[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 38 (Friday, February 25, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-4236]


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[Federal Register: February 25, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NM-920-4210-06; NMNM 0450823]

 

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 796.50-acre withdrawal for the Dry Camp Picnic Ground, 
Balsam Glade Picnic Ground, Sandia Crest Observation Recreation Site, 
Kiwanis Point Picnic Ground, Tree Spring Picnic Ground, Capulin Spring 
Picnic Ground, Sandia Man Cave Recreation Site, and La Madera Winter 
Sports Area, all within the Sandia Ranger District in the Cibola 
National Forest, continue for an additional 20 years. The lands will 
remain closed to mining, but have been and will remain open to surface 
entry and mineral leasing.

DATES: Comments should be received by May 26, 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. 3498 be continued for a period of 20 years 
pursuant to section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714 (1988).

    The lands are described as follows:

New Mexico Principal Meridian

Cibola National Forest

Dry Camp Picnic Ground

T. 11 N., R. 5 E., (Unsurveyed) (40 acres)
    Sec. 4, S\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\.

Balsam Glade Picnic Ground

T. 11 N., R. 5 E., (Unsurveyed) (30 acres)
    Sec. 4, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\ and S\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\.

Sandia Crest Observation Recreation Site

    That portion that lies outside the Sandia Wilderness described 
as
T. 11 N., R. 5 E., (Unsurveyed) (69 acres)
    Sec. 6, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/
2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\.

Kiwanis Point Picnic Ground

    That portion that lies outside the Sandia Wilderness described 
as
T. 11 N., R. 5 E., (Unsurveyed) (42.50 acres)
    Sec. 6, W\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/
2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, NW\1/
4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and N\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.

Tree Spring Picnic Ground

T. 11 N., R. 5 E., (Unsurveyed) (40 acres)
    Sec. 9, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
Capulin Spring Picnic Ground
T. 11 N., R. 5 E., (Unsurveyed) (50 acres)
    Sec. 4, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\ and NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 12 N., R. 5 E.,
    Sec. 33, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ and S\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.

Sandia Man Cave Recreation Site

    That portion that lies outside the Sandia Wilderness described 
as
T. 12 N., R. 5 E., (45 acres)
    Sec. 22, E\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ (parts of lot 1 and Reconveyance 
NM 0592), W\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\ (parts of lot 3 and Reconveyance NM 
0592), and E\1/2\E\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\ (part of lot 3).

La Madera Winter Sports Area

    That portion that lies outside the Sandia Wilderness described 
as
T. 11 N., R. 5 E., (Unsurveyed) (480 acres)
    Sec. 4, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\S\1/2\NW\1/4\, N\1/
2\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and 
W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 5, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and 
S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 6, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 8, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/
4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/
2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\.

    The lands described aggregate 796.50 acres in Bernalillo and 
Sandoval Counties.

    The purpose of the withdrawal is to protect the Dry Camp Picnic 
Ground, Balsam Glade Ground, Sandia Crest Observation Recreation Site, 
Kiwanis Point Picnic Ground, Tree Spring Picnic Ground, Capulin Spring 
Picnic Ground, Sandia Man Cave Recreation Site, and La Madera Winter 
Sports Area all within the Sandia Ranger District in the Cibola 
National Forest. The withdrawal segregates the lands from location and 
entry under the mining laws, but not the mineral leasing laws. No 
change is proposed in the purpose or segregative effect of the 
withdrawal.
    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 continue and, if so, for how long. The final 
determination of the continuation of the withdrawal will be published 
in the Federal Register. The existing withdrawal will continue until 
such final determination is made.

    Dated: February 14, 1994.
Malcolm J. Schnitker,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 94-4236 Filed 2-24-94; 8:45 am]
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