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Notification of Approved Off Road Vehicle and Area of Critical Environmental Concern Designations, Southern Washoe County Urban Interface Plan Amendment, Nevada
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[Federal Register: November 1, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 212)]
[Notices]
[Page 55200-55202]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr01no01-69]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV-030-01-1610-PD]
Notification of Approved Off Road Vehicle and Area of Critical
Environmental Concern Designations, Southern Washoe County Urban
Interface Plan Amendment, Nevada
January 9, 2001.
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Carson City Field Office, Nevada.
ACTION: Notification of Approved Off Road Vehicle and Area of Critical
Environmental Concern Designation Decisions within the Southern Washoe
County Urban interface Plan Amendment, Carson City Field Office,
Nevada.
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SUMMARY: The Southern Washoe County Urban Interface Plan Amendment
amends a portion of the Lahontan Resource Management Plan (RMP). The
purpose is to provide for improved management of public lands in the
Reno and Sparks metropolitan area. The amendment identifies areas where
public lands will be retained in ownership by the people of the United
States; areas where public lands are available for acquisition by State
or local agencies or the private sector; areas appropriate for
acquisition by the BLM; and how public lands will be managed.
The Land Use Master Plans of Reno, Sparks, and Washoe County, and
the Washoe County Regional Open Space Plan define and delineate open
space in southern Washoe County. Open Space in Washoe County is defined
as: Undeveloped land that encompasses natural, scenic, cultural, and
recreational resources important to the local quality-of-life. A large
portion of the land described in the above plans as
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being consistent with open space values are public lands managed by the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City Field Office.
All other uses of public land, not addressed in the plan amendment,
will continue to be managed as provided for in the existing Lahontan
RMP.
Location: The planning area includes approximately 166,550 acres of
public lands administered by the BLM in the urban interface of Southern
Washoe County. The planning area is bounded by Bedell Flat to the
north, Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation to the northeast, the Pah Rah
Mountain Range and Storey County to the east and southeast, the State
of California to the west, and Carson City to the south, and includes
the communities of Reno and Sparks, Nevada.
Copies of the Southern Washoe County Urban Interface Plan Amendment
with maps are available from the following BLM office: BLM-Carson City
Field Office, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, Nevada 89701.
Public Participation: This RMP Amendment was developed through a
joint planning process with Washoe County. Public scoping was initiated
with a notice published in the Federal Register in July 1998. Notice of
public open houses and an invitation for public comment were published
in local newspapers and sent to known interested parties, government
entities, and the Nevada State Clearinghouse. This was followed by two
BLM/Washoe County joint public open houses held at the BLM Nevada State
Office and the Washoe County Commissioner's Chambers in Reno in
September and October 1998. Representatives from BLM and Washoe County
also presented the proposed plan amendment to the following eight
Washoe County Citizen Advisory Boards: Spanish Springs, Galena/
Steamboat, Sun Valley, North Valleys, Southeast Truckee Meadows, Cold
Springs, East Washoe Valley, and Warm Springs. In addition, the
proposal was presented to the following: Washoe County Planning
Commission, Washoe County Parks Commission, Sparks Citizen Advisory
Committee, Reno Southeast Neighborhood Advisory Board, Washoe Storey
Conservation District, and the Nevada Division of Minerals.
A Notice of Availability and Public Meeting for the Proposed
Southern Washoe County Urban Interface Plan Amendment and Environmental
Assessment, Proposed Designation of Three Areas of Critical
Environmental Concern, and Proposed Withdrawal of Public Land; Washoe
County, Nevada was published in the Federal Register on July 24, 2000.
This published notice initiated the 60-day comment period and Governors
Consistency Review that ended on September 22, 2000. The notice also
was published in local newspapers and the proposed plan amendment was
sent to 532 interested parties, government entities, and the Nevada
State Clearinghouse. A summary of comments from the 86 comment letters
received and how these comments are addressed is found in Appendix A of
the plan.
A public open house was held at the BLM Nevada State Office in Reno
on August 24, 2000, and was attended by 27 individuals. Representatives
from BLM and Washoe County presented the proposed plan amendment to the
following Washoe County Citizen Advisory Boards: Spanish Springs,
Galena/Steamboat, Sun Valley, North Valleys, Southeast Truckee Meadows,
Cold Springs, East Washoe Valley, and Warm Springs. Presentations were
also made to the following: Sierra Front Northwestern Great Basin
Resource Advisory Council, Washoe County Planning Commission, Washoe
County Board of Commissioners, Sparks Citizen Advisory Board, Truckee
Meadows Regional Planning Agency, joint meeting of Reno, Sparks, and
Washoe County Parks and Recreation Commissions, Reno Parks Commission,
Red Rock Property Owners Association.
The Washoe Tribe, the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, and the Pyramid
Lake Paiute Tribe were consulted in conformance with the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, the American Indian
Religious Freedom Act, and the Environmental Justice Executive Order
No.12898.
