[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 126 (Thursday, June 30, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38416-38417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16429]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWO350000 L14300000.ER0000]


Notice of Segregation of Public Lands in the States of Arizona, 
California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is segregating public 
lands located in six States from appropriation under the public land 
and mining laws, but not the mineral leasing or material sales acts, 
for a period of 2 years for the purpose of protecting potential sites 
for future solar energy development.

DATES: Effective Date: This segregation is effective on June 30, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Resseguie, Realty Specialist; 
Telephone: 202-912-7337; Address: 1849 C Street, NW., Room 2134LM, 
Washington, DC 20240; or e-mail: [email protected]. Persons who 
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above 
individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours 
a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the above 
individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM has requested the Secretary of the 
Interior to withdraw, subject to valid existing rights, approximately 
677,384 acres of public lands located in the States of Arizona, 
California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah from settlement, 
sale, location, or entry under the public land laws, including the 
mining laws, but not the mineral leasing, geothermal leasing, and the 
mineral material laws for a period of 5 years. On June 30, 2009, a 
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting was 
published in the Federal Register (74 FR 31308), which closed the lands 
from surface entry and mining for a 2-year period. This closure period 
will expire on June 29, 2011. In order to prevent opening of the lands 
on this date, the BLM is segregating the lands under the authority 
contained in 43 CFR 2091.3-1(e) and 43 CFR 2804.25(e) for a period of 2 
years, subject to valid existing rights. This 2-year segregation period 
will commence on June 30, 2011. The public lands involved in this 
notice will be segregated from appropriation under the public land and 
mining laws, but not the mineral leasing or material sale laws. It has 
been determined that this segregation is necessary for the orderly 
administration of the public lands that have been identified by the BLM 
as having the potential for solar energy generation.
    The segregation period will terminate and the lands will 
automatically reopen to appropriation under the public land laws, 
including the mining laws, 2 years

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from the effective date of publication in the Federal Register unless, 
prior to the end of the 2-year period, the BLM publishes a Federal 
Register notice terminating the segregation.
    The lands to be segregated are identified in the proposed 
withdrawal notice that was published in the Federal Register on April 
21, 2011 (76 FR 22414).

Michael D. Nedd,
Assistant Director, Minerals and Realty Management.
[FR Doc. 2011-16429 Filed 6-29-11; 8:45 am]
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