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to leave a message or question with the 

above individual. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Socorro Consolidated School District 

has filed an application to develop the 

following described land as an 

elementary school with related facilities 

adjacent to the existing San Antonio 

Elementary School. The parcel of public 

land is legally described as: 

New Mexico Principal Meridian, New 

Mexico 

T. 4 S., R. 1 E., 

Section 31: SE1⁄4SE1⁄4, and E1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4. 

The area described contains approximately 

60 acres, in Socorro County. Facilities of the 

school include classrooms, gymnasiums, 

parking lots, outdoor classrooms, fitness 

track, trails, etc. Enrollment is expected to be 

about 100 students. The construction of the 

new facilities would replace the original 

elementary school built in 1928. A fitness 

track and a portion of the current elementary 

school outbuilding were constructed on 

public land and are unauthorized. Issuance 

of the lease and/or subsequent conveyance 

would resolve this unauthorized use. 

Additional detailed information pertaining to 

this application, plan of development, and 

site plan is in case file NMNM–131595, 

which are located in the BLM Socorro Field 

Office at the above address. Environmental 

documents associated with the proposed 

action are available for review at the BLM 

Socorro Field Office, and on the web at: 

http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/fo/Socorro_

Field_Office/socorro_nepa.html. The land is 

not required for any Federal purpose. The 

lease and subsequent conveyance are 

consistent with the BLM Socorro Resource 

Management Plan, approved August 2010, 

and would be in the public interest. The 

Socorro Consolidated School District is a 

political subdivision of the State of New 

Mexico, a qualified applicant under the R&PP 

Act, has not applied for more than the 640- 

acre limitation for public purpose uses in a 

year, and has submitted a statement in 

compliance with the regulations at 43 CFR 

2741.4(b). The lease and subsequent 

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 right-of-way within the lease area may 

be given the opportunity to amend the rightof-way for conversion to a new term, 

including perpetuity, if applicable. The lease 

and subsequent conveyance, if and when 

issued, will be subject to provisions of the 

R&PP Act 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. Powerline right-of-way NMNM 0467996 

issued to the Socorro Electric Cooperative, its 

successors or assigns, pursuant to the Act of 

October 21, 1976 as amended (43 U.S.C. 

1701); 

5. An appropriate indemnification clause 

protecting the United States from claims 

arising out of the leasee/patentee use, 

occupancy, or operation of the property. It 

will also contain any other terms and 

conditions deemed necessary and 

appropriate by the Authorized Officer. 

Upon publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register, the land described 

above will be segregated from all other 

forms of appropriation under the public 

land laws, including the general mining 

laws, except for lease and/or subsequent 

conveyance under the R&PP Act and 

leasing under the mineral leasing laws. 

Interested parties may submit written 

comments on the suitability of the land 

for a public school. Comments on the 

classification are restricted to whether 

the land is physically suited for the 

proposal, whether the use will 

maximize the future use or uses of the 

land, whether the use is consistent with 

local planning and zoning, or if the use 

is consistent with State and Federal 

programs. Interested parties may also 

submit written comments regarding the 

specific use proposed in the application 

and plan of development, and whether 

the BLM followed proper administrative 

procedures in reaching the decision to 

lease and/or convey under the R&PP 

Act. 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 

of any adverse comments, the decision 

will become effective on April 11, 2016. 

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 Field Manager, BLM 

Socorro Field Office, will be considered 

properly filed. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5) 

Andrew Archuleta, 

Acting Deputy State Director, Lands and 

Resources. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02666 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNVS00000 L51010000 PQ0000 

LVRWF1403480.241A; MO# 4500088891] 

Notice of Realty Action; Segregation of 

Public Land Located in Clark County, 

NV 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice serves to segregate 

the public lands located in Clark 

County, Nevada, for 2 years from 

appropriation pursuant to the public 

land laws, including location pursuant 

to the General Mining Law of 1872, 

subject to valid existing rights. This 

segregation does not apply to oil and gas 

leases under the Mineral Leasing Act of 

1920 or sales of materials such as sand 

and gravel under the Mineral Materials 

Act of 1947. The purpose of such 

segregation is to promote the orderly 

administration of the public lands, to 

facilitate the development of valuable 

renewable energy resources, and to 

avoid conflicts between renewable 

energy generation and mining claims. 

DATES: This notice of segregation of the 

lands is effective immediately upon 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gregory Helseth, Renewable Energy 

Project Manager, 702–515–5173; 4701 

North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 

89130–2301; email: ghelseth@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: 

Searchlight Wind Energy, LLC (SWE), a 

wholly owned subsidiary of Apex 

Energy, applied to the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) for a right-of-way 

(ROW) grant on public lands to develop 

a 200-megawatt wind energy facility. 

The ROW application area encompasses 

approximately 18,790 acres of BLMadministered public lands adjacent to 

Searchlight, located approximately 60 

miles southeast of Las Vegas, in Clark 

County, Nevada. The project is in 

conformance with the 1998 Las Vegas 

Resource Management Plan. 

Segregation of Lands: A Final Rule, 

published in the Federal Register (78 


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FR 25204) on April 30, 2013, amended 

BLM regulations found in 43 CFR 2090 

and 2800 to allow the BLM to 

temporarily segregate from the operation 

of the public land laws, by publication 

of a Federal Register notice, public 

lands included in a pending wind 

energy generation ROW application. 

