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located northwesterly of and parallel to 

I–15 between Nipton Road and Yates 

Well Road and is described as: 

San Bernardino Meridian 

T. 16 N., R. 1⁄4 E., 

Sec. 1, portion of W1⁄2SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 12, portions of NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4, 

E1⁄2SW1⁄4, and SW1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 13, portions of W1⁄2NW1⁄4 and 

NW1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 14, portion of E1⁄2SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 23, portions of NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2;NE1⁄4, 

W1⁄2SE1⁄4, and SE1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 26, portions of E1⁄2NW1⁄4, N1⁄2SW1⁄4, 

and SW1⁄4SW1⁄4. 

The area described contains 133 acres, 

more or less. 

The above description will be 

replaced by lots designated upon the 

approval of an official supplemental 

plat of survey. The application filed by 

the Caltrans described the lands by 

metes and bounds. 

The State of California, acting through 

the Caltrans, filed an R&PP application 

for the classification, lease, and 

subsequent conveyance of 133 acres of 

public land to be developed for a JPOE 

inspection facility. The proposed JPOE 

inspection facility would be comprised 

of a Commercial Vehicle Enforcement 

Facility and an Agricultural Inspection 

Facility between Nipton Road and Yates 

Well Road on the southbound I–15. 

Upon completion of the project, all 

traffic entering California on the 

southbound I–15 would be diverted 

through the JPOE. 

Leasing and subsequent conveyance 

of the land to the State of California is 

consistent with current BLM planning 

for this area and would be in the public 

interest. The land is not needed for any 

Federal purpose. The lease would be 

issued for an initial term of 5 years to 

allow sufficient time to develop the 

planned facilities. The land would be 

conveyed after substantial development 

has occurred on the land. The lease and 

subsequent patent, if issued, would be 

subject to the provisions of the R&PP 

Act and applicable regulations of the 

Secretary of the Interior, and would be 

subject to the following terms, 

conditions, and reservations: 

1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches 

or canals constructed by the authority of 

the United States pursuant to the Act of 

August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945). 

2. All minerals shall be reserved to 

the United States, together with the 

right to prospect for, mine, and remove 

the minerals under applicable laws and 

regulations established by the Secretary 

of the Interior. 

3. All valid existing rights. 

4. An appropriate indemnification 

clause protecting the United States from 

claims arising out of the lessee/ 

patentee’s use, occupancy, or operations 

on the land. Upon publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register, the 

public land described above is 

segregated from all forms of 

appropriation under the public land 

laws, including the general mining laws 

and leasing under the mineral leasing 

laws, except for lease/conveyance under 

the R&PP Act. Interested parties may 

submit comments regarding the 

proposed lease/conveyance or 

classification of the land until March 29, 

2010. 

Classification Comments: Interested 

parties may submit comments involving 

the suitability of the land for a JPOE 

inspection facility. Comments on the 

classification are restricted to whether 

the land is physically suited for the 

proposal or any other issues that would 

be pertinent to the environmental 

assessment (prepared under the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969) for this action, whether the use 

would maximize the future use or uses 

of the land, whether the use is 

consistent with local planning and 

zoning, or whether the use is consistent 

with State and Federal programs. 

Application Comments: Interested 

parties may submit comments regarding 

the specific use proposed in the 

application and plan of development, 

whether the BLM followed proper 

administrative procedures in reaching 

its classification decision, or any other 

factor not directly related to the 

suitability of the land for R&PP use as 

a JPOE inspection facility. 

All submissions from organizations or 

businesses will be made available for 

public inspection in their entirety. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, 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 the public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Any adverse comments will be 

reviewed by the State Director, who may 

sustain, vacate, or modify this realty 

action. In the absence of any adverse 

comments, the classification of the land 

described in this notice will become 

effective on April 12, 2010. The land 

will not be available for lease/ 

conveyance until after the classification 

becomes effective. 

Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5. 

Thomas Pogacnik, 

Deputy State Director, Natural Resources. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2849 Filed 2–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P 

NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Rights and Protections 

Available Under the Notification and 

Federal Employee Antidiscrimination 

and Retaliation Act of 2002 

AGENCY: National Indian Gaming 

Commission. 

ACTION: No FEAR Act Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Indian Gaming 

Commission (NIGC) is publishing its 

notice under Title II of the Notification 

and Federal Employee 

Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act 

of 2002, Public Law 107–174 (Act), as 

required by the Act and 5 CFR part 724. 

This notice describes the obligation of 

the NIGC and other federal agencies to 

notify all employees, former employees, 

and applicants for federal employment 

of the rights and protections available to 

them under federal antidiscrimination 

and whistleblower protection laws. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steffani A. Cochran, Commissioner/EEO 

Director, National Indian Gaming 

Commission, or the NIGC’s Office of the 

General Counsel, 1441 L Street, NW., 

Suite 9100, Washington, DC 20005, 

202–632–7003, or by facsimile at 202– 

632–7066 (not toll-free numbers). For 

further information regarding the No 

FEAR Act regulations, refer to 5 CFR 

part 724. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

No FEAR Act Notice 

On May 15, 2002, Congress enacted 

the ‘‘Notification and Federal Employee 

Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act 

of 2002,’’ which is now known as the No 

FEAR Act. One purpose of the Act is to 

‘‘require that Federal agencies be 

accountable for violations of 

antidiscrimination and whistleblower 

protection laws.’’ Public Law 107–174, 

Summary. In support of this purpose, 

Congress found that ‘‘agencies cannot be 

run effectively if those agencies practice 

or tolerate discrimination.’’ Public Law 

107–174, Title I, General Provisions, 

section 101(1). 

The Act requires the NIGC to provide 

this notice to all of its employees, 

former employees, and applicants for 

federal employment to inform them of 

the rights and protections available to 


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them under federal antidiscrimination 

and whistleblower protection laws. 

