BLM to Host Scoping Meeting on Dry Lake East Designated Leasing Area
Organization
BLM Office:
Media Contact:
LAS VEGAS – The Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas Field Office is seeking public comments on a proposed Designated Leasing Area (DLA) east of the Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone north of Las Vegas. The proposed DLA would allow BLM to conduct a competitive lease auction for solar development. The BLM will prepare a Resource Management Plan Amendment Environmental Assessment to analyze the designation of the DLA.
A public scoping meeting will be held on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at the Aliante Library, 2400 Deer Springs Way, North Las Vegas, NV 89084
The meeting will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. A presentation will be given every hour beginning at 4:30 p.m. followed by an open house meeting where BLM staffers will be available to answer questions until 7:30 p.m. A court reporter will be available to record comments during the entirety of the public scoping meetings.
The public comment period opened on April 13 and will close May 14, 2018. The purpose of the public scoping process is to determine relevant issues that will influence the scope of the environmental analysis, including alternatives, and guide the process for developing the Resource Management Plan Amendment/EA. At present, the BLM has identified the following preliminary issues: threatened and endangered species, the Old Spanish National Historic Trail, visual resource impacts, surface water, recreation, socioeconomic effects, and cumulative impacts.
Written comments may be mailed to the BLM, Southern Nevada District, Attn: Nicollee Gaddis, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV, 89130, or emailed to blm_nv_sndo_dle_dla@blm.gov or faxed to 702-515-5023. For more information, please call Nicollee Gaddis at (702) 515-5136.
More information about the project can be found on the BLM’s ePlanning website at https://go.usa.gov/xnbdU
Before including addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, or other personal identifying information in comments, be aware that entire comments—including personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While commenters can request that personal identifying information be withheld from public review, the BLM cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.