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51′′15′00′′ West,1338.47 feet to a 5⁄8 inch iron 

pin at the Point of Beginning; thence 

continue South 51′′15′00′′ West 468.33 feet to 

Intersect the Northeasterly Right of Way line 

of U.S. Highway No. 99 at a 5⁄8 inch iron pin; 

thence along said Highway Right of Way line 

on a spiral curve to the left (the long chord 

to which bears North 39′′58′20′′ West, 33.73 

feet) to a 5⁄8 inch iron pin, said pin being a 

Point of Spiral Curve {P.S.C.), Station 

490+28.72 of said Highway; thence 177.14 

feet along said Highway line on an arc of a 

5761.16 foot radius curve to the left (the long 

chord to which bears North 41′′03′50′′ West 

177.14 feet) to a 5⁄8 inch iron pin, said point 

being a P.S.C., Station 492+4.90 of said 

Highway; thence along said Highway Right of 

Way Line on a spiral curve to the left {the 

long chord to which bears North 42°00′ West 

12.00 feet) to a 5⁄8 inch iron pin; thence 

leaving said Right of Way Line North 

51°15′00′′ East, 477.40 feet to a 5⁄8 inch iron 

pin; thence South 38°36′27′′ East, 222.70 feet 

to the Point of Beginning. 

Containing 2.42 acres, more or less. 

Authority: This notice is published in 

the exercise of authority delegated by 

the Secretary of the Interior to the 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs by 

the Departmental Manual part 209, 

chapter 8, paragraph 8.1, and is 

published to comply with the 

requirements of 25 CFR 151.12(c)(2)(ii) 

that notice of the decision to acquire 

land in trust be promptly provided in 

the Federal Register. 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00761 Filed 1–14–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4337–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[256A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900] 

Indian Gaming; Approval of the Fifth 

Amendment to the Tribal-State Class III 

Gaming Compact Amendment 

Between Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians 

of Washington and the State of 

Washington 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for 

Indian Affairs approves the fifth 

amendment to the Tribal-State compact 

for class III gaming between the 

Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians of 

Washington and the State of 

Washington governing the operation 

and regulation of class III gaming 

activities. The amendment allows for 

the operation of electronic table games 

and removes provisions related to 

revenue sharing for smoking cessation 

purposes. 

DATES: The amendment takes effect on 

January 15, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian 

Gaming, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary—Indian Affairs, Washington, 

DC 20240, IndianGaming@bia.gov; (202) 

219–4066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, 

25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., (IGRA) provides 

the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) 

with 45 days to review and approve or 

disapprove the Tribal-State compact 

governing the conduct of class III 

gaming activity on the Tribe’s Indian 

lands. See 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8). If the 

Secretary does not approve or 

disapprove a Tribal-State compact 

within the 45 days, IGRA provides the 

Tribal-State compact is considered to 

have been approved by the Secretary, 

but only to the extent the compact is 

consistent with IGRA. See 25 U.S.C. 

2710(d)(8)(D). The IGRA also requires 

the Secretary to publish in the Federal 

Register notice of the approved TribalState compacts for the purpose of 

engaging in class III gaming activities on 

Indian lands. See 25 U.S.C. (d)(8)(D). As 

required by 25 CFR 293.4, all compacts 

and amendments are subject to review 

and approval by the Secretary. The 

Amendment changes the scope of 

gaming to include electronic table 

games and creates regulations for those 

games. The Amendment is approved. 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

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BILLING CODE 4337–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

[MO 4500183156] 

Notice of Adoption of Categorical 

Exclusions Under Section 109 of the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Interior is notifying the public and 

documenting the adoption of two U.S. 

Forest Service, one National Park 

Service, and three U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service categorical exclusions 

(CXs) by the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), under section 109 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA). In accordance with section 

109, this notice identifies the types of 

actions to which the BLM will apply the 

CXs, the considerations that the BLM 

will use in determining the applicability 

of the CXs, and the consultation 

between the agencies on the use of the 

CXs, including application of 

extraordinary circumstances. 

