[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 20, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-17638]


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[Federal Register: July 20, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[AZ-930-4210-06; A-25613]

 

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; 
Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) proposes to withdraw for a 
period of 50 years, 1,988.27 acres of public land in Maricopa and 
Yavapai counties contiguous to existing Lake Pleasant which is an 
integral part of the Central Arizona Project. The purpose of the 
withdrawal is to reserve, from all forms of settlement, sale, location, 
or entry, the lands lying within the normal operating levels of the New 
Waddell Dam which are/would be prone to periodic inundation and/or 
water storage regimes. Any form of entry onto these lands, except for 
temporary uses of extremely short duration, could be hazardous to the 
health and safety of the public land users. Additionally, the enlarged 
lake will allow for increased recreational use and the BOR proposes to 
construct several new recreational developments to meet this demand. 
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 
October 18, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Arizona 
State Director, BLM, P.O. Box 16563, Phoenix, Arizona 85011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Mezes, BLM Arizona State Office, 
602-650-0509.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 24, 1994, the petition was approved 
allowing the BOR to file the application to withdraw the following 
described public land from settlement, sale, location, and entry under 
the general land laws and the mining laws, but not the mineral leasing 
laws. The withdrawal would be issued subject to valid existing rights. 
Lands proposed for withdrawal are described as follows:

Gila and Salt River Meridian

T. 7 N., R. 1 E.,
    Sec. 12, ptn of the N\1/2\NW\1/4\ of lot 2.
T. 6 N., R. 1 E.,
    Sec. 3, W\1/2\ of lot 10;
    Sec. 10, S\1/2\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 15, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\.
T. 6 N., R. 1 W.,
    Sec. 1, lots 1-3 and 5-7, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 12, lot 1, E\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, E\1/2\ and that portion of the W\1/2\ lying east of the 
east right-of-way boundary of the Castle Hot Springs Road.
T. 7 N., R. 1 W.,
    Sec. 13, W\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 23, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\W\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, 
E\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 24, NW\1/4\, W\1/2\W\1/2\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 25, W\1/2\,NE\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate approximately 1,988.27 acres in 
Maricopa and Yavapai Counties, Arizona.
    The purpose of the withdrawal is to reserve the lands within the 
normal operating levels of New Waddell Dam which are/will be prone to 
periodic inundation and/or water storage regimes and to protect the 
Federal investment in the Lake Pleasant project.
    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 undersigned officer of the BLM.
    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 subject must submit a written request to the undersigned officer 
within 90 days from the date of publication of this notice. Upon a 
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 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 only those temporary land uses which 
are compatible with the proposed use of the land by the BOR.
    The temporary segregation of the land in connection with the 
withdrawal application or proposal shall not affect administrative 
jurisdiction over the land, and the segregation shall not have the 
effect of authorizing any use of the land by the BOR.

    Dated: July 7, 1994.
Herman L. Kast,
Deputy State Director, Lands and Renewable Resources.
[FR Doc. 94-17638 Filed 7-19-94; 8:45 am]
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