[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 158 (Thursday, August 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 66441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18312]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_NV_FRN_MO#4500179582]


Notice of Application for Withdrawal Extension for Halligan Mesa 
and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Air Force (Air Force) has filed an 
application requesting the Secretary of the Interior extend the 
withdrawal at Halligan Mesa for an additional 20 years. In 1985, Public 
Land Order (PLO) No. 6591 withdrew approximately 600 acres of public 
lands from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the general land 
laws, including the United States mining laws, but not the mineral 
leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights for a period of 20 
years, and reserved the land for the use of the Air Force for a 
communication site and support facilities. In 2005, PLO No. 7360 
extended the withdrawal as related to approximately 264 of those acres 
for an additional 20 years. This notice advises the public of a 90-day 
opportunity to comment on the withdrawal extension application and to 
request a public meeting.

DATES: Comments and request for a public meeting must be received by 
November 13, 2024.

ADDRESSES: All comments and meeting requests should be sent to the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial 
Blvd. Reno Nv 89502. Also, comments will be available for public review 
at the Tonopah Field Office, P.O. Box 911 (1553 South Main Street), 
Tonopah, NV 89049, during regular business hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edison Garcia, BLM Nevada State 
Office, at (775) 861-6530, email: [email protected]. Individuals in the 
United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or Tele Braille) 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 withdrawal of Parcel ``B,'' which was 
withdrawn by PLO No. 6591 (50 FR 10965-10966, March 19, 1985) and 
extended by PLO No. 7630 (70 FR 18424, April 11, 2005), and serialized 
as N-35951, expires on April 11, 2025, unless the withdrawal is 
extended. The purpose of the withdrawal is to protect a communications 
site and support facilities. Fulfillment of the purpose of this 
withdrawal requires that it be extended.
    The legal land description and acreage described in PLO No. 6591, 
Parcel B, extended by PLO No. 7630, is revised to reflect the BLM 
Cadastral Survey's Specification for Descriptions of Land. The revised 
land description does not change the footprint of the Parcel B lands 
originally withdrawn by PLO No. 6591; however, the number of acres 
included in the boundary of the Parcel B lands originally withdrawn has 
been computed to total approximately 264 acres.
    The approximately 264 acres of public lands withdrawn and reserved 
for Air Force use at Parcel B are located in central Nye County, 
approximately 77 miles east of Tonopah, on Halligan Mesa, Nevada. 
Public access to these lands has been restricted since the 1960s; 
however, public lands surrounding these 264 acres are open to 
recreation, mining, and other uses. The 264 acres are legally described 
as:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

Tps. 7 and 8 N., R. 52 E., unsurveyed,

Parcel 1

Commencing at the northeast corner section 36, T. 8 N., R. 51 E.,
Thence, east, a distance of 8,580 feet;
Thence south, a distance of 2,640 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING;
Thence west, a distance of 660 feet;
Thence south, a distance of 660 feet;
Thence west, a distance of 660 feet;
Thence south, a distance of 2,640 feet;
Thence west, a distance of 660 feet;
Thence south, a distance of 3,300 feet;
Thence east, a distance of 1,980 feet;
Thence north, a distance of 6,600 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

Parcel 2

    From a point beginning 1.5 miles from junction with Highway 6, 
5,254 lineal feet of northerly access road to include a 100-foot width 
on both sides of centerline of said road which extends to the south 
boundary of Parcel B. (Passes through T. 7 N., R. 52 E., Sections 5 and 
8).
    The area described contains approximately 264 acres, as computed 
from the metes and bounds description and the dimensions of the access 
road.
    This legal description differs from the legal description in PLO 
No. 7630, which was altered from the original description in PLO No. 
6591. See PLO No. 6591 for a detailed metes and bounds description for 
Parcel B (Note: The withdrawal for Parcel A is not included in this 
notice).
    The purpose of the withdrawal extension is to continue the 
reservation of lands for the Air Force for a communications site and 
support facilities.
    There is no suitable alternative site.
    No water rights would be needed to fulfill the purpose of this 
withdrawal extension.
    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 personally identifiable 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you may 
ask the BLM 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 an opportunity for a public meeting is 
afforded in connection with the application for withdrawal extension. 
All interested persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of 
being heard on the application for withdrawal extension must submit a 
written request to the State Director, Nevada State Office, at the 
address in the ADDRESSES section, within 90 days from the date of 
publication of this notice. If the authorized officer determines that a 
public meeting will be held, a notice of the date, time, and place will 
be published in the Federal Register, local newspapers, and on the BLM 
website at www.blm.gov at least 30 days before the scheduled date of 
the meeting.
    This withdrawal extension application will be processed in 
accordance with the regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.4)

Jon K. Raby,
State Director.
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