Notice of Cancellation of Withdrawal Application for the Upper Pecos River Watershed Protection Area, New Mexico

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April 6, 2026

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Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau

Abstract

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (USFS) announce the cancellation of their joint Upper Pecos River Watershed Area withdrawal application for 163,483 acres of National Forest System lands and 1,327.16 acres of public lands in northern New Mexico. The segregation initiated by publication of notice of the withdrawal application will terminate by operation of law 30 days after publication of this Notice at the time listed below.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 65 (Monday, April 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 17305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06658]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM-106385733]


Notice of Cancellation of Withdrawal Application for the Upper 
Pecos River Watershed Protection Area, New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Forest Service (USFS) announce the cancellation of their 
joint Upper Pecos River Watershed Area withdrawal application for 
163,483 acres of National Forest System lands and 1,327.16 acres of 
public lands in northern New Mexico. The segregation initiated by 
publication of notice of the withdrawal application will terminate by 
operation of law 30 days after publication of this Notice at the time 
listed below.

DATES: This segregation terminated by this Notice will occur at 8 a.m., 
local time, on May 6, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jillian Aragon, Project Manager, BLM 
New Mexico State Office by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bed4d9dfccdfd9d1d0fedcd2d390d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="89e3eee8fbe8eee6e7c9ebe5e4a7eee6ff">[email&#160;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 for contacting Ms. Aragon. 
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: A Notice of Proposed Withdrawal was 
published in the Federal Register on December 16, 2024 (89 FR 101621), 
announcing the agencies' joint application requesting a withdrawal of 
164,810.16 acres of National Forest System lands and public lands in 
New Mexico from location and entry under the United States mining laws, 
and leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, subject to 
valid existing rights, for a period of 20 years. In accordance with 43 
CFR 2310.1-4(a), the agencies have canceled their withdrawal 
application. The agencies have reviewed the proposal in accordance with 
Department of the Interior's Secretary's Order 3418 implementing 
Executive Order 14154 Unleashing American Energy and have determined 
that the withdrawal application area would be better managed to achieve 
evolving national policy objectives under existing authorities and land 
management plans, as both agencies have established provisions to 
address and minimize impacts to the landscape from both leasing mineral 
and geothermal resources and from mining. Pursuant to 43 CFR 2310.2-
1(d), the temporary segregation for the lands described in 89 FR 101621 
is terminated by operation of law and the lands will be opened to 
location and entry under the United States mining laws and leasing 
under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid 
existing rights, the provision of existing withdrawals, other 
segregations of record, and the requirements of applicable law at 8 
a.m., local time, on May 6, 2026. This cancellation notice was 
processed in accordance with the regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 
2300.

(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714).

William F. Groffy,
Principal Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 2026-06658 Filed 4-3-26; 8:45 am]
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