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FAST-41 Missed Date:Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): Issuance of Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (Agency Action)

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Agency Milestone Date of 08/22/2025 for Issuance of Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (Agency Action) has passed by 1 business days

Action
Project Name:
Samantha Solar
Responsible Agency:
Bureau of Land Management
Status:
Planned
POC Name:
Robbie McAboy
POC Title:
District Manager
POC Email:
rmcaboy@blm.gov

Description:

Resource Management Plan Amendment and Environmental Impact Statement

Milestones:

Issuance of Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (Agency Action)
  • Non-conformance Explanation:
    The DOI-BLM internal review and briefing process is occurring during a transition period for new Bureau and Department leadership. As such, the review of the project is requiring enhanced coordination that has affected the timeline for this project.
Current Target Date:
Scoping (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
Official Notice of Availability of a Draft EIS published in the Federal Register (FR) beginning both the public comment period and concurrent CAA Section 309 Review (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
Official Notice of Availability of a Final EIS published in the FR beginning both the public review period and concurrent CAA Section 309 Review (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:


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Milestone
Issuance of Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (Agency Action)
  • Non-conformance Explanation:
    The DOI-BLM internal review and briefing process is occurring during a transition period for new Bureau and Department leadership. As such, the review of the project is requiring enhanced coordination that has affected the timeline for this project.
Current Target Date:
Project

All dates below are specific to the schedule of the Environmental Review and Permitting processes for this project.

In Progress

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
IN PROGRESS

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ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
10/21/2026

0 out of 3

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
COMPLETED

Renewable Energy Production

SECTOR
Renewable Energy Production

Project Category

CATEGORY
Project Category FAST-41 Covered Projects

Department of the Interior

LEAD AGENCY
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

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Description:

Balanced Rock Power proposes to construct a 600-megawatt (MW), alternating current (AC) solar photovoltaic (PV) power generating facility with a battery energy storage system (BESS).  The Project’s primary purpose is to produce 600-MW of energy annually.  The Project site would be located in White Pine County, Nevada on approximately 2,891 acres of lands managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), approximately 15 miles west of Ely, Nevada.  The Project site would be divided into two areas of BLM-managed land adjacent to and on the east and west sides of another proposed solar project.  The Project would also include a 5.8-mile transmission interconnection line at either 500 or 345 kV to interconnect the project to the existing Robinson Summit Substation. 

field_status
Rejected
System Comments
Agency Milestone Date of 08/22/2025 for Issuance of Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (Agency Action) has passed by 1 business days
Approver Comments
<p>The DOI-BLM internal review and briefing process is occurring during a transition period for new Bureau and Department leadership. As such, the review of the project is requiring enhanced coordination that has affected the timeline for this project.</p>
Previous Action Status
Planned
New Action Status
Planned
Missed Date Process
Yes
Missed Date Triggered by Extension
No
Agency Notified Date
New Milestone
Issuance of Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (Agency Action)
  • Non-conformance Explanation:
    The DOI-BLM internal review and briefing process is occurring during a transition period for new Bureau and Department leadership. As such, the review of the project is requiring enhanced coordination that has affected the timeline for this project.
Current Target Date:
Response Date
Reporting Agency
Bureau of Land Management