81 FR 60727 - Notice of Application for Withdrawal Extension; Notice of Application for Withdrawal Expansion; and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Department of the Air Force, Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 171 (September 2, 2016)

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) has filed an application with the Department of the Interior to extend the current withdrawal of public lands from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights, for military use of the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR), in Clark, Lincoln, and Nye Counties, Nevada. The DAF has also requested the withdrawal of approximately 301,507 additional acres of public lands from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights. This notice temporarily segregates these lands from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws, for 2 years; gives the public an opportunity to comment on the extension and withdrawal applications; and announces the date, time, and location of public meetings.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 171 (Friday, September 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60727-60730]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21214]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNVS00000 L19200000.ET0000 WBS LRORF1608700]


Notice of Application for Withdrawal Extension; Notice of 
Application for Withdrawal Expansion; and Opportunity for Public 
Meeting; Department of the Air Force, Nevada Test and Training Range, 
Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Withdrawal Applications.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Air Force (DAF) has filed an application 
with the Department of the Interior to extend the current withdrawal of 
public lands from all forms of appropriation under the public land 
laws, including the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the 
geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights, for military 
use of the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR), in Clark, Lincoln, 
and Nye Counties, Nevada. The DAF has also requested the withdrawal of 
approximately 301,507 additional acres of public lands from all forms 
of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, 
the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws, subject to 
valid existing rights. This notice temporarily segregates these lands 
from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including 
the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing 
laws, for 2 years; gives the public an opportunity to comment on the 
extension and withdrawal applications; and announces the date, time, 
and location of public meetings.

DATES: Comments on the extension and withdrawal applications, including 
their environmental consequences, should be received on or before 
December 10, 2016. In addition, the BLM and DAF will hold joint public 
meetings on the extension and withdrawal applications, and DAF's 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) evaluation of the withdrawals. 
The dates and locations of the public meetings are listed in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

ADDRESSES: Comments pertaining to the DAF withdrawal extension proposal 
and/or the DAF withdrawal expansion proposal should be sent to Nellis 
Air Force Base 99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs, 4430 Grissom Ave., 
Suite 107, Nellis AFB, NV 89191. Comments pertaining to this Notice 
should be submitted by any of the following methods:

 Email: [email protected]
 Fax: (702) 515-5023
 Mail: BLM Southern Nevada District Office, Attn: NTTR 
Withdrawal, 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV, 89130-2301.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Seley, Project Manager, BLM 
Southern Nevada District Office, 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las 
Vegas, NV, 89130-2301; email: [email protected]. 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, seven days a week, to leave a message or question with the above 
individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 3016 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (FY 2000 NDAA), Pub. L. 
106-65, and section 3092(k) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2015 (FY 2015 
NDAA), the Department of the Air Force (DAF) has filed an application 
to extend the current withdrawal of public lands from all forms of 
appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, 
the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws, subject to 
valid existing rights, for military use of the Nevada Test and Training 
Range (NTTR), in Clark, Lincoln, and Nye Counties, Nevada. The lands 
are currently withdrawn under the Act, which reserves these lands for 
defense-related purposes for a period of 20 years. Unless Congress 
extends the withdrawal, it will expire on November 5, 2021.
    In addition to the DAF's request that the current withdrawal be 
extended, the DAF filed an application requesting the withdrawal and 
reservation of additional public lands for military use as a national 
security testing and training range at the NTTR, located in Clark, 
Lincoln, and Nye Counties, Nevada. The application to expand the 
acreage of lands withdrawn for the Air Force's use at the NTTR seeks 
the withdrawal of approximately 301,507 additional acres of public 
lands from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, 
including the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal 
leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights.
    As required by section 204(b)(1) of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), 43 U.S.C. 1714(b)(1), and the BLM 
regulations at 43 CFR part 2300, the BLM is publishing Notice of the 
DAF applications. While the BLM and the Department of the Interior 
(DOI) assist the DAF with the processing of this application, and the 
Secretary of the Interior makes a recommendation to Congress on the 
proposed withdrawal, Congress, not the Secretary, will make the 
decision on the requested extension and expansion of the existing NTTR 
withdrawal.
    Extension Request. This application requests extension of the 
withdrawal of the following area at the NTTR, Nevada, subject to valid 
existing rights as described below:

