81_FR_7168 81 FR 7141 - Notice of Realty Action; Segregation of Public Land Located in Clark County, NV

81 FR 7141 - Notice of Realty Action; Segregation of Public Land Located in Clark County, NV

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 27 (February 10, 2016)

Page Range7141-7142
FR Document2016-02664

This notice serves to segregate the public lands located in Clark County, Nevada, for 2 years from appropriation pursuant to the public land laws, including location pursuant to the General Mining Law of 1872, subject to valid existing rights. This segregation does not apply to oil and gas leases under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 or sales of materials such as sand and gravel under the Mineral Materials Act of 1947. The purpose of such segregation is to promote the orderly administration of the public lands, to facilitate the development of valuable renewable energy resources, and to avoid conflicts between renewable energy generation and mining claims.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7141-7142]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02664]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNVS00000 L51010000 PQ0000 LVRWF1403480.241A; MO# 4500088891]


Notice of Realty Action; Segregation of Public Land Located in 
Clark County, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice serves to segregate the public lands located in 
Clark County, Nevada, for 2 years from appropriation pursuant to the 
public land laws, including location pursuant to the General Mining Law 
of 1872, subject to valid existing rights. This segregation does not 
apply to oil and gas leases under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 or 
sales of materials such as sand and gravel under the Mineral Materials 
Act of 1947. The purpose of such segregation is to promote the orderly 
administration of the public lands, to facilitate the development of 
valuable renewable energy resources, and to avoid conflicts between 
renewable energy generation and mining claims.

DATES: This notice of segregation of the lands is effective immediately 
upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Helseth, Renewable Energy 
Project Manager, 702-515-5173; 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las 
Vegas, NV 89130-2301; 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: Searchlight Wind Energy, LLC (SWE), a wholly 
owned subsidiary of Apex Energy, applied to the Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) for a right-of-way (ROW) grant on public lands to 
develop a 200-megawatt wind energy facility. The ROW application area 
encompasses approximately 18,790 acres of BLM-administered public lands 
adjacent to Searchlight, located approximately 60 miles southeast of 
Las Vegas, in Clark County, Nevada. The project is in conformance with 
the 1998 Las Vegas Resource Management Plan.
    Segregation of Lands: A Final Rule, published in the Federal 
Register (78

[[Page 7142]]

FR 25204) on April 30, 2013, amended BLM regulations found in 43 CFR 
2090 and 2800 to allow the BLM to temporarily segregate from the 
operation of the public land laws, by publication of a Federal Register 
notice, public lands included in a pending wind energy generation ROW 
application. The Final Rule for segregation allows a State Director to 
extend the project-specific segregation if that segregation would 
expire before a decision can be made.
    This segregation is necessary to allow the BLM to complete 
additional analysis on the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) 
for the Searchlight project. The additional analysis is necessitated by 
the October 30, 2015, Order from the United States District Court for 
the District of Nevada, vacating the March 13, 2013, Searchlight Wind 
Record of Decision and supporting FEIS. This segregation does not 
affect valid existing rights. Licenses, permits, cooperative 
agreements, or discretionary land use authorizations of a temporary 
nature, which would not impact lands identified in this notice, may be 
allowed with the approval of an authorized officer of the BLM during 
the period of segregation. The lands segregated under this notice are 
legally described as follows:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 28 S., R. 63 E.,
    sec. 22, that portion of the E\1/2\SE\1/4\ lying east of the 
easterly right-of-way of S.R. 95 NVCC-20733;
    sec. 23, that portion lying east of the easterly right-of-way of 
S.R. 95 NVCC-20733, excepting Patent No. 27-72-0013, and patented 
mineral surveys;
    sec. 24, excepting patented mineral surveys;
    sec. 25, excepting patented mineral surveys;
    sec. 26, excepting patented mineral surveys; and
    sec. 27, those portions of lots 1, 8, 9, 10, 14, and 15 lying 
east of the easterly right-of-way of S.R. 95 NVCC-20733.
T. 29 S., R. 63 E.,
    sec. 1;
    sec. 11, that portion lying east of airport leases Nev-65340 and 
N-81843;
    sec. 13;
    sec. 14, that portion lying east of the easterly right-of-way of 
S.R. 95 NVCC-20845, excepting airport lease Nev-65340;
    sec. 24, that portion lying east of the easterly right-of-way of 
S.R. 95 NVCC-20845; and
    sec. 25, that portion lying east of the easterly right-of-way of 
S.R. 95 NVCC-20845.
T. 28 S., R. 64 E.,
    secs. 19 and 20;
    sec. 26, those portions of the N\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/
4\SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, lying north of the 
northerly right-of-way of Cottonwood Cove Road;
    secs. 27 and 28;
    sec. 29, excepting patented mineral surveys;
    sec. 30, excepting patented mineral surveys;
    sec. 31, excepting patented mineral surveys;
    sec. 32, excepting patented mineral surveys; and
    secs. 33 and 34.
T. 29 S., R. 64 E.,
    sec. 4;
    sec. 5, excepting patented mineral surveys; and
    secs. 6 through 8 inclusive, 17 through 20 inclusive, 29 and 30.
    The area described contains 18,790 acres in Clark County, 
Nevada.

