CASE FILE NUMBER: CACA - 48669
General Description of Project
Desert Stateline, LLC, (Applicant) a wholly owned subsidiary of First Solar Development, Inc. (First Solar) proposes to develop and construct a 300-megawatt (MW) alternating current (AC) solar photovoltaic (PV) energy generating project known as the Stateline Solar Farm (Project). The PV generating facility (Solar Farm), the corridor for the Project’s 220-kilovolt (kV) generation interconnection (gen-tie) transmission line, and the access road would be located on Federal lands managed by the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Needles Field Office. The Proposed Solar Farm is approximately 2 miles south of the California-Nevada border and 0.5 mile west of Interstate 15 (I-15) in eastern San Bernardino County. The Site Plan Package (SPP) provided in Appendix A includes a vicinity map of the Project site and surroundings. The proposed Project would include the Solar Farm, an on-site substation (Project Substation), the 220 kV gen-tie line within the Transmission Corridor, and an access road within an Access Corridor. The Project would connect to the Southern California Edison (SCE) regional transmission grid via SCE’s Ivanpah Substation, which is not a part of the Project.
Public Comments
Publication of the NOI initiates a public scoping period of 30 days, ending September 6, 2011. During the scoping period, the BLM will solicit public comment on planning issues, concerns, potential impacts, alternatives, and mitigation measures that should be considered in the analysis of the proposed action.
Comments addressed to BLM can be sent by e-mail jchilders@blm.gov, or in writing to the Bureau of Land Management, California Desert District, Attn: Stateline Solar Project, 22835 Calle San Juan de Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA 92553
Public Meetings and Hearings
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today a public scoping meeting as part of the environmental review process for the Stateline Solar Farm energy project near the California-Nevada border in San Bernardino County, Calif. The meeting will be held from 6 - 9 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011, at the Primm Valley Golf Club, 1 Yates Well Road, Nipton, CA 92364.
Future meetings, hearings and any other public involvement activities will be announced at least 15 days in advance through public notices, media releases, and/or mailings.
Associated News Releases and Notices
For more information, contact the Bureau of Land Management Project Manager, Jeff Childers (951) 697-5308.
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