DATES: The adoption is effective January 

15, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amelia Savage, Senior Planning and 

Environmental Analyst, Division of 

Support, Planning and NEPA, 

alsavage@blm.gov, telephone (480) 307– 

8665. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Program Backgrounds 

1. Visitor Use 

The Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 

1701–1787) establishes the BLM’s 

multiple use and sustained yield 

mandate. In managing the public lands 

in accordance with FLPMA, the BLM 

occasionally issues temporary closure 

and restriction orders under 43 CFR 

8364.1 to protect persons, property, 

public lands, and resources. The need to 

temporarily close or restrict the use of 

public land arises in various situations, 

for example where a recreation site 

requires routine maintenance or where 

construction or heavy visitor use is 

causing erosion or the creation of 

unauthorized trails, or when an 

unforeseen event warrants agency 

action. As resource uses and demands 

for access to public lands have 

increased, the need for the BLM to issue 

temporary closure and restriction orders 

to protect persons, property, and the 

public lands and their resources has 

also increased. 

2. Aquatic Resources 

Riparian and wetland areas, lakes, 

streams, and aquifers on public lands 

managed by the BLM are among the 

most important, productive, and diverse 

resources in the Nation, providing 

sustained value to the American public. 

They provide habitat for myriad species 

of plants, fish, and wildlife; provide 

ecosystem services such as drinking 

water, pollination, and nutrient cycling; 

attenuate effects of wildfires, floods, and 

drought; and are key to the vitality of 

local economies and communities. 

BLM-managed lands include 

approximately 4,600 square miles of 

lakes and reservoirs, over 155,000 miles 

of streams and rivers, and over 20,000 

square miles of wetlands and riparian 

areas. The BLM Aquatic Resources 

Program protects and restores water 


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resources, riparian and wetland areas, 

and aquatic habitats to provide 

functioning ecosystems for a 

combination of balanced and diverse 

uses, including fish and wildlife and the 

long-term needs of future generations. 

The Aquatic Resources Program restores 

the physical and ecological processes 

associated with healthy ecosystems to 

ensure that public land management 

based on multiple use and sustained 

yield principles provides healthy and 

productive habitat for fish and wildlife. 

3. Land Acquisitions 

The BLM may purchase or acquire 

land and interests in land from a willing 

seller (including access easements, 

conservation easements, mineral or 

water rights) if funding is available, 

acquisition is supported in a land use 

plan, and there are no title defects, 

hazardous materials, or other local 

issues that might limit such acquisition. 

Acquiring land through purchase can 

enhance recreation opportunities, 

preserve open space, strengthen 

resource protection, and provide an 

alternative for transferring ownership to 

the BLM when a land exchange or other 

options are not available. The BLM may 

accept donations of land as a gift to the 

United States if the lands are contiguous 

to, and ‘‘block-up’’ with, existing public 

lands. 

4. Rights-of-Way 

The BLM Realty Program processes 

applications for rights-of-way or other 

land use authorizations for specific use 

of parcels of public land for a specified 

period that facilitate commercial, noncommercial, recreational, and 

conservation activities to ensure that the 

public lands are working landscapes 

managed for the use and enjoyment of 

current and future generations, 

including for communication sites, 

transmission lines, fiber optic 

infrastructure, and renewable energy. 

The BLM has discretion to grant rightsof-way when doing so is in the public 

interest. 

National Environmental Policy Act and 

Categorical Exclusions 

NEPA as amended, at 42 U.S.C. 4321– 

4347, requires all Federal agencies to 

consider the environmental impact of 

their proposed actions before deciding 

whether and how to proceed. 42 U.S.C. 

4321, 4332. NEPA’s aims are to ensure 

agencies consider the environmental 

effects of their proposed actions in their 

decision-making processes and inform 

and involve the public in that process. 

42 U.S.C. 4331. NEPA created the 

Council on Environmental Quality 

(CEQ), which promulgated NEPA 

implementing regulations, 40 CFR parts 

1500 through 1508 (CEQ regulations). 

