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for the appraised fair market value of 

$16,000. 

DATES: Written comments regarding the 

proposed sale must be received by the 

BLM on or before September 29, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

concerning the proposed sale should be 

sent to the Field Manager, BLM 

Hollister Field Office, 20 Hamilton 

Court, Hollister, California 95023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christine Sloand, Realty Specialist, 

BLM Hollister Field Office, 20 Hamilton 

Court, Hollister, California 95023, 

phone (831) 630–5022 or visit the Web 

site at http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/ 

hollister/realty.html. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

to contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FIRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with the 

above individual. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

public land described below is proposed 

for direct sale to Windfield Ranch, LLC, 

the adjoining landowner, in accordance 

with Sections 203 and 209 of the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended (43 

U.S.C. 1713 and 1719): 

Mount Diablo Meridian 

T. 14S., R. 6E., 

Sec. 4, lot 7; 

Sec. 9, lot 2. 

The area described contains approximately 

15.61 acres, more or less, in San Benito 

County. 

The public land was first identified as 

suitable for disposal in the 1984 BLM 

Hollister Resource Management Plan 

(RMP) and remains available for sale 

under the 2007 Hollister RMP revision. 

The land is not needed for any other 

Federal purpose and its disposal would 

be in the public interest. The purpose of 

the sale is to dispose of public land 

which is difficult and uneconomic to 

manage as part of the public lands. The 

land proposed for sale is difficult and 

uneconomic for the BLM to manage 

because it is a small, isolated parcel 

which lacks legal access. The BLM is 

proposing a direct sale to Windfield 

Ranch, LLC, the owner of the adjoining 

land on three sides of the public land 

proposed for sale. A competitive sale is 

not considered appropriate because the 

public land lacks legal access and has 

no practical utility except to be 

incorporated into the adjacent ranch 

land. The only other adjoining 

landowner has informed the BLM that 

they have no interest in purchasing the 

land and do not object to the sale of the 

land to Windfield Ranch, LLC. The BLM 

has completed a mineral potential 

report which concluded there are no 

known mineral values in the land 

proposed for sale. The BLM proposes 

that conveyance of the Federal mineral 

interests would occur simultaneously 

with the sale of the land. 

On August 15, 2011, the above 

described land will be segregated from 

all forms of appropriation under the 

public land laws, including the mining 

laws, except for the sale provisions of 

the FLPMA. Until completion of the 

sale, the BLM will no longer accept land 

use applications affecting the identified 

public land, except applications for the 

amendment of previously filed right-ofway applications or existing 

authorizations to increase the term of 

the grants in accordance with 43 CFR 

2802.15 and 2886.15. The temporary 

segregation will terminate upon 

issuance of a patent, publication in the 

Federal Register of a termination of the 

segregation, or on August 15, 2013, 

unless extended by the BLM State 

Director in accordance with 43 CFR 

2711.1–2(d) prior to the termination 

date. The land would not be sold until 

at least October 14, 2011. Windfield 

Ranch, LLC, would be required to pay 

a $50 nonrefundable filing fee for 

processing the conveyance of the 

mineral interests. Any conveyance 

document issued would contain the 

following terms, conditions, and 

reservations: 

1. A reservation of a right-of-way to 

the United States for ditches and canals 

constructed by authority of the United 

States under the Act of August 30, 1890 

(43 U.S.C. 945); 

2. A condition that the conveyance be 

subject to all valid existing rights of 

record; 

3. An appropriate indemnification 

clause protecting the United States from 

claims arising out of the patentee’s use, 

occupancy, or operations on the 

patented land; and 

4. Additional terms and conditions 

that the authorized officer deems 

appropriate. 

Detailed information concerning the 

proposed land sale including the 

appraisal, planning and environmental 

documents, and a mineral report are 

available for review at the BLM Hollister 

Field Office at the address above, by 

calling (831) 630–5022 or visiting our 

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

en/fo/hollister/realty.html. 

Public comments regarding the 

proposed sale may be submitted in 

writing to the attention of the BLM 

Hollister Field Manager (see ADDRESSES

above) on or before September 29, 2011. 

Comments received in electronic form, 

such as e-mail or facsimile, will not be 

considered. Any adverse comments 

regarding the proposed sale will be 

reviewed by the BLM State Director or 

other authorized official of the 

Department of the Interior, who may 

sustain, vacate, or modify this realty 

action in whole or in part. In the 

absence of timely filed objections, this 

realty action will become the final 

determination of the Department of the 

Interior. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, be advised 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 from public review your 

personal identifying information, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1–2(a) and (c) 

Tom Pogacnik, 

Deputy State Director, Natural Resources. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CACA–48649, LLCAD06000 L51010000 

ER0000 LVRWB09B2490] 

Notice of Availability of the Record of 

Decision for the Desert Sunlight 

Holdings, LLC, Desert Sunlight Solar 

Farm (DSSF) and California Desert 

Conservation Area Plan Amendment, 

California 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) announces the 

availability of the Record of Decision 

(ROD)/Approved Amendment to the 

California Desert Conservation Area 

(CDCA) Plan, the applicable Resource 

Management Plan (RMP) for the project 

site and the surrounding areas, located 

in the California Desert District. The 

Secretary of the Interior approved the 

ROD on August 9, 2011, which 

constitutes the final decision of the 

Department. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD/ 

Approved Amendment to the CDCA 

Plan are available upon request from the 

Field Manager, Palm Springs—South 

Coast Field Office, Bureau of Land 


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Management, 1201 Bird Center Drive, 

