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Notice of Intent To Temporarily Close
Selected Public Lands in Maricopa and
Pinal Counties, AZ
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to temporarily
close.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) proposes to
temporarily close public lands to public
entry for all uses for up to 180 days on
certain public lands administered by the
Hassayampa and Lower Sonoran Field
Offices, during the construction of four
recreational shooting sports sites.
Additionally, temporary closures of
these sites, as well as one additional
recreational shooting sports site, are
proposed for a few days on a periodic
basis for public safety, maintenance,
administration, or compliance with
applicable laws.
DATES: Interested parties may submit
written comments regarding the impacts
to hunting, fishing, and recreational
shooting no later than April 20, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
submit comments regarding the
proposed temporary closure of public
lands to hunting, fishing, and
recreational shooting, during the
proposed temporary closures to public
entry by any of the following methods:
• BLM National NEPA Website:
https://go.usa.gov/xmfVv.
• Mail: BLM, Phoenix District Office,
Attention: Tyler Lindsey, 21605 N 7th
Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85027.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
(Jake) Szympruch, District Chief Ranger
at email: jszympru@blm.gov; or Lane
Cowger, Hassayampa Field Office
Manager at email: lcowger@blm.gov; or
Ed Kender, Lower Sonoran Field Office
Manager at email: ekender@blm.gov; or
at 623–580–5500. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
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The BLM
Hassayampa and Lower Sonoran Field
Offices propose to temporarily close
public lands to public entry for all uses
during the construction of the Box
Canyon, Church Camp Road, Narramore
Road, and Saddleback Mountain
recreational shooting sports sites. After
construction and during the operation of
each site, temporary closures at these
recreational shooting sports sites, as
well as Baldy Mountain (which is
located on public lands administered by
the Hassayampa Field Office) are
proposed on a recurring basis for public
safety, maintenance, administration, or
compliance with applicable laws within
the smallest area for the least amount of
time. The Baldy Mountain, Church
Camp Road, Narramore Road, and
Saddleback Mountain sites are located
in Maricopa County. Box Canyon is
located in Pinal County.
In compliance with the John D.
Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management,
and Recreation Act (Dingell Act; 16
U.S.C. 7913(a)(1)), and in compliance
with 43 CFR 8364.1, notice of intent is
hereby given that the proposed closures
would temporarily close public lands to
public entry, including entry for
hunting, fishing, and recreational
shooting. These proposed temporary
closures are necessary to ensure public
and worker safety during construction
of the recreational shooting sports sites.
To the extent feasible, only one or two
sites would be closed at a time until
construction is completed, and the
recreational shooting sports site(s) can
be opened for public use. The BLM has
not determined specific construction
dates for Box Canyon, Church Camp
Road, Narramore Road, or Saddleback
Mountain recreational shooting sports
sites. The temporary closures for each
site should not exceed 180 days.
However, if construction exceeds 180
days, renewal of the temporary closure
would require separate notice of intent
to be published in the Federal Register
to initiate an additional 30-day
comment period prior to a renewal
decision being issued.
These temporary closures for
construction and operation were
analyzed under the Recreational
Shooting Sports Project Final
Environmental Assessment (January
2020) and in consultation with the
Arizona Game and Fish Department.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
contact the above individuals during
normal business hours. The FRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question. You will
receive a reply during normal hours.
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Under the Dingell Act, the BLM is
required to consider public comments
when temporary closures are proposed
and would affect hunting, fishing, and
recreational shooting on public lands.
This notice announces the beginning of
the 30-day comment period for the
proposed temporary closure of public
lands to all entry, whereby comments
on impacts to hunting, fishing, and
recreational shooting are being accepted
by the BLM. Following the public
comment period, the BLM will issue a
final decision which will respond in a
reasonable manner to the comments
received, will explain how significant
issues were resolved, and will be made
available on the project website at:
https://go.usa.gov/xmfVv. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in any
comment, 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, the
BLM cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
The legal description of the affected
public lands are:
Baldy Mountain (Approximately 399 Acres)
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 6 N., R. 1 W.,
Sec. 10, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4 (portions of);
Sec. 11, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4,
NW1⁄4SE1⁄4 (portions of).