Lands Withdrawn by the FY 2000 NDAA

    The DAF lands not withdrawn from the public domain and non-Federal 
lands are contained within the lands withdrawn boundary. Portions of 
the lands are unsurveyed and the acres were based upon protraction 
diagrams.

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

Tps. 1, 2, 3, and 4 S., R. 44 E.
T. 5 S., R. 44 E., partly unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1 and 2;
    Secs. 10 thru 16;
    Secs. 20 thru 36.
T. 6 S., R. 44 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1 thru 6;
    Secs. 8 thru 17;
    Secs. 21 thru 27;
    Secs. 34 thru 36.
T. 7 S., R. 44 E., partly unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1 and 2;
    Secs. 11 thru 13.
Tps. 1, 2, 3, and 4 S., R. 45 E.
Tps. 5 and 6 S., R. 45 E., unsurveyed.
T. 7 S., R 45 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1 thru 30;
    Secs. 32 thru 36.
T. 8 S., R. 45 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1 thru 4;
    Secs. 10 thru 14;
    Secs. 24 and 25.
Tps. 1 and 2 S., R. 46 E.
Tps. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 S., R. 46 E., unsurveyed.
T. 9 S., R. 46 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1 thru 5;
    Secs. 9 thru 15;
    Secs. 23 and 24.
Tps. 1 and 2 S., R. 47 E.
Tps. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 S., R. 47 E., unsurveyed.
T. 9 S., R. 47 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1 thru 30;
    Secs. 33 thru 36.
T. 10 S., R. 47 E., partly unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1, 2, and 12.
Tps. 1 and 2 S., R. 48 E.
Tps. 3, 4, and 5 S., R. 48 E., unsurveyed.
T. 6 S., R. 48 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1 thru 34;

