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approximately 110 acres in Okanogan 

County. PLO No. 6952 is incorporated 

herein by reference. 

The purpose of the proposed 

withdrawal extension is to continue the 

protection of the integrity and 

functionality of the seed orchards, along 

with the investment of Federal funds at 

the Peony, Pole Pick, and Frank Burge 

Seed Orchards. The orchards produce 

tree seeds used for replanting harvested 

areas. The orchards cannot be moved to 

another location. 

The use of a right-of-way, interagency 

agreement, or cooperative agreement 

would not provide adequate protection. 

The USFS would not need to acquire 

water rights to fulfill the purpose of the 

requested withdrawal extension. 

Records related to the application 

may be examined by contacting Charles 

R. Roy at the above address or phone 

number. 

For a period of 90 days from the date 

of publication of this notice, all persons 

who wish to submit comments, 

suggestions, or objections in connection 

with the proposed withdrawal extension 

may present their views in writing to 

the BLM State Director at the address 

indicated above. 

Comments, including names and 

street addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the 

address indicated above during regular 

business hours. 

Individual respondents may request 

confidentiality. Before including your 

address, phone 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 from 

public review your personal identifying 

information, we cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to do so. If you wish to 

withhold your name or address from 

public review or from disclosure under 

the Freedom of Information Act, you 

must state this prominently at the 

beginning of your comments. Such 

requests will be honored to the extent 

allowed by law. All submissions from 

organizations or businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organization or businesses, will be made 

available for public inspection in their 

entirety. 

Notice is hereby given that an 

opportunity for a public meeting is 

afforded in connection with the 

proposed withdrawal extension. All 

interested parties who desire a public 

meeting for the purpose of being heard 

on the proposed withdrawal must 

submit a written request to the BLM 

State Director at the address indicated 

above by January 24, 2011. Upon 

determination by the authorized officer 

that a public meeting will be held, a 

notice of the time and place will be 

published in the Federal Register and in 

at least one local newspaper at least 30 

days before the scheduled date of the 

meeting. 

The application will be processed in 

accordance with the regulations set 

forth in 43 CFR 2300.4. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3–1) 

Cathie Jensen, 

Acting Chief, Branch of Land, Mineral, and 

Energy Resources. 

[FR Doc. 2010–27052 Filed 10–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLIDT03000–L14300000.EU0000; IDI– 

35249] 

Notice of Realty Action: Segregation 

To Consider Proposed Sale of Public 

Lands in Blaine County, ID 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of realty action. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), Shoshone Field 

Office, proposes to sell a parcel of 

public land totaling approximately 3.4 

acres in Blaine County, Idaho, to the 

Point of Rocks Ranch, LLC under the 

provisions of the Federal Land Policy 

Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), at 

no less than the appraised fair market 

value. 

DATES: In order to ensure consideration 

of your comments regarding this Notice 

of Realty Action (NORA), as well as the 

environmental analysis of the proposed 

sale, comments must be received by the 

BLM on or before December 10, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments 

concerning this NORA to the Field 

Manager, BLM Shoshone Field Office, 

400 West F Street, Shoshone, Idaho 

83352. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara 

Hagen, Realty Specialist, BLM Shoshone 

Field Office, at the above address or 

telephone (208) 732–7205. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following described public land is being 

proposed for direct sale to the Point of 

Rocks Ranch, LLC in accordance with 

Sections 203 and 209 of FLPMA, as 

amended (43 U.S.C. 1713 and 1719), 

and implementing regulations at 43 CFR 

part 2710 and 2720, at no less than the 

appraised fair market value: 

Boise Meridian 

T. 1 S., R. 20 E., 

Sec. 15, that portion of public lands in the 

NW1⁄4SW1⁄4 lying south of the North 

Picabo Road. 

The area described contains approximately 

3.4 acres in Blaine County. 

