[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 3053]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1304]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[CA-066-1050-00, CACA 35556]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; 
Riverside County, California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management proposes to withdraw 19.83 acres 
of public land in Riverside County to protect the archaeological and 
Native American Religious values of the Pechanga Historic Site. This 
notice closes the land for up to 2 years from settlement, sale, 
location, or entry under the general land laws, including the mining 
laws, and to the operations of the mineral leasing laws and the 
Materials Act of 1947.

DATES: Comments and request for a public meeting must be received by 
April 21, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the 
California State Director, BLM California State Office (CA-931), 2135 
Butano Drive, Sacramento, California 95825-0451.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Mitchell, BLM, Palm Springs-South 
Coast Resource Area Office, (619) 251-4821.

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 from settlement, sale, 
location, or entry under the general land laws, including the mining 
laws, and to the operations of the mineral leasing laws and the 
Material Act of 1947, subject to valid existing rights:

San Bernardino Meridian

T. 5 S., R. 4 W.,
    Sec. 22, lot 5

    The area described contains 19.83 acres in Riverside County.

    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect the 
archaeological and Native American Religious values of the Pechanga 
Historic Site.
    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 California State Director 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 California 
State Director 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 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 this segregative period are those which are compatible with the 
use of land, as determined by BLM.

    Dated: January 9, 1997.
David McIlnay,
Chief, Lands Section.
[FR Doc. 97-1304 Filed 1-17-97; 8:45 am]
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