[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 6 (Monday, January 11, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1408-1409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-254]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Lincoln 
County Land Act Groundwater Development and Utility Right-of-Way 
Project, Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability 
of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Lincoln County Land Act 
Groundwater Development and Utility Right-of-Way (ROW) Project (the 
project). The BLM Ely District Manager signed the ROD on January 8, 
2010, which constitutes the final decision of the BLM and makes the 
decision effective immediately.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD are available upon request from the Field 
Manager, BLM Ely District Office, Bureau of Land Management, or at the 
following Web site: http://www.blm.gov/nv/. A printed copy or 
electronic copy on compact disc of the ROD is available on request from 
the BLM Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Boulevard, P.O. Box 12000, 
Reno, Nevada 89520, phone (775) 861-6681 or e-mail: 
[email protected]. Copies of the ROD will be available for review at 
the following locations in Nevada:
     BLM Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Boulevard, Reno, 
Nevada
     BLM Ely District Office, 702 North Industrial Way, Ely, 
Nevada
     BLM Caliente Field Office, US Highway 93, Building 
1, Caliente, Nevada

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Penny Woods, BLM Project Manager, P.O. 
Box 12000, Reno, Nevada 89520,

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telephone: (775) 861-6466, or e-mail: [email protected] with 
``Lincoln County Land Act Information Request'' in the subject line.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After extensive environmental analysis, 
consideration of public comments, and application of pertinent Federal 
laws and policies, it is the decision of the BLM to offer to Lincoln 
County Water District (LCWD) a ROW grant for the construction, 
operation, maintenance and termination of the mainline water pipeline, 
main power lines, pump stations, regulating tanks and other ancillary 
facilities of the project. Pursuant to the Lincoln County Conservation, 
Recreation and Development Act of 2004, Public Law 108-424, the ROW 
grant will authorize the use of public lands in perpetuity. The BLM's 
decision authorizes issuance of a ROW grant to LCWD for the proposed 
action as analyzed in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), 
issued in May 2009. The Environmental Protection Agency published a 
Notice of Availability of the Final EIS in the Federal Register on May 
29, 2009.
    The decision by BLM to offer the ROW grant to LCWD is appealable 
subject to 43 CFR 4, subpart E--Special Rules Applicable to Public Land 
Hearings and Appeals, and 43 CFR 2801.10. Any party adversely affected 
by this decision may appeal within the 30-day timeframe by filing an 
appeal with the BLM Ely District Manager at the address listed above. 
To file a petition for a stay of the effectiveness of this decision 
during the time that an appeal is being reviewed by the Interior Board 
of Land Appeals, the petition for a stay must accompany the Notice of 
Appeal (43 CFR 4.21 or 43 CFR 2801.10). The appeal and petition for a 
stay (if requested) must be filed with the Ely District Manager, Bureau 
of Land Management, 702 North Industrial Way, HC33, Box 33500, Ely 
Nevada 89301, or Fax: (775) 289-1910.
    Copies of the appeal should also be filed with:
     Project Manager, Nevada Groundwater Projects Office, 
Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 12000, Reno, Nevada 89520, or Fax: 
(775) 861-6689.
     Office of Hearings and Appeals, U.S. Department of the 
Interior, 801 North Quincy Street, Suite 300, Arlington, Virginia 
22203-1710, or Fax: (703) 235-8349.
     Office of the Solicitor, Pacific Southwest Region, U.S. 
Department of the Interior, 2800 Cottage Way, Suite E-1712, Sacramento, 
California 95825, or Fax: (916) 978-5694.
    Persons interested in filing an appeal are encouraged to consult 
the cited Federal regulations for additional appeal requirements.

(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1761, Pub. L. 108-424)

Rosemary Thomas,
Ely District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2010-254 Filed 1-8-10; 8:45 am]
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