Desert Sunlight Solar Farm Project, California Desert Conservation Area plan amendment and final environmental impact statement : for the Palm Springs - South Coast Field Office

2011·259.8 MB·English

by  United States. Bureau of Land Management. Palm Springs Field Office

88068027 Volume Chapters 4 through 8
II:
United States Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management BLM
Desert Sunlight Solar Farm Project
Amendment
California Desert Conservation Area Plan
and Final Environmental Impact Statement
For the
Palm Springs - South Coast Field Office
Palm Springs, California
April 2011
CACA #48649

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Table of Contents
Section Page
Executive Summary ES-1
1. Introduction 1-1
1 .1 Project Location and Overview 1-2
1 .2 Purpose of and Need for Action 1-7
1.2.1 BLM Purpose and Need 1-7
1.2.2 DOE Purpose and Need 1-9
1 .2.3 Desert Sunlight Holdings LLC Objectives for the Project 1-9
CEQA
1.2.4 Project Objectives 1-11
1.3 Authorizing Actions 1-11
1.3.1 Major Authorizing Laws and Regulations 1-11
1.3.2 Relationship to BLM Policies, Plans, Programs, and Laws 1-12
1.3.3 Relationship to Other Federal Plans, Policies, Programs, and Laws 1-13
1.3.4 Relationship to State and Local Laws, Plans, Policies, and Programs 1-15
1 .4 Required Federal, State, and Local Permits, Approvals and Licenses 1-16
1 .4.1 Federal Permits and Status 1-16
1.4.2 State Permits and Status 1-18
1.4.3 Local Permits and Status 1-19
1.5 Document Organization and Issues to be Addressed 1-20
1.5.1 Document Organization 1-20
1.5.2 Issues to be Addressed 1-21
1.6 BLM Land Use Plan Amendment Process 1-21
Description of the Proposed Action and Alternatives 2-1
2.
2.1 Introduction ....2-1
2.2 Proposed Action and Alternatives ....2-3
2.2.1 Alternatives Development and Screening ....2-3
2.2.2 Proposed Land Use Plan Amendment Decisions and Alternatives
Considered ....2-4
2.2.3 Features Common to All Action Alternatives ....2-6
2.2.4 Alternatives Analyzed ..2-36
2.2.5 Identification of the BLM’s Preferred Alternative ..2-63
2.2.6 Identification of the CPUC Environmentally Superior Alternative ..2-63
2.2.7 Comparison of Alternatives ..2-63
2.3 Project Construction ..2-65
2.3.1 Construction Plan for Solar Farm and Gen-Tie Line ..2-65
2.3.2 Construction Plan for Red Bluff Substation Project ..2-84
2.4 Project Operation, Maintenance, and Decommissioning 2-108
2.4.1 Operation and Facility Maintenance Needs for Solar Farm and
2-108
Gen-Tie Line
2.4.2 Operation and Facility Maintenance Needs for Red Bluff Substation 2-110
2-110
2.4.3 Decommissioning of Facilities
2.5 Best Management Practices and Built-in Mitigation 2-112
2-126
2.6 Alternatives Considered but Eliminated from Further Analysis
2.6.1 Alternative Layouts in Solar Farm Study Area 2-127
2.6.2 Privately Owned Land 2-128
2-130
2.6.3 Alternative BLM-Administered Land
2.6.4 Alternate Non-Renewable Power Generating Technologies 2-130
2.6.5 Concentrating Solar Power Technologies 2-131
2.6.6 Wind Energy .2-131
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2.6.7 Alternative Transmission and Interconnection Locations 2-131
2.6.8 Distributed and Rooftop Photovoltaics 2-132
2.6.9 Underground Installation of Gen-Tie Lines 2-133
Affected Environment 3.1-1
3.
