Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 58 / Friday, March 25, 2011 / Notices 16807 

Bishop Field Office, 351 Pacu Lane, 

Suite 100, Bishop, California 93514; or 

e-mail cabipubcom@ca.blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Mammoth 

Pacific, L.P. (MPLP) has submitted an 

application to the BLM to build and 

operate the Casa Diablo IV Geothermal 

Development Project in the immediate 

vicinity of the existing MPLP 

geothermal projects near the 

intersection of California State Route 

203 and U.S. Highway 395 

approximately 3 miles east of Mammoth 

Lakes, California. The proposed project 

would be located on Inyo National 

Forest lands and adjacent private lands 

within portions of Federal geothermal 

leases CACA–11667, CACA–11672 and 

CACA–14408. The proposed project 

would include construction of a new 

33–MW binary geothermal power plant, 

which would be the fourth geothermal 

plant in the vicinity; up to 16 wells for 

production and reinjection, drilled to an 

approximate 1,600 to 2,000-ft depth; 

and associated pipelines. A 500-foot 

transmission line is proposed to 

interconnect the new power plant to the 

existing Southern California Edison 

(SCE) substation at Substation Road. 

The proposed Casa Diablo IV plant, 

access roads, well pads, pipelines and 

transmission line would occupy 

approximately 100 acres. Of the 16 

proposed production/injection well 

locations, 14 were previously analyzed 

and approved as slim holes and 

exploration wells in EA–170–02–15 

(2001) and EA–170–05–04 (2005). Three 

of these exploration wells have already 

been drilled as of the time of the 

publication of this notice. The proposed 

well field area contains two existing 

production wells and associated 

pipelines that currently serve three 

existing power plants in the area. 

The leases being developed are 

already part of a geothermal unit, which 

is currently producing energy sufficient 

to operate three existing geothermal 

plants in the area: The 10–MW ‘‘MP–1/ 

G1 plant,’’ the 15–MW ‘‘MP–II/G2 

plant,’’ and the 15–MW ‘‘PLES–I/G3 

plant.’’ 

The BLM Bishop Field Office will be 

the lead Federal agency responsible for 

coordinating the environmental analysis 

for the Case Diablo IV project under the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA). Authorization of the 

proposed project would require 

approval from the BLM as the lead 

Federal agency responsible for 

geothermal leasing and development on 

Federal lands, in coordination with the 

U.S. Forest Service (FS) as a cooperating 

agency responsible for surface 

management and uses on Inyo National 

Forest lands within the project area. If 

approved, permits and licenses to be 

issued by the BLM would include 

approval of the Plan of Utilization, 

Geothermal Sundry Notices, Geothermal 

Drilling Permits, a Commercial Use 

Permit, a Site License and a Facility 

Construction Permit. The BLM 

authorizations would include 

Conditions of Approval for surface use 

and occupancy based on 

recommendations from the FS to ensure 

consistency with the Inyo National 

Forest Land and Resource Management 

Plan. The FS would issue a special use 

permit for the transmission line. For the 

BLM, the Bishop Field Manager is the 

authorized officer. For the FS, the Inyo 

National Forest Supervisor is the 

authorized officer. The GBUAPCD will 

be the lead state agency responsible for 

coordinating the environmental analysis 

under the California Environmental 

Quality Act. The GBUAPCD would 

issue an Authority to Construct Permit 

and a Permit to Operate. The approving 

official is the Air Pollution Control 

Officer. 

The purpose of the public scoping 

process is to determine relevant issues 

that will influence the scope of the 

environmental analysis, including 

alternatives, and guide the process for 

developing the EIS/EIR. The BLM, FS 

and GBUAPCD have identified the 

following preliminary issues: air 

quality; social and economic impacts; 

groundwater quantity and quality; 

surface water quantity and quality; 

geology and soils; plants and animals; 

cultural resources; transportation; noise 

and vibration; lands with wilderness 

characteristics; and recreation. 

