[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 102 (Tuesday, May 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29546-29547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10163]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-050-1430-ER; N-62861; 7-08807]


Notice of Intent To Amend the Las Vegas Resource Management Plan 
To Relocate a Utility Corridor; Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to amend the Las 
Vegas Resource Management Plan (RMP) to allow for the relocation of a 
section of a BLM utility corridor, and to prepare an environmental 
assessment (EA), pursuant to Section 102 of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to analyze the effects of that action. The 
BLM proposes to relocate an 11.4-mile length of the half-mile wide BLM 
Utility Corridor that currently extends across the southern portion of 
Indian Springs in Clark County, NV. The Corridor as designated overlaps 
private lands. The amendment would relocate the Corridor further south 
behind Grandpa Mountain to avoid the private lands.

DATES: The scoping comment period will commence with the publication of 
this notice and will end 30 days after its publication. Comments should 
be submitted in writing to the address below and will be accepted 
throughout the scoping period. Any scoping meetings will be announced 
15 days in advance through the local news media, newsletters, and the 
BLM Web site at http://www.nv.blm.gov/vegas/default.htm.

ADDRESSES: Please mail written comments to the Bureau of Land 
Management, Las Vegas Field Office, 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las 
Vegas, NV, 89130-2301, (fax (702) 515-5023) attention Mark R. 
Chatterton.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark R. Chatterton at the Las Vegas 
Field Office (see address above), telephone (702) 515-5049; e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Las Vegas RMP was approved on October 5, 
1998. The BLM Utility Corridor in the vicinity of Indian Springs (see 
Map 2-4 of Volume II of the Las Vegas RMP) was established along an 
existing power line. The existing BLM Utility Corridor is approximately 
2,640 feet wide in the vicinity of Indian Springs. This half-mile wide 
utility corridor extends northwest from T. 16 S., R. 57 E., sec. 33, 
M.D.M. along U.S. Highway 95 to the community of Indian Springs where 
the corridor diverges south around Indian Springs. Approximately one-
quarter-mile of the Corridor width extends into private property. This 
RMP amendment is intended to relocate 11.4 miles of the half-mile wide 
corridor, centered on Indian Springs, further south behind Grandpa 
Mountain to avoid abutting any private lands. Beyond Indian Springs, 
the Corridor continues west parallel to U.S. Highway

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95 offset approximately 3,960 feet to the south.
    The purpose of the public scoping process is to determine relevant 
issues that will influence the scope of the environmental analysis, 
including concerns, or proposed alternatives that should be considered. 
Please note that public comments and information submitted, including 
names, addresses, and email addresses of the respondents will be 
available for public review at the Las Vegas Field Office during 
regular business hours from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except holidays. Before including your address, phone number, 
e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your 
comments, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your 
personal identifying information--may be 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 
be able to do so.
    BLM will notify the public through local news media and the BLM 
website when the draft plan amendment and the EA will be available for 
public comment. Preliminary issues and concerns have been identified by 
BLM personnel, other agencies, and individuals. Disciplines involved in 
the planning process will include specialists with expertise in 
wildlife management, minerals and geology, outdoor recreation, 
archaeology, lands and realty, and botany. The alternative to the 
proposed action will be the No Action Alternative (keeping the existing 
BLM Utility Corridor).
    Planning documents, environmental information, and other associated 
information are available for public review at the Las Vegas Field 
Office during regular business hours from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except holidays.
    The authority for the Federal Register publication of this Notice 
of Intent is found at, 43 CFR 1610.2(c).

    Dated: April 3, 2007.
Juan Palma,
Field Manager.
 [FR Doc. E7-10163 Filed 5-25-07; 8:45 am]
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