along 
with related infrastructure and facilities on BLM-managed public lands. 
The ROW grant issued by the BLM will require MVE to comply with terms 
and conditions, including project avoidance and minimization measures, 
fulfill compensatory mitigation requirements, adhere to processes 
established for the preservation of historic properties, and meet any 
additional requirements, such as obtaining additional permits or 
authorizations, established by Federal, State, or local laws.
    The ROW area encompasses the BLM-managed public lands delineated 
and described in Appendices A and B of the ROD. The estimated total 
area of the ROW is 57,447 acres, with all project-related 
infrastructure and facilities confined within the designated siting 
corridors. The siting corridors, estimated to be 38,535 acres, limit 
the location of the project infrastructure to areas considered within 
the Lava Ridge Wind Project Final EIS; however, the final footprint of 
the project will be smaller and consistent with the disturbance area 
described in the Final EIS (the portion of ground disturbance on public 
lands is estimated to be 3,926 acres).
    The decision to authorize this energy generation project on BLM-
managed public lands is consistent with the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act, as amended, and the BLM's ROW regulations (43 U.S.C. 
1761; 43 CFR part 2800).
    Approval of this ROW constitutes the final decision of the DOI and, 
in accordance with the regulations at 43 CFR 4.410(a)(3), is not 
subject to appeal under DOI regulations at 43 CFR part 4.

Michael C. Courtney,
Twin Falls District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2024-29099 Filed 12-10-24; 8:45 am]
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