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[FR Doc. 2022–14317 Filed 7–5–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLCOSO00000.L11700000.DF0000.

LXSGCO000000.223] 

Notice of Intent to Amend Multiple 

Resource Management Plans 

Regarding Gunnison Sage-Grouse 

(Centrocercus minimus) Conservation 

and Prepare an Associated 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

Colorado and Utah 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 


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SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended (NEPA), and the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

Colorado and Utah State Directors 

intend to prepare a Gunnison SageGrouse Resource Management Plan 

(RMP) Amendment with an associated 

environmental impact statement (EIS), 

and by this notice are announcing the 

beginning of the public scoping period 

to solicit public comments and identify 

issues, providing the planning criteria 

for public review, and issuing a call for 

nominations for areas of critical 

environmental concern (ACECs). This 

notice terminates the previous 

Gunnison Sage-Grouse Rangewide Draft 

RMP Amendment and Draft EIS (DOI– 

BLM–CO–0000–2014–0001–RMP–EIS) 

initiative that began in July 2014. 

DATES: The BLM requests the public 

submit comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis, potential alternatives, 

and identification of relevant 

information, studies, and ACEC 

nominations by August 22, 2022. To 

afford the BLM the opportunity to 

consider issues and ACEC nominations 

raised by commenters in preparing the 

draft RMP amendment/EIS, please 

ensure your comments are received 

prior to the close of the 45-day scoping 

period or 15 days after the last public 

meeting, whichever is later. The date(s) 

and location(s) of any public meetings 

associated with this land use planning 

initiative will be announced at least 15 

days in advance through local news 

media, newspapers, and the BLM 

website at the web address located in 

ADDRESSES below. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

issues and planning criteria related to 

these Gunnison sage-grouse RMP 

amendments and nominations of new 

ACECs by the following methods: 

• Website: https://eplanning.blm.gov/ 

eplanning-ui/project/2019031/510. 

• Mail: Gunnison Sage-Grouse RMP 

Amendment/EIS, BLM Grand Junction 

Field Office, 2815 H Rd., Grand 

Junction, CO 81506. 

Documents pertinent to this proposal 

may be examined online at https://

eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/ 

project/2019031/510 and at the 

following Field Office and District 

Office locations: 

• Rocky Mountain District Office; 3028 

E Main St.; Canon City, CO 81212 

Æ San Luis Valley Field Office, 1313 

E Highway 160; Monte Vista, CO 

81144 

• Southwest District Office; 2465 S 

Townsend Ave.; Montrose, CO 81401 

Æ Gunnison Field Office; 210 W 

Spencer Ave.; Gunnison, CO 81230 

Æ Tres Rios Field Office; 29211 

Highway 184; Dolores, CO 81323 

Æ Uncompahgre Field Office; 2465 S 

Townsend Ave.; Montrose, CO 

81401 

• Upper Colorado River District Office; 

2815 H Road, Grand Junction, CO 

81506 

Æ Grand Junction Field Office; 2815 H 

Road; Grand Junction, CO 81506 

• Canyon Country District Office; 82 

East Dogwood; Moab, UT 84532 

Æ Moab Field Office; 82 East 

Dogwood; Moab, UT 84532 

Æ Monticello Field Office; 365 North 

Main, Monticello, UT 84535 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Leah Waldner, Sage-Grouse 

Coordinator, BLM Colorado; telephone: 

970–244–3045; or email: BLM_CO_

GUSG_RMPA@blm.gov; address: BLM 

Grand Junction Field Office, 2815 H Rd, 

Grand Junction, CO 81506. Contact Ms. 

Waldner via email to have your name 

added to our mailing list. Persons 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 

document provides notice that the BLM 

Colorado and Utah State Directors 

intend to prepare an RMP amendment 

with an associated EIS for the 

management of Gunnison sage-grouse 

and its habitat, announce the beginning 

of the scoping process, seek public 

input on issues and planning criteria, 

and invite the public to nominate 

ACECs. The BLM is considering 

amending the following RMPs to 

incorporate management actions with 

the potential to affect Gunnison sagegrouse populations or occupied and 

unoccupied habitat: Canyons of the 

Ancients National Monument RMP 

(2010), Dominguez-Escalante National 

Conservation Area RMP (2017), Grand 

Junction Field Office RMP (2015), 

Gunnison Gorge National Conservation 

Area RMP (2004), Gunnison Resource 

Area RMP (1993), McInnis Canyons 

National Conservation Area RMP (2004), 

San Luis Resource Area RMP (1991), 

Tres Rios Field Office RMP (2015), 

Uncompahgre Field Office RMP (2020), 

Moab Field Office RMP (2008), and 

Monticello Field Office RMP (2008). 

