[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 175 (Friday, September 11, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 46789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21926]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNV9330000.L14300000.ET0000; NVN50818; 09-08807; TAS: 14X1109]


Austin Administrative Site: Proposed Withdrawal Extension and 
Opportunity for Public Meeting, Lander County, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior proposes to extend a withdrawal 
established by Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6760 for an additional 20 
years. PLO No. 6760 withdrew 30 acres of National Forest System land 
from location under the mining laws to protect the Austin 
Administrative Site in Lander County, Nevada. The lands will remain 
open to the mineral leasing laws. This notice gives an opportunity to 
comment on the proposed action and to request a public meeting.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
December 10, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests may be mailed to the Field 
Manager, BLM Tonopah Field Office, Attn: NVN-50818, P.O. Box 911, 
Tonopah, NV 89049.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline M. Gratton, 775-861-6532.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Forest Service filed an 
application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requesting the 
extension of PLO No. 6760 which was published in the Federal Register 
in 1989 (54 FR 53612). The withdrawal will expire on December 28, 2009, 
unless extended.
    The purpose of the proposed extension is to continue the protection 
of the Federal investment in the Austin Administrative Site. There are 
no suitable alternative sites as the land described contains permanent 
Federal facilities. Structures and improvements on the site include the 
Austin Ranger District offices, family housing for permanent and 
temporary employees, trailer sites with utilities, visitor and employee 
vehicle parking areas, a warehouse and horse corrals. The use of a 
right-of-way, interagency, or cooperative agreement would not provide 
adequate protection of the Federal investment.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, and 
records relating to the application will be available for public review 
at the Tonopah Field Office, 1553 S. Main Street in Tonopah, Nevada, 
during regular business hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except holidays. Before including your address, phone number, 
e-mail 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 the public review, we cannot guarantee 
that we will be able to do so.
    This application will be processed in accordance with regulations 
set forth in 43 CFR Part 2300. On determination by the authorized 
officer that a public meeting will be held, a notice of the time and 
place will be published in the Federal Register and local newspapers at 
least 30 days before the scheduled date of the meeting.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1)

Michael R. Holbert,
Deputy State Director, Resources, Lands and Planning.
[FR Doc. E9-21926 Filed 9-10-09; 8:45 am]
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