Notice2023-26756
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting, Red Rock Wildlife Area, New Mexico
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Published
December 6, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
On behalf of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Secretary of the Interior proposes to withdraw 312.16 acres of public lands and 400 acres of Federal mineral interest underlying non-Federal surface from location and entry under the United States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, to protect desert bighorn sheep habitat within the Red Rock Wildlife Area, for a period of 50 years, subject to valid existing rights. Publication of this notice segregates the lands for up to two years from 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. This notice initiates a 90-day public comment period and announces the opportunity to request a public meeting on the proposed withdrawal.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84826-84827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26756]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_NM_FRN_MO#4500172085; NMNM-145860]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting,
Red Rock Wildlife Area, New Mexico
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On behalf of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the
Secretary of the Interior proposes to withdraw 312.16 acres of public
lands and 400 acres of Federal mineral interest underlying non-Federal
surface from location and entry under the United States mining laws,
but not from leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, to
protect desert bighorn sheep habitat within the Red Rock Wildlife Area,
for a period of 50 years, subject to valid existing rights. Publication
of this notice segregates the lands for up to two years from 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. This notice
initiates a 90-day public comment period and announces the opportunity
to request a public meeting on the proposed withdrawal.
DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by
March 5, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM), Attn: David McCarthy, BLM Las Cruces District
Office, 1800 Marquess St., Las Cruces, NM 88005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David McCarthy, Realty Specialist, BLM
Las Cruces District Office, at 575-525-4314, by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#650806060417110d1c250709084b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c3aea0a0a2b1b7abba83a1afaeeda4acb5">[email protected]</span></a> or at the address noted above. 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 has filed a petition/application
requesting the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw the following
described public lands and Federal mineral interest underlying non-
Federal surface from 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, for a period of 50 years:
New Mexico Principal Meridian
Public Lands
T. 18 S., R. 18 W.,
Sec. 9, Lots 1 thru 4, S\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/
4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 16, Lots 1 thru 5.
The area described contains 312.16 acres.
Federal Mineral Interest Underlying Non-Federal Surface
T. 18 S., R. 18 W.,
Sec. 15, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\ and W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 16, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 21, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, and W\1/2\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 22, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
The areas described aggregate 400 acres.
The total areas described aggregate 712.16 acres.
The Secretary of the Interior has approved the petition to file a
withdrawal application. The Secretary's approval constitutes her
proposal to withdraw and segregate the subject lands (43 CFR 2310.1-
3e).
The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, cooperative
agreement, or surface management under 43 CFR subpart 3809 regulations
would not adequately constrain non-discretionary uses and would not
provide adequate protection for the resource values on these lands.
There are no suitable alternative sites available.
No water is necessary to fulfill the purpose of the withdrawal
application. Records relating to this withdrawal application may be
examined by contacting the BLM at the above address and phone number.
For a period until March 5, 2024, persons who wish to provide
comments or request a public meeting for the withdrawal application
must submit those in writing to the contact listed in the ADDRESSES
section above. If the authorized officer determines that a public
meeting will be held, a notice of the date, time, and place will be
published in the Federal Register, local newspaper, and on the BLM
website at <a href="http://www.blm.gov">www.blm.gov</a> at least 30 days before the scheduled date of
the meeting.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that
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your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--
may be made publicly available at any time. While you may ask the BLM
in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from
public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
For a period until December 6, 2025, subject to valid existing
rights, the BLM lands described in this notice will be segregated from
location and entry under the United States mining laws, but not from
leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, while the
withdrawal application is being processed, unless the application is
denied, canceled, or the withdrawal is approved prior to that date.
The public lands described in this notice would remain open to such
forms of disposition as may be allowed by law on the public lands.
Licenses, permits, cooperative agreements, or discretionary land use
authorizations of a temporary nature and which would not significantly
impact the values to be protected by the requested withdrawal may be
allowed with the approval of the authorized officer during the
temporary segregation period.
This withdrawal application will be processed in accordance with
the regulations set-forth at 43 CFR 2300.
(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714)
Melanie G. Barnes,
State Director, New Mexico.
[FR Doc. 2023-26756 Filed 12-5-23; 8:45 am]
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