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presented as the Proposed RMP in the 

Final EIS, released December 2, 2011, 

for a public protest period and a 

Governor’s consistency review period. 

The BLM received 27 letters 

protesting decisions contained in the 

Proposed RMP/Final EIS, including 

decisions regarding mining 

opportunities in the San Pedro 

Mountains and Ojo Caliente Area of 

Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC), 

management of the La Cienega ACEC, 

land tenure adjustment opportunities in 

El Palacio, travel management, and 

protective management of the Old 

Spanish National Historic Trail. While 

the Governor’s consistency review 

provided input from the Governor that 

the BLM considered in its decision 

making, the review did not identify any 

specific inconsistency with State plans, 

policies, or programs. As a result of 

protests receive during the protest 

period, the BLM made one change to the 

Approved RMP by removing language 

which unnecessarily limited the 

designation of off-highway vehicle 

routes within the Santa Fe ACEC, 

described in detail in the ROD/ 

Approved RMP. Editorial and 

formatting modifications were also 

made to the Approved RMP. 

The ROD/Approved RMP does not 

contain implementation-level decisions 

that may be appealed under the 

provisions of 43 CFR part 4, subpart E. 

Rather, all decisions are considered 

planning-level decisions and were 

subject to protest under 43 CFR 1610.5– 

2 at the time the Proposed RMP/Final 

EIS was made available to the public. 

Jesse J. Juen, 

State Director. 

Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6; 43 CFR 

1610.2(g), 1610.5–1(b). 

[FR Doc. 2012–12680 Filed 5–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–OW–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLAZ931000. L51010000. FX0000. 

LVRWA09A2370; AZA34425] 

Notice of Segregation of Public Lands 

for the Proposed Hyder Valley Solar 

Energy Project in Maricopa County, AZ 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) regulations, the 

BLM is segregating approximately 

3,399.76 acres of public lands located in 

the State of Arizona from all forms of 

appropriation under the public land 

laws, including the Mining Law of 1872, 

but not the mineral leasing or mineral 

materials sales laws, for a period of up 

to 2 years. This is for the purpose of 

processing one solar energy right-of-way 

(ROW) application submitted by Pacific 

Solar Investments, LLC, to construct and 

operate the Hyder Valley Solar Energy 

Project in Maricopa County, Arizona. 

DATES: Effective Date: This segregation 

is effective on May 24, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eddie Arreola, Supervisory Project 

Manager; Telephone: 602–417–9505; 

Address: 1 North Central Avenue, Suite 

800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004–4427, or 

email: earreola@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, 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 BLM 

is segregating the following described 

public lands located in the State of 

Arizona, subject to valid existing rights, 

from all forms of appropriation under 

the public land laws, including the 

Mining Law, but not the mineral leasing 

or the mineral materials sales laws. 

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona 

T. 4 S., R. 9 W., 

Sec. 7; 

Sec. 18, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, NE1⁄4, 

E1⁄2NW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 19, lots 2 to 4, inclusive, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, 

SE1/4NW1⁄4, E1/2SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 20, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, W1⁄2SW1⁄4, 

SE1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 29, NW1⁄4, W1⁄2SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 30; 

Sec. 31, lots 1 to 3, inclusive, NE1⁄4, 

E1⁄2NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4. 

T. 4 S., R. 10 W., 

Sec. 13, NE1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4. 

The areas described aggregate 

3,399.76 acres, more or less, in 

Maricopa County. In order to process 

the ROW application filed on the above 

described lands, the BLM finds that it is 

necessary for the orderly administration 

of the public lands to segregate the 

lands included in the application under 

the authority contained in 43 

CFR2091.3–1(e) and 43 CFR 2804.25(e) 

for a period of up to 2 years, subject to 

valid existing rights. This 2-year 

segregation period commences on May 

24, 2012. The public lands involved in 

this closure will be segregated from all 

forms of appropriation under the public 

land laws, including the Mining Law, 

but not the mineral leasing or material 

sales laws. The BLM has determined 

that this segregation is necessary for the 

orderly administration of the public 

lands. 

The segregation period will terminate 

and the lands will automatically reopen 

to all forms of appropriation under the 

public land laws, including the mining 

laws, when one of the following events 

occurs: (1) Upon the issuance of a 

decision by the BLM authorized officer 

granting, granting with modifications, or 

denying the application for a right-ofway; (2) Upon publication of a Federal 

Register notice of termination of the 

segregation; or (3) Without further 

administrative action at the end of the 

segregation provided for in this Federal 

Register notice initiating the 

segregation, whichever occurs first. The 

segregation is effective only for a period 

of up to 2 years, without the possibility 

of extension. 

The lands to be segregated are 

identified in the legal description 

provided above. 

Authority: 43 CFR 2091.3–1(e), 43 CFR 

2804.25(e). 

Raymond Suazo, 

State Director. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–32–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

Outer Continental Shelf, Central and 

Western Gulf of Mexico Planning 

Areas, Oil and Gas Lease Sales for 

Years 2012–2017 (Sales 229, 227, 233, 

231, 238, 235, 246, 241, 248, and 247) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Call for Information and 

Nominations; Clarification. 

