[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55824-55827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22817]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCAD08000-L14300000-ET0000; CACA 51737]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; 
California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals 
Management proposes to withdraw, on behalf of the Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM), approximately 507 acres of reserved Federal minerals 
from the United States mining laws including the mineral and geothermal 
leasing and mineral materials laws, and 332,421 acres of Federal lands 
from settlement, sale, location, and entry under the public land laws, 
including the United States mining laws, and the mineral and geothermal 
and mineral materials laws for a period of 5 years. The withdrawal 
would protect the lands and preserve the status quo of the lands and 
mineral estate included in the proposed training land acquisition/
airspace establishment project of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) 
Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twenty-nine Palms, California, 
pending the processing of an application for withdrawal for military 
purposes under the Engle Act. The application also includes 43,315 
acres of non-Federal lands located within the proposed boundaries of 
the proposed

[[Page 55825]]

withdrawal areas, and in the event that they return to Federal 
ownership in the future, the lands would be subject to the terms and 
conditions described below. The Federal and non-Federal lands are 
located in San Bernardino County.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 13, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Ms. Roxie Trost, Barstow Office 
Field Manager, Bureau of Land Management, 2601 Barstow Road, Barstow, 
California 92311.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Roxie Trost, Barstow Office Field 
Manager, Bureau of Land Management, 760-252-6000 or Mr. Rusty Lee, 
Needles Office Field Manager, Bureau of Land Management, at 760-326-
7000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary for Land and 
Minerals Management proposes to withdraw the following described 
Federal lands and mineral estate from settlement, sale, location, and 
entry under the public land laws, including