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    Sec. 35, N\1/2\;
    Sec. 36. N\1/2\.
T. 7 S., R. 48 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 3 thru 10;
    Secs. 15 thru 23;
    Sec. 25, W\1/2\;
    Secs. 26 thru 36.
Tps. 8 and 9 S., R. 48 E., unsurveyed.
T. 10 S., R. 48 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1 thru 17;
    Secs. 21 thru 26;
    Sec. 36.
Tps. 1 and 2 S., R. 49 E.
Tps. 3, 4, and 5 S., R. 49 E., unsurveyed.
T. 6 S., R. 49 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1 thru 30;
    Sec. 31, N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 32 thru 36.
T. 7 S., R. 49 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1 thru 5;
    Sec. 6, E\1/2\.
T. 8 S., R. 49 E., unsurveyed,
    Sec. 6, W\1/2\;
    Sec. 7;
    Sec. 17, W\1/2\;
    Secs. 18 thru 20;
    Secs. 28 thru 33;
    Sec. 34, W\1/2\.
T. 9 S., R. 49 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 3 thru 11;
    Secs. 14 thru 23;
    Secs. 24 and 25, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 2568;
    Secs. 26 thru 35;
    Sec. 36, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public Land Order 
2568.
T. 10 S., R. 49 E., unsurveyed,
    Sec. 1, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public Land Order 
2568;
    Secs. 2 thru 11;
    Secs. 12 and 13, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 2568;
    Secs. 14 thru 23;
    Secs. 24 and 25, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 2568;
    Secs. 26 thru 35;
    Sec. 36, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public Land Order 
2568.
T. 11 S., R. 49 E., unsurveyed,
    Sec. 1, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public Land Order 
2568;
    Secs. 2 thru 11;
    Secs. 12 and 13, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 2568;
    Secs. 14 thru 23;
    Secs. 24 and 25, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 2568;
    Secs. 26 thru 35;
    Sec. 36, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public Land Order 
2568.
T. 12 S., R. 49 E., unsurveyed,
    Sec. 1, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public Land Order 
2568;
    Secs. 2 thru 11;
    Secs. 12 and 13, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 2568;
    secs 14 thru 23;
    Secs. 24 and 25, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 2568;
    Secs. 26 thru 35;
    Sec. 36, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public Land Order 
2568.
Tps. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 S., R. 50 E., unsurveyed.
T. 6 S., R. 50 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1 thru 33.
T. 7 S., R. 50 E., unsurveyed,
    Sec. 6.
Tps. 2, 3, 4, and 5 S., R. 51 E., unsurveyed.
T. 6 S., R. 51 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1 thru 30;
    Secs. 34 thru 36.
T. 7 S., R. 51 E., unsurveyed,
    Sec. 1.
Tps. 3 and 4 S., R. 51 \1/2\ E., unsurveyed.
Tps. 3, 4, 5, and 6 S., R. 52 E., unsurveyed.
T. 7 S., R. 52 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1 thru 16;
    Secs. 21 thru 28;
    Secs. 33 thru 36.
T. 8 S., R. 52 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1 thru 4;
    Secs. 9 thru 12, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 805.
Tps. 3 and 4 S., R. 53 E.
Tps. 5, 6, and 7 S., R 53 E., unsurveyed.
T. 8 S., R. 53 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1 thru 6;
    Secs. 7 thru 12, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 805.
T. 3 S., R. 54 E.,
    Secs. 4 thru 9;
    Secs. 16 thru 21;
    Secs. 28 thru 33.
T. 4 S., R. 54 E.,
    Secs. 4 thru 9;
    Secs. 16 thru 21;
    Secs. 28 thru 33.
Tps. 5, 6, and 7 S., R 54 E., unsurveyed.
T. 8 S., R. 54 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1 thru 6;
    Secs. 7 thru 11, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 805;
    Secs. 12 and 13;
    Secs. 14 and 23, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 805;
    Secs. 24 and 25;
    Secs. 26 and 35, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 805;
    Sec. 36.
T. 9 S., R. 54 E., unsurveyed,
    Sec. 1;
    Secs. 2 and 11, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 805;
    Secs. 12 and 13;
    Secs. 14 and 23, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 805;
    Secs. 24 and 25;
    Secs. 26 and 35, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 805;
    Sec. 36.
T. 10 S., R. 54 E., unsurveyed,
    Sec. 1;
    Secs. 2 and 11, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 805;
    Secs. 12 and 13;
    Secs. 14 and 23, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 805;
    Secs. 24 and 25;
    Secs. 26 and 35, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 805;
    Sec. 36.
T. 11 S., R. 54 E., unsurveyed,
    Sec. 1;
    Secs. 2 and 11, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 805;
    Secs. 12 and 13;
    Secs. 14 and 23, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 805;
    Secs. 24 and 25;
    Secs. 26 and 35, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 805;
    Sec. 36.
T. 12 S., R. 54 E., unsurveyed,
    Sec. 1;
    Secs. 2 and 11, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 805;
    Secs. 12 and 13;
    Secs. 14 and 23, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 805;
    Secs. 24 and 25;
    Secs. 26 and 35, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 805;
    Sec. 36.
T. 13 S., R. 54 E., unsurveyed,
    Sec. 9, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public Land Order 
805;
    Secs. 10 thru 15;
    Secs. 16 and 21, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 805;
    Secs. 22 thru 27;
    Secs. 28 and 33, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 805;
    Secs. 34 thru 36.
T. 14 S., R. 54 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1 thru 3;
    Secs. 4 and 9, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public Land 
Order 805;
    Secs. 10 thru 15;
    Secs. 16 and 21, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 805;
    Secs. 22 thru 27;
    Secs. 28 and 33, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public 
Land Order 805;
    Secs. 34 thru 36.
Tps. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 S., R. 55 E., unsurveyed.
T. 5 S., R. 55\1/2\ E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 6 thru 8;
    Secs. 16 thru 21;
    Secs. 28 thru 33.
Tps. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 S., R. 55\1/2\ E., 
unsurveyed.
T. 16 S., R. 55\1/2\ E.,
    Sec. 1, N\1/2\;
    Sec. 2, lots 1 and 2; NE\1/4\.
T. 5 S., R. 56 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 19 and 20;
    Secs. 27 thru 35.
T. 6 S., R. 56 E., partly unsurveyed,
    Secs. 2 thru 11;
    Secs. 14 thru 23;
    Secs. 25 thru 36.
T. 7 S., R. 56 E., partly unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1 thru 11;
    Sec. 13, W\1/2\;
    Secs. 14 thru 23;
    Sec. 24, NW\1/4\;
    Secs. 26 thru 35.
Tps. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 S., R. 56 E., unsurveyed.
T. 15 S., R. 56 E.
T. 16 S., R. 56 E.,
    Secs. 1 thru 6;
    Sec. 8, lot 1;
    Sec. 9, lot 1;
Tracts 38, 39, 40, 41;
Tract 42, lots A, B and C.
T. 6 S., R. 57 E.,
    Sec. 30, lots 1 thru 4, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 31.
T. 7 S., R. 57 E.,
    Sec. 6.
Tps. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 S., R. 57 E., unsurveyed.
T. 16 S., R. 57 E., partly unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1 thru 6;
    Sec. 7, NE\1/4\;
    Secs. 8 thru 16;