The planning area is located in the 

following nineteen Colorado counties: 

Alamosa, Archuleta, Conejos, Costilla, 

Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, 

Hinsdale, La Plata, Mesa, Mineral, 

Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, Rio 

Grande, Saguache, San Juan, and San 

Miguel, and in the following two Utah 

counties: Grand and San Juan. The 

planning area encompasses 

approximately 7.6 million acres of BLMmanaged surface land and 

approximately 17.1 million acres of 

Federal mineral estate. This acreage 

includes Federal minerals on Federal 

lands and ‘‘split-estate’’ Federal 

minerals located under surface lands 

with non-Federal ownership. The 

decision area includes approximately 

1.5 million acres of split-estate Federal 

minerals (e.g., privately owned surface 

and State lands). It does not include 

National Forest System land and other 

Federal land where the BLM does not 

make planning decisions. The BLM 

typically adopts the leasing 

requirements determined by other 

Federal surface-managing agencies 

when leasing the mineral estate (while 

within the planning area, those lands 

are outside the decision area). 

In addition, this notice terminates the 

previous Gunnison Sage-Grouse 

Rangewide Draft RMP Amendment and 

Draft EIS (DOI–BLM–CO–0000–2014– 

0001–RMP–EIS) initiative that began in 

July 2014 and resulted in the release of 

a draft RMP amendment/draft EIS in 

August 2016. That planning effort was 

paused following notification in April 

2018 that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (USFWS) intended to formulate 

a recovery plan for the species. No final 

EIS or Record of Decision will be issued 

for BLM–CO–0000–2014–0001–RMP– 

EIS. The USFWS released the Final 

Recovery Plan for Gunnison SageGrouse in October 2020. 

Purpose and Need 

The preliminary purpose for the BLM 

action is to promote the recovery of the 

threatened Gunnison sage-grouse and 

maintain and enhance the occupied and 

unoccupied habitat upon which the 

species depends; ensure that 

management actions on BLM lands and 

sub-surface mineral estate support 

conservation goals for Gunnison sagegrouse and do not result in the adverse 

modification of occupied or unoccupied 

habitat for the species; and develop 

BLM management practices considering 

current science and data, relevant 

Federal, State, and local decisions 

supporting recovery, the Department of 

the Interior Climate Action Plan (2021), 

the USFWS Final Recovery Plan for 

Gunnison Sage-Grouse (2020), and the 

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Strategy for Gunnison sage-grouse 

(Centrocercus minimus) (2020). 

The BLM’s primary need is to address 

the rangewide downward population 

trend of the Gunnison sage-grouse and 

issues related to land management that 

may affect habitat; fulfill the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 

7(a)(1) requirement that the BLM use its 

authority to further the purposes of the 

ESA by implementing management 

actions that conserve federally listed 

species and the ecosystems upon which 

they depend; and respond to changed 

ecological and climate conditions 

affecting BLM-managed lands 

(including drought, invasive plants, 

habitat loss and fragmentation, impaired 

riparian areas, and more frequent 

wildland fires). 

Preliminary Alternatives 

The BLM manages approximately 42 

percent of the Gunnison sage-grouse 

occupied habitat across the entire range. 

The BLM manages approximately 50 

percent of the occupied habitat within 

Gunnison Basin, Colorado, which is the 

largest population of Gunnison sagegrouse, containing approximately 85 

percent of the species’ adult individuals 

(November 21, 2014; 79 FR 69191). The 

USFWS identified threats to Gunnison 

sage-grouse in the Final Recovery Plan 

for Gunnison Sage-Grouse (2020), the 

Recovery Implementation Strategy for 

Gunnison Sage-Grouse (2020), and the 

Species Status Assessment Report for 

the Gunnison Sage-Grouse (2019). Some 

of the threats affecting the survival of 

Gunnison sage-grouse include habitat 

fragmentation and development, severe 

drought and climate change, invasive 

plants, juniper encroachment, improper 

grazing practices, predation, and 

recreation. The BLM will propose and 

analyze, with the best available 

scientific methods and information, 

alternatives for the recovery of 

Gunnison sage-grouse populations and 

conservation of sagebrush habitat. The 

BLM has found that existing BLM land 

use plans in Colorado and Utah may not 

fully take into account new data and 

science related to the management of 

Gunnison sage-grouse and sagebrush 

habitat. 

