Environmental Documents

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Whenever BLM or anyone else proposes a project on public lands managed by the BLM, the project must be analyzed to determine how it will affect the environment. Listed below are the four possible levels of environmental analysis:

AD - Administration Determination: An administrator determines that the project is already covered by an earlier analysis.

CX - Categorical Exclusion: The project falls into one of several categories of minor, routine projects excluded from needing more analysis.

DNA - Determination of NEPA Adequacy: Existing environmental documentation should be used whenever possible. If previous documents fully encompass the current proposed action, then no further review is needed. This finding should be documented. If the proposed action is partially covered by prior documents, a new NEPA review must be undertaken, but can incorporate those earlier documents by reference

EA - Environmental Assessment: The project is analyzed to see how it may affect the environment. This leads to a Finding of No significant Impact (FONSI) or, if the EA shows a significant impact is likely, an EIS is done.

EIS - Environmental Impact Statement: A detailed study is done and a report is written stating what the environmental impacts would be, and how they can be avoided or mitigated.

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FY 2000 Environmental Documents

 The Ridgecrest, California Field Office of the BLM has the following three environmental assessments available for a 30 day public comment period: CA-650-2008-16 (Oasis Ranch); CA-650-2008-29 (Last Chance); and CA-650-2008-22 (White Wolf). These environmental assessments deal with the issue of renewing grazing leases on three allotments in the field office area. The public is invited to comment in writing through the close of business on June 3, 2008.  Please e-mail Comments to Sam Fitton or write and mail comments to:

Bureau of Land Management
Ridgecrest Field Office
Attn: Sam Fitton
300 S. Richmond Rd.
Ridgecrest, CA 93555

Oasis Ranch EA, Allotment with Range Improvements and Wilderness Boundaries.

Last Chance EA, Allotment with Range Improvements and Wilderness Boundaries.

White Wolf EA, Allotment with Range Improvements and Wilderness Study Area.

 The Ridgecrest Field Office announces the availability and accepting of comments for an environmental assessment (EA) for a proposed mining operation on public lands near Jawbone Canyon through February 28, 2006. Please e-mail comments to Linn Gum or write and mail comments to:

Bureau of Land Management
Ridgecrest Field Office
Attn: Linn Gum - Matcon EA
300 S. Richmond Rd.
Ridgecrest, CA 93555

Deep Rose Geothermal Exploration Well Project
The Decision Record, Findings of No Significant Impact - FONSI (pdf, 600 kb). Comments are being accepted through August 31, 2006

The Right-of-Way Offer (pdf, 290 kb) for the Deep Rose Geothermal Exploration Well Project has been signed. A joint document consisting of DOGGR - Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and the BLM - Environmental Assessment related to Deep Rose Geothermal Exploration Well Project located in Inyo County.E-mail questions or comments to Mike Hogan, or by writing to:

Bureau of Land Management
Attn: Mike Hogan - Deep Rose Project
300 S. Richmond Road
Ridgecrest, CA 93555

The Ridgecrest Field Office as on of the participating agencies with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power providing letter and information on the notice of intent to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Pine Tree Wind Project.

Letter to Interested Parties

Notice of Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Report

The Ridgecrest Field Office as a participating agency with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is requesting comments on the following wind energy project by January 7, 2005:

Pine Tree Wind Development Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment (This file is a large file 11.2 megabytes. This may take a while to open on slower computers.)

Technical Appendices (This is an extremely large file 64.3 megabytes. This may take a long time to open on slower computers.)

The Decision Record, Findings of No Significant Impact - FONSI for the Pine Tree Wind Development Project (PDF 2.2 mb) has been signed and comments are being accepted through February 23, 2006. Please e-mail comments to Linn Gum, or write and mail comments to:

Bureau of Land Management
Ridgecrest Field Office
Attn:  Linn Gum - Pine Tree Wind Development Project
300 S. Richmond Road
Ridgecrest, CA 93555