[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 9, 1994)]
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[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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