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amended), while recognizing the 

potential compatibility of solar 

generation facilities with other uses on 

public lands, requires that all sites 

proposed for power generation or 

transmission not already identified in 

the CDCA Plan be considered through 

the plan amendment process. If the BLM 

decides to grant a ROW, the BLM would 

amend the CDCA Plan as required based 

on guidance in the BLM Land Use 

Planning Handbook (H–1601–1). 

The Draft EIS Analyzes 12 Alternatives 

Four no action/no development 

alternatives (Alternative 1: No Action 

(No Plan Amendment), Alternative 2: 

No Project Alternative (with Plan 

Amendment to Find the Site Suitable 

for Solar), Alternative 3: No Project 

Alternative (with Plan Amendment to 

Find the Site Unsuitable for Solar), 

Alternative A: No Gen-Tie), 

Four generation plan development 

alternatives (Alternative 4: Proposed 

Solar Project, Alternative 5: Solar 

Project Excluding WHMA, Alternative 

6: Reduced Footprint Solar Project 

Alternative 7: High-Profile Reduced 

Footprint Solar Project), and 

Four transmission line alternatives 

(Alternative B: Proposed Gen-Tie 

(Shared Towers), Alternative C: 

Separate Transmission Towers within 

Same ROW, Alternative D: Cross-Valley 

Alignment, Alternative E: New CrossValley Alignment). The BLM has 

identified Alternative 7 as the preferred 

alternative for the generation plant, and 

Alternative B as the preferred 

alternative for the transmission line. 

The Draft EIS analyzes the direct, 

indirect, and cumulative impacts of the 

Proposed Action and alternatives to the 

affected resources identified by the BLM 

and the public during project scoping. 

The BLM published a Notice of Intent 

(NOI) to prepare an EIS on September 

15, 2011, in the Federal Register 

Volume 76, Number 179. Publication of 

the NOI began a 30-day scoping period, 

which ended on October 17, 2011. The 

BLM provided a Web site with project 

information that also described the 

various methods of providing public 

comment on the project, including an 

email address for the BLM to receive 

scoping comments electronically. 

Notifications for public scoping 

meetings were posted on the BLM’s Web 

site. Additionally, notices were sent to 

all landowners within 300 feet of the 

project boundary and to other interested 

parties during the week of September 

19, 2011. 

Public Scoping Meetings were held on 

October 3, 2011, at the University of 

Riverside Palm Desert Graduate Center 

and at the Lake Tamarisk Clubhouse. An 

additional public scoping meeting was 

held on October 6, 2011, at the Joshua 

Tree Community Center. Attendees 

were documented through a voluntary 

sign-in sheet, and included 6 attendees 

at the University of Riverside Palm 

Desert Graduate Center along with 

KMIR TV; 30 attendees at the Lake 

Tamarisk Clubhouse; and 7 attendees at 

the Joshua Tree Community Center. A 

court reporter documented the 

questions and public comments made at 

the three scoping meetings. 

Attendees included residents from 

Desert Center and Lake Tamarisk, 

federal and state agency representatives, 

nearby business owners, Tribes, 

Chamber of Commerce members, and an 

environmental group representative. 

Twelve comment letters were 

received within the scoping period. 

Comments received at the public 

meetings and through the submitted 

letters identified the following issues 

and concerns to be considered when 

developing the EIS: the BLM’s purpose 

and need, monitoring, 

decommissioning, public participation, 

biological resources, climate change, air 

resources, fire and fuels management, 

lands and realty, recreation, social and 

economic resources, environmental 

justice, water resources, solid and 

hazardous wastes, visual resources, 

cumulative impacts, and alternatives 

development. 

The BLM considered these comments 

in developing the Draft EIS and Draft 

CDCA Plan Amendment. 

The BLM used an updated inventory 

of wilderness characteristics to 

determine that none of the project area 

has wilderness characteristics. This 

information was used in the preparation 

of the Draft EIS and Draft CDCA Plan 

Amendment. 

Please note that public comments and 

information submitted including names, 

street addresses, and email 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, email 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 1506.6, 506.10, and 43 

CFR 1610.2 

Thomas Pogacnik, 

Deputy State Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLAK920000–L14100000–BJ0000] 

Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey; 

Alaska 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of filing of plat of survey. 

SUMMARY: The plat and field notes 

representing the dependent resurvey of 

U.S. Survey No. 4385, Alaska, has been 

accepted by the Chief Cadastral 

Surveyor for Alaska. This notice 

provides an opportunity for the public 

to comment on the proposed action. 

This survey is located along Mentasta 

Lake Road, approximately 11⁄2 miles 

northeasterly of the village of Mentasta, 

within Tps. 13 and 14 N., R. 3 E., 

Copper River Meridian, Alaska. 

DATES: The plat of survey described 

above is scheduled to be officially filed 

in the Alaska State Office, Bureau of 

Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska, 

May 18, 2012. Protests of the survey 

must be filed before May 18, 2012 to be 

considered. 