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    Sec. 17, NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 21 thru 26;
    Sec. 27, NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 28, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 29, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 36.
Tps. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 S., R. 58 E., unsurveyed.
T. 16 S., R. 58 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1 thru 10;
    Secs. 15 thru 22;
    Secs. 27 thru 34.
T. 17 S., R. 58 E.,
    Secs. 1 thru 4;
    Sec. 5, NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 10, N\1/2\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 11 and 12;
    Sec. 13, NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, N\1/2\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\;
    Sec.15, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
Tps. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 S., R. 59 E., unsurveyed.

    The area described aggregates 361,558 acres in Clark County, 
778,681 acres in Lincoln County, and 1,808,244 acres in Nye County.

DAF Lands Not Withdrawn From the Public Domain

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

General Land Office Patent #1660

T. 7 S., R. 55\1/2\ E.,
    Sec. 5.

General Land Office Patent #1661

T. 7 S., R. 55\1/2\ E.,
    Secs. 5 and 8.

Patent #1034979

T. 7 S., R. 55\1/2\ E.,
    Sec. 8.

Patent #1055957

T. 7 S., R. 55\1/2\ E.,
    Sec. 17.

    The area described aggregates 87.49 acres in Lincoln County.

Non-Federally Owned Land

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

Patent #284077

T. 2 S., R. 44 E.,
    Secs. 18 and 19.

Patent #1001726

T. 1 S., R. 49 E.,
    Sec. 2.

Patent #861377

T. 1 S., R. 49 E.,
    Sec. 9, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ and NW\1/4\SW\1/4\.

Patent #83152

T. 3 S., R. 44 E.,
    Secs. 1 and 12.

Patent #572555

T. 4 S., R. 46 E.,
    Sec. 27.

Patent #31381

T. 5 S., R. 45 E.,
    Secs. 1 and 12.
T. 5 S., R. 46 E.,
    Secs. 6 and 7.

Patent #296554

T. 5 S., R. 46 E.,
    Secs. 1 and 2.

Patent #285880

T. 5 S., R. 46 E.,
    Sec. 1.

    The area described aggregates 365 acres in Nye County.