    As provided in the Final Rule, the segregation of lands in this 
notice will not exceed 2 years from the date of publication unless 
extended for up to 2 additional years, through publication of a new 
notice in the Federal Register. Termination of the segregation occurs 
on 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 ROW; automatically at the end of the 
segregation; or upon publication of a Federal Register notice of 
termination of the segregation.
    Upon termination of segregation of these lands, all lands subject 
to this segregation will automatically reopen to appropriation under 
the public land laws.
    (Authority: 43 CFR 2800 and 2090)

John F. Ruhs,
Nevada State Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-02664 Filed 2-9-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 27 / Wednesday, February 10, 2016 / Notices 7141 to leave a message or question with the regulations as the Secretary of the Interior DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR above individual. You will receive a may prescribe; reply during normal business hours. 3. All valid existing rights; Bureau of Land Management 4. Powerline right-of-way NMNM 0467996 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The issued to the Socorro Electric Cooperative, its [LLNVS00000 L51010000 PQ0000 Socorro Consolidated School District LVRWF1403480.241A; MO# 4500088891] successors or assigns, pursuant to the Act of has filed an application to develop the October 21, 1976 as amended (43 U.S.C. following described land as an Notice of Realty Action; Segregation of 1701); elementary school with related facilities Public Land Located in Clark County, 5. An appropriate indemnification clause adjacent to the existing San Antonio NV protecting the United States from claims Elementary School. The parcel of public arising out of the leasee/patentee use, AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, land is legally described as: occupancy, or operation of the property. It Interior. will also contain any other terms and New Mexico Principal Meridian, New ACTION: Notice. Mexico conditions deemed necessary and appropriate by the Authorized Officer. SUMMARY: This notice serves to segregate T. 4 S., R. 1 E., Section 31: SE1⁄4SE1⁄4, and E1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4. Upon publication of this notice in the the public lands located in Clark The area described contains approximately Federal Register, the land described County, Nevada, for 2 years from 60 acres, in Socorro County. Facilities of the above will be segregated from all other appropriation pursuant to the public school include classrooms, gymnasiums, forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including location pursuant parking lots, outdoor classrooms, fitness land laws, including the general mining to the General Mining Law of 1872, track, trails, etc. Enrollment is expected to be subject to valid existing rights. This about 100 students. The construction of the laws, except for lease and/or subsequent conveyance under the R&PP Act and segregation does not apply to oil and gas new facilities would replace the original leases under the Mineral Leasing Act of elementary school built in 1928. A fitness leasing under the mineral leasing laws. Interested parties may submit written 1920 or sales of materials such as sand track and a portion of the current elementary school outbuilding were constructed on comments on the suitability of the land and gravel under the Mineral Materials public land and are unauthorized. Issuance for a public school. Comments on the Act of 1947. The purpose of such of the lease and/or subsequent conveyance classification are restricted to whether segregation is to promote the orderly would resolve this unauthorized use. the land is physically suited for the administration of the public lands, to Additional detailed information pertaining to proposal, whether the use will facilitate the development of valuable this application, plan of development, and renewable energy resources, and to site plan is in case file NMNM–131595, maximize the future use or uses of the land, whether the use is consistent with avoid conflicts between renewable which are located in the BLM Socorro Field energy generation and mining claims. Office at the above address. Environmental local planning and zoning, or if the use documents associated with the proposed is consistent with State and Federal DATES: This notice of