[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 9, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-19304]
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[Federal Register: August 9, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NM-010-4210-06; NMNM 91323]
Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; New
Mexico
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management proposes to withdraw 4,409.18
acres of public land in Taos and Rio Arriba Counties to protect the
recreational, visual, fish, and wildlife resources of the Rio Grande
within the Racecourse and Agua Caliente Areas of Critical Environmental
Concern. 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 must be received by
November 7, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Comments and requests for a public meeting should be sent to
the Albuquerque District Manager, BLM, 435 Montano Road NE.,
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chet Grandjean, BLM Taos Resource Area Office, (505) 758-8851.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 4, 1994, a petition was approved
allowing the Bureau of Land Management to file an application to
withdraw the following described public land from settlement, sale,
location, or entry under the general land laws, including the mining
laws, subject to valid existing rights:
New Mexico Principal Meridian
T. 23, N., R. 10 E.,
Sec. 1, lots 1 and 2, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 11, lots 5 and 6, and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 12, lots 8 to 15, inclusive, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\,
S\1/2\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 13, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 14, lots 1 to 3, inclusive, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\,
SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 15, lots 1, 2, 3, and 5, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\,
and S\1/2\SE\1/4\.
T. 23, N., R. 11 E.,
Sec. 3, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/2\, and S\1/2\;
Sec. 4, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, and S\1/2\N\1/2\;
Sec. 5, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, and S\1/2\N\1/2\;
Sec. 6, lots 1 to 11, inclusive, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\,
N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 7, N\1/2\NW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 24, N., R. 11 E.,
Sec. 31, S\1/2\;
Sec. 32, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 33, lots 5 to 7, inclusive, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\,
amd S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 34, SW\1/4\.
The area described contains approximately 4,409.18 acres in Taos
and Rio Arriba Counties.
The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect the
recreational, visual, fish, and wildlife resources of the Rio Grande
within the Racecourse and Agua Caliente Areas of Critical Environmental
Concern.
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 Albuquerque District Manager of the Bureau of
Land Management.
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
Albuquerque District 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 the 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 part 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 may be permitted
during the segregative period are licenses, permits, cooperative
agreements, or discretionary land use authorizations of a temporary
nature but only with the approval of an authorized officer of the
Bureau of Land Management.
Dated: August 2, 1994.
Steve Henke,
Acting Associate District Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-19304 Filed 8-8-94; 8:45 am]
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