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In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Cruces District Office, Las Cruces, New Mexico, intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) analyzing the impacts of the proposed Southline Transmission Line Project (Project), a 345-kilovolt (kV) and 230-kV transmission line, and addressing associated potential land use plan amendments. This notice announces the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments and identify issues. Western Area Power Administration (Western) is a joint lead agency with BLM for preparing the EIS. Western is a power-marketing agency within the Department of Energy (DOE) and is propo...
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Gov. Martin O'Malley's administration will move forward with Maryland's first statewide land-use plan despite calls from opponents on Monday to slow the process or scrap it altogether.
This is an issue between the legislative branch and the executive branch," said Senate Minority Leader E.J. Pipkin, R-Upper Shore, during a briefing on the plan. "What you have here is the executive branch acting as witness, judge and jury.
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In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA); the Council on Environmental Quality and the Department of the Interior regulations implementing NEPA; and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona State Office has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Restoration Design Energy Project (RDEP) to evaluate proposed amendments to several Resource Management Plans (RMPs) to identify lands across Arizona that may be suitable for developing renewable solar and wind energy, and to establish a baseline set of environmental protection measures for such projects. By this notice, the BLM is announcing the beginning of a 90- day public review and comment period on the Draft ...
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Winfield is developing a comprehensive land use plan, and officials want public input.
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Olive Branch elected officials unanimously passed a new comprehensive plan Tuesday night that will guide land use for the next 20 years.
The Board of Aldermen also voted to set a public hearing date on plans to reconfigure the city's voting district and to refinance $2.2 million in gas system revenue bonds.
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In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Twin Falls District, Shoshone Field Office, Shoshone, Idaho intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) that will analyze the amendment of the 1981 Sun Valley Management Framework Plan, and by this notice is announcing the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments and identify issues.
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In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Central California District, Sacramento, California and California Desert District, Moreno Valley, California intend to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) which may include amendments to the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan, Bishop Resource Management Plan (RMP), Caliente/Bakersfield RMP, and Eastern San Diego County RMP for the areas that are within the planning boundary of the proposed Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP). These potential plan amendments will be analyzed in the DRECP Draft EIS and CDCA Plan Amendment (PA), as noticed in the Federal Re...
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In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Proposed California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan Amendment (PA)/Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Ocotillo Express Wind Energy Facility (OWEF) and by this notice is announcing the availability of the Proposed PA and Final EIS/EIR.
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Airport land use compatibility plans are designed to protect navigable air space around airports and ensure the safety of persons on the ground. The land use plan prepared for the Stinson Airport vicinity identifies the preferred development for the area that is compatible with [Stinson]'s operations. The goals of the land use plan are protecting the quality of life of nearby neighborhoods; encouraging economic growth that enhances airport operations and development; improving transportation to service the airport and its vicinity; and enhancing the airport vicinity's image through urban design. The plan also recommends regulatory tools to promote compatible land uses beneficial to the airport's operations and the area's neighborhoods, economic development, and cultural and environmenta...