Notice of Amended Application for Withdrawal Expansion and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Nevada, 19806-19808 [2018-09665]
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Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Amended Application for
Withdrawal Expansion and
Opportunity for Public Meeting;
Nevada
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Amended Withdrawal
Application for Expansion.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the Engle
Act of 1958 and the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976, as
amended, (FLPMA), the Department of
the Navy (DON) has amended its 2016
Engle Act application for withdrawal to
add 92,482.45 acres of public lands and
1,001 acres of non-federally owned
lands to its original application for the
withdrawal and reservation by Congress
of 678,670.69 acres of public lands.
These lands are located near Naval Air
Station (NAS) Fallon, Nevada, for the
Fallon Range Training Complex (FRTC).
DATES: Comments on the amended
withdrawal application including the
environmental consequences of a
withdrawal for military purposes of
92,482.45 acres of public land should be
received on or before August 2, 2018. In
addition, a public meeting will be held
to help the public understand the
withdrawal and the associated decisionmaking process. The meeting will be
held on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, from 5
p.m. to 7 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Comments pertaining to this
Notice should be submitted by any of
the following methods:
• Email: BLM_NV_FRTC@blm.gov
• Fax: 775–885–6147
• Mail: BLM Carson City District,
Attn: NAS Fallon FRTC, 5665 Morgan
Mill Road, Carson City, NV 89701
• The public meeting will be held at
the Fallon Convention Center, 100
Campus Way, Fallon, NV 89406.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colleen Dingman, BLM, Carson City
District Office, 775–885–6168; address:
5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City,
NV 89701; email: cjdingman@blm.gov.
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, 7 days a week, to leave a message
or question with the above individual.
You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
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The DON
filed an amended application requesting
the withdrawal and reservation of
additional public lands for military
training exercises involving NAS Fallon,
Churchill County, Nevada. The DON
proposed withdrawal amendment adds
92,482.45 acres of public lands and
1,001 acres of non-federally owned
lands (i.e., lands that would be subject
to such action should they enter Federal
ownership) to the original land
withdrawal expansion application for
the withdrawal of the public lands from
appropriation under the public land
laws, including the mining laws, the
mineral leasing laws, and the
geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid
existing rights, and reservation of the
public lands located near FRTC for
military use. The original and amended
applications requested that Congress
expand the area withdrawn and
reserved for military purposes at FRTC.
Currently, the FRTC occupies 223,557
acres of public lands withdrawn and
reserved for its use, and the DON has
requested renewal of the existing
withdrawal and reservation. The Bureau
of Land Management (BLM) notified the
public of the original land withdrawal
expansion application consisting of
678,670.69 additional acres on
September 2, 2016, with a Notice
published in the Federal Register (81
FR 60736). The DON also requests
partial cancellation and removal of
2,429.80 acres of public lands from the
original land withdrawal expansion
application for the withdrawal and
reservation of public lands located near
the FRTC. The entire FRTC expansion
area—beyond the existing withdrawal—
consists of 769,724.34 acres that are
requested to be withdrawn from
appropriation under the public land
laws, including the mining laws, the
mineral leasing laws, and the
geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid
existing rights, and reserved for military
purposes. As required by section
204(b)(1) of FLPMA, 43 U.S.C.
1714(b)(1), and the BLM regulations at
43 CFR part 2300, the BLM is
publishing this Notice of the DON
amended application. While the BLM
and the Department of the Interior (DOI)
assist the DON with the processing of
this application, Congress, not the
Secretary, will make the decision on
expansion of the existing NAS Fallon
withdrawal.
Upon publication of this Notice in the
Federal Register, the public lands
described will be segregated from all
forms of appropriation under the public
land laws, including the mining laws,
the mineral leasing laws, and the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid
existing rights for two years. The acres
of public land segregated upon
publication of this Notice totals
92,482.45 acres.
The DON, in accordance with the
Engle Act, (43 U.S.C. 155–158), has filed
an application requesting withdrawal
and reservation of additional Federal
lands for military training exercises
involving NAS Fallon, Churchill
County, Nevada (the ‘‘expansion area’’).