The 1981 BLM Sun Valley 

Management Framework Plan, as 

amended by the 2003 Amendments to 

the BLM Shoshone Field Office Land 

Use Plans for Land Tenure Adjustment 

and Areas of Critical Environmental 

Concern, identifies this parcel of public 

land as suitable for disposal. The BLM 

is proposing a direct sale to resolve an 

inadvertent unauthorized use and 

occupancy of the lands. Conveyance of 

the identified public land will be 

subject to valid existing rights and 

encumbrances of record, including but 

not limited to, rights-of-way for roads 

and public utilities. Conveyance of any 

mineral interests pursuant to Section 

209 of FLPMA will be analyzed during 

processing of the proposed sale. 

On October 26, 2010, the abovedescribed land will be segregated from 

appropriation under the public land 

laws, including the mining laws, except 

the sale provisions of FLPMA. The BLM 

is no longer accepting land use 

applications affecting the identified 

public land, except applications for the 

amendment of previously filed right-ofway applications or existing 

authorizations to increase the term of 

the grants in accordance with 43 CFR 

2807.15 and 2886.15. The segregative 

effect will terminate upon issuance of a 

patent, publication in the Federal 

Register of a termination of the 

segregation, or October 26, 2012 unless 

extended by the BLM State Director in 

accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1–2(d) 

prior to the termination date. 

Public Comments: For a period until 

December 10, 2010, interested parties 

and the general public may submit in 

writing any comments concerning the 

land being considered for direct sale, 

including notification of any 

encumbrances or other claims relating 

to the identified land, to the Field 

Manager, BLM Shoshone Field Office, at 

the above address. In order to ensure 

consideration in the environmental 

analysis of the proposed sale, comments 

must be in writing and postmarked or 

delivered within 45 days of the initial 

date of publication of this NORA. 

Comments transmitted via e-mail will 

not be accepted. Comments, including 

names and street addresses of 

respondents, will be available for public 

review at the BLM Shoshone Field 


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Office during regular business hours, 

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. 

Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1–2. 

Ruth A. Miller, 

Shoshone Field Manager. 

[FR Doc. 2010–27041 Filed 10–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CACA 49537, LLCAD08000, L51030000, 

FX0000, LVRAM109AA03] 

Notice of Availability of the Record of 

Decision for the Calico Solar Project 

and Associated Amendment to the 

California Desert Conservation Area 

Resource Management PlanAmendment, San Bernardino County, 

CA 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) announces the 

availability of the Record of Decision 

(ROD) for a right-of-way (ROW) lease/ 

grant to Calico Solar Limited Liability 

Corporation (LLC) for the Calico Solar 

Project (formerly SES Solar One) and an 

associated Amendment to the California 

Desert Conservation Area Resource 

Management Plan (CDCA Plan). The 

Calico Solar Project is located in San 

Bernardino County, California. The 

Secretary of the Interior signed the ROD 

on October 20, 2010, which constitutes 

the final decision of the Department. 

The ROD and the Approved Plan 

Amendment are effective immediately. 

DATES: These decisions are effective 

immediately upon publication of this 

notice. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD are 

available upon request from the Field 

Manager, Barstow Field Office, Bureau 

of Land Management, 2601 Barstow 

Road, Barstow, California 92311 or at 

the following Web site: http:// 

www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/energy/ 

fasttrack/calico/fedstatus.html or http:// 

www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/barstow/ 

solar_one_calico.html. Copies of the 

ROD are also available for public 

inspection at the Barstow Field Office. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Stobaugh, National Project Manager, by 

telephone: 775–861–6478; mail: BLM 

Nevada State Office, P.O. Box 12000, 

Reno, Nevada 89520–0006; or e-mail: 

Jim_Stobaugh@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After 

extensive environmental analysis; 

consultation and collaboration with 

Federal, state, and local agencies; 

consideration of public comments; and 

application of relevant Federal laws and 

policies, the BLM has decided to offer 

Calico Solar LLC a ROW lease/grant for 

the construction, operation, 

maintenance, and decommissioning of 

the 663.5 megawatt (MW), 4,604-acre 

Calico Solar Project, including related 

project facilities and access roads across 

public lands administered by the BLM. 

