[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 83 (Friday, April 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25526-25527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09177]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNVW01000.L144000000.FR0000.241A; 14110008; TAS: 212; N-97660 MO 
#4500155658]


Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act, 
Classification for Lease and Subsequent Conveyance of Public Land in 
Humboldt County, Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: Humboldt County has applied for a lease and subsequent 
conveyance of 5-acres of Federal land on which they propose to 
construct a rural fire station to serve the outlying communities and 
residences in the rural areas of Humboldt County, Nevada. The Bureau of 
Land Management (BLM) has examined the subject public lands and found 
them suitable for classification, lease, and conveyance under the 
provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act of June 14, 
1926, as amended.

DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the 
classification, lease, and subsequent conveyance of public lands on or 
before June 13, 2022. Comments may be mailed or hand-delivered to the 
BLM office address below. The BLM will not consider comments received 
by telephone. In the absence of any adverse comments, the 
classification will become effective on June 13, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: Attn. Pueblo Station, BLM Humboldt 
River Field Office, 5100 East Winnemucca Boulevard, Winnemucca, Nevada 
89445.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie McKinnon, Realty Specialist, at 
the above address, by phone at (775) 623-1734 or by email at 
[email protected]. Information concerning the proposed R&PP project, 
including the environmental assessment, are available for review during 
business hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, Monday 
through Friday, except during Federal holidays, at the BLM Humboldt 
River Field Office at the address above or online at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2011153/570.
    Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of 
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals 
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within 
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in 
the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The decision to issue the lease and 
subsequently patent the parcel will be processed consistent with BLM 
regulations at 43 CFR 2741.
    The parcel, which was identified as suitable for disposal in the 
Winnemucca District Resource Management Plan (RMP), is located 
southwest of Winnemucca in Humboldt County, Nevada on lands described 
below:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 43 N., R. 31 E.,
    Sec. 10, N\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.

    The area described contains 5 acres.

    The parcel has been identified as a key location for a rural fire 
station that would serve the outlying residences and rural communities 
of Humboldt County. A rural fire station would allow the volunteer fire 
fighters to provide a quicker response to wildland and residential 
fires in the area. The fire station would be used to store and protect 
the County's fire suppression equipment, while also keeping the 
equipment serviceable and ready in the event of a wildland fire. The 
R&PP project would also include storage for Humboldt County Road 
maintenance equipment. The County would lease the parcel for 
construction of the site and would request patent once construction is 
completed in accordance with the Plan of Development (POD). A 
reversionary clause would be included in the patent, which would 
require the land to return to the U.S. if the parcel is used in any way 
that is inconsistent with an approved POD.
    Prior to patenting the land, an Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) 
will be conducted to determine the level of hazardous materials, if 
any, present on the property. Upon review of the ESA, if the Authorized 
Officer determines that any kind of hazardous substances exists on the 
parcel that makes the parcel unsuitable for return to public domain, 
the patent will not include a reversionary clause, and the parcel would 
not return to the U.S.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the lands 
will be segregated from appropriation under any other public land law, 
including locations under mining laws, except for conveyance under the 
R&PP Act. The segregated effect shall terminate upon issuance of a 
patent or termination of the application.
    The patent, if issued, will be subject to the following terms, 
conditions, and reservations:
    1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
    2. All mineral deposits in the land so patented, and the right to 
prospect for, mine, and remove such deposits from the same under 
applicable law and regulations as established by the Secretary of the 
Interior are reserved to the United States, together with all necessary 
access and exit rights.
    3. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United 
States from claims arising out of the patentee's use, occupancy, or 
occupation on the leased/patented lands.
    4. Any other terms or conditions, or reservations that the 
authorized officer determines appropriate to ensure public access and 
proper management of Federal lands and interests therein.

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    5. A right-of-way to Humboldt County for an access road N-17397, 
Big Creek Road.
    6. A right-of-way to Oregon-Idaho Utilities for a buried fiber 
optic line, N-60463.
    7. Any other valid existing rights.
    Classification Comments: Interested persons may submit comments 
involving the suitability of the land for development and use as a fire 
station and storage of road maintenance equipment. Comments on the 
classification are restricted to whether the land is physically suited 
for the proposal, whether the use will maximize the future use or uses 
of the land, where the use is consistent with local planning and 
zoning, or if the use is consistent with state and Federal programs.
    Application Comments: Interested persons may submit comments 
regarding the specific use proposed in the application and POD, whether 
the BLM followed proper administrative procedures in reaching the 
decision, or any other factor not directly related to the suitability 
of the lands for use as a fire station and storage of road maintenance 
equipment.
    A copy of this notice will also be published in the newspaper of 
local circulation once a week for three consecutive weeks. Any adverse 
comments will be reviewed by the BLM Nevada State Director or other 
authorized official of the Department of the Interior, who may sustain, 
vacate, or modify this realty action.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in any comment, be aware that 
your entire comment, including your personal identifying information, 
may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask in your 
comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public 
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5)

Kathleen Rehberg,
Field Manager, Humboldt River Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2022-09177 Filed 4-28-22; 8:45 am]
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