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authorized plans. To create the new 

Plan boundary, NGM proposes 

boundary modifications and/or 

reclassification of acres within the 

following existing NGM-owned 

exploration and mine Plan boundaries: 

Horse Canyon Mine Plan (N–66896) 

administered by MLFO; Horse Canyon/ 

Cortez Unified Exploration Project (HC/ 

CUEP) Plan (N–66621) administered by 

MLFO; West Pine Valley Exploration 

Project Plan (N–77213) administered by 

TFO; and use of existing infrastructure 

at the Cortez Mine (N–67575) 

administered by MLFO. 

The proposed plan of operations 

would result in 1,694 acres of new 

surface disturbance on public lands 

administered by the BLM, including 

approximately 210 acres of exploration 

disturbance that could occur anywhere 

within the proposed Goldrush Mine 

Plan boundary. In addition, 

approximately 1,064 acres of existing 

authorized disturbance would be within 

the proposed footprint, and 

approximately 12 acres of existing 

authorized disturbance would be 

reclassified. The proposal includes a 

materials handling system for 

transporting ore and waste rock from the 

underground workings to the surface 

and transporting aggregate and supplies 

to the underground workings and 

surface backfill plant; a dewatering 

system; ventilation raises; a backfill 

aggregate paste plant and crusher; a 

shotcrete/cemented rock fill (CRF) 

plant; two new power lines with two 

switching stations; new ancillary 

surface facilities; and continued surface 

and underground exploration 

operations. 

The Revised Proposed Action for 

Reduced Wildlife Impacts Alternative is 

the BLM’s Preferred Alternative. The 

proposed Plan boundary under this 

alternative would consist of 19,871 

acres, of which 772 acres would be on 

private land controlled by NGM and 

19,099 of public lands administered by 

the BLM. The same reclassification of 

acres from existing authorizations 

would occur as described under the 

proposed plan of operations, except a 

total of 888 acres would be transferred 

from the West Pine Valley Exploration 

Plan (N–77213) to the Goldrush Mine 

Plan boundary. This alternative would 

create an additional 1,626 acres of new 

surface disturbance on public lands 

administered by the BLM, including 

approximately 210 acres of exploration 

disturbance. In addition, approximately 

1,027 acres of existing authorized 

disturbance would be within the 

footprint of this alternative, and 

approximately five acres of existing 

authorized disturbance would be 

reclassified. 

The proposed underground mining 

and surface support operations for the 

Goldrush Mine under the Revised 

Proposed Action for Reduced Wildlife 

Impacts Alternative would include the 

same features as described for proposed 

plan of operations, except the following 

would occur: the water treatment plant 

and multi-use shop would be 

eliminated; the surface paste plant in 

Horse Canyon, paste plant access road 

to Horse Canyon, and associated 

aggregate haulage would be eliminated; 

a secondary CRF plant would be 

constructed on the proposed portal pad 

expansion; the laydown yard would be 

relocated to be constructed adjacent to 

the West Pine Valley rapid infiltration 

basin; and the alignment of the 13.8-kV 

power line would be changed to relocate 

the poles below the crest of the canyon 

wall in Horse Canyon. The only changes 

to the underground mining operations 

would be increasing the diameter of the 

ventilation raises to 21 feet in diameter 

and eliminating the use of the aggregate 

paste fill as backfill. 

Under the No Action Alternative, the 

development of the Goldrush Mine 

would not be authorized and NGM 

would not construct, operate, and close 

a new underground mine (i.e., the 

Goldrush Mine). Modifications or 

reclassification of acres would not 

occur, and the dual use of facilities 

between the Cortez Mine and Goldrush 

Mine would not occur. NGM would 

continue current authorized mining and 

exploration operations under the 

previously authorized plans. 

Based on the analyses contained in 

the EIS for the proposed Goldrush Mine 

Project, and after carefully considering 

input received from the public and 

cooperating agencies, the BLM has 

selected the Revised Proposed Action 

for Reduced Wildlife Impacts 

Alternative as the BLM’s preferred 

alternative. 

