[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9538-9540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03121]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNVW01000.L14400000.EQ0000.241A; N-98541, MO# 4500163159]


Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
Classification of Public Lands in Humboldt County, Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Humboldt River Field 
Office, has examined certain public lands in Humboldt County,

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Nevada, and has found them suitable for classification for conveyance 
to Humboldt County under the provisions of the Recreation and Public 
Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended. Humboldt County currently operates a 
public shooting range that was patented pursuant to the Act of 
September 19, 1964, and recently applied for approximately 240 acres of 
adjoining public lands to expand the operation. The expansion would add 
a rifle range up to 1,000-yards, a buffer area, and an extended safety 
zone.

DATES: Submit written comments regarding this R&PP application and 
proposed classification on or before March 31, 2023. Comments may be 
mailed, or hand delivered to the BLM office address below, or faxed to 
(775) 623-1740. The BLM will not consider comments received via 
telephone calls or email.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to: Kathleen Rehberg, 5100 East 
Winnemucca Boulevard, Winnemucca, NV 89445. Detailed information 
including but not limited to, a proposed development and management 
plan and documentation relating to compliance with applicable 
environmental and cultural resource laws, is available for review 
during business hours, (7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mountain Time), Monday 
through Friday, except during Federal holidays, at the Humboldt River 
Field Office, 5100 East Winnemucca Boulevard, Winnemucca, NV 89445 or 
online at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2014203/510.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jenifer Barnett, Realty Specialist, 
Humboldt River Field Office, telephone at 775-623-1500, email at 
[email protected]; or you may contact the Humboldt River Field Office at 
the earlier-listed address. 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: Humboldt County currently operates a public 
shooting range that was patented pursuant to the Act of September 19, 
1964 (43 U.S.C. 1421-1427) and recently applied for approximately 240 
acres of adjoining public lands to expand the operation. The expansion 
would add a rifle range up to 1,000-yards, a buffer area, and an 
extended safety zone. The R&PP patent will include provisions 
consistent with 43 U.S.C. 869-2(b)(6), 43 CFR 2743.2-1(e), and BLM IM 
2008-074, all of which require that under no circumstances will the 
land revert to the U.S. if it has ``been used for solid waste disposal 
or for any other purpose . . . that may result in the disposal, 
placement, or release of any hazardous substance.''
    The lands examined and identified as suitable for conveyance under 
the R&PP Act are legally described as:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 37 N., R. 37 E.,
    sec. 36, NE1/4 and N1/2SE1/4.

    The area described contains 240 acres, according to the official 
plats of the surveys on file with the BLM.
    Humboldt County is a political subdivision of the State of Nevada, 
and is, therefore, a qualified applicant under the R&PP Act. Humboldt 
County has not applied for more than the 6,400-acre limitation for 
recreation uses in a year. Humboldt County has submitted a statement 
describing the proposed use of the land in compliance with the 
regulations at 43 CFR 2741.4(b).
    The lands are not needed for any Federal purposes. Conveyance of 
the lands for recreational or public purposes use is consistent (or in 
conformance) with the Winnemucca District Resource Management Plan 
(2015), as amended, and would be in the national interest.
    All interested parties will receive a copy of this notice once it 
is published in the Federal Register. A copy of the Federal Register 
notice with information about this proposed realty action will be 
published in the newspaper of local circulation once a week for three 
consecutive weeks. In accordance with regulations at 43 CFR 2741, which 
addresses requirements and procedures for conveyances under the R&PP 
Act, this project does not require a public meeting.
    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the lands 
will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the 
public land laws, including locations under the mining laws, except for 
lease or conveyance under the R&PP Act and leasing under the mineral 
leasing laws.
    The conveyance of the land, when issued, will be subject to the 
following terms, conditions, and reservations:
    1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by the 
authority of the United States Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
    2. Provisions of the R&PP Act and to all applicable regulations of 
the Secretary of the Interior, including 43 U.S.C. 869-2(b)(6), 43 CFR 
2743.2-1(e), and BLM IM 2008-074, all of which require that under no 
circumstances will the land revert to the U.S. if it has ``been used 
for solid waste disposal or for any other purpose . . . that may result 
in the disposal, placement, or release of any hazardous substance.''
    3. A limited reverter clause that may cause the land to revert to 
the United States if, at the end of 5 years after the date of 
conveyance, the land is not being used in accordance with the approved 
plan of development.
    4. 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.
    5. Lease or conveyance of the parcel is subject to valid existing 
rights.
    6. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United 
States from claims arising out of the lessee's/patentee's use, 
occupancy, or occupations on the leased/patented lands.
    7. Any other reservations that the authorized officer determines 
appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of Federal 
lands and interests therein.
    Interested persons may submit comments involving the suitability of 
the land for development of a shooting range. 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, whether the use is consistent with local planning and 
zoning, or if the use is consistent with State and Federal programs.
    Interested persons may submit comments regarding the specific use 
and management proposed in the application and plan of development, 
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 a shooting range.
    Any adverse comments will be reviewed as protests by the BLM Nevada 
State Director who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. 
In the absence of any adverse comments, the classification will become 
effective on April 17, 2023. The lands will not be offered for 
conveyance until after the classification becomes effective.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that 
your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--
may be made publicly available at any time. While

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you can ask us in your comment to withhold from public review your 
personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5)

Kathleen Rehberg,
Field Manager, Winnemucca District, Humboldt River Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2023-03121 Filed 2-13-23; 8:45 am]
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