Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Greenlink West Transmission Project in Clark, Esmeralda, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Storey, and Washoe Counties, Nevada, 74981-74982 [2024-20864]
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Notice of Availability of the Record of
Decision and Approved Resource
Management Plan Amendment for the
Greenlink West Transmission Project
in Clark, Esmeralda, Lyon, Mineral,
Nye, Storey, and Washoe Counties,
Nevada
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) announces the
availability of the Record of Decision
(ROD) for the Approved Resource
Management Plan (RMP) and associated
Final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Greenlink West
Transmission Project located in Clark,
Esmeralda, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Storey,
and Washoe Counties, Nevada. The
Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior
signed the ROD on September 9, 2024,
which constitutes the decision of the
BLM and two other Department of
Interior agencies (National Park Service,
Bureau of Indian Affairs) and makes the
Approved RMP Amendments for the
BLM effective immediately. The
Department of Energy/National Nuclear
Security Administration, as a
Cooperating Agency, also signed the
ROD that constitutes the decision for the
Department of Energy/National Nuclear
Security Administration on September
9, 2024.
DATES: The Acting Deputy Secretary of
the Interior, representative of the lead
federal agency (BLM), signed the ROD/
Approved RMP Amendment on
September 9, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The ROD/Approved RMP
Amendment is available online at
https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/
project/2017391/510. Printed copies of
the ROD/Approved RMP Amendment
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are available for public inspection at the
Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial
Boulevard, Reno, Nevada or can be
provided upon request by contacting
Brian Buttazoni, Project Manager, at:
775–861–6491.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Buttazoni, Project Manager,
telephone (775) 861–6491; address 1340
Financial Boulevard, Reno, Nevada
89502; email BLM_NV_greenlinkwest@
blm.gov. Individuals in the United
States who are deaf, blind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to
access telecommunications relay
services for contacting Mr. Buttazoni.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior
has approved the RMP Amendments to
re-classify the visual resources
management classification of certain
segments, and to make modifications to
certain Section 368 corridors, which
required amending the existing 2001
Carson City Consolidated RMP, 1997
Tonopah RMP and ROD, the 1998 ROD
for the Approved Las Vegas RMP and
Final EIS, and 2009 Approved RMP
Amendment(s)/ROD for Designation of
Energy Corridors on BLM-Administered
Lands in the 11 Western States.
The ROD allows the BLM and three
other federal agencies (National Park
Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),
and Department of Energy/National
Nuclear Security Administration) to
issue their agency-specific
authorizations for their segments within
their jurisdiction for the construction,
operation and maintenance, and
decommissioning of the 472-mile long
transmission project and ancillary
facilities. As reflected in the ROD, the
BIA is only authorized to grant the
rights-of-way (ROW) across those Tribal
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lands for which NV Energy has received
consent. Issuing these authorizations
meets the agencies’ purpose and need to
respond to NV Energy’s applications.
There were no changes to the
Approved RMP from the Proposed RMP
for BLM-administered lands, which was
published on June 14, 2024. The
Approved RMP allows the BLM to
modify the visual resource classification
for certain segments of the project, along
with modification to the alignment of
certain Section 368 corridor segments.
The BLM provided the Proposed RMP
Amendment for a 30-day public protest
period beginning on June 14, 2024, and
at the end of the public protest period
on July 15, 2024, six valid protests had
been received. The BLM also received
seven other comments which were not
valid protests. The BLM Director
resolved all protests. A copy of the
Protest Resolution Report is available at:
https://www.blm.gov/programs/
planning-and-nepa/publicparticipation/protest-resolution-reports.
No changes were made to the RMP
Amendment as a result of these protests.
The BLM provided the Proposed RMP
Amendment to the Governor of Nevada
for a 60-day Governor’s consistency
review. On July 25, 2024, the Governor’s
Office responded to this request and
determined that no inconsistencies with
Nevada state plans were identified.
Approval of this ROW constitutes the
final decision of the Department of the
Interior (DOI) and, in accordance with
the regulations at 43 CFR 4.410(a)(3), is
not subject to appeal under DOI
regulations at 43 CFR part 4.
Laura Daniel-Davis,
Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior.
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Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Application for Withdrawal
Extension and Opportunity for Public
Meeting, Gallinas Peak and West
Turkey Cone Electronic Sites; New
Mexico
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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AGENCY:
On behalf of the United States
Department of Agriculture, the United
States Forest Service (USFS) filed an
application with the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) requesting that the
Secretary of the Interior extend Public
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Land Order (PLO) No. 7625 for an
additional 20-year term. PLO No. 7625
withdrew 140 acres of National Forest
System land in Lincoln County, New
Mexico, from location and entry under
the United States mining laws, subject
to valid existing rights, to protect the
Gallinas Peak and West Turkey Cone
Electronic Sites for a period of 20 years.
The withdrawal created by PLO No.
7625 will expire on February 16, 2025,
unless extended. This notice announces
to the public a 90-day opportunity to
comment on the withdrawal extension
application and to request a public
meeting.
DATES: Comments and requests for a
public meeting regarding the
withdrawal extension application must
be received by December 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: All written comments and
meeting requests should be sent to the
Cibola National Regional Forester’s
Office, Attn: Michiko Martin, 333
Broadway SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jillian Aragon, BLM Project Manager by
phone at 505–635–9701 or email at
jgaragon@blm.gov or Michiko Martin by
phone at 505–346–3842 or by email at
michiko.martin@usda.gov.
