SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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

Licenses, permits, cooperative agreements, or discretionary land use authorizations of a temporary nature that will not significantly impact the application area may be allowed with the approval of the authorized officer of the BLM during the segregation period.

The public lands segregated by this notice are described as follows:

Neptune Solar Project—UTUT105853689

Salt Lake Meridian, Utah

T. 19 S., R. 8 W.,

Sec. 19, S 1/2 NE 1/4 and SE 1/4 ;

Sec. 20, SW 1/4 NE 1/4 , S 1/2 NW 1/4 , SW 1/4 , and SE 1/4 SE 1/4 ;

Sec. 21, S 1/2 SE 1/4 ;

Sec. 28;

Sec. 29, E 1/2 NE 1/4 , SW 1/4 NE 1/4 , SE 1/4 NW 1/4 , SW 1/4 , N 1/2 SE 1/4 , and SE 1/4 SE 1/4 ;

Sec. 33, W 1/2 NE 1/4 , N 1/2 NW 1/4 , and SE 1/4 NW 1/4 .

The areas described aggregate 1,920 acres, according to the official plat of the survey of the said lands, on file with the BLM.

As provided in the regulations under 43 CFR 2091.3-1e(3), the segregation of the lands described 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 .

For a period until December 16, 2026, subject to valid existing rights, the public lands described in this notice will be segregated from appropriation under the public land laws, including location under the Mining Law of 1872, but not from leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, or disposal under the Mineral Materials Act, while the ROW application is being processed. The segregation period will terminate and the lands will automatically open to appropriation under the public land laws, including the Mining Law, 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 ROW; without further administrative action at the end of the segregation stated in the Federal Register notice initiating the segregation; or upon publication of a Federal Register notice terminating the segregation and opening the lands.

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

89 FR 101621