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partially surveyed Township 2 South, 

Range 19 West, accepted April 12, 2022, 

and officially filed April 15, 2022, for 

Group 1201, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the United States Army. 

The plat, in one sheet, representing 

the independent resurvey of a portion of 

the west boundary, the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the 

subdivisional lines, the survey of the 

north boundary of section 30, the 

subdivision of section 30 and an 

informative traverse of the left shore of 

the Imperial Dam Reservoir, the left 

bank of the Gila Canal desilting basin 

and the left bank of the Gila Gravity 

Main Canal, partially surveyed 

Township 6 South, Range 21 West, 

accepted April 5, 2022, and officially 

filed April 12, 2022, for Group 1212, 

Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Land Management. 

A person or party who wishes to 

protest against any of these surveys 

must file a written notice of protest 

within 30 calendar days from the date 

of this publication with the Arizona 

State Director, Bureau of Land 

Management, stating that they wish to 

protest. 

A statement of reasons for a protest 

may be filed with the notice of protest 

to the State Director, or the statement of 

reasons must be filed with the State 

Director within 30 days after the protest 

is filed. Before including your address, 

or other personal information in your 

protest, please be aware that your entire 

protest, 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. chap. 3. 

Geoffrey Graham, 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor of Arizona. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[22X LLUTW02100 L51010000 ER0000 

LVRWJ22J5140; UTU–92201] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed Cross-Tie 500-kV 

Transmission Project, Beaver, Juab, 

and Millard Counties, Utah, and White 

Pine County, Nevada 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) Fillmore Field 

Office intends to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

to analyze and disclose impacts 

associated with the proposed Cross-Tie 

500-kV Transmission Project (Project). 

The BLM Fillmore Field Office is 

leading the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) process in 

partnership with the BLM Utah Cedar 

City Field Office, the BLM Nevada 

Bristlecone Field Office, and the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture Forest 

Service (USDA Forest Service) 

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Ely 

Ranger District. The Project proposed by 

TransCanyon, LLC (TransCanyon) 

includes a 214-mile, single-circuit, 

1,500-megawatt, 500-kilovolt (kV), highvoltage alternating current (HVAC) 

overhead transmission line that would 

be located on BLM-managed public 

land, USDA Forest Service National 

Forest System Land, state land, and 

private land in Beaver, Juab, and 

Millard Counties, Utah; and White Pine 

County, Nevada. This notice initiates 

the public scoping process, which 

begins a 30-day public comment period. 

The purpose of public scoping is to 

determine relevant issues that will 

influence the scope of the 

environmental analysis, including 

potential alternatives to the proposed 

Project, and guide the process for 

developing the EIS. 

DATES: The BLM requests comments 

concerning the scope of the analysis and 

identification of relevant information, 

studies, and analyses. All comments 

must be received by May 31, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments by 

mail to: ATTN: Cross-Tie Project, BLM 

Fillmore Field Office, 95 East 500 North, 

Fillmore, Utah 84631. Comments may 

also be sent via email to: blm_ut_fm_

cross-tie_project@blm.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information and, or to have your 

name added to our mailing list, contact 

Project Manager Clara Stevens, 

telephone 435–743–3119; email blm_ut_

fm_cross-tie_project@blm.gov. 

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. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

applicant, TransCanyon, submitted an 

Application for Transportation and 

Utility Systems and Facilities on 

Federal Lands (Standard Form 299) and 

a draft Plan of Development to the BLM 

and USDA Forest Service for a 

permanent facility right-of-way (ROW) 

and a special use permit (SUP) for the 

construction, operation, maintenance, 

and decommissioning of the 

transmission line. TransCanyon and its 

affiliates own and operate 

approximately 36,000 miles of 

transmission projects and propose this 

Project to facilitate access between 

renewable sources of energy. These 

resources are primarily wind in 

Wyoming and wind or solar resources in 

central Utah and eastern Nevada. 

The BLM will use the NEPA public 

participation process to satisfy the 

public involvement requirements under 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C 

470(f)) pursuant to 36 C F R 800.2(d)(3). 

The information about historic and 

cultural resources within the area 

potentially affected by the Project will 

assist the BLM in identifying and 

evaluating impacts to such resources in 

the context of both NEPA and Section 

106 of the NHPA. 

