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FAST-41 Missed Date: Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

Submitted by Anonymous on

Final Required Milestone Date of 05/08/2020 for Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision has passed by 5 business days

Action
Project Name:
Gemini Solar Project
Responsible Agency:
Bureau of Land Management
Status:
Complete
Public Participation Website:
Public Participation Website
E-Planning
Action Outcome:
Issuance of a single combined FEIS-ROD

Description:

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Vegas Field Office intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and land use plan amendment to the 1998 Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the proposed Gemini Solar Project in Clark County, Nevada.

Milestones:

Issuance of Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (Agency Action)
Completed Date:
Scoping (Agency Action)
Completed 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)
Completed 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)
Completed Date:
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action)
Completed Date:


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Milestone
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action)
Completed Date:
Project

PROJECT WEBSITE: E-Planning

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

Complete

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
COMPLETE

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COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
06/29/2020

5 out of 5

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
COMPLETED

Renewable Energy Production

SECTOR
Renewable Energy Production

Project Category

CATEGORY
Project Category FAST-41 Covered Projects
Major Infrastructure Projects

Department of the Interior

LEAD AGENCY
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

Other Agencies with Actions or Authorizations:

Department of the Interior

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Department of the Army

Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers - Regulatory

Description:

The 690MW/ac Gemini Solar Project, once installed at full capacity, will be the largest solar photovoltaic (“PV”) project in the State of Nevada. The project site is located approximately 25 miles northeast of the Las Vegas metropolitan area, immediately south of the Moapa River Indian Reservation in an unincorporated area of Clark County, Nevada. Interstate 15 (I-15) is located less than ½ mile west of the project site. The NV Energy Crystal Substation and an NV Energy high-voltage transmission line are located less than four miles to the west.

field_status
Approved
System Comments
Final Required Milestone Date of 05/08/2020 for Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision has passed by 5 business days
Approver Comments
The milestone completion date was missed before the dashboard functionality was added and the delay subsequently was resolved
Previous Action Status
Complete
New Action Status
Complete
Missed Date Process
No
Missed Date Triggered by Extension
No
New Milestone
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action)
Completed Date:
Response Date