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-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the requested withdrawal
extension is to protect the 140-acre
electronic sites, identified as the
Gallinas Peak Electronic Site and the
West Turkey Cone Electronic Site,
which are located within the Lincoln
National Forest. The withdrawal was
originally authorized under PLO No.
7625 effective February 17, 2005 (70 FR
8109), for an additional 20-year term
and is incorporated herein by reference.
The use of a right-of-way, interagency
agreement, or cooperative agreement
would not provide adequate protection
for this site.
There are no suitable alternative sites
available.
No water rights will be needed to
fulfill the purpose of the requested
withdrawal.
Notice is hereby given that the
opportunity for a public meeting is
afforded in connection with the
withdrawal application. All interested
persons who wish to submit comments,
suggestions, or objections in connection
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with the withdrawal extension
application, or to request a public
meeting, may submit a written request
to the Regional Forester by December
12, 2024, at the address in the
ADDRESSES section above. If the
Authorized Officer determines that
there will be a public meeting, a notice
of the location, time, and place will be
published in the Federal Register and in
a local newspaper at least 30 days before
the scheduled date of the meeting.
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
you may ask the BLM in your comment
to withhold from your personal
identifying information from the public
review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
This application will be processed in
accordance with the regulations in 43
CFR part 2300.
(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714)
Michael Gibson,
Acting State Director.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Indiana
University has completed an inventory
of human remains and has determined
that there is a cultural affiliation
between the human remains and Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after October 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Jayne-Leigh Thomas,
Office of the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act,
Student Building 318, 701 E Kirkwood
Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405,
telephone (812) 856–5315, email
thomajay@iu.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_NV_FRN; MO# 4500181312]
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision and Approved
Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Greenlink West Transmission
Project in Clark, Esmeralda, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Storey, and Washoe
Counties, Nevada
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability
of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Approved Resource Management
Plan (RMP) and associated Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Greenlink West Transmission Project located in Clark,
Esmeralda, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Storey, and Washoe Counties, Nevada. The
Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior signed the ROD on September 9,
2024, which constitutes the decision of the BLM and two other
Department of Interior agencies (National Park Service, Bureau of
Indian Affairs) and makes the Approved RMP Amendments for the BLM
effective immediately. The Department of Energy/National Nuclear
Security Administration, as a Cooperating Agency, also signed the ROD
that constitutes the decision for the Department of Energy/National
Nuclear Security Administration on September 9, 2024.
DATES: The Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior, representative of
the lead federal agency (BLM), signed the ROD/Approved RMP Amendment on
September 9, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The ROD/Approved RMP Amendment is available online at
https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2017391/510. Printed
copies of the ROD/Approved RMP Amendment are available for public
inspection at the Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Boulevard, Reno,
Nevada or can be provided upon request by contacting Brian Buttazoni,
Project Manager, at: 775-861-6491.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Buttazoni, Project Manager,
telephone (775) 861-6491; address 1340 Financial Boulevard, Reno,
Nevada 89502; email [email protected]. Individuals in the
United States who are deaf, blind, hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services for contacting Mr. Buttazoni.
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 Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior
has approved the RMP Amendments to re-classify the visual resources
management classification of certain segments, and to make
modifications to certain Section 368 corridors, which required amending
the existing 2001 Carson City Consolidated RMP, 1997 Tonopah RMP and
ROD, the 1998 ROD for the Approved Las Vegas RMP and Final EIS, and
2009 Approved RMP Amendment(s)/ROD for Designation of Energy Corridors
on BLM-Administered Lands in the 11 Western States.
The ROD allows the BLM and three other federal agencies (National
Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and Department of Energy/
National Nuclear Security Administration) to issue their agency-
specific authorizations for their segments within their jurisdiction
for the construction, operation and maintenance, and decommissioning of
the 472-mile long transmission project and ancillary facilities. As
reflected in the ROD, the BIA is only authorized to grant the rights-
of-way (ROW) across those Tribal
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lands for which NV Energy has received consent. Issuing these
authorizations meets the agencies' purpose and need to respond to NV
Energy's applications.
There were no changes to the Approved RMP from the Proposed RMP for
BLM-administered lands, which was published on June 14, 2024. The
Approved RMP allows the BLM to modify the visual resource
classification for certain segments of the project, along with
modification to the alignment of certain Section 368 corridor segments.
The BLM provided the Proposed RMP Amendment for a 30-day public
protest period beginning on June 14, 2024, and at the end of the public
protest period on July 15, 2024, six valid protests had been received.
The BLM also received seven other comments which were not valid
protests. The BLM Director resolved all protests. A copy of the Protest
Resolution Report is available at: https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/public-participation/protest-resolution-reports. No
changes were made to the RMP Amendment as a result of these protests.
The BLM provided the Proposed RMP Amendment to the Governor of
Nevada for a 60-day Governor's consistency review. On July 25, 2024,
the Governor's Office responded to this request and determined that no
inconsistencies with Nevada state plans were identified.
Approval of this ROW constitutes the final decision of the
Department of the Interior (DOI) and, in accordance with the
regulations at 43 CFR 4.410(a)(3), is not subject to appeal under DOI
regulations at 43 CFR part 4.
Laura Daniel-Davis,
Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior.
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