94758 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 230 / Friday, November 29, 2024 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[BLM_NM_FRN_MO4500175885; NMNM– 

144081] 

Notice of Realty Action: NonCompetitive (Direct) Land Sale in Eddy 

County, New Mexico 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of realty action. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) Carlsbad Field 

Office is proposing a non-competitive 

direct sale of 199.89 acres of public land 

in Eddy County, New Mexico, to the 

county. The purpose of the sale is for 

the county to build a light industrial, 

commercial, and retail activity area. The 

sale would be subject to the applicable 

provisions of the Federal Land Policy 

and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), 

as amended, and BLM land sale 

regulations. The sale would be for no 

less than the appraised fair market value 

of $1.3 million. 

DATES: Interested parties may submit 

written comments until January 13, 

2025. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

the BLM Field Manager, Carlsbad Field 

Office, 620 East Greene Street, Carlsbad, 

New Mexico 88220, or submit them 

online at https://eplanning.blm.gov/ 

eplanning-ui/admin/project/2026187/ 

510. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

BLM Realty Specialist Tessa Telles at 

telephone: (575) 234–5980, email: 

ttelles@blm.gov. Individuals in the 

United States who are deaf, deafblind, 

hard of hearing, or have a speech 

disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 

TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services for 

contacting Ms. Telles. 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: The parcel 

is east of Carlsbad, New Mexico, and is 

legally described as: 

New Mexico Principal Meridian, New 

Mexico 

T. 22 S., R. 27 E., 

sec. 3, lot 2, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, and 

S1⁄2SE1⁄4. 

The area described contains 199.89 

acres, according to the official plat of 

the survey of the said land on file with 

the BLM. 

Facilities proposed for the sale parcel 

include a light industrial, commercial, 

and retail activity area, possibly a fire 

station, and related appurtenances. The 

area will support through traffic and 

enable expansion of businesses along 

the relief route. This planned 

development has the potential to create 

hundreds of service jobs in the area. 

The proposed sale conforms and is 

consistent with the BLM Carlsbad Field 

Office Resource Management Plan 

(RMP), approved in September 2008. 

The lands are identified as available for 

disposal and listed by the legal 

description in Appendix R–11 of the 

RMP. A parcel-specific environmental 

assessment (EA), document number 

DOI–BLM–NM–P020–2023–0918–EA, 

was prepared in connection with this 

realty action and may be viewed at 

https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/ 

admin/project/2026187/510. 

The EA, appraisal, maps, and 

environmental site assessment are in 

case file NMNM–144081, which is in 

the BLM Carlsbad Field Office at the 

above address. In addition to 

publication in the Federal Register, the 

BLM will also publish this notice in the 

Carlsbad Current Argus newspaper once 

a week for 3 consecutive weeks. 

The land is suitable for direct sale 

under FLPMA, without competition, 

consistent with 43 CFR 2711.3–3(a)(2), 

as direct sales may be used when, in the 

opinion of the authorized officer, a 

competitive sale is not appropriate and 

the public interest would best be served 

by a direct sale, including when ‘‘a tract 

identified for sale that is an integral part 

of a project or public importance and 

speculative bidding would jeopardize a 

timely completion and economic 

viability of the project.’’ 

Pursuant to the requirements of 43 

CFR 2711.1–2(d), publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register segregates 

the land from all forms of appropriation 

under the public land laws, including 

the mining laws, except for the sale 

provisions of FLPMA. Until completion 

of the sale, the BLM will no longer 

accept land use applications affecting 

this public land. The segregative effect 

will terminate upon issuance of a 

patent, publication in the Federal 

Register of termination of the 

segregation, or on November 30, 2026, 

unless extended by the BLM New 

Mexico State Director in accordance 

with 43 CFR 2711.1–2(d) prior to the 

termination date. 

The land is not required for any 

Federal purpose. The conveyance of the 

public land shall be subject to valid 

existing rights. Subject to limitations 

prescribed by law and regulations, prior 

to patent issuance, a holder of any rightof-way within the conveyance area may 

be given the opportunity to amend the 

right-of-way for conversion to a new 

term, including perpetuity, if 

applicable. The conveyance, if issued, 

will be subject to provisions of the noncompetitive direct land sale and 

applicable regulations of the Secretary 

of the Interior, and will contain the 

following terms, conditions, and 

reservations to the United States: 

1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches 

or canals constructed by the authority of 

the United States, Act of August 30, 

1890 (43 U.S.C. 945); 

2. All minerals shall be reserved to 

the United States, together with the 

right to prospect for, mine, and remove 

such deposits from the same under 

applicable law and such regulations as 

the Secretary of the Interior may 

prescribe; 

3. All valid existing rights; 

4. Oil and gas leases NMNM 

0473303A and NMNM 04540182 

Simultaneous Public Domain Lease; 

5. Telephone line rights-of-way 

NMNM 0050127 and NMNM 040745 

issued to Windstream Communications 

Inc., its successors or assigns, pursuant 

to the Act of February 25, 1920 (30 

U.S.C. 181); 

6. Water plant rights-of-way NMNM 

097956 and NMNM 053860 issued to 

the City of Carlsbad, its successors or 

assigns, pursuant to the Act of February 

25, 1920 (30 U.S.C. 181); 

7. Water facility right-of-way NMNM 

034163 issued to Broom Transportation, 

its successors or assigns, pursuant to the 

Act of February 25, 1920 (30 U.S.C. 