The DON requests that the land be
withdrawn from all forms of
appropriation under the public land
laws, including the mining laws, the
mineral leasing laws, and the
geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid
existing rights and reserved for use of
the DON for testing and training
involving air-to-ground weapons
delivery, tactical maneuvering, use of
electromagnetic spectrum, land warfare
maneuver, and air support, as well as
other defense-related purposes
consistent with these purposes. The
amended expansion area consists of the
lands and interests in lands described
below and adjacent to the exterior
boundaries of NAS Fallon FRTC Dixie
Valley Training Area, located in
Churchill County, Nevada and NAS
Fallon FRTC B–17 area, located in
Churchill, Mineral, and Nye Counties,
Nevada.
The area within the Dixie Valley
Training Area aggregate 16,370.50 acres.
Portions of these lands are unsurveyed
and the acres obtained from protraction
diagram information or calculated using
Geographic Information System.
Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada
Dixie Valley Training Area, Additional
Lands
Bureau of Land Management
T. 18 N., R. 33 E., unsurveyed,
Sec. 3.
T. 19 N., R. 32 E., unsurveyed,
Sec. 13.
T. 19 N., R. 33 E., unsurveyed,
Sec. 20, SE1⁄4 and N1⁄2;
Secs. 21 thru 27;
Sec. 28, E1⁄2;
Secs. 34 and 35.
T. 19 N., R. 35 E.,
Sec. 12, S1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 13.
T. 19 N., R. 36 E.,
Sec. 19, E1⁄2.
T. 20 N., R. 33 E., unsurveyed,
Sec. 1, SE1⁄4;
Secs. 7 and 8;
Sec. 9, NW1⁄4 and S1⁄2;
Sec. 10, S1⁄2;
Sec. 11, NE1⁄4 and S1⁄2;
Sec. 12.
T. 20 N., R. 33 1⁄2 E., unsurveyed,
Sec. 1, S1⁄2;
Sec. 12.
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T. 20 N., R. 34 E., unsurveyed,
Sec. 6, S1⁄2;
Sec. 7.
T. 20 N., R. 35 E.,
Sec. 2;
Sec. 11;
Sec. 14;
Sec. 23.
The additional lands area described for
Dixie Valley Training Area contains
16,370.50 acres in Churchill County.
Department of Defense Fee Owned Lands
None
Non-federally Owned Lands
None
Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada
Dixie Valley Training Area, Partial
Cancellation and Removal Lands
Bureau of Land Management
T. 21 N., R. 35 E.,
Sec. 13, lot 16 south of the southerly line
of the dirt road;
Sec. 24, lots 1 and 2 south of the southerly
line of the dirt road, lots 7 thru 10, 15
and 16.
T. 21 N., R. 36 E.,
Sec. 16, south of the southerly line of the
dirt road;
Sec. 17, south of the southerly line of the
dirt road;
Sec. 18, lots 3 and 4 south of the southerly
line of the dirt road, E1⁄2W1⁄2 south of the
southerly line of the dirt road and E1/2
south of the southerly line of the dirt
road;
Sec. 19, lots 1 thru 4, E1⁄2W1⁄2, E1⁄2;
Sec. 20.
The partial cancellation and removal lands
area described for Dixie Valley Training Area
contains 2,429.80 acres in Churchill County.