Off Road Vehicle Designations: The following areas are designated
Closed to All Motorized Vehicle Use:
Fred's Mountain: Approximately 3,100 acres located west of Antelope
Valley. The Closed Area includes all public land within:
Mt. Diablo Meridian
T. 22 N., R19 E.,
Sec. 3
Sec. 4
Sec. 9
Sec. 10 W\1/2\
Sec. 15 W\1/2\
Sec. 16
Sec. 22
Hungry Ridge: Approximately 1,940 acres located east of the Reno-
Sparks Indian Colony. The Closed Area includes all public land east of
the ridge trail within:
Mt. Diablo Meridian
T. 21 N., R20 E.,
Sec. 2
Sec. 3
Sec. 10
Mt. Diablo Meridian
T. 22 N., R20 E.,
Sec. 23
Sec. 26
Sec. 35
The following areas are designated Open to All Motorized Vehicle
Use:
Hungry Valley OHV Area: Located in Hungry Valley, the Open Area
includes all public land within:
Mt. Diablo Meridian
T. 23 N., R20 E.,
Sec. 16
Sec. 17
Sec. 18
Sec. 19
Sec. 20
Sec. 21
Sec. 22 W\1/2\ NW
Sec. 22 SW\1/4\
Sec. 27 west of Winnemucca Ranch Road
Sec. 28
Sec. 29
Sec. 30
Sec. 31
Sec. 32
Sec. 33
Sec. 34
T. 22 N., R20 E.,
Sec. 3
Sec. 4
Sec. 5
Sec. 6
Sec. 7
Sec. 8
Sec. 9
Sec. 10
Sec. 15
Sec. 16
Sec. 17
Sec. 18
Sec. 19
Sec. 20
Sec. 21
Sec. 22
Sec. 27
Sec. 28
Sec. 29
Sec. 30
Sec. 31
Sec. 32
Sec. 33
Sec. 34
T. 21 N., R20 E.,
Sec. 5
Sec. 6
Sec. 7
Sec. 8
Sec. 17
Sec. 18
Lemmon Valley Motocross Area: Located in Lemmon Valley, the Open
Area includes all public land within:
Mt. Diablo Meridian
T. 21 N., R19 E.,
Sec. 8
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The following area is designated Limited to Designated Routes of
Travel for all motorized vehicles.
Swan Lake Nature Study Area: Located in Lemmon Valley, the Limited
to Designated Routes of Travel include all public land within:
Mt. Diablo Meridian
T. 21 N., R19 E.,
Sec. 22
Sec. 28
The off road vehicle designation for the remainder of the public
land within the planning area is designated Limited to Existing Routes
of Travel as of January 9, 2001.
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Designations: The following
areas are designated as Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC):
Carson Wandering Skipper ACEC: Located in Warm Springs Valley,
including all public land within:
Mt. Diablo Meridian
T. 23 N., R 20 E.,
Sec. 15 W\1/2\ SE\1/4\
Sec. 22 SE\1/4\
Pah Rah High Basin (Dry Lakes) Petroglyph District ACEC: Located in
Pah Rah Range, includes public lands within:
Mt. Diablo Meridian
T. 20 N., R 21 E.,
Sec. 9
Sec. 10
Sec. 14
Sec. 15
Sec. 16
Sec. 17
Sec. 20
Sec. 21
Sec. 22
Sec. 28
Sec. 29
Virginia Range Williams Combleaf Habitat Area ACEC: Located in
Virginia Range, including all public lands within:
Mt. Diablo Meridian
T. 17 N., R 20 E.,
Sec. 15 SW\1/4\ NW\1/4\
Sec. 16 E\1/2\
Sec. 16 E\1/2\ NW\1/4\
Sec. 16 E\1/2\ SW\1/4\
Future acquisitions within the planning area, acquired by exchange,
donation, or purchase that fall under BLM jurisdiction, will be managed
the same as adjacent BLM lands.
Maps of the Off Road Vehicle Designations and Areas of Critical
Environmental Concern are available from the following BLM office: BLM-
Carson City Field Office, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, Nevada
89701.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terri Knutson, Planning and
Environmental Coordinator, BLM-Carson City Field Office, 5665 Morgan
Mill Road, Carson City, Nevada 89701. Telephone (775) 885-6000. Persons
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Authority: Authority for these decisions is contained in CFR title
43, chapter II, part 1610, subparts 1610.7-2 and CFR title 43, chapter
II, part 8340, subparts CFR 8342 and 8343.
Penalty: Under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(43 U.S.C. 1733(a)), any person failing to comply with the designations
provided in the notice, may be subject to imprisonment for not more
than 12 months, or a fine in accordance with the applicable provisions
of 18 U.S.C. 3571, other penalties in accordance with 43 U.S.C. 1733,
or both.
Administrative and Emergency Use: These designations do not apply
to emergency or law enforcement personnel, or BLM employees engaged in
the performance of their official duties.
Dated: May 4, 2001.
Robert V. Abbey,
State Director, Nevada.
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