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elements. The Supplemental EIR/EIS 

will also identify potentially significant 

direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts 

on biological resources, land use, air 

quality, water quality, water resources, 

and socioeconomics, along with other 

environmental issues that could occur 

with the implementation of the 

proposed actions and alternatives. For 

all potentially significant impacts, the 

Supplemental EIR/EIS will identify 

avoidance, minimization, and 

mitigation measures to reduce these 

impacts, where feasible, to a level below 

significance. 

Public Comments 

Please direct any comments to the 

Service contact listed above in the 

ADDRESSES section, and any questions to 

the Service contact listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

All comments and materials received, 

including names and addresses, will 

become part of the administrative record 

and may be released to the public. 

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: This notice is provided under 

section 10(a) of the ESA and Service 

regulations for implementing NEPA (40 CFR 

1506.6). 

Dated: March 24, 2011. 

Paul McKim, 

Acting Deputy Regional Director, Pacific 

Southwest Region, Sacramento, California. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[L51010000–FX0000–LVRWA09A2590– 

LLAZC02000; AZA34666] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Possible 

Land Use Plan Amendment in 

Conjunction With the Proposed 

Quartzsite Solar Energy Project, La 

Paz County, AZ 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended (NEPA), and the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM), Yuma Field 

Office, Yuma, Arizona, proposes to 

amend the Yuma Resource Management 

Plan (RMP), in conjunction with the 

Quartzsite Solar Energy Project (QSEP), 

and by this notice is announcing the 

beginning of the scoping process to 

solicit public comments and identify 

issues associated with the proposed 

RMP amendment. 

DATES: This notice initiates the public 

scoping process for the proposed 

amendment. To be fully considered in 

the planning process, comments must 

be submitted in writing by April 29, 

2011. The date(s) and location(s) of all 

scoping meetings will be announced at 

least 15 days in advance of the 

meeting(s) through local media and the 

following BLM Web site at: http:// 

www.blm.gov/az/st/en.html. The BLM 

will provide additional opportunities 

for public participation upon 

publication of the draft planning 

document. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

related to the plan amendment proposal 

by any of the following methods: 

• Web site: http://www.blm.gov/az/st/ 

en.html. 

• E-mail: Quartzsite_Solar@blm.gov. 

• Fax: 928–317–3250. 

• Mail: Quartzsite Solar Energy 

Project, BLM, Yuma Field Office, 

Attention: Eddie Arreola, Supervisory 

Project Manager, 2555 East Gila Ridge 

Road, Yuma, Arizona 85365. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eddie Arreola, Supervisory Project 

Manager, telephone 602–417–9505; 

e-mail eddie_arreola@blm.gov; address 

One North Central Avenue, Suite 800, 

Phoenix, Arizona 85004. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Quartzsite 

Solar Energy LLC (QSE), a wholly 

owned subsidiary of Solar Reserve LLC, 

has requested a right-of-way 

authorization from the BLM to 

construct, operate, and maintain a 100- 

megawatt solar energy generation 

facility on 1,450 acres using 

concentrated solar power tower 

technology and has also applied for the 

approval of the Western Area Power 

Administration (WAPA) to interconnect 

the facility’s electric grid system into 

WAPA’s existing 230 kilovolt 

transmission line paralleling State Route 

95. QSE’s proposed project is 

approximately 10 miles north of the 

Town of Quartzsite and approximately 1 

mile to the east of State Route 95. 

WAPA, as the lead agency under NEPA 

for the project, published a Notice of 

Intent to prepare an environmental 

impact statement (EIS) for the proposed 

project in the Federal Register on 

January 14, 2010 (75 FR 2133). Public 

scoping meetings on the QSE project EIS 

were held on January 26, 2010, in 

Yuma, Arizona; January 27, 2010, in 

Parker, Arizona; and January 28, 2010, 

in Quartzsite, Arizona. The BLM is a 

cooperating agency for this EIS. 

Preliminary environmental analysis 

by the BLM has determined that QSE’s 

proposed project tower is in nonconformance with the Yuma RMP’s 

Visual Resources Management (VRM) 

Class III management objectives. 

Authorization of the solar facility may 

therefore require an amendment to the 

Yuma RMP. 

By this notice, the BLM is complying 

with requirements in 43 CFR 1610.2(c) 

to notify the public of potential 

amendments to land use plans, 

predicated on the findings of the NEPA 

analysis. The BLM will coordinate the 

RMP commenting process to satisfy the 

public involvement process under 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

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

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

Native American tribal consultations 

will be conducted in accordance with 

policy, and tribal concerns, including 

impacts on Indian trust assets, will be 

given due consideration. 

The purpose of this public scoping 

process is to determine relevant issues 

that will influence the scope of the 

environmental analysis as it relates to 

the potential RMP amendment, 

including alternatives, and guide the 

process for developing the relevant 

NEPA analyses. At present, the BLM has 

identified the following preliminary 

issues, among others: Air quality, 

geologic resources, soils, water 

resources, threatened and endangered 

species, wildlife habitats, cultural and 

historical resources, paleontological 

resources, visual resources, land use, 

recreational resources, and public 

health and safety. 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 for 

the development of the RMP 

amendment. 

The NEPA document analyzing the 

RMP amendment will consider the 

impacts of the proposed action, 

alternatives, and the no action 

alternative. The BLM, as a cooperating 

agency for the project EIS, will work to 

coordinate the analysis associated with 

the RMP amendment with the project 

EIS. The public is invited to submit 

comments on the possible amendment 

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of the Yuma RMP to address VRM 

issues. Previously submitted comments, 

issues and concerns related to QSE’s 

proposed solar facility do not need to be 

resubmitted. Public comments will aid 

the BLM in identifying planning 

alternatives and mitigating measures 

and will help assure all relevant issues 

associated with the proposed RMP 

amendment are considered in the NEPA 

document for the RMP. This document 

may be the on-going project EIS or a 

stand-alone NEPA document, as 

appropriate. 

