Public Comment Letters

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Comment Title Description Search Terms Date Final Comment Letter
Llama Mall Exploratory Exploratory Oil and Gas 2025-07-11 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4758.pdf
Huning Site Exus Reviewing project sites for potential species and habitat as part of potential solar developement. Project timeline is unknown at this time. 2025-07-11 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4761.pdf
AMREP Parcels Exus Reviewing potential project areas for potential threatened or endangered species and their habitats for potential solar devlopement.timeline is not know at this time. 2025-07-11 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4762.pdf
King 3 Site Exus Identifying project areas for potential T&E species and their habitats for potential solar developement. No timeline known at this time. 2025-07-11 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4763.pdf
La Bajada site Exus reviewing project sites for potential presence/absence of T&E species and their habitat for potential solar development. timeline unknown at this time. 2025-07-11 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4764.pdf
Picuris Green Hydrogen Facility This is in the preliminary stages of the project. This project proposes to install a 3.5 MW electrolyzer and a 1.5 MW fuel cell and a 2-ton hydrogen gas storage capacity. A Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is planned to be installed into a microgrid for more efficiency and sustainable energy distribution. This aims to provide the Picuris tribe their main source of energy. We are seeking correspondence with the USFWS as this Environmental Assessment requires concurrence for ESA Section 7 Energy Development, Proposed Action 2025-07-11 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4770.pdf
Potential Project to expand mine Freeport-McMoRan Chino (Chino) is proposing the development of two waste rock stockpiles adjacent to its Santa Rita open pit operations near Silver City, NM. The proposed Cloud 9 (C9) and Kessel Stockpile footprints would incorporate both private lands owned by Chino and public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management. A draft Mine Plan of Operations (MPO) and baseline studies to support environmental review and decision making were previously submitted to BLM for the C9 Stockpile. With the recent determination of the need for the Kessel Stockpile and upon further consultation with BLM, the construction of the two stockpiles will be incorporated into a single MPO amendment. The MPO amendment will be developed under a separate scope and contract. BLM is required to conduct an evaluation of the project under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This RFP assumes the BLM will require NEPA analysis at the level of an Environmental Assessment using a third-party consultant. Baseline studies for C9 have been completed to support BLM's previously planned in-house NEPA evaluation. These studies will be made available to the consultant for use in developing the NEPA evaluation for the combined C9 and Kessel Stockpile MPO modification. The target date for project completion, as signified by the predicted issuance of a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is by July 1 of 2026. Proposed Action 2025-07-11 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4771.pdf
Huning Solar Farm Proposed Action, Solar Energy 2025-07-11 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4784.pdf
Belen Solar Farm Proposed Action, Solar Energy 2025-07-11 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4785.pdf
King-3 Solar Farm Proposed Action, Solar Energy 2025-07-11 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4786.pdf
La Bajada Solar Farm Proposed Action, Solar Energy 2025-07-11 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4787.pdf
AMREP Solar Farm Proposed Action, Solar Energy 2025-07-11 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4788.pdf
Opuntia Draw ATG State Com #1 Exploratory Exploratory Proposed Action 2025-07-10 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4706.pdf
Continental A State #007 Exploratory Proposed Action 2025-07-08 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4797.pdf
RDOF 5248 Pre-field survey species list A species list is needed to identify potential species that could be found near the project area. Crews will be going out to survey the area and this species list will help know what habitat to be aware of that could potentially be in the project area. Biological Survey, Proposed Action 2025-07-08 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4802.pdf
White Oak State #007 Exploratory Proposed Action 2025-07-08 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4798.pdf
Paddock Unit #18 Exporatory Proposed Action 2025-07-02 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4774.pdf
PADDOCK UNIT #19 EXPLORATORY Proposed Action 2025-07-02 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4776.pdf
Carney Exploratory Exploratory Review Proposed Action 2025-07-02 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4672.pdf
Tularosa Basin Telephone's ReConnect Round 3 Project The Project is for the installation of approximately 138 miles of buried telecommunications facilities in Socorro, Lincoln, Otero Counties, New Mexico. Communication Infrastructure, Proposed Action 2025-07-02 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4781.pdf
LMPS 2 BT20027 Exploratory Proposed Action 2025-06-30 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4653.pdf
North Vacuum ABO North Unit 10 #1 Remediation- Exploratory 2025-06-30 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4726.pdf
San Juan Mesa Wind Repower Project San Juan Mesa (SJM) is considering the repowering of an existing, operating wind energy facility. The timing is not yet determined, nor is the anticipated extent of disturbance. Site characterization studies and wildlife surveys are ongoing in 2025 in preparation for engagement with State agency personnel. Proposed Action, Wind Energy 2025-06-30 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4736.pdf
Xenia Santa Rosa, LLc This Rural Development investment will be used to purchase an existing Comfort Inn, located at 2524 US Route 66, Santa Rosa, NM 88435. It is a single two-story building with an area of 29,743 square feet consisting of 90 rooms, including a breakfast dining area, indoor pool, market pantry, and lobby front desk. The borrower Xenia Santa Rosa LLC. is a New Mexico limited liability company established in January 2025, specifically for the purchase and operation of the motel to provide quality hospitality services to the area year-round. Proposed Action 2025-06-30 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4765.pdf
RDOF 6023 Fiber Optic Line Installation Installation of a buried fiber optic line in road ROW 2025-06-25 public_comment_letter_NMERT-4744.pdf

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