{"abstract":"Pursuant to Section 102 (2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Ukiah Field Office, will be directing the preparation of a plan amendment and EIS and conducting public scoping meetings in response to a right-of-way application filed by GE Wind Energy, LLC. GE Wind Energy proposes an array of wind turbines and ancillary facilities including buried power lines, access roads, an electric substation and transmission line interconnect in the Walker Ridge Area of Lake and Colusa Counties, California. BLM will assess the potential impacts of a proposed right- of-way for an array of approximately eighty (80) 1.5-megawatt wind turbines. The project area contains the public land bordered by Bear Valley to the east, State Highway 20 to the south, and Indian Valley Reservoir to the west. The proposal is located in the Indian Valley Management Area the Clear Lake Management Framework Plan Update, 1984 for the Ukiah Field Office. This management plan does not address long-term management objectives for Walker Ridge and is silent on wind power development projects; thus, a plan amendment is required in accordance with 43 CFR 1610.5-5. Although BLM has tentatively scheduled to begin a Resource Management Plan (RMP) Revision in the fall of 2003, BLM has elected to accelerate this wind energy plan amendment in response to the need for alternative energy sources in California and in support of the President's energy policy. A final decision on the plan amendment is expected in 2004.","action":"Notice of intent to prepare a plan amendment and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Wind Energy; Ukiah Field Office, California.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Land Management","name":"Land Management Bureau","id":275,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/land-management-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/275","parent_id":253,"slug":"land-management-bureau"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2003/08/12/03-20464.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"68 FR 47928","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The public is invited to submit comments on the scope of the plan amendment and issues to be addressed in the EIS. Three (3) public scoping meetings will be held. The exact dates, times and locations for these meetings will be announced by BLM, published in local newspapers within 15 days in advance of the event, and posted on BLM's Web site at: http://www.ca.blm.gov. The three scoping meetings will be open houses; they will provide opportunities for the applicant and BLM to explain details of the project and gather information from interested individuals or groups. The \"open houses\" will start at 6 p.m. and end at 9 p.m. Starting at 7 p.m. the EIS process will be explained and an opportunity will be given for written comments and general concerns. Meetings are anticipated at the following locations: Sacramento, Colusa, and Clear Lake, California.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["CA-340-03-5101-ER-B171","CACA-44000"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"03-20464","effective_on":null,"end_page":47929,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2003/08/12/03-20464.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/08/12/03-20464/notice-of-intent-to-prepare-a-plan-amendment-and-environmental-impact-statement-for-wind-energy","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/03-20464?publication_date=2003-08-12","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2003-08-12/03-20464/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":29,"last_updated":"2026-10-25 08:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-08-12/pdf/03-20464.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2003-08-12","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2003/08/12/03-20464.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":47928,"subtype":null,"title":"Notice of Intent To Prepare a Plan Amendment and Environmental Impact Statement for Wind Energy; Ukiah Field Office, California","toc_doc":"Walker Ridge Area, Lake and Colusa Counties, CA","toc_subject":"Environmental statements; notice of intent:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":68}