[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 29 (Monday, February 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7600-7601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3241]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLAZ910000.L14300000.DB0000.LXSS058A0000]
Notice of Segregation of Public Lands in the State of Arizona for
the Restoration Design Energy Project--Agua Caliente Solar Energy Zone
in Yuma 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 all forms of appropriation
under the public land laws, including the mining law, but excluding the
mineral leasing or materials sale laws, for a period of up to 2 years.
This is for the purpose of protecting potential sites for future solar
energy development while they are being analyzed in the Restoration
Design Energy Project (RDEP). The public lands contained in this
segregation total approximately 20,776 acres in Yuma County.
DATES: This segregation is effective on February 13, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lane Cowger, BLM Deputy Project
Manager; telephone: 602-417-9612; 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: This segregation of public lands corresponds
with the analysis of these same public lands as a proposed Solar Energy
Zone (SEZ) in the RDEP. The analysis will establish whether some or all
of these lands are suitable for utility-scale solar energy development.
Decisions about the suitability of the lands as a SEZ will be included
in the RDEP record of decision, which is scheduled to be completed in
late 2012. More information on the RDEP is available on the project Web
site at: http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/energy/arra_solar.html.
The following described lands to be segregated are located in Yuma
County, Arizona:
Gila and Salt River Meridian
Agua Caliente SEZ
T. 4 S., R. 11 W.,
Sec. 19;
Sec. 29, N\1/2\ and SW\1/4\;
Secs. 30 and 31.
T. 4 S., R. 12 W.,
Sec. 14, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 15, S\1/2\S\1/2\;
Sec. 16, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 19, E\1/2\SE\1/4\ and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 20, E\1/2\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\;
Secs. 21 and 22;
Sec. 23, W\1/2\W\1/2\;
Secs. 24 and 25;
Sec. 26, W\1/2\;
Secs. 27, 28, and 29;
Sec. 30, E\1/2\ and NE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 31, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\,
and E\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Secs. 32, 33, and 34;
sec. 35, lot 1, W\1/2\NW\1/4\ and NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 36.
T. 5 S., R. 11 W.,
Sec. 5, lots 3 and 4, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\;
Secs. 6 and 7;
Sec. 18, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, NE\1/4\, and E\1/2\W\1/2\;
Sec. 19, lot 1, and N\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 5 S., R. 12 W.,
Sec. 2, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, W\1/
2\SE\1/2\, and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 3;
Sec. 4, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\,
NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 5, lot 4, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and
SE\1/4\;
Sec. 8, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\,
SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 9, E\1/2\NE\1/4\ and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 10;
Sec. 15, E\1/2\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 17;
Sec. 18, lot 4, E\1/2\E\1/2\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and
W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 19, lots 1 and 2, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/
4\;
Sec. 20;
Sec. 22, E\1/2\E\1/2\;
Sec. 23, W\1/2\;
Sec. 26, N\1/2\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 28, W\1/2\E\1/2\ and W\1/2\;
Sec. 29;
Sec. 33, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SW\1/
4\NW\1/4\.
T. 5 S., R. 13 W.,
Sec. 24, lots 1 and 2, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\.
The areas described aggregate 20,776 acres, more or less, in
Yuma County.
In order to protect potential sites for future solar energy
development, 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
up to 2 years, subject to valid existing rights. This segregation
period will commence on February 13, 2012. The public lands involved in
this notice will be segregated from all forms of appropriation under
the public land and mining laws, but not the Mineral Leasing Act of
1920 or the Materials Act of 1947. It has been determined that this
segregation is necessary for the orderly administration of the public
lands that have been identified by the BLM as having potential for
solar energy generation.
The temporary segregation period will terminate and the lands will
automatically reopen to all forms of appropriation under the public
land laws, including the mining laws, on February 13, 2014 unless,
prior to the end of the 2-year period, the BLM publishes a Federal
Register notice terminating the segregation.
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Authority: 43 CFR 2091.3-1(e), 43 CFR 2804.25(e).
Raymond Suazo,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-3241 Filed 2-10-12; 8:45 am]
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