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National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) located 

in Harney County, Oregon. This notice 

temporarily segregates these lands for 

up to 2 years and announces to the 

public an opportunity to comment and 

request a public meeting on the 

proposed withdrawal. 

DATES: Comments and requests for a 

public meeting must be received by 

December 28, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: All comments and meeting 

requests should be sent to the BLM 

Oregon/Washington State Director Attn: 

Malheur NWR Withdrawal Notice, P.O. 

Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208. The 

BLM will not consider comments via 

telephone calls. The application and 

case file are available for public 

examination by interested persons by 

appointment at the BLM Public Room, 

1220 SW 3rd Ave., 11th Floor, Portland, 

Oregon 97208 during regular business 

hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday except holidays. Please 

call 503–808–6001 to make an 

appointment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Luke Poff, Realty Specialist, BLM 

Oregon/Washington State Office, 503– 

808–6249, email at lpoff@blm.gov, or 

you may contact the BLM office at the 

address noted above. The FWS can be 

reached at the Region 1 Regional Office, 

911 NE 11th Ave. Portland, Oregon 

97232 or through Sequoia Williams, 

Realty Specialist, at 503–956–7691, or 

by email at sequoia_williams@fws.gov. 

Individuals in the United States who are 

deaf, blind, 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-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FWS 

filed a petition/application requesting 

that the Secretary of the Interior 

withdraw the following described 

public lands from all forms of 

appropriation under the public land 

laws, including location and entry 

under the United States mining laws, 

subject to valid existing rights, for up to 

100 years to protect and reserve the land 

for wildlife refuge purposes: 

Willamette Meridian, Oregon 

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Addition 

T. 25 S., R. 33 E., 

Sec. 34, lot 10. 

T. 26 S., R. 33 E., 

Sec. 3, lots 2, 4, and 10, and SW1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 10, W1⁄2NE1⁄4. 

The areas described aggregate 199.90 acres. 

The Secretary of the Interior approved 

the FWS’s petition. Therefore, the 

petition/application constitutes a 

withdrawal proposal of the Secretary of 

the Interior (43 CFR 2310.1–3(e)). 

The use of a right-of-way, interagency 

agreement, or cooperative agreement 

would not provide adequate protection 

of the wildlife refuge. There are no 

suitable alternative sites since these 

lands are located within the Malheur 

NWR. 

No water is necessary to fulfill the 

purpose of the proposed withdrawal. 

Comments will be available for public 

review. 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 

personally identifying information— 

may be made publicly available at any 

time. While you may ask the BLM in 

your comment to withhold your 

personal identifying information from 

public review, we cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to do so. 

An opportunity for a public meeting 

may be afforded in connection with the 

application for withdrawal. All 

interested persons who desire a public 

meeting for the purpose of being heard 

on the application for this withdrawal 

must submit a written request to the 

State Director, BLM Oregon/Washington 

State Office at the address in the 

ADDRESSES section, within 90 days from 

the date of publication of this notice. If 

the authorized officer determines that a 

public meeting will be held, a notice of 

the date, time, and place will be 

published in the Federal Register and 

local newspapers and posted on the 

BLM website at www.blm.gov at least 30 

days before the scheduled date of the 

meeting. 

For a period of two years from the 

date of publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register, the lands will be 

segregated as specified above unless the 

application is denied or cancelled or if 

the withdrawal is approved prior to that 

date. The temporary uses that may be 

permitted during this segregation period 

are leases, licenses, permits, rights-ofway, and disposal of mineral or 

vegetative resources other than under 

the mining laws. 

The withdrawal application will be 

processed in accordance with the 

regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2300. 

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

Barry R. Bushue, 

BLM Oregon/Washington State Director. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[BLM_NV_FRN_MO4500172232] 

Notice of Temporary Closure of Public 

Lands for the 2023–2027 Laughlin OffHighway Vehicle Races, Clark County, 

NV 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary closure. 

SUMMARY: The Las Vegas Field Office 

announces the temporary closures of 

certain public lands under its 

administration for three annual offhighway vehicle (OHV) races that occur 

in Laughlin, Nevada. This area is used 

by OHV recreationists, and the 

temporary closures are needed to limit 

their access to the race area and to 

minimize the risk of potential collisions 

with spectators and racers. 

DATES: One event will take place 

between January and March and two 

races will occur between October and 

December from 2023 through 2027. Each 

race will span a 2-day period. The 

closure dates will be listed on 

www.blm.gov/nevada 30 days prior to 

each event. 

ADDRESSES: The temporary closure 

order, communications plan, and map 

of the temporary closure area for each 

event will be posted at the BLM Las 

Vegas Field Office, 4701 North Torrey 

Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130, 

and on the BLM website: www.blm.gov/ 

nevada. These materials will also be 

posted at the access point of the 

Laughlin race area and surrounding 

areas. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Braden Yardley, Outdoor Recreation 

Planner, (702) 515–5089, or byardley@

blm.gov. 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-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

action is being taken to help ensure 

public safety during the official 

permitted races in the Laughlin area. 

