Notice of Addition of Lands to Proposed Withdrawal; Nevada

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[NV-930-1990-01; NV-37171]

Notice of Addition of Lands to Proposed Withdrawal; Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy has filed a request to add

approximately 3,010 acres to their withdrawal application for the

Fallon Range Training Complex of the Naval Air Station, Fallon, Nevada

(formerly known as the Master Land Withdrawal). The original Notice of

Proposed Withdrawal was published in the Federal Register, 47 FR 46892,

October 21, 1982, and amended by 57 FR 43468, September 21, 1992, and

61 FR 2261, January 25, 1996.

DATE: Comments should be received on or before September 11, 1996.

ADDRESS: Comments 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 May 24, 1996, the Department of the Navy

filed a request to add certain lands to their existing withdrawal

application. These lands are in addition to those published in the

Federal Register, 47 FR 46892, October 21, 1982, 57 FR 43468, September

21, 1992, and 61 FR 2261, January 25, 1996. The following described

public lands are to be withdrawn from settlement, sale, location, or

entry under the general land laws, including the mining laws, subject

to valid existing rights:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 16 N., R. 27 E.,

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Sec. 1, lots 1 to 7, inclusive, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\,

SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;

Sec. 2, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/2\, and S\1/2\;

Sec. 11; N\1/2\;

Sec. 12, lots 1 and 2, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, and NW\1/4\.

T. 16 N., R. 28 E.,

Sec. 5, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, and S\1/2\N\1/2\;

Sec. 6, lots 1 to 7, inclusive, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\,

E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;

Sec. 7, lots 1 and 2, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, and NE\1/4\.

The area contains 3,010.48 acres in Churchill County.

The additional lands are needed to change the approach to the Bravo

16 bombing range. The withdrawal would establish a safety buffer for

armed overflights.

This withdrawal will be authorized under the Act of February 28,

1958, 43 U.S.C 155-158, and requires legislative action by Congress.

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 addition of the 3,010 acres to 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 open house meeting in connection

with the proposed withdrawal of the 3,010 acres identified in this

notice and the 7,584 acres identified in the notice in 61 FR 2261,

January 25, 1996, will be held on July 17, 1996, at the BLM Carson City

District Office, 1535 Hot Springs Road, Carson City, Nevada, from 4:00

p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The purpose of the open house meeting is to provide

an opportunity for public involvement regarding the addition of these

lands to the application.

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

in the Federal Register, the additional described lands 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, permits, or discretionary land use

authorizations that do not significantly disturb the surface of the

land or impair values of the resources.

The temporary segregation of the additional land in connection with

the 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 Department of the Navy.

Dated: June 6, 1996.

William K. Stowers,

Lands Team Lead.

[FR Doc. 96-14955 Filed 6-12-96; 8:45 am]

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