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construct a concentrated solar thermal The following Planning Criteria will SUMMARY: In accordance with the power plant facility approximately 14 be utilized during the plan amendment National Environmental Policy Act of miles west of El Centro, CA, in Imperial process: 1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and County. The project site is just south of • The plan amendment process will the Federal Land Policy and Plaster City between the Union Pacific be completed in compliance with Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 Railroad tracks and the Interstate 8 FLPMA, NEPA, and all other relevant U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the Bureau of Land highway. The facility is expected to Federal law, Executive orders, and Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft operate for approximately 30 years. The management policies of the BLM; Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) • The plan amendment process will for the South Gillette Area Coal project proposed project would utilize include an EIS that will comply with SunCatcher technology, consisting of that contains four Federal Coal Lease By NEPA standards; Applications (LBAs), and by this Notice approximately 30,000 25-kilowatt solar • Where existing planning decisions power dishes with a generating capacity is announcing a public hearing are still valid, those decisions may requesting comments on the DEIS, of approximately 750 megawatts (MW) remain unchanged and be incorporated Maximum Economic Recovery (MER), to be built in two phases. The first phase into the new plan amendment; • and Fair Market Value (FMV) pursuant would consist up to 12,000 SunCathers The plan amendment will recognize to 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) configured in 200 1.5 MW solar groups valid existing rights; 3425.4. of 60 SunCatchers per group and have • Native American Tribal DATES: To ensure comments will be a net nominal generating capacity of 300 consultations will be conducted in considered, the BLM must receive MW. The second phase would consist of accordance with policy and Tribal written comments on the South Gillette approximately 18,000 SunCatchers concerns will be given due consideration. The plan amendment Area Coal DEIS, MER, and FMV within configured in 500 1.5 MW groups with 60 days following the date the a net generating capacity of 450 MW. process will include the consideration of any impacts on Indian trust assets; Environmental Protection Agency Each SunCatcher system consists of an • Consultation with the SHPO will be publishes the Notice of Availability in approximate 38-foot high by 40-foot conducted throughout the plan the Federal Register. The public hearing wide solar concentrator dish that amendment process; and will be held at 7 p.m. MST, on supports an array of curved glass mirror • Consultation with USFWS will be November 19, 2008, at the Campbell facets designed to automatically track conducted throughout the plan County George Amos Memorial the sun and focus solar energy onto a amendment process. Building, 412 South Gillette Avenue, Power Conversion Unit which generates If the ROW and proposed land use Gillette, Wyoming. electricity. Related structures would plan amendment are approved by BLM, ADDRESSES: You may submit comments include a main services complex, the concentrated solar thermal power by any of the following methods: assembly buildings, a 230-kilovolts (kV) plant facility on public lands would be • E-mail: [email protected]. electrical substation, a 10-mile authorized in accordance with Title V of • Fax: 307–261–7587. transmission line, access roads, supply the Federal Land Policy and • Mail: Casper Field Office, Bureau of water line, and a 10-mile double circuit Management Act of 1976 and the Land Management, Attn: Teresa 230kV transmission line from the Federal Regulations at 43 CFR part Johnson, 2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, project site to San Diego Gas and 2800. Wyoming 82604. A certificate designating approval of Electric’s existing Imperial Valley Copies of the DEIS are available at the the Energy Commission must be electrical substation interconnecting the following BLM office locations: BLM obtained by SES before it may construct project to the existing 500 kV Wyoming State Office, 5353 a power plant and/or electric transmission system. The 450–MW Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming transmission line and related facilities. Phase II is dependent on the approval of 82009; and BLM Casper Field Office, the proposed Sunrise Powerlink 500kV Dated: October 10, 2008. 2987 Prospector Lane, Casper, Wyoming transmission line that would also Thomas Pogacnik, 82604. The DEIS is available interconnect with the Imperial Valley Deputy State Director, Natural Resources electronically on the following Web site: electrical substation. The EIS/SA will (CA–930), California State Office. http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/ analyze the site-specific impacts on air [FR Doc. E8–24685 Filed 10–16–08; 8:45 am] NEPA/cfodocs/south_gillette.html. quality, biological resources, cultural BILLING CODE 4310–40–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: resources, water resources, geological Teresa Johnson or Mike Karbs at the resources and hazards, hazardous above address, or telephone: 307–261– materials handling, land use, noise, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 7600. paleontological resources, public health, Bureau of Land Management SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DEIS socioeconomics, soils, traffic and [WY–060–1320–EL, WY–060–5110–GA– analyzes the potential impacts for transportation, visual resources, waste Federal Coal LBAs serialized as management and worker safety and fire CK33, WY–060–5110–GA–CK36, WY–060– 5110–GA–CK35, WYW161248, WYW172585, WYW161248, WYW172585, protection, as well as facility design WYW172657, WYW173360] WYW172657, and WYW173360 and engineering, efficiency, reliability, referred to as the Belle Ayr North, West transmission system engineering and Notice of Availability and Notice of Coal Creek, Caballo West, and Maysdorf transmission line safety and nuisance. Hearing for the South Gillette Area II tracts, in the decertified Powder River The CDCA Plan, while recognizing the Coal Draft Environmental Impact Federal Coal Production Region, potential compatibility of solar Statement That Includes Four Federal Wyoming. The BLM is considering generation facilities on public lands, Coal Lease by Applications, Wyoming issuing these four coal leases as a result requires that all sites associated with AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, of four applications filed between July power generation or transmission not Interior. of 2004 and September of 2006. identified in the Plan will be considered SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION by ACTION: Notice of Availability. through the Plan Amendment process. application is as follows.

