Issuance of General Lease – Grazing Use – Lease 9213
Summary
SCH Number
2026040512
Public Agency
California State Lands Commission
(SLC)
Document Title
Issuance of General Lease – Grazing Use – Lease 9213
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/10/2026
Document Description
Authorize issuance of a General Lease – Grazing Use beginning April 7,
2026, for a term of 10 years, for livestock grazing
Contact Information
Name
Sarah Mongano
Agency Name
California State Lands Commission
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
John Hunter
Agency Name
California State Lands Commission
Job Title
Please contact Sarah Mongano, CSLC Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Inyo
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
Approximately 983.69 acres of State sovereign land, in the dry lakebed of
Owens Lake, Inyo County
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CLASS 4, MINOR ALTERATIONS TO LAND (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15304)
Reasons for Exemption
Issuance of a 10-year General Lease – Grazing Use for the above-mentioned lands will cause only a minor physical change in the environment and will not change existing activities in the area. There is no reasonable possibility that the activity will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. Therefore, the project will not have a significant effect on the environment and the above
categorical exemption applies.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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