The BLM will consult with American 

Indian Tribes on a government-togovernment basis in accordance with 

Executive Order 13175 and other 

policies. Tribal concerns will be given 

due consideration, including impacts on 

American Indian trust assets and 

potential impacts to cultural resources. 

The BLM Fillmore Field Office, in 

coordination with cooperating agencies, 

intends to prepare the EIS to analyze 

potential impacts from the proposed 

Project and alternatives. New permanent 

and temporary land authorizations 

would be required to construct, operate, 

and maintain Project components. The 

proposed route would cross a total of 

137 miles in Utah and 77 miles in 

Nevada. Approximately 165 miles, or 77 

percent, of the proposed route would be 

on BLM-managed public land, 

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National Forest System Land, 

approximately 11 miles (5 percent) on 

state land, and the remaining 

approximately 29 miles (14 percent) on 

privately owned land. TransCanyon 

would obtain these land rights through 

ROW grants from the BLM, a SUP from 

the USDA Forest Service, and easements 

or fee purchases for non-Federal lands. 

Purpose and Need for the Proposed 

Action 

The purpose is to respond to 

TransCanyon’s application for a ROW 

and SUP. The need is derived from the 

BLM’s and the USDA Forest Service’s 

regulatory responsibilities to respond to 

the application in accordance with 

Federal regulations and policies 

including the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act. 

Preliminary Proposed Action and 

Alternatives 

The Project includes a 214-mile, 

single-circuit, 1,500-megawatt, 500-kV, 

HVAC overhead transmission line. The 

Project would be situated within a 250- 

foot-wide ROW/SUP, 125 feet from 

centerline, which would maintain 

separation from other existing extrahigh-voltage transmission lines, as 

required by the North American Electric 

Reliability Corporation. The Project 

facilities would include a 500-kV HVAC 

overhead transmission line, new 

substation equipment at the Clover 

Substation in central Utah (within the 

existing substation footprint) and at the 

Robinson Summit Substation in Eastcentral Nevada (within a 46-acre 

proposed expansion), regeneration 

stations near the line for the fiber 

optical ground wire, temporary and 

permanent access roads, and temporary 

work areas associated with construction 

activities. The transmission line would 

be a single-circuit configuration 

supported typically by four types of 

transmission structures: (1) Steel lattice 

guyed-V tangent structures would be the 

predominant type used; (2) singlecircuit self-supporting steel lattice deadend structures would be used 

specifically at angle and turning points; 

(3) single-circuit self-supporting steel 

lattice tangent structures would be sited 

where guyed-V structures are not 

allowed or are not technically feasible; 

and (4) reduced-height tubular steel Hframe would be used in specific 

instances requiring shorter structures. 

The 500-kV single-circuit structures 

would consist of three phases with a 

conductor bundle (i.e., three 

subconductors) per phase installed in a 

triangular configuration. Shield wires 

would be grounded at every structure, 

and insulated hardware and conductors 

would be used. 

In addition to the Proposed Action 

and No Action Alternative (i.e., not 

granting the ROW/SUP), preliminary 

alternatives include modifications to the 

proposed route. Preliminary alternative 

routes were developed during 

workshops with agency 

interdisciplinary teams and cooperating 

agencies to reduce impacts on resources 

of concern. The preliminary alternative 

routes for the Project meet the criteria 

established in Section 6.6.3 of the BLM 

NEPA Handbook to be carried forward 

for detailed analysis. Three preliminary 

alternative routes may be considered for 

detailed analysis. 

The first preliminary alternative route 

occurs at the east end of the proposed 

route in Juab County. This route would 

deviate from the proposed route, pass 

through a Greater sage-grouse general 

habitat management area, and then 

follow the route of the approved 

TransWest Express project until it 

rejoins the proposed route at the JuabMillard County line. This alternative 

would minimize crossing of private land 

and relocate the Project away from more 

populated areas, the Sevier River, and 

agricultural property. The portion of the 

proposed route that this alternative 

route would replace is 23 miles long; 

this alternative route would be 

approximately 27 miles long, adding 

approximately 4 miles to the 214-mile 

proposed route for a 2 percent increase 

to the total length. 