The BLM will consider continuation 

of current management (No Action 

Alternative) under the existing BLM 

RMPs, as amended. To address the 

threat of fragmentation and 

development to Gunnison sage-grouse 

habitat, the BLM will consider limits on 

density and disturbance from 

development, including facility and 

route density limitations. The BLM will 

additionally consider whether to 

incorporate new or changed oil and gas 

leasing and management decisions that 

would incorporate conservation 

measures for important sagebrush 

habitat areas for Gunnison sage-grouse. 

The BLM may consider closure of areas 

to future oil and gas leasing in addition 

to stipulations such as timing 

limitations, controlled surface use 

restrictions, and no surface occupancy 

restrictions. The BLM will also consider 

changes that minimize or compensate 

for impacts from resource uses, such as 

recreation and grazing, and address 

habitat resiliency during periods of 

drought. The BLM will also consider 

designation of ACECs. The BLM 

welcomes comments on the preliminary 

alternatives as well as suggestions for 

additional alternatives. 

Planning Criteria 

The planning criteria guide the 

planning effort and lay the groundwork 

for the effects analysis by identifying the 

preliminary issues and their analytical 

frameworks. The BLM has identified the 

following preliminary planning criteria 

to guide development of the RMP 

amendment and is accepting public 

input during the scoping period 

consistent with 43 CFR 1610.4–2(c): 

• The planning effort will be limited 

to land use planning decisions specific 

to conservation of the Gunnison sagegrouse and its habitat; existing land use 

plan decisions not affected by the 

amendments will remain in effect; 

• The RMP amendment and 

associated EIS process will comply with 

FLPMA, NEPA, and other Federal 

statutes, regulations, executive orders, 

and management policies; 

• The BLM will recognize valid 

existing rights; 

• The BLM will adhere to adaptive 

management principles; 

• The BLM will give priority to 

designating and protecting ACECs; 

• The BLM will consider land use 

allocations and/or prescriptive 

standards to conserve Gunnison sagegrouse habitat, as well as objectives and 

management actions to restore, enhance, 

and improve Gunnison sage-grouse 

habitat; 

• The BLM will consider a range of 

reasonable alternatives, including 

appropriate management prescriptions 

that focus on the relative values of 

resources while contributing to the 

conservation of the Gunnison sagegrouse and its habitat; 

• The BLM will consider the 

socioeconomic impacts of alternatives; 

socioeconomic analyses will use an 

accepted input/output quantitative 

model such as the Impact Analysis for 

Planning or the Regional Input-Output 

Modeling System; 

• The BLM will use current scientific 

information, research, technologies, 

inventory, monitoring, and coordination 

results, and approved BLM spatial data 

supported by current metadata to 

ascertain the extent and quality of 

Gunnison sage-grouse habitat and 

determine appropriate management 

strategies to enhance or restore habitat; 

data will be consistent with principles 

of the Information Quality Act of 2000; 

• The BLM will ensure that activities 

on BLM-administered lands within 

Gunnison sage-grouse habitat do not 

negatively impact land health standards; 

standards and guidelines for livestock 

grazing and other applicable programs 

affecting BLM lands will be included in 

all alternatives; 

• The BLM will coordinate and 

communicate with State, local, and 

Tribal governments to ensure that 

management direction and decisions are 

consistent with applicable State, local, 

and Tribal plans and policies to the 

extent consistent with the laws and 

policies governing the public lands; 

seek to resolve inconsistencies among 

plans; and provide ample opportunities 

for State, local, and Tribal governments 

to comment on the development of 

alternatives and the draft RMP 

amendment; 

