Notice2023-03121
Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification of Public Lands in Humboldt County, Nevada
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Published
February 14, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Humboldt River Field Office, has examined certain public lands in Humboldt County, Nevada, and has found them suitable for classification for conveyance to Humboldt County under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended. Humboldt County currently operates a public shooting range that was patented pursuant to the Act of September 19, 1964, and recently applied for approximately 240 acres of adjoining public lands to expand the operation. The expansion would add a rifle range up to 1,000-yards, a buffer area, and an extended safety zone.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9538-9540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03121]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNVW01000.L14400000.EQ0000.241A; N-98541, MO# 4500163159]
Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act
Classification of Public Lands in Humboldt County, Nevada
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of realty action.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Humboldt River Field
Office, has examined certain public lands in Humboldt County,
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Nevada, and has found them suitable for classification for conveyance
to Humboldt County under the provisions of the Recreation and Public
Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended. Humboldt County currently operates a
public shooting range that was patented pursuant to the Act of
September 19, 1964, and recently applied for approximately 240 acres of
adjoining public lands to expand the operation. The expansion would add
a rifle range up to 1,000-yards, a buffer area, and an extended safety
zone.
DATES: Submit written comments regarding this R&PP application and
proposed classification on or before March 31, 2023. Comments may be
mailed, or hand delivered to the BLM office address below, or faxed to
(775) 623-1740. The BLM will not consider comments received via
telephone calls or email.
ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to: Kathleen Rehberg, 5100 East
Winnemucca Boulevard, Winnemucca, NV 89445. Detailed information
including but not limited to, a proposed development and management
plan and documentation relating to compliance with applicable
environmental and cultural resource laws, is available for review
during business hours, (7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mountain Time), Monday
through Friday, except during Federal holidays, at the Humboldt River
Field Office, 5100 East Winnemucca Boulevard, Winnemucca, NV 89445 or
online at <a href="https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2014203/510">https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2014203/510</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jenifer Barnett, Realty Specialist,
Humboldt River Field Office, telephone at 775-623-1500, email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#711b1310031f14050531131d1c5f161e07"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="13797172617d76676753717f7e3d747c65">[email protected]</span></a>; or you may contact the Humboldt River Field Office at
the earlier-listed address. Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) 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: Humboldt County currently operates a public
shooting range that was patented pursuant to the Act of September 19,
1964 (43 U.S.C. 1421-1427) and recently applied for approximately 240
acres of adjoining public lands to expand the operation. The expansion
would add a rifle range up to 1,000-yards, a buffer area, and an
extended safety zone. The R&PP patent will include provisions
consistent with 43 U.S.C. 869-2(b)(6), 43 CFR 2743.2-1(e), and BLM IM
2008-074, all of which require that under no circumstances will the
land revert to the U.S. if it has ``been used for solid waste disposal
or for any other purpose . . . that may result in the disposal,
placement, or release of any hazardous substance.''
The lands examined and identified as suitable for conveyance under
the R&PP Act are legally described as:
Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada
T. 37 N., R. 37 E.,
sec. 36, NE1/4 and N1/2SE1/4.
The area described contains 240 acres, according to the official
plats of the surveys on file with the BLM.
Humboldt County is a political subdivision of the State of Nevada,
and is, therefore, a qualified applicant under the R&PP Act. Humboldt
County has not applied for more than the 6,400-acre limitation for
recreation uses in a year. Humboldt County has submitted a statement
describing the proposed use of the land in compliance with the
regulations at 43 CFR 2741.4(b).
The lands are not needed for any Federal purposes. Conveyance of
the lands for recreational or public purposes use is consistent (or in
conformance) with the Winnemucca District Resource Management Plan
(2015), as amended, and would be in the national interest.
All interested parties will receive a copy of this notice once it
is published in the Federal Register. A copy of the Federal Register
notice with information about this proposed realty action will be
published in the newspaper of local circulation once a week for three
consecutive weeks. In accordance with regulations at 43 CFR 2741, which
addresses requirements and procedures for conveyances under the R&PP
Act, this project does not require a public meeting.
Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the lands
will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the
public land laws, including locations under the mining laws, except for
lease or conveyance under the R&PP Act and leasing under the mineral
leasing laws.
The conveyance of the land, when issued, will be subject to the
following terms, conditions, and reservations:
1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by the
authority of the United States Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
2. Provisions of the R&PP Act and to all applicable regulations of
the Secretary of the Interior, including 43 U.S.C. 869-2(b)(6), 43 CFR
2743.2-1(e), and BLM IM 2008-074, all of which require that under no
circumstances will the land revert to the U.S. if it has ``been used
for solid waste disposal or for any other purpose . . . that may result
in the disposal, placement, or release of any hazardous substance.''
3. A limited reverter clause that may cause the land to revert to
the United States if, at the end of 5 years after the date of
conveyance, the land is not being used in accordance with the approved
plan of development.
4. All mineral deposits in the land so patented, and the right to
prospect for, mine, and remove such deposits from the same under
applicable law and regulations as established by the Secretary of the
Interior are reserved to the United States, together with all necessary
access and exit rights.
5. Lease or conveyance of the parcel is subject to valid existing
rights.
6. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United
States from claims arising out of the lessee's/patentee's use,
occupancy, or occupations on the leased/patented lands.
7. Any other reservations that the authorized officer determines
appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of Federal
lands and interests therein.
Interested persons may submit comments involving the suitability of
the land for development of a shooting range. Comments on the
classification are restricted to whether the land is physically suited
for the proposal, whether the use will maximize the future use or uses
of the land, whether the use is consistent with local planning and
zoning, or if the use is consistent with State and Federal programs.
Interested persons may submit comments regarding the specific use
and management proposed in the application and plan of development,
whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures in reaching
the decision, or any other factor not directly related to the
suitability of the lands for a shooting range.
Any adverse comments will be reviewed as protests by the BLM Nevada
State Director who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action.
In the absence of any adverse comments, the classification will become
effective on April 17, 2023. The lands will not be offered for
conveyance until after the classification becomes effective.
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
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you can ask us in your comment to withhold from public review your
personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5)
Kathleen Rehberg,
Field Manager, Winnemucca District, Humboldt River Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2023-03121 Filed 2-13-23; 8:45 am]
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