3.1 Introduction 3.1-1
3.2 Air Resources 3.2-1
3.2.1 Applicable Plans, Policies, and Regulations 3.2-1
3.2.2 Existing Conditions 3.2-15
3.3 Vegetation 3.3-1
3.3.1 Applicable Plans, Policies, and Regulations 3.3-1
3.3.2 Methodology 3.3-5
3.3.3 Soils and Topography 3.3-10
3.3.4 Vegetation Communities 3.3-11
3.3.5 Special Status Plant Species 3.3-12
3.3.6 Sensitive Natural Communities 3.3-17
3.3.7 Jurisdictional Resources 3.3-18
3.4 Wildlife 3.4-1
3.4.1 Applicable Plans, Policies, and Regulations 3.4-1
3.4.2 Methodology 3.4-5
3.4.3 General Wildlife 3.4-14
3.4.4 Special Status Wildlife Species 3.4-15
3.4.5 Wildlife Corridors 3.4-28
3.4.6 Wildlife Management Areas 3.4-29
3.5 Climate Change 3.5-1
3.5.1 Regulatory Framework 3.5-3
3.5.2 Existing Conditions 3.5-8
3.6 Cultural Resources 3.6-1
3.6.1 Applicable Plans, Policies, and Regulations 3.6-3
3.6.2 Existing Conditions 3.6-6
3.7 Paleontological Resources 3.7-1
3.7.1 Applicable Plans, Policies, and Regulations 3.7-1
3.7.2 Existing Conditions 3.7-2
3.8 Geology and Soil Resources 3.8-1
3.8.1 Applicable Plans, Policies, and Regulations 3.8-1
3.8.2 Existing Conditions 3.8-3
3.9 Lands and Realty 3.9-1
3.9.1 Applicable Plans, Policies, and Regulations 3.9-1
3.9.2 Existing Conditions 3.9-1
3.9.3 Existing Uses 3.9-9
3.10 Noise 3.10-1
3.10.1 Applicable Plans, Policies, and Regulations 3.10-3
3.10.2 Existing Conditions 3.10-10
3. 1 1 Public Health and Safety/Hazardous Materials 3.11-1
3.11.1 Applicable Plans, Policies, and Regulations 3.11-1
3.11.2 Existing Conditions 3.11-4
3.12 Recreation 3.12-1
3.12.1 Applicable Plans, Policies, and Regulations 3.12-1
3.12.2 Affected Environment 3.12-2
3. 1 3 Socioeconomics and Environmental Justice 3.13-1
3.13.1 Applicable Plans, Policies, and Regulations 3.13-1
3.13.2 Existing Conditions
3.13-3
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3.14 Special Designations 3.14-1
3.14.1 Applicable Plans, Policies, and Regulations 3.14-1
3.14.2 Existing Conditions 3.14-3
3.15 Transportation, Traffic and Public Access 3.15-1
3.15.1 Applicable Plans, Policies, and Regulations 3.15-1
3.15.2 Existing Conditions 3.15-2
3.16 Visual Resources 3.16-1
3.16.1 Applicable Plans, Policies, and Regulations 3.16-1
3.16.2 Existing Conditions 3.16-4
3. 1 7 Water Resources 3.1 7-1
3.17.1 Applicable Plans, Policies, and Regulations 3.17-1
3.17.2 Water Resources Existing Conditions 3.17-7
3.18 Cumulative Analysis 3.18-1
3.18.1 Introduction 3.18-1
3.18.2 Definition of Cumulative Project Scenario 3.18-1
3.18.3 Methodology and Approach 3.18-2
3.18.4 Potential Cumulative Projects and Projections 3.18-3
Environmental Consequences
4. 1
4.1 Introduction 4.1-1
4.2 Air Resources 4.2-1
4.2.1 Methodology for Analysis 4.2-1
CEQA
4.2.2 Significance Criteria 4.2-2
4.2.3 Alternative 1 - Proposed Action 4.2-5
4.2.4 Alternative 2 - Alternate Action 4.2-42
4.2.5 Alternative 3 - Reduced Footprint Alternative 4.2-57
4.2.6 Alternative 4 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant and No Land Use
Plan Amendment (No Action) 4.2-75
4.2.7 Alternative 5 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Unsuitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.2-76
4.2.8 Alternative 6 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Suitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.2-76
4.2.9 Cumulative Impacts 4.2-76
4.3 Vegetation 4.3-1
4.3.1 Methodology for Analysis 4.3-1
4.3.2 CEQA Significance Criteria 4.3-3
4.3.3 Alternative 1 - Proposed Action 4.3-3
4.3.4 Alternative 2 - Alternate Action 4.3-45
4.3.5 Alternative 3 - Reduced Footprint Alternative 4.3-62
4.3.6 Alternative 4 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant and No Land Use
Plan Amendment (No Action) 4.3-89
4.3.7 Alternative 5 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Unsuitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.3-89
4.3.8 Alternative 6 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Suitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.3-90
