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practices. 

We will summarize written responses 

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submission for OMB approval. As a 

result of your comments, we will make 

any necessary adjustments to the burden 

in our submission to OMB. 

Public Comment Procedures: Before 

including your address, phone number, 

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identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

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While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

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cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

MMS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202) 

208–7744. 

Dated: January 5, 2010 

William S. Hauser, 

Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory 

Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLES930000.L14300000.PN0000] 

Notice of Application for Recordable 

Disclaimer of Interest, Florida 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Farmland Reserve, Inc. filed 

an application for a Recordable 

Disclaimer of Interest pursuant to 

Section 315 of the Federal Land Policy 

and Management Act of 1976, as 

amended (43 U.S.C. 1745), and the 

regulations in 43 CFR subpart 1864. A 

Recordable Disclaimer of Interest, if 

issued, will confirm the United States 

has no valid interest in the subject land. 

This notice is intended to inform the 

public of the pending application. 

DATES: The Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM), Eastern States, will accept 

comments on this application at the 

address below until April 12, 2010. 

During this 90-day comment period, 

interested parties may submit comments 

on this Recordable Disclaimer of Interest 

application. Please reference case file 

FLES–55708 in your comment. 

ADDRESSES: Mail comments to: Steven 

R. Wells, Deputy State Director, 

Division of Natural Resources, BLMEastern States, 7450 Boston Boulevard, 

Springfield, Virginia 22153. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. 

Nate Felton, Supervisory Land Law 

Examiner, Branch of Lands and Realty, 

at the above address or by phone at 

(703) 440–1511. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

15, 2009, Farmland Reserve, Inc. filed 

an application for a Recordable 

Disclaimer of Interest for the land 

described as follows: 

Tallahassee Meridian 

T. 25 S., R. 31 E., 

Fractional sec. 12, W1⁄2, NE1⁄4, and 

unsurveyed part of the SE1⁄4; 

Fractional sec. 13, unsurveyed; 

Fractional sec. 24, W1⁄2, and unsurveyed 

part of the E1⁄2; 

Fractional sec. 25, W1⁄4, SE1⁄4, and 

unsurveyed part of the NE1⁄4. 

T. 25 S., R. 32 E., 

Fractional secs. 7, and 8, secs. 17 to 20, 

inclusive, and sec. 30. 

The areas described aggregate 

approximately 4,747.73 acres in Osceola 

County, Florida. 

This land has been patented into 

private ownership. It is the opinion of 

this office that the Federal government 

no longer has an interest in this 

4,747.73-acre parcel. 

Comments will be available for public 

review at the BLM-Eastern States Office 

(see address above) during regular 

business hours, 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 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. 

If no valid objection is received, a 

Disclaimer of Interest may be approved 

stating the United States does not have 

a valid interest in this tract of land. 

Juan Palma, 

State Director. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–GJ–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNMP02000 L71220000.EX0000 

LVTFGX9G4200] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed HB Potash, LLC—‘‘InSitu’’ Solution Mine Project, Eddy 

County, NM 

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) Carlsbad Field 

Office, Carlsbad, New Mexico, intends 

to prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) and by this notice is 

announcing the beginning of the 

scoping process to solicit public 

comments and to identify issues. 

DATES: This notice initiates the public 

scoping process for the EIS. Comments 

on issues may be submitted in writing 

until February 11, 2010. The date(s) and 

location(s) of any scoping meetings will 

be announced at least 15 days in 

advance through the local media, 

including newspapers and the BLM 

Web site at: http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/ 

en/fo/Carlsbad_Field_Office.html. In 

order to be included in the Draft EIS, all 

comments must be received prior to the 

close of the scoping period or 15 days 

after the last public meeting, whichever 

is later. We will provide additional 

opportunities for public participation 

upon publication of the Draft EIS. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

related to the HB Potash, LLC—‘‘In-Situ’’ 

Solution Mine Project by any of the 

following methods: 

• E-mail: Rebecca_Hunt@blm.gov. 

• Fax: (575) 885–9264. 

• Mail: Bureau of Land Management, 

Carlsbad Field Office, Attention: 

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Rebecca Hunt, 620 E. Greene St., 

Carlsbad, NM 88220. 

Documents pertinent to this proposal 

may be examined at the Carlsbad Field 

Office. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information and/or to have your 

name added to our mailing list, contact 

Rebecca Hunt, Planning and 

Environmental Coordinator, telephone 

(575) 234–5995; address: Carlsbad Field 

Office, Attention: Rebecca Hunt, 620 E. 

