[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75628-75629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-32236]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NMNM 103820]


Notice of Addition of Lands to Proposed Withdrawal; New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The United States Forest Service has filed a request to add 
739.71 acres to their withdrawal application in aid of legislation for 
the proposed Global Settlement with the Pueblo of San Idelfonso, in Rio 
Arriba County, New Mexico. The original notice of proposed withdrawal 
was published in the Federal Register, 67 FR 7193, February 15, 2002, 
and segregated the lands described therein from location under the 
United States mining laws, subject to valid existing rights. This

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notice shall not operate to extend the segregation for the lands 
described in the original notice. The segregation is necessary to 
provide protection of these additional lands for relief of legislation 
during the negotiation of the proposed Global Settlement with the San 
Idelfonso Pueblo (Pueblo of San Idelfonso v. the United States of 
America--Docket No. 354 Court of Federal Claims).

DATES: Comments should be received on or before March 30, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Forest Supervisor, Santa Fe 
National Forest, 1474 Rodeo Road, P.O. Box 1689, Santa Fe, New Mexico 
87504-1689.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Frazier, Santa Fe National 
Forest, 505-438-7824.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest Service proposes to add certain 
lands to its existing withdrawal application. These lands are in 
addition to those published in the Federal Register, 67 FR 7193, 
February 15, 2002. The following described public lands are to be 
withdrawn from location under the United States mining laws, subject to 
valid existing rights.

Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico Principal Meridian

T. 20 N., R. 7 E.,
    Sec. 17, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/
2\N\1/2\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\W\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, 
W\1/2\E\1/2\W\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\E\1/2\W\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, 
E\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 18, S\1/2\S\1/2\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\S\1/2\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/
4\, and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 19, a portion of Tract 37 (11.26 acres), lot 5, and N\1/
2\N\1/2\NE\1/4\ (also a portion of Tract 40);
    Sec. 20, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\N\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\S\1/
2\N\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ (also Tract 41), S\1/2\S\1/2\N\1/2\NE\1/
4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\NW\1/4\ (also a portion 
of Tract 40);
    Sec. 21, lot 3.
The area described contains 739.71 acres in Rio Arriba 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 addition of lands to the proposed 
withdrawal may present their views in writing to the Forest Supervisor 
of the Santa Fe National Forest.
    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.
    From the date of publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, the additional described lands will be segregated until 
February 14, 2004, as specified above unless the application is denied 
or canceled or the withdrawal is approved prior to that date.

    Dated: November 25, 2003.
Carsten F. Goff,
Deputy State Director, Minerals and Lands.
[FR Doc. 03-32236 Filed 12-30-03; 8:45 am]
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