The BLM will use and coordinate the 

NEPA commenting process to satisfy the 

public involvement process for Section 

106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f) as 

provided for in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). 

Native American tribal consultations 

will be conducted in accordance with 

policy, and tribal concerns will be given 

due consideration, including impacts on 

any Indian trust assets. Federal, State, 

and local agencies, along with other 

stakeholders that may be interested or 

affected by the BLM’s decision on this 

project are invited to participate in the 

scoping process and, if eligible, may 

request or be requested by the BLM to 

participate as a cooperating agency. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7. 

Bernadette Lovato, 

Bishop Field Manager. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7012 Filed 3–24–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLAKA02000–L12200000–EB0000] 

Notice of Intent To Collect Fees on 

Public Land in Tangle Lakes, Alaska, 

Glennallen Field Office Under the 

Federal Lands Recreation 

Enhancement Act 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to applicable 

provisions of the Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act of 2004 

(REA), the Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) Glennallen Field Office will 

begin to collect fees in 2011 upon 

completion of construction at the Tangle 

Lakes Campground, mile 121.5 Denali 

Highway, Alaska (Section 34, T. 21 S., 

R. 9 E., Fairbanks Meridian). 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

April 25, 2011. The public is 

encouraged to comment. Effective 6 

months after the publication of this 

notice and upon completion of 

construction, the BLM Glennallen Field 

Office will initiate fee collection in the 

Tangle Lakes Campground, unless the 

BLM publishes a Federal Register 

notice to the contrary. Future 

adjustments in the fee amount will be 

modified in accordance with the 

Glennallen Field Office’s recreation fee 

business plan; consultation with the 

BLM Anchorage District Office; and the 

public being notified prior to any fee 

increase. 

ADDRESSES: Field Manager, Glennallen 

Field Office, Bureau of Land 

Management, P.O. Box 147, Mile Post 

186.5 Glenn Highway, Glennallen, 

Alaska 99588. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elijah Waters, Recreation Branch Chief 

or Marcia Butorac, Outdoor Recreation 

Planner, 907–822–3217; address: P.O. 

Box 147, Mile Post 186.5 Glenn 

Highway, Glennallen, Alaska 99588; email: 

AK_GFO_GeneralDelivery@blm.gov. 


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16808 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 58 / Friday, March 25, 2011 / Notices 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Tangle Lakes Campground is located in 

central Alaska along the Denali 

Highway at milepost 21.5 and lies 

within the nationally designated Delta 

Wild and Scenic River corridor and 

within the nationally registered Tangle 

Lakes Archaeological District. Under 

section 3(g) of the REA, the Tangle 

Lakes Campground will qualify as a site 

wherein visitors can be charged an 

‘‘Expanded Amenity Recreation Fee.’’ 

Pursuant to the REA and regulations at 

43 CFR part 2931, fees may be charged 

for developed campgrounds. Money 

collected from fees will be used at the 

Tangle Lakes Campground for visitor 

services as well as repair, maintenance, 

and facility enhancement that affects 

visitor enjoyment, access, health, and 

safety. The BLM is committed to 

provide and receive fair value for the 

use of developed recreation facilities 

and services that meet public-use 

demands, provide quality experiences, 

and protect important resources. 

Camping fees collected at the Tangle 

Lakes Campground will help ensure 

funding for the maintenance of facilities 

and provide recreational opportunities 

and resource protection. The amount of 

the recreation fee shall be 

commensurate with fees charged at the 

other campgrounds within the 

Glennallen Field Office administrative 

boundaries with consideration to 

benefits and services provided to the 

visitor, cost of operation and 

maintenance, market assessment, and 

public comment. Camping fees will be 

posted at the site and collection will 

take place utilizing a self-service station. 

Campers using the America the 

Beautiful—the National Parks and 

Federal Recreational Lands Pass 

(Interagency Senior Pass and 

Interagency Access Pass) will receive a 

50 percent discount to the camping fee. 