Public comments on the Draft EIS 

received, and internal BLM review, 

were considered and incorporated as 

appropriate into the Final EIS. Public 

comments resulted in the addition of 

clarifying text but did not significantly 

change the impact analyses. 

(Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10) 

Douglas W. Furtado, 

District Manager Battle Mountain District. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[BLM_NV_FRN_MO4500173317] 

Notice of Segregation of Public Land 

for the Pantheon Solar Project, White 

Pine County, NV 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of segregation. 

SUMMARY: Through this notice the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is 

segregating public lands included in the 

right-of-way application for the 

Pantheon Solar project (N–099861) from 

appropriation under the public land 

laws, including the Mining Law, but not 

the Mineral Leasing or Material Sales 

Acts, for a period of 2 years from the 

date of publication of this notice, 

subject to valid existing rights. This 

segregation is to allow for the orderly 

administration of the public lands to 

facilitate consideration of development 

of renewable energy resources. The 

public lands segregated by this notice 

total 4,210.06 acres. 

DATES: This segregation for the lands 

identified in this notice takes effect on 

October 31, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information and/or to have your 

name added to the mailing list, send 

requests to: Jared Bybee, Field Manager, 

at telephone (775) 289–1847; address 

702 N Industrial Way, Ely, NV 89301 or 

email jbybee@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: 

Regulations found at 43 CFR 2091.3– 

1(e) and 43 CFR 2804.25(f) allow the 

BLM to temporarily segregate public 

lands within a right-of-way application 

area for solar energy development from 

the operation of the public land laws, 

including the Mining Law, by 

publication of a Federal Register notice. 

The BLM uses this temporary 

segregation authority to preserve its 

ability to approve, approve with 

modifications, or deny proposed rightsof-way and to facilitate the orderly 

administration of the public lands. This 

temporary segregation is subject to valid 

existing rights. Licenses, permits, 

cooperative agreements, or discretionary 


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land use authorizations of a temporary 

nature that would not impact lands 

identified in this notice may be allowed 

with the approval of an authorized 

officer of the BLM during the 

segregation period. The lands segregated 

under this notice are legally described 

as follows: 

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada 

T. 16 N., R. 60 E., 

Sec. 1, lots 2 thru 7, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

S1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4, and W1⁄2SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 2, lots 1, 7, and 8, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, 

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, and S1⁄2; 

Sec. 11, N1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, and 

SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 12, W1⁄2NE1⁄4, W1⁄2, and 

W1⁄2SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 13, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4 and W1⁄2; 

Sec. 14, NE1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 22, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4 and E1⁄2SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 23, NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, 

and S1⁄2; 

Sec. 24, W1⁄2; 

Sec. 25, NW1⁄4; 

Sec. 26, N1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, and 

N1⁄2NW1⁄4. 

T. 17 N., R. 60 E., 

Sec. 35, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 36, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4 and SW1⁄4. 

The area described contains 4,210.06 

acres, according to the official 

protraction diagrams and the official 

plats of the surveys of the said lands on 

file with the BLM. 

As provided in the regulations, the 

segregation of lands in this notice will 

not exceed 2 years from the date of 

publication unless extended for an 

additional 2 years through publication 

of a new notice in the Federal Register. 

The segregation period will terminate 

and the land will automatically reopen 

to appropriation under the public land 

laws, including the mining laws, at the 

earliest of the following dates: upon 

issuance of a decision by the authorized 

officer granting, granting with 

modifications, or denying the 

application for a right-of-way; without 

further administrative action at the end 

of the segregation provided for in the 

Federal Register notice initiating the 

segregation; or upon publication of a 

Federal Register notice terminating the 

segregation. 

Upon termination of the segregation 

of these lands, all lands subject to this 

segregation would automatically reopen 

to appropriation under the public land 

laws, including the mining laws. 

Authority: 43 CFR 2091.3–1(e) and 43 

CFR 2804.25(f) 

Jared Bybee, 

Field Manager—Bristlecone Field Office. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036836; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of California, Berkeley, 

Berkeley, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

University of California, Berkeley has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and has determined that there is no 

cultural affiliation between the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and any Indian Tribe. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed from Alameda, Contra 

Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa 

Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties, CA. 

