[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33104-33105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15890]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[NV-930-1430-01; N-60673]


Intent To Prepare a Planning Amendment to the Lahontan and Walker 
Resource Management Plans, Lyon County, Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a plan amendment and environmental 
document addressing the proposed exchange of federal land for private 
land.

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SUMMARY: The following described land within Lyon County has been 
proposed for transfer from federal ownership as part of Land Exchange 
N-60673:

Mt. Diablo Meridian

T. 20 N., R. 25 E.,
    Sec. 4, Lots 5-12, S\1/2\, (excluding lands within Churchill 
County)

    This land is currently withdrawn as part of the Newlands 
Reclamation Project and is not included in any existing resource 
management decisions. The land is no longer needed for reclamation 
project purposes. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will

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consider amending the Lahontan Resource Management Plan (RMP) to 
address transfer of this land. BLM will also consider amending the 
Walker RMP to remove the disposal designation from public land 
within:

Mt. Diablo Meridian

T. 10 N., R. 23 E., in the vicinity of Wellington, Nevada.
    This public land is surrounded by private land proposed for 
acquisition in Land Exchange N-60673. If the exchange is completed, 
disposal of the public land through sale or exchange would no longer 
be appropriate.

DATES AND ADDRESSES: For a period of 30 days from the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register, interested persons 
may submit comments regarding the proposed plan amendment to the 
District Manager, Carson City District Office, 1535 Hot Springs Road, 
Carson City, Nevada 89706. Comments, including names and street 
addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the 
above address during regular business hours. Individual respondents may 
request confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your name or street 
address from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of 
Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of 
your written comment. 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 organizations or businesses, will be made available for public 
inspection in their entirety.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The federal land located near Fernley, 
Nevada, if transferred to private ownership, would likely be used for 
industrial park purposes. The private land in the Hoye Canyon area near 
Wellington, Nevada, has values for recreation, public access, riparian 
wildlife habitat and key deer winter range and would be managed by the 
BLM for multiple uses. The following resources will be considered in 
preparation of the amendment: lands, recreation, wildlife, range, 
minerals, cultural and historic resources, visual resources, soil, 
water, air, and threatened and endangered species. Staff members 
representing each resource will be consulted during preparation of the 
environmental document. The public is invited to participate in the 
identification of issues related to the proposed plan amendment and 
associated proposed land exchange. Anticipated issues include:
    (1) Adequate protection of cultural and historic resources on 
federal land proposed for exchange
    (2) Concerns related to water, water rights and the Walker River
    (3) Change in character of federal lands upon transfer to private 
ownership
    Planning documents and other pertinent materials may be examined at 
the Carson City Office between 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through 
Friday.

    Dated this 9th day of June, 1997.
John O. Singlaub,
Carson City District Manager.
[FR Doc. 97-15890 Filed 6-17-97; 8:45 am]
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