segregation of the action are available for review at the BLM programs. Interested parties may also lands is effective immediately upon Socorro Field Office, and on the web at: submit written comments regarding the publication of this notice in the Federal http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/fo/Socorro_ specific use proposed in the application Register. Field_Office/socorro_nepa.html. The land is and plan of development, and whether FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: not required for any Federal purpose. The the BLM followed proper administrative Gregory Helseth, Renewable Energy lease and subsequent conveyance are consistent with the BLM Socorro Resource procedures in reaching the decision to Project Manager, 702–515–5173; 4701 Management Plan, approved August 2010, lease and/or convey under the R&PP North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV and would be in the public interest. The Act. Any adverse comments will be 89130–2301; email: ghelseth@blm.gov. Socorro Consolidated School District is a reviewed by the BLM New Mexico State Persons who use a telecommunications political subdivision of the State of New Director, who may sustain, vacate, or device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Mexico, a qualified applicant under the R&PP modify this realty action. In the absence Federal Information Relay Service Act, has not applied for more than the 640- of any adverse comments, the decision (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the acre limitation for public purpose uses in a will become effective on April 11, 2016. above individual during normal year, and has submitted a statement in Before including your address, phone business hours. The FIRS is available 24 compliance with the regulations at 43 CFR 2741.4(b). The lease and subsequent number, email address, or other hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a conveyance of the public land shall be personal identifying information in your message or question with the above subject to valid existing rights. Subject to comment, you should be aware that individual. You will receive a reply limitations prescribed by law and your entire comment, including your during normal business hours. regulations, prior to patent issuance, a holder personal identifying information, may SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: of any right-of-way within the lease area may be made publicly available at any time. Searchlight Wind Energy, LLC (SWE), a be given the opportunity to amend the right- While you can ask us in your comment wholly owned subsidiary of Apex of-way for conversion to a new term, to withhold your personal identifying including perpetuity, if applicable. The lease Energy, applied to the Bureau of Land information from public review, we Management (BLM) for a right-of-way and subsequent conveyance, if and when issued, will be subject to provisions of the cannot guarantee that we will be able to (ROW) grant on public lands to develop R&PP Act and applicable regulations of the do so. Only written comments a 200-megawatt wind energy facility. Secretary of the Interior, and will contain the submitted to the Field Manager, BLM The ROW application area encompasses Socorro Field Office, will be considered asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES2 following terms, conditions, and reservations approximately 18,790 acres of BLM- to the United States: properly filed. administered public lands adjacent to 1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches or Searchlight, located approximately 60 (Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5) canals constructed by the authority of the miles southeast of Las Vegas, in Clark United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 Andrew Archuleta, U.S.C. 945); County, Nevada. The project is in Acting Deputy State Director, Lands and conformance with the 1998 Las Vegas 2. All minerals shall be reserved to the Resources. Resource Management Plan. United States, together with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove such deposits [FR Doc. 2016–02666 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] Segregation of Lands: A Final Rule, from the same under applicable law and such BILLING CODE 4310–FB–P published in the Federal Register (78 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:22 Feb 09, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10FEN1.SGM 10FEN1