Department of Defense Fee Owned Lands
None
Non-federally Owned Lands
None
Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada
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B–17, Additional Lands
Bureau of Land Management
T. 11 N., R. 34 E.,
Secs. 1 thru 3;
Sec. 4, lot 4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4,
NW1⁄4SW1⁄4 and S1⁄2SW1⁄4;
Sec. 5;
Sec. 6, lots 1 and 2, S1⁄2NE1⁄4 and SE1⁄4;
Secs. 9 thru 12;
Sec. 13, N1⁄2;
Sec. 14, N1⁄2;
Sec. 15, N1⁄2;
Sec. 16, N1⁄2;
T. 12 N., R. 34 E.,
Sec. 1;
Secs. 11 thru 15;
Secs. 19 thru 27;
Sec. 28, NE1⁄4, N1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4,
E1⁄2SE1⁄4 and S1⁄2SW1⁄4;
Sec. 29, N1⁄2, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4, W1⁄2SE1⁄4 and
SW1⁄4;
Sec. 30;
Sec. 31, E1⁄2;
Sec. 32;
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Sec. 33, E1⁄2NE1⁄4 and NW1⁄4;
Secs. 34 thru 36;
T. 11 N., R. 35 E.,
Sec. 4, lots 3 and 4, SW1⁄4 and S1⁄2NW1⁄4;
Secs. 5 thru 7;
Sec. 8, W1⁄2;
T. 12 N., R. 35 E.,
Sec. 1 thru 12;
Sec. 13, W1⁄2;
Secs. 14 thru 23;
Sec. 26, N1⁄2;
Secs. 27 thru 33;
Sec. 34, N1⁄2;
T. 13 N., R. 35 E., unsurveyed,
Secs. 1 thru 3;
Sec. 4, E1⁄2;
Sec. 9, NE1⁄4 and S1⁄2;
Secs. 10 thru 16;
Secs. 21 thru 29;
Secs. 31 thru 36;
T. 14 N., R. 35 E., unsurveyed,
Sec. 2, W1⁄2;
Sec. 3;
Sec. 4, E1⁄2;
Sec. 9, that portion lying east of the
westerly right-of-way line of State Route
361;
Secs. 10 and 11;
Sec. 13, W1⁄2;
Secs. 14 and 15;
Sec. 16, that portion lying east of the
westerly right-of-way line of State Route
361;
Sec. 21, that portion lying east of the
westerly right-of-way line of State Route
361;
Sec. 22 thru 27;
Sec. 28, E1⁄2NE1⁄4 and E1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 33, E1⁄2NE1⁄4 and E1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Secs. 34 thru 36;
T. 15 N., R. 35 E., unsurveyed,
Sec. 28, SE1⁄4;
Sec. 33, E1⁄2;
Sec. 34;
T. 12 N., R. 36 E.,
Sec. 6, lots 3 thru 7, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4 and
E1⁄2SW1⁄4;
T. 13 N., R. 36 E., unsurveyed,
Sec. 6, W1⁄2;
Sec. 7;
Sec. 18 and 19;
Sec. 30;
Sec. 31, W1⁄2;
T. 14 N., R. 36 E., unsurveyed,
Sec. 31, W1⁄2;
The additional lands area described for B–
17 contains 76,111.95 acres in Churchill,
Mineral, and Nye Counties.
Department of Defense Fee Owned Lands
None
Non-federally Owned Lands
T. 11 N., R. 34 E.,
Sec. 4, lots 1 thru 3, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4,
N1⁄2SE1⁄4 and NE1⁄4SW1⁄4;
T. 12 N., R. 34 E.,
Sec. 28, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, W1⁄2SE1⁄4 and
N1⁄2SW1⁄4;
Sec. 29, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 33, W1⁄2NE1⁄4 and S1⁄2;
The additional lands area described for B–
17 contains 1,001.00 acres in Mineral and
Nye Counties.
In the event any non-federally owned
lands within the requested withdrawal
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area return or pass to Federal ownership
in the future, they would be subject to
the terms and conditions described
above.
The DON has amended its application
to request additional lands at NAS
Fallon FRTC to be used by the DON for
testing and training involving air-toground weapons delivery, tactical
maneuvering, use of electromagnetic
spectrum, land warfare maneuver, and
air support, as well as other defenserelated purposes consistent with these
purposes. National defense
requirements are rapidly evolving in
response to new and emerging
worldwide threat conditions. The
Department of Defense has responded to
these new and emerging threats with
advances in combat platform and
weapon technologies, in an effort to
maintain a competitive edge in combat
operations abroad. The evolution of
modern combat systems has placed an
increased demand on tactical training
ranges to meet combat pre-deployment
training requirements. For the DON, 100
percent of deploying naval strike
aviation units train at the FRTC prior to
deployment. A significant percentage of
deploying Naval Special Warfare units
also trains at FRTC. The introduction of
modern and advanced weapons systems
already exceeds the DON’s ability to
train realistically at the FRTC while
maintaining public safety. Training
protocol of exercising Tactics,
Techniques, and Procedures are
severely limited due to a lack of
adequate training space at the FRTC.