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land 

Management, Alaska State Office; 222 

W. 7th Ave., Stop 13; Anchorage, AK 

99513–7599. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael H. Schoder, Chief Cadastral 

Surveyor, Division of Cadastral Survey, 

BLM–Alaska State Office; 222 W. 7th 

Ave., Stop 13; Anchorage, AK 99513– 

7599; Tel: 907–271–5481; fax: 907–271– 

4549; email: mschoder@blm.gov. 

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, seven 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 

survey plat and field notes will be 

available for inspection in the Public 

Information Center, Alaska State Office, 

Bureau of Land Management, 222 West 

7th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99513– 

7599; telephone (907) 271–5960. Copies 

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may be obtained from this office for a 

minimum recovery fee. 

If a protest against the survey is 

received prior to the date of official 

filing, the filing will be stayed pending 

consideration of the protest. A plat will 

not be officially filed until the day after 

all protests have been dismissed. 

A person or party who wishes to 

protest against this survey must file a 

written response with the Alaska State 

Director, Bureau of Land Management, 

222 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, 

Alaska 99513–7599, stating that they 

wish to protest. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email 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. 

A statement of reasons for a protest 

may be filed with the notice of protest 

to the State Director; the statement of 

reasons must be filed with the State 

Director within thirty days after the 

protest is filed. 

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 3; 53. 

Dated: April 11, 2012 

Michael H. Schoder, 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Alaska. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Proposed Leasehold Surrender 

Interest Guide 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service 

(NPS) invites public comments on its 

proposed Leasehold Surrender Interest 

(LSI) Guide. The proposed LSI Guide 

discusses methodologies for estimating 

the LSI value of capital improvements 

constructed, installed or acquired by a 

concessioner pursuant to the terms of a 

NPS concession contract. 

DATES: Public comments will be 

accepted on or before May 18, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed LSI 

Guide are available for review or 

download at http://concessions.nps.gov/ 

index.htm. Send comments to Ms. Jo A. 

Pendry, Chief, Commercial Services 

Program, National Park Service, 1201 

Eye Street NW., 11th Floor, Washington, 

DC 20005 or via email at 

jo_pendry@nps.gov or via fax at 202/ 

371–2090. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deborah Harvey, Asset Management 

Branch Chief, 202–513–7150. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the NPS Concessions Management 

Improvement Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105– 

391; 36 CFR part 51), the proposed LSI 

Guide provides information regarding 

LSI terms and concepts and discusses 

the various types of capital 

improvements eligible for LSI, including 

a table listing types of equipment and 

materials used in real property 

improvements that may or may not be 

classified as fixtures. The proposed LSI 

Guide also includes discussion of how 

to estimate LSI values, including the 

effects of inflation and depreciation. 

The proposed LSI Guide is not intended 

to describe all LSI requirements or 

circumstances. The proposed LSI Guide 

does not adopt requirements or policy 

for the National Park Service or National 

Park Service concessioners. 

Dated: March 7, 2012. 

Jo A. Pendry, 

Chief, Commercial Services Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–SERO–RTCA–0323–9915; 5041–STC] 

Wekiva River System Advisory 

Management Committee Meetings 

(FY2012) 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of upcoming scheduled 

meetings. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

schedule of upcoming meetings for the 

Wekiva River System Advisory 

Management Committee. 

DATES: The meetings are scheduled for: 

May 8, 2012 (Dining Hall), August 8, 

2012 (Recreation Hall), October 10, 2012 

(Recreation Hall), and December 5, 2012 

(Recreation Hall). 

Time: All scheduled meetings will 

begin at 3 p.m. and will end by 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: All scheduled meetings will 

be held at the Wekiwa Springs State 

Park, 1800 Wekiwa Circle, Apopka, FL 

32712. Call (407) 884–2006 or visit 

http://www.floridastateparks.org/ 

wekiwasprings/ for additional 

information on this facility. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jaime Doubek-Racine, DFO, Wekiva 

Wild and Scenic River, RTCA Program, 

Florida Field Office, Southeast Region, 

5342 Clark Road, PMB #123, Sarasota, 

Florida 34233, tel. (941) 685–5912. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

scheduled meetings will be open to the 

public. Each scheduled meeting will 

result in decisions and steps that 

advance the Wekiva River System 

Advisory Management Committee 

toward its objective of managing and 

implementing projects developed from 

the Comprehensive Management Plan 

for the Wekiva Wild and Scenic River. 

Any member of the public may file with 

the Committee a written statement 

concerning any issues relating to the 

development of the Comprehensive 

Management Plan for the Wekiva Wild 

and Scenic River. Before including your 

address, telephone number, email 

address, or other personal identifying 

information in your comments, 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. The statement should be 

addressed to the Wekiva River System 

Advisory Management Committee, 

National Park Service, 5342 Clark Road 

PMB #123, Sarasota, Florida 34233. 

The Wekiva River System Advisory 

Management Committee was established 

by Public Law 106–299 to assist in the 

development of the comprehensive 

management plan for the Wekiva River 

System and provide advice to the 

Secretary in carrying out management 

responsibilities of the Secretary under 

the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

U.S.C. 1274). 

Efforts have been made locally to 

ensure that the interested public is 

aware of the meeting dates. 

Dated: April 6, 2012. 

Jaime Doubek-Racine, 

Designated Federal Officer, Wekiva Wild and 

Scenic River, Southeast Region. 

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