The second preliminary alternative 

route deviates from the proposed route 

in north-central Millard County and 

travels south into Beaver County and 

then back to the proposed route at the 

Utah-Nevada border. This alternative 

route follows BLM utility corridors and 

Section 368 corridors. It also reduces 

impacts from crossing the Utah Test and 

Training Range (UTTR) military 

operating areas (MOAs) that have tower 

height restrictions and lighting 

requirements and avoids Marjum Pass, 

which has a 1,500-foot-wide corridor 

between two Wilderness Study Areas. 

The portion of the proposed route that 

this alternative route would replace is 

69 miles long; this alternative route 

would be approximately 158 miles long, 

adding approximately 89 miles to the 

214-mile proposed route for a 41 

percent increase to the total length. 

The third preliminary alternative 

route would occur just west of the UtahNevada border in western White Pine 

County to avoid the culturally sensitive 

Swamp Cedars Area of Critical 

Environmental Concern and the 

Bahsahwahbee Traditional Cultural 

Property. The portion of the proposed 

route that this alternative route would 

replace is 7 miles long; this alternative 

route would be approximately 13 miles 

long, adding approximately 6 miles to 

the 214-mile proposed route for a 3 

percent increase to the total length. 

Additional alternatives to be analyzed 

in detail in the EIS may be identified 

after the scoping process is completed. 

Summary of Expected Impacts 

The Project is anticipated to cause 

direct and indirect impacts during 

construction, operations and 

maintenance, and decommissioning. 

During construction, impacts would 

occur from land disturbance; operation 

of construction equipment; installation 

of towers, access roads, and other 

facilities; and presence of work forces. 

During operations and maintenance, 

impacts would occur from continued 

presence of Project facilities and from 

maintenance activities. Impacts from 

decommissioning would be similar to 

those expected from the construction 

phase. Cumulative impacts from 

relevant reasonably foreseeable future 

actions will also be disclosed in the 

environmental impact statement. 

The BLM has preliminarily identified 

the following resources for which issues 

may need to be analyzed: Effects of a 

transmission line to traditional cultural 

properties and areas of Native American 

cultural importance; effects of 

construction and operation to USDA 

Forest Service Inventoried Roadless 

Areas and BLM Wilderness Study 

Areas; effects to dark night skies; visual 

effects of a transmission line to cultural 

sites, recreational users, and private 

landowners; effects to the UTTR MOAs; 

effects of construction and operation to 

wildlife and wildlife habitat (including 

Greater sage-grouse); and effects of the 

construction workforce to the level of 

services available in the affected 

communities. 

Anticipated Permits and Authorizations 

The BLM anticipates that the 

following permits and approvals will be 

required for the Project: 

• BLM ROW and USDA Forest 

Service SUP. 

• State easements for Project use of 

state land. 

• Private land authorizations for 

construction and operation of the 

Project. 

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

Endangered Species Act compliance. 

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Clean 

Water Act Section 404 Nationwide 

Permit. 

• Required permits to complete 

biological resources, cultural resources, 

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state lands or ROW entry for privately 

owned land. Compliance with the 

Nevada Sagebrush Ecosystem Program’s 

Conservation Credit System for Greater 

sage-grouse. 

Schedule for the Decision-Making 

Process 

The BLM anticipates a draft 

environmental impact statement in 

Spring 2023, the final environmental 

impact statement in Winter 2023, and a 

record of decision in Spring 2024. 

Public Scoping Process 

This Notice of Intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. The BLM is seeking 

comments from interested and affected 

parties that provide specific and 

relevant information that inform the 

issues or alternatives to be analyzed, or 

that could influence the scope of issues 

or range of alternatives considered. 

Comments may be submitted in writing 

for 30 calendar days following the 

publication of this notice. 

The BLM will conduct two virtual 

public scoping meetings; the public can 

register for those meetings at https://

go.usa.gov/xzvQm. The date(s) and 

time(s) of these virtual scoping meetings 

will be announced at least 10 days in 

advance through a news release, social 

media, and the BLM’s ePlanning 

website at https://go.usa.gov/xzvQm. Inperson office hours are being offered 

during the scoping period by 

prescheduled appointment at the 

following offices: BLM Fillmore Field 

Office at 95 East 500 North, Fillmore, 

UT 84631; and Humboldt-Toiyabe 

National Forest’s Ely Ranger District at 

825 Avenue E, Ely, NV 89301. 

Appointments can be made by 

contacting Project Manager Clara 

Stevens, by telephone at 435–743–3119. 