These limitations diminish the Navy’s
ability to train to realistic employment
methods of existing weapons systems.
Extension and expansion of the
withdrawn and reserved Federal lands
at NAS Fallon are essential to the DON
to provide a realistic tactical training at
the FRTC while continuing to provide
for public safety.
A copy of the legal descriptions and
the maps depicting the lands that are
the subject of the DON’s application, as
amended, are available for public
inspection at the following offices:
State Director, BLM Nevada State
Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., Reno,
Nevada 89502, and District Manager,
BLM Carson City District Office, 5665
Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, Nevada
89701.
For a period until August 2, 2018 all
persons who wish to submit comments,
suggestions, or objections in connection
with the withdrawal applications may
present their comments in writing to the
persons and offices listed in the
ADDRESSES section above. All comments
received will be considered before any
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recommendation for withdrawal is
presented to Congress.
In addition, a public meeting
addressing the amended withdrawal
application will be held to help the
public understand the amended
withdrawal application and the
associated process for decision-making;
please see the DATES and ADDRESSES
sections for details.
The DON is the lead agency for
evaluation of the proposed withdrawal
expansion as pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1970, as
amended (NEPA) 42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.,
and other applicable environmental and
cultural resources authorities.
Comments including names and street
addresses of respondents will be
available for public review at the BLM
addresses noted above, during regular
business hours Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personally
identifiable information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personally identifiable information—
may be publicly available at any time.
While you can ask the BLM in your
comment to withhold your personally
identifiable information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
For a period until May 4, 2020,
subject to valid existing rights, the
Federal lands that are described in this
Notice as added to the DON’s
withdrawal application will be
segregated, for two years, from all forms
of appropriation under the public land
laws, including the mining laws, the
mineral leasing laws, and the
geothermal leasing laws, unless the
applications/proposal are denied or
canceled or the withdrawal is approved
prior to that date. The acres of public
land segregated upon publication of this
Notice totals 92,482.45 acres. Licenses,
permits, cooperative agreements, or
discretionary land use authorizations
may be allowed during the period of
segregation, but only with the approval
of the authorized officer and, as
appropriate, with the concurrence of the
DON.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 2310.1–4, the
segregative effect for the 2,429.80 acres
described above is terminated, and the
lands opened as follows: At 9 a.m. on
June 4, 2018 the 2,429.80 acres of public
lands in Churchill County, identified by
the DON as no longer needed for their
application for legislative withdrawal,
and legally described above, will be
opened to the operation of the general
land laws and to location and entry
under the United States mining laws,
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subject to valid existing right, the
provision of existing withdrawals, and
other segregations of record, and other
applicable law, including the provisions
of 43 U.S.C. 1782. Appropriation of any
of the land described in this order under
the general mining laws prior to the date
and time of restoration is unauthorized.
Any such attempted appropriation,
including attempted adverse possession
under 30 U.S.C. 38 (1988), shall vest no
rights against the United States. Acts
required to establish a location and to
initiate a right of possession are
governed by State law where not in
conflict with Federal law. The BLM will
not intervene in disputes between rival
locators over possessory rights, because
Congress has provided for such
determinations in local courts. All valid
applications under any other general
land laws received at or prior to 9 a.m.
on June 4, 2018 shall be considered as
simultaneously filed at that time. Those
received thereafter shall be considered
in the order of filing.
Authority: 43 CFR 2300.
Michael C. Courtney,
Acting State Director, Nevada.
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Notice of Availability of the Colorado
Draft Resource Management Plan
Amendment and Draft Environmental
Impact Statement for Greater SageGrouse Conservation
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has
prepared a Draft Resource Management
Plan (RMP) Amendment and Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for Colorado Greater-Sage-Grouse
(GRSG) Conservation and by this notice
is announcing the opening of the
comment period. BLM Colorado is
soliciting comments on the entire Draft
EIS, as well as the specific planning
issues mentioned in this NOA, and the
cumulative effects analysis.
