[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 232 (Monday, December 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63860-63861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30579]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[NM-038-1110-00; NMNM 95103]


Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Ladrones 
Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern, New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The BLM proposes to withdraw 4,556.60 acres of public land and 
40.0 acres of non-Federal land in Socorro County, New Mexico to protect 
State endangered desert bighorn sheep habitat in the Ladrones Mountain 
Area of Critical Environmental Concern. This notice closes the Federal 
land for up to 2 years from surface entry and mining. The land will 
remain open to mineral leasing.

DATES: Comments and requests for meetings should be received on or 
before March 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Socorro 
Resource Area Manager, 198 Neel Avenue, Socorro, New Mexico 87801.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois Bell, BLM, Socorro Resource Area 
Office, 198 Neel Ave., NW, Socorro, New Mexico 87801, or telephone 
(505) 835-0412.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 22, 1996, a petition was 
approved allowing the BLM to file an application to withdraw the 
following described public land from settlement, sale, location and 
entry under the general land laws, including the mining laws, subject 
to valid existing rights:

New Mexico Principal Meridian

T. 2 N., R. 2 W.,
    Sec. 2, lots 1 to 8, inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/2\, and N\1/2\S\1/2\;
    Sec. 32, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, and W\1/2\SW\1/4\.
T. 3 N., R. 2 W.,
    Secs. 16, 32 and 36.
T. 2 N., R. 3 W.,
    Sec. 2, lot 4, S\1/2\N\1/2\, and S\1/2\;
    Sec. 16;
    Sec. 36, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 3 N., R. 3 W.,
    Sec. 36, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\.

    The area described aggregates 4,556.60 acres in Socorro County.

    The petition was also approved allowing the BLM to file an 
application to withdraw the following described non-Federal lands 
(private surface and private minerals). In the event the non-Federal 
lands (private surface and private minerals) return to Federal 
ownership, the lands would become subject to the withdrawal.

New Mexico Principal Meridian

T. 3 N., R. 3 W.,
    Sec. 36, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.

    The area described aggregates 40.0 acres in Socorro County.

    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 BLM Socorro Resource Area Manager.
    Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is

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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 BLM 
Socorro Resource Area 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 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 public 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 leases, permits, and rights-of-way.

    Dated: November 22, 1996.
Josie Banegas,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-30579 Filed 11-29-96; 8:45 am]
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