• The BLM will confer with the 

USFWS as the primary management 

agency for ESA-listed species and will 

consider conservation measures 

outlined in the Final Recovery Plan for 

Gunnison sage-grouse (2020) and the 

Recovery Implementation Strategy for 

Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus 

minimus) (2020); 

• The BLM recognizes the important 

role of State wildlife agencies and will 

confer and coordinate with these 

agencies as appropriate; 

• The BLM will consider habitat 

requirements and best management 

practices outlined by the interagency 

Rangewide Steering Committee in the 

Gunnison Sage-grouse Rangewide 

Conservation Plan (2005) and other 

applicable resources; 

• The BLM will evaluate any special 

management attention needed for the 

recognized relevant and important 

values of those areas nominated for 

ACEC designation and any new 

nominations, in accordance with BLM 

Manual 1613; and 

• The BLM will consider the draft 

analysis and direction in the BLM 

Gunnison Sage-Grouse Rangewide Draft 

RMP Amendment/Draft EIS (2016). 

Summary of Expected Impacts 

The RMP amendment and draft EIS 

will evaluate existing RMPs within the 

planning area and address management 


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actions including, but not limited to, 

mineral leasing and development, 

recreation, livestock grazing 

management, realty actions, fire 

management, vegetation and habitat 

objectives, and restoration actions. The 

BLM will then consider, with the best 

available science, reasonable alternative 

approaches to its management 

strategies. Expected changes to RMP 

management decisions could include 

seasonal timing limitations, avoidance 

and mitigation measures, development 

restrictions within habitat areas, design 

features, controlled use or surface 

disturbance restrictions, seasonal 

closures of high-use areas, and grazing 

management guidelines. 

The public is invited to comment on 

data relevant to the proposed action and 

relationship between land use 

management and Gunnison sage-grouse 

conservation, and the effects of the 

management actions under 

consideration on other public land 

resources and uses. This information 

will inform the scope of the impact 

analysis in the draft EIS. The BLM seeks 

information related to activities and 

public land uses that may cause 

disturbance to important Gunnison 

sage-grouse habitat and will consider 

that information as appropriate in 

describing the existing environment and 

reasonably foreseeable trends, or in the 

effects analysis. 

Schedule for the Decision-Making 

Process 

This amendment process is expected 

to be completed within 2 years. The 

BLM will provide additional 

opportunities for public participation 

consistent with the NEPA and land use 

planning processes, including a 90-day 

comment period on the Gunnison SageGrouse Draft RMP Amendment/EIS and 

a concurrent 30-day public protest 

period and a 60-day Governor’s 

consistency review on the proposed 

RMP amendment. The draft RMP 

amendment/EIS is anticipated to be 

available for public review in the 

summer of 2023 and the proposed RMP 

amendment/final EIS is anticipated to 

be available for public protest in early 

2024 with a Gunnison Sage-Grouse 

Approved RMP Amendment and Record 

of Decision in May 2024. 

Public Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping period and public review of the 

planning criteria, which guide the 

development of the draft RMP 

amendment/EIS and its analysis. 

The BLM anticipates holding a 

minimum of two and up to four public 

scoping meetings, which may be 

conducted through online platforms, to 

explain project details and obtain 

feedback. BLM representatives will be 

available to answer questions. The 

specific date(s) of these scoping 

meetings, along with information about 

how to participate, will be announced at 

least 15 days in advance through local 

media, newspapers, and the BLM’s 

project website (see ADDRESSES). All 

comments must be received by the date 

shown in the DATES section. It is 

important that reviewers provide timely 

comments in a manner that makes them 

useful to the agency’s preparation of the 

draft RMP amendment/EIS. Therefore, 

comments should be provided prior to 

the close of the scoping period and 

should clearly articulate the reviewer’s 

concerns and contentions. Comments 

received in response to this solicitation, 

including names and addresses of those 

who comment, will be part of the public 

record for this proposed action. 

Comments submitted anonymously will 

be accepted and considered. 

ACECs 

The following ACEC is currently 

designated in the planning area and 

within the scope of the draft RMP 

amendment/EIS: Gunnison Sage-Grouse 

ACEC/Important Bird Area (IBA) 

covering 22,200 acres of public surface. 

