[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 79 (Monday, April 25, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-9909]
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[Federal Register: April 25, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NM-920-4210-06; NMNM 024939]
Notice of Proposed Continuation of Withdrawal; New Mexico
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,
proposes that a 225.33-acre withdrawal for the Black Range and Mimbres
Administrative Sites in the Gila National Forest continue for an
additional 20 years. The lands will remain closed to mining, but will
be opened to surface entry and to such forms of disposition as may by
law be made of the National Forest System lands. The lands have been
and will remain open to mineral leasing.
DATES: Comments should be received by July 25, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to State Director, BLM New Mexico
State Office, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502, 505-438-7502.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Georgiana E. Armijo, BLM New Mexico State Office, 505-438-7594.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, proposes that the existing land withdrawal made by
Public Land Order No. 1413, be continued for a period of 20 years
pursuant to section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976, U.S.C. 1714 (1988). The lands are described as follows:
New Mexico Principal Meridian
Gila National Forest
Black Range Administrative Site
T. 16 S., R. 8 W.,
Sec. 17, lots 8, 9, 10, and 11 (exclusive of lands included in
mineral patent).
Mimbres Administrative Site
T. 16 S., R. 11 W.,
Sec. 7, W\1/2\NE\1/4\.
The areas described aggregate 225.33 acres in Sierra and Grant
Counties.
The purpose of the withdrawal is to protect the Black Range and
Mimbres Administrative Sites in the Gila National Forest. The
withdrawal segregates the lands from operation of the public land laws
generally, including the mining laws, but not the mineral leasing laws.
No change is proposed in the purpose of the withdrawal, but the lands
will be opened to surface entry and to such forms of disposition as may
by law be made of the National Forest System lands.
For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this
notice, all persons who wish to submit comments in connection with the
proposed withdrawal continuation may present their views in writing to
the State Director in the New Mexico State Office.
The authorized officer of the Bureau of Land Management will
undertake such investigations as are necessary to determine the
existing and potential demand for the land and its resources. A report
will also be prepared for consideration by the Secretary of the
Interior, the President, and the Congress, who will determine whether
or not the withdrawal will be continued, and if so, for how long.
The final determination on the continuation of the withdrawal will
be published in the Federal Register. The existing withdrawal will
continue until such final determination is made.
Dated: April 14, 1994.
Carol L. Sampson,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 94-9909 Filed 4-22-94; 8:45 am]
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