4.3-90
4.3.9 Cumulative Impacts
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4.4-1
4.4 Wildlife
4.4.1 Methodology for Analysis 4.4-1
4.4.2 CEQA Significance Criteria 4.4-3
4.4.3 Alternative 1 - Proposed Action 4.4-3
4 4.4 Alternative 2 - Alternate Action 4.4-50
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4.4.5 Alternative 3 - Reduced Footprint Alternative 4.4-53
4.4.6 Alternative 4 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant and No Land Use
Plan Amendment (No Action 4.4-55
4.4.7 Alternative 5 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Unsuitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.4-55
4.4.8 Alternative 6 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Suitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.4-56
4.4.9 Cumulative Impacts 4.4-56
4.5 Climate Change 4.5-1
4.5.1 Methodology for Analysis 4.5-1
CEQA
4.5.2 Significance Criteria 4.5-2
4.5.3 Alternative 1 - Proposed Action 4.5-3
4.5.4 Alternative 2 - Alternate Action 4.5-20
4.5.5 Alternative 3 - Reduced Footprint Alternative 4.5-28
4.5.6 Alternative 4 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant and No Land Use
Plan Amendment (No Action 4.5-37
4.5.7 Alternative 5 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Unsuitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.5-38
4.5.8 Alternative 6 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Suitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.5-38
4.5.9 Cumulative Impacts 4.5-39
4.6 Cultural Resources 4.6-1
4.6.1 Methodology for Analysis 4.6-1
CEQA
4.6.2 Significance Criteria 4.6-3
4.6.3 Alternative - Proposed Action 4.6-4
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4.6.4 Alternative 2 Alternate Action 4.6-1
4.6.5 Alternative 3 - Reduced Footprint Alternative 4.6-14
4.6.6 Alternative 4 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant and No Land Use
Plan Amendment (No Action) 4.6-18
4.6.7 Alternative 5 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Unsuitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.6-18
4.6.8 Alternative 6 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Suitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.6-19
4.6.9 Cumulative Impacts 4.6-19
4.7 Paleontological Resources 4.7-1
4.7.1 Methodology for Analysis 4.7-1
CEQA
4.7.2 Significance Criteria 4.7-1
4.7.3 Alternative 1 - Proposed Action 4.7-1
4.7.4 Alternative 2 - Alternate Action 4.7-6
4.7.5 Alternative 3 - Reduced Footprint Alternative 4.7-8
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4.7.6 Alternative 4 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant and No Land Use
Plan Amendment (No Action) 4.7-1
4.7.7 Alternative 5 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Unsuitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.7-12
4.7.8 Alternative 6 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Suitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.7-12
4.7.9 Cumulative Impacts 4.7-12
4.8 Geology and Soil Resources 4.8-1
4.8.1 Methodology for Analysis 4.8-1
CEQA
4.8.2 Significance Criteria 4.8-1
4.8.3 Alternative 1 - Proposed Action 4.8-2
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4.8.4 Alternative 2 Alternate Action 4.8-1
4.8.5 Alternative 3 - Reduced Footprint Alternative 4.8-14
4.8.6 Alternative 4 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant and No Land Use
Plan Amendment (No Action) 4.8-16
4.8.7 Alternative 5 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Unsuitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.8-17
4.8.8 Alternative 6 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Suitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.8-17
4.8.9 Cumulative Impacts 4.8-17
4.9 Lands and Realty 4.9-1
4.9.1 Methodology for Analysis 4.9-1
CEQA
4.9.2 Significance Criteria 4.9-1
4.9.3 Alternative - Proposed Action 4.9-2
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4.9.4 Alternative 2 - Alternate Action 4.9-1
