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wells each in the Salt Wells Geothermal 

Drilling EA, EA–NV–030–07–05 of 

February 2007, and in the Salt Wells 

Geothermal Drilling Program EA, DOI– 

BLM–NV–C010–2009–0006–EA of April 

2009. The Sierra fifty-foot-wide ROW 

proposal covers approximately 287 

acres and includes construction of a 

new substation, 22 miles of singlecircuit 230 kV transmission line, four 

230 kV switching stations, and two 60 

kV transmission lines connecting the 

proposed new substation to the existing 

Fallon substation. 

The EIS will analyze the direct, 

indirect, and cumulative impacts of the 

three proposed projects, alternatives, 

and a no action alternative. The EIS will 

also identify specific mitigation. The 

EIS will address issues brought forth 

through scoping and will be evaluated 

by an interdisciplinary team of 

specialists. This EIS is also intended to 

cover the impacts of operation of the 

plants and facilities, and thus should be 

able to support issuance of the site 

license required under 43 CFR subpart 

3273 as well as remaining drilling 

approvals under 43 CFR subpart 3261, 

and the utilization plans and facility 

construction permits under 43 CFR 

subpart 3272. Key issues likely to be 

considered in analyzing each proposal 

and alternatives include: Water 

resources (including surface and ground 

water quality, floodplains, wetlands and 

riparian areas); geology and minerals; 

air quality; soils; vegetation; wildlife 

and wildlife habitat (especially related 

to migratory shorebirds utilizing Carson 

Lake to the west of the project area); 

special-status species; range resources; 

land use and access; recreation; 

aesthetics (noise and visual; especially 

in areas of high cultural sensitivity such 

as the Grimes Point Archeological Site 

to the north and the Pony Express Trail 

to the south of the project area); social 

and economic values; cultural 

resources; Native American religious 

concerns (consultation with the Fallon 

Paiute-Shoshone Tribe has been ongoing 

to avoid cultural sites that have been 

identified by the tribe); hazardous 

materials; and noxious weeds. Native 

American tribal consultations will be 

conducted in accordance with policy. 

Evaluation of cumulative impacts will 

take into consideration the recentlyconstructed Enel North America 

geothermal power plant adjacent to the 

project area to the south. 

Federal, state, and local agencies and 

other entities that may be affected by the 

decisions to be made on the proposed 

projects 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. 

Written comments may be provided to 

the BLM at public scoping meetings or 

may be submitted to the BLM using one 

of the methods listed 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: 43 CFR 3200 and 43 CFR 2800). 

Teresa J. Knutson, 

Manager, Stillwater Field Office, BLM Carson 

City District. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

[Docket No. MM–2008–MRM–0018] 

Major Portion Prices and Due Date for 

Additional Royalty Payments on Indian 

Gas Production in Designated Areas 

Not Associated With an Index Zone 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of major portion prices 

for calendar year 2007. 

SUMMARY: Final regulations for valuing 

gas produced from Indian leases, 

published August 10, 1999, require 

MMS to determine major portion prices 

and notify industry by publishing the 

prices in the Federal Register. The 

regulations also require MMS to publish 

a due date for industry to pay additional 

royalty based on the major portion 

prices. This notice provides the major 

portion prices for the 12 months of 

2007. 

DATES: The due date to pay additional 

royalties based on the major portion 

prices is November 10, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Barder, Indian Oil and Gas Compliance 

and Asset Management, MMS; 

telephone (303) 231–3702; FAX (303) 

231–3755; e-mail to 

John.Barder@mms.gov; or Mike Curry, 

Indian Oil and Gas Compliance and 

Asset Management, MMS; telephone 

(303) 231–3741; FAX (303) 231–3755; 

e-mail to Michael.Curry@mms.gov. 

Mailing address: Minerals Management 

Service, Minerals Revenue Management, 

Compliance and Asset Management, 

Indian Oil and Gas Compliance and 

Asset Management, P.O. Box 25165, MS 

396B2, Denver, Colorado 80225–0165. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

August 10, 1999, MMS published a final 

rule titled ‘‘Amendments to Gas 

Valuation Regulations for Indian 

Leases,’’ (64 FR 43506) with the 

effective date January 1, 2000. The gas 

regulations apply to all gas production 

from Indian (tribal or allotted) oil and 

gas leases, except leases on the Osage 

Indian Reservation. 

The rule requires that MMS publish 

major portion prices for each designated 

area not associated with an index zone 

for each production month beginning 

January 2000, along with a due date for 

additional royalty payments. See 30 

CFR 206.174(a)(4)(ii) (2008). If 

additional royalties are due based on a 

published major portion price, the 

lessee must submit an amended Form 

MMS–2014, Report of Sales and Royalty 

Remittance, to MMS by the due date. If 

additional royalties are not paid by the 

due date, late payment interest, under 

30 CFR 218.54, will accrue from the due 

date until payment is made and an 

amended Form MMS–2014 is received. 

The table below lists the major portion 

prices for all designated areas not 

associated with an index zone. The due 

date is 60 days after the publication date 

of this notice. 

