[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 166 (Monday, August 29, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-21269]


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[Federal Register: August 29, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NM-920-4210-06; NMNM 034615]

 

Notice of 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 1,790.66-acre withdrawal for the Bernalillo Watershed 
continue for an additional 20 years. The land will remain closed to 
mining, but will be opened to such forms of disposition as may by law 
be made of National Forest System lands and has been and will remain 
open to mineral leasing.

DATES: Comments should be received by November 28, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments would be sent to State Director, BLM New Mexico 
State Office, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe, NM 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. 1882 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 land is described as follows:

New Mexico Principal Meridian

T. 12 N., R. 4 E.,
    Sec. 2, lot 4, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 3, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/2\, and S\1/2\;
    Sec. 10, lots 5 to 9, inclusive, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, and NE\1/
4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 11, lots 2, 3, and 4, E\1/2\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 12, E\1/2\SW\1/4\ (excluding approximately 40 acres within 
the Sandia Wilderness), NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\ 
(excluding approximately 20 acres in the S\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\ within 
the Sandia Wilderness).
    The area described contains approximately 1,790.66 acres in 
Sandoval County.

    The purpose of the withdrawal is to protect the Bernalillo 
Watershed. The withdrawal segregates the land 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 be continued and, if so, for how long. The 
final determination on the continuation of the withdrawal will be 
published in the Federal Register. The existing withdrawal will 
continue until such final determination is made.

    Dated: August 16, 1994.
Mike Ford,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 94-21269 Filed 8-26-94; 8:45 am]
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