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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 91776-91777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27124]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_NV_FRN_MO#4500183119]

Notice of Segregation of Public Land for the Esmeralda Solar 
Projects, Esmeralda County, Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of segregation.

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SUMMARY: Through this notice the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is 
segregating public lands included in seven rights-of-way applications, 
serialized as NVNV106386133, for the Leeward Esmeralda (NVNV105848463), 
Connect Gen Smoky Valley (NVNV105848465), Arevia Gold Dust 
(NVNV105851657), Invenergy Nivloc (NVNV105851658), NextEra Esmeralda 
(NVNV105851682), Red Ridge 1 (NVNV105852204) and Red Ridge 2 
(NVNV105852205) solar energy projects, from appropriation under the 
public land laws, including the Mining Law, but not the Mineral Leasing 
or Material Sales Acts, for a period of up to 2 years from the date of 
publication of this notice, subject to valid existing rights. This 
segregation is to allow for the orderly administration of the public 
lands to facilitate consideration of development of renewable energy 
resources. The public lands segregated by this notice total 117,384.38 
acres.

DATES: This segregation for the lands identified in this notice is 
effective on November 20, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Perry B. Wickham, Field Manager, at 
telephone: (775) 482-7801; address: P.O. Box 911, 1553 S Main Street, 
Tonopah, NV 89049; or email: [email protected]. Individuals in the 
United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 
speech disability may dial 711 (TYY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 
telecommunication relay services. Individuals outside the United States 
should use the relay services offered within their country to make 
international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations found at 43 CFR 2091.3-1(e) and 
2804.25(f) allow the BLM to segregate public lands within a right-of-
way application area for solar energy development from the operation of 
the public land laws, including the Mining Law, by publication of a 
Federal Register notice. The BLM uses this segregation authority to 
preserve its ability to approve, approve with modifications, or deny 
proposed rights-of-way, and to facilitate the orderly administration of 
the public lands. This segregation is subject to valid existing rights, 
including existing valid mining claims located before this segregation 
notice. Licenses, permits, cooperative agreements, or discretionary 
land use authorizations of a temporary nature that would not impact 
lands identified in this notice may be allowed with the approval of an 
authorized officer of the BLM during the segregation period. The lands 
segregated under this notice are legally described as follows:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 1 N., R. 37 E.,
    Secs. 1 thru 5 and secs. 8 thru 16, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 21, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 22, partly unsurveyed, excepting M.S. No. 4895, Placer 
mining claims Blanco, Blanco #1, Blanco #2, Blanco #4, Blanco # 5, 
and Blanco #6;
    Secs. 23 thru 26, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 27, partly unsurveyed, excepting M.S. No. 4895, Placer 
mining claims Blanco, Blanco #1, Blanco #2, Blanco #4, Blanco # 5, 
and Blanco #6;
    Secs. 35 and 36, unsurveyed.
T. 2 N., R. 37 E.,
    Secs. 23 thru 26;
    Sec. 32, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, and SE\1/4\; sec. 33, W\1/2\ and 
SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 34 thru 36.
Tps. 1 and 2 N., R. 38 E., unsurveyed.
T.1 N., R. 38 \1/2\ E.,
    Secs. 4 thru 9, unsurveyed;

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    Sec. 16, N\1/2\, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 17, N\1/2\, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 18, N\1/2\, unsurveyed.
T.2 N., R 38 \1/2\ E., unsurveyed.
T. 2 N., R. 39 E.,
    Secs. 2 thru 10, unsurveyed;
    Secs. 11 and 14, partly unsurveyed, excepting M.S. No. 2126 and 
M.S. No. 2135; secs. 15 thru 22 and secs. 28 thru 31, unsurveyed.
T.1 S., R. 38 E.,
    Secs. 1 thru 16 and sec. 24.
T. 1 S., R. 39 E.,
    Secs. 3 thru 10 and secs. 15 thru 22.

    The area described contains 117,384.38 acres, according to the 
official plats of the surveys and protraction diagrams on file with the 
BLM.
    As provided in the regulations, the segregation of lands in this 
notice will not exceed 2 years from the date of publication unless 
extended for an additional 2 years through publication of a new notice 
in the Federal Register. The segregation period will terminate and the 
land will automatically reopen to appropriation under the public land 
laws, including the Mining Law, at the earliest of the following dates: 
upon issuance of a decision by the authorized officer granting, 
granting with modifications, or denying the application for a right-of-
way; automatically at the end of the segregation; or upon publication 
of a Federal Register notice terminating the segregation.
    Upon termination of the segregation of these lands, all lands 
subject to this segregation would automatically reopen to appropriation 
under the public land laws, including the Mining Law.
    Authority: 43 CFR 2091.3-1(e) and 43 CFR 2804.25(f).

Perry B. Wickham,
Field Manager, Tonopah Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2024-27124 Filed 11-19-24; 8:45 am]
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