10/08/2024: The BLM Cedar City Field Office has reached a Finding of No Significant Impacts (FONSI) and has issued a decision on the proposed project. The 30-day appeal period will end November 7th, 2024. Thank you to all those who have provided input on this project. See the Decision and FONSI under the documents tab at the left-hand side of the webpage.

The BLM Cedar City Field Office will release the Fervo Cape Geothermal Power Project (EA) on August 21st, 2024 for a 30-day public comment period ending on September 20th, 2024.  

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How to provide comments during the public comment period:

1. Select “Participate Now” on the left side of the screen;

2. Mail Comments to:

Attn: Fervo Cape Geothermal Power Project EA

176 E DL Sargent Dr  

Cedar City, UT 84721;

Please provide substantive comments regarding the EA. All substantive and timely comments received during this period will be used to develop a Final EA and Decision.  

Substantive versus Non-substantive Comments

Substantive comments do one or more of the following:  

• question, with reasonable basis, the accuracy of information in the EIS or EA.  

• question, with reasonable basis, the adequacy of, methodology for, or assumptions used for the environmental analysis.  

• present new information relevant to the analysis.  

• present reasonable alternatives other than those analyzed in the EIS or EA.  

• cause changes or revisions in one or more of the alternatives.  

Comments that are not considered substantive include the following:  

• comments in favor of or against the proposed action or alternatives without reasoning that meet the criteria listed above (such as “we disagree with Alternative Two and believe the BLM should select Alternative Three”).  

• comments that only agree or disagree with BLM policy or resource decisions without justification or supporting data that meet the criteria listed above (such as “more grazing should be permitted”).  

• comments that don’t pertain to the project area or the project (such as “the government should eliminate all dams,” when the project is about a grazing permit).  

• comments that take the form of vague, open-ended questions.  

BLM will use the NEPA public participation process to satisfy the public involvement requirements under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C 470(f)) pursuant to 36 C F R 800.2(d)(3).  The information about historic and cultural resources within the area potentially affected by the Project will assist the BLM in identifying and evaluating impacts to such resources in the context of both NEPA and Section 106 of the NHPA. 

Please include your name and street address. Your entire comment – including your personally identifiable information – may be made publicly available at any time. 

Please submit public comments by September 21st, 2024!