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Withdrawal, 4701 North Torrey Pines 

Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130, or via email 

at blm_nv_sndo_amargosa@blm.gov. 

The BLM will not consider comments 

via telephone calls. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicholas B. Pay, Field Manager, 

Pahrump Field Office at (702) 515–5042, 

or you may contact the BLM office at the 

address listed in the ADDRESSES section. 

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. You will 

receive a reply during normal business 

hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the proposed withdrawal is 

to protect the cultural, recreational, and 

biological resources of the lands 

proposed for withdrawal. The proposed 

withdrawal includes the federal lands 

within the area described below in Nye 

County, Nevada: 

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada 

Tps. 14 thru 17 S., R. 48 E., partly 

unsurveyed, those portions lying 

southwesterly of the centerline of U.S. 

Highway No. 95. 

Tps. 15 thru 18 S., Rs. 49 and 50 E., those 

portions lying southwesterly of the 

centerline of U.S. Highway No. 95. 

T. 19 S., R. 50 E. 

Tps. 15 thru 18 S., R. 51 E., partly 

unsurveyed, those portions lying 

southwesterly of the centerline of U.S. 

Highway No. 95. 

T. 19 S., R. 51 E., 

Secs. 1 thru 18. 

T. 16 S., R. 52 E., 

Secs. 7 thru 10, secs. 15 thru 22, and secs 

27 thru 34, those portions lying 

southwesterly of the centerline of U.S. 

Highway No. 95. 

T. 17 S., R. 52 E., 

Secs. 3 thru 10, secs. 15 thru 22, and secs. 

26 thru 35. 

T. 18 S., R. 52 E., 

Secs. 2 thru 10, secs 15 thru 21, and secs. 

29 thru 32. 

T. 19 S., R. 52 E., 

Secs. 5 thru 8 and secs. 17 and 18. 

San Bernadino Meridian, Nevada 

T. 25 N., R. 7 E., 

Secs. 4, 5, and 6. 

T. 26 N., R. 7 E., 

Sec. 31. 

The area described, including both 

Federal and non-Federal land, contains 

308,890 acres, more or less, as derived 

from Bureau of Land Management GIS 

data. No part of this description shall be 

construed to impact surface rights to 

non-Federal land or existing valid 

claims to Federal subsurface mineral 

estate. 

Non-Federal lands included in the 

description above would be subject to 

the proposed withdrawal only if they 

are subsequently acquired by the United 

States. 

The Secretary of the Interior approved 

the BLM’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 adequately constrain nondiscretionary uses and would not 

provide adequate protection for the 

cultural, recreational, and biological 

resources in this area. 

No additional water rights would be 

needed to fulfill the purpose of the 

proposed withdrawal. 

There are no suitable alternative sites 

as the described lands contain the 

resource values to be protected. 

Records relating to the withdrawal 

proposal may be examined by 

contacting the BLM at the address and 

phone number provided above in this 

notice. 

For a 90-day period from the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register, all persons who wish to 

submit comments in connection with 

the proposed withdrawal may present 

their views in writing to the address or 

email above, including comments or 

input related to on-going mining 

activities for sepiolite, saponite, and 

bentonite within the proposed 

withdrawal area related to projected 

development of valid existing rights. 

Information regarding the proposed 

withdrawal will be available for public 

review at the BLM’s Southern Nevada 

District Office, during regular business 

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

through Friday, except federal holidays. 

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. All submissions from 

organizations or businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives of officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

made available for public inspection in 

their entirety. 

Notice is hereby given that the BLM 

will hold a Public Meeting on February 

27, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. Pacific time at the 

Amargosa Community Center located at 

1640 East Amargosa Farm Road, 

Amargosa Valley, Nevada 89020. 

For a period until January 15, 2027, 

the Federal lands described in this 

notice will be segregated from location 

and entry under the United States 

mining laws and from leasing under the 

mineral or geothermal leasing laws, 

subject to valid existing rights, unless 

the application is denied or canceled, or 

the withdrawal is approved prior to that 

date. 

Licenses, permits, cooperative 

agreements, or discretionary land use 

authorizations of a temporary nature 

that will not significantly impact the 

values to be protected by the proposed 

withdrawal may be allowed with the 

approval of the authorized officer of the 

BLM during the temporary segregation 

period. 

The withdrawal proposal will be 

processed in accordance with the 

regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2300. 

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

Jon K. Raby, 

State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00700 Filed 1–14–25; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[PO #4820000251] 

Record of Decision and Approved 

Resource Management Plan for the 

North Dakota Resource Management 

Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, 

North Dakota 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) announces the 

availability of the Record of Decision 

(ROD) and Approved Resource 

Management Plan (RMP) for North 

Dakota. The Principal Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Land and Minerals 

Management signed the ROD on January 

8, 2025, which constitutes the decision 

of the BLM and makes the Approved 

RMP effective immediately. 

DATES: The Principal Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Land and Minerals 

Management signed the ROD/Approved 

RMP on January 8, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: The ROD/Approved RMP is 

available online at the BLM National 

Environmental Policy Act Register at 

https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/ 

project/1505069/570. A printed copy of 

the ROD/Approved RMP will also be 


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available for public inspection within 

weeks of publication of this notice at the 

following location: BLM North Dakota 

Field Office, 99 23rd Ave. West, 

Dickinson, ND 58601, telephone: (701) 

227–7725. A limited number of printed 

copies will also be available upon 

request by contacting the BLM North 

Dakota Field Office listed above. 

