[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 59 (Monday, March 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14937-14938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7543]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[NM-010-5700-77; NMNM 101506]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; 
New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 
has filed an application to withdraw approximately 7,346.99 acres of 
National Forest Service lands in aid of legislation for the Santo 
Domingo land claim settlement. This notice closes the land for up to 2 
years from location and entry under the United States mining laws. the 
land will remain open to all other uses which may be made of National 
Forest Service lands.

DATES: Comments or requests for a meeting should be received on or 
before June 28, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Bob Armstrong, United States 
Forest Service, Lands and Minerals staff, 517 Gold Avenue, SW., 
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102-0084.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Vollman, Office of the Solicitor, 
Department of the Interior, 2400 Louisiana Blvd., NE., Albuquerque, New 
Mexico, (505) 346-2700 or Bob Armstrong at the above address or 
telephone (505) 842-3276.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest Service has filed an application 
to withdraw the following described National Forest Service lands from 
location and entry under the United States mining laws, subject to 
valid existing rights.

New Mexico Principal Meridian

National Forest Service--Southwestern Region

T. 16 N., R. 4 E.
    Sec. 4, lots 1-7, inclusive, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, S\1/
2\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 5, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 8, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 9, lots 5-9, inclusive W\1/2\.
T. 17 N., R. 4 E.
    Sec. 25, lots 1-4, inclusive, S\1/2\S\1/2\;
    Sec. 26, lots 1-4, inclusive S\1/2\S\1/2\;
    Sec. 27, lots 1-4, inclusive S\1/2\S\1/2\;
    Sec. 28, lots 1-4, inclusive S\1/2\S\1/2\; lots 1-4,
    Sec. 29, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 32, unsurveyed;
    Secs. 33 to 36, inclusive.
T. 15 N., R. 6 E.
    Sec. 10, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ portion of lot 1;
    Sec. 11, lots 1-3, portions of lots 4 and 5, inclusive, SE\1/4\ 
and NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 12, lots 1-4, inclusive, S\1/2\
    Sec. 13, lots 1-4, inclusive, N\1/2\NE\1/4\ and NE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, portions of lots 1 and 2.
T. 15 N., R. 7 E.
    Sec. 7, lots 1-4, inclusive, S\1/2\S\1/2\; (portion outside of 
the Santa Cruz Spring Tract)
    Sec. 8, lots 8 and 9, inclusive;
    Sec. 9 and 10, inclusive, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 17, lots 2, 3 and 6, inclusive;
    Sec. 18, lots 1, 2, 5 and 6, inclusive, N\1/2\NW\1/4\ and NE\1/
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The areas described, including both surveyed and unsurveyed lands, 
aggregate approximately 7,346.99 in Sandoval and Santa Fe Counties.
    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect the lands 
while legislation is being drafted to transfer these lands to the Santo 
Domingo Pueblo as part of the Pueblo's land claim settlement.
    For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of the notice, 
all persons who wish to submit comments, suggestions, or objections in 
connection with the proposed withdrawal may present their views in 
writing by the date specified above, to the Forest Supervisor, Lands 
and Minerals, Southwestern Region.
    Notice is hereby given that a public meeting in connection with the 
proposed withdrawal will be held at a later date. A notice of time and 
place will be published in the Federal Register and a newspaper in the 
general vicinity of the lands to be withdrawn 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 legislation enacted 
or a withdrawal is approved prior to the date.

    Dated: March 16, 1999.
Steve Salzman,
Acting Albuquerque Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 99-7543 Filed 3-26-99; 8:45 am]
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