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Belle Ayr North Coal Tract Containing 1,151.26 acres, more or less. place Federal coal underlying the The BLM is considering issuing a coal The Coal Creek Mine is adjacent to following lands in Campbell County, lease as a result of a July 6, 2004, the LBA and has an approved mining Wyoming: application made by RAG Wyoming and reclamation plan from the Land T. 46 N., R. 71 W., 6th PM, Wyoming Land Company (RAG) to lease the Quality Division of the Wyoming DEQ Section 4: Lots 8, 9, 16, 17; Federal coal in the Belle Ayr North coal and an approved air quality permit from Section 5: Lots 5, 12, 13, 20; tract (WYW161248). RAG subsequently the Air Quality Division of the Section 9: Lots 6 through 8; Wyoming DEQ that allows them to mine Section 10: Lots 7 through 10; sold the Belle Ayr Mine and its Section 11: Lots 13 through 16; associated interests to Foundation Coal up to 25 million tons of coal per year. Section 14: Lots 1 through 4; Holdings, Inc. (Foundation). From this Caballo West Coal Tract Section 15: Lots 1 through 4; point forward, the applicant for the T. 47 N., R. 71 W., 6th PM, Wyoming Belle Ayr North Tract will be referred to The BLM is considering issuing a coal Section 7: Lots 6 through 11, 14 through as Foundation. The Belle Ayr North lease as a result of a March 15, 2006, 19; LBA is located in Campbell County application made by Caballo Coal Section 17: Lots 1 through 15, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4; Wyoming, east of Hwy 59 and south of Company (Caballo) to lease the Federal Section 18: Lots 5 through 14, 19, 20; the Bishop Road/Hwy 59 intersection. coal in the Caballo West coal tract Section 20: Lots 1, 8, 9, 16; (WYW172657). The Caballo West LBA Section 21: Lots 4, 5, 12, 13; Foundation originally applied for the Section 28: Lots 4, 5, 12, 13; tract to extend the life of the existing is located in Campbell County Wyoming Section 29: Lots 1, 8, 9, 16; Belle Ayr Mine in accordance with 43 east of the Hwy 59/Bishop Road Section 32: Lots 1, 8, 9, 16; CFR part 3425. The applicant estimated intersection. Section 33: Lots 4, 5, 12, 13; that the tract includes approximately Caballo originally applied for the tract T. 47 N., R. 72 W., 6th PM, Wyoming 200 million tons of in-place Federal coal to extend the life of the existing Caballo Section 12: Lots 1 through 16; underlying the following lands in Mine in accordance with 43 CFR part Section 13: Lots 1 through 8. Campbell County, Wyoming: 3425. The applicant estimated that the Containing 4,653.80 acres, more or less. T. 48 N., R. 71 W., 6th PM, Wyoming tract includes approximately 87.5 The Cordero-Rojo Mine is adjacent to Section 18: Lots 17, 18, 19 (W1⁄2, SE1⁄4); million tons of mineable Federal coal the LBA and has an approved mining Section 19: Lots 5 through 19; underlying the following lands in and reclamation plan from the Land Section 20: Lots 3 (SW1⁄4), 4 (W1⁄2, SE1⁄4), Campbell County, Wyoming: Quality Division of the Wyoming DEQ 5, 6, 7 (S1⁄2), 9 (S1⁄2), 10 through 16; Section 21: Lots 13, 14; T. 48 N., R. 71 W., 6th PM, Wyoming and an approved air quality permit from Section 28: Lots 3 through 6; Section 7: Lots 12, 19; the Air Quality Division of the Section 29: Lots 1, 6; Section 8: Lot 10; Wyoming DEQ that allows them to mine T. 48 N., R.72 W., 6th PM, Wyoming Section 17: Lots 1 through 10, 11 (N1⁄2, up to 65 million tons of coal per year. Section 24: Lots 1, 8. SE1⁄4), 12 (NE1⁄4), 15 (N1⁄2, SE1⁄4), 16; The DEIS analyzes and discloses to 1 Containing 1,578.74 acres, more or less. Section 18: Lot 5, 12 (NE ⁄4); the public direct, indirect, and Section 20: Lots 1, 2 (NE1⁄4), 8 (N1⁄2, SE1⁄4). cumulative environmental impacts of The Belle Ayr Mine is adjacent to the Containing 777.485 acres, more or less. LBA and has an approved mining and issuing four Federal coal leases in the reclamation plan from the Land Quality The Caballo Mine is adjacent to the Wyoming portion of the Powder River Division of the Wyoming Department of LBA and has an approved mining and Basin. A copy of the DEIS has been sent Environmental Quality (DEQ) and an reclamation plan from the Land Quality to affected Federal, State, and local approved air quality permit from the Air Division of the Wyoming DEQ and an government agencies; persons and Quality Division of the Wyoming DEQ approved air quality permit from the Air entities identified as potentially being that allows them to mine up to 45 Quality Division of the Wyoming DEQ affected by a decision to lease the million tons of coal per year. that allows them to mine