7142 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 27 / Wednesday, February 10, 2016 / Notices FR 25204) on April 30, 2013, amended W1⁄2NW1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, lying north of the Management and Budget (OMB) BLM regulations found in 43 CFR 2090 northerly right-of-way of Cottonwood Cove previously approved this information and 2800 to allow the BLM to Road; collection activity, and assigned it temporarily segregate from the operation secs. 27 and 28; control number 1004–0025. sec. 29, excepting patented mineral of the public land laws, by publication surveys; DATES: The OMB is required to respond of a Federal Register notice, public sec. 30, excepting patented mineral to this information collection request lands included in a pending wind surveys; within 60 days but may respond after 30 energy generation ROW application. sec. 31, excepting patented mineral days. For maximum consideration, The Final Rule for segregation allows a surveys; written comments should be received State Director to extend the project- sec. 32, excepting patented mineral on or before March 11, 2016. specific segregation if that segregation surveys; and ADDRESSES: Please submit comments would expire before a decision can be secs. 33 and 34. T. 29 S., R. 64 E., directly to the Desk Officer for the made. Department of the Interior (OMB #1004- This segregation is necessary to allow sec. 4; sec. 5, excepting patented mineral surveys; 0025), Office of Management and the BLM to complete additional analysis Budget, Office of Information and and on the Final Environmental Impact secs. 6 through 8 inclusive, 17 through 20 Regulatory Affairs, fax 202–395–5806, Statement (FEIS) for the Searchlight inclusive, 29 and 30. or by electronic mail at oira_ project. The additional analysis is The area described contains 18,790 acres in submission@omb.eop.gov. Please necessitated by the October 30, 2015, Clark County, Nevada. provide a copy of your comments to the Order from the United States District As provided in the Final Rule, the BLM. You may do so via mail, fax, or Court for the District of Nevada, segregation of lands in this notice will electronic mail. vacating the March 13, 2013, not exceed 2 years from the date of Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, Searchlight Wind Record of Decision publication unless extended for up to 2 Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C and supporting FEIS. This segregation additional years, through publication of Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention: does not affect valid existing rights. a new notice in the Federal Register. Jean Sonneman, Washington, DC 20240. Licenses, permits, cooperative Termination of the segregation occurs Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202–245– agreements, or discretionary land use on the earliest of the following dates: 0050. authorizations of a temporary nature, upon issuance of a decision by the Electronic mail: Jean_Sonneman@ which would not impact lands authorized officer granting, granting blm.gov. identified in this notice, may be allowed with modifications, or denying the Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–0025’’ with the approval of an authorized application for a ROW; automatically at regardless of the form of your officer of the BLM during the period of the end of the segregation; or upon comments. segregation. The lands segregated under publication of a Federal Register notice FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: this notice are legally described as of termination of the segregation. Sonia Santillan, at 202–912–7123. follows: Upon termination of segregation of Persons who use a telecommunication Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada these lands, all lands subject to this device for the deaf (TDD) may call the T. 28 S., R. 63 E., segregation will automatically reopen to Federal Information Relay Service sec. 22, that portion of the E1⁄2SE1⁄4 lying appropriation under the public land (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339, to leave a east of the easterly right-of-way of S.R. laws. message for Ms. Santillan. You may also 95 NVCC–20733; (Authority: 43 CFR 2800 and 2090) review the information collection sec. 23, that portion lying east of the request online at http:// easterly right-of-way of S.R. 95 NVCC– John F. Ruhs, 20733, excepting Patent No. 27–72–0013, www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Nevada State Director. and patented mineral surveys; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The [FR Doc. 2016–02664 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] sec. 24, excepting patented mineral Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P surveys; 3501–3521) and OMB regulations at 5 sec. 25, excepting patented mineral CFR part 1320 provide that an agency surveys; may not conduct or sponsor a collection sec. 26, excepting patented mineral DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR of information unless it displays a surveys; and sec. 27, those portions of lots 1, 8, 9, 10, Bureau of Land Management currently valid OMB control number. 14, and 15 lying east of the easterly right- Until OMB approves a collection of [LLWO320000 L19900000 PO0000] information, you are not obligated to of-way of S.R. 95 NVCC–20733. T. 29 S., R. 63 E., Renewal of Approved Information respond. In order to obtain and renew sec. 1; an OMB control number, Federal sec. 11, that portion lying east of airport Collection; OMB Control No. 1004– 0025 agencies are required to seek public leases Nev-65340 and N–81843; comment on information collection and sec. 13; sec. 14, that portion lying east of the AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR easterly right-of-way of S.R. 95 NVCC– Interior. 1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)). 20845, excepting airport lease Nev- ACTION: 30-day notice and request for As required at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the 65340; comments. BLM published a 60-day notice in the asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES2 sec. 24, that portion lying east of the Federal Register on October 7, 2015 (80 easterly right-of-way of S.R. 95 NVCC– SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land FR 60709), and the comment period 20845; and Management (BLM) has submitted an ended December 7, 2015. The BLM sec. 25, that portion lying east of the information collection request to the received no comments. The BLM now easterly right-of-way of S.R. 95 NVCC– Office of Management and Budget 20845. requests comments on the following T. 28 S., R. 64 E., (OMB) to continue the collection of subjects: secs. 19 and 20; information regarding applications for 1. Whether the collection of sec. 26, those portions of the fee title to Federal Lands embraced in information is necessary for the proper N1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, N1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, and hardrock mineral claims. The Office of functioning of the BLM, including VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:22 Feb 09, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10FEN1.SGM 10FEN1


Document Created: 2016-02-10 00:19:33
Document Modified: 2016-02-10 00:19:33
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThis notice of segregation of the lands is effective immediately upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
ContactGregory Helseth, Renewable Energy Project Manager, 702-515-5173; 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130-2301; 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.
FR Citation81 FR 7141 
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