The Final Rule for segregation allows a 

State Director to extend the projectspecific segregation if that segregation 

would expire before a decision can be 

made. 

This segregation is necessary to allow 

the BLM to complete additional analysis 

on the Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (FEIS) for the Searchlight 

project. The additional analysis is 

necessitated by the October 30, 2015, 

Order from the United States District 

Court for the District of Nevada, 

vacating the March 13, 2013, 

Searchlight Wind Record of Decision 

and supporting FEIS. This segregation 

does not affect valid existing rights. 

Licenses, permits, cooperative 

agreements, or discretionary land use 

authorizations of a temporary nature, 

which would not impact lands 

identified in this notice, may be allowed 

with the approval of an authorized 

officer of the BLM during the period of 

segregation. The lands segregated under 

this notice are legally described as 

follows: 

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada 

T. 28 S., R. 63 E., 

sec. 22, that portion of the E1⁄2SE1⁄4 lying 

east of the easterly right-of-way of S.R. 

95 NVCC–20733; 

sec. 23, that portion lying east of the 

easterly right-of-way of S.R. 95 NVCC– 

20733, excepting Patent No. 27–72–0013, 

and patented mineral surveys; 

sec. 24, excepting patented mineral 

surveys; 

sec. 25, excepting patented mineral 

surveys; 

sec. 26, excepting patented mineral 

surveys; and 

sec. 27, those portions of lots 1, 8, 9, 10, 

14, and 15 lying east of the easterly rightof-way of S.R. 95 NVCC–20733. 

T. 29 S., R. 63 E., 

sec. 1; 

sec. 11, that portion lying east of airport 

leases Nev-65340 and N–81843; 

sec. 13; 

sec. 14, that portion lying east of the 

easterly right-of-way of S.R. 95 NVCC– 

20845, excepting airport lease Nev65340; 

sec. 24, that portion lying east of the 

easterly right-of-way of S.R. 95 NVCC– 

20845; and 

sec. 25, that portion lying east of the 

easterly right-of-way of S.R. 95 NVCC– 

20845. 

T. 28 S., R. 64 E., 

secs. 19 and 20; 

sec. 26, those portions of the 

N1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, N1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, and 

W1⁄2NW1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, lying north of the 

northerly right-of-way of Cottonwood Cove 

Road; 

secs. 27 and 28; 

sec. 29, excepting patented mineral 

surveys; 

sec. 30, excepting patented mineral 

surveys; 

sec. 31, excepting patented mineral 

surveys; 

sec. 32, excepting patented mineral 

surveys; and 

secs. 33 and 34. 

T. 29 S., R. 64 E., 

sec. 4; 

sec. 5, excepting patented mineral surveys; 

and 

secs. 6 through 8 inclusive, 17 through 20 

inclusive, 29 and 30. 

The area described contains 18,790 acres in 

Clark County, Nevada. 

As provided in the Final Rule, the 

segregation of lands in this notice will 

not exceed 2 years from the date of 

publication unless extended for up to 2 

additional years, through publication of 

a new notice in the Federal Register. 

Termination of the segregation occurs 

on 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; automatically at 

the end of the segregation; or upon 

publication of a Federal Register notice 

of termination of the segregation. 

Upon termination of segregation of 

these lands, all lands subject to this 

segregation will automatically reopen to 

appropriation under the public land 

laws. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 2800 and 2090) 

John F. Ruhs, 

Nevada State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02664 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLWO320000 L19900000 PO0000] 

Renewal of Approved Information 

Collection; OMB Control No. 1004– 

0025 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: 30-day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) has submitted an 

information collection request to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) to continue the collection of 

information regarding applications for 

fee title to Federal Lands embraced in 

hardrock mineral claims. The Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

previously approved this information 

collection activity, and assigned it 

control number 1004–0025. 

DATES: The OMB is required to respond 

to this information collection request 

within 60 days but may respond after 30 

days. For maximum consideration, 

written comments should be received 

on or before March 11, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments 

directly to the Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior (OMB #1004- 

0025), Office of Management and 

Budget, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, fax 202–395–5806, 

or by electronic mail at oira_

submission@omb.eop.gov. Please 

provide a copy of your comments to the 

BLM. You may do so via mail, fax, or 

electronic mail. 

Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, 

Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C 

Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention: 

Jean Sonneman, Washington, DC 20240. 

Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202–245– 

0050. 

Electronic mail: Jean_Sonneman@

blm.gov. 

Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–0025’’ 

regardless of the form of your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sonia Santillan, at 202–912–7123. 

Persons who use a telecommunication 

device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339, to leave a 

message for Ms. Santillan. You may also 

review the information collection 

request online at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501–3521) and OMB regulations at 5 

CFR part 1320 provide that an agency 

may not conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

Until OMB approves a collection of 

information, you are not obligated to 

respond. In order to obtain and renew 

an OMB control number, Federal 

agencies are required to seek public 

comment on information collection and 

recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 

1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)). 

As required at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the 

BLM published a 60-day notice in the 

Federal Register on October 7, 2015 (80 

FR 60709), and the comment period 

ended December 7, 2015. The BLM 

received no comments. The BLM now 

requests comments on the following 

subjects: 

1. Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

functioning of the BLM, including 


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