Notice2025-00814
Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting for the Sloan Utility and Transportation Corridor; Clark County, NV
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Published
January 15, 2025
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
At the request of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Secretary of the Interior proposes to withdraw approximately 1,043.57 acres of public lands located in Clark County, Nevada, from location and entry under the United States mining laws and from leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, but not from the disposal of mineral materials under the mineral materials disposal laws, for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to establish protection for a utility and transportation corridor to facilitate the orderly development of future infrastructure and public services while preventing conflicting land uses. Publication of this notice segregates these lands for up to 2 years from location and entry under the United States mining laws and from leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, but not from the disposal of mineral materials under the mineral materials disposal laws, subject to valid existing rights. This notice initiates a 90-day public comment period and announces an opportunity to request a public meeting.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3911-3912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00814]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[PO #4820000251; NVNV106696478]
Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting for the
Sloan Utility and Transportation Corridor; Clark County, NV
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: At the request of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the
Secretary of the Interior proposes to withdraw approximately 1,043.57
acres of public lands located in Clark County, Nevada, from location
and entry under the United States mining laws and from leasing under
the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, but not from the disposal of
mineral materials under the mineral materials disposal laws, for 20
years, subject to valid existing rights. The purpose of the proposed
withdrawal is to establish protection for a utility and transportation
corridor to facilitate the orderly development of future infrastructure
and public services while preventing conflicting land uses. Publication
of this notice segregates these lands for up to 2 years from location
and entry under the United States mining laws and from leasing under
the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, but not from the disposal of
mineral materials under the mineral materials disposal laws, subject to
valid existing rights. This notice initiates a 90-day public comment
period and announces an opportunity to request a public meeting.
DATES: All comments and requests for a public meeting must be received
by April 15, 2025.
ADDRESSES: All comments should be sent to the BLM, Las Vegas Field
Office, Attn: Proposed Sloan Utility and Transportation Corridor
Withdrawal, 4701 N Torrey Pines Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89130, or via email
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91f3fdfcceffe7cefde7f7fecefdf0fff5e5f4ffe4e3f4e5f4f0fcd1f3fdfcbff6fee7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fe9c9293a19088a192889891a1929f909a8a9b908b8c9b8a9b9f93be9c9293d0999188">[email protected]</span></a>. The BLM will not consider
comments submitted via telephone calls.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Benavides, Realty Specialist, BLM
Las Vegas Field Office, at (702) 515-5144, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#355057505b54435c515046755759581b525a43"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ec898e89828d9a8588899fac8e8081c28b839a">[email protected]</span></a>.
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-of-contact in
the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to
support the development of future infrastructure projects and public
services by ensuring the land in the designated utility and
transportation corridor remains available for these uses and by
preventing activities or land uses that could interfere with or hinder
such developments. The proposed withdrawal would allow for the disposal
of mineral resources through lease, license, or permit if excess
mineral materials are generated during development activities.
The BLM filed a petition/application requesting that the Secretary
withdraw the following described public lands located in Clark County,
Nevada, for a 20-year term:
Federal Lands
Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada
T. 23 S., R. 60 E.,
Sec. 24, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/
2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and
S\1/2\;
Sec. 25, N\1/2\.
T. 23 S., R. 61 E.,
Sec. 19, lots 9 thru 13, and 15 thru 19;
Sec. 30, lots 6 thru 10, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/
4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\,
those portions lying northwesterly of the westerly right-of-way of
U.S. Highway 15.
The area described contains 1,015 acres, more or less, according
to the BLM National PLSS CadNSDI, and the official plats of the
surveys of the said land, on file with the BLM.
Non-Federal Surface Federal Mineral
Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada
T. 23 S., R. 61 E.,
Sec. 19, lots 14 and 20;
Sec. 30, lot 5, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/
4\NW\1/4\.
The area described contains 28.57 acres, according to the
official plats of the surveys of the said land, on file with the
BLM.
The total areas described, including both Federal and non-
Federal surface/Federal mineral lands, aggregate approximately
1,043.57 acres, more or less.
The Secretary of the Interior approved the BLM's petition.
Therefore, the petition/application constitutes a withdrawal proposal
by the Secretary of the Interior (43 CFR 2310.1-3(e)).
The use of a right-of-way, interagency, or cooperative agreement
would not provide adequate protection for the area.
No additional water rights would be needed to fulfill the purpose
of this proposed withdrawal.
Neither a right-of-way nor a cooperative agreement would adequately
provide for the proposed uses because this area is a designated
transportation corridor specifically established for compatible rights-
of-way and the purpose of the withdrawal is to protect this corridor
from conflicting uses. Relocating the proposed withdrawal outside this
corridor would fail to realize its intended purpose of consolidating
infrastructure to minimize environmental impacts and supporting the
orderly development of future infrastructure projects and public
services.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment, including your personal identifying
information, may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is
afforded in connection with the withdrawal proposal. 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 BLM Nevada
State Director at the BLM address listed above no later than April 15,
2025. If the authorized officer determines that a public meeting will
be held, a notice of the time, date, and location will be published in
the Federal Register and a local newspaper at least 30 days before the
scheduled date of the meeting.
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For a period until January 15, 2027, the public lands described
earlier will be segregated from location and entry under the United
States mining laws and from leasing under the mineral and geothermal
leasing laws, but not from the disposal of mineral materials under the
mineral materials disposal laws, subject to valid existing rights,
unless the application is denied or canceled, or the withdrawal is
approved prior to that date. Licenses, permits, cooperative agreements,
or discretionary land use authorizations of a temporary nature may be
allowed on a case-by-case basis during the temporary segregation period
if they would comply with the applicable BLM land use plans for the
described public lands located within the boundary of the proposed
withdrawal.
This application will be processed in accordance with the
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.
(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714)
Kimberly Prill,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 2025-00814 Filed 1-14-25; 8:45 am]
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