Please note that public comments and 

information submitted—including 

names, street addresses, and e-mail 

addresses of persons who submit 

comments—will be available for public 

review and disclosure at the above 

address during regular business hours (8 

a.m. to 4 p.m.), Monday through Friday, 

except holidays. 

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 public at any time. While you 

may request that your personal 

identifying information be withheld 

from public review, we cannot 

guarantee that we will be able to 

withhold such information. 

Authority: 43 CFR 1610.2; 43 CFR 2800; 40 

CFR 1501.7. 

Raymond Suazo, 

Arizona Associate State Director. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–32–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLOR957000–L631000000–HD000: HAG11– 

0174] 

Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/ 

Washington 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the 

following described lands are scheduled 

to be officially filed in the Bureau of 

Land Management Oregon/Washington 

State Office, Portland, Oregon, 30 days 

from the date of this publication. 

Willamette Meridian 

Oregon 

T. 20 S., R. 4 W., accepted March 1, 2011. 

T. 19 S., R. 1 E., accepted March 1, 2011. 

T. 29 S., R. 8 W., accepted March 1, 2011. 

T. 29 S., R. 6 W., accepted March 2, 2011. 

T. 28 S., R. 8 W., accepted March 2, 2011. 

T. 28 S., R. 8 W., accepted March 17, 2011. 

T. 30 S., R. 7 W., accepted March 17, 2011. 

T. 28 S., R. 3 W., accepted March 17, 2011. 

T. 26 S., R. 7 W., accepted March 18, 2011. 

T. 26 S., R. 7 W., accepted March 18, 2011. 

Washington 

T. 29 N., R. 37 E., accepted March 1, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the plats may be 

obtained from the Land Office at the 

Bureau of Land Management, Oregon/ 

Washington State Office, 333 SW. 1st 

Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204, upon 

required payment. A person or party 

who wishes to protest against a survey 

must file a notice that they wish to 

protest (at the above address) with the 

Oregon/Washington State Director, 

Bureau of Land Management, Portland, 

Oregon. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle 

Hensley, (503) 808–6124, Branch of 

Geographic Sciences, Bureau of Land 

Management, 333 SW. 1st Avenue, 

Portland, Oregon 97204. 

Fred O’Ferrall, 

Chief, Branch of Land, Mineral, and Energy 

Resources. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLORB07000. L17110000. MO0000. L.X. 

SS.020H0000; HAG 11–0170] 

Notice of Public Meeting, Steens 

Mountain Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Steens 

Mountain Cooperative Management and 

Protection Act of 2000, the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act, and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, the U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 

Steens Mountain Advisory Council will 

meet as indicated below: 

DATES: The Steens Mountain Advisory 

Council will meet at the Harney County 

Community Center, 484 N. Broadway, 

Burns, Oregon, 97720 on April 4 and 5, 

2011. A meeting in Bend, Oregon, at the 

Phoenix Inn and Suites, 300 NW. 

Franklin Ave, will be held November 17 

and 18, 2011; and a meeting June 9 and 

10, 2011 and September 22 and 23, 

2011, will be held at the Frenchglen 

School, Frenchglen, Oregon. All 

meeting sessions will begin at 8 a.m. 

local time, and will end at 

approximately 4:30 p.m., local time. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christi West, Staff Assistant, BLM Burns 

District Office, 28910 Highway 20 West, 

Hines, Oregon, 97738, (541) 573–4541 

or e-mail christi_west@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Steens Mountain Advisory Council was 

appointed by the Secretary of the 

Interior on August 14, 2001, pursuant to 

the Steens Mountain Cooperative 

Management and Protection Act of 2000 

(Pub. L. 106–399) and most recently rechartered in December 2009. The Steens 

Mountain Advisory Council’s purpose is 

to provide representative counsel and 

advice to the Bureau of Land 

Management regarding new and unique 

approaches to management of the land 

within the bounds of the Steens 

Mountain Cooperative Management and 

Protection Area; cooperative programs 

and incentives for landscape 

management that meet human needs, 

maintenance and improvement of the 

ecological and economic integrity of the 

area; and preparation and 

implementation of a management plan 

for the Steens Mountain Cooperative 

Management and Protection Area. 

Topics to be discussed by the Steens 

Mountain Advisory Council at these 

meetings include the Steens Mountain 

Comprehensive Recreation Plan; North 

Steens Ecosystem Restoration Project 

implementation; Science Strategy; 

South Steens Water Development 

Project Environmental Assessment; 

easements and acquisitions; In-holder 

Access Environmental Assessment; and 

categories of interest such as wildlife, 

special designated areas, partnerships/ 

programs, cultural resources, education/ 

interpretation, volunteer-based 

information, adaptive management and 

socioeconomics; and other matters that 

may reasonably come before the Steens 

Mountain Advisory Council. 

All meetings are open to the public in 

their entirety. Information to be 

distributed to the Steens Mountain 

Advisory Council is requested prior to 

the start of each Steens Mountain 

Advisory Council meeting. Public 

comment is generally scheduled for 11 

a.m. to 11:30 a.m., local time, both days 

of each meeting session. The amount of 

time scheduled for public presentations 

and meeting times may be extended 

when the authorized representative 

considers it necessary to accommodate 

all who seek to be heard regarding 

matters on the agenda. 

Under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act management regulations 

(41 CFR 102–3.15(b)), in exceptional 

circumstances an agency may give less 

than 15-day notice of committee 

meeting notices published in the 

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