Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Desert Rock Energy Project, San Juan County, NM

Résumé

This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), in cooperation with the Navajo Nation, intends to gather the information necessary for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed approval of a lease to Sithe Global Power, LLC, to construct, operate and maintain a coal-fired, electric power-generating plant on approximately 600 acres of land held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Navajo Nation in San Juan County, New Mexico. The purpose of the proposed action is to help meet the economic development needs of the Navajo Nation and the growing energy needs of the western United States. This notice also announces public scoping meetings to identify potential issues and content for inclusion in the EIS.