BLM Leasing Documents/NVN 095883
NVN 095883
- Lease Stipulations
- All vehicles should carry fire extinguishers and a minimum of 10 gallons of water.
- Adequate fire-fighting equipment i.e. shovel, pulaski, extinguisher(s) and a minimum 10 gallons of water should be kept at the drill site(s).
- Vehicle catalytic converters should be inspected often and cleaned of all brush and grass debris.
- When conducting welding operations, they should be conducted in an area free from or mostly free from vegetation. A minimum of 10 gallons water and a shovel should be on hand to extinguish any fires created from the sparks. Extra personnel should be at the welding site to watch for fires created by welding sparks.
- Report wildland fires immediately to the BLM Central Nevada Interagency Dispatch Center (CNIDC) at (775) 623-3444. Helpful information to reported is location (latitude and longitude if possible), what's burning, time started, who/what is near the fire and direction of fire spread.
- When conducting operations during the months of May through September, the operator must contact the BLM Battle Mountain District Office, Division of Fire and Aviation at (775) 635–4000 to find out about any fire restrictions in place for the area of operation and to advise this office of approximate beginning and ending dates for your activities.
- Lease Stipulation Document File
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- https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/82611/570
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Geothermal Resource Areas Information
Threatened and Endangered, Sensitive and Special Status Species
The lease area may now or hereafter contain plants, animals, or their habitats determined to be threatened, endangered, or other special status species. The BLM may recommend modifications to exploration and development proposals to further its conservation and management objective to avoid BLM-approved activity that will contribute to a need to list such species or their habitat. The BLM may require modifications to or disapprove proposed activity that is likely to result in jeopardy to the continued existence of a proposed or listed threatened or endangered species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of a designated or proposed critical habitat. The BLM will not approve any ground-disturbing activity that may affect any such species or critical habitat until it completes its obligations under applicable requirements of the Endangered Species Act as amended, 16 U.S.C. §1531 et seq., including completion of any required procedure for conference or consultation. * (If known list the specific plants, animals or habitat type here.)
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
The Operator is responsible for compliance with provisions of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act by implementing measures to prevent a take of migratory birds. Operators should be aware that any ground clearing or other disturbance (such as creating cross-country access to sites, drilling, and/or construction) during the migratory bird (including raptors) nesting season (March 1 -July 31) risks a violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (please contact USFWS for more information). Disturbance to nesting migratory birds should be avoided by conducting land-clearing activities outside the migratory bird nesting season (March 1 ~July 31). If surface disturbing activities must be implemented during the migratory bird nesting season, a preconstruction survey for nesting migratory birds should be performed by a qualified wildlife biologist, within the area of the proposed action including an appropriate-sized buffer from the project footprint during the breeding season if activities are proposed within this timeframe (if work is not completed within a specified time frame, then additional surveys may be needed). If active nests are found, an appropriately-sized no surface disturbance buffer determined in coordination with the BLM biologist should be placed on the active nest until the nesting attempt has been completed. If active nests are not found, construction activities must occur within the survey validity time frame specified in the GDP or conditions of approval.
Fire
The following precautionary measures should be taken to prevent wildland fires. In the event your operations should start a fire, you could be held liable for all suppression costs.
Cultural Resources and Tribal Consultation
This lease may be found to contain historic properties and/or resources protected under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), American Indian Religious Freedom Act, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, Executive Order 13007, or other statutes and executive orders. The Bureau of Land Management ( BLM) will not approve any ground-disturbing activities that may affect any such properties or resources until it completes its obligations (e.g., State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and tribal consultation) under applicable requirements of the NHPA and other authorities. The BLM may require modification to exploration or development proposals to protect such properties, or disapprove any activity that is likely to result in adverse effects that cannot be successfully avoided, minimized, or mitigated.
Playas
No Surface Occupancy (NSO) on playas. Playas are defined as the ephemeral round depressions within areas of dry lake beds in which water collects after a rain event and evaporates relatively quickly.
Exception: The Authorized Officer may grant an exception if an environmental review determines that the action, as proposed or otherwise restricted, does not affect the resource. An exception may also be granted if the proponent, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and other affected interests (e.g. Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW)) negotiate mitigation that would satisfactorily offset the anticipated negative impacts. An exception may be granted for actions designed to enhance the long-term utility or availability of the playa resource.
Modification: The Authorized Officer may modify the size and shape of the restricted area if an environmental analysis indicates the actual suitability of the land for the resource differs from that in the otherwise applicable restriction.
Waiver: The restriction may be waived if it is determined that the described lands do not contain the subject resource, or are incapable of serving the requirements of the resource and therefore no longer warrant consideration as a component necessary for protection of the resource. Any waiver authorized by this stipulation is subject to 43 C.F.R. 3101.1-4, including provisions requiring public review for issues of major public concern, or substantial waivers.
Soil Slopes Greater than 40 Percent
To maintain soil productivity, provide necessary protection to prevent excessive soil erosion on steep slopes, to avoid areas subject to slope failure, mass wasting, piping, or having excessive reclamation problems, No Surface Occupancy (NSO) on slopes greater than 40 percent.
Exception: The Authorized Officer may grant an exception if a staff review determines that the proposed action is of a scale (pipeline, vs. road, vs. well pad) or sited in a location or a site specific evaluation determines that the slope would not result in mass slope failure or accelerated erosion and the operator would be able to meet BLM’s reclamation standards.
Modification: The Authorized Officer may modify the area subject to the stipulation based upon a BLM evaluation of the area. The stipulation and performance standards identified above may also be modified based on negative or positive monitoring results from similar proposed actions on similar sites or increased national or state performance standards.
Waiver: The restriction may be waived if it is determined that the described lands do not include lands with slopes greater than 40 percent. This determination shall be based upon USGS mapping and a BLM evaluation of the area.
Mining Claim
This parcel may contain existing mining claims and/or mill sites located under the 1872 Mining Law. To the extent it does, the geothermal lessee must conduct its operations, so far as reasonably practicable, to avoid damage to any known deposit of any mineral for which any mining claim on this parcel is located, and should not endanger or unreasonably or materially interfere with the mining claimant's operations, including any existing surface or underground improvements, workings, or facilities which may have been made for the purpose of mining operations. The provisions of the Multiple Mineral Development Act (30 U.S.C. 521 et seq.) shall apply on the leased lands.