U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE
Carson City District
Carson City District
| Contacts: | Lisa Ross | , 775-885-6107 | , lross@blm.gov |
New Comstock Wind Energy Project Cancelled
Carson City, Nev. — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Carson City District-Sierra Front Field Office, in cooperation with Great Basin Wind LLC (GBW), has cancelled the proposed New Comstock Wind Energy Project. GBW submitted a Type III right-of-way application to construct and operate a wind energy facility north of Carson City and west of Virginia City, Nevada.
On November 26, 2008, the BLM published in the Federal Register the Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the New Comstock Wind Energy Project. Because the Project has been cancelled, the EIS will not be completed.
For further information please contact Colleen Sievers, Project Manager, at 775-885-6000 or csievers@blm.gov.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.