[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 179 (Friday, September 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 47962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22920]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
(NM-010-1430-01; NMNM 93823)


Notice of 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 2,937.67 
acres of public and non-public lands in Taos and Rio Arriba Counties to 
protect the riparian, scenic, and recreational values of the Embudo 
Canyon ACEC. This notice closes the land for up to 2 years from surface 
entry and mining.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
December 14, 1995.

ADDRESS: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the 
Albuquerque District Manager, BLM, 435 Montano Road N.E., Albuquerque, 
New Mexico 87107.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lora Yonemoto, BLM, Taos Resource Area 
Office, (505) 758-8851.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 17, 1995, a petition was approved 
allowing the Bureau of Land Management to file an application to 
withdraw the following described public land and non-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. 22 N., R. 10 E.,
    Sec. 1, NE\1/4\.
T. 22 N., R. 11 E.,
    Sec. 5, lots 2 to 4, inclusive, NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 6, N\1/2\.
T. 23 N., R. 10 E.,
    Sec. 36, S\1/2\NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\.
T. 23 N., R. 11 E.,
    Sec. 27, lots 7 and 8, and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 28, S\1/2\S\1/2\;
    Sec. 29, S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 31, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 32;
    Sec. 33, N\1/2\ and NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, lot 5 and NW\1/4\.

    The area described, including both public and nonpublic lands, 
aggregate 2,937.67 acres in Taos and Rio Arriba Counties.

    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect the riparian, 
scenic, and recreational values of the Embudo Canyon Area 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 meetings.
    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 cancelled or the withdrawal is 
approved prior to that date. The temporary uses which may be permitted 
during this 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 30, 1995.
Sue E. Richardson,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 95-22920 Filed 9-14-95; 8:45 am]
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