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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Development
Fort Rock Vista Solar 1 LLC: Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact
AGENCY: Rural Development, USDA
ACTION: Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact
SUMMARY: Rural Development (RD) has made a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) with respect to a request for possible financing assistance to the Fort Rock Vista Solar 1 LLC for the construction of a ground-mounted photovoltaic system.
FURTHER INFORMATION: To obtain copies of the EA and FONSI, or for further information, contact: Emily Jennings, USDA Rural Development Oregon State Environmental Coordinator, by email at emily.jennings@usda.gov or by phone at (503)414-3337. The EA and FONSI are also available for public review at the Rural Development State Office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The project consists of ground-mounted arrays of photovoltaic panels arranged in rows and mounted on single-axis trackers; inverters, combiners, and transformers; buried electrical conduits; onsite access roads and interior access paths; chain link security fencing located along the site perimeter; and access driveway from the adjacent roadway. A No Action alternative was discussed in the Environmental Assessment EA. RD has reviewed and approved the EA for the proposed project.
The availability of the EA for public review was announced via notice in the following newspaper(s): Central Oregonian on June 3, 2025 and June 10, 2025. A 14-day comment period was announced in the newspaper notices.
Based on its EA, commitments made by the Fort Rock Vista Solar 1 LLC, and public comments received, RD has concluded that the project would have no significant impact (or no impacts) to water quality, wetlands, floodplains, federally listed species, designated critical habitat, land use, aesthetics, transportation, or human health and safety. This project will utilize the Nationwide Programmatic Agreement Among the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Programs, National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers and The Advisory Council on historic Preservation for Sequencing Section 106 (NPA) to achieve compliance with the Nation Historic Preservation Act and formally determine effects on historic properties listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
No other potential significant impacts resulting from the proposed project have been identified. Therefore, RD has determined that this FONSI fulfills its obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR §§ 1500-1508), and USDA Rural Development’s Environmental Policies and Procedures (7 CFR Part 1970) for its action related to the project.
RD is satisfied that the environmental impacts of the proposed project have been adequately addressed. RD’s federal action would not result in significant impacts to the quality of the human environment, and as such it will not prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for its action related to the proposed project.
Published: July 1, 2025 PCO363481
Rural Development
Fort Rock Vista Solar 1 LLC: Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact
AGENCY: Rural Development, USDA
ACTION: Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact
SUMMARY: Rural Development (RD) has made a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) with respect to a request for possible financing assistance to the Fort Rock Vista Solar 1 LLC for the construction of a ground-mounted photovoltaic system.
FURTHER INFORMATION: To obtain copies of the EA and FONSI, or for further information, contact: Emily Jennings, USDA Rural Development Oregon State Environmental Coordinator, by email at emily.jennings@usda.gov or by phone at (503)414-3337. The EA and FONSI are also available for public review at the Rural Development State Office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The project consists of ground-mounted arrays of photovoltaic panels arranged in rows and mounted on single-axis trackers; inverters, combiners, and transformers; buried electrical conduits; onsite access roads and interior access paths; chain link security fencing located along the site perimeter; and access driveway from the adjacent roadway. A No Action alternative was discussed in the Environmental Assessment EA. RD has reviewed and approved the EA for the proposed project.
The availability of the EA for public review was announced via notice in the following newspaper(s): Central Oregonian on June 3, 2025 and June 10, 2025. A 14-day comment period was announced in the newspaper notices.
Based on its EA, commitments made by the Fort Rock Vista Solar 1 LLC, and public comments received, RD has concluded that the project would have no significant impact (or no impacts) to water quality, wetlands, floodplains, federally listed species, designated critical habitat, land use, aesthetics, transportation, or human health and safety. This project will utilize the Nationwide Programmatic Agreement Among the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Programs, National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers and The Advisory Council on historic Preservation for Sequencing Section 106 (NPA) to achieve compliance with the Nation Historic Preservation Act and formally determine effects on historic properties listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
No other potential significant impacts resulting from the proposed project have been identified. Therefore, RD has determined that this FONSI fulfills its obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR §§ 1500-1508), and USDA Rural Development’s Environmental Policies and Procedures (7 CFR Part 1970) for its action related to the project.
RD is satisfied that the environmental impacts of the proposed project have been adequately addressed. RD’s federal action would not result in significant impacts to the quality of the human environment, and as such it will not prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for its action related to the proposed project.
Published: July 1, 2025 PCO363481
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7/1/2025
Central Oregonian