[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58554-58555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23155]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[FXRS126108DEST0 134F1611MD FF08RDSC00; N-54955]


Notice of Application for Withdrawal Extension, and Notification 
of a Public Meeting, Desert National Wildlife Range; Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Policy, Management 
and Budget proposes to extend the duration of Public Land Order (PLO) 
No. 7070 for an additional 20-year term. PLO No. 7070 withdrew 
approximately 769,543 acres of public mineral estate from location and 
entry under the United States mining laws, to protect the wildlife 
habitat and unique values within the Desert National Wildlife Range in 
Clark and Lincoln Counties, Nevada. The proposed extension would apply 
to 768,997 acres as determined from an updated land description review. 
This notice gives an opportunity for the public to comment on the 
proposed withdrawal extension and announces the date, time, and 
location of a public meeting.

DATES: For a period until December 23, 2013, all persons who wish to 
submit comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the 
proposed withdrawal extension may do so in writing. A public meeting 
will be held on October 29, 2013, from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at the Bureau 
of Land Management, Southern Nevada District Office, 4701 Torrey Pines 
Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada. A notice of the time and place will also be 
published in at least one local newspaper of general circulation no 
less than 30 days before the scheduled meeting date.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the Bureau of Land 
Management, Attn: District Manager, Southern Nevada District Office, 
4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl G. Cote, Bureau of Land 
Management at 702-515-5104, email: [email protected]. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above 
individual. The FIRS 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: The withdrawal created by PLO 7070 (59 FR 
39701), will expire on August 4, 2014, unless extended. The United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has filed a petition/application 
to extend the withdrawal created by PLO No. 7070 for an additional 20-
year term with respect to the following described Federal lands:

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 15 S., R. 54 E., unsurveyed,
    Sec. 1;
    Sec. 2, E\1/2\ and E\1/2\W\1/2\;
    Sec. 11, E\1/2\ and E\1/2\W\1/2\;
    Secs. 12 and 13;
    Sec. 14, E\1/2\ and E\1/2\W\1/2\;
    Sec. 23, E\1/2\ and E\1/2\W\1/2\;
    Secs. 24 and 25;
    Sec. 26, E\1/2\ and E\1/2\W\1/2\;
    Sec. 35, E\1/2\ and E\1/2\W\1/2\;
    Sec. 36.
    T. 15 S., R. 55 E., unsurveyed.
T. 16 S., R. 57 E., partially surveyed,
    Sec. 7, NW\1/4\ and S\1/2\.
T. 16 S., R. 58 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 11 thru 14, inclusive;
    Secs. 23 thru 26, inclusive;
    Secs. 35 and 36.
T. 15 S., R. 59 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 2 thru 11, inclusive;
    Secs. 14 thru 23, inclusive;
    Secs. 26 thru 35, inclusive.
T. 16 S., R. 59 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 2 thru 11, inclusive;
    Secs. 14 thru 23, inclusive;
    Secs. 26 thru 35, inclusive.
T. 17 S., R. 59 E.,
    Secs. 1thru 5, inclusive;
    Sec. 7, lots 3 and 4, NE\1/4\, and S\1/2\;
    Secs. 8 thru 18, inclusive;
    Secs. 21 thru 26, inclusive;
    Sec. 27, N\1/2\;
    Secs. 28 and 33;
    Sec. 34, S\1/2\S\1/2\ and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 35 and 36.
Tps. 9, 10, 11, 12, 12\1/2\, 13, 14, 15, and 16 S., R. 60 E., 
unsurveyed.
T. 17 S., R. 60 E.
T. 18 S., R. 60 E.,
    Secs. 1 thru 18, inclusive;
    Secs. 22 thru 24, inclusive;
    Sec. 25, N\1/2\;
    Sec. 26, N\1/2\;
    Sec. 27, N\1/2\.
Tps. 9, 10, 11, 12, 12\1/2\, 13, 14, 15, and 16 S., R. 61 E., 
unsurveyed.
Tps. 17 and 18 S., R. 61 E.
T. 9 S., R. 62 E.,
    Sec. 4, S\1/2\S\1/2\;
    Sec. 5, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\ and S\1/2\S\1/2\;
    Sec. 6, lots 2 to 7, inclusive, and S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/
4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 7, 8, and 9;
    Sec. 10, W\1/2\E\1/2\ and W\1/2\;
    Sec. 15, W\1/2\E\1/2\ and W\1/2\;
    Secs. 16 thru 21, inclusive;
    Sec. 22, W\1/2\E\1/2\ and W\1/2\;
    Sec. 27, W\1/2\E\1/2\ and W\1/2\;
    Secs. 28 thru 33, inclusive;
    Sec. 34, lots 1, 2, and 3, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/
4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 10 S., R. 62 E.,
    Secs. 3 thru 10, inclusive;
    Sec. 14, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\W\1/2\, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Secs. 15 thru 22, inclusive;
    Sec. 23, W\1/2\ and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 26 thru 35, inclusive;
    Sec. 36, W\1/2\W\1/2\.
T. 11 S., R. 62 E., partially surveyed,
    Sec. 1, W\1/2\W\1/2\;
    Secs. 2 thru 12, inclusive;
    Sec. 13, E\1/2\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\W\1/2\, and E\1/2\SW\1/
4\;
    Secs. 14 thru 36, inclusive.
T. 12 S., R. 62 E., partially surveyed.
Tps. 12\1/2\, 13, 14, 15, and 16 S., R. 62 E., unsurveyed.
Tps. 17 and 18 S., R. 62 E.

The areas described above aggregate approximately 768,997 acres in 
Clark and Lincoln Counties. The legal descriptions of the unsurveyed 
lands are based on what normal survey subdivision units would be 
when surveyed.

    The lands withdrawn by PLO No. 7070 are located about 20 miles 
northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. The purpose of the withdrawal extension 
is to protect, enhance, and maintain wildlife resources, including 
bighorn sheep on one of the largest and last reasonably intact examples 
of Mojave Desert landscape habitats.
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative 
agreement would not provide adequate protection for the wildlife 
habitat and unique resource values within the Desert National Wildlife 
Range.
    No additional water rights would be needed to fulfill the purpose 
of the requested withdrawal extension.
    There are no suitable alternative sites since the lands described 
herein contain the natural and biological resources of interest for 
protection.
    All persons who wish to submit comments, suggestions, or objections 
in connection with the proposed withdrawal extension may present their 
views in writing to the BLM Southern Nevada District Office, at the 
address indicated above. Comments, including names and street addresses 
of respondents, will be available for public review at the address 
stated above, during regular business hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should 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, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.
    Notice is hereby given that a public meeting will be held in 
connection with

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the proposed withdrawal extension. Information on the meeting is listed 
under the ``DATES'' heading of this notice. Interested parties may file 
written statements at the meeting. All statements received will be 
considered before any recommendation concerning the proposed extension 
is submitted to the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for final 
action.
    This application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4.

Marci L. Todd,
Associate State Director, Nevada.
[FR Doc. 2013-23155 Filed 9-23-13; 8:45 am]
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