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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 94759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28054]

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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.

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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: [email protected]; 
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, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 8;
    Sec. 9, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, and W\1/2\;
    secs. 17 and 18;
    Sec. 19, E\1/2\;
    Sec. 20, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 29, W\1/2\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 30, lots 1 thru 4, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, 
N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 29 S., R 12 W.,
    Sec. 13, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 24, E\1/2\, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 25, E\1/2\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\.

    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]
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