Notice2022-14032
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Notice of Public Meetings, Arizona
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Published
June 30, 2022
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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 21,200 acres of 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, and 800 acres of Federal surface estate public lands from appropriation under the public land laws, located in La Paz and Yuma Counties, Arizona, for up to 5 years while a land management evaluation is completed. Publication of this notice temporarily segregates the lands for a period ending on April 4, 2024, initiates a 90-day public comment period and announces that the BLM will hold public meetings on the proposed withdrawal.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 125 (Thursday, June 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39116-39118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14032]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[L14400000.LLAZ920000.ET0000.223.AZA-38445]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Notice of Public Meetings,
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
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valid existing rights, the Secretary of the Interior proposes to
withdraw 21,200 acres of 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, and 800 acres of Federal surface estate public
lands from appropriation under the public land laws, located in La Paz
and Yuma Counties, Arizona, for up to 5 years while a land management
evaluation is completed. Publication of this notice temporarily
segregates the lands for a period ending on April 4, 2024, initiates a
90-day public comment period and announces that the BLM will hold
public meetings on the proposed withdrawal.
DATES: Comments must be received by September 28, 2022. In addition,
the BLM will host virtual public meetings addressing the requested
withdrawal and the associated environmental review process. The dates
and instructions for the public meetings are listed in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Section.
ADDRESSES: All comments and meeting requests should be sent to the 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#99dbd5d4c6d8c3c6cef0edf1fdebf8eef8f5c6daf6f4f4fcf7edead9fbf5f4b7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0e4c4243514f545159677a666a7c6f796f62514d6163636b607a7d4e6c626320696178">[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#84e9ebf1e1e8e8e1f0f0c4e6e8e9aae3ebf2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ee83819b8b82828b9a9aae8c8283c0898198">[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 Tele Braille) 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 Army
(Army) are engaged in an evaluation of the Yuma Proving Ground (YPG)
expansion, identified as the Highway 95 Addition, pending processing of
the Army's application for withdrawal of public land for defense
purposes under the Engle Act of February 28, 1958, (43 U.S.C. 155-158).
The BLM's application does not request reservation of the lands for the
Army for defense purposes. This notice invites members of the public;
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 a withdrawal, including
but not limited to impacts to mineral and geothermal resources. 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:
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
(Surface and Subsurface)
T. 1 N., R. 19 W.,
Sec. 4, that part lying westerly of the westerly right-of-way of
U.S. Route 95;
Secs. 5 and 8;
Sec. 9, that part lying westerly of the westerly right-of-way of
U.S. Route 95;
Secs. 17 and 20;
Secs. 21 and 28, those portions lying westerly of the westerly
right-of-way of U.S. Route 95;
Sec. 29;
Sec. 33, that part lying westerly of the westerly right-of-way
of U.S. Route 95.
T. 2 N., R. 19 W.,
Sec. 33, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\, that part lying
westerly of the westerly right-of-way of U.S. Route 95.
T. 1 S., R. 19 W.,
Secs. 4 thru 9 and Secs. 16 thru 21;
Sec. 28, that part lying westerly of the westerly right-of-way
of U.S. Route 95;
Secs. 29 thru 32;
Sec. 33, that part lying westerly of the westerly right-of-way
of U.S. Route 95.
T. 2 S., R. 19 W.,
Sec. 4, that part lying westerly of the westerly right-of-way of
U.S. Route 95;
Secs. 5 thru 7;
Sec. 8, that part lying westerly of the westerly right-of-way of
U.S. Route 95, excepting NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 9, that part lying westerly of the westerly right-of-way of
U.S. Route 95;
Sec. 17, that part lying westerly of the westerly right-of-way
of U.S. Route 95, excepting S\1/2\ SW \1/4\;
Sec. 18;
Sec. 19, lots 1 thru 4, NW\1/4\ NE\1/4\, and E\1/2\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 30, lot 1.
The areas described aggregate approximately 21,200 acres.
Additionally, the BLM's petition/application is requesting the
Secretary of the Interior to withdraw the following described Federal
surface estate public lands from all forms of appropriation under the
public land laws for up to 5 years, subject to valid existing rights:
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
(Surface Only; Subsurface Excepted--Non-Federal Ownership)
T. 1 N., R. 19 W.,
Sec. 32.
T. 2 N., R. 19 W.,
Sec. 32, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\.
The areas described aggregate approximately 800 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 rights-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 Highway 95
Addition.
No additional water rights are needed to fulfill the purpose of
this new withdrawal.
There are no suitable alternative sites since these lands are
identical to the Army's YPG Highway 95 Addition application lands.
The BLM is preparing an environmental assessment under the National
Environmental Policy Act to evaluate the proposed withdrawal.
Information regarding the proposed withdrawal, including environmental
and other reviews, will be available at the BLM Arizona State Office
and at <a href="https://go.usa.gov/xtJKC">https://go.usa.gov/xtJKC</a>.
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 for public meetings in connection with the
proposed withdrawal. In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
in the United States, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention recommendations for social distancing and avoidance of large
public gatherings, the BLM will not hold in-person public meetings for
this action. The BLM will host the public meetings online and by
telephone. There will be online public meetings scheduled for September
20, 2022 at 3 p.m. and September 21, 2022, at 5 p.m. Mountain Standard
Time. The BLM will publish the instructions on how to access the online
meetings in the Yuma Sun (Yuma), Bajo El Sol (Yuma), and Desert
Messenger (Quartzsite) newspapers at a minimum of 15 days prior to the
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meeting and on the website: <a href="https://go.usa.gov/xtJKC">https://go.usa.gov/xtJKC</a>.
For a period until April 4, 2024, the 21,200 acres of Federal
surface and subsurface estate public lands specified above 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, subject to
valid existing rights, and the 800 acres of Federal surface estate
public lands specified above will be segregated from appropriation
under the public land laws, subject to valid existing rights, unless
the application is denied or canceled, or the withdrawal is approved
prior to that date. Licenses, permits, cooperative agreements, or
discretionary land-use authorizations of a temporary nature may be
allowed with the approval of an authorized officer of the BLM during
the segregation period.
This application will be processed in accordance with the
regulations set-forth in 43 CFR 2300.
(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714(b)(1) and 43 CFR 2300)
Raymond Suazo,
Arizona State Director.
[FR Doc. 2022-14032 Filed 6-29-22; 8:45 am]
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