The Bureau of Land Management Seeks Public Comment on NASA Application for Withdrawal of Public Land in Railroad Valley
The Bureau of Land Management Seeks Public Comment on NASA Application for Withdrawal of Public Land in Railroad Valley
BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev – The Bureau of Land Management is seeking comment on National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s application for withdrawal of 22,995 acres for use on satellite calibration activities, which would segregate the lands for up to two years while the withdrawal package is being processed. The segregation is also announced in a Federal Register notice published on April 29, 2021.
NASA has requested a 20-year withdrawal and reservation of land in Nye County approximately 80 miles northeast of the town of Tonopah. Railroad Valley is one of the Central Nevada Desert Basins in the Tonopah Basin and is approximately 80 miles long north-south and up to 20 miles wide, with some southern areas running southwest to northeast.