4.9.5 Alternative 3 - Reduced Footprint Alternative 4.9-1
4.9.6 Alternative 4 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant and No Land Use
Plan Amendment (No Action) 4.9-24
4.9.7 Alternative 5 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Unsuitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.9-25
4.9.8 Alternative 6 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Suitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment 4.9-25
4.9.9 Cumulative Impacts 4.9-26
4.10 Noise and Vibration 4.10-1
4.10.1 Methodology for Analysis 4.10-1
CEQA 4.10-2
4.10.2 Significance Criteria
4.10.3 Alternative - Proposed Action 4.10-3
1
4.10.4 Alternative 2 - Alternative Action 4.10-30
4.10.5 Alternative 3 - Reduced Footprint Alternative 4.10-38
4.10.6 Alternative 4 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant and No Land Use
Plan Amendment (No Action) 4.10-50
4.10.7 Alternative 5 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Unsuitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.10-50
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4.10.8 Alternative 6 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Suitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.1 0-50
4.10.9 Cumulative Impacts 4.10-51
4.1 1 Public Health and Safety/Hazardous Materials 4.11-1
4.11.1 Methodology for Analysis 4.1 1 -1
4. 1 1 .2 CEQA Significance Criteria 4.1 1 -2
4.11.3 Alternative 1 - Proposed Action 4.11-3
4.1 1 .4 Alternative 2 - Alternate Action 4.1 1 -29
4.11.5 Alternative 3 - Reduced Footprint Alternative 4.11-31
4.1 1 .6 Alternative 4 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant and No Land Use
Plan Amendment (No Action 4.1 1-33
4.11.7 Alternative 5 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Unsuitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.1 1-34
4.1 1 .8 Alternative 6 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Suitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.1 1-34
4.11.9 Cumulative Impacts 4.11-34
4.12 Recreation 4.12-1
4.12.1 Methodology for Analysis 4.12-1
CEQA
4. 1 2.2 Significance Criteria 4.1 2-1
4.12.3 Alternative - Proposed Action 4.12-1
1
4.12.4 Alternative 2 - Alternate Action 4.12-5
4.12.5 Alternative 3 - Reduced Footprint Alternative 4.1 2-6
4.12.6 Alternative 4 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant and No Land Use
Plan Amendment (No Action) 4.12-8
4.12.7 Alternative 5 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Unsuitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.12-8
4.12.8 Alternative 6 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Suitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.12-9
4.12.9 Cumulative Impacts 4.12-9
4.13 Socioeconomics and Environmental Justice 4.13-1
4.13.1 Methodology for Analysis 4.13-1
CEQA
4.13.2 Significance Criteria 4.13-1
4.13.3 Alternative - Proposed Action 4.13-2
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4.13.4 Alternative 2 Alternate Action 4.13-13
4.13.5 Alternative 3 - Reduced Footprint Alternative 4.13-15
4.13.6 Alternative 4 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant and No Land Use
Plan Amendment (No Action) 4.13-18
4.13.7 Alternative 5 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Unsuitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.13-19
4.13.8 Alternative 6 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Suitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.13-19
4.13.9 Cumulative Impacts 4.13-20
4.14 Special Designations 4.14-1
4.14.1 Methodology for Analysis 4.14-1
CEQA
4.14.2 Significance Criteria 4.14-1
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4. 14.4 Alternative 2 - Alternate Action 4.14-3
4.14.5 Alternative 3 - Reduced Footprint Alternative 4.14-5
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4.14.6 Alternative No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant and No Land Use
Plan Amendment (No Action) 4.14-6
