[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 132 (Monday, July 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 40744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17301]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNML003100 L54100000.LKD0000.LVCLG10ZGKD0; NMNM123808]


Notice of Realty Action: Notice of Receipt of Conveyance of 
Federally Owned Mineral Interests Application, Do[ntilde]a Ana County, 
NM

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The surface owner, NRG Solar Roadrunner, LLC, filed an 
application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on August 24, 
2009, for the conveyance of the federally owned mineral interest on a 
444-acre tract of land in Do[ntilde]a Ana County, New Mexico, which is 
described in this notice. Publication of this notice temporarily 
segregates the mineral interests in the land from appropriation under 
the mining and mineral leasing laws for up to 2 years while the 
application is being processed.

DATES: Interested persons may submit written comments to the BLM at the 
address listed below. Comments must be received no later than August 
25, 2011.

ADDRESSES: BLM, Las Cruces District Office, 1800 Marquess Street, Las 
Cruces, New Mexico 88005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kendrah Penn, Realty Specialist, at 
the above address, by telephone at (575) 525-4382, or by e-mail at 
[email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device for 
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 
1-800-877-8229 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 tract of land referred to in this notice 
consists of approximately 444 acres, situated in Do[ntilde]a Ana County 
and is described as a metes and bounds parcel within the following:

New Mexico Principal Meridian

T. 29 S., R. 3 E.,
    Secs. 5 to 8, inclusive.

    The area contains 444 acres, more or less, in Do[ntilde]a Ana 
County.

    For the full metes and bounds legal description contact the BLM Las 
Cruces District Office at the address or phone number above.
    Under certain conditions, Section 209(b) of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of October 21, 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1719, authorizes the 
sale and conveyance of the federally owned mineral interests in land to 
the surface owner or prospective surface owner when the surface is not 
federally owned and upon payment of administrative costs. The objective 
is to allow consolidation of the surface and mineral interests when 
either one of the following conditions exist: (1) There are no known 
mineral values in the land; or (2) Where continued Federal ownership of 
the mineral interests interferes with or precludes appropriate non-
mineral development and such development is a more beneficial use of 
the land than mineral development.
    Subject to valid existing rights, on July 11, 2011, the federally 
owned mineral interests in the public lands covered by the application 
and described above are segregated from appropriation under the public 
land laws, including the mining laws, while the application is being 
processed to determine if either of the two specified conditions exist, 
and to otherwise comply with the procedural requirements of 43 CFR part 
2720. The segregative effect of the application shall terminate upon 
(i) Issuance of a patent or other document of conveyance as to such 
mineral interests; (ii) Upon final rejection of the application; or 
(iii) July 11, 2013, whichever occurs first.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

    Authority: 43 CFR 2720.1-1(b).

Jim C. McCormick, Jr.,
Acting District Manager, Las Cruces.
[FR Doc. 2011-17301 Filed 7-8-11; 8:45 am]
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