Lands Withdrawn by the FY 2015 NDAA

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 19 S., R. 62 E.,
    Sec. 13, lots 2, 4 and 5, excepting those portions lying within 
the right-of-way of the Union Pacific Railroad;
    Sec. 14, lots 1, 2, 5, 6, and 8, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, 
excepting those portions lying within the right-of-way of the Union 
Pacific Railroad;
    Sec. 24, SE\1/4\, excepting those portions lying within the 
right-of-way of Nevada State Route 604 (Las Vegas Blvd.);
    Sec. 25, lot 2.
T. 19 S., R. 63 E.;
    Sec. 19, lot 4, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, excepting those 
portions lying within the right-of-way of Nevada State Route 604 
(Las Vegas Blvd.);
    Sec. 27, S\1/2\NW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 28, S\1/2\NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 30, lots 1 and 2, W\1/2\NE\1/4\ and NW\1/4\.

    The area described aggregates 1,120 acres in Clark County.
    The total area aggregates 2,949,603 acres.

    Expansion Request. In addition, in accordance with the Engle 
Act, (43 U.S.C. 155-158), the DAF has filed an application 
requesting withdrawal and reservation of additional public lands for 
military use as a national security testing and training range at 
the NTTR, in Clark, Lincoln, and Nye Counties, Nevada (the 
``expansion area''). The DAF requests that the lands be withdrawn 
from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, 
including the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the 
geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights, and 
reserved for use by the DAF for training for aerial gunnery, 
rocketry, electronic warfare, and tactical maneuvering and air 
support; as an armament and high-hazard testing area; for equipment 
and tactics development and testing; as well as for other defense-
related purposes. The expansion area consists of the lands and 
interests in lands described below and adjacent to the exterior 
boundaries of the NTTR, located in Clark, Lincoln, and Nye Counties, 
Nevada. Portions of the lands are unsurveyed and the acres were 
based upon protraction diagrams.

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

EC South/Range 77

T. 9 S., R. 46 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 16, 22, 25, 26, and 36.
T. 9 S., R. 47 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 31 and 32.
T. 10 S., R. 47 E., partly unsurveyed,
    Secs. 3 thru 11.
T. 10 S., R. 48 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 18 thru 20;
    Secs. 27 thru 35.

    The area described aggregates 17,960 acres in Nye County.

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

Range 65D

T. 15 S., R. 54 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1 thru 3;
    Sec. 4, excepting those portions withdrawn by Public Land Order 
805;
    Secs. 9 thru 16;
    Secs. 21 thru 28;
    Secs. 33 thru 36.
T. 16 S., R. 54 E.,
    Secs. 1 and 2;
    Sec. 3, lots 1 thru 4, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/
4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 4, lots 1 thru 4, and S\1/2\NE\1/4\.
T. 15 S., R. 55 E., unsurveyed.
T. 16 S., R. 55 E.,
    Secs. 1 thru 6.
T. 16 S., R. 55\1/2\ E.,
    Sec. 1, lot 1, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 2, lots 3 thru 5, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\.

    The area described aggregates 39,119 acres in Clark County and 
9,780 acres in Nye County.

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

Ranges 63/64

T. 16 S., R. 56 E.,
    Sec. 7, those portions lying northerly of the northerly right-
of-way line of U.S. Highway 95;
    Sec. 9, lot 2, that portion lying northerly of the northerly 
right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 95;
    Secs. 10 and 11, those portions lying northerly of the northerly 
right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 95;
    Sec. 12;
    Secs. 13 and 14, those portions lying northerly of the northerly 
right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 95;
    Tract 37.
T. 16 S., R. 57 E., partly unsurveyed,
    Sec. 7, W\1/2\ and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 17, W\1/2\ and SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 18 and 19, those portions lying northerly of the northerly 
right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 95;
    Sec. 20, those portions lying northerly of the northerly right-
of-way line of U.S. Highway 95, excepting those portions withdrawn 
by Public Law 106-65;
    Sec. 27, W\1/2\ and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 28, those portions lying northerly of the northerly right-
of-way line of U.S. Highway 95, excepting those portions withdrawn 
by Public Law 106-65;
    Secs. 33 and 34, those portions lying northerly of the northerly 
right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 95;
    Sec. 35, those portions lying northerly of the northerly right-
of-way line of U.S. Highway 95, excepting those portions withdrawn 
by Public Law 106-65.
T. 17 S., R. 58 E.,
    Sec. 5, those portions lying northerly of the northerly right-
of-way line of U.S. Highway 95, excepting those portions withdrawn 
by Public Law 106-65;
    Sec. 6, those portions lying northerly of the northerly right-
of-way line of U.S. Highway 95;