Gunnison sage-grouse and its habitat is 

emphasized for protection as an 

important and relevant value in the 

designated ACEC within the Gunnison 

Gorge National Conservation Area 

(NCA). The BLM will re-evaluate this 

designated ACEC/IBA for consideration 

in the draft RMP amendment/EIS. 

The BLM will also evaluate these 

previously nominated ACECs for 

consideration in the draft RMP 

amendment/EIS: 

• Dry Creek Basin (approximately 

34,785 acres) and Northdale/Northdale 

Expansion (5,239 acres originally 

nominated; 6,936 additional acres 

nominated) areas deferred in the Tres 

Rios Field Office ACEC RMP 

Amendment (2020) pending issuance of 

the Gunnison Sage-Grouse RMP 

Amendment; 

• All Gunnison Sage-Grouse 

Occupied and Unoccupied Habitat 

(approximately 623,000 acres) 

previously described as Alternative B in 

the Gunnison Sage-Grouse Rangewide 

Draft RMP Amendment/Draft EIS (2016) 

(DOI–BLM–CO–0000–2014–0001–RMP– 

EIS). 

This notice invites the public to 

nominate additional areas for ACEC 

consideration. To assist the BLM in 

evaluating nominations for 

consideration in the draft RMP 

amendment/EIS, please provide 

supporting descriptive materials, maps, 

and evidence of the relevance and 

importance of resources or hazards by 

the close of the public comment period 

in order to facilitate timely evaluation. 

The BLM has identified the anticipated 

issues related to the consideration of 

ACECs in the planning criteria. 

Lead and Cooperating Agencies 

The BLM is the lead agency for the 

NEPA analysis associated with this 

planning effort. The BLM has invited 

other Federal agencies, State and local 

government agencies, and Tribes to be 

cooperating agencies. Other 

stakeholders that may be interested in or 

affected by the proposed action are 

invited to participate in the scoping 

process and, if eligible, may request or 

be requested by the BLM to participate 

in the development of the EIS as a 

cooperating agency. 

Responsible Official 

The BLM Colorado State Director is 

the deciding official for the potential 

RMP amendments in the planning area 

in Colorado. The Utah State Director is 

the deciding official for the potential 

RMP amendments in the planning area 

in Utah. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The nature of the decision to be made 

will be the State Directors’ selection of 

land use planning decisions for 

managing BLM-administered lands 

under the principles of multiple use and 

sustained yield in a manner that best 

addresses the purpose and need. 

Interdisciplinary Team 

The BLM will use an interdisciplinary 

approach to develop the plan in order 

to consider the variety of resource issues 

and concerns identified. Specialists 

with expertise in the following 

disciplines will be involved in this 

planning effort to consider the resource 

issues and concerns identified during 

development of the RMP amendment/ 

EIS: wildlife biology, fluid minerals, 

geographic information systems, and 

land use planning. 

Additional Information 

The BLM will identify, analyze, and 

consider mitigation to address the 

reasonably foreseeable impacts to 

resources from the proposed plan 

amendment and all reasonable 

alternatives and, in accordance with 40 

CFR 1502.14(f), include appropriate 

mitigation measures not already 

included in the proposed plan 

amendment or alternatives. Mitigation 

may include avoidance, minimization, 

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over time, and compensation, and may 

be considered at multiple scales, 

including the landscape scale. 

The BLM will utilize and coordinate 

the NEPA and land use planning 

processes for this effort to help support 

compliance with applicable procedural 

requirements of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 

1536) and Section 106 of the National 

Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 

306108) as implemented in 36 CFR 

800.2(d)(3), including the public 

involvement requirements of Section 

106. The information about historic and 

cultural resources and threatened and 

endangered species within the area 

potentially affected by the proposed 

plan amendment will assist the BLM in 

identifying and evaluating impacts to 

such resources. 

The BLM will consult with Indian 

Tribal Nations on a government-togovernment basis in accordance with 

Executive Order 13175, BLM Manual 

Section 1780, and other Departmental 

policies. Tribal concerns, including 

impacts on Indian trust assets and 

potential impacts to cultural resources, 

will be given due consideration. 

Federal, State, and local agencies, along 

with Indian Tribal Nations and other 

stakeholders that may be interested in or 

affected by the proposed plan 

amendment that the BLM is evaluating, 

are invited to participate in the scoping 

process and, if eligible, may request or 

be requested by the BLM to participate 

in the development of the 

environmental analysis as a cooperating 

agency. 

