Announcements
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you to come back for future visits
as the site evolves and information
is updated.
Lompoc Wind Energy Project EIR – Revisions to Visual Resources Section
The Aesthetic/Visual Resources section of the draft EIR has been revised. The revised portions of the section are being recirculated for public comment May 6 – June 20, 2008. Please see the Lompoc Wind Energy project page for details.
Tranquillon Ridge Project
The County Planning Commission’s
approval of the PXP Tranquillon
Ridge Project has been appealed
to the County Board of Supervisors
by ExxonMobil Exploration
Company/Sunset Exploration,
Inc., by Vaquero Energy,
Inc., and by Bruce Bell.
Sunset Exploration, Inc.
also has submitted a claim
of a Brown Act violation
by the Planning Commission.
For more information, please
go to the Plains-Pedernales
project page.
CREF
Fees in 2008-2012
On February 12, 2008 the
Board of Supervisors assessed
the oil companies CREF
fees in 2008-2012 and award projects
in the 2008
cycle. Contact:
Kathy
Pfeifer.
Fisheries
Enhancement Fund
The
Board of Supervisors approved
$15,000 from the Fisheries
Enhancement Fund to reimburse
those commercial fishers
who demonstrate that they
have purchased specified
safety equipment for their
fishing vessels. Applications
for safety equipment purchases
are now available. Contact:
Kathy
Pfeifer.
American
Ethanol Inc.'s Proposed Ethanol
Production Plant
A Request for Proposals
for preparation of the Environmental
Impact Report for American Ethanol, Inc.’s proposed
ethanol plant was issued on February 15, 2008. Proposals
are due to the County on March 10 . For
more information about this
project, please go to the American
Ethanol project page.
Proposed Clearwater
Port LNG Terminal
The
California State Lands
Commission, U.S. Coast
Guard, and U.S. Maritime
Administration have all
deemed NorthernStar Natural
Gas Inc. application complete.
NorthernStar is seeking
State and Federal approval
to convert Platform Grace
into an ocean-based receiving
terminal for liquefied
natural gas (LNG). These
agencies will now commence
joint preparation of a
Draft Environmental Impact
Statement and Environmental
Impact Report. We will
provide a link for more
information once it becomes
available.
Venoco Ellwood Marine
Terminal Lease Renewal Project
The
California State Lands Commission has
released the Finalizing Addendum for
the Venoco Ellwood Marine Terminal
Lease Renewal Project EIR and
is available on the CSLC website. The
Energy Division staff contact is Dean
Dusette (805) 568-2513.
Venoco
PRC 421 Re-commissioning Project Draft
EIR Released for Public Review
The
California State Lands Commission has
released the Venoco PRC 421
Re-Commissioning Project Draft EIR and
is available on the CSLC website. A power
point presentation on the proposed
project is available for viewing. The
Energy Division staff contact is Dean
Dusette (805) 568-2513.
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