Categorical Exclusion

B. Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Energy.

Exclusion Text

(7) *Approval of an operations plan and associated Geothermal Drilling Permits for a geothermal resource confirmation project pursuant to 43 CFR part 3200, subpart 3260; which: (a) Does not include resource utilization; (b) Does not exceed 20 acres of total (contiguous or noncontiguous) surface disturbance; (c) Requires reclamation of all surface disturbances when their intended purpose has been fulfilled; (d) Requires reclamation of temporary routes when their intended purpose(s) has been fulfilled, unless through a separate review and decision-making process the BLM incorporates and appropriately designates the route as part of its transportation system; (e) Does not make a temporary route available for public use unless the temporary route is specifically intended to accommodate public use; (f) Requires temporary routes to be constructed or used so as to allow for the reclamation, by artificial or natural means, of vegetative cover on the temporary route and areas where the vegetative cover was disturbed by the construction or use of the route, and requires such treatment to be designed to reestablish vegetative cover as soon as possible, but at most within 10 years after approved reclamation commences; and, (g) Includes design elements to protect resources and resource uses consistent with the applicable Resource Management Plan, laws, regulations, and lease terms.