Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource Management Plan for the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area, et al.; Nevada

Résumé

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Winnemucca and Surprise Field Offices will jointly prepare a RMP and an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the recently designated Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails NCA and associated wilderness areas, designated by the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-554, December 21, 2000). The following contiguous areas also will be addressed in the plan: (1) The Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Instant Study Area (ISA) and a small area of BLM administered public lands located west of the ISA between the ISA and the Summit Lake Indian Reservation, both of which are contiguous to the northern edge of the NCA; and (2) the southern part of the Black Rock Desert Playa (South Playa), which is contiguous to the southern edge of the NCA. The planning area encompasses approximately 1,217,500 acres of public land, located in Humboldt, Pershing, and Washoe counties in northwestern Nevada. These public lands are jointly managed by the BLM Winnemucca and Surprise Field Offices. The RMP will be based on statutory requirements and will meet the requirements of the Federal Land Policy and M