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Yellow Pine Solar Project Final Environmental U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management DOI-BLM-NV-S010-2017-0110-EIS YELLOW PINE SOLAR PROJECT Final Environmental Impact Statement Volume I: Chapters 1–4 August 2020 EIS Costs to Date: $1.42 million Final EIS DOI-BLM-NV-S010-2017-0110-EIS The Bureau of Land Management is responsible for the stewardship of our public lands. The BLM’s mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. United States Department of the Interior BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Southern Nevada District Office 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive Las Vegas, Nevada 89130 http://www.blm.gov/nevada Dear Reader: Enclosed for your review and comment is the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Yellow Pine Solar Project (project). The Final EIS was prepared by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The project includes two separate right-of-way applications: 1) the construction, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of an approximately 500-megawatt photovoltaic solar electric generating facility, including access roads, generation tie-line, and associated substation, and 2) a 230-kilovolt (kV) substation and associated 230-kV transmission line facilities. The proposed project facilities are located on approximately 3,000 acres of public lands administered by the BLM. In preparing the Final EIS, the BLM has developed a range of alternatives to resolve resource conflicts by considering: 1) issues raised through the public scoping and public comment periods and consultation and coordination with participating and cooperating agencies and American Indian tribes, 2) issues raised by agency resource specialists, and 3) applicable planning criteria. This process has resulted in the development of two alternatives in addition to the Proposed Action. These alternatives are described in Chapter 2 of the Final EIS. The BLM has identified the Proposed Action layout using the Mowing Alternative construction method as the preferred alternative. Chapter 3 presents the affected environment and analyzes the potential impacts on resources or resource uses from implementation of the alternatives. Chapter 4 describes the BLM’s consultation and coordination efforts throughout the process. The BLM released the Yellow Pine Solar Project Draft EIS for public comment from March 20, 2020 until May 4, 2020. Comments on the Draft EIS and responses are included in Appendix I of the Final EIS. To assist the reader, a black line has been added in the margin of the Final EIS to indicate where text has been revised from the Draft EIS. The BLM decision maker may select various components from each of the alternatives analyzed in the EIS that best meet the purpose and need for the project. The decision maker considers the identified impacts, public comments, and information from consulting parties to make a decision that protects resource values and provides for multiple uses. The Final EIS is available on the project website at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning- ui/project/81665/510. Hard copies may also be available for public review at the BLM Southern Nevada District Office. Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control [Type here] and Prevention, and state and local public health authorities, the BLM Southern Nevada District Office is temporarily restricting in-person public access. Before making plans to visit the office, please contact BLM Project Manager, Whitney Wirthlin at [email protected] or (702) 515-5284 to determine if the office is open for review of hard copies or for alternative methods to review the documents for this project. Thank you for your continued interest in the Yellow Pine Solar Project. Sincerely, Angelita S. Bulletts District Manager Southern Nevada District FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE YELLOW PINE SOLAR PROJECT Responsible Agency: United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management Document Status: Draft () Final (X) Abstract: Yellow Pine Solar, LLC (Yellow Pine Solar), and GridLiance West, LLC (GLW) (collectively, applicants), have applied separately to the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Vegas Field Office for rights-of-way on public land to construct, operate, and maintain 1) a Yellow Pine Solar 500-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) solar energy generating facility and associated substation, and 2) a GLW 230-kilovolt (kV) substation and associated 230-kV transmission line. The proposed project is located approximately 10 miles southeast of Pahrump and approximately 32 miles west of Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada. This Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) includes analysis of a proposed 500-MW solar PV energy generation station and ancillary facilities including battery storage, and the proposed GLW Trout Canyon Substation and associated transmission tie line facilities. The approximately 3,085-acre project would be located within the 5,032-acre study area. The BLM has prepared this Final EIS to analyze the effects of and alternatives to construction, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of the Yellow Pine Solar Project (project). The development of this Final EIS is governed by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 United States Code 4321), and the BLM is the lead agency. This Final EIS has been prepared in compliance with the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations for Implementing NEPA (40 Code of Federal 1 Regulations 1500). The BLM has prepared this Final EIS with input from cooperating agencies and American Indian tribes to address the direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts of the project. The cooperating agencies include the Clark County Desert Conservation Program, the Nevada Department of Wildlife, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This Final EIS evaluates the Proposed Action, two alternatives to the Proposed Action, and the No Action Alternative. The Proposed Action and the alternatives involve development on approximately 3,000 acres of land within the 5,032-acre study area. Major environmental and planning issues addressed include impacts on the federally listed threatened Mojave desert tortoise and include translocating all Mojave desert tortoise located within the project area to the nearby Stump Springs Desert Tortoise Translocation Area. Availability Period: The Final EIS for the Yellow Pine Solar Project will be made available for 30 calendar days following publication of the EPA’s Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. For further information, please contact: Whitney Wirthlin, Project Manager, Bureau of Land Management, Southern Nevada District Office, 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130 Telephone: (702) 515-5284 Email: [email protected] ePlanning website: https://goo.gl/gNbjnz. 1 Cooperating agencies are any federal agency, other than the lead agency, that has jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to any environmental impact that could occur with implementation of a proposed project or alternative. Yellow Pine Solar Project Final EIS Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................. ES-1 Chapter 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Background and Project History ............................................................................................ 1-1 1.1.1 Solar Generating Facilities ........................................................................................... 1-1 1.1.2 Trout Canyon Substation .............................................................................................. 1-2 1.1.3 The Project and Final Rights-of-Way ........................................................................... 1-2 1.2 BLM Purpose and Need ......................................................................................................... 1-2 1.3 Decisions to be Made ............................................................................................................. 1-3 1.4 Applicants’ Project Objectives ............................................................................................... 1-3 1.5 Authorizing Laws, Regulations, Permits, and Guidelines ...................................................... 1-3 1.6 Relationship of the Project to BLM Policies, Plans, and Programs, and Land Use Plan Conformance Determination .................................................................................................. 1-4 1.6.1 BLM Las Vegas Resource Management Plan .............................................................. 1-4 1.6.2 Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Solar Energy Development in Six Southwestern States ..................................................................... 1-4 1.6.3 Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Vegetation Treatment Using Herbicides in 17 Western States ........................................................................ 1-4 1.6.4 Pahrump Regional Planning District Master Plan ........................................................ 1-4 1.7 Interagency Coordination ......................................................................................................
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