[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56719-56720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22137]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNVC01000.L19200000.ET0000; LRORF1811000; MO# 4500152931]


Notice of Proposed Extension of Public Land Order No. 7873 and 
Public Meeting; Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In response to a petition from the Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM) the Secretary of the Interior proposes to extend the duration of 
the withdrawal created by Public Land Order (PLO) No. 7873 for an 
additional four-year term. The withdrawal created by PLO No. 7873 
expires on August 22, 2022. The petition/application also includes the 
proposed withdrawal extension of 68,809.44 acres of Federal land in the 
Dixie Valley Training Area from the mineral leasing laws (not currently 
withdrawn from these laws under Section 3016 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2000, to maintain the current 
environmental baseline, relative to mineral exploration and development 
for land management evaluation purposes, subject to valid existing 
rights. This Notice invites the public to comment on the BLM 
application for the requested four-year withdrawal extension and 
notifies the public that at least one public meeting will occur.

DATES: Comments on the proposed 4-year withdrawal should be received on 
or before January 10, 2022.
    In addition, a virtual public meeting will be held December 9, 
2021, 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time (U.S. and Canada). The Zoom link for the 
Bureau of Land Management--Carson City Land Management Evaluation 
Withdrawal Extension--Virtual Public Meeting is as follows:
    Register in advance for this webinar: https://empsi.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_D_Kw02L0TuSrS6we67_LdQ.
    After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing 
information about joining the webinar.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted by any of the following 
methods:
     Email: [email protected] with the subject line 
``LME Withdrawal Extension''.
     Fax: (775) 885-6147.
     Mail: BLM Carson City District Office, Attn: LME 
Withdrawal Extension, 5665 Morgan Mill Rd., Carson City, NV 89701.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colleen Dingman, BLM, Carson City 
District Office, 775-885-6168; address: 5665 Morgan Mill Rd., Carson 
City, NV 89701; email: [email protected]. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay 
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during 
normal business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days 
a week, to leave a message or question with the above individual. You 
will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PLO No. 7873 withdrew approximately 
694,838.84 acres of Federal land in Churchill, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, and 
Pershing Counties, Nevada, for up to four years from all forms of 
appropriation under the public land laws, including location and entry 
under the United States mining laws, and leasing under the mineral and 
geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights. The purpose 
of the proposed withdrawal extension is to maintain the current 
environmental baseline, relative to mining, mineral exploration and 
development, and geothermal energy development for land management 
evaluation purposes. The petition/application also includes the 
proposed withdrawal extension of 68,809.44 acres of Federal land in the 
Dixie Valley Training Area from the mineral leasing laws (not currently 
withdrawn from these laws under Section 3016 of the NDAA for Fiscal 
Year 2000, Pub. L. 106-65), to maintain the current environmental 
baseline, relative to mineral exploration and development for land 
management evaluation purposes, subject to valid existing rights.
    Including the 8,722.47 acres of Department of the Navy (DON) lands, 
the total Federal land included in the withdrawal extension is 
772,370.75 acres. Non-Federal lands totaling 66,160.53 acres are 
described within the withdrawal area. Any current or future Federal 
estate interest in these non-Federal lands is subject to this 
withdrawal.
    The BLM and the DON are engaged in the evaluation of issues 
relating to possible future legislative transfer of the subject land to 
the jurisdiction of the DON in connection with the DON's modernization 
of Naval Air Station Fallon, Fallon Range Training Complex, Nevada 
(FRTC). While the DON requested legislative expansion of its existing 
withdrawal at FRTC, the NDAA for FY2021 extended the existing FRTC 
withdrawal for an additional 25 years but did not include the 
additional public lands requested for the FRTC Modernization. The DON 
anticipates again asking for a legislative withdrawal of these 
additional lands and requested that the BLM file a petition/application 
for extension of the existing four-year withdrawal. PLO No. 7873 is 
included by reference (83 FR 44654). In compliance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), the BLM Carson 
City District Office, Carson City, Nevada, anticipates completion of 
Categorical Exclusion documentation for the proposed withdrawal 
extension. A complete description, along with all other records 
pertaining to the extension, can be examined in the BLM Carson City 
District Office at the address shown above. Comments on the proposed 4-
year withdrawal should be received on or before January 10, 2022.
    In addition, a virtual public meeting will be held December 9, 
2021, 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time (U.S. and Canada). The Zoom link for the 
Bureau of Land Management--Carson City Land Management Evaluation 
Withdrawal Extension--Virtual Public Meeting is as follows:
    Register in advance for this webinar: https://empsi.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_D_Kw02L0TuSrS6we67_LdQ.
    After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing 
information about joining the webinar.
    The withdrawal extension application will be processed in 
accordance with the regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.
    For a period until January 10, 2022 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 
Nevada State Director at the address indicated above. 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

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cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Jon K. Raby,
State Director, Nevada.
[FR Doc. 2021-22137 Filed 10-8-21; 8:45 am]
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