Antidiscrimination Laws 

A federal agency cannot discriminate 

against an employee or applicant with 

respect to the terms, conditions, or 

privileges of employment on the basis of 

race, color, religion, sex, national origin, 

age, disability, marital status or political 

affiliation. Discrimination on these 

bases is prohibited by one or more of the 

following statutes: 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(1); 

29 U.S.C. 206(d); 29 U.S.C. 631; 29 

U.S.C. 633a; 29 U.S.C. 791; and 42 

U.S.C. 2000e–16. 

If you believe that you have been the 

victim of unlawful discrimination on 

the basis of race, color, religion, sex, 

national origin, or disability, you must 

contact an Equal Employment 

Opportunity (‘‘EEO’’) counselor within 

45 calendar days of the alleged 

discriminatory action, or in the case of 

a personnel action, within 45 calendar 

days of the effective date of the action, 

before you can file a formal complaint 

of discrimination with your agency. See, 

e.g., 29 CFR 1614. If you believe that 

you have been the victim of unlawful 

discrimination on the basis of age, you 

must either contact an EEO counselor as 

noted above, or give notice of intent to 

sue to the Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission (‘‘EEOC’’) 

within 180 calendar days of the alleged 

discriminatory action. If you are alleging 

discrimination based on marital status 

or political affiliation, you may file a 

written complaint with the U.S. Office 

of Special Counsel (OSC) (See contact 

information below). 

Whistleblower Protection Laws 

A federal employee with authority to 

take, direct others to take, recommend, 

or approve any personnel action must 

not use that authority to take or fail to 

take, or threaten to take or fail to take, 

a personnel action against an employee 

or applicant because of disclosure of 

information by that individual that is 

reasonably believed to evidence 

violations of law, rule, or regulation; 

gross mismanagement; gross waste of 

funds; an abuse of authority; or a 

substantial and specific danger to public 

health or safety, unless disclosure of 

such information is specifically 

prohibited by law, and such information 

is specifically required by executive 

order to be kept secret in the interest of 

national defense or the conduct of 

foreign affairs. 

Retaliation against an employee or 

applicant for making a protected 

disclosure is prohibited by 5 U.S.C. 

2302(b)(8). If you believe that you have 

been the victim of whistleblower 

retaliation, you may file a written 

complaint (using Form OSC–11) with 

the U.S. Office of Special Counsel at 

1730 M Street, NW., Suite 218, 

Washington, DC 20036–4505 or online 

through the OSC Web site (http:// 

www.osc.gov). 

Retaliation for Engaging in Protected 

Activity 

A federal agency cannot retaliate 

against an employee or applicant 

because that individual exercises his or 

her rights under any of the federal 

antidiscrimination or whistleblower 

protection laws listed above. If you 

believe that you are the victim of 

retaliation for engaging in protected 

activity, you must follow, as 

appropriate, the procedures described in 

the Antidiscrimination Laws and 

Whistleblower Protection Laws sections. 

Disciplinary Actions 

Under the existing laws, each agency 

retains the right, where appropriate, to 

discipline a federal employee for 

conduct that is inconsistent with 

Federal Antidiscrimination and 

Whistleblower Protection Laws, up to 

and including removal from the federal 

service. If the OSC has initiated an 

investigation under 5 U.S.C. 1214, 

however, according to 5 U.S.C. 1214(f), 

agencies must seek approval from the 

Special Counsel to discipline employees 

for, among other activities, engaging in 

prohibited retaliation. Nothing in the No 

FEAR Act alters existing laws or permits 

an agency to take unfounded 

disciplinary action against a federal 

employee or to violate the procedural 

rights of a federal employee who has 

been accused of discrimination. 

Existing Rights Unchanged 

Pursuant to section 205 of the No 

FEAR Act, neither the Act nor this 

notice creates, expands or reduces any 

rights otherwise available to any 

employee, former employee, or 

applicant under the laws of the United 

States, including the provisions of law 

specified in 5 U.S.C. 2302(d). 

Additional Information 

Additional information regarding 

federal antidiscrimination, 

whistleblower protection, and 

retaliation laws can be found at the 

EEOC Web site (http://www.eeoc.gov) 

and the OSC Web site (http:// 

www.osc.gov). 

George T. Skibine, 

Acting Chairman. 

Steffani A. Cochran, 

Commissioner. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2901 Filed 2–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7565–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 337–TA–663] 

In the Matter of Certain Mobile 

Telephones and Wireless 

Communication Devices Featuring 

Digital Cameras, and Components 

Thereof; Notice of the Commission’s 

Determination To Grant a Joint Motion 

To Terminate the Investigation With 

Respect to Respondents Samsung 

Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung 

Electronics America, Inc., and 

Samsung Telecommunications 

America, LLC on the Basis of a 

Settlement Agreement; Termination of 

the Investigation 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission has determined to grant a 

joint motion to terminate the abovecaptioned investigation with respect to 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung 

Electronics America, Inc., and Samsung 

Telecommunications America, LLC 

based upon a settlement agreement. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jia 

Chen, Esq., Office of the General 

Counsel, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 

708–4737. Copies of non-confidential 

documents filed in connection with this 

investigation are or will be available for 

inspection during official business 

hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the 

Office of the Secretary, U.S. 

International Trade Commission, 500 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436, 

telephone (202) 205–2000. General 

information concerning the Commission 

may also be obtained by accessing its 

Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). 

The public record for this investigation 

may be viewed on the Commission’s 

electronic docket (EDIS) at http:// 

edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired 

persons are advised that information on 

this matter can be obtained by 

contacting the Commission’s TDD 

terminal on (202) 205–1810. 


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