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The entire document can also be 

reviewed or downloaded at the Ely BLM 

Field Office Web site http:// 

www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/ 

ely_field_office. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Doris Metcalf, 775–289–1852. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final 

EIS addresses alternatives to resolve the 

following major issues: ground water, 

air quality, visual resources, biological 

resources, and socioeconomic effects. 

The Proposed Action includes the 

following actions: coal-fired power 

plant site right-of-way (ROW), 

transmission line alignment and 

substations ROW, well field and water 

line ROW, railroad spur ROW, and 

access roads ROW. The Proposed Action 

includes the following project actions 

and features: issue ROWs for White Pine 

Energy Station construction and 

operation and subsequently arrange for 

the sale of the power plant site to White 

Pine Energy Associates; construct, 

operate, and maintain an up to 1,600- 

megawatt (maximum) coal-fired electric 

power generating plant using hybrid 

cooling systems with an expected 

commercial life of 50 years or longer; 

develop a well field in the Steptoe 

Valley Hydrographic Basin to meet the 

water needs of the power plant; 

construct a new rail spur from the 

Nevada Northern Railway to the power 

plant site to supply coal; develop the 

linear infrastructure necessary to 

connect the power plant to the new 

water source, to existing electric 

transmission lines serving the region, 

and to provide site access; and 

implement a seeding project to enhance 

the grazing and wildlife value of 700 to 

900 acres. 

The BLM issued the Notice of 

Availability of the Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement for a Proposed CoalFired Electric Power Generating Plant in 

Eastern White Pine County and Notice 

of Public Meetings; Nevada, in the 

Federal Register on April 20, 2007, with 

a 60-day public comment period. The 

BLM held two public meetings, one in 

Ely, Nevada and one in Reno, Nevada. 

At the request of environmental group 

representatives, BLM held an 

informational meeting in Las Vegas, 

Nevada. In preparing the Final EIS BLM 

responded to more than 514 comments 

received during the Draft EIS public 

review period. Comment responses and 

resultant changes in the impact analysis 

are documented in the Final EIS. The 

BLM will prepare a Record of Decision 

for the EIS 30 days following EPA’s 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. 

John F. Ruhs, 

Field Manager. 

[FR Doc. E8–24508 Filed 10–14–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CA–660–1430–ET; CACA 49558] 

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and 

Opportunity for Public Meeting; 

California 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior 

proposes to withdraw 550 acres of 

public land from surface entry and 

mining for reclamation purposes on 

behalf of the Bureau of Reclamation. 

This notice segregates the lands for up 

to 2 years from surface entry and mining 

while various studies and analyses are 

made to support a final decision on the 

withdrawal application. The lands will 

remain open to mineral and geothermal 

leasing and mineral material sales. 

DATES: Comments should be received on 

or before January 13, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and requests for 

a public meeting should be sent to Joe 

Liebhauser, Director, Resources 

Management Office, Lower Colorado 

Regional Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 

P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, Nevada 

89006–1470. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Kay Sundberg, Bureau of Reclamation, 

Lower Colorado Region, P.O. Box 61470, 

Boulder City, NV 89006–1470, 702– 

293–8176. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

applicant is the Bureau of Reclamation 

at the address stated above and its 

petition/application requests the 

Secretary of the Interior to withdraw, 

subject to valid existing rights, the 

following described public land from 

settlement, sale, location or entry under 

the general land laws, including the 

United States mining laws, but not the 

mineral leasing laws: 

San Bernardino Meridian 

T. 7 S., R. 8 E., 

Sec. 32, W1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

SW1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, W1⁄2, and SE1⁄4. 

The area described contains 550 acres in 

Riverside County. 

The Bureau of Reclamation’s petition/ 

application has been approved by the 

Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals 

Management, therefore, it constitutes a 

withdrawal proposal of the Secretary of 

the Interior (43 CFR 2310.1–3(e)). 

The land would be withdrawn to 

protect both existing and planned 

Federal facilities, structures, and 

improvements that were or will be 

constructed and utilized on behalf of the 

All-American Canal Project, pursuant to 

the Boulder Canyon Project Act of 

December 21, 1928, as amended (43 

U.S.C. 617). 

The use of a right-of-way, interagency 

agreement, cooperative agreement, or 

surface management under 43 CFR Part 

3809 regulations would not adequately 

constrain non-discretionary uses that 

could irrevocably affect the use of the 

land for reclamation purposes. 

There are no suitable alternative sites 

since the land described herein contains 

the existing and planned facilities, 

structures, and improvements. 

Until January 13, 2009, all persons 

who wish to submit comments, 

suggestions, or objections in connection 

with the proposed withdrawal may 

present their views in writing to Joe 

Liebhauser, at the Bureau of 

Reclamation address above. 

Comments, including names and 

street addresses for respondents, will be 

available for public review at Bureau of 

Land Management’s (BLM) California 

State Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Suite 

W–1834, Sacramento, California 95825– 

1886, during regular business hours, 8 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except holidays. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

e-mail 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. 

