Notice2021-27515
Call for Nominations or Expressions of Interest for Solar Leasing Areas on Public Lands in the States of Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada
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Published
December 21, 2021
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Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), State Offices in Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada are soliciting written expressions of interest (EOIs) or Nominations identifying tracts of land (parcels) for solar project development within the following solar energy zones (SEZs) on public lands: Antonito Southeast SEZ, DeTilla Gulch SEZ, and Los Mogotes East SEZ within Colorado; Dry Lake Valley North SEZ, Gold Point SEZ, and Millers SEZ within Nevada; and Afton SEZ within New Mexico. These SEZs have a combined total land size of approximately 89,589 acres.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72272-72273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27515]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[223.LLHQ350000.L13400000.PQ0000]
Call for Nominations or Expressions of Interest for Solar Leasing
Areas on Public Lands in the States of Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of call for nominations and expressions of interest.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), State Offices in
Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada are soliciting written expressions of
interest (EOIs) or Nominations identifying tracts of land (parcels) for
solar project development within the following solar energy zones
(SEZs) on public lands: Antonito Southeast SEZ, DeTilla Gulch SEZ, and
Los Mogotes East SEZ within Colorado; Dry Lake Valley North SEZ, Gold
Point SEZ, and Millers SEZ within Nevada; and Afton SEZ within New
Mexico. These SEZs have a combined total land size of approximately
89,589 acres.
DATES: The BLM will accept written expressions of interest or
nominations through January 20, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Hard-copy submission of written EOIs or Nominations must be
submitted to the appropriate soliciting BLM office address listed as
follows:
For solicitations by BLM Colorado, hard-copy submission of EOI or
Nomination may be mailed to: BLM Colorado State Office, Attention:
Benjamin Gruber, 2850 Youngfield St., Lakewood, CO 80215. EOIs for BLM
Colorado solicitations may be emailed to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#690b0c0e1b1c0b0c1b290b0504470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e4c4b495c5b4c4b5c6e4c424300494158">[email protected]</span></a>.
For solicitations by BLM Nevada, hard-copy submission of EOI or
Nomination may be mailed to: BLM Nevada State Office, Attention: Greg
Helseth, 1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89502. EOIs for BLM Nevada
solicitations may be emailed to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e2858a878e9187968aa2808e8fcc858d94"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d7a7578716e7869755d7f7170337a726b">[email protected]</span></a>.
For solicitations by BLM New Mexico, hard-copy submission of EOI or
Nomination may be mailed to: BLM New Mexico State Office, Attention:
Sarah Naranjo, 301 Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87508. EOIs for BLM New
Mexico solicitations may be emailed to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a69747b687b7470755a787677347d756c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f88b96998a99969297b89a9495d69f978e">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information related to
solicitations in this notice by BLM Colorado, please contact Benjamin
Gruber, at (303) 239-3923 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#791b1c1e0b0c1b1c0b391b1514571e160f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80e2e5e7f2f5e2e5f2c0e2ecedaee7eff6">[email protected]</span></a>; solicitations by BLM
Nevada, please contact Greg Helseth, at (775) 861-6477 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3a5d525f56495f4e527a585657145d554c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a5d525f56495f4e527a585657145d554c">[email protected]</span></a>; and solicitations by BLM New Mexico, please contact
Sarah Naranjo, at (505) 954-2200 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3d4e535c4f5c5357527d5f5150135a524b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e79489869586898d88a7858b8ac9808891">[email protected]</span></a>. People who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individuals during
normal business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, to leave a message or question. You will receive a reply during
normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SEZs being solicited for EOIs or
Nominations are listed by name and legally described under the BLM
State Office with jurisdiction over those public lands. To be
acceptable, an EOI or Nomination must be received (not postmarked) by
the BLM State Office of jurisdiction by the specified date in this
notice (see DATES) and must include and conform to all requirements
under Federal regulations at 43 CFR 2809.11. The BLM will not consider
EOIs or Nominations that are incomplete or that do not conform to
regulatory requirements. The BLM may reject submissions for cause.
BLM Colorado Solicitation
Antonito Southeast SEZ
The developable area includes 9,712 acres, more or less.
See legal description for the entire SEZ in Public Land Order (PLO)
7818, 78 FR 40501
Federal URL: <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-16215/p-262">https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-16215/p-262</a>
De Tilla Gulch SEZ
The developable area includes 1,064 acres, more or less.
See legal description for the entire SEZ in Public Land Order (PLO)
7818, 78 FR 40501
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-16215/p-294">https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-16215/p-294</a>
Los Mogotes East SEZ
The developable area includes 2,650 acres, more or less.
See legal description for the entire SEZ in Public Land Order (PLO)
7818, 78 FR 40501
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-16215/p-287">https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-16215/p-287</a>
BLM Nevada Solicitations
Dry Lake Valley North SEZ
The developable area includes 25,069 acres, more or less.
See legal description for the entire SEZ in Public Land Order (PLO)
7818, 78 FR 40502
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-16215/p-344">https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-16215/p-344</a>
Gold Point SEZ
The developable area includes 4,596 acres, more or less.
See legal description for the entire SEZ in Public Land Order (PLO)
7818, 78 FR 40502
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-16215/p-381">https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-16215/p-381</a>
Millers SEZ
The developable area includes 16,534 acres, more or less.
See legal description for the entire SEZ in Public Land Order (PLO)
7818, 78 FR 40502
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-16215/p-400">https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-16215/p-400</a>
BLM New Mexico Solicitation
Afton SEZ
The developable area includes 29,964 acres, more or less.
See legal description for the entire SEZ in Public Land Order (PLO)
7818, 78 FR 40502
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-16215/p-431">https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-16215/p-431</a>
The 2012 Western Solar Plan amended BLM resource management plans
(RMPs) to designate SEZs on public land determined to be suitable for
utility-scale solar energy development, including the Antonito
Southeast SEZ, DeTilla Gulch SEZ, and Los Mogotes East SEZ in the San
Luis Valley Public Lands Center RMP (CO); the Dry Lake Valley North SEZ
in the Ely RMP (NV); the Gold Point SEZ and the Millers SEZ in the
Tonopah RMP (NV); and the Afton SEZ in the Mimbres RMP (NM).
The 2012 Western Solar Plan is available on the BLM website at:
<a href="https://blmsolar.anl.gov/documents/docs/peis/Solar_PEIS_ROD.pdf">https://blmsolar.anl.gov/documents/docs/peis/Solar_PEIS_ROD.pdf</a>.
Additional information for each SEZs listed in this notice is
available on the
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BLM website at: <a href="https://blmsolar.anl.gov/sez/">https://blmsolar.anl.gov/sez/</a>.
The BLM will evaluate EOIs and Nominations as provided for in 43
CFR 2809.11 after January 20, 2022. If the BLM receives multiple EOIs
or Nominations that overlap or otherwise compete with one another, the
BLM may hold a competitive leasing process through a notice of
competitive offer in accordance with 43 CFR 2809.13. If no competing
EOIs or Nominations are received in a given SEZ, the BLM will presume a
future notice of competitive offer, under 43 CFR 2809.13, would receive
no bids. As such, if no acceptable EOIs or Nominations for a SEZ are
received, and if the authorized officer determines that doing so is in
the public interest, the BLM may accept and process non-competitive
solar development applications within the areas described in this
notice, as provided in 43 CFR 2800 subparts 2803, 2804, and 2805.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2809)
Nicholas Douglas,
Assistant Director of Energy, Minerals, and Realty Management.
[FR Doc. 2021-27515 Filed 12-20-21; 8:45 am]
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