Greene St., Carlsbad, NM 88220; e-mail 

Rebecca_Hunt@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HB 

Potash, LLC, (Intrepid) is proposing to 

construct and operate an ‘‘in-situ’’ 

solution mining project that would 

involve injecting saline water into 

previously mined, existing potash mine 

workings, dissolving the potash and 

creating a mineral-rich solution, and 

pumping that solution back to the 

surface. This solution, called ‘‘pregnant’’ 

solution, would be routed to a solar 

evaporation pond system where the 

potassium-bearing salts would be 

separated out. The solid potassiumbearing salts would be harvested from 

the ponds and routed to a flotation plant 

for ore refinement. This solution mining 

operation would occur on or within 

Federal, State, and private surface lands 

and mineral leases. The proposed action 

consists of the following: 

• Extracting and conditioning 

groundwater from four wells that draw 

from the Rustler Formation to create the 

saline water injectate; 

• Injecting this saline water via six 

injection wells and a surface piping 

system into the topographically lower 

portion of the former underground 

workings; 

• Extracting the pregnant brine from 

five extraction wells; 

• Pumping the brine via a surface 

piping system to solar evaporation 

ponds; 

• Harvesting precipitated potash at 

the solar evaporation ponds and 

transporting it to a new flotation mill; 

• Refining the ore into a marketable 

product; 

• Recycling the leftover sodium 

chloride to condition the injection 

source groundwater; and 

• Reclaiming all project components 

when the ore is depleted and the 

infrastructure and equipment are no 

longer needed. 

The expected lifespan of the proposed 

HB ‘‘In-Situ’’ Solution Mine Project is 

approximately 28 years. HB Potash, 

LLC, estimates the project will consume 

approximately 1,774 acre-feet of saline, 

non-potable water each year. The 

proposed HB ‘‘In-Situ’’ Solution Mine 

Project is located in Eddy County, New 

Mexico. The area includes portions of 

Township 19 South, Range 30 and 31 

East, Township 20 South, Ranges 29, 30 

and 31 East and Township 21 South, 

Ranges 29 and 30 East, New Mexico 

Principal Meridian. The project area is 

located within the Carlsbad Potash 

Mining District and is part of the 

Secretary’s Potash Area, designated 

under the 1986 Secretarial Order. The 

Secretarial Order was issued by the 

Secretary of the Interior and is titled Oil, 

Gas, and Potash Leasing and 

Development Within the Designated 

Potash Area of Eddy and Lea Counties, 

New Mexico, 51 FR 39425 (October 28, 

1986), as corrected at 52 FR 32171 

(August 26, 1987). 

The proposed HB ‘‘In-Situ’’ Solution 

Mine Project area encompasses 

approximately 38,453 acres (60.08 

square miles). The surface ownership of 

these lands is approximately as follows: 

• Federal Lands: 31,439 acres. 

• State Lands: 4,954 acres. 

• Private Lands: 2,060 acres. 

Of the 38,453-acre proposed project 

area, the actual extent of the open mine 

workings and proposed flood zone is 

only a small portion of the project area 

as follows: 

• Project Area: 38,453 acres. 

• Targeted Open Mine Workings: 

11,100 acres. 

• Flood Zone within the Open Mine 

Workings: 4,330 acres. 

A number of alternatives in addition to 

the proposed action, including the no 

action alternative, will be evaluated in 

the EIS in accordance with NEPA. 

Alternatives may include consideration 

of conventional underground mining of 

remaining reserves; more extensive insitu mining; smaller in-situ flood extent; 

and alternatives of the project 

components (e.g., pipeline burial, 

alternative pipeline routes, alternative 

water supplies, using existing facilities 

for ore processing, and alternative solar 

pond locations). 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. At 

present, the BLM has identified the 

following preliminary issues: Oil and 

gas resources, land subsidence, 

hydrology, air quality, water quality and 

quantity, underground mine workings, 

socioeconomics, migratory birds, 

rangeland resources, recreation and 

cultural resources. 

You may submit comments on issues, 

the project as proposed, other feasible 

alternatives, possible mitigation 

measures, and any other information 

relevant to the proposed action by 

writing to the BLM, or attending a 

public scoping meeting, or you may 

submit them to the BLM using one of 

the methods listed in the ADDRESSES

section above. Comments, including the 

names and addresses of the commenter, 

will be available for public inspection at 

the BLM’s Carlsbad Field Office during 

business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The minutes and list of 

attendees for each scoping meeting will 

also be available to the public after each 

meeting and to any participant who 

wishes to clarify the views he or she 

expressed. The BLM will utilize and 

coordinate the NEPA commenting 

process to satisfy the public 

involvement process required for 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C. 

470f) as provided for in 36 CFR 

§ 800.2(d)(3). Native American Tribal 

consultations also will be conducted 

and Tribal concerns will be given due 

consideration, including impacts on 

Indian trust assets. Federal, State, and 

local agencies, along with other 

stakeholders that may be interested in 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. 

Jesse Juen, 

Acting State Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R1–ES–2009–N232; 91400–5110– 

0000–7B; 91400–9410–0000–7B] 

Multistate Conservation Grant 

Program; Priority List for Conservation 

Projects 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of priority list. 

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