Under NEPA and the CEQ’s NEPA 

implementing regulations, a Federal 

agency establishes categorical 

exclusions (CX)s—categories of actions 

that normally do not have a significant 

effect on the human environment, 

individually or in the aggregate, and 

therefore do not require preparation of 

an environmental assessment (EA) or an 

environmental impact statement (EIS)— 

in their agency NEPA procedures. 42 

U.S.C. 4336e(1); 40 CFR 1501.4, 1507.3, 

1508.1(e). If an agency determines that 

a CX covers a proposed action, it then 

evaluates the proposed action for 

extraordinary circumstances in which a 

normally excluded action may have a 

significant effect. 40 CFR 1501.4(b); 43 

CFR 46.205(c). If no extraordinary 

circumstances are present or if further 

analysis determines that the 

extraordinary circumstances do not 

involve the potential for significant 

environmental impacts, the agency may 

apply the CX to the proposed action 

without preparing an EA or EIS. 42 

U.S.C. 4336(a)(2), 40 CFR 1501.4. 

Section 109 of NEPA, enacted as part 

of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, 

allows a Federal agency to adopt 

another agency’s CX for a category of 

proposed agency actions. 42 U.S.C. 

4336c. To rely on another agency’s CX 

under Section 109, the adopting agency 

must identify the relevant CX listed in 

another agency’s (‘‘establishing agency’’) 

NEPA procedures that cover the 

adopting agency’s category of proposed 

actions or related actions; consult with 

the establishing agency to ensure that 

the proposed adoption of the CX for a 

category of actions is appropriate; 

identify to the public the CX that the 

adopting agency plans to use for its 

proposed actions; and document 

adoption of the CX. 42 U.S.C. 4336c. 

The BLM has prepared this notice to 

describe how it has met applicable 

statutory requirements for the adoption 

of six CXs, 36 CFR 220.6(e)(7), 36 CFR 

220.6(e)(18), 516 DM 8.5 (A)4, 516 DM 

8.5 (B)3, 516 DM 8.5 (C)4 and 516 DM 

12.5 (D)2, and to notify the public. 

The Department of the Interior 

(Department)’s NEPA procedures are 

codified at 43 CFR part 46. These 

procedures address compliance with 

NEPA. The Department’s protocol for 

application of CXs is at 43 CFR 46.205. 

The Department’s CXs available to all 

bureaus within the Department are 

listed in 43 CFR 46.210. Additional 

Department-wide NEPA policy is found 

in the Department’s Departmental 

Manual (DM), in chapters 1 through 4 of 

part 516. Supplementary NEPA 

procedures for the Department’s bureaus 

are published in additional chapters in 

part 516 of the DM. Chapter 11 of the 

516 DM covers the BLM’s NEPA 

procedures and the BLM CXs are listed 

in 516 DM 11.9. 

Categorical Exclusions That Are 

Adopted 

The BLM has identified the U.S. 

Forest Service (USFS) CX, found at 36 

CFR 220.6(e)(7) regarding modification 

or maintenance of stream or lake aquatic 

habitat improvement structures using 

native materials or normal practices for 

adoption. The BLM will rely on this CX 

to approve projects that modify or 

maintain existing habitat improvement 

structures to restore streams or lake 

aquatic habitat. Examples of BLM’s 

intended uses include those described 

in the USFS CX, and are also inclusive 

of, but are not limited to, modifying or 

maintaining existing habitat 

improvement structures that mimic or 

promote natural processes using natural 

materials, and modifying or maintaining 

fish screens. Consistent with the terms 

of the CX, the BLM will not rely on this 

CX to support approval of projects that 

include installation of new structures or 

improvements where no structure or 

improvement has been installed before. 

The BLM has identified the USFS CX, 

found at 36 CFR 220.6(e)(18), regarding 

restoring wetlands, streams, riparian 

areas or other water bodies, for 

adoption. The BLM intends to rely on 

this CX for projects that remove, 

replace, or modify existing water control 

structures to restore streams or other 

water bodies; wetlands, including wet 

meadows; and riparian areas to improve 

water quality, habitat for native species, 

and overall ecosystem function, and to 

remove barriers to habitat connectivity. 

Examples of BLM’s intended uses 

include those described in the USFS 

CX, and are also inclusive of, but not 

limited to, removing, replacing, 

repairing, or modifying existing 

structures—such as fish screens, legacy 

rip-rap, and protective enclosures—with 

wildlife-friendly fencing. Consistent 

with the terms of the CX, the BLM will 

not rely on this CX to support approval 

of projects that include installation of 

new structures or improvements where 

no structure or improvement has been 

installed before. 

Per 36 CFR 220.6(e), the USFS, when 

relying on these CXs, develops a 

supporting record and a decision memo. 