DATES: To ensure that comments will be
considered, the BLM must receive
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written comments on the Draft RMP
Amendment/Draft EIS within 90 days
following the date the Environmental
Protection Agency publishes a notice of
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Amendment/Draft EIS in the Federal
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meetings or hearings and any other
public participation activities at least 15
days in advance through public notices,
media releases, and/or mailings.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
related to the Colorado GRSG RMP
Amendment/Draft EIS by any of the
following methods:
• Website: https://goo.gl/kmLtwT.
• mail: BLM—Greater Sage-Grouse
EIS, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, CO
81506. Copies of the Colorado GRSG
Draft RMP Amendment/Draft EIS are
available at the website above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information contact Bridget
Clayton, Colorado Sage-grouse
Coordinator, telephone 970–244–3045;
see address above; email bclayton@
blm.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
contact Ms. Clayton. The FRS is
available 24 hours a day, seven days a
week, to leave a message or question
with Ms. Clayton. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Greater
Sage-Grouse is a state-managed species
that is dependent on sagebrush steppe
ecosystems. These ecosystems are
managed in partnership across the range
of the Greater Sage-Grouse by federal,
state, and local authorities. Efforts to
conserve the species and its habitat date
back to the 1950s. Over the past two
decades, state wildlife agencies, federal
agencies, and many others in the range
of the species have been collaborating to
conserve Greater Sage-Grouse and its
habitats. The United States Department
of the Interior (DOI) and the BLM have
broad responsibilities to manage federal
lands and resources for the public
benefit. Nearly half of Greater SageGrouse habitat is managed by the BLM.
The BLM is committed to being a good
neighbor and investing in on-the-ground
conservation activities through close
collaboration with State governments,
local communities, private landowners,
and other stakeholders.
In September 2015, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS) determined
that the Greater Sage-Grouse did not
warrant listing under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973. The USFWS based
its ‘‘not warranted’’ determination, in
part, on the conservation commitments
and management actions in the BLM
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNVC01000.L19200000.ET0000; LRORF1709600; MO# 4500119564]
Notice of Amended Application for Withdrawal Expansion and
Opportunity for Public Meeting; Nevada
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Amended Withdrawal Application for Expansion.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Engle Act of 1958 and the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, (FLPMA), the Department
of the Navy (DON) has amended its 2016 Engle Act application for
withdrawal to add 92,482.45 acres of public lands and 1,001 acres of
non-federally owned lands to its original application for the
withdrawal and reservation by Congress of 678,670.69 acres of public
lands. These lands are located near Naval Air Station (NAS) Fallon,
Nevada, for the Fallon Range Training Complex (FRTC).
DATES: Comments on the amended withdrawal application including the
environmental consequences of a withdrawal for military purposes of
92,482.45 acres of public land should be received on or before August
2, 2018. In addition, a public meeting will be held to help the public
understand the withdrawal and the associated decision-making process.
The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, from 5 p.m. to 7
p.m.
ADDRESSES: Comments pertaining to this Notice should be submitted by
any of the following methods:
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 775-885-6147
Mail: BLM Carson City District, Attn: NAS Fallon FRTC,
5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, NV 89701
The public meeting will be held at the Fallon Convention
Center, 100 Campus Way, Fallon, NV 89406.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colleen Dingman, BLM, Carson City
District Office, 775-885-6168; address: 5665 Morgan Mill Road, 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, 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 DON filed an amended application
requesting the withdrawal and reservation of additional public lands
for military training exercises involving NAS Fallon, Churchill County,
Nevada. The DON proposed withdrawal amendment adds 92,482.45 acres of
public lands and 1,001 acres of non-federally owned lands (i.e., lands
that would be subject to such action should they enter Federal
ownership) to the original land withdrawal expansion application for
the withdrawal of the public lands from appropriation under the public
land laws, including the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the
geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights, and
reservation of the public lands located near FRTC for military use. The
original and amended applications requested that Congress expand the
area withdrawn and reserved for military purposes at FRTC. Currently,
the FRTC occupies 223,557 acres of public lands withdrawn and reserved
for its use, and the DON has requested renewal of the existing
withdrawal and reservation. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
notified the public of the original land withdrawal expansion
application consisting of 678,670.69 additional acres on September 2,
2016, with a Notice published in the Federal Register (81 FR 60736).
