[CPEO-MEF] ENERGY, ENCROACHMENT: DOD issues "Clearinghouse" rule

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

In the October 20, 2011, the Defense Department issued an interim  
final rule for the Mission Compatibility Evaluation
Process. This rules describes and governs how the internal DoD Siting  
Clearinghouse will evaluate and address proposals to develop  
renewable energy projects with a potential to adversely impact  
domestic Defense Department operations. The rule has been in  
development for over a year, and it represents both a commitment to a  
transparent process by the Department as well as the establishment of  
policy that should help all parties determine when a project  
encroaches on training, flight operations, and other Defense  
activities. It does not eliminate conflicts, but it provides a needed  
mechanism for resolving them. The Clearinghouse already has a track  
record, having evaluated hundreds of projects and reportedly  
approving at least 90%.

See http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-10-20/pdf/2011-26987.pdf  
(starting page 65112).

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope Street, Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
Fax: 650-961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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