Box Canyon (Approximately 478 Acres)
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 5 S., R. 2 E.,
Sec. 9, N1⁄2, N1⁄2SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4 (portions
of).
Church Camp Road (Approximately 200
Acres)
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 6 N., R. 1 W.,
Sec. 23, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4.
Narramore Road (Approximately 163 Acre)
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 1 S., R. 5 W.,
Sec. 17, S1⁄2SW1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4.
Saddleback Mountain (Approximately 400
Acres)
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 6 N., R. 1 W.,
Sec. 26, S1⁄2;
Sec. 35, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4.
A copy of this notice and map for the
closure area will be posted at least 30
days in advance of the effective date of
the temporary closure at the main entry
points to each of these sites, available at
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the Phoenix District Office, 21605 North
7th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85027,
and available on the project website
located at: https://go.usa.gov/xmfVv.
This notice satisfies the requirements
found at 43 CFR 8364.1. Therefore, the
temporary closures authorized in the
final decision would be enforced by the
BLM under the authority of Section
303(a) of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1733(a)), 43 CFR 8360.0–7, and 43 CFR
8364.1 within the closure area for each
site.
Temporary closures authorized in the
final decision would cover the entire
affected areas as described earlier and in
the time period as described above
would be temporarily closed to public
entry.
The following persons would be
exempt from the proposed temporary
closure orders: Federal, State, and local
officers and employees in the
performance of their official duties;
members of organized rescue or firefighting forces in the performance of
their official duties; and persons with
written authorization from the BLM.
Any person who violates temporary
closures authorized in a final decision
may be tried before a United States
Magistrate and fined in accordance with
18 U.S.C. 3571, imprisoned no more
than 12 months under 43 U.S.C. 1733(a)
and 43 CFR 8360.0–7, or both. In
accordance with 43 CFR 8365.1–7, State
or local officials may also impose
penalties for violations of Arizona law.
(Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1 and 16 U.S.C.
7913)
Leon Thomas,
District Manager.
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Notice of Availability for the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Yellow Pine Solar Project in Clark
County, NV
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
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for the Yellow Pine Solar Project and by
this notice is announcing the opening of
the comment period.
DATES: This notice initiates the public
comment period for the Draft EIS. To
ensure that comments will be
considered, the BLM must receive
written comments on the Draft EIS
within 45 days following the date the
Environmental Protection Agency
publishes its Notice of Availability in
the Federal Register. The dates and
locations of any public meetings will be
announced at least 15 days in advance
through local media, newspapers and
the BLM website at: https://go.usa.gov/
xQF3z. We will provide additional
opportunities for public participation
upon publication of the Final EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
related to the Yellow Pine Solar Project
Draft EIS by any of the following
methods:
• Website: https://go.usa.gov/xQF3z
• Email: blm_nv_sndo_yellowpine@
blm.gov
• Fax: 702–515–5023
• Mail: Yellow Pine Solar Project, Attn:
Herman Pinales, BLM Las Vegas Field
Office, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive,
Las Vegas, NV 89130
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Herman Pinales, Energy & Infrastructure
Project Manager, telephone 702–515–
5284; address 4701 North Torrey Pines
Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130–2301;
email blm_nv_sndo_yellowpine@
blm.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The FRS 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: This Draft
EIS addresses two separate but
connected applications that have been
submitted to the BLM Las Vegas Field
Office. First, Yellow Pine Solar, LLC has
applied for a right-of-way on public
land to construct, operate, and maintain
a proposed solar energy generation
station and ancillary facilities including
battery storage, known as the Yellow
Pine Solar Facility. Second, GridLiance
West, LLC has applied for a right-of-way
(ROW) on public land to construct,
operate, and maintain a GridLiance
West 230-kilovolt (kV) Trout Canyon
Substation and associated 230-kV
transmission line. These two
applications are collectively known as
the Yellow Pine Solar Project.