The DON also requests partial cancellation and removal of 2,429.80
acres of public lands from the original land withdrawal expansion
application for the withdrawal and reservation of public lands located
near the FRTC. The entire FRTC expansion area--beyond the existing
withdrawal--consists of 769,724.34 acres that are requested to be
withdrawn from appropriation under the public land laws, including the
mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws,
subject to valid existing rights, and reserved for military purposes.
As required by section 204(b)(1) of FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. 1714(b)(1), and
the BLM regulations at 43 CFR part 2300, the BLM is publishing this
Notice of the DON amended application. While the BLM and the Department
of the Interior (DOI) assist the DON with the processing of this
application, Congress, not the Secretary, will make the decision on
expansion of the existing NAS Fallon withdrawal.
Upon publication of this Notice in the Federal Register, the public
lands described will be segregated from all forms of appropriation
under the public land laws, including the mining laws, the mineral
leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid
existing rights for two years. The acres of public land segregated upon
publication of this Notice totals 92,482.45 acres.
The DON, in accordance with the Engle Act, (43 U.S.C. 155-158), has
filed an application requesting withdrawal and reservation of
additional Federal lands for military training exercises involving NAS
Fallon, Churchill County, Nevada (the ``expansion area''). The DON
requests that the land be withdrawn from all forms of appropriation
under the public land laws, including the mining laws, the mineral
leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid
existing rights and reserved for use of the DON for testing and
training involving air-to-ground weapons delivery, tactical
maneuvering, use of electromagnetic spectrum, land warfare maneuver,
and air support, as well as other defense-related purposes consistent
with these purposes. The amended expansion area consists of the lands
and interests in lands described below and adjacent to the exterior
boundaries of NAS Fallon FRTC Dixie Valley Training Area, located in
Churchill County, Nevada and NAS Fallon FRTC B-17 area, located in
Churchill, Mineral, and Nye Counties, Nevada.
The area within the Dixie Valley Training Area aggregate 16,370.50
acres. Portions of these lands are unsurveyed and the acres obtained
from protraction diagram information or calculated using Geographic
Information System.
Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada
Dixie Valley Training Area, Additional Lands
Bureau of Land Management
T. 18 N., R. 33 E., unsurveyed,
Sec. 3.
T. 19 N., R. 32 E., unsurveyed,
Sec. 13.
T. 19 N., R. 33 E., unsurveyed,
Sec. 20, SE\1/4\ and N\1/2\;
Secs. 21 thru 27;
Sec. 28, E\1/2\;
Secs. 34 and 35.
T. 19 N., R. 35 E.,
Sec. 12, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 13.
T. 19 N., R. 36 E.,
Sec. 19, E\1/2\.
T. 20 N., R. 33 E., unsurveyed,
Sec. 1, SE\1/4\;
Secs. 7 and 8;
Sec. 9, NW\1/4\ and S\1/2\;
Sec. 10, S\1/2\;
Sec. 11, NE\1/4\ and S\1/2\;
Sec. 12.
T. 20 N., R. 33 \1/2\ E., unsurveyed,
Sec. 1, S\1/2\;
Sec. 12.
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T. 20 N., R. 34 E., unsurveyed,
Sec. 6, S\1/2\;
Sec. 7.
T. 20 N., R. 35 E.,
Sec. 2;
Sec. 11;
Sec. 14;
Sec. 23.
The additional lands area described for Dixie Valley Training
Area contains 16,370.50 acres in Churchill County.
Department of Defense Fee Owned Lands
None
Non-federally Owned Lands
None
Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada
Dixie Valley Training Area, Partial Cancellation and Removal Lands
Bureau of Land Management
T. 21 N., R. 35 E.,
Sec. 13, lot 16 south of the southerly line of the dirt road;
Sec. 24, lots 1 and 2 south of the southerly line of the dirt
road, lots 7 thru 10, 15 and 16.
