BLM seeks public input for Lifestyle Homes Utility and Access Rights-of Way
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CARSON CITY, NEV. The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District, Sierra Front Field Office has prepared the Preliminary Environmental Assessment (PEA) to analyze the direct, indirect, and cumulative effects of authorizing the construction of access roads and buried utilities across BLM administered land to serve the proposed Lifestyle Homes development in Lemmon Valley, Washoe County, Nevada. The BLM is seeking public comment and input on this PEA under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. This includes seeking information and identifying historic properties in or near the project area. Public comments will be accepted through May 18, 2020.
A copy of the PEA is available on-line at https://go.usa.gov/xvVHz Please send comments with the subject line Lifestyle Homes, Preliminary Environmental Assessment to BLM, Sierra Front Field Office, Attn: Gerrit Buma, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, Nevada 89701, or by email to: gbuma@blm.gov.
For more information contact Gerrit Buma, Planning and Environmental Coordinator at 775-885-6004. If you have any questions or information about identifying historic properties, please contact Alicia Jensen, Archaeologist, at 775-885-6012.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address or other personal information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment-including your personal information-may be publicly available at any time. While you ask us in your comment to withhold personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. After the public review period has ended, comments will be analyzed and considered part of the decision-making process.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.