[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 232 (Monday, December 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 63860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30578]
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NM-038-1110-00; NMNM95104]
Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Devil's
Backbone Bighorn Sheep Habitat Area, New Mexico
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The BLM proposes to withdraw 5,607.52 acres of public land in
Socorro County, New Mexico to protect State endangered desert bighorn
sheep habitat in the Devil's Backbone Bighorn Sheep Habitat Area. This
notice closes the land for up to 2 years from surface entry and mining.
The land will remain open to mineral leasing.
DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting should be received on
or before March 3, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Socorro
Resource Area Manager, 198 Neel Avenue, Socorro, New Mexico 87801.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lois Bell, BLM, Socorro Resource Area Office, 198 Neel Ave, NW,
Socorro, New Mexico 87801, or telephone (505) 835-0412.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 22, 1996, a petition was
approved allowing the BLM to file an application to withdraw the
following described public land from settlement, sale, location and
entry under the general land laws, including the mining laws, subject
to valid existing rights:
New Mexico Principal Meridian
T. 5 S., R. 3 W.,
Sec. 16, lots 5 to 8, inclusive, N\1/2\, and N\1/2\S\1/2\;
Secs. 21, 28, 29, and 32.
T. 6 S., R. 3 W.,
Sec. 4, lots 3 and 4, and SW\1/4\;
Sec. 9, W\1/2\;
Sec. 15, W\1/2\;
Sec. 16;
Sec. 22, E\1/2\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and E\1/2\SW\1/
4\.
T. 5 S., R. 4 W.,
Sec. 25, E\1/2\.
The area described aggregates 5,607.52 acres in Socorro County,
New Mexico.
For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this
notice, all persons who wish to submit comments, suggestions, or
objections in connection with the proposed withdrawal may present their
views in writing to the BLM Socorro Resource Area Manager. Notice is
hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is afforded in
connection with the proposed withdrawal. All interested persons who
desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on the proposed
withdrawal must submit a written request to the BLM Socorro Resource
Area Manager within 90 days from the date of publication of this
notice. Upon determination by the authorized officer that a public
meeting will be held, a notice of time and place will be published in
the Federal Register at least 30 days before the scheduled date of the
meeting.
The application will be processed in accordance with the
regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2300. For a period of 2 years from the
date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the land
will be segregated as specified above unless the application is denied
or canceled or the withdrawal is approved prior to that date. The
temporary uses which will be permitted during this segregative period
are leases, permits, and rights-of-way.
Dated: November 22, 1996.
Josie Banegas,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-30578 Filed 11-29-96; 8:45 am]
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