[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 42 (Friday, March 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12874-12875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5152]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLAZ931000.L51010000.FX0000.LVRWA09A2310; AZA32315]


Notice of Segregation of Public Lands in the State of Arizona 
Associated With the Proposed Mohave County Wind Farm Project, Mohave 
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 years. This segregation is 
being made in connection with the BLM's processing of a right-of-way 
(ROW) application for British Petroleum Wind Energy North America's 
Mohave County Wind Farm Project (Proposed Project). This segregation 
covers approximately 38,016.60 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 Kingman Field Office, Kingman, 
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. 28 N., R. 19 W.,
    Sec. 6;
    Sec. 7, N\1/2\.
T. 29 N., R. 19 W.,
    Sec. 5, lot 4, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Secs. 6 and 7;
    Sec. 8, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 9, W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 16, W\1/2\NW\1/4\ and W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Secs. 17 to 20, inclusive;
    Secs. 30 and 31;
    Sec. 32, W\1/2\NE\1/4\; W\1/2\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\.
T. 28 N., R. 20 W.,
    Secs. 1 to 11, inclusive;
    Sec. 12, N\1/2\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, N\1/2\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 15 to 22, inclusive;
    Secs. 27 to 34, inclusive.
T. 29 N., R. 20 W.,
    Secs. 1 and 2;

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    Secs. 11 to 15, inclusive;
    Secs. 22 to 27, inclusive;
    Secs. 34 to 36, inclusive.
T. 28 N., R. 21 W.,
    Sec. 1;
    Secs. 12 and 13;
    Sec. 14, E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 24, E\1/2\.
Containing 38,016.60 acres, more or less.

    The area described contains approximately 38,016.60 acres located 
in Mohave County, Arizona. The BLM announced its intention to prepare 
an Environmental Impact Statement and initiated a public scoping 
process for the Proposed Project on November 20, 2009 (74 FR 60289). A 
supplemental notice of intent was issued on July 26, 2010 (75 FR 
43551).
    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 for a period of 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. 2012-5152 Filed 3-1-12; 8:45 am]
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