Notice2022-05686
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal, Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction, and Opportunity for Public Meeting for the Dash Lake Waterfowl Production Area, North Dakota
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Published
March 17, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
At the request of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary of the Interior proposes to withdraw 13.50 acres of public land from appropriation under the public land laws, including location and entry under the United States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, for 100 years, and transfer administrative jurisdiction to FWS to protect and reserve the land for management as part of the Dash Lake Waterfowl Production Area in Towner County, North Dakota. Publication of this notice temporarily segregates the land for up to 2 years from appropriation under the public land laws, including location and entry under the United States mining laws, subject to valid existing rights, but not from leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, while the application is being processed. The notice initiates a 90-day public comment period and announces an opportunity to request a public meeting on the proposed withdrawal.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15261-15262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05686]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Proposed Withdrawal, Transfer of Administrative
Jurisdiction, and Opportunity for Public Meeting for the Dash Lake
Waterfowl Production Area, North Dakota
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: At the request of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS) and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary of the
Interior proposes to withdraw 13.50 acres of public land from
appropriation under the public land laws, including location and entry
under the United States mining laws, but not from leasing under the
mineral and geothermal leasing laws, for 100 years, and transfer
administrative jurisdiction to FWS to protect and reserve the land for
management as part of the Dash Lake Waterfowl Production Area in Towner
County, North Dakota. Publication of this notice temporarily segregates
the land for up to 2 years from appropriation under the public land
laws, including location and entry under the United States mining laws,
subject to valid existing rights, but not from leasing under the
mineral and geothermal leasing laws, while the application is being
processed. The notice initiates a 90-day public comment period and
announces an
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opportunity to request a public meeting on the proposed withdrawal.
DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by
June 15, 2022.
ADDRESSES: All comments should be sent to the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) Montana State Office, Attn: MT924, 5001 Southgate Drive,
Billings, MT 59102; or sent by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cca8bfa3beab8caea0a1e2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="492d3a263b2e092b2524672e263f">[email protected]</span></a>. The BLM will not
consider comments via telephone calls.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debby Sorg, Land Law Examiner, BLM
Montana State Office, telephone: (406) 896-5045, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#07637468756047656b6a29606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0e6a7d617c694e6c626320696178">[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 for contacting
Ms. Sorg. 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 applicant is the FWS, and its petition/
application requests the Secretary of the Interior withdraw the
following described public land from all forms of appropriation under
the public land laws, including location and entry under the United
States mining laws, subject to valid existing rights, but not from
leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws; transfer
administrative jurisdiction to FWS; and reserve the land for management
of a waterfowl production area for a 100-year term.
Fifth Principal Meridian, North Dakota
T. 163 N., R. 65 W.,
Sec. 5, lot 3.
The area described contains 13.50 acres.
The Secretary of the Interior approved the FWS's petition.
Therefore, the petition/application constitutes a withdrawal proposal
of the Secretary of the Interior (43 CFR 2310.1-3(e)).
The use of a rights-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative
agreement would not provide adequate protection of the waterfowl
production area.
No additional water rights will be needed to fulfill the purpose of
this new withdrawal.
There are no suitable alternative sites since these lands are
located within the Dash Lake Waterfowl Production Area.
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
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
Montana/Dakotas State Director no later than June 15, 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 18, 2024, the public land 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, subject to valid existing rights, but not 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. The BLM and the FWS are preparing an environmental assessment and
anticipate reaching a finding of no significant impact. Information
regarding the proposed withdrawal, including environmental and other
reviews will be available at the Montana State Office and on BLM's
ePlanning site at <a href="https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2017980/510">https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2017980/510</a>.
This application will be processed in accordance with the
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.
Theresa M. Hanley,
Acting Montana State Director.
[FR Doc. 2022-05686 Filed 3-16-22; 8:45 am]
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