65650 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 206 / Tuesday, October 26, 2010 / Notices 

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Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1–2. 

Ruth A. Miller, 

Shoshone Field Manager. 

[FR Doc. 2010–27041 Filed 10–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CACA 49537, LLCAD08000, L51030000, 

FX0000, LVRAM109AA03] 

Notice of Availability of the Record of 

Decision for the Calico Solar Project 

and Associated Amendment to the 

California Desert Conservation Area 

Resource Management PlanAmendment, San Bernardino County, 

CA 

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 a right-of-way (ROW) lease/ 

grant to Calico Solar Limited Liability 

Corporation (LLC) for the Calico Solar 

Project (formerly SES Solar One) and an 

associated Amendment to the California 

Desert Conservation Area Resource 

Management Plan (CDCA Plan). The 

Calico Solar Project is located in San 

Bernardino County, California. The 

Secretary of the Interior signed the ROD 

on October 20, 2010, which constitutes 

the final decision of the Department. 

The ROD and the Approved Plan 

Amendment are effective immediately. 

DATES: These decisions are effective 

immediately upon publication of this 

notice. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD are 

available upon request from the Field 

Manager, Barstow Field Office, Bureau 

of Land Management, 2601 Barstow 

Road, Barstow, California 92311 or at 

the following Web site: http:// 

www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/energy/ 

fasttrack/calico/fedstatus.html or http:// 

www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/barstow/ 

solar_one_calico.html. Copies of the 

ROD are also available for public 

inspection at the Barstow Field Office. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Stobaugh, National Project Manager, by 

telephone: 775–861–6478; mail: BLM 

Nevada State Office, P.O. Box 12000, 

Reno, Nevada 89520–0006; or e-mail: 

Jim_Stobaugh@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After 

extensive environmental analysis; 

consultation and collaboration with 

Federal, state, and local agencies; 

consideration of public comments; and 

application of relevant Federal laws and 

policies, the BLM has decided to offer 

Calico Solar LLC a ROW lease/grant for 

the construction, operation, 

maintenance, and decommissioning of 

the 663.5 megawatt (MW), 4,604-acre 

Calico Solar Project, including related 

project facilities and access roads across 

public lands administered by the BLM. 

In association with this ROW lease/ 

grant, the BLM is also amending the 

CDCA Plan to allow for the siting of a 

solar energy power plant on the 

proposed project site. The ROW lease/ 

grant authorizes the use of public lands 

for the project for a term of 30 years, and 

the lease/grant is renewable. A 

temporary use permit authorizes the use 

of public lands for construction of 

temporary access roads and 

construction space for a term of 3 years 

and is also subject to renewal. The 

amendment of the CDCA Plan will 

allow for the siting of the Calico Solar 

Project and related facilities, including 

26,450 SunCatcher solar dishes, a 230- 

kilovolt (kV) Calico Substation and 2- 

mile, 230-kv transmission line, and 

other project facilities through 

incorporation of the Calico Solar Project 

into the Energy Production and Utility 

Corridors Element of the CDCA Plan. 

The BLM’s decision authorizes issuance 

of a ROW lease/grant to Calico Solar 

LLC for the Modified Agency Preferred 

Alternative. The Agency Preferred 

Alternative is within the scope of 

alternatives that were analyzed in the 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) issued in August 2010. 

Modifications to the Agency Preferred 

Alternative have been made since 

publication of the Final EIS as the result 

of additional agency consultation and in 

response to public comments. The 

Environmental Protection Agency 

published a Notice of Availability 

(NOA) of the Final EIS in the Federal 

Register on August 6, 2010 (75 FR 

47620). Publication of the NOA for the 

Final EIS initiated a 30-day protest 

period for the proposed amendment to 

the CDCA Plan. At the close of the 

protest period on September 7, 2010, 

five protests were received and 

resolved. Detailed information on the 

protests may be found on the BLM 

Washington Office Web site at: http:// 

www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/planning/ 

protest_resolution.html. The proposed 

amendment to the CDCA Plan was not 

modified as a result of the protest 

resolution. Simultaneously with the 

protest period, the California Governor’s 

Office conducted a 30-day consistency 

review of the proposed CDCA Plan 

amendment/Final EIS to identify any 

inconsistencies with state or local plan, 

policies or programs. The California 

Governor’s office did not identify 

inconsistencies between the proposed 

amendment to the CDCA Plan/Final EIS. 

As a result of the above and additional 

consultation with jurisdictional 

regulatory agencies, the 6,215-acre, 850– 

MW Agency Preferred Alternative for 

the Calico Solar Project was modified to 

include: (1) A project footprint reduced 

from 6,215 acres to 4,604 acres; (2) 

generation capacity reduced from 850– 

MW (34,000 SunCatchers) to 663.5–MW 

(26,540 SunCatchers); and (3) 

construction of Phase 1 subdivided into 

phase 1a and 1b. The authorized ROW 

lease/grant includes all of the above 

modifications. 

Because this decision is approved by 

the Secretary of the Interior, it is not 

subject to administrative appeal (43 CFR 

4.410(a)(3)). 

Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6. 

Robert V. Abbey, 

Director, Bureau of Land Management. 

[FR Doc. 2010–27027 Filed 10–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLUTW01100–LF2000ES–JS0000– 

LFESE4J7] 

Notice of Closure to Motorized Vehicle 

Travel on Public Lands in the Big Pole 

Fire Area in Tooele County, UT 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary closure 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

temporary closure to motorized vehicle 

travel was implemented as of May 17, 

2010. This closure affects 27,100 acres 

of public land administered by the Salt 

Lake Field Office, Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), within the Big Pole 

Fire area in Tooele County, Utah. 

DATES: This temporary closure on motor 

vehicle travel within the described area 

will remain in effect for a minimum of 


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