Notice2023-08916

Public Land Order No. 7921; Withdrawal of Public Land for Satellite Calibration in Railroad Valley; Nye County, Nevada

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Published
April 27, 2023
Effective
April 27, 2023

Issuing agencies

Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau

Abstract

This Public Land Order (PLO) withdraws 22,684.07 acres of public lands within the Railroad Valley (RRV) area, Nye County, Nevada, from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the public land laws, including location and entry under the United States mining laws, leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, and disposal of mineral materials under the Materials Act of 1947, subject to valid existing rights, for a period of 20 years, and reserves them for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) satellite calibration activities. Jurisdiction over the public lands remains with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 81 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25682-25683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08916]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNV933000.19200000-ET0000.LRORF2012100; TAS XXX; N-98605; MO# 
4500168920]


Public Land Order No. 7921; Withdrawal of Public Land for 
Satellite Calibration in Railroad Valley; Nye County, Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Public Land Order.

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SUMMARY: This Public Land Order (PLO) withdraws 22,684.07 acres of 
public lands within the Railroad Valley (RRV) area, Nye County, Nevada, 
from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the public land laws, 
including location and entry under the United States mining laws, 
leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, and disposal of 
mineral materials under the Materials Act of 1947, subject to valid 
existing rights, for a period of 20 years, and reserves them for 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) satellite 
calibration activities. Jurisdiction over the public lands remains with 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

DATES: This PLO takes effect on April 27, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edison Garcia, Land Law Examiner, BLM, 
by telephone at (775) 861-6530; by email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#187d7c716b77767f796a7b7179587a7475367f776e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a4f4e435945444d4b5849434b6a484647044d455c">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, during 
regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except holidays. 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 
for contacting Mr. Garcia. Individuals outside the United States should 
use the relay services offered within their country to make 
international calls to the point-of-

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contact in the United States. You will receive a reply during normal 
business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the withdrawal and 
reservation is to maintain the physical integrity of the surface and 
subsurface environment to ensure NASA satellite calibration activities 
are not invalidated or otherwise adversely affected.

Order

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior 
by Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 
43 U.S.C. 1714, it is ordered as follows:
    1. Subject to valid existing rights, the following described public 
lands are hereby withdrawn from settlement, sale, location, or entry 
under the public land laws, including location and entry under the 
United States mining laws, leasing under the mineral and geothermal 
leasing laws, and disposal of mineral materials under the Materials Act 
of 1947 (30. U.S.C. 601-604) and reserved for NASA's satellite 
calibration activities within Railroad Valley, Nye County, Nevada.

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 7 N., R. 56 E.,
    Secs. 2 thru 17 and secs. 20 thru 27.
T. 8 N., R. 56 E.,
    sec. 19, E\1/2\;
    secs. 20 and 21 and secs. 27 thru 35.

    The area described contains 22,684.07 acres of public lands in 
Nye County.

    2. This withdrawal will expire 20 years from the effective date of 
this Order, unless, as a result of a review conducted before the 
expiration date pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), the Secretary determines 
that the withdrawal shall be extended.

(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714)

Tommy P. Beaudreau,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-08916 Filed 4-26-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4331-21-P


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