Under CEQ NEPA regulations, at 40 CFR 

1501.4(e)(5), agencies publish 

documentation of the application of an 

adopted CX. Therefore, the 

documentation the BLM develops for 

each reliance on this adopted CX will be 

similar to USFS documentation, and the 


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BLM will publish the documentation on 

its publicly available National NEPA 

Register (https://eplanning.blm.gov/ 

eplanning-ui/home). 

The BLM has identified the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service (FWS) CX, found at 

516 DM 8.5 (A)4, regarding acquisition 

of real property obtained either through 

discretionary acts or when acquired by 

law, whether by way of condemnation, 

donation, escheat, right-of-entry, 

escrow, exchange, lapses, purchase, or 

transfer, that will be under the 

jurisdiction or control of the United 

States, for adoption. Examples of how 

the BLM would rely on this CX include, 

but are not limited to, acquisition of 

lands from a willing seller through 

exchange, sale, escheat, right-of-entry, 

escrow, lapses, donation of access 

easements, conservation easements, 

mineral or water rights under the 

exchange provisions of Section 206 of 

the FLPMA, or through acquisition 

under FLPMA Section 205 as allowable 

under a land use plan. This includes 

acquisitions consistent with the 

Uniform Relocation Act, the Land and 

Water Conservation Fund Act, and the 

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation 

Act. The CX language requires that 

acquisitions be in accordance with 602 

DM 2 and the Service’s procedures. As 

the BLM and FWS are bureaus within 

the Department, both are required to 

follow the process set forth in 

Departmental policy at 602 DM 2, Real 

Property Pre-Acquisition Environmental 

Sites Assessments. FWS-specific policy 

and procedures are found in the FWS 

Manual (www.fws.gov/policy-library/ 

manuals). The BLM evaluated FWS’s 

real property management and land 

acquisition procedures found in parts 

340 through 343 and compared them to 

BLM Acquisition Handbook (H–2100– 

1). These policies outline how each 

agency is required to complete the 

acquisition processes, including, 

appraisals, survey property boundaries, 

and title curative and conveyance 

actions. While the FWS’s land 

acquisition procedures incorporate 

FWS-specific land acquisition 

authorities, the policies and procedures 

are similar to those of the BLM. 

The BLM has identified FWS CX, 

found at 516 DM 8.5(B)3, regarding the 

construction of new, or the addition of, 

small structures or improvements, 

including structures and improvements 

for the restoration of wetland, riparian, 

instream, or native habitats, for 

adoption. The BLM intends to rely on 

this CX to approve projects that 

construct new, or add to, small 

structures or improvements to restore 

streams or other water bodies, wetlands, 

including wet meadows, riparian areas, 

and native habitats. Examples of the 

BLM’s intended uses include those 

examples described in the FWS CX, and 

are also inclusive of, but are not limited 

to, installation of small permeable 

structures that mimic, promote, and 

sustain natural processes; installation of 

wildlife friendly fences, including drift 

fences and protective enclosures; 

development of limited access for 

routine maintenance of habitat 

structures and improvements; and 

habitat restoration for both terrestrial 

and aquatic habitats. 

The BLM has identified FWS CX, 

found at 516 DM 8.5(C)4, regarding the 

issuance or reissuance of permits for 

limited additional use of an existing 

right-of-way for underground or above 

ground power, telephone, or pipelines, 

for adoption. The BLM intends to use 

this CX for the realty program, primarily 

to support ‘‘permitting a new right-ofway, where no or negligible 

environmental disturbances are 

anticipated.’’ Examples include, but are 

not limited to, installation of single 

power poles, authorizing a right-of-way 

for existing roads without existing 

rights-of-way, installation of fiber optic 

cable on existing structures, and 

authorizing development of a domestic 

water source with negligible 

environmental disturbances. 

The BLM has identified the National 

Park Service (NPS) CX, found at 516 DM 

12.5(D)2, regarding minor changes in 

amounts or types of visitor use for the 

purpose of ensuring visitor safety or 

resource protection, for adoption. The 

BLM intends to use this CX to support 

approval of temporary closures or 

restrictions on the use of designated 

public lands, including roads, trails, 

waterways or specific areas; to protect 

persons, property, public lands, or 

resources; and avoid conflict among 

public land users. 

