Notice2024-21734
Notice of Segregation of Public Land for the Socorro Solar Project, Parker Solar Project, and Eagle Eye Solar Project, La Paz County, Arizona
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Published
September 24, 2024
Effective
September 24, 2024
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 Socorro Solar Project, Parker Solar Project, and Eagle Eye 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 11,560.28 acres.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77893-77894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21734]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_AZ_FRN: MO#4500181293]
Notice of Segregation of Public Land for the Socorro Solar
Project, Parker Solar Project, and Eagle Eye Solar Project, La Paz
County, Arizona
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the 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 Socorro Solar Project, Parker Solar Project, and Eagle Eye 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 11,560.28 acres.
DATES: This segregation for the lands identified in this notice is
effective on September 24, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Derek Eysenbach, Project Manager,
telephone: 601-417-9505; address: Bureau of Land Management, Arizona
State Office, 1 North Central Ave, Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004;
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#096d6c707a6c676b686a61496b6564276e667f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6004051913050e0201030820020c0d4e070f16">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay
services for contacting Derek Eysenbach. Individuals outside the United
States should use the relay services offered within their country to
make international calls to the point-of-contact in 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
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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 that 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:
Socorro Solar Project
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 3 N., R. 13 W.,
Sec. 1;
Sec. 2, lot 1, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ and
S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 3, S\1/2\SW\1/4\ and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 4, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 9, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Secs. 10 thru 12;
Sec. 13, N\1/2\NE\1/4\.
T. 4 N., R. 13 W., unsurveyed
Sec. 35, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 36, NW\1/4\ and S\1/2\.
The area described contains 3,919.56 acres, according to the
official plats of the surveys of the said lands and protraction diagram
on file with the BLM.
Parker Solar Project
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 8 N., R. 19 W.,
Sec. 13, W\1/2\NW\1/4\ and W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 14, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\,
and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 23;
Sec. 24, W\1/2\NW\1/4\ and W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 25, NW\1/4\;
Sec. 26, N\1/2\.
The area described contains 1,960 acres, according to the official
plat of the survey of said land on file with the BLM.
Eagle Eye Solar Project
Gila and Salt River Meridian
T. 6 N., R. 12 W.,
Sec. 1, lots 1 thru 4, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and N\1/
2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 2, lots 1 thru 4, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\,
N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 3;
Sec. 4, lots 1 thru 4, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/
4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 9, W\1/2\NE\1/4\ and E\1/2\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 10, NE\1/4\;
Sec. 11, N\1/2\ and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 12, W\1/2\NW\1/4\.
T. 7 N., R. 12 W.,
Sec. 26, S\1/2\SW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 27, W\1/2\SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 28, S\1/2\;
Sec. 29, E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 32, E\1/2\NE\1/4\;
Secs. 33 thru 35.
The area described contains 5,680.72 acres, 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 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 right-of-
way automatically at the end of 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 would automatically reopen to appropriation
under the public land laws, including the Mining Law.
Authority: 43 CFR 2091.3-1(e) and 43 CFR 2804.25(f)
Raymond Suazo,
State Director--Arizona State Office.
[FR Doc. 2024-21734 Filed 9-23-24; 8:45 am]
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