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National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)This webpage is provided as a source of information on the status of projects which are being planned, constructed, or have been completed by the BLM Battle Mountain District. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 is the basic charter for the protection of the environment. NEPA outlined the process to ensure that any actions proposed on public lands are evaluated and the impact to the environment is looked at and analyzed. NEPA procedures ensure that environmental information is available to public officials and citizens before decisions are made and actions are taken. Levels of NEPA Analysis are:
Public review and comments on these documents are accepted during scoping periods, review periods and during the analysis process. We are interested in hearing your views and concerns as different analyses are being developed and during formal comment periods. Early participation in this process helps to ensure that your concerns are addressed. If you would like to be added to the mailing lists for any projects within the District, please submit your request to the appropriate office at the address or fax listed. If you have any questions please contact the Mount Lewis Field Office at (775) 635-4000 or the Tonopah Field Office at (775) 482-7800. Mount Lewis Field Office Tonopah Field Office Renewable Energy Coordination Office
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Links to Other Battle Mountain District Planning Pages
Current Environmental Analysis Documents With Open Public Comment/Review Periods: Rhyolite Wind Energy Site Testing and Monitoring Project Area EA - a Right-of-Way to install one meteorological tower near Rhyolite in Nye County, Nevada. Comments will be accepted by the Renewable Energy Coordination Office until the close of business (4:30 p.m. PST) December 2, 2009. For further information please contact Dana Sue Kimbal at (775) 635-4000 or Timothy Coward at (775) 482-7800. Beatty Water and Sanitation District Water Treatment Plant EA - a Right-of-Way for the design and construction of a water treatment plant to provide a drinking water supply fore Beatty, Nevada that meets the new EPA arsenic standards. Written comments will be accepted by the Tonopah Field Office until the close of business (4:30 p.m. PST) December 4, 2009. For further information please contact Alan Buehler, Supervisory Geologist at (775) 482-7800. Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project - Scoping period for the proposed solar project Environmental Impact Statement is open and comments will be accepted by the Renewable Energy Coordination Office until the close of business (4:30 p.m. PST) December 24, 2009. Click here to read the Interested Parties Letter and to view the project area map. Two scoping meetings have been scheduled to provide further information, please click here to read the "Dear Interested Parties Letter" for further details. For further information please contact Timothy Coward at (775) 482-7800. EAs for the BLM Battle Mountain District: Ione Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Project - Fire Defense System, Ione, Nye County NV. For further information please contact Donovan Walker at the Battle Mountain District Office. Sulphur Springs Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project - A proposed hazardous fuels reduction project in Eureka County, NV. For further information please contact Chad Lewis at the Battle Mountain District Office. EISs for the BLM Battle Mountain District: Note: These links are large document files and may take several minutes to load.
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