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    Sec. 8, those portions lying northerly of the northerly right-
of-way line of U.S. Highway 95;
    Secs. 9 and 10, those portions lying northerly of the northerly 
right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 95, excepting those portions 
withdrawn by Public Law 106-65;
    Sec. 13, NE\1/4\ and S\1/2\;
    Secs. 14 and 15, those portions lying northerly of the northerly 
right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 95, excepting those portions 
withdrawn by Public Law 106-65;

    The area described aggregates 7,621 acres in Clark County.

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

Alamos

T. 16 S., R. 58 E., unsurveyed,
    Sec. 11;
    Sec. 12, W\1/2\;
    Sec. 13, NW\1/4\, that portion lying westerly of the westerly 
boundary of Alamo Road;
    Sec. 14;
    Sec. 23, NE\1/4\ and W\1/2\;
    Sec. 26, W\1/2\.
T. 15 S., R. 59 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 2 thru 11;
    Secs. 14 thru 19;
    Sec. 20, W\1/2\, that portion lying westerly of the westerly 
boundary of Alamo Road;
    Sec. 30, that portion lying westerly of the westerly boundary of 
Alamo Road;
    Sec. 31, NW\1/4\.
Tps. 9, 10, 11, 12, 12\1/2\, and 13 S., R. 60 E., unsurveyed.
T. 14 S., R 60 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1 thru 11;
    Sec. 12, NE\1/4\ and W\1/2\;
    Sec. 14, NE\1/4\ and W\1/2\;
    Secs. 15 thru 22;
    Sec. 23, NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 27, NW\1/4\;
    Secs. 28 thru 32;
    Sec. 33, NW\1/4\.
T. 15 S., R. 60 E., unsurveyed,
    Sec. 5, NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 6;
    Sec. 7, NE\1/4\ and W\1/2\.
T. 9 S., R. 61 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 3 thru 10;
    Secs. 15 thru 22;
    Secs. 27 thru 34.
T. 10 S., R. 61 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 3 thru 10;
    Secs. 15 thru 22;
    Secs. 27 thru 34.
T. 11 S., R. 61 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 3 thru 10;
    Secs. 15 thru 22;
    Secs. 27 thru 34.
T. 12 S., R. 61 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 3 thru 10;
    Secs. 15 thru 22;
    Secs. 27 thru 34.
T. 12\1/2\ S., R. 61 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 31 thru 34.
T. 13 S., R 61 E., unsurveyed,
    Secs. 3 thru 10;
    Secs. 15 thru 21;
    Sec. 22, NE\1/4\ and W\1/2\;
    Sec. 28, NE\1/4\ and W\1/2\;
    Secs. 29 thru 31;
    Sec. 32, NE\1/4\ and W\1/2\.
T. 14 S., R. 61 E., unsurveyed,
    Sec. 6, NE\1/4\ and W\1/2\.

    The area described aggregates 72,649 acres in Clark County, and 
154,378 acres in Lincoln County.