181); 

8. Gas pipeline right-of-way NMNM 

018923 issued to Enterprise Field 

Services, LLC, its successors or assigns, 

pursuant to the Act of February 25, 1920 

(30 U.S.C. 181); 

9. Telephone line right-of-way NMNM 

040746 issued to Valor 

Telecommunications of Texas LP, its 

successors or assigns, pursuant to the 

Act of February 25, 1920 (30 U.S.C. 

181); 

10. Gas pipeline rights-of-way NMNM 

108380, NMNM 110691, and NMNM 

111334 issued to DCP Operating 

Company, LP, its successors or assigns, 

pursuant to the Act of February 25, 1920 

(30 U.S.C. 181); and 

11. An appropriate indemnification 

clause protecting the United States from 

claims arising out of the patentee’s use, 

occupancy, or occupations on the 

patented lands. It will also contain any 

other terms and conditions deemed 

necessary and appropriate by the 

Authorized Officer. 

Any adverse comments will be 

reviewed by the BLM New Mexico State 

Director, who may sustain, vacate, or 

modify this realty action. In the absence 


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of any adverse comments, the decision 

will become effective on January 28, 

2025. 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. Only written comments 

submitted to the BLM Carlsbad Field 

Manager will be considered properly 

filed. 

(Authority: 43 CFR part 2710) 

Melanie G. Barnes, 

State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27986 Filed 11–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4331–23–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[BLM_UT_FRN_MO4500183472] 

Notice of Segregation of Public Land 

for the Star Range Solar Project, 

Beaver County, Utah 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of segregation. 

SUMMARY: Through this notice the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is 

segregating public lands included in the 

right-of-way (ROW) application for the 

Star Range Solar Project from 

appropriation under the public land 

laws, including the Mining Law, but not 

the Mineral Leasing Act or Material 

Sales Act, for a period of 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 5,158.56 acres. 

DATES: This segregation for the lands 

identified in this notice is effective on 

November 29, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lennie McConnell, Renewable Energy 

Project Manager, telephone: (435) 865– 

3052; email: lmcconnell@blm.gov; 

address: Bureau of Land Management, 

Cedar City Field Office, 176 E DL 

Sargent Dr., Cedar City, UT 84721. 

Individuals in the United States who are 

deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have 

a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services for 

contracting Mr. McConnell. 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 

temporarily segregate public lands 

within a ROW 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 

temporary segregation authority to 

preserve its ability to approve, approve 

with modifications, or deny the 

proposed ROW, and to facilitate the 

orderly administration of the public 

lands. This temporary 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: 

Star Range Solar Project—UTUT106270777 

Salt Lake Meridian, Utah 

T. 29 S., R. 11 W., 

Sec. 7, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 8; 

Sec. 9, W1⁄2NE1⁄4, and W1⁄2; 

secs. 17 and 18; 

Sec. 19, E1⁄2; 

Sec. 20, W1⁄2NE1⁄4, W1⁄2, and NW1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 29, W1⁄2NW1⁄4; 

Sec. 30, lots 1 thru 4, NE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4, 

E1⁄2SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4, and SW1⁄4SE1⁄4. 

T. 29 S., R 12 W., 

Sec. 13, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, and 

S1⁄2SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 24, E1⁄2, and E1⁄2SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 25, E1⁄2, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, and 

SW1⁄4. 

The areas described contains 5,158.56 

acres, according to the official plat of 

the survey of the said lands, 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 lands 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 ROW; without further 

administrative action at the end of the 

segregation period stated in the Federal 

Register notice initiating the 

segregation; or upon publication of a 

Federal Register notice terminating the 

segregation and opening the lands. 

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). 

Matthew Preston, 

Acting State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28054 Filed 11–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–32–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[BLM_OR_FRN_MO4500183397] 

Notice of Availability of the Louse 

Canyon Geographic Management Area 

Rangeland Health Management 

Actions Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement in the Vale District, Oregon 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended, and the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act of 1976, as 

amended, the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) announces the 

availability of the Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) for the Louse 

Canyon Geographic Management Area 

Rangeland Health Management Actions. 

DATES: To afford the BLM the 

opportunity to consider comments in 

the Draft EIS, please ensure that the 

BLM receives your comments within 45 

days following the date the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

publishes its Notice of Availability 

(NOA) of the Draft EIS in the Federal 

Register. The EPA usually publishes its 

NOAs on Fridays. 

ADDRESSES: The Draft EIS is available 

for review on the BLM project website 

at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanningui/project/1501965/510. 

Written comments related to the 

Louse Canyon Geographic Management 

Area Rangeland Health Management 

Actions Draft EIS may be submitted by 

any of the following methods: 

• Website: https://eplanning.blm.gov/ 

eplanning-ui/project/1501965/510. 


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