DATES: Disposition of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

November 30, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Alexandra Lucas, 

Repatriation Coordinator, Government 

and Community Relations (Chancellor’s 

Office), University of California, 

Berkeley, 200 California Hall, Berkeley, 

CA 94720, telephone (510) 570–0964, 

email nagpra-ucb@berkeley.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 

California, Berkeley. 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 California, 

Berkeley. 

Description 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, 2,148 individuals were 

removed from Alameda County, CA, 

between 1876 and 2001, and donated or 

appropriated into the University of 

California, Berkeley campus 

anthropology museum (Phoebe A. 

Hearst Museum of Anthropology) by 

numerous individuals. The human 

remains were removed from sites CAAla–12, CA-Ala–13,CA-Ala–17, CAAla–20, CA-Ala–23, CA-Ala–28 CAAla–307, CA-Ala–308, CA-Ala–309, CAAla–316, CA-Ala–317, CA-Ala–324, CAAla–328, CA-Ala–329, CA-Ala–330, CAAla–42, CA-Ala–47, CA-Ala–48, CAAla–50, CA-Ala–52, CA-Ala–53, CAAla–55, and unknown sites. The 12,086 

lots of associated funerary objects 

include awls, baked clay and baked clay 

objects, baskets, beads, bifaces, blades, 

bone tools, bone tubes, botanical 

samples, charcoal samples, 

charmstones, choppers, clubs, cooking 

stones, core tools, cores, drills, faunal 

remains, fishhooks, flakers, flakes, 

fleshers, ground stone, gun barrel, 

hammerstones, harpoons, historic 

refuse, knives, labrets (jewelry worn on 

the head), manos, mats (floor coverings), 

metates, mineral and rock samples, 

mortars, needles, net weights, 

ornaments, painting supplies, pendants, 

pestles, pins (fasteners), pipes, projectile 

points, saws, scrapers, shell samples, 

sinkers, soil samples, spearheads), stone 

tools, strigils (sweat scrapers), string, 

wedges, whistles, worked bone, worked 

shell, and worked stone. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, 1,880 individuals were 

removed from Contra Costa County, CA, 

between 1904 and 2001, and donated or 

appropriated into the University of 

California, Berkeley campus 

anthropology museum (Phoebe A. 

Hearst Museum of Anthropology) by 

numerous individuals. The human 

remains were removed from sites CACCo–1, CA-CCo–124, CA-CCo–126, CACCo–13, CA-CCo–133, CA-CCo–135, 

CA-CCo–137, CA-CCo–138, CA-CCo– 

139, CA-CCo–14, CA-CCo–141, CACCo–142, CA-CCo–146, CA-CCo–148, 

CA-CCo–15, CA-CCo–150, CA-CCo–151, 

CA-CCo–18, CA-CCo–20, CA-CCo–224, 

CA-CCo–225, CA-CCo–227, CA-CCo– 

229, CA-CCo–241, CA-CCo–242, CACCo–25, CA-CCo–250, CA-CCo–256, 

CA-CCo–259, CA-CCo–261, CA-CCo– 

267, CA-CCo–271, CA-CCo–272, CACCo–274, CA-CA-CCo–290, CA-CCo– 

295, CA-CCo–298, CA-CCo–300, CACCo–301, CA-CCo–306, CA-CCo–307, 

CA-CCo–4, CA–CCo–5, and unknown 

sites. The 11,154 lots of associated 

funerary objects include abraders, acorn 

anvils, awls, baked clay and baked clay 

objects, bangles, basketry, beads, blades, 

bone tools, bone tubes, botanical 

samples, charcoal samples, 

charmstones, choppers, cooking stones, 

cores, drills, ear spools, faunal remains, 

fishhooks, flakers, flakes, gorge hooks, 

ground stone, hammerstones, harpoons, 

historic refuse, knives, labrets, level 

bags, manos, mineral and rock samples, 

mortars, needles, net weights, 

ornaments, painting supplies, pendants, 

pestles, pins, pipes, projectile points, 

saws, scrapers, shell samples, sinkers, 


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