Past Activities: Regions 2 and 3 Review
Several opportunities for involvement in the Regions 2 and 3 Regional Review were offered during 2018.
On January 10, 2018, the BLM, USFS and DOE published draft energy corridor abstracts for the Regions 2 and 3 review process. This release initiated a 45-day stakeholder review period which closed on February 25, 2018. The agencies also held a webinar on January 24, 2018, recorded below, to provide an orientation to the review process.
The stakeholder input received on the Regions 2 and 3 abstracts is provided below.
Stakeholder Input: Regions 2 and 3 Abstracts (223 MB)
After the Regions 2 and 3 revised corridor abstracts were released on May 18, 2018, BLM and USFS held workshops for Regions 2 and 3 on the following dates at the indicated locations:
- May 31, 2018: BIA Southwest Regional Office, 1001 Indian School Rd. NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- June 4, 2018: BLM Arizona State Office, 1 N Central Ave. Suite 800 Phoenix, Arizona
- June 6, 2018: Nugget Casino Resort, 1100 Nugget Ave., Sparks, Nevada
- June 11, 2018: DoubleTree Hotel, 743 Horizon Dr., Grand Junction, Colorado
- June 13, 2018: Sevier County Administrative Building, 250 N Main St., Richfield, Utah
A summary of Regions 2 and 3 workshops is available.
Following the workshops, a Section 368 energy corridor regional review status webinar for Regions 2 and 3, recorded below, was held on July 18, 2018.
The BLM, USFS, and DOE released the Regions 2 and 3 Report and requested stakeholder input regarding energy placement on Federal lands across Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, northern and eastern Arizona, and eastern Nevada. The Agencies requested comments be submitted by September 23, 2019. The report is available on the Regions 2 and 3 Regional Review page. The stakeholder input received on the Regions 2 and 3 Report is provided below.
Stakeholder Input: Regions 2 and 3 Report (13 MB)