The public lands affected by this closure 

are described as follows: 

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada 

T. 32 S., R. 66 E., 

Sec. 8, lots 2 thru 33; 

Sec. 9; 


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Sec. 10, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, and S1⁄2; 

Sec. 11, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, and S1⁄2; 

Sec. 14; 

Sec. 15, E1⁄2; 

Sec. 16, N1⁄2, SW1⁄4, and N1⁄2SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 17, lots 1 thru 8, lots 21 thru 25, and 

lots 30 thru 44. 

The area described contains 4,521.97 acres, 

according to the official plats of the surveys 

of the said lands on file with the BLM. 

The temporary closures will be posted 

to roads leading into the public lands to 

notify the public of the closures for 

these events. The closure areas include 

State Route 163 to the north and T. 32 

S., R. 66 E sections 8 and 17 to the west 

and are bracketed by Bruce Woodbury 

Drive to the south and southwest and 

Thomas Edison Drive to the east. Under 

the authority of Section 303(a) of the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1733(a)), 43 CFR 

8360.0–7, and 43 CFR 8364.1, the BLM 

will enforce the following rules in the 

area described above: 

The entire area as listed in the legal 

description earlier is closed to all 

vehicles and personnel except law 

enforcement, emergency vehicles, event 

personnel, event participants, and 

spectators. Access routes leading to the 

closed area will be signed to indicate a 

closure ahead. No vehicle stopping or 

parking in the closed area except for 

designated parking areas will be 

permitted. Event participants and 

spectators are required to remain within 

designated areas only. 

The BLM will enforce the following 

restrictions for the duration of the 

closure to ensure the safety of 

participants and spectators. Unless 

otherwise authorized, the following 

activities within the closure area are 

prohibited: 

• Camping; 

• Possession and/or consuming any 

alcoholic beverage unless the person has 

reached the age of 21 years; 

• Discharging or use of firearms or 

other weapons; 

• Possession or discharging of 

fireworks; 

• Allowing any pet or other animal in 

one’s care to be unrestrained at any 

time. Animals must be on a leash or 

other restraint no longer than 3 feet; 

• Operation of any vehicle that is not 

legally registered for street and highway 

operation (e.g., All Terrain Vehicles, 

motorcycles, Utility Terrain Vehicles, 

golf carts, and any OHV, including 

operation of such a vehicle in spectator 

viewing areas); 

• Parking any vehicle in violation of 

posted restrictions, or in such a manner 

as to obstruct or impede normal or 

emergency traffic movement or the 

parking of other vehicles, create a safety 

hazard, or endanger any person, 

property, or feature. Vehicles so parked 

are subject to citation, removal, and 

impoundment at the owner’s expense; 

• Operating a vehicle through, 

around, or beyond a restrictive sign, 

recognizable barricade, fence, or traffic 

control barrier or device; 

• Failing to maintain control of a 

vehicle to avoid danger to persons, 

property, or wildlife; and 

• Operating a motor vehicle without 

due care or at a speed greater than 25 

mph. 

Signs and maps directing the public 

to designated spectator areas will be 

provided by the event sponsor. 

Exceptions: Temporary closure 

restrictions do not apply to activities 

conducted under contract with the 

BLM, agency personnel monitoring the 

event, or activities conducted under an 

approved plan of operation. Authorized 

users must have in their possession a 

written permit or contract from the 

BLM, signed by the authorized officer. 

Enforcement: Any person who 

violates this temporary closure may be 

tried before a United States Magistrate 

and fined in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 

3571, imprisoned no more than 12 

months under 43 U.S.C. 1733(a) and 43 

CFR 8360.0–7, or both. In accordance 

with 43 CFR 8365.1–7, State or local 

officials may also impose penalties for 

violations of Nevada law. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 8360.0–7 and 8364.1) 

Bruce Sillitoe, 

Field Manager—Las Vegas Field Office. 

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BILLING CODE 4331–21–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036645; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las 

Vegas, NV 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

University of Nevada, Las Vegas has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains and has determined that there 

is no cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and any Indian Tribe. 

The human remains were removed from 

Alameda County, CA. 

DATES: Disposition of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after October 30, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Daniel Benyshek, 

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S 

Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 

89154, telephone (702) 895–2070, email 

Daniel.Benyshek@unlv.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA. The 

determinations in this notice are the 

sole responsibility of the University of 

Nevada, Las Vegas. The National Park 

Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

Additional information on the 

determinations in this notice, including 

the results of consultation, can be found 

in the inventory or related records held 

by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 

Description 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from Alameda County, CA (Accession # 

AHUR 30 (Unknown Site)). No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Aboriginal Land 

The human remains in this notice 

were removed from a known geographic 

location. This location is the aboriginal 

land of one or more Indian Tribes. The 

following information was used to 

identify the aboriginal: a final judgment 

of the Indian Claims Commission. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes, the University of Nevada, 

Las Vegas has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• No relationship of shared group 

identity can be reasonably traced 

between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects and any 

Indian Tribe. 

• The human remains and associated 

funerary objects described in this notice 

were removed from the aboriginal land 

of the California Valley Miwok Tribe, 

California. 

Requests for Disposition 

Written requests for disposition of the 

human remains in this notice must be 

sent to the Responsible Official 

identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for 

disposition may be submitted by: 

1. Any one or more of the Indian 

Tribes identified in this notice. 

2. Any lineal descendant, Indian 

Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization 

not identified in this notice who shows, 

by a preponderance of the evidence, that 


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