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Roger J. Dieleman (2705069) and National Mustang Association term permit renewals for Clover Creek (21015) and Mustang Flat (01048) Allotments The legal description of the adjacent allotments is as follows: T4S R67E Section: SE9, S10, all 11-15, E16, NE21, all 22-27, SE28, E33, all 34-36 T4S R68E Section: W3, all 4-9, SE10, S11, SW12, W13, all 14-23, W24, W25, all 26-35, W36 T5S R67E Section: all 1-2, E3, all 10-12, N13, N14, N15 The BLM proposes to fully process and renew the grazing term permit for Roger J. Dieleman and National Mustang Association Inc. on the Clover Creek Allotment and for Roger J. Dieleman on the Mustang Flat Allotment (Table 1). The current term permit for Roger J. Dieleman is issued for the period 03/01/2004 to 02/28/2014 for both allotments. This is a cattle permit with an active permitted use of 443 and 151 AUMs for Clover Creek and Mustang Flat allotments, respectively. The current term permit for National Mustang Association Inc. is issued for 12/18/2002 to 12/18/2012 and is a cattle permit. The issuance of the new term grazing permits could be for a period of up to ten years. An evaluation of range monitoring data and professional observations of rangeland health will be conducted for both allotments. This data will be summarized in a Standards Determination Document that will be provided for internal and public review at a later date. Table 1. Currently authorized Animal Unit Months (AUMs) and associated details for Clover Creek and Mustang Flat Allotments, Ely BLM, Caliente Field Office.
The grazing permit area occurs within Lincoln County, Nevada and is situated in the northern portion of the Caliente Field Office, between 1 to 12 miles southeast of Caliente, Nevada (Figure 1). The permit area occurs primarily within the Clover Creek South (212S) watershed, with a small portion of the Clover Creek Allotment falling within the Clover Creek North (212N) watershed. The permit area occurs primarily within the Clover Creek and Miller Flat Herd Areas (HA), with a small portion of the Clover Creek Allotment overlapping with the Little Mountain HA. The estimated population of wild horses within Clover Creek HA is 8, but adjacent Clover Mountain HA contains an estimated 94 wild horses which often move into the Clover Creek HA during winter. The Miller Flat HA contains an estimated 14 horses, and Little Mountain HA contains another 9. The Appropriate Management Level is 0 for all of these Herd Areas. The Clover Creek Allotment encompasses 22,786 public land acres, while the Mustang Flat Allotment encompasses 5,987 public land acres. There are no wilderness areas within the permit area. The Arizona toad (Bufo microscaphus), a BLM Sensitive Species, is known to occur within the Clover Creek Drainage. There are no other documented Special Status Species that occur within either allotment, but both overlap with a portion of the Lower Meadow Valley Wash Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC). The entire permit area is located within mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) habitat and the Caliente Special Recreation Permit Area. All permitted AUMs are currently active. However, National Mustang Association Inc. has not reported any use in the Clover Creek Allotment since at least 1997, and Roger J. Dieleman has not reported any use in either allotment since 2004, with intermittent use and nonuse reported from 1997 to 2004. The purpose and need for the proposal is to provide for legitimate multiple uses of the public lands by fully processing the renewal of the term grazing permit for Roger J. Dieleman and National Mustang Association Inc. that conforms to Guidelines and achieves the Standards for Nevada’s Mojave Southern Great Basin Area Resource Advisory Council (RAC) in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies and in accordance with Title 43 CFR 4130.2(a) which states “Grazing permits or leases shall be issued to qualified applicants to authorize use on the public lands and other lands under the administration of the Bureau of Land Management that are designated as available for livestock grazing through land use plans.” Contact: Cameron Collins Click to enlarge map. Map will open in a new window.
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