Request for Special Use Permit for installation, operation and removal of two 10-meter tall meteorological towers to gather data on wind resources to explore the possibility of developing a renewable wind energy project.
Location
Both sites are on Baranof Island near the City of Sitka. Site 1 is on the hilltop, west-southwest of Beaver Lake. Site 2 is on the western ridges of Lucky Chance Mountain.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/23/2022
2
Decision
08/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2022 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Ira - Inventoried Roadless Area Activities Requiring Chief's Approval |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations; Wind |
| Wind Resource Site Testing | Decision Signed Date: 08/12/2022 |
| Forests | Tongass National Forest |
| Districts | Sitka Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Site 1 - T55S, R64E, NE 1/4 Section 34; Site 2 - T56S, R65E, NW 1/4 Section 33 |