Palm Springs, California 92262, or via 

the Internet at the following Web site: 

http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/

palmsprings.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Allison Shaffer, BLM Project Manager; 

telephone (760) 833–7100; through mail 

at the address above; or e-mail 

Allison_Shaffer@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Desert 

Sunlight Holdings, LLC, a wholly 

owned subsidiary of First Solar, Inc., 

filed right-of-way (ROW) application 

CACA–48649 for the Desert Sunlight 

Solar Farm Project (DSSF). The DSSF is 

a solar photovoltaic (PV) facility, 

capable of producing 550 MW of 

electrical output. Southern California 

Edison (SCE) filed a ROW application to 

construct the 500-to-220 kiloVolt (kV) 

RedBluff substation (CACA–052682) 

where the project would interconnect 

with the SCE regional transmission 

system. The DSSF, along with the 

RedBluff Substation and other facilities, 

will be on 4,144 acres of BLM-managed 

lands approximately 6 miles north of 

Interstate-10 and the rural community of 

Desert Center in Riverside County, 

California. The project area is within 2 

miles of Joshua Tree National Park. In 

addition to the project site, the project 

includes a distribution line, a 220-kV 

electrical gen-tie transmission line, fiber 

optic lines, and an access road. The 

RedBluff substation includes an access 

road and two offsite microwave 

telecommunication facilities. The gentie line will feed power into SCE’s 

existing Devers-Palo Verde 1 500-kV 

transmission line. 

The project site is in the California 

Desert District within the planning 

boundary of the CDCA Plan, which is 

the applicable RMP for the project site 

and the surrounding areas. The CDCA 

Plan, while recognizing the potential 

compatibility of solar generation 

facilities on public lands, requires that 

all sites associated with power 

generation or transmission not already 

identified in the Plan be considered 

through the BLM’s land use plan 

amendment process. As a result, prior to 

approval of a ROW grant to the DSSF, 

the BLM must amend the CDCA Plan to 

allow the solar generating project on 

that site The approved Amendment to 

the CDCA Plan specifically revises the 

CDCA Plan to allow for the 

development of the DSSF and ancillary 

facilities on land managed by the BLM. 

The BLM preferred Alternative would 

result in construction of the solar farm, 

capable of generating approximately 550 

MW of electricity, the RedBluff 

Substation, and associated ancillary 

facilities. This 550-MW alternative and 

substation were evaluated in the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). 

The Notice of Availability of the Final 

EIS for the DSSF, RedBluff Substation, 

and the proposed CDCA Plan 

amendment was published in the 

Federal Register on April 15, 2011 (76 

FR 21402). 

Publication of the Notice of 

Availability for the Final EIS initiated a 

30-day protest period for the proposed 

amendment to the CDCA Plan. At the 

close of the 30-day period on May 16, 

2011, seven timely and complete 

written protests were received and 

resolved. Their resolution is 

summarized in the Director’s Protest 

Summary Report attached to the ROD. 

The proposed amendment to the CDCA 

Plan was not modified as a result of the 

protest resolution. Simultaneously with 

the protest period, the Governor of 

California conducted a 30-day 

consistency review of the proposed 

CDCA Plan amendment to identify any 

inconsistencies with State or local plan, 

policies or programs; no inconsistencies 

were identified. 

Because this decision is approved by 

the Secretary of the Interior, it is not 

subject to administrative appeal (43 

CFR, 4.410(a)(3)). 

Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6. 

Robert V. Abbey, 

Director, Bureau of Land Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–PWR–PWRO–0714–7930; 8381–1001– 

NZW] 

Water Resources Management Plan/ 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

Mojave National Preserve, San 

Bernardino County, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Extension of Scoping 

Period for Water Resources Management 

Plan/Environmental Impact Statement 

for Mojave National Preserve. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to § 102(2)(C) of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, the National Park Service is 

preparing a Water Resources 

Management Plan/Environmental 

Impact Statement (WRMP/EIS). This 

plan is intended to guide future 

management of ground and surface 

water sources within Mojave National 

Preserve. The original Notice of Intent to 

prepare an EIS (published in the 

Federal Register on May 11, 2011) 

announced a 60-day public comment 

period. In recognition of the complexity 

and scope of the forthcoming EIS, and 

with deference to interest from the 

public and interested organizations, the 

comment period has been extended. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

August 12, 2011. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It will not 

be necessary for individuals, 

orgnaizations, and agencies that have 

already commented to do so again. All 

comments must now be postmarked or 

transmitted not later than August 12, 

2011. Those respondents who prefer to 

comment electronically may do so via 

the project Web site, http://park

planning.nps.gov/mojave_water, or 

letters may be submitted via regular 

mail to: Stephanie Dubois, 

Superintendent, Mojave National 

Preserve, Attn: Mojave WRMP, 2701 

Barstow Road, Barstow, California 

92311. Up-to-date information may be 

obtained by contacting Mojave National 

Preserve at (760) 252–6100. 

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. 

Dated: July 8, 2011. 

Patricia L. Neubacher, 

Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NRNHL–0711–8064; 2280– 

665] 

National Register of Historic Places; 

Notification of Pending Nominations 

and Related Actions 

Nominations for the following 

properties being considered for listing 

or related actions in the National 

Register were received by the National 

Park Service before July 23, 2011. 

Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 CFR part 

60, written comments are being 

accepted concerning the significance of 

the nominated properties under the 

National Register criteria for evaluation. 

Comments may be forwarded by United 

States Postal Service, to the National 


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