In association with this ROW lease/ 

grant, the BLM is also amending the 

CDCA Plan to allow for the siting of a 

solar energy power plant on the 

proposed project site. The ROW lease/ 

grant authorizes the use of public lands 

for the project for a term of 30 years, and 

the lease/grant is renewable. A 

temporary use permit authorizes the use 

of public lands for construction of 

temporary access roads and 

construction space for a term of 3 years 

and is also subject to renewal. The 

amendment of the CDCA Plan will 

allow for the siting of the Calico Solar 

Project and related facilities, including 

26,450 SunCatcher solar dishes, a 230- 

kilovolt (kV) Calico Substation and 2- 

mile, 230-kv transmission line, and 

other project facilities through 

incorporation of the Calico Solar Project 

into the Energy Production and Utility 

Corridors Element of the CDCA Plan. 

The BLM’s decision authorizes issuance 

of a ROW lease/grant to Calico Solar 

LLC for the Modified Agency Preferred 

Alternative. The Agency Preferred 

Alternative is within the scope of 

alternatives that were analyzed in the 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) issued in August 2010. 

Modifications to the Agency Preferred 

Alternative have been made since 

publication of the Final EIS as the result 

of additional agency consultation and in 

response to public comments. The 

Environmental Protection Agency 

published a Notice of Availability 

(NOA) of the Final EIS in the Federal 

Register on August 6, 2010 (75 FR 

47620). Publication of the NOA for the 

Final EIS initiated a 30-day protest 

period for the proposed amendment to 

the CDCA Plan. At the close of the 

protest period on September 7, 2010, 

five protests were received and 

resolved. Detailed information on the 

protests may be found on the BLM 

Washington Office Web site at: http:// 

www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/planning/ 

protest_resolution.html. The proposed 

amendment to the CDCA Plan was not 

modified as a result of the protest 

resolution. Simultaneously with the 

protest period, the California Governor’s 

Office conducted a 30-day consistency 

review of the proposed CDCA Plan 

amendment/Final EIS to identify any 

inconsistencies with state or local plan, 

policies or programs. The California 

Governor’s office did not identify 

inconsistencies between the proposed 

amendment to the CDCA Plan/Final EIS. 

As a result of the above and additional 

consultation with jurisdictional 

regulatory agencies, the 6,215-acre, 850– 

MW Agency Preferred Alternative for 

the Calico Solar Project was modified to 

include: (1) A project footprint reduced 

from 6,215 acres to 4,604 acres; (2) 

generation capacity reduced from 850– 

MW (34,000 SunCatchers) to 663.5–MW 

(26,540 SunCatchers); and (3) 

construction of Phase 1 subdivided into 

phase 1a and 1b. The authorized ROW 

lease/grant includes all of the above 

modifications. 

Because this decision is approved by 

the Secretary of the Interior, it is not 

subject to administrative appeal (43 CFR 

4.410(a)(3)). 

Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6. 

Robert V. Abbey, 

Director, Bureau of Land Management. 

[FR Doc. 2010–27027 Filed 10–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLUTW01100–LF2000ES–JS0000– 

LFESE4J7] 

Notice of Closure to Motorized Vehicle 

Travel on Public Lands in the Big Pole 

Fire Area in Tooele County, UT 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary closure 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

temporary closure to motorized vehicle 

travel was implemented as of May 17, 

2010. This closure affects 27,100 acres 

of public land administered by the Salt 

Lake Field Office, Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), within the Big Pole 

Fire area in Tooele County, Utah. 

DATES: This temporary closure on motor 

vehicle travel within the described area 

will remain in effect for a minimum of 


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