4.14.7 Alternative 5—No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Unsuitable for Solar Energy
Development (No Action with Plan Amendment) 4.14-7
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4.14.8 Alternative 6 No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Suitable for Solar Development
(No Action with Plan Amendment) 4.14-7
4.14.9 National Park Service 4.14-8
4.14.10 Cumulative Impacts 4.14-15
4.15 Transportation, Traffic and Public Access 4.15-1
4.15.1 Methodology for Analysis 4.15-1
CEQA
4.15.2 Significance Criteria 4.15-1
4.15.3 Quantitative Traffic Analysis 4.1 5-2
4.15.4 Alternative - Proposed Action 4.15-9
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4.15.5 Alternative 2 - Alternate Action 4.15-15
4.15.6 Alternative 3 - Reduced Footprint Alternative 4.15-16
4.15.7 Alternative 4 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant and No Land Use
Plan Amendment (No Action) 4.15-19
4.15.8 Alternative 5 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Unsuitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.15-19
4.15.9 Alternative 6 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Suitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.15-20
4.15.10 Cumulative Impacts 4.15-20
4.16 Visual Resources 4.16-1
4.16.1 Methodology for Analysis 4.16-1
4.16.2 CEQA Significance Criteria 4.16-13
4.16.3 Alternative - Proposed Action 4.16-13
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4.16.4 Alternative 2 - Alternate Action 4.16-39
4.16.5 Alternative 3 - Reduced Footprint Alternative 4.1 6-47
4.16.6 Alternative 4 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant and No Land Use
Plan Amendment (No Action) 4.16-52
4.16.7 Alternative 5 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Unsuitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.16-52
4.16.8 Alternative 6 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Suitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.16-52
4.16.9 Cumulative Impacts 4.16-53
4.17 Water Resources 4.17-1
4.17.1 Methodology for Analysis 4.17-1
CEQA 4.17-2
4.17.2 Significance Criteria
4.17.3 Alternative - Proposed Action 4.17-3
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4.17.4 Alternative 2 Alternate Action
4.17.5 Alternative 3- Reduced Footprint Alternative 4.17-33
4.17.6 Alternative 4 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant and No Land Use
Plan Amendment (No Action) 4.17-37
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Amendment to Identify the Area as Unsuitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.17-37
4.17.8 Alternative 6 - No Issuance of a Right-of-Way Grant with Land Use Plan
Amendment to Identify the Area as Suitable for Solar Development
(No Project with Plan Amendment) 4.17-37
4.17.9 Cumulative Impacts 4.17-38
4.18 Other Requirements 4.18-1
4.18.1 Unavoidable Adverse Effects 4.18-1
4.18.2 Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitments of Resources 4.18-2
4.18.3 Relationship Between Short-Term Uses and Long-Term Productivity
of the Environment 4.18-2
4.18.4 Growth-Inducing Effects 4.18-3
Consultation, Coordination, and Public Participation 5-1
5.
5.1 Introduction 5-1
5.2 Interrelationships Between Agencies (Other Federal, State, Local, Native American)....5-1
5.2.1 BLM - DOE Memorandum of Understanding 5-1
5.2.2 BLM - CPUC Memorandum of Understanding 5-1
5.2.3 BLM - SHPO Programmatic Agreement 5-1
5.2.4 Native American Consultation 5-2
USFWS CDFG
5.2.5 Coordination with and 5-2
5.2.6 Other Agency Coordination 5-2
5.3 Public Participation Summary 5-3
5.3.1 Scoping Process 5-3
5.3.2 Draft EIS Circulation and Public Meetings 5-4
5.3.3 Final EIS and Administrative Remedies 5-5
5.4 Public Comment Process 5-5
5.5 Persons, Groups, or Agencies Consulted 5-8
5.6 List of Preparers 5-9
5.7 Distribution List 5-12
6. References 6-1
7. Glossary and List of Acronyms 7-1
7.1 Glossary 7-1
7.2 List of Acronyms 7-6
8. Index 8-1
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