up to 50 Federal coal in each of the tracts; and million tons of coal per year. persons who indicated to the BLM that West Coal Creek Coal Tract they wished to receive a copy of the Maysdorf II Coal Tract The BLM is considering issuing a coal DEIS. The purpose of the public hearing lease as a result of a February 10, 2006, The BLM is considering issuing a coal is to solicit comments on the DEIS, on application made by Ark Land Company lease as a result of a September 1, 2006, the proposed competitive sales of the (Ark) to lease the Federal coal in the application made by Cordero Mining Belle Ayr North, West Coal Creek, West Coal Creek coal tract Company (Cordero) to lease the Federal Caballo West, and Maysdorf II coal (WYW172585). The West Coal Creek coal in the Maysdorf II coal tract tracts, and on the FMV and MER of the LBA is located in Campbell County east (WYW173360). The Maysdorf II LBA is Federal coal. of Hoadley Road approximately 12 located in Campbell County Wyoming The Wyoming DEQ; the Office of miles northeast of the city of Wright, on the east side of Hwy 59 starting Surface Mining Reclamation and Wyoming. approximately 5 miles south of the Enforcement; and the Wyoming Ark originally applied for the tract to Bishop Road Hwy 59 intersection. The Department of Transportation are extend the life of the existing Coal Creek Maysdorf II LBA has 2 separate units. cooperating agencies in the preparation Mine in accordance with 43 CFR part The larger of the 2 units is against the of the DEIS. 3425. The applicant estimated that the west edge of the Cordero-Rojo Mine. The DEIS analyzes leasing all of the tract includes approximately 57 million The other unit is to the south of the South Gillette Area coal tracts as the tons of recoverable Federal coal Cordero-Rojo mine and to the west of Proposed Action. Under the Proposed underlying the following lands in the Coal Creek Mine by roughly 1 mile. Action, a competitive sale would be Campbell County, Wyoming: Cordero originally applied for the held and a lease issued for Federal coal tract to extend the life of the existing contained in the tracts as applied for by T. 46 N., R. 70 W., 6th PM, Wyoming Section 18: Lots 14 through 17; Cordero-Rojo Mine in accordance with each of the applicants. As part of the Section 19: Lots 7 through 10, 15 through 43 CFR part 3425. The applicant coal leasing process, the BLM is 18; estimated that the tract includes evaluating adding Federal coal to the Section 30: Lots 5 through 20. approximately 483 million tons of in- tracts to avoid bypassing coal or to

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prompt competitive interest in unleased DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR four action alternatives, including the Federal coal in this area. The alternate RMP, for managing approximately tract configurations for each of the LBAs Bureau of Land Management 2,550,000 acres of federal land, most of that BLM is evaluating are described [OR–930–6350–DQ–047H] HAG–08–0204 which are revested Oregon and and analyzed as separate alternatives in California Railroad Grant and Coos Bay the DEIS. Under these alternatives, Notice of Availability of the Final Wagon Road Grant lands, within the competitive sales would be held and Environmental Impact Statement for western Oregon planning area. leases issued for Federal coal lands the Revision of the Resource The major resource management plan included in tracts modified by the BLM. Management Plans of the Western issues include: • Providing a sustainable supply of The DEIS also analyzes the alternative Oregon Bureau of Land Management wood and other forest products, as of rejecting the application(s) to lease Districts of Salem, Eugene, Roseburg, Coos Bay, and Medford, and the mandated by the Oregon & California Federal coal as the No Action Lands Act of 1937, while also meeting Alternative. The Proposed Actions and Klamath Falls Resource Area of the Lakeview District other applicable laws. alternatives for each of the LBAs being • Providing for conservation of considered in the DEIS are in AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, species listed under the Endangered conformance with the Approved Interior. Species Act. Resource Management Plan for Public ACTION: Notice of Availability. • Contributing to meeting the goals of Lands Administered by the Bureau of the Clean Water Act and the Safe Land Management Buffalo Field Office SUMMARY: In accordance with the Drinking Water Act. (2001). National Environmental Policy Act of • Reducing the risk of wildfire and 1969 and the Federal