The proposed Yellow Pine Solar
Project is located approximately 10
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miles southeast of Pahrump and
approximately 32 miles west of Las
Vegas in Clark County, Nevada. The
Yellow Pine Solar Project would be
located on approximately 3,072 acres of
BLM managed public land.
The Draft EIS addresses the direct,
indirect and cumulative environmental
impacts of the proposed action and
alternatives. The Draft EIS evaluates the
Proposed Action, the Modified Layout
Alternative, the Mowing Alternative,
and the No Action Alternative. All of
the analysis involves development on
approximately 3,072 acres of land;
however, each action/alternative differs
in how the facility is constructed. The
Proposed Action would be divided into
four unique sub-areas to avoid three
large washes that cross the study area.
The Proposed Action would involve
solar development utilizing traditional
methods, which include disk and roll
which removes all vegetation from
within the solar arrays. The Modified
Layout would involve one combined
project area on the west side of the
project study area to increase space
between the project and the Tecopa
Road, State Route 160, and the Stump
Springs Desert Tortoise Translocation
Area. The Mowing Alternative is a
construction methods alternative that
may be applied to either site layout.
Under the Mowing Alternative,
vegetation would be maintained at a
height of 18 to 24 inches to address
concerns related to the loss of topsoil,
vegetation, and seedbanks. The No
Action Alternative would be a
continuation of existing conditions. The
BLM has identified the Proposed Action
layout using the Mowing Alternative
construction method as the preferred
alternative.
A Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an
EIS for the proposed Yellow Pine Solar
Project was published in the Federal
Register on June 1, 2018 (83 FR 25484).
The public scoping period closed on
August 30, 2018. The BLM held two
public scoping meetings. The BLM
received 57 public scoping comment
letters during the 45-day scoping period.
The scoping comments focused on
biological resources including the
threatened Mojave desert tortoise,
alternatives development, visual
resources, cultural resources, and
impacts to the Old Spanish National
Historic Trail.
The BLM analyzed a combination of
proposed environmental measures and
possible mitigation to eliminate or
minimize impacts associated with the
proposed action. These included the
potential for identifying opportunities to
apply on-site mitigation strategies
appropriate to the site of the proposal,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Intent To Temporarily Close Selected Public Lands in
Maricopa and Pinal Counties, AZ
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to temporarily close.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to temporarily
close public lands to public entry for all uses for up to 180 days on
certain public lands administered by the Hassayampa and Lower Sonoran
Field Offices, during the construction of four recreational shooting
sports sites. Additionally, temporary closures of these sites, as well
as one additional recreational shooting sports site, are proposed for a
few days on a periodic basis for public safety, maintenance,
administration, or compliance with applicable laws.
DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the
impacts to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting no later than
April 20, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit comments regarding the
proposed temporary closure of public lands to hunting, fishing, and
recreational shooting, during the proposed temporary closures to public
entry by any of the following methods:
BLM National NEPA Website: https://go.usa.gov/xmfVv.
Mail: BLM, Phoenix District Office, Attention: Tyler
Lindsey, 21605 N 7th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85027.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John (Jake) Szympruch, District Chief
Ranger at email: [email protected]; or Lane Cowger, Hassayampa Field
Office Manager at email: [email protected]; or Ed Kender, Lower Sonoran
Field Office Manager at email: [email protected]; or at 623-580-5500.
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above
individuals during normal business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question. You will receive
a reply during normal hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM Hassayampa and Lower Sonoran Field
Offices propose to temporarily close public lands to public entry for
all uses during the construction of the Box Canyon, Church Camp Road,
Narramore Road, and Saddleback Mountain recreational shooting sports
sites. After construction and during the operation of each site,
temporary closures at these recreational shooting sports sites, as well
as Baldy Mountain (which is located on public lands administered by the
Hassayampa Field Office) are proposed on a recurring basis for public
safety, maintenance, administration, or compliance with applicable laws
within the smallest area for the least amount of time. The Baldy
Mountain, Church Camp Road, Narramore Road, and Saddleback Mountain
sites are located in Maricopa County. Box Canyon is located in Pinal
County.
