Notice2022-26660
Notice of Segregation of Public Land for the Pinyon Solar Project, Maricopa County, AZ and the Elisabeth Solar Project, Yuma County, AZ
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Published
December 8, 2022
Effective
December 8, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
Through this notice the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is segregating public lands included in the right-of-way applications for the Pinyon Solar Project and the Elisabeth 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 4,439.92 acres.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 235 (Thursday, December 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75283-75284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26660]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLAZP02000.L51010000. FX0000.LVRWA21A3530; AZA38172;
LLAZ920000.L13400000. FX0000; AZA38371]
Notice of Segregation of Public Land for the Pinyon Solar
Project, Maricopa County, AZ and the Elisabeth Solar Project, Yuma
County, AZ
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of segregation.
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SUMMARY: Through this notice the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is
segregating public lands included in the right-of-way applications for
the Pinyon Solar Project and the Elisabeth 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 4,439.92 acres.
DATES: This segregation for the lands identified in this notice takes
effect on December 8, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Derek Eysenbach, Project Manager,
telephone: 601-417-9505, email:
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<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ff9b9a868c9a919d9e9c97bf9d9392d1989089"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2c4849555f49424e4d4f446c4e4041024b435a">[email protected]</span></a>, address: Bureau of Land Management, Arizona State
Office, 1 North Central Ave., Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004.
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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 existing rights, including existing mining claims
located before this segregation notice. 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 segregation period. The lands segregated under this notice are
legally described as follows:
Pinyon Solar Project--AZA38172
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 4 S., R. 1 E.,
Sec. 34, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 5 S., R. 1 E.,
Sec. 2, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 3, lots 1 thru 4, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\;
Sec. 10;
Sec. 11, W\1/2\.
The areas described as the Pinyon Solar Project contain 1,879.92 acres,
according to the official plats of the surveys of the said lands on
file with the BLM.
Elisabeth Solar Project--AZA38371
Gila and Salt River Meridian
T. 5 S., R. 12 W.,
Sec. 15, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/
4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\;
Sec. 17, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\;
Sec. 20, NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\;
Sec. 22, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 23, W\1/2\;
Sec. 26, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 28, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 29, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\;
Sec. 33, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/
4\NW\1/4\.
The areas described as the Elisabeth Solar Project aggregate 2,560
acres, more or less, according to the official plats of the surveys of
the said lands on file with the 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 will 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))
Raymond Suazo,
State Director--Arizona State Office.
[FR Doc. 2022-26660 Filed 12-7-22; 8:45 am]
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