[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19793-19795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9022]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA-650-1430-ET; CACA 2642 01]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; 
California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management proposes to withdraw 22,331.83 
acres of public lands in Kern County to protect the Desert Tortoise 
Natural Area. This notice closes the

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lands for up to 2 years from surface entry and mining. The lands will 
remain open to mineral leasing and the Materials Act of 1947. Up to 
3,206.52 acres of non-federally owned lands would be subject to this 
withdrawal if they are acquired by the United States in the future by 
exchange, donation, or purchase. The Desert Tortoise Natural Area was 
originally withdrawn, for a term of 20 years, by Public Land Order 
number 5694, which expired on February 4, 2000. The Bureau of Land 
Management has determined that the lands should be withdrawn for an 
additional 20 years, which is the purpose of this proposed action.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
July 11, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Field 
Manager, BLM Ridgecrest Field Office (CA-650), 300 South Richmond Road, 
Ridgecrest, California 93555.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Duane Marti, BLM California State 
Office, 916-978-4675 or Janet Eubanks, BLM California District Office, 
909-697-5376.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 13, 2000, a petition was approved 
allowing the Bureau of Land Management to file an application to 
withdraw the following described public lands from location and entry 
under the mining laws, subject to valid existing rights:

Public Lands

Mount Diablo Meridian, California

T. 30 S., R. 38 E.,
    Sec. 13, lots 1, 2, 9, 10, and 11, E\1/2\SE\1/4\, and 90.11 
acres of S\1/2\ lying easterly of Koehn Dry Lake per Dependent 
Resurvey approved July 30, 1971;
    Sec. 23, lots 6, 7, 8, 11, and 12, E\1/2\SE\1/4\ , and 
unnumbered lots with 5.72, 19.06, 21.29 and 37.04 acres;
    Sec. 24, lots 1 to 3, inclusive, and lots 5 to 16, inclusive;
    Sec. 25;
    Sec. 26, lots 1, 2, 4, and 5, E\1/2\, and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 35;
    Sec. 36, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, NW\1/4\NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/
2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 31 S., R. 38 E.,
    Secs. 1 to 4, inclusive;
    Sec. 5, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 8;
    Sec. 9, N\1/2\, SE\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/
2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 10;
    Sec. 11, N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, 
S\1/2\N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and W\1/2\SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 12;
    Sec. 13, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/
4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\E\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
E\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/
2\E\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/
4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/
4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/
4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and E\1/2\E\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 14;
    Sec. 15, E\1/2\, SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
N\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\ NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 16, E\1/2\, E\1/2\W\1/2\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\S\1/2\SW\1/4\/
NW\1/4\, E\1/2\W\1/2\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and NW\1/
4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 17, N\1/2\;
    Sec. 18, lots 3 and 4, E/12, and E\1/2\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 19, N\1/2\N\1/2\ of lot 1 of the NW\1/4\, S\1/2\ of lot 1 
of the NW\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of the SW\1/4\ and E\1/2\;
    Sec. 20;
    Sec. 21, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/
4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
N\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\E\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, 
NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and E\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 22;
    Sec. 23, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and S\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/
4\;
    Secs. 24 and 26;
    Sec. 27, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/
4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\,W\1/2\NE\1/
4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\N\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
S\1/2\S\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\S\1/2\SW\1/
4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/
2\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 28 to 30, inclusive;
    Sec. 31, lots 1 and 2 of the NW\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of the SW\1/
4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 32;
    Sec. 33, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\W\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\E\1/
2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/
2\S\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/
4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\W\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, 
NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, 
SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, and N\1/
2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 34.
T. 32 S., R. 38 E.,
    Sec. 4 and 6;
    Sec. 5, lots 15, 28, 31, 41, 49, 51, 99, 103, 113, 119, 136, 
142, 170, 191, 200, 218 and 223 of Tract No. 2714, as per map filed 
December 7, 1962 in Book 13 Pages 94 to 98, inclusive of maps in the 
office of the county recorder of said county.
    The areas described aggregate 22,331.83 acres in Kern County.

    In addition, if any of the non-federally owned lands within the 
area described below are acquired by the United States in the future by 
exchange, donation, or purchase, those lands will be subject to this 
withdrawal:

Non-Federally Owned Lands

Mount Diablo Meridian, California

T. 30 S., R. 38 E.,
    Sec. 36, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and W\1/
2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 31 S., R. 38 E.,
    Sec. 9, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/
2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\, and S\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 11, N\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and N\1/
2\N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\E\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/
4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/
4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, 
N\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/
2\E\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/
4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, N\1/
2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\E\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\ 
and NE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 15, E\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\N\1/
2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/
4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 16, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/
4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\S\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/
4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 17, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 18, lots 1 and 2;
    Sec. 19, lot 2 of the NW\1/4\ and S\1/2\N\1/2\ of lot 1 of the 
NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 21, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, 
W\1/2\E\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/
4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, 
and W\1/2\W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 23, N\1/2\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 27, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/
4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\N\1/2\NW\1/
4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\S\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
S\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 31, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, 
and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 33, W\1/2\E\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\W\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
S\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\W\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, 
SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\,

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SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 32 S., R. 38 E.,
    Sec. 5, lot 2 of the N\1/2\, portion of lot 1 of the NW\1/4\, 
portion of lot 1 of the NE\1/4\, N\1/2\S\1/2\, and a portion of the 
S\1/2\S\1/2\, excluding lots 15, 28, 31, 41, 49, 51, 99, 103, 113, 
119, 136, 142, 170, 191, 200, 218 and 223 of Tract No. 2714, as per 
map filed December 7, 1962 in Book 13 Pages 94 to 98, inclusive of 
maps in the office of the county recorder of said county.

    The areas described aggregate 3,201.52 acres in Kern County.

    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to assure long term 
protection and preservation of the public lands and lands proposed to 
be acquired in the Desert Tortoise Natural Area.
    Until July 11, 2000, all persons who wish to submit comments, 
suggestions, or objections in connection with the proposed withdrawal 
may present their views in writing to the Field Manager, Bureau of Land 
Management, Ridgecrest Field Office.
    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 Field 
Manager, Ridgecrest Field Office by July 11, 2000. 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 part 2300.
    For a period of 2 years from the date of publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register, the public lands 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 the lands, as determined by BLM.

    Dated: March 27, 2000.
David McIlnay,
Chief, Branch of Lands.
[FR Doc. 00-9022 Filed 4-11-00; 8:45 am]
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