Notice2026-03540
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension, Public Meeting and Correction of Public Land Order No. 7668 for the Utah Lake Drainage Basin and Diamond Fork Systems, Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project, Utah
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Published
February 23, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
The Secretary of the Interior proposes to extend Public Land Order (PLO) No. 7668, that withdrew public lands from location and entry under the United States mining laws, but not leasing under the mineral or geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights, to protect the ongoing operation, maintenance and possible future replacement of the Diamond Fork Systems of the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project for an additional 20-year term. The acreage described in PLO No. 7668 has been corrected to 6,558.96 acres to reflect the official land description and two parcels identified in the PLO have been corrected as non-Federal. The lands have been and would remain open to all other uses as may by law be authorized on National Forest System (NFS) lands. This notice provides a 90-day public comment period and announces that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host one virtual meeting regarding this proposal.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8499-8500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03540]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UTUT105870323 (UTU-79768); A2407-014-004-065516; #O2509-014-004-
047181.1]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension, Public Meeting and
Correction of Public Land Order No. 7668 for the Utah Lake Drainage
Basin and Diamond Fork Systems, Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah
Project, Utah
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior proposes to extend Public Land
Order (PLO) No. 7668, that withdrew public lands from location and
entry under the United States mining laws, but not leasing under the
mineral or geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights,
to protect the ongoing operation, maintenance and possible future
replacement of the Diamond Fork Systems of the Bonneville Unit of the
Central Utah Project for an additional 20-year term. The acreage
described in PLO No. 7668 has been corrected to 6,558.96 acres to
reflect the official land description and two parcels identified in the
PLO have been corrected as non-Federal. The lands have been and would
remain open to all other uses as may by law be authorized on National
Forest System (NFS) lands. This notice provides a 90-day public comment
period and announces that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host
one virtual meeting regarding this proposal.
DATES: All comments regarding the withdrawal extension proposal must be
received by May 26, 2026. The BLM hold a virtual public meeting in
connection with the proposed
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withdrawal extension on April 9, 2026, at 5 to 6 p.m. Mountain Time
(MT). The BLM will publish the date and instructions for access to the
online public meeting in a local newspaper and any other additional
information about the public meetings a minimum of 30 days prior to the
meeting.
ADDRESSES: All comments and meeting requests should be sent to the BLM
Utah State Office, Attn: Brendan Willig, 440 West 200 South, Suite 500,
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101-1345 or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93f1e4fafffffaf4d3f1fffebdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="086a7f616464616f486a6465266f677e">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brendan Willig, Utah State Office, by
phone at (385) 835-2123. 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Interior, Central Utah
Project Completion Act Office, submitted a petition/application to the
Secretary of the Interior to extend PLO No. 7668 (71 FR 42661) for an
additional 20-year term, subject to valid existing rights. The
Secretary approved the petition; therefore, the request has become a
Secretarial proposal for withdrawal extension. The legal land
description for NFS lands proposed for the withdrawal extension has
been corrected. While the overall footprint of the withdrawal remains
unchanged, the acreage identified in PLO No. 7668 has been updated to
6,558.96 acres to align with the official land description.
Additionally, two parcels originally included in the PLO have been
identified as non-Federal land; however, if these parcels are
subsequently acquired by the United States, they would become subject
to the withdrawal. The corrected land description for the withdrawal is
described as follows:
Uinta National Forest
Salt Lake Meridian, Utah
T. 7 S., R. 3 E.,
sec. 21, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 9 S., R. 3 E.,
sec. 1, S\1/2\SW\1/4\;
sec. 2, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
sec. 12, lots 1 and 2.
T. 9 S., R. 4 E.,
sec. 18, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
T. 8 S., R. 5 E.,
sec. 2, lots 9, 10, 15, and 16, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\;
sec. 11, W\1/2\NE\1/4\ and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
sec. 14, W\1/2\NE\1/4\ and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
sec. 22, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
sec. 28, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ and S\1/2\SE\1/4\.
T. 9 S., R. 5 E.,
sec. 25, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
sec. 35, E\1/2\;
sec. 36.
T. 10 S., R. 5 E.,
sec. 2, lots 1 and 2.
T. 8 S., R. 6 E.,
sec. 32, E\1/2\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\.
T. 9 S., R. 6 E.,
sec. 5, lot 4 and SW\1/4\;
sec. 6, lots 1 and 2, and SE\1/4\;
sec. 7, E\1/2\;
sec. 8, W\1/2\;
sec. 17, W\1/2\;
sec. 18, E\1/2\;
sec. 19, lots 5 thru 8 and lots 10 thru 12, E\1/2\, E\1/2\NW\1/
4\, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
sec. 20, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
sec. 30;
sec. 31, lots 1 thru 10, and NE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
The total areas described aggregate 6,558.96 acres, in Utah County.
The following described lands are non-Federal lands originally
listed in PLO No. 7668 by error and if subsequently acquired by the
United States would become subject to the withdrawal:
Salt Lake Meridian, Utah
T. 9 S., R. 3 E.,
sec. 2, lot 2;
sec. 12, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
The lands described aggregate 80 acres, in Utah County.
The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative
agreement would not constrain nondiscretionary uses.
No water rights would be needed to fulfill the purpose of this
withdrawal extension.
For a period until May 26, 2026, all persons who wish to submit
comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with this proposed
withdrawal extension may present their views in writing to the BLM Utah
State Director at the address indicated above. Before including your
address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying
information in your comment, be aware that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask the BLM in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we
cannot guarantee the BLM will be able to do so.
The withdrawal extension proposal will be processed in accordance
with the regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.
(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714)
Thomas Heinlein,
State Director, Acting.
[FR Doc. 2026-03540 Filed 2-20-26; 8:45 am]
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