Public scoping presentation materials 

will be available upon request. 

For public comments on the scope of 

the analysis to be considered in the draft 

environmental impact statement, 

comments must be received prior to the 

close of the 30-day scoping period. 

Additional opportunities for public 

participation will be provided upon 

publication of the draft environmental 

impact statement. 

Before including an address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personally identifiable information in 

any comments, be aware that the entire 

comment—including personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. Requests 

to withhold personal identifying 

information from public review can be 

submitted, but the BLM cannot 

guarantee that it will be able to do so. 

Request for Identification of Potential 

Alternatives, Information, and 

Analyses Relevant to the Proposed 

Action 

The BLM requests assistance with 

identifying potential alternatives to the 

Proposed Action for consideration. As 

alternatives should resolve a problem 

with the Proposed Action, please 

indicate the purpose of the suggested 

alternative. The BLM also requests 

assistance with identifying potential 

impacts that should be analyzed. 

Impacts should be a result of the action; 

therefore, please identify the activity 

and the potential impact that should be 

analyzed. Information that reviewers 

have that would assist in the 

development of alternatives or analysis 

of resources issues is also helpful. 

It is important that reviewers provide 

their comments at such times and in 

such manner that they are useful to the 

agency’s preparation of the 

environmental impact statement. 

Therefore, comments should be 

provided prior to the close of the 

comment period and should clearly 

articulate the reviewer’s concerns. 

Comments received in response to 

this solicitation, including the names 

and addresses of those who comment, 

will be part of the public record for this 

Project. 

Lead and Cooperating Agencies 

The BLM Utah Fillmore Field Office 

is leading the NEPA process in 

partnership with the BLM Utah Cedar 

City Field Office, the BLM Nevada 

Bristlecone Field Office, and the 

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest’s Ely 

Ranger District. 

Cooperating agencies include: 

• USDA Forest Service 

• U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency 

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

• U.S. Department of Defense, Utah Test 

and Training Range 

• Duckwater Shoshone Tribe 

• Te-Moak Tribe of Western 

Shoshone—Elko Band 

• Utah: 

Æ Beaver County 

Æ Juab County 

Æ Millard County 

Æ State of Utah, Public Lands Policy 

Coordinating Office: 

D Utah Division of Wildlife Resources 

D Utah Department of Agriculture and 

Food 

D School and Institutional Trust 

Lands Administration 

D Utah Department of Transportation 

D University of Utah Telescope Array 

Project 

• Nevada: 

Æ City of Ely 

Æ White Pine County 

Æ Nevada Department of Wildlife 

Æ Nevada Division of Minerals 

Æ Nevada Division of State Lands 

Æ Nevada Sagebrush Ecosystem 

Program 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The Federal decision is whether or 

not to issue a right-of-way grant (BLM) 

and special-use permit application 

(USDA Forest Service) for the Project 

and, if issued, under what conditions. 

The Bureau considers alternatives and 

analyzes potential impacts in issuing its 

final decision. 

Anita Bilbao, 

BLM Utah Associate State Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNV930000. L51010000.PQ0000. 

LVRWF2107770; N–99863; MO 

#4500161333] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

Potential Resource Management Plan 

Amendments for the Greenlink West 

Project in Clark, Nye, Esmeralda, 

Mineral, Lyon, Storey, and Washoe 

Counties in Nevada 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) Nevada State Office 

(NVSO) intends to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

and potential associated Amendments 

to the 2001 Carson City Consolidated 

Resource Management Plan (RMP), 1998 

Las Vegas Field Office RMP, and the 

1997 Tonopah RMP for the proposed 

electrical transmission facilities referred 

to as the Greenlink West Project. Nevada 

Power Company and Sierra Pacific 

Power Company, doing business as NV 

Energy (Proponent), are proposing to 

build the Greenlink West Project in 

Clark, Nye, Esmeralda, Mineral, Lyon, 

Storey, and Washoe counties in Nevada. 

Publication of this notice initiates the 

scoping process and opens a 30-day 

public comment period to solicit public 

comments on the scope of the analysis, 

including issues and alternatives, and to 

provide comments on the planning 

criteria. 


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