SUMMARY: On March 15, 2011, BOEM 

(formerly the Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Regulation and 

Enforcement) published a notice in the 

Federal Register (76 FR 14040), entitled 

‘‘Call for Information and Nominations’’ 

(the Call). Subsequently, on November 

15, 2011, BOEM published a ‘‘Call for 

Information and Nominations: 

Correction’’ in the Federal Register (76 

FR 70748) correcting the sale numbers 

that were identified in the Call. This 

document describes a revision to the 

description of the areas not available for 

leasing in the OCS. BOEM believes the 

previous descriptions of the areas 

excluded by the Gulf of Mexico Energy 

Security Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109–432 

December 20, 2006) could be confusing. 


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Consequently, Section 4.A. items 1 

and 2 of the original call are to be 

revised by deleting the following: 

1. Blocks that were previously 

included within the Eastern GOM 

Planning Area and are within 100 miles 

of the Florida coast; and 

2. Blocks east of the Military Mission 

line (86 degrees, 41 minutes west 

longitude) under an existing 

moratorium until 2022, as a result of the 

Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 

2006 (December 20, 2006); and 

replacing them with: 

1. Whole blocks and portions of 

blocks deferred by the Gulf of Mexico 

Energy Security Act of 2006. 

Section 4.A. items 3 and 4 are also 

renumbered to 2 and 3 respectively to 

reflect this change. 

DATES: This modification is effective 

immediately. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Carrol Williams, Bureau of Ocean 

Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico 

OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood Park 

Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 

70123–2394, telephone (504) 736–2803. 

Dated: May 14, 2012. 

Tommy P. Beaudreau, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2012–12664 Filed 5–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing 

that the information collection request 

for bonding and insurance requirements 

for surface coal mining and reclamation 

operations under regulatory programs 

has been submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. The information 

collection request describes the nature 

of the information collection and the 

expected burden and cost. 

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to 

approve or disapprove the information 

collections but may respond after 30 

days. Therefore, public comments 

should be submitted to OMB by June 25, 

2012 in order to be assured of 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Attention: Department of the 

Interior Desk Officer, by telefax at (202) 

395–5806 or via email to 

OIRA_Docket@omb.eop.gov. Also, 

please send a copy of your comments to 

John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 

Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203–SIB, 

Washington, DC 20240, by telefax to 

(202) 219–3276, or by email to 

jtrelease@osmre.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

receive a copy of the information 

collection request contact John Trelease 

at (202) 208–2783, or electronically at 

jtrelease@osmre.gov. You may also 

review this information collection 

request on the Internet by going to 

http://www.reginfo.gov (Information 

Collection Review, Currently Under 

Review, Agency is Department of the 

Interior, DOI–OSMRE). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 

implement provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), 

require that interested members of the 

public and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

[see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. OSM has 

submitted a request to OMB to renew its 

approval for the collection of 

information contained in 30 CFR Part 

800—Bonding and insurance 

requirements for surface coal mining 

and reclamation operations under 

regulatory programs. OSM is requesting 

a 3-year term of approval for each 

information collection activity. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The OMB control 

number for this collection of 

information is 1029–0043 for 30 CFR 

800. 

As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a 

Federal Register notice soliciting 

comments for this collection of 

information was published on March 2, 

2012, (77 FR 12879). We received one 

comment for this information collection 

request. The commenter expressed 

concern that bond amounts are not 

adequate to cover the cost of 

reclamation if the operator should 

forfeit their bond, requiring taxpayers to 

fund reclamation. However, section 509 

of SMCRA and 30 CFR Part 800 require 

that bonds be in an amount adequate to 

complete the reclamation plan in the 

event of bond forfeiture. This notice 

provides the public with an additional 

30 days in which to comment on the 

following information collection 

activity: 

Title: 30 CFR Part 800—Bond and 

insurance requirements for surface coal 

mining and reclamation operations 

under regulatory programs. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0043. 

Summary: The regulations at 30 CFR 

Part 800 primarily implement § 509 of 

the Surface Mining Control and 

Reclamation Act of 1977, which 

requires that persons planning to 

conduct surface coal mining operations 

first post a performance bond to 

guarantee fulfillment of all reclamation 

obligations under the approved permit. 

The regulations also establish bond 

release requirements and procedures 

consistent with § 519 of the Act, liability 

insurance requirements pursuant to 

§ 507(f) of the Act, and procedures for 

bond forfeiture should the permittee 

default on reclamation obligations. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Description of Respondents: Surface 

coal mining and reclamation applicants 

and State regulatory authorities. 

Total Annual Responses: 12,336. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 112,627 

hours. 

Total Annual Cost Burden: 

$1,510,214. 

Send comments on the need for the 

collection of information for the 

performance of the functions of the 

agency; the accuracy of the agency’s 

burden estimates; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information collection; and ways to 

minimize the information collection 

burdens on respondents, such as use of 

automated means of collections of the 

information, to the addresses listed in 

ADDRESSES. Please refer to the 

appropriate OMB control number in all 

correspondence. 

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. 

Dated: May 8, 2012. 

Andrew F. DeVito, 

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. 

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