45050 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 149 / Friday, August 1, 2008 / Notices 

issued to Mendas Cha ̄-A ̄ g Native 

Corporation. The lands are in the 

vicinity of Healy Lake, Alaska, and are 

located in: 

Copper River Meridian, Alaska 

T. 26 N., R. 5 E., 

Secs. 21 and 22; 

Secs. 27, 28, and 29; 

Secs. 32 and 33. 

Containing 4,325.95 acres. 

Fairbanks Meridian, Alaska 

T. 12 S., R. 15 E., 

Secs. 13 and 24. 

Containing 819.88 acres. 

T. 11 S., R. 16 E., 

Sec. 12. 

Containing 640 acres. 

Aggregating 5,785.83 acres. 

The subsurface estate in these lands 

will be conveyed to Doyon, Limited, 

when the surface estate is conveyed to 

Mendas Cha ̄-A ̄ g Native Corporation. 

Notice of the decision will also be 

published four times in the Fairbanks 

Daily News-Miner. 

DATES: The time limits for filing an 

appeal are: 

1. Any party claiming a property 

interest which is adversely affected by 

the decision shall have until September 

2, 2008 to file an appeal. 

2. Parties receiving service of the 

decision by certified mail shall have 30 

days from the date of receipt to file an 

appeal. 

Parties who do not file an appeal in 

accordance with the requirements of 43 

CFR Part 4, Subpart E, shall be deemed 

to have waived their rights. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may 

be obtained from: Bureau of Land 

Management, Alaska State Office, 222 

West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, 

Alaska 99513–7504. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: The 

Bureau of Land Management by phone 

at 907–271–5960, or by e-mail at 

ak.blm.conveyance@ak.blm.gov. Persons 

who use a telecommunication device 

(TTD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a 

week, to contact the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

Barbara Opp Waldal, 

Land Law Examiner, Land Transfer 

Adjudication I. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[Cost Code: 1220 AL] 

Notice of Availability of Record of 

Decision for the Truckhaven 

Geothermal Leasing Area Final 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

California 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Record of Decision. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

seq.) and the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) management 

policies, the BLM announces the 

availability of the Record of Decision 

(ROD) for the Truckhaven Geothermal 

Leasing Area, Imperial County, managed 

by the El Centro Field Office. The El 

Centro Field Manager has signed the 

ROD, which constitutes the final 

decision of the BLM. 

DATES: The appeal period will end 30 

days after publication of this notice in 

accordance with 43 CFR 4.411(a). 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD are 

available upon request from the Field 

Manager, El Centro Field Office, Bureau 

of Land Management, 1661 S. 4th Street, 

El Centro, CA 92243 or via the Internet 

at http://www.ca.blm.gov/elcentro. 

Copies of the ROD are available for 

public inspection at the following 

locations: 

• Bureau of Land Management, 

California State Office, 2800 Cottage 

Way, Suite W–1834, Sacramento, CA 

95825. 

• Bureau of Land Management, El 

Centro Field Office, 1661 S. 4th Street, 

El Centro, CA 92243. 

• Bureau of Land Management, 

California Desert District, 22835 Calle 

San Juan De Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, 

CA 92553. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Dalton, Truckhaven Geothermal Leasing 

Area EIS Project Manager, at (951) 691–

5200, Bureau of Land Management, 

22835 Calle San Juan De Los Lagos, 

Moreno Valley, CA 92553; 

john_dalton@ca.blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Truckhaven Geothermal Leasing Area 

encompasses approximately 14,731 

acres of Federal minerals in western 

Imperial County, California, north of 

State Route 78 and generally west and 

south of County Highway S–22. The 

area is part of the California Desert 

Conservation Area. The main issues 

addressed in the Final EIS were 

geothermal resource leasing, recreation, 

and special status species. Three 

alternatives were analyzed in the Final 

EIS: (1) No action, which would not 

lease any geothermal resources; (2) 

leasing only lands with existing 

noncompetitive lease applications; and 

(3) the proposed action, which would 

offer all BLM managed lands within this 

area for lease, subject to certain 

stipulations and mitigation measures to 

be applied either at lease issuance or at 

the development stage. 

After careful consideration of all 

factors, including balancing the need for 

renewable energy, the need to protect 

biological, cultural and visual values, 

and the need to maintain areas for 

recreational opportunities associated 

with the Ocotillo Wells State Vehicle 

Recreation Area, the BLM has selected 

Alternative 3 as the preferred 

alternative. Some areas will be required 

by stipulation to unitize as appropriate 

in order to consolidate production 

facilities and, thereby, minimize surface 

impacts. Two power plants are 

anticipated to be constructed within the 

planning area, which would involve an 

initial disturbance of approximately 502 

acres. Following construction, 

approximately 95 acres would be 

reclaimed, leaving approximately 405 

acres disturbed by roads, well pads, 

pipelines, and the two plants. Various 

site-specific Conditions of Approval 

will be imposed at the development 

stage to protect other resources and 

uses. 

Comments on the Truckhaven 

Geothermal Leasing Area Draft EIS 

received from the public and via 

internal BLM review were incorporated 

into the Final EIS. These comments 

resulted in corrections, clarifying text, 

and the addition of new data used in the 

analysis of impacts. The Final EIS 

Truckhaven Geothermal Leasing Area 

addresses comprehensive, long-range 

decisions for the use and management 

of geothermal resources in the planning 

area and management of other resources 

and uses potentially affected by 

geothermal resource management 

decisions. The ROD for this project 

addresses only BLM’s decisions for 

public lands and resources administered 

by BLM. 

Sean E. Hagerty. 

Acting Deputy State Director, Division of 

Energy and Minerals, BLM—California State 

Office. 

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