[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44175-44176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15275]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT-020-1430-ET; UTU-79765]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; 
Utah

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior proposes to withdraw on behalf 
of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approximately 79.43 acres of 
public land and approximately 30 acres of non-Federal land, if 
acquired, to protect the Manning Canyon Tailings Repository while the 
BLM completes land use planning for the area. This notice temporarily 
segregates the land for up to 2 years from location and entry under the 
United States mining laws while the withdrawal application is being 
processed.

DATES: Comments should be received on or before November 5, 2007.

ADDRESS: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the BLM Salt 
Lake Field Office Manager, 2370 South 2300 West, Salt Lake City, Utah 
84119.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Nelson, BLM Salt Lake Field 
Office, 801-977-4355.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The applicant for the above withdrawal is 
the BLM at the address stated above. The petition/application requests 
the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw, for a period of 5 years, the 
following described public land from location and entry under the 
United States mining laws, subject to valid existing rights:

Salt Lake Meridian

T. 6 S., R. 3 W., Sec. 15, lots 12, 13, 14 and 17, W\1/2\NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
    The areas described aggregate 79.43 acres in Utah County.

    Approximately 30 acres of the following described private land will 
be acquired by the United States and included in the withdrawal:

Salt Lake Meridian

T. 6 S., R. 3 W., Sec. 15, that portion of Mineral Patent Nos. 
27720, 28065, and 35708 located within SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
    The total areas described aggregate approximately 109.43 acres 
in Utah County.

    The BLM petition/application has been approved by the Assistant 
Secretary of the Interior. Therefore, it constitutes a withdrawal 
proposal of the Secretary of the Interior (43 CFR 2310.1-3(e)).
    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal would be to protect the 
Federal investment in the Manning Canyon Tailings Repository until the 
BLM completes land use planning for the area.
    The use of a right-of-way, an interagency agreement, or a 
cooperative agreement would not adequately constrain non-discretionary 
uses and would not provide adequate protection of the Federal 
investment in the facilities constructed on the land.
    There are no suitable alternative sites since the repository is 
located on the above described land.

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    No water rights would be needed to fulfill the purpose of the 
requested withdrawal.
    The preliminary mineral potential evaluation found the above 
described land to have a low potential for locatable minerals.
    Records relating to the proposed withdrawal can be examined by 
interested parties by contacting Mike Nelson at the above address and 
or phone number.
    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 BLM Salt Lake Field Manager at the address 
noted above.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will 
be available for public review at the BLM Salt Lake Field Office at the 
address noted above during regular business hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Individual respondents 
may request confidentiality. Before including your address, phone 
number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in 
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including 
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available 
at any time. While you can ask us in your comments to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    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 BLM Salt 
Lake Field Manager at the address noted above within 90 days from the 
date of publication of this notice. If the authorized officer 
determines a public meeting will be held, a notice of the time and 
place will be published in the Federal Register and a local newspaper 
at least 30 days before the scheduled date of the meeting.
    This withdrawal proposal 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 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 land uses which may be 
permitted during this segregative period include licenses, permits, 
rights-of-way, and disposal of vegetative resources other than under 
the mining laws.

(Authority: 43 CFR part 2310.3-1)

    Dated: July 16, 2007.
Kent Hoffman,
Deputy State Director, Lands and Minerals.
[FR Doc. E7-15275 Filed 8-6-07; 8:45 am]
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