T. 21 N., R. 36 E.,
Sec. 16, south of the southerly line of the dirt road;
Sec. 17, south of the southerly line of the dirt road;
Sec. 18, lots 3 and 4 south of the southerly line of the dirt
road, E\1/2\W\1/2\ south of the southerly line of the dirt road and
E1/2 south of the southerly line of the dirt road;
Sec. 19, lots 1 thru 4, E\1/2\W\1/2\, E\1/2\;
Sec. 20.
The partial cancellation and removal lands area described for
Dixie Valley Training Area contains 2,429.80 acres in Churchill
County.
Department of Defense Fee Owned Lands
None
Non-federally Owned Lands
None
Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada
B-17, Additional Lands
Bureau of Land Management
T. 11 N., R. 34 E.,
Secs. 1 thru 3;
Sec. 4, lot 4, S\1/2\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\ and
S\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 5;
Sec. 6, lots 1 and 2, S\1/2\NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\;
Secs. 9 thru 12;
Sec. 13, N\1/2\;
Sec. 14, N\1/2\;
Sec. 15, N\1/2\;
Sec. 16, N\1/2\;
T. 12 N., R. 34 E.,
Sec. 1;
Secs. 11 thru 15;
Secs. 19 thru 27;
Sec. 28, NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\
and S\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 29, N\1/2\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\ and SW\1/4\;
Sec. 30;
Sec. 31, E\1/2\;
Sec. 32;
Sec. 33, E\1/2\NE\1/4\ and NW\1/4\;
Secs. 34 thru 36;
T. 11 N., R. 35 E.,
Sec. 4, lots 3 and 4, SW\1/4\ and S\1/2\NW\1/4\;
Secs. 5 thru 7;
Sec. 8, W\1/2\;
T. 12 N., R. 35 E.,
Sec. 1 thru 12;
Sec. 13, W\1/2\;
Secs. 14 thru 23;
Sec. 26, N\1/2\;
Secs. 27 thru 33;
Sec. 34, N\1/2\;
T. 13 N., R. 35 E., unsurveyed,
Secs. 1 thru 3;
Sec. 4, E\1/2\;
Sec. 9, NE\1/4\ and S\1/2\;
Secs. 10 thru 16;
Secs. 21 thru 29;
Secs. 31 thru 36;
T. 14 N., R. 35 E., unsurveyed,
Sec. 2, W\1/2\;
Sec. 3;
Sec. 4, E\1/2\;
Sec. 9, that portion lying east of the westerly right-of-way
line of State Route 361;
Secs. 10 and 11;
Sec. 13, W\1/2\;
Secs. 14 and 15;
Sec. 16, that portion lying east of the westerly right-of-way
line of State Route 361;
Sec. 21, that portion lying east of the westerly right-of-way
line of State Route 361;
Sec. 22 thru 27;
Sec. 28, E\1/2\NE\1/4\ and E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 33, E\1/2\NE\1/4\ and E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Secs. 34 thru 36;
T. 15 N., R. 35 E., unsurveyed,
Sec. 28, SE\1/4\;
Sec. 33, E\1/2\;
Sec. 34;
T. 12 N., R. 36 E.,
Sec. 6, lots 3 thru 7, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\ and E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
T. 13 N., R. 36 E., unsurveyed,
Sec. 6, W\1/2\;
Sec. 7;
Sec. 18 and 19;
Sec. 30;
Sec. 31, W\1/2\;
T. 14 N., R. 36 E., unsurveyed,
Sec. 31, W\1/2\;
The additional lands area described for B-17 contains 76,111.95
acres in Churchill, Mineral, and Nye Counties.
Department of Defense Fee Owned Lands
None
Non-federally Owned Lands
T. 11 N., R. 34 E.,
Sec. 4, lots 1 thru 3, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/
2\SE\1/4\ and NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
T. 12 N., R. 34 E.,
Sec. 28, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\ and N\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 29, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 33, W\1/2\NE\1/4\ and S\1/2\;
The additional lands area described for B-17 contains 1,001.00
acres in Mineral and Nye Counties.
In the event any non-federally owned lands within the requested
withdrawal area return or pass to Federal ownership in the future, they
would be subject to the terms and conditions described above.
