Notice2022-04967
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for a Public Meeting, Arizona
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Published
March 9, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
On behalf of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary of the Interior proposes to withdraw 2,365.89 acres of public lands in Maricopa County, Arizona, from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including location and entry under the United States mining laws, and from leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws for up to 5 years while a land management evaluation (LME) is completed. Publication of this notice temporarily segregates the lands for up to 2 years and announces to the public an opportunity to comment and request a public meeting on the proposed withdrawal.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13308-13309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04967]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[L14400000/LLAZ920000/ET0000/AZA-38142]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for a Public
Meeting, Arizona
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On behalf of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and subject
to valid existing rights, the Secretary of the Interior proposes to
withdraw 2,365.89 acres of public lands in Maricopa County, Arizona,
from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including
location and entry under the United States mining laws, and from
leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws for up to 5 years
while a land management evaluation (LME) is completed. Publication of
this notice temporarily segregates the lands for up to 2 years and
announces to the public an opportunity to comment and request a public
meeting on the proposed withdrawal.
DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by
June 7, 2022.
ADDRESSES: All comments and meeting requests should be sent to the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona State Office, 1 North Central
Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ 85004; faxed to (602) 417-9452; or sent
by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#450709081a041f1a122c312d2137243224291a062a2828202b3136052729286b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f8bab4b5a7b9a2a7af918c909c8a998f9994a7bb9795959d968c8bb89a9495d69f978e">[email protected]</span></a>. The BLM will not
consider comments via telephone calls.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Ouellett, Realty Specialist,
BLM Arizona State Office, telephone: (602) 417-9561, email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#24494b51414848415050644648490a434b52"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9df0f2e8f8f1f1f8e9e9ddfff1f0b3faf2eb">[email protected]</span></a>; or you may contact the BLM office at the address
noted earlier. Individuals in the United States who are deaf,
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM and the Department of the Air Force
(USAF) are engaged in an evaluation of the Barry M. Goldwater Range
expansion identified as the Gila Bend Addition, pending processing of
the USAF's application for withdrawal of public land for defense
purposes under the Engle Act (85 FR 21876, April 20, 2020). The BLM has
filed a petition/application requesting the Secretary of the Interior
withdraw the following described public lands from all forms of
appropriation under the public land laws, including location and entry
under the United States mining laws, and from leasing under the mineral
and geothermal leasing laws for up to 5 years, subject to valid
existing rights. The BLM's application does not request reservation of
the lands for the USAF for defense purposes. This notice invites
members of the public, Federal, State, local and Tribal governments,
and other stakeholders to provide the BLM with information relevant to
address potential impacts to existing multiple uses and resources from
such short-term withdrawal, including but not limited to impacts to
mineral and geothermal resources.
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T.6 S., R.4 W.,
Sec. 19, lots 3 and 4, E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 31, lots 1 and 2, E\1/2\NW\1/4\.
T.7 S., R.4 W.,
Sec. 5, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 6, lots 3 thru 7, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\;
Sec. 7;
Sec. 8;
Sec. 9, S\1/2\.
The areas described aggregate 2,365.89 acres.
This petition/application has been approved for publication by the
Deputy Secretary of the Interior and therefore constitutes a withdrawal
proposal of the Secretary of the Interior (43 CFR 2310.1-3(e)).
The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative
agreement would not adequately constrain non-discretionary uses that
may result in disturbance of the lands embraced within the Gila Bend
Addition.
No additional water rights will fulfill the purpose of this new
withdrawal.
There are no suitable alternative sites since these lands are
identical to the USAF's BMGR Gila Bend Addition expansion application
lands.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment, including your personal identifying
information, may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is
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afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal. All interested
persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on
the proposed withdrawal must submit a written request to the BLM
Arizona State Director no later than June 7, 2022. If the authorized
officer determines that a public meeting will be held, a notice of the
time and place will be published in the Federal Register and a local
newspaper at least 30 days before the scheduled date of the meeting.
For a period until March 11, 2024, the lands described earlier will
be segregated from all forms of appropriation under the public land
laws, including location and entry under the United States mining laws,
and from leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, unless
the application is denied or canceled, or the withdrawal is approved
prior to that date.
This application will be processed in accordance with the
regulations set-forth in 43 CFR part 2300.
(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714(b)(1) and 43 CFR 2300)
Raymond Suazo,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2022-04967 Filed 3-8-22; 8:45 am]
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