Land Policy and integrating fire back into the ecosystem. Requests to be included on the Management Act of 1976, the Bureau of Comments received on the Draft mailing list for this project and to Land Management (BLM) has prepared Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) request copies of the DEIS or six Resource Management Plans with a were important in shaping the Resource notification of the comment period or single associated Final Environmental Management Plans. The RMP is based hearing date, or both, may be sent in Impact Statement (RMP/FEIS) for the on Alternative 2 from the DEIS, but writing, by facsimile, or electronically to Salem, Eugene, Roseburg, Coos Bay, and includes portions of the other the addresses previously stated at the Medford Districts and the Klamath Falls alternatives in the DEIS. beginning of this notice. The BLM asks Resource Area of the Lakeview District Some of the key changes include: that those submitting comments on the in western Oregon. • Wider riparian management areas, DEIS make them as specific as possible DATES: The Assistant Secretary of the as described in Alternative 1 of the with reference to page numbers and DEIS. Interior for Land and Minerals • chapters of the document. Comments Management is the responsible official Late successional management that contain only opinions or for the RMP. Accordingly, there will be areas were reconfigured to match the preferences will not receive a formal no administrative review ‘‘protest’’ on Final Northern Spotted Owl Recovery response; however, they will be the RMP/FEIS under 43 CFR 1610.5–2. Plan. • Deferring harvest for 15 years in considered as part of the BLM decision- The Record of Decision (ROD) will not ‘‘older and more structurally complex making process. be signed until at least 30 days after the multi-layered conifer stands,’’ as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Please note that comments and described in Final Northern Spotted publishes this notice of availability of information submitted including names, Owl Recovery Plan in the timber the Final EIS in the Federal Register. street addresses, and e-mail addresses of management area. respondents will be available for public ADDRESSES: Copies of the RMP/FEIS • Using uneven-aged management, as review and disclosure at the above have been sent to affected federal, state, described in Alternative 3 of the DEIS, address during regular business hours and local government agencies, and to in the southern portion of the Medford (7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), Monday tribal governments. Interested persons District and the Klamath Falls Resource may review the RMP/FEIS on the through Friday, except holidays. Area to decrease fire hazard and Internet at http://www.blm.gov/or/ increase fire resiliency. Before including your address, phone plans/wopr/index.php. Copies of the number, e-mail address, or other RMP/FEIS are available for public Dated: September 8, 2008. personal identifying information in your inspection at Salem, Eugene, Roseburg, Edward W. Shepard, comment, you should be aware that Coos Bay, and Medford District offices State Director, Oregon/Washington, Bureau your entire comment—including your and the Grants Pass, Klamath Falls and of Land Management. personal identifying information—may Tillamook Resource Area offices. [FR Doc. E8–24655 Filed 10–16–08; 8:45 am] be made publicly available at any time. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: BILLING CODE 4310–33–P While you can ask us in your comment Jerry Hubbard, Western Oregon Plan to withhold your personal identifying Revisions Public Outreach Coordinator; information from public review, we at (503) 808–6115. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION cannot guarantee that we will be able to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM do so. has analyzed revision of six Resource [Investigation 332–325] Management Plans with this single Donald A. Simpson, Environmental Impact Statement. These The Economic Effects of Significant Acting State Director. plans are the Salem, Eugene, Roseburg, U.S. Import Restraints: Sixth Update [FR Doc. E8–24632 Filed 10–16–08; 8:45 am] Medford, and Coos Bay District RMPs AGENCY: United States International BILLING CODE 4310–22–P and the Klamath Falls Resource Area Trade Commission. RMP. The RMP/FEIS for the Western ACTION: Notice of sixth update report Oregon Bureau of Land Management and scheduling of public hearing. Districts has identified and analyzed

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