Consultation With USFS, FWS, and 

NPS and Determination of 

Appropriateness 

The BLM consulted with USFS, FWS, 

and NPS on the appropriateness of the 

adoption of these CXs for BLM’s use in 

April 2024, October 2024, and October 

2024, respectively. The consultation 

included a review of USFS, FWS, and 

NPS experience developing and 

applying the CXs, as well as the types 

of actions for which the BLM plans to 

utilize the CXs. The BLM actions are 

similar in type and scope to the actions 

that the USFS, FWS, and NPS conduct 

and therefore the effects of BLM’s 

actions are expected to be similar to the 

effects of USFS, FWS, and NPS actions, 

which are not significant, absent the 

presence of extraordinary circumstances 

that could involve potentially 

significant effects. Therefore, the 

Department has determined that 

adoption of the CXs for the BLM’s use 

as described in this notice is 

appropriate. 

Consideration of Extraordinary 

Circumstances 

In consultation with the USFS, FWS, 

and NPS, the BLM evaluated the 

extraordinary circumstances to be 

considered when applying these CXs. 

When applying these CXs, Responsible 

Officials (43 CFR 46.30) within the BLM 

will evaluate proposed actions covered 

by the CXs to determine whether any 

extraordinary circumstances are present. 

The Department’s extraordinary 

circumstances are listed at 43 CFR 

46.215 and include, in part, 

consideration of impacts on public 

health and safety; natural resources and 

unique geographic characteristics; 

historic or cultural resources; park, 

recreation, or refuge lands; wilderness 

areas; wild or scenic rivers; national 

natural landmarks, sole or principal 

drinking water aquifers; prime 

farmlands; wetlands; floodplains; 

national monuments; migratory birds; 

other ecologically significant or critical 

areas; unresolved conflicts concerning 

alternative uses of available resources; 

unique or unknown environmental 

risks; precedent for future decisionmaking; historic properties; listed 

species or critical habitat; low income or 

minority populations; access by Indian 

religious practitioners to, and for 

ceremonial use of, Indian sacred sites 

and the physical integrity of those sites; 

and contribution to the introduction, 

continued existence, or spread of 

invasive weeds or non-native invasive 

species. The Department’s list of 

extraordinary circumstances addresses 

issues also identified by the USFS and 

found at 36 CFR 220.6; therefore, 

Responsible Officials in the BLM 

intending to rely on these CXs will 

review whether the proposed action has 

the potential to result in significant 

effects as described in the Department’s 

extraordinary circumstances. Since the 

BLM, FWS, and NPS are bureaus within 

the Department, the same extraordinary 

circumstances are used for all three 

bureaus. The Responsible Official will 

assess whether an extraordinary 

circumstance is present. If the 

Responsible Official cannot rely on a CX 

to support a decision to authorize or 

take a particular proposed action due to 

extraordinary circumstances, the 

proposed action must be analyzed in an 

EA or EIS before doing so, consistent 

with 40 CFR 1501.4(b)(2) and 43 CFR 

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Notice to the Public and Documentation 

of Adoption 

This notice identifies to the public the 

BLM’s adoption of the USFS, FWS, and 

NPS CXs for the BLM’s use. The notice 

identifies the types of actions to which 

the BLM would apply the CXs. The 

documentation of the adoption will also 

be available at http://www.blm.gov/ 

programs/planning-and-nepa/whatinforms-our-plans/nepa and at https://

www.doi.gov/oepc/nepa/categoricalexclusions. The BLM will add the 

adopted CXs to the BLM’s NEPA DM 

Chapter in 516 DM 11. 

Authorities 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.). 

Stephen G. Tryon, 

Director, Office of Environmental Policy and 

Compliance. 

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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. 

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 blm_nv_lvfo_

landtenureteam@blm.gov. 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: ebenavides@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 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-ofcontact 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, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

S1⁄2NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4, 

S1⁄2NW1⁄4, and S1⁄2; 

Sec. 25, N1⁄2. 

T. 23 S., R. 61 E., 

Sec. 19, lots 9 thru 13, and 15 thru 19; 

Sec. 30, lots 6 thru 10, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, 

N1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, 

and N1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, those portions 

lying northwesterly of the westerly rightof-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, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4NW1⁄4, and 

S1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4NW1⁄4. 

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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