Notice2024-17315
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting for Mud Flat Oolite Site, Idaho
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Published
August 6, 2024
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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 1,957.89 acres of public land from location and entry under the United States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws or disposal under the Mineral Materials Act of 1947, for 50 years to protect the rare plants and fossils within the Mud Flat Oolite Site, Idaho. 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 or disposal under the Mineral Materials Act of 1947, 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 89, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63964-63965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17315]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_ID_FRN_MO4500179179; IDID106326604]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting
for Mud Flat Oolite Site, Idaho
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 1,957.89 acres of public land from location and entry under
the United States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral
and geothermal leasing laws or disposal under the Mineral Materials Act
of 1947, for 50 years to protect the rare plants and fossils within the
Mud Flat Oolite Site, Idaho. 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 or disposal under
the Mineral Materials Act of 1947, 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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DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by
November 4, 2024.
ADDRESSES: All comments and meeting requests should be sent to the BLM
Idaho State Office, Attn: ID-933-Realty/Mud Flat Oolite Site
Withdrawal, 1387 S. Vinnell Way, Boise, ID 83709, or by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#387a747567717c677474717c010b0b080808676f514c505c4a594f5954785a5455165f574e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b79777664727f647777727f0208080b0b0b646c524f535f495a4c5a577b595756155c544d">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Sloand, Realty Specialist,
BLM Idaho State Office, telephone: (208) 908-3368, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aac9d9c6c5cbc4ceeac8c6c784cdc5dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0e6d7d62616f606a4e6c626320696178">[email protected]</span></a>.
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. You will receive a reply during normal business
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM has filed a petition/application
requesting the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw the following
described public land 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 or disposal under the
Mineral Materials Act of 1947, for a period of 50 years.
Boise Meridian, Idaho
T. 7 S., R. 2 E.,
Sec. 1, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 12, lots 1 and 2, lots 6 thru 11, and lots 14 thru 16.
T. 7 S., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 4, lots 2 thru 4 and S\1/2\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 5, lots 1 thru 3, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\,
N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 6, lot 7, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 7, lots 5 thru 12;
Sec. 8, N\1/2\NW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
The areas described aggregate 1957.89 acres, according to the
official plats of the surveys of the said lands, on file with the
BLM.
The Secretary of the Interior has approved the petition to file a
withdrawal application. The Secretary's approval constitutes a proposal
to withdraw and segregate the subject lands (43 CFR 2310.1-3(e)).
The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or 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 rare plants and fossils on these lands.
Water rights will not be needed to fulfill the purpose of the
proposed withdrawal.
There are no suitable alternative sites, as the described public
lands were specifically selected since the rare plants and fossils
needing protection occur within the Mud Flat Oolite Site boundary.
For a period until November 4, 2024, persons who wish to submit
comments, suggestions, or objections related to the withdrawal
application may present their views in writing to the BLM Idaho State
Office at the address listed above or by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93d1dfdeccdad7ccdfdfdad7aaa0a0a3a3a3ccc4fae7fbf7e1f2e4f2ffd3f1fffebdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a08060715030e150606030e7379797a7a7a151d233e222e382b3d2b260a282627642d253c">[email protected]</span></a>.
Comments will be available for public review by appointment at the
BLM Idaho State Office Public Room from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
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. You may ask
the BLM in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, but we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and
from individuals identifying themselves as representatives of officials
of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public
inspection in their entirety.
Notice is hereby given that the opportunity for a public meeting is
afforded in connection with the withdrawal application. All interested
parties who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on
the withdrawal application must submit a written request to the BLM
Idaho State Office at the address indicated above or by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#98dad4d5c7d1dcc7d4d4d1dca1ababa8a8a8c7cff1ecf0fceaf9eff9f4d8faf4f5b6fff7ee"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92d0dedfcddbd6cddededbd6aba1a1a2a2a2cdc5fbe6faf6e0f3e5f3fed2f0feffbcf5fde4">[email protected]</span></a> by November 4, 2024. If the
authorized officer determines that the BLM will hold a public meeting,
the BLM will publish a notice of the time and place in the Federal
Register and a local newspaper at least 30 days before the scheduled
date of the meeting.
For a period until August 6, 2026, subject to valid existing
rights, the public 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, or disposal
under the Mineral Materials Act of 1947, while the withdrawal
application is being processed, unless the application is denied or
canceled or the withdrawal is approved prior to that date.
The public lands described in this notice will remain open to such
other 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 that 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 in 43 CFR part 2300.
(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714)
Peter Ditton,
BLM Acting Idaho State Director.
[FR Doc. 2024-17315 Filed 8-5-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4331-19-P
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