[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 42 (Friday, March 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12873-12874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5149]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLAZ931000.L51010000.FX0000.LVRWA09A2590; AZA34666]


Notice of Segregation of Public Lands in the State of Arizona 
Associated With the Proposed Quartzsite Solar Energy Project, La Paz 
County, AZ

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 the State of Arizona from appropriation under the 
public land laws, including the mining law, but not the mineral leasing 
or material sales acts, for a period of 2

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years. This segregation is being made in connection with the BLM's 
processing of a right-of-way (ROW) application for Quartzsite Solar 
Energy, LLC's Quartzsite Solar Energy Project (Proposed Project). This 
segregation covers approximately 2,013.76 acres of BLM-administered 
public lands located within the Proposed Project's ROW application 
area.

DATES: This segregation is effective on March 2, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eddie Arreola, Supervisory Project 
Manager; Telephone: 602-417-9505; Address: One North Central Avenue, 
Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4427, or email: [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's Yuma Field Office, Yuma, Arizona, 
in connection with its consideration of a ROW application for the 
Proposed Project, is segregating the following described public lands 
located within the Proposed Project's ROW application area, subject to 
valid existing rights, from appropriation under the public land laws, 
including the mining law, but not the mineral leasing or the material 
sales acts:

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

T. 6 N., R. 18 W.,
    Sec. 30, lots 1 to 4, inclusive.
T. 6 N., R. 19 W.,
    Sec. 23, E\1/2\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 24, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 25;
    Sec. 26, E\1/2\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SW\1/
4\;
    Sec. 27, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, N\1/2\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 36, N\1/2\NE\1/4\ and N\1/2\NW\1/4\.

    Containing 2,013.76 acres, more or less.

    The area described contains approximately 2,013.76 acres located in 
La Paz County, Arizona. The Western Area Power Administration announced 
its intention to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and 
initiated a public scoping process for the Proposed Project on January 
14, 2010 (75 FR 2133). The BLM is a cooperating agency for the EIS 
based on its consideration of a ROW application for the Proposed 
Project. On March 30, 2011, the BLM announced the beginning of a 
scoping process to solicit public comments and identify issues 
associated with a proposed resource management plan (RMP) amendment 
being considered in conjunction with the ROW application for the 
Proposed Project (76 FR 17668).
    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 March 2, 2012. These public lands will be segregated from 
appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining law, but 
not the mineral leasing or material sales acts. This segregation will 
not affect valid existing rights. It has been determined that this 
segregation is necessary for the orderly administration of the public 
lands by maintaining the status quo while the BLM processes the ROW 
application for the Proposed Project.
    The segregation period will terminate and the lands will 
automatically reopen to appropriation under the public land laws, 
including the mining laws, if one of the following events occurs: (1) 
Upon the issuance of a decision by the authorized officer granting, 
granting with modifications, or denying the application for a right-of-
way; (2) Upon publication of a Federal Register notice of termination 
of the segregation; or (3) Without further administrative action at the 
end of the segregation provided for in this Federal Register notice 
initiating the segregation, whichever occurs first.
    Any segregation made under this authority would be effective only 
for a period of up to 2 years. The lands to be segregated pursuant to 
the authority at 43 CFR 2091.3-1(e) and 2804.25(e) are identified in 
the legal description provided above.

Raymond Suazo,
State Director.

    Authority: 43 CFR 2091.3-1(e), 43 CFR 2804.25(e).

[FR Doc. 2012-5149 Filed 3-1-12; 8:45 am]
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