5.23 ERRATA TO CHAPTER 5 OF THE DRAFT SOLAR PEIS

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5.4.2.1.1

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The following sentence should be added to the end of the paragraph: “The effects of

these construction activities include potential loss of forage and displacement of

wild horses and burros from preferred habitats.”

5.4.2.3

5-13

15–16

“access to water sources” should read “retention of wild horse and burro access to

water resources.”

5.7.1

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5.7-1

Note that for each entry in this table, all of the resources listed in the last column,

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“Resources Affected by Soil Impact,” are affected by all the activities listed in the

second column, “Impacting Project Activities.” The format in the Draft Solar PEIS

is somewhat misleading in that it appears that one activity affects only one resource

(because each line is separated by a space).

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5.10.2.1.4

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Delete: “In the extreme.”

5.10.2.1.5

5-85

35

The section title should read as, “5.10.2.1.5 Transmission Lines.”

5.10.2.1.6

5-90 to

5.10-2

The column heading “Expected Relative Impact for Different Plant Communities”

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should read as, “Expected Relative Impact for Different Wildlife Groups.”

5.10.5

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Each mention of “crucial wildlife habitats” should be followed by “and linkages.”

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The resulting phrase should state “crucial wildlife habitats and linkages.”

5.10.5.1

5-127

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“and linkages” should be added after “wildlife habitats.”

5.10.5.1

5-127

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The following sentence should be added: “Pre-disturbance surveys should be

designed with seasonal and other life-history constraints in mind to ensure that they

are conducted during periods of optimum detection of the ecological resources

being investigated.”

5.10.5.1

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23

The following mitigation measure should be deleted: “Plant species that would

attract wildlife should not be planted along high-speed or high-traffic roads.”

5.10.5.1

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31–34

The following mitigation measure should be deleted: “If cattle guards are identified

for the design for new roads, they should be wildlife friendly. To the extent

practicable, improvements should be made to existing ways and trails that require

cattle to pass through existing fences, fence-line gates, new gates, and standard wire

gates alongside them.”

5.10.5.3

5-137

23

Species that would attract wildlife should not be planted along high-speed or high-

traffic roads.

5.10.5.3

5-137

19

“sage-grouse” should be changed to “sage grouse.”

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In discussing CO2 emissions, the Draft Solar PEIS used terminology referring to

“displaced” emissions, e.g.: “CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel-fired power plants

could be displaced by solar facilities.” Throughout Section 5.11, the term

“displaced” should be replaced with “avoided”, e.g.: “CO2 emissions from fossil-

fuel-fired power plants could be avoided by solar facilities.”

5.11.4

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The following should be added to the end of the paragraph, “The actual magnitude

of emissions avoided would depend on many factors influencing the generation and

distribution of electricity. The estimates presented in this Final Solar PEIS

approximate the maximum values that could be achieved, because they assume full

build-out of each proposed SEZ.”

5.12

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The following should be added to the last sentence under Viewer Distance and

Angle: “, and the full size, geometry, and various components of the project may be

more apparent.”

5.12

5-162

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“Light pollution” should be changed to “Facility and vehicle lighting that causes

light pollution at night.”

5.12

5-163

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“This zone includes areas beyond 15 mi [24 km] or where only the form or outline

of the project can be seen or the project cannot be seen at all (BLM 1986a) should

read as, “This zone includes areas that are not visible within the foreground-

middleground and background zones, and areas beyond the background zone

(BLM 1986a).”

5.12

5-164

6

“and omissions” should be added.

5.12

5-164

8

“Detailed” should be changed to “More detailed.”

5.12

5-164

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“would include” should be changed to “could account for.”

5.12

5-165

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“the distance to the facilities were short” should be deleted.

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5.12.1.3.1

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“, making the facility’s size and strong regular geometry more apparent” should be

added after “visible.”

5.12.1.5

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14

“if they exceeded 200 ft (m) in height, although towers this tall are unusual” should

be added after “lights.”

5.12.2.1.1

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22

“2010” should be “2012b.”

5.12.2.1.1

5-179

16

“2010” should be “2012b.”

5.12.2.1.1

5-179

21

“2010” should be “2012b.”

5.12.2.1.1

5-179

23

“2010” should be “2012b.”

5.12.2.1.1

5-182

9

“2010” should be “2012b.”

5.12.2.3

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4

“potentially” should be added after “are.”

5.12.2.3

5-186

9

“2010” should be “2012b.”

5.12.2.3

5-186

20

“2010” should be “2012b.”

5.12.2.3

5-187

5

“up to” should be changed to “more than.”

5.12.2.5

5-191

12

“2010” should be”2012b.”

5.12.2.5

5-191

13

“thin film” should be added before “PV.”

5.12.2.5

5-191

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The following should be deleted: “In addition, the apparent color of the panels

varied from black to gray to silvery white, depending on viewer location and other

visibility factors.”

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Footnote

The footnote on the PA incorrectly states that the National Council of State Historic

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Preservation Officers (SHPOs) is a party to the Solar Programmatic Agreement; the

text should be revised to state “A PA specific to solar development on BLM-

administered lands is being negotiated among the BLM, the six individual SHPOs,

and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP).