Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Nevada

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-940-1430-01; N-59082]

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting;

Nevada

Date: December 8, 1994.

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, National Weather Service, has filed an application to

withdraw 15 acres of public land for an administrative site in Elko

County, Nevada. This notice closes the land for up to 2 years from

surface entry and mining.

DATES: Comments and requests for meeting should be received on or

before March 21, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Nevada

State Director, BLM, 850 Harvard Way, P.O. Box 12000, Reno, Nevada

89520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis J. Samuelson, BLM Nevada State

Office, 702-785-6507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 26, 1994, the Department of

Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, filed an

application to withdraw the following described public land from

settlement, sale, location, or entry under the general land laws,

including the mining laws, subject to valid existing rights:

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 34 N., R. 54 E.,

Sec. 2, S\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ and SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\.

The area described contains 15 acres in Elko County.

The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is for a National Oceanic

and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service,

administrative site/complex in Elko County, Nevada. The complex

consists of an office building, weather balloon inflation building,

tower structure, and parking lot. The complex is part of a nationwide

program to establish Next Generation Weather Radar and modernize

forecast facilities.

For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this

notice, all persons who wish to submit comments, suggestions, or

objections in connection with the proposed withdrawal may present their

views in writing to the Nevada State Director of the Bureau of Land

Management.

Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is

afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal. All interested

persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on

the proposed withdrawal must submit a written request to the Nevada

State Director within 90 days from the date of publication of this

notice. Upon determination by the authorized officer that a pubic

meeting will be held, a notice of the time and place will be published

in the Federal Register at least 30 days before the scheduled date of

the meeting.

The application will be processed in accordance with the

regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.

For a period of 2 years from the date of publication of this notice

in the Federal Register, the land will be segregated as specified above

unless the application is denied or canceled or the withdrawal is

approved prior to that date. The temporary uses which will be permitted

during this segregative period are rights-of-way, leases, and permits.

The temporary segregation of the land in connection with a withdrawal

application shall not affect administrative jurisdiction over the land,

and the segregation shall not have the effect of authorizing any use of

the land by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, except

for those uses authorized by right-of-way reservation N-48173.

Dennis J. Samuelson,

Acting Deputy State Director, Operations.

[FR Doc. 94-31171 Filed 12-19-94; 8:45 am]

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