01-25172. Order Providing for Opening of Public Land in Eddy County, New Mexico

AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This order will open 14,951.78 acres which were segregated for an exchange under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716) as amended, to surface entry, mining, and mineral leasing. A decision has been made to not continue the exchange proposal. The land is described as follows:

New Mexico Principal Meridian	Acres
T. 201/2 S., R. 22 E:
Sec. 33, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S1/2SW1/4, and SW1/4SE1/4	255.53
Sec. 34, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, and S1/2S1/2	310.18
Sec. 35, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, and S1/2S1/2	325.09
T. 21 S., R. 22 E:
Sec. 01, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S1/2N1/2, and S1/2	640.40
Sec. 04, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S1/2N1/2, and S1/2	640.32
Sec. 11, all	640.00
Sec. 12, all	640.00
Sec. 13, all	640.00
Sec. 14, E1/2	320.00
Sec. 15, all	640.00
Sec. 24, E1/2	320.00
T. 20 S., R. 23 E:
Sec. 33, all	640.00
Sec. 35, all	640.00
T. 23 S., R. 23 E:
Sec. 12, E1/2NE1/4, E1/2NW1/4, SW1/4NW1/4, and S1/2	520.00
Sec. 13, all	640.00
Sec. 22, all	640.00
Sec. 23, all	640.00
Sec. 24, all	640.00
T. 20 S., R. 24 E:
Sec. 17, S1/2	320.00
Sec. 18, lots 3, 4, E1/2SW1/4, and SE1/4	318.85
T. 23 S., R. 24 E:
Sec. 03, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S1/2N1/2, S1/2	634.28
Sec. 10, all	640.00
T. 20 S., R. 25 E:
Sec. 30, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, W1/2NE1/4, SE1/4NE1/4, E1/2W1/2, and SE1/4	600.32
Sec. 33, all	640.00
T. 25 S., R. 27 E:
Sec. 04, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S1/2N1/2, and S1/2	637.04
Sec. 06, lots 3 to 7, inclusive, SE1/4NW1/4, and E1/2SW1/4	310.91
Sec. 17, all	640.00
Sec. 18, lots 3, 4, E1/2, and E1/2SW1/4	478.86
Containing 14,951.78 acres, more or less

EFFECTIVE DATE:

October 9, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bobbe Young, BLM Carlsbad Field Office, 620 E. Greene, Carlsbad, NM 88220, [phone].

Dated: September 11, 2001.

Leslie A. Theiss,

Carlsbad Field Manager.