United States Department of the Interior
	Bureau of Land Management
	Las Vegas District Office
	4765 Vegas Drive
	P.O. Box 26569
	Las Vegas, Nevada  89126

Dear Interested Public:

The Bureau of Land Management's Las Vegas District wishes to notify you of our
intent to prepare a land use plan (LUP) amendment and environmental assessment
(EA) to consider a proposed withdrawal by the U.S. Air Force for approximately
3,972 acres of public land in Lincoln County, Nevada.  This amendment and
integrated environmental assessment will analyze the impacts of this proposal.

The Caliente Management Framework Plan (MFP), approved in 1982, and the Nellis
Air Force Range Resource Plan (RP), approved in 1991, would be amended by a
single plan amendment, should the withdrawal be allowed.  Issues identified
for analysis in the LUP amendment/EA would include: oil and gas leasing,
locatable minerals, recreational off-highway vehicle use, and access.  The
amendment would remove the 3,972 acres under current management within the
Caliente MFP and include the 3,972 acres under the management objectives and
direction of the Nellis Air Force Range RP.

A 30 day scoping period to identify any issues or concerns pertaining to the
proposed plan amendment is offered to the public between July 27, 1994 and
August 26, 1994.  Written comments should be mailed or delivered to the
address shown below and must be received by close of business on Friday,
August 26, 1994.

		Gary Ryan, Acting District Manager
		Bureau of Land Management
		Las Vegas District Office
		P.O. Box 26569
		4765 W. Vegas Drive
		Las Vegas, Nevada  89126

All comments previously received by the BLM on the proposed withdrawal will be
considered in the preparation of the proposed plan amendment/EA.

You will receive future correspondence on this subject, unless you request to
have your name removed from the mailing list.  If you wish to delete your name
from this list or need additional information about this proposal, please
contact Jacqueline Gratton at the above address, or telephone her at (702)
647-5000.

					Sincerely,


					Gary Ryan
					Acting District Manager

cc:	NV-930.1
	NV-055

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     So there you have it, the land grab is on!  Let's get those letters and
phone calls going..  Any ideas to stop this?  Any specific "additional
information" that we should request?  There isn't much time to act on this.

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