Reconstruction of the Tangle Lakes 

Campground is planned for the summer 

of 2011. The improvements will provide 

designated campsites with tables, tent or 

trailer space and fire rings, as well as a 

picnic area, parking, roadways, trails 

and improved outhouses. The 

campground currently maintains 

accessible toilet facilities, bear-proof 

refuse containers, and drinking water. 

Upon completion of construction, the 

facility will comply with the REA 

regulation for developed campgrounds 

allowing for an expanded amenity 

recreation fee. 

Public comments from recreationists 

have been gathered for many years 

through voluntary registration stands 

and Government Performance and 

Results Act (GPRA) surveys regarding 

fee collection within the Glennallen 

Field Office area. Fees are expected by 

visitors using Glennallen Field Office 

campground facilities. In 2004, 52.2 

percent of GPRA-surveyed visitors 

reported they were willing to pay more 

for their stay in Glennallen Field Office 

campgrounds. In 2008, 86 percent of the 

GPRA survey respondents visiting 

Glennallen Field Office campgrounds 

felt that the fee was appropriate for the 

site. 

As provided for in section 4(d)(1)(C) 

of the REA, the Governor of Alaska 

chose not to establish a committee to 

review recreation fee proposals. The 

Glennallen Field Office did engage the 

public through meetings for the update 

of the Delta Wild and Scenic River 

management plan. The public was 

provided details of the planned 

improvements and collection fees at the 

Tangle Lakes Campground and given an 

opportunity to comment. Visitors to the 

campground over the last several years 

have been informed of the pending 

facility changes and fees being charged 

at the site. 

In December 2004, the REA was 

signed into law. For 10 years, the 

Secretaries of the Interior and 

Agriculture have authority under the 

REA to establish, modify, charge, and 

collect fees for use of some Federal 

recreation lands and waters, and 

contains specific provisions addressing 

public involvement in the establishment 

of recreation fees. The REA also directs 

the Secretaries to publish a 6-month 

advance notice in the Federal Register 

whenever new recreation fee areas are 

established. In accordance with BLM 

recreation fee program policy, the 

Glennallen Field Office is developing a 

Recreational Fee Business Plan to be 

available at the Glennallen Field Office 

and the Anchorage District Office. The 

business plan explains the fee collection 

process and how fees will be used at the 

fee site. 

The BLM welcomes public comments. 

Please send comments to the address 

specified in the ADDRESSES section. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6803(b). 

Gary Reimer, 

District Manager, Anchorage District Office. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7008 Filed 3–24–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLUT920–11–L13200000–EL000, UTU– 

88235] 

Notice of Invitation to Participate In 

Coal Exploration License, Utah 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: All interested qualified 

parties are hereby invited to participate 

with Ark Land Company on a pro rata 

cost sharing basis in its program for the 

exploration of coal deposits owned by 

the United States of America in Sevier 

County, Utah. 

DATES: The notice of invitation to 

participate in this coal exploration 

license was published, once each week 

for 2 consecutive weeks, in the Emery 

County Progress (beginning the third 

week of December 2010), and by virtue 

of this announcement in the Federal 

Register. 

Any person seeking to participate in 

this exploration program must send 

written notice to both the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) and Ark Land 

Company, as provided in the ADDRESSES

section below, no later than April 25, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the exploration 

license and plan are available for review 

from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding Federal 

holidays (serialized under the number 

of UTU–88235) in the public room of 

the BLM State Office, 440 West 200 

South, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, Utah. 

The written notice to participate in 

the exploration program should be sent 

to Stan Perkes, Bureau of Land 

Management, Utah State Office, 

Division of Lands and Minerals, P.O. 

Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145 

and to Mark Bunnell, Geologist, Ark 

Land Company, c/o Sufco Mine, 597 

South, 800 West, Salina, Utah 84654. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stan 

Perkes by telephone (801) 539–4036, or 

by e-mail: Stan_Perkes@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

exploration activities will be performed 

pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of 

1920, as amended, 30 U.S.C. 201(b), and 

to the regulations at 43 CFR 3410. The 

purpose of the exploration program is to 


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