Notice2024-28938
Notice of Application for Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; John R. Fox Range, Fort Huachuca, Arizona
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Published
December 10, 2024
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Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
The United States Army (Army) has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requesting that the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) withdraw 1,840 acres of Federal subsurface estate lands from location and entry under the United States mining laws, and from leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, but not from disposal under the Mineral Materials Act of 1947, subject to valid existing rights, for a 20-year period. Additionally, the Army requests that the Secretary withdraw 53.48 acres of non-Federal lands, upon Federal acquisition, from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the United States mining laws and mineral leasing laws, and reserved for use by the Army for military purposes (except as indicated in Public Land Order No. 1471), subject to valid existing rights, for an indefinite period. The purpose of the withdrawal requested is to protect the John R. Fox Range, located on Fort Huachuca, Arizona, from potential adverse impacts from mining. Publication of this notice temporarily segregates the lands for up to two years, initiates a 90-day public comment period, and announces to the public an opportunity to request a public meeting on the Army's withdrawal application.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 99271-99272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28938]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_AZ_FRN; AZAZ105869032]
Notice of Application for Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public
Meeting; John R. Fox Range, Fort Huachuca, Arizona
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Army (Army) has filed an application with
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requesting that the Secretary of
the Interior (Secretary) withdraw 1,840 acres of Federal subsurface
estate lands from location and entry under the United States mining
laws, and from leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws,
but not from disposal under the Mineral Materials Act of 1947, subject
to valid existing rights, for a 20-year period. Additionally, the Army
requests that the Secretary withdraw 53.48 acres of non-Federal lands,
upon Federal acquisition, from all forms of appropriation under the
public land laws, including the United States mining laws and mineral
leasing laws, and reserved for use by the Army for military purposes
(except as indicated in Public Land Order No. 1471), subject to valid
existing rights, for an indefinite period. The purpose of the
withdrawal requested is to protect the John R. Fox Range, located on
Fort Huachuca, Arizona, from potential adverse impacts from mining.
Publication of this notice temporarily segregates the lands for up to
two years, initiates a 90-day public comment period, and announces to
the public an opportunity to request a public meeting on the Army's
withdrawal application.
DATES: Comments must be received by March 10, 2025.
ADDRESSES: All comments or requests for a public meeting should be sent
to the BLM Arizona State Office, 1 North Central Avenue, Suite 800,
Phoenix, AZ 85004; or sent by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5d1f1110021c07020a342935392f3c2a3c31021e3230303833292e1d3f3130733a322b"><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#93fefce6f6fffff6e7e7d3f1fffebdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="98f5f7edfdf4f4fdececd8faf4f5b6fff7ee">[email protected]</span></a>; or you may contact the BLM office 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
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 Army requests this withdrawal to protect
the military training and testing mission at Fort Huachuca's John R.
Fox Range. This request is for a new 20-year withdrawal encompassing
1,840 acres of Army lands previously withdrawn by Public Land Order
(PLO) No. 6788 (expired August 8, 2010). The Army has also identified
an additional 53.48 acres (both the surface and subsurface estate) of
non-Federal lands within the John R. Fox Range that the Army is
requesting be withdrawn, upon Federal acquisition, and reserved for use
by the Department of the Army for military
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purposes (except as indicated in PLO No. 1471), subject to valid
existing rights, for an indefinite period or for such period as the
Secretary of the Interior deems appropriate.
The Secretary of the Interior has been authorized by Congress to
acquire these 53.48 acres as part of a larger tract of State of Arizona
owned lands under section 2872(a) of Public Law (Pub. L.) 106-65. The
Secretary of the Interior is also authorized under section 2872(g) of
Public Law 106-65 to withdraw and reserve these lands after acquisition
for the use of the Army ``for military training and testing in the same
manner as other Federal lands located in the Fort Huachuca East Range
(now John R. Fox Range) that were withdrawn and reserved for Army use
through Public Land Order 1471 of 1957.'' As PLO No. 1471 established
an indefinite withdrawal, the Army is requesting these additional 53.48
acres for indefinite withdrawal, as well.
The following described Army lands are the subject of the Army's
withdrawal application and are temporarily segregated for a period of
up to two years from location and entry under the U.S. mining laws,
from leasing under the mineral leasing laws or geothermal leasing laws
but not from disposal under the Mineral Materials Act of 1947, subject
to valid existing rights:
(Federal Subsurface Estate)
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 20 S., R. 20 E.,
sec. 33, S1/2SE1/4;
sec. 34, S1/2NW1/4 and SE1/4.
T. 21 S., R. 20 E.,
sec. 10, SE1/4;
sec. 11, NE1/4;
sec. 13, SE1/4;
sec. 15, NE1/4;
sec. 24, NE1/4.
T. 20 S., R. 21 E.,
sec. 19, SE1/4;
sec. 31, NE1/4, E1/2NW1/4, and S1/2.
The areas described aggregate 1,840 acres.
Additionally, the Army is requesting the following described lands
be withdrawn, upon Federal acquisition, from all forms of appropriation
under the public land laws, including the United States mining laws and
mineral leasing laws, and reserved for use by the Army for military
purposes (except as indicated in PLO No. 1471), subject to valid
existing rights, for an indefinite period or for such period as the
Secretary of the Interior deems appropriate:
(Surface and Subsurface Estate--Lands Withdrawn Upon Federal
Acquisition)
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 21 S., R. 20 E.,
sec. 4, lot 1.
The area described contains 53.48 acres.
The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative
agreement would not provide adequate protection of the specified lands.
No additional water rights are needed to fulfill the purpose of
this requested withdrawal.
There are no suitable alternative sites since the requested
withdrawal area is within the John R. Fox Range.
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.
For a period of two years from the date of publication in the
Federal Register, the lands will be segregated as specified above
unless the application is denied or canceled.
This application will be processed in accordance with the
regulations at 43 CFR 2300.
Authority:
43 U.S.C. 1714(b)(1) and 43 CFR 2310.3-1 and Public Law 106-65.
Gera Ashton,
Acting State Director, Arizona State Office.
[FR Doc. 2024-28938 Filed 12-9-24; 8:45 am]
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