GAS MAJOR PORTION PRICES ($/MMBTU) FOR DESIGNATED AREAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH AN INDEX ZONE

MMS-designated areas Jan 2007 Feb 2007 Mar 2007 Apr 2007 

Blackfeet Reservation ...................................................................................................... 5.96 5.86 6.39 6.11 

Fort Belknap .................................................................................................................... 6.01 6.42 6.24 6.17 

Fort Berthold .................................................................................................................... 5.93 7.35 6.16 6.66 

Fort Peck Reservation ..................................................................................................... 6.64 8.92 9.47 9.19 

Navajo Allotted Leases in the Navajo Reservation ......................................................... 5.87 6.84 6.77 6.20 

Rocky Boys Reservation ................................................................................................. 4.87 5.38 5.30 5.22 

Ute Allotted Leases in the Uintah and Ouray Reservation* ............................................ 3.98 6.29 6.33 3.72 


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GAS MAJOR PORTION PRICES ($/MMBTU) FOR DESIGNATED AREAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH AN INDEX ZONE—Continued 

MMS-designated areas Jan 2007 Feb 2007 Mar 2007 Apr 2007 

Ute Tribal Leases in the Uintah and Ouray Reservation ................................................ 3.39 5.83 5.76 2.80 

MMS-designated areas May 2007 Jun 2007 Jul 2007 Aug 2007 

Blackfeet Reservation ...................................................................................................... 6.44 6.23 5.81 4.74 

Fort Belknap .................................................................................................................... 6.22 6.28 5.97 5.96 

Fort Berthold .................................................................................................................... 6.81 6.47 5.51 5.48 

Fort Peck Reservation ..................................................................................................... 7.28 7.12 6.48 7.12 

Navajo Allotted Leases in the Navajo Reservation ......................................................... 6.69 6.81 6.03 5.49 

Rocky Boys Reservation ................................................................................................. 5.35 4.92 4.12 3.76 

Ute Tribal Leases in the Uintah and Ouray Reservation ................................................ 4.32 2.63 2.89 2.62 

MMS-designated Areas Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2007 

Blackfeet Reservation ...................................................................................................... 4.48 4.99 5.70 6.30 

Fort Belknap .................................................................................................................... 5.83 5.84 6.00 6.27 

Fort Berthold .................................................................................................................... 5.94 6.64 7.07 6.75 

Fort Peck Reservation ..................................................................................................... 6.74 7.69 8.80 9.85 

Navajo Allotted Leases in the Navajo Reservation ......................................................... 4.88 5.59 6.18 6.79 

Rocky Boys Reservation ................................................................................................. 3.89 4.90 5.22 5.13 

Ute Tribal Leases in the Uintah and Ouray Reservation ................................................ 1.87 1.17 3.43 5.59 

*As stated in the Federal Register notice published March 8, 2007, effective May 1, 2007 (72 FR 10552), MMS will value the Indian allotted 

leases in the Uintah and Ouray Reservation based on the Central Rocky Mountain index zone price. 

For information on how to report 

additional royalties due to major portion 

prices, please refer to our Dear Payor 

letter dated December 1, 1999, on the 

MMS Web site at http:// 

www.mrm.mms.gov/ReportingServices/ 

PDFDocs/991201.pdf. 

Dated: July 10, 2009. 

Jennifer L. Goldblatt, 

Acting Associate Director for Minerals 

Revenue Management. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNV9330000.L14300000.ET0000; 

NVN50818; 09–08807; TAS: 14X1109] 

Austin Administrative Site: Proposed 

Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity 

for Public Meeting, Lander County, NV 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior 

proposes to extend a withdrawal 

established by Public Land Order (PLO) 

No. 6760 for an additional 20 years. PLO 

No. 6760 withdrew 30 acres of National 

Forest System land from location under 

the mining laws to protect the Austin 

Administrative Site in Lander County, 

Nevada. The lands will remain open to 

the mineral leasing laws. This notice 

gives an opportunity to comment on the 

proposed action and to request a public 

meeting. 

DATES: Comments and requests for a 

public meeting must be received by 

December 10, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting 

requests may be mailed to the Field 

Manager, BLM Tonopah Field Office, 

Attn: NVN–50818, P.O. Box 911, 

Tonopah, NV 89049. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jacqueline M. Gratton, 775–861–6532. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States Forest Service filed an 

application with the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) requesting the 

extension of PLO No. 6760 which was 

published in the Federal Register in 

1989 (54 FR 53612). The withdrawal 

will expire on December 28, 2009, 

unless extended. 

The purpose of the proposed 

extension is to continue the protection 

of the Federal investment in the Austin 

Administrative Site. There are no 

suitable alternative sites as the land 

described contains permanent Federal 

facilities. Structures and improvements 

on the site include the Austin Ranger 

District offices, family housing for 

permanent and temporary employees, 

trailer sites with utilities, visitor and 

employee vehicle parking areas, a 

warehouse and horse corrals. The use of 

a right-of-way, interagency, or 

cooperative agreement would not 

provide adequate protection of the 

Federal investment. 

Comments, including names and 

street addresses of respondents, and 

records relating to the application will 

be available for public review at the 

Tonopah Field Office, 1553 S. Main 

Street in Tonopah, Nevada, during 

regular business hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 

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 publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from the public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

This application will be processed in 

accordance with regulations set forth in 

43 CFR Part 2300. On determination by 

the authorized officer that a public 

meeting will be held, a notice of the 

time and place will be published in the 

Federal Register and local newspapers 

at least 30 days before the scheduled 

date of the meeting. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3–1) 

Michael R. Holbert, 

Deputy State Director, Resources, Lands and 

Planning. 

[FR Doc. E9–21926 Filed 9–10–09; 8:45 am] 

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