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NOTATION .............................................................................................................................. vi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................... 1 1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 3

1.1 Need and Purpose for Study..................................................................................... 3 1.2 Background .............................................................................................................. 3 1.3 Scope ........................................................................................................................ 4 1.4 Intended Use and Users............................................................................................ 5 1.5 Document Organization ........................................................................................... 5 2 TASKS AND METHODS .................................................................................................. 7 2.1 Literature and Data Review ..................................................................................... 7 2.2 Data Gathering, Processing, and Analysis ............................................................... 7 2.3 Data Limitations....................................................................................................... 8 2.4 Stakeholder Input ..................................................................................................... 9 3 ANALYSIS AND MAPPING RESULTS............................................................................ 11 3.1 Wind Energy Development Exclusion and Sensitivity Identification ..................... 11 3.2 Updated BLM Wind PEIS Wind Energy Development Exclusions and Siting

Considerations Map Products .................................................................................. 17 3.3 Acreages for Wind Energy Development Exclusions, HLSC, MLSC, and

Other BLM-Administered Lands ............................................................................. 17 4 WIND ENERGY ENVIRONMENTAL MAPPER GEOSPATIAL DATA

VIEWER AND PROJECT WEBSITE............................................................................. 33 5 FUTURE UPDATES .......................................................................................................... 35 6 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................... 37 APPENDIX A: RELEVANT ENERGY GENERATION AND ELECTRIC

TRANSMISSION SUITABILITY STUDIES................................................. A-1 APPENDIX B: GEOSPATIAL DATA LAYERS USED IN THE ANALYSIS

FOR THE WEST-WIDE WIND MAPPING PROJECT................................. B-1 APPENDIX C: PUBLIC COMMENT SUMMARY DOCUMENT ........................................ C-1

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