A copy of the Protest Resolution 

Report is available at: https://

www.blm.gov/programs/planning-andnepa/public-participation/protestresolution-reports. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristine Braun, North Dakota Field 

Office; telephone: (701) 227–7725, 

email: kebraun@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: The 

Approved RMP replaces the 1988 North 

Dakota RMP as amended. The Approved 

RMP provides guidance for managing 

approximately 58,500 acres of BLMadministered surface and 4.1 million 

acres of BLM-administered mineral 

estate, mostly split estate, across North 

Dakota. 

The Approved RMP will guide 

management of these public lands for 

the next 15 to 20 years for the benefit 

of current and future generations as part 

of the BLM’s multiple-use mission. This 

planning effort is updating management 

decisions for public land uses and 

resources, including mineral leasing and 

development. 

The North Dakota Proposed RMP/ 

Final EIS evaluated four full alternatives 

and one sub-alternative for managing 

the planning area. Alternatives B 

(preferred alternative from the Draft 

RMP/EIS), B.1, C, and D were developed 

using input from the public, Tribes, 

stakeholders, and cooperating agencies. 

Alternative D is the BLM’s Approved 

RMP. This alternative was developed 

after considering public comments on 

the Draft RMP/EIS, internal BLM 

discussions, government-to-government 

consultation, and cooperating agency 

input. 

The Approved RMP designates one 

Area of Critical Environmental Concern, 

encompassing approximately 960 acres 

(see Appendix A of the Approved RMP). 

The BLM provided the Proposed RMP/ 

Final EIS for a 30-day public protest 

period starting on August 9, 2024, and 

received six letters containing valid 

protest issues. The BLM addressed the 

protests and issued a Protest Resolution 

Report (see ADDRESSES); no changes to 

the North Dakota Proposed RMP/Final 

EIS were necessary. 

The BLM provided the Proposed 

RMP/Final EIS to the Governor of North 

Dakota for a 60-day Governor’s 

consistency review on August 9, 2024. 

The Governor’s Office identified 

concerns and potential inconsistencies 

between the Proposed RMP/Final EIS 

and State and local plans, policies, and 

programs. The BLM considered the 

concerns and potential inconsistencies 

and responded to the Governor’s Office 

on November 8, 2024. The BLM 

concluded that the Proposed RMP does 

not conflict with existing State plans. 

On December 12, 2024, the Governor of 

North Dakota appealed the State 

Director’s decision not to accept the 

State’s recommendations to the BLM 

Director. After careful review and 

consideration, the Principal Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Land and 

Minerals Management determined that 

the State Director properly considered 

all applicable State and local plans, 

policies, and programs in the North 

Dakota planning effort, and that no 

changes are necessary to provide for a 

reasonable balance between the national 

interest and the State’s interest. The 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Land and Minerals Management 

response to the State of North Dakota’s 

Appeal was signed on January 7, 2025, 

and transmitted to State Officials on 

January 8, 2025, prior to approval of the 

ROD. Consistent with the BLM 

regulations at 43 CFR 1610.3–2 the 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Land and Minerals Management 

Response will also be published in the 

Federal Register. 

(Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 43 CFR 1610.2) 

Sonya Germann, 

State Director, Montana/Dakotas. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[PO #4820000251] 

Public Land Order No. 7958; Extension 

of Public Land Order No. 6597, as 

Extended; for White Mountain 

Petroglyphs Site, Wyoming 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Public Land Order. 

SUMMARY: This order extends the 

duration of the withdrawal created by 

Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6597, as 

extended by PLO No. 7621, for an 

additional 20-year period. PLO No. 

6597, as extended, withdrew 20 acres of 

public land administered by the Bureau 

of Land Management (BLM) in 

Sweetwater County, Wyoming from 

settlement, sale, location, or entry under 

the general land laws, including the 

United States mining laws, but not from 

leasing under the mineral leasing laws, 

for 20 years, subject to valid existing 

rights, to protect the White Mountain 

Petroglyphs Site. Extension of the 

withdrawal is necessary to protect the 

Native American, cultural resource, 

wildlife, scenic, and educational values 

of, as well as the capital investment in, 

the White Mountain Petroglyphs Site. 

DATES: This PLO takes effect on January 

15, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah Naranjo, Realty Specialist, at 

(307) 775–6189, Bureau of Land 

Management, Wyoming State Office, 

5353 Yellowstone Rd., Cheyenne, 

Wyoming 82009. 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. The service 

is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a 

week, to leave a message or question 

with the above individual. You will 

receive a reply during normal business 

hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

extension of PLO No. 6597, as extended 

by PLO No. 7621, is required to 

continue the protection of Native 

American cultural resources; wildlife, 

scenic, and educational values; as well 

as the capital investment of the White 

Mountain Petroglyphs Site. 

Order 

By virtue of the authority vested in 

the Secretary of the Interior by Section 

204 of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 

1714, it is ordered as follows: 

1. PLO No. 6597 (50 FR 11865 (1985)), 

as extended by PLO No. 7621 (70 FR 

1466 (2005)), which withdrew 20 acres 

of public land from settlement, sale, 

location, or entry under the general land 

laws, including the United States 

mining laws, but not from leasing under 

the mineral leasing laws, subject to 

existing rights, to protect the White 

Mountain Petroglyphs Site, is hereby 


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