In compliance with the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation,
Management, and Recreation Act (Dingell Act; 16 U.S.C. 7913(a)(1)), and
in compliance with 43 CFR 8364.1, notice of intent is hereby given that
the proposed closures would temporarily close public lands to public
entry, including entry for hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting.
These proposed temporary closures are necessary to ensure public and
worker safety during construction of the recreational shooting sports
sites. To the extent feasible, only one or two sites would be closed at
a time until construction is completed, and the recreational shooting
sports site(s) can be opened for public use. The BLM has not determined
specific construction dates for Box Canyon, Church Camp Road, Narramore
Road, or Saddleback Mountain recreational shooting sports sites. The
temporary closures for each site should not exceed 180 days. However,
if construction exceeds 180 days, renewal of the temporary closure
would require separate notice of intent to be published in the Federal
Register to initiate an additional 30-day comment period prior to a
renewal decision being issued.
These temporary closures for construction and operation were
analyzed under the Recreational Shooting Sports Project Final
Environmental Assessment (January 2020) and in consultation with the
Arizona Game and Fish Department.
Under the Dingell Act, the BLM is required to consider public
comments when temporary closures are proposed and would affect hunting,
fishing, and recreational shooting on public lands. This notice
announces the beginning of the 30-day comment period for the proposed
temporary closure of public lands to all entry, whereby comments on
impacts to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting are being
accepted by the BLM. Following the public comment period, the BLM will
issue a final decision which will respond in a reasonable manner to the
comments received, will explain how significant issues were resolved,
and will be made available on the project website at: https://go.usa.gov/xmfVv. Before including your address, phone number, email
address, or other personal identifying information in any comment, 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, the BLM cannot guarantee that we will
be able to do so.
The legal description of the affected public lands are:
Baldy Mountain (Approximately 399 Acres)
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 6 N., R. 1 W.,
Sec. 10, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ (portions of);
Sec. 11, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\
(portions of).
Box Canyon (Approximately 478 Acres)
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 5 S., R. 2 E.,
Sec. 9, N\1/2\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\ (portions of).
Church Camp Road (Approximately 200 Acres)
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 6 N., R. 1 W.,
Sec. 23, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\.
Narramore Road (Approximately 163 Acre)
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 1 S., R. 5 W.,
Sec. 17, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\.
Saddleback Mountain (Approximately 400 Acres)
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 6 N., R. 1 W.,
Sec. 26, S\1/2\;
Sec. 35, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
A copy of this notice and map for the closure area will be posted
at least 30 days in advance of the effective date of the temporary
closure at the main entry points to each of these sites, available at
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the Phoenix District Office, 21605 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona
85027, and available on the project website located at: https://go.usa.gov/xmfVv. This notice satisfies the requirements found at 43
CFR 8364.1. Therefore, the temporary closures authorized in the final
decision would be enforced by the BLM under the authority of Section
303(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1733(a)), 43 CFR 8360.0-7, and 43 CFR 8364.1 within the closure area
for each site.
Temporary closures authorized in the final decision would cover the
entire affected areas as described earlier and in the time period as
described above would be temporarily closed to public entry.
The following persons would be exempt from the proposed temporary
closure orders: Federal, State, and local officers and employees in the
performance of their official duties; members of organized rescue or
fire-fighting forces in the performance of their official duties; and
persons with written authorization from the BLM.
Any person who violates temporary closures authorized in a final
decision may be tried before a United States Magistrate and fined in
accordance with 18 U.S.C. 3571, imprisoned no more than 12 months under
43 U.S.C. 1733(a) and 43 CFR 8360.0-7, or both. In accordance with 43
CFR 8365.1-7, State or local officials may also impose penalties for
violations of Arizona law.
(Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1 and 16 U.S.C. 7913)
Leon Thomas,
District Manager.
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