[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 147 (Tuesday, August 2, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-18700]


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[Federal Register: August 2, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[AZ-930-4210-06; AZA-26180, AZA-26965]

 

Withdrawal and Cancellation of Applications, Opening of Lands; 
Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: By letters dated June 29, 1994, the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Forest Service, requested the withdrawal and cancellation 
of applications AZA-26180 and AZA-26965. Application AZA-26180 
requested the withdrawal of 94,651 acres of national forest land 
located in the Coronado National Forest for the ``Sky Islands'' 
project. Application AZA-26965 requested the withdrawal of 90.00 acres 
of national forest land located in the Tonto National Forest for the 
Payson Visitor Information Center. This action will cancel the 
withdrawal applications and is considered a record clearing action 
only. Termination of the 2-year segregation is statutory and 
automatically restores the land to its original status. In this 
instance, the lands are open to location and entry under the mining 
laws, subject to valid existing rights. It has been and continues to 
remain open to all other uses applicable to national forest land 
including mineral leasing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 2, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Mezes, BLM Arizona State Office, 
P.O. Box 16563, Phoenix, Arizona 85011, 602-650-0509.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Notices of Proposed Withdrawal were 
published in the Federal Register on September 27, 1991, and July 22, 
1992, respectively. The notices closed the land to location and entry 
under the mining laws only for a period of 2 years. The land remained 
open to other uses applicable to national forest lands, including 
mineral leasing. The temporary segregation on AZA-26180 expired on 
September 26, 1993, and on AZA-26965 on July 21, 1994. For specific 
land descriptions see previously published notices in the Federal 
Registers dated September 27, 1991, (Vol. 56, No. 188, page 49200) and 
July 21, 1992, (Vol. 57, No. 141, page 32558). The land in the two 
notices aggregate approximately 94,741.00 acres located in the Coronado 
and Tonto National Forests in Pima, Graham, Cochise and Gila Counties 
in Arizona.

    Dated: July 21, 1994.
Herman L. Kast,
Deputy State Director, Lands and Renewable Resources.
[FR Doc. 94-18700 Filed 8-1-94; 8:45 am]
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