The DON has amended its application to request additional lands at
NAS Fallon FRTC to be used by the DON for testing and training
involving air-to-ground weapons delivery, tactical maneuvering, use of
electromagnetic spectrum, land warfare maneuver, and air support, as
well as other defense-related purposes consistent with these purposes.
National defense requirements are rapidly evolving in response to new
and emerging worldwide threat conditions. The Department of Defense has
responded to these new and emerging threats with advances in combat
platform and weapon technologies, in an effort to maintain a
competitive edge in combat operations abroad. The evolution of modern
combat systems has placed an increased demand on tactical training
ranges to meet combat pre-deployment training requirements. For the
DON, 100 percent of deploying naval strike aviation units train at the
FRTC prior to deployment. A significant percentage of deploying Naval
Special Warfare units also trains at FRTC. The introduction of modern
and advanced weapons systems already exceeds the DON's ability to train
realistically at the FRTC while maintaining public safety. Training
protocol of exercising Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures are severely
limited due to a lack of adequate training space at the FRTC. These
limitations diminish the Navy's ability to train to realistic
employment methods of existing weapons systems. Extension and expansion
of the withdrawn and reserved Federal lands at NAS Fallon are essential
to the DON to provide a realistic tactical training at the FRTC while
continuing to provide for public safety.
A copy of the legal descriptions and the maps depicting the lands
that are the subject of the DON's application, as amended, are
available for public inspection at the following offices:
State Director, BLM Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd.,
Reno, Nevada 89502, and District Manager, BLM Carson City District
Office, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, Nevada 89701.
For a period until August 2, 2018 all persons who wish to submit
comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the withdrawal
applications may present their comments in writing to the persons and
offices listed in the ADDRESSES section above. All comments received
will be considered before any
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recommendation for withdrawal is presented to Congress.
In addition, a public meeting addressing the amended withdrawal
application will be held to help the public understand the amended
withdrawal application and the associated process for decision-making;
please see the DATES and ADDRESSES sections for details.
The DON is the lead agency for evaluation of the proposed
withdrawal expansion as pursuant to the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1970, as amended (NEPA) 42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq., and other
applicable environmental and cultural resources authorities.
Comments including names and street addresses of respondents will
be available for public review at the BLM addresses noted above, during
regular business hours Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other
personally identifiable information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your personally identifiable
information--may be publicly available at any time. While you can ask
the BLM in your comment to withhold your personally identifiable
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
For a period until May 4, 2020, subject to valid existing rights,
the Federal lands that are described in this Notice as added to the
DON's withdrawal application will be segregated, for two years, from
all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the
mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws,
unless the applications/proposal are denied or canceled or the
withdrawal is approved prior to that date. The acres of public land
segregated upon publication of this Notice totals 92,482.45 acres.
Licenses, permits, cooperative agreements, or discretionary land use
authorizations may be allowed during the period of segregation, but
only with the approval of the authorized officer and, as appropriate,
with the concurrence of the DON.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 2310.1-4, the segregative effect for the
2,429.80 acres described above is terminated, and the lands opened as
follows: At 9 a.m. on June 4, 2018 the 2,429.80 acres of public lands
in Churchill County, identified by the DON as no longer needed for
their application for legislative withdrawal, and legally described
above, will be opened to the operation of the general land laws and to
location and entry under the United States mining laws, subject to
valid existing right, the provision of existing withdrawals, and other
segregations of record, and other applicable law, including the
provisions of 43 U.S.C. 1782. Appropriation of any of the land
described in this order under the general mining laws prior to the date
and time of restoration is unauthorized. Any such attempted
appropriation, including attempted adverse possession under 30 U.S.C.
38 (1988), shall vest no rights against the United States. Acts
required to establish a location and to initiate a right of possession
are governed by State law where not in conflict with Federal law. The
BLM will not intervene in disputes between rival locators over
possessory rights, because Congress has provided for such
determinations in local courts. All valid applications under any other
general land laws received at or prior to 9 a.m. on June 4, 2018 shall
be considered as simultaneously filed at that time. Those received
thereafter shall be considered in the order of filing.
Authority: 43 CFR 2300.
Michael C. Courtney,
Acting State Director, Nevada.
[FR Doc. 2018-09665 Filed 5-3-18; 8:45 am]
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