[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 2682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1187]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NM-010-1430-01; NMNM 97074]


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 2,434.56 
acres of Federal lands and 1,076.97 acres of non-Federal lands in Taos 
and Rio Arriba Counties to protect the recreational and scenic values 
of the Rio Grande Corridor, NM. 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 April 17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: 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: Francina Martinez, BLM, Taos Resource 
Area Office, (505) 758-8851.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 3, 1997, 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

Federal Lands

T. 23 N., R. 9 E.,
    Sec. 22, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 23, lots 1 to 4, inclusive;
    Sec. 24, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ and N\1/2\SW\1/4\ except 2.84 acres in 
tract A;
    Sec. 26, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 27, NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SW\1/4\.
T. 23 N., R. 10 E.,
    Sec. 15, lots 6 to 9, inclusive;
    Sec. 16, lot 3, and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 19, lots 14, 20 to 22, inclusive, lots 36 and 37;
    Sec. 20, lots 13 to 16, inclusive;
    Sec. 21, lots 1 and 2, and 6 to 8, inclusive.
T. 24 N., R. 11 E.,
    Sec. 32, lot 3.
T. 25 N., R. 11 E.,
    Sec. 35, lot 1, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 36, lot 1.
T. 27 N., R. 11 E.,
    Sec. 36, lots 5 to 7, inclusive, and a parcel of land lying 
along the west boundary and within the Antoine Leroux Land Grant.
T. 27 N., R. 12 E.,
    Sec. 30, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and W\1/
2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 31, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, and 130 acres of 
the Antoine Leroux Land Grant meandering the east boundary of the 
Rio Grande.
T. 28 N., R. 12 E.,
    Sec. 10: N\1/2\NW\1/4\ except patent # 39879.

    The areas described aggregate 2,434.56 acres in Taos and Rio 
Arriba Counties.

Non-Federal Lands

T. 23 N., R. 9 E.,
    Sec. 23, tract A, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 24, lot 1, tract A, patent #178, patent #179, N\1/2\NE\1/
4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/
4\.
T. 23 N., R. 10 E.,
    Sec. 16, lots 1 to 2, inclusive, small holding claim (SHC) 966 
tr. 2, SHC 2143, and SHC 1536.
    Sec. 19, lots 3 to 4, inclusive and lots 13, 29, and 30, SHC 
3266, SHC 388, SHC 969, SHC 561 tr. 3, SHC 559 tr. 1, SHC 556 tr. 2, 
SHC 560 tr. 2 and 4, SHC 792 tr. 1 and 2, SHC 792 (2), SHC 966, SHC 
380 tr. 3, SHC 386, SHC 389, SHC 382 tr. 1, and SHC 494 tr. 2.
    Sec. 20, lots 1, 3, 4, SHC 560 tr. 4, SHC 968 tr. 2, SHC 556 tr. 
3, SHC 1121 Borrego, Archuleta, Roybal, SHC 561 tr. 4, SHC 798 
Romero, Bolton, SHC 801 tr. 1, 2, & 3, SHC 1000, SHC 1120, SHC 4472 
tr. 2, and SHC 1111 tr. 3.
    Sec. 21, SHC 1111 tr. 3, SHC 1120, SHC 966 tr. 1, SHC 349, SHC 
355, SHC 402, SHC 403, SHC 488, SHC 487 tr. 1 & 2, SHC 490 Romero, 
Roybal, SHC 487 Romero, Ortega, SHC 966 tr. 2, SHC 2143, and SHC 
1536.

    The areas described aggregate 1,076.972 acres in Rio Arriba 
County.

    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect the 
recreational and scenic values of the Rio Grande Corridor, NM.
    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: January 7, 1997.
Michael R. Ford,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 97-1187 Filed 1-16-97; 9:06 am]
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