Notice is hereby given that an 

opportunity for a public meeting is 

afforded in connection with the 

proposed withdrawal. All interested 

persons who desire a public meeting for 

the purpose of being heard on the 

proposed withdrawal must submit a 

written request no later than January 13, 

2009. Upon determination by the 

authorized officer that a public meeting 

will be held, a notice of time and place 

will be published in the Federal 

Register and a local newspaper at least 

30 days before the scheduled date of the 

meeting. 


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The application will be processed in 

accordance with the regulations set 

forth in 43 CFR part 2300. 

For a period of 2 years from October 

15, 2008, the Federal land and minerals 

will be segregated as specified above 

unless the application is denied or 

canceled or the withdrawal is approved 

prior to that date. 

During the segregative period, BLM 

may, after consulting with the Bureau of 

Reclamation, allow uses of a temporary 

nature that are compatible with the 

reclamation purposes for which the land 

is being withdrawn. 

Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3–1. 

Dated: October 8, 2008. 

Robert M. Doyel, 

Chief, Branch of Lands Management (CA– 

930). 

[FR Doc. E8–24350 Filed 10–14–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[NV–060–1430–ES; N–82841; 8–08807; TAS: 

14X1109] 

Notice of Realty Action: Classification 

and Conveyance for Recreation and 

Public Purposes of Public Lands in 

Lander County, NV 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) has examined and 

found suitable for classification and 

conveyance under the provisions of the 

Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) 

Act, as amended, approximately 80 

acres of public land in Lander County, 

Nevada. Lander County proposes to use 

the land for a waste water treatment 

facility. 

DATES: Interested parties may submit 

written comments regarding the 

proposed conveyance or classification of 

the lands until December 1, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to 

the BLM Manager, Mount Lewis Field 

Office, 50 Bastian Road, Battle 

Mountain, NV 89820. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chuck Lane, (775) 635–4000. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with Section 7 of the Taylor 

Grazing Act, (43 U.S.C. 315f), and 

Executive Order No. 6910, the following 

described public land in Lander County, 

Nevada, has been examined and found 

suitable for classification and 

conveyance under the provisions of the 

R&PP Act, as amended, (43 U.S.C. 869 

et seq.): 

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada 

T. 19 N., R. 43 E., 

Sec. 15, E1⁄2NE1⁄4

The area described contains 80 acres, more 

or less. 

In accordance with the R&PP Act, 

Lander County filed an application for 

the above described 80 acres of public 

land to be developed as a waste water 

treatment facility. Additional detailed 

information pertaining to this 

application, plan of development, and 

site plans is in case file N–82841 located 

in the BLM Battle Mountain District 

Office. 

The land is not needed for any 

Federal purpose. The conveyance is 

consistent with the Shoshone/Eureka 

Resource Management Plan, dated 

February 26, 1986, and would be in the 

public interest. The conveyance, when 

issued, will be subject to the provisions 

of the R&PP Act and applicable 

regulations of the Secretary of the 

Interior, and will contain the following 

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); and 

2. All minerals, 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. 

The conveyance will also be subject 

to: Valid existing rights. 

On 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 conveyance under the 

R&PP Act, leasing under the mineral 

leasing laws, and disposals under the 

mineral material disposal laws. 

Interested parties may submit 

comments involving the suitability of 

the land for a waste water treatment 

facility. 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 submit 

comments regarding the specific use 

proposed in the application and plan of 

development, whether the BLM 

followed proper administrative 

procedures in reaching the decision to 

convey under the R&PP Act, or any 

other factor not directly related to the 

suitability of the land for R&PP use. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail 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 by 

postal service or overnight mail to the 

Field Manager, Mount Lewis Field 

Office, will be considered properly 

filed. Electronic mail, facsimile, or 

telephone comments will not be 

considered properly filed. Comments, 

including names and addresses of 

respondents, will be available for public 

review. Before including your address, 

telephone number, e-mail address, or 

other personal identifying information 

in your comment, be advised 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. 

Any adverse comments will be 

reviewed by the BLM Nevada State 

Director. In the absence of any adverse 

comments, the classification of the land 

described in this notice will become 

effective on December 15, 2008. The 

lands will not be available for 

conveyance until after the classification 

becomes effective. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5) 

Dated: September 30, 2008. 

Stephen C. Drummond, 

Acting Field Manager, Mount Lewis Field 

Office. 

[FR Doc. E8–24385 Filed 10–14–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[NM–030–1430–ES; NMNM 119204] 

Recreation and Public Purposes 

(R&PP) Act Classification; Don ̃ a Ana 

County, NM. 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action. 

SUMMARY: The BLM has examined and 

found suitable approximately 10 acres 

of public land in Don ̃ a Ana County, 

New Mexico for classification for lease 


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