The Total Area Aggregates 301,507 Acres

    In the event any non-Federally owned lands within these areas 
described above return or pass to Federal ownership in the future, 
they would be subject to the terms and conditions described.
    The purpose of the requested extension and expansion of the 
withdrawals at NTTR is to withdraw and reserve the lands for use by 
the DAF for training for aerial gunnery, rocketry, electronic 
warfare, and tactical maneuvering and air support; as an armament 
and high-hazard testing area; for equipment and tactics development 
and testing; as well as other defense-related purposes. National 
defense requirements are rapidly evolving in response to changing 
world conditions, modern conflicts, developing technologies, and new 
emerging threats. The NTTR is a Major Range and Test Facility Base 
national asset and is used to accommodate two major national defense 
necessities: Test and Evaluation (T&E) and large-scale training. It 
is sized, operated, and maintained to provide T&E information to 
Department of Defense (DoD) component users in support of DoD 
research, development, and acquisition. The NTTR must provide a 
broad base of T&E capabilities that is sufficient to support the 
full spectrum of DoD T&E requirements. The NTTR also contributes to 
combat readiness training, providing a venue for major training 
events, 5th-generation aircraft training, and training for other 
Federal agencies, state and local governments, allied foreign 
governments, and commercial entities. The NTTR is the Air Combat 
Command's premier range for Tactics Development and Evaluations due 
to its focus on high-end combat training and operationally relevant 
testing. The DAF indicates that the requested withdrawals are 
essential to enhance large-scale training at the NTTR to support 
advanced weapons systems and large-scale combat training exercises 
while providing for public safety.
    Copies of the legal descriptions and the maps depicting the 
lands that are the subject of the DAF's applications are available 
for public inspection at the following offices: State Director, BLM 
Nevada State Office, 1430 Financial Blvd., Reno, Nevada 89502 
District Manager, BLM Southern Nevada District Office, 4701 North 
Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV, 89130-2301.
    For a period until December 1, 2016 all persons who wish to 
submit comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the 
withdrawal applications may present their comments in writing to the 
persons and offices listed in the ADDRESSES section above. All 
comments received will be considered before the Secretary of the 
Interior makes any recommendation for withdrawal to Congress.
    Notice is hereby given that public meetings addressing the 
withdrawal applications will be held concurrently with the DAF's 
public meetings associated with NEPA evaluation of the proposed 
withdrawals. Public meetings will be held at the following 
locations:

 Beatty Community Center, Beatty, NV, October 12, 2016, 5-9 
p.m.;
 Tonopah Convention Center, Tonopah, NV, October 13, 2016, 
5-9 p.m.;
 Caliente Elementary School, Caliente, NV, October 18, 2016, 
5-9 p.m.;
 Pahranagat Valley High School, Alamo, NV, October 19, 2016, 
5-9 p.m.;
 Aliante Hotel, North Las Vegas, October 20, 2016, 5-9 p.m.

    The DAF will be the lead agency for evaluation of the proposed 
withdrawal extension and expansion pursuant to NEPA and other 
applicable environmental and cultural resources authorities, and 
will be publishing its own scoping and other notices.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, 
will be available for public review at the DAF and BLM addresses 
noted above, during regular business hours 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 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. Subject to valid 
existing rights, the public lands that are the subject of the DAF 
application for expansion of the withdrawal, and that are described 
in this Notice, will be segregated from all forms of appropriation 
under the public land laws, including the mining laws, the mineral 
leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws. The segregation will 
be effective for a period until [two years from date of publication 
in FR], unless the expansion application is denied or canceled or 
the requested withdrawal is approved prior to that date. Licenses, 
permits, cooperative agreements, or discretionary land use 
authorizations may be allowed during the period of segregation, but 
only with the approval of the authorized officer and, as 
appropriate, with the concurrence of DAF.
    The applications for withdrawal and reservation will be 
processed in accordance with the regulations at 43 CFR part 2300.


    Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714(b)(1) and 43CFR 2300.

John F. Ruhs,
State Director, Nevada.
[FR Doc. 2016-21214 Filed 9-1-16; 8:45 am]
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