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. 

(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.9 and 43 CFR 

1610.2) 

Stephanie Connolly, 

BLM Colorado Acting State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14361 Filed 7–5–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNV952000 LF1000000.PN0000; 

6100.241A; MO # 4500163655; TAS:22X] 

Filing of Plats of Survey; NEVADA 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to inform the public and interested State 

and local government officials of the 

filing of Plats of Survey in Nevada. 

DATES: Filing is applicable at 10:00 a.m. 

on the dates indicated below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael O. Harmening, Chief Cadastral 

Surveyor for Nevada, Bureau of Land 

Management, Nevada State Office, 1340 

Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89502–7147, 

phone: 775–861–6490. Persons who use 

a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339 to contact the above 

individual during normal business 

hours. The FIRS 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: 1. The Plat 

of Survey of the following described 

land was officially filed at the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Nevada State 

Office, Reno, Nevada, on August 3, 

2012. 

The plat, in three sheets, representing 

the dependent resurvey of the Fourth 

Standard Parallel South, through Range 

53 East and a portion of Range 54 East, 

the south and east boundaries, a portion 

of the subdivisional lines, and Mineral 

Survey Nos. 2182A and 3800, and the 

subdivision of section 21, Township 17 

South, Range 53 East, Mount Diablo 

Meridian, Nevada, under Group No. 

912, was accepted July 30, 2012. This 

survey was executed to meet certain 

administration needs of the Bureau of 

Land Management and the USDA Forest 

Service. 

2. The Plat of Survey of the following 

described lands was officially filed at 

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada, on 

September 30, 2020. 

The plat, in four sheets, representing 

the dependent resurvey of portions of 

the west and north boundaries, a 

portion of the subdivisional lines, and a 

portion of the subdivision-of- section 

lines of section 18, and the subdivision 

of sections 6 and 7, and a metes-andbounds survey in sections 6, 7, and 18, 

Township 19 South, Range 62 East, 

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada, under 

Group No. 957, was accepted September 

29, 2020. This survey was executed to 

meet certain administrative needs of the 

Bureau of Land Management. 

3. The Plat of Survey of the following 

described land lands was officially filed 

at the Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) Nevada State Office, Reno, 

Nevada, on November 23, 2020. 

The plat, in one sheet, representing 

the dependent resurvey of a portion of 

the subdivisional lines, and the 

subdivision of sections 23 and 34, 

Township 19 South, Range 59 East, 

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada, under 

Group No. 956, was accepted November 

19, 2020. This survey was executed to 

meet certain administrative needs of the 

Bureau of Land Management. 

4. The Plat of Survey of the following 

described lands was officially filed at 

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada, on 

April 02, 2021. 

The plat, in five sheets, representing 

the dependent resurvey of the Eighth 

Standard Parallel North, through Range 

51 East and a portion of Range 52 East, 

the corrective dependent resurvey of a 

portion of the west boundary, and the 

dependent resurvey of a portion of the 

subdivisional lines and portions of 

certain mineral surveys, Township 40 

North, Range 51 East, Mount Diablo 

Meridian, Nevada, under Group No. 

876, was accepted March 29, 2021. This 

survey was executed to meet certain 

administrative needs of the Bureau of 

Land Management. 

5. The Plat of Survey of the following 

described lands was officially filed at 

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada, on 

July 08, 2021. 

The plat, in one sheet, representing 

the dependent resurvey of a portion of 

the subdivisional lines and H.E.S. No. 

57, Township 47 North, Range 58 East, 

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada, under 

Group No. 996, was accepted July 06, 

2021. This survey was executed to meet 

certain administrative needs of the 

Bureau of Land Management. 

6. The Plat of Survey of the following 

described lands was officially filed at 

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada, on 

September 16, 2021. 

The plat, in one sheet, representing 

the dependent resurvey of a portion of 

the south boundary and a portion of the 

subdivisional lines, and the subdivision 

of certain sections. Township 22 North, 

Range 23 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, 

Nevada, under Group No. 989, was 

accepted August 27, 2021. This survey 

was executed to meet certain 


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