[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17005-17006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05726]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_NV_FRN_MO500167446]


Notice of Segregation of Public Land for the Mosey Solar Project, 
Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Through this notice the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is 
segregating public lands included in the right-of-way application for 
the Mosey Solar Project 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 from the date of publication of this 
notice, subject to valid existing rights. This segregation is to allow 
for the orderly administration of the public lands to facilitate 
consideration of development of renewable energy resources. The public 
lands segregated by this notice total 5,281.41 acres.

DATES: This segregation for the lands identified in this notice is 
effective on March 21, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or to have 
your name added to the mailing list, send requests to: Jessica Headen, 
Southern Nevada District Energy & Infrastructure Team, at telephone 
702-515-5206; address 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 
89130-2301; or email [email protected]. Individuals in 
the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United 
States should use the relay services offered within their country to 
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations found at 43 CFR 2091.3-1(e) and 
2804.25(f) allow the BLM to temporarily segregate public lands within a 
right-of-way application area for solar energy development from the 
operation of the public land laws, including the Mining Law, by 
publication of a Federal Register notice. The BLM uses this temporary 
segregation authority to preserve its ability to approve, approve with 
modifications, or deny proposed rights-of-way, and to facilitate the 
orderly administration of the public lands. This temporary segregation 
is subject to valid

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existing rights, including existing mining claims located before this 
segregation notice. Licenses, permits, cooperative agreements, or 
discretionary land use authorizations of a temporary nature that would 
not impact lands identified in this notice may be allowed with the 
approval of an authorized officer of the BLM during the segregation 
period. The lands segregated under this notice are legally described as 
follows:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 22 S., R. 54 E.,
    secs. 11, 12, and 13;
    sec. 14, NE\1/4\;
    sec. 24, lot 1, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, and E\1/2\NW\1/4\.
T. 21 S., R. 55 E.,
    sec. 31;
    sec. 32, N\1/2\ and SW\1/4\;
    sec. 33, N\1/2\;
    sec. 34, N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\;
    sec. 35, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\ and W\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 22 S., R. 55 E.,
    sec. 2, lot 4 and W\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    sec. 3, lot 1 and E\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    sec. 6;
    sec. 7, lots 1 and 2, NE\1/4\, and E\1/2\NW\1/4\.

    The area described contains 5,281.41 acres, according to the 
official plats of the surveys of the said lands on file with BLM.
    As provided in the regulations, the segregation of lands in this 
notice will not exceed 2 years from the date of publication unless 
extended for an additional 2 years through publication of a new notice 
in the Federal Register. The segregation period will terminate and the 
land will automatically reopen to appropriation under the public land 
laws, including the mining laws, at the earliest of the following 
dates: upon issuance of a decision by the authorized officer granting, 
granting with modifications, or denying the application for a right-of-
way; without further administrative action at the end of the 
segregation provided for in the Federal Register notice initiating the 
segregation; or upon publication of a Federal Register notice 
terminating the segregation.
    Upon termination of the segregation of these lands, all lands 
subject to this segregation would automatically reopen to appropriation 
under the public land laws, including the mining laws.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2091.3-1(e) and 43 CFR 2804.25(f))

Stephen Leslie,
Acting Field Manager, Pahrump Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2023-05726 Filed 3-20-23; 8:45 am]
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