Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Deerfield Wind Energy Development Special Use Permit EIS

Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests Bennington, Vermont Manchester Ranger District

Application for Special Use Permit to erect wind turbines and develop a commercial wind power facility on National Forest lands. Supplemental DEIS released in late December 2010; FEIS/ROD released in January, 2012.

Location

Green Mountain National Forest, Towns of Readsboro and Searsburg

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
07/15/2005
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
12/23/2010
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
01/06/2012
4
Decision
01/2012 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
Deerfield Wind ProjectDecision Signed Date: 01/03/2012 Legal Notice Date: 01/10/2012
ForestsGreen Mountain And Finger Lakes National Forests
DistrictsManchester Ranger District
Special use management