[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70528-70529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20565]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM-220-1430-ET; NMNM 66022]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension 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 (BLM) proposes to extend the 
duration of Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6675 for an additional 20 
years. PLO No. 6675 withdrew 264.39 acres of public lands in Taos and 
Rio Arriba Counties from settlement, sale, location or entry under the 
general land laws, including the United States mining laws, to protect, 
preserve, and maintain existing and future recreational values and the 
Federal investment in improvements located along the ``Pilar'' section 
of the Rio Grande.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
March 5, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the BLM Taos 
Field Manager, 226 Cruz Alta Road, Taos, New Mexico 87571.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lora Yonemoto, BLM Taos Field Office, 
address above, or 505-751-4709.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The withdrawal created by PLO No. 6675 (53 
FR 16269) will expire on May 5, 2008, unless extended. The BLM has 
filed an application to extend PLO No. 6675 for an additional 20-year 
period. The withdrawal was made to protect two sites important for 
recreational use on the Rio Grande, on public lands described as 
follows:

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New Mexico Principal Meridian

County Line Site

T. 23 N., R. 10 E.,
    Sec. 14, lot 4;
    Sec. 15, lot 4.

Quartzite Site

T. 24 N., R. 11 E.,
    Sec. 32, lots 5 to 8, inclusive, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate 264.39 acres in Taos and Rio 
Arriba Counties.

    The purpose of the proposed extension is to continue the withdrawal 
created by PLO No. 6675 for an additional 20-year term to protect the 
recreational values and the Federal investment in the Bureau of Land 
Management's Quartzite and County Line Recreational Sites on the Rio 
Grande.
    As extended, the withdrawal would not alter the applicability of 
those public land laws governing the use of land under lease, license, 
or permit or governing the disposal of the mineral or vegetative 
resources other than under the mining laws.
    The use of a right-of-way or interagency or cooperative agreement 
would not adequately constrain nondiscretionary uses and would not 
provide adequate protection of the Federal investment in the Quartzite 
and County Line Recreational Sites.
    There are no suitable alternative sites available because the 
Quartzite and County Line Recreational Sites are already constructed on 
the above-described public lands.
    No water rights would be needed to fulfill the purpose of the 
requested withdrawal extension.
    Records relating to the application may be examined by interested 
parties by contacting Lora Yonemoto at the above address or 505-751-
4709.
    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 extension may 
present their views in writing to the BLM Taos Field Manager at the 
address noted above.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will 
be available for public review at the BLM Taos Field Office at the 
address noted above during regular business hours 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Individual respondents 
may request confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your name or 
address from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of 
Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of 
your comments. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by 
law. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and from 
individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of 
organizations or businesses, will be made available for public 
inspection in their entirety.
    Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is 
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal extension. All 
interested persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being 
heard on the proposed withdrawal extension must submit a written 
request to the BLM Taos Field Manager within 90 days from the date of 
publication of this notice. If the authorized officer determines 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. This withdrawal extension proposal will be 
processed in accordance with the applicable regulations set forth in 43 
CFR 2310.4.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1)


    Dated: November 15, 2006.
Sam DesGeorges,
Field Manager, Taos Field Office.
 [FR Doc. E6-20565 Filed 12-4-06; 8:45 am]
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