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[FR Doc No: 94-31171]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Bureau of Land Management
[NV-940-1430-01; N-59082]

 

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; 
Nevada

    Date: December 8, 1994.

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, National Weather Service, has filed an application to 
withdraw 15 acres of public land for an administrative site in Elko 
County, Nevada. This notice closes the land for up to 2 years from 
surface entry and mining.

DATES: Comments and requests for meeting should be received on or 
before March 21, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Nevada 
State Director, BLM, 850 Harvard Way, P.O. Box 12000, Reno, Nevada 
89520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis J. Samuelson, BLM Nevada State 
Office, 702-785-6507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 26, 1994, the Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, filed an 
application to withdraw the following described public land from 
settlement, sale, location, or entry under the general land laws, 
including the mining laws, subject to valid existing rights:

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 34 N., R. 54 E.,
    Sec. 2, S\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ and SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\.

    The area described contains 15 acres in Elko County.

    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is for a National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, 
administrative site/complex in Elko County, Nevada. The complex 
consists of an office building, weather balloon inflation building, 
tower structure, and parking lot. The complex is part of a nationwide 
program to establish Next Generation Weather Radar and modernize 
forecast facilities.
    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 may present their 
views in writing to the Nevada State Director of the Bureau of Land 
Management.
    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 to the Nevada 
State Director within 90 days from the date of publication of this 
notice. Upon determination by the authorized officer that a pubic 
meeting will be held, a notice of the time and place will be published 
in the Federal Register 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 part 2300.
    For a period of 2 years from the date of publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register, the land will be segregated as specified above 
unless the application is denied or canceled or the withdrawal is 
approved prior to that date. The temporary uses which will be permitted 
during this segregative period are rights-of-way, leases, and permits. 
The temporary segregation of the land in connection with a withdrawal 
application shall not affect administrative jurisdiction over the land, 
and the segregation shall not have the effect of authorizing any use of 
the land by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, except 
for those uses authorized by right-of-way reservation N-48173.
Dennis J. Samuelson,
Acting Deputy State Director, Operations.
[FR Doc. 94-31171 Filed 12-19-94; 8:45 am]
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