Public Involvement for the Regional Reviews
Past activities, including opportunities for stakeholder involvement for completed regional reviews are described below.
Past Activities: Region 1 Review
Opportunities to provide input on the Region 1 corridor abstracts were offered at webinars and meetings in September 2016.
- Webinars were held on September 7 and 29, 2016, at 9 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
- Meetings were held on the following dates:
- September 20, 2016, in Phoenix, Arizona, at the BLM National Training Center (9828 N 31st Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85051) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. local Arizona time
Meeting Agenda (67 KB)- Folder Contents (1.8 MB)
- description Evaluation Form (17 KB)
- September 22, 2016, in Palm Springs, California, at the University of California Riverside - Palm Desert Center, Room B200 (75080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92211) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. PDT
- Meeting agenda (67 KB)
- Folder Contents (1.8 MB)
- description Evaluation Form (17 KB)
- September 27, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the Hampton Inn Tropicana (4975 S. Dean Martin Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89118) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. PDT
- Meeting agenda (67 KB)
- Folder Contents (1.8 MB)
- description Evaluation Form (17 KB)
- September 20, 2016, in Phoenix, Arizona, at the BLM National Training Center (9828 N 31st Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85051) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. local Arizona time
The stakeholder input received on the Region 1 abstracts is provided below.
Stakeholder Input: Region 1 Abstracts (28 MB)
The BLM, USFS, and DOE released the Region 1 Report and requested stakeholder input regarding energy placement on Federal lands across southern California, southern Nevada, and western Arizona. The Agencies requested comments be submitted by July 22, 2019. The report and the revised Region 1 abstracts are available on the Region 1 Regional Review page. The stakeholder input received on the Region 1 Report is provided below.
Stakeholder Input: Region 1 Report (5.0 MB)
Past Activities: Regions 2 and 3 Review
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)
Past Activities: Regions 4, 5, and 6 Review
On February 20, 2019, the BLM, USFS, and DOE published draft energy corridor abstracts for the Regions 4, 5, and 6 review process. This release initiated a 45-day stakeholder review period which closed on April 8, 2019. The agencies also held a public webinar on February 27, 2019, recorded below, to provide an orientation to the review process and Regions 4, 5, and 6 draft corridor abstracts.
The stakeholder input received on the Regions 4, 5, and 6 abstracts is provided below.
Stakeholder Input: Regions 4, 5, and 6 Abstracts (11 MB)
After the revised Regions 4, 5, and 6 corridor abstracts were released on May 14, 2019, BLM and USFS held workshops for Regions 4, 5, and 6 on the following dates at the indicated locations:
- May 29, 2019 – Missoula Technology and Development Center, 5785 Hwy 10, Missoula, Montana
- May 31, 2019 – BLM Rock Springs Field Office, 280 US-191, Rock Springs, Wyoming
- June 4, 2019 – Silver Legacy Resort and Casino, 407 N Virginia St, Reno, Nevada
- June 6, 2019 – Eagle Crest Resort, 1522 Cline Falls Rd, Redmond, Oregon
A summary of Regions 4, 5, and 6 workshops is available.
Following the workshops, a Section 368 energy corridor regional review status webinar for Regions 4, 5 and 6, recorded below, was held on June 27, 2019.
The BLM, USFS and DOE released the Regions 4, 5, and 6 Report and requested stakeholder input regarding energy placement on Federal lands across California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. The Agencies requested comments be submitted by January 31, 2021. The report is available on the Regions 4, 5, and 6 Regional Review page. The stakeholder input received on the Regions 4, 5, and 6 Report is provided below.
Stakeholder Input: Regions 4, 5, and 6 Report (24 MB)
Past Activities: Request for Information (RFI)
A Request for Information (RFI) was published in the Federal Register on March 28, 2014 to solicit information that assisted the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) (Agencies) in the development of the Section 368 Corridor Study and provided the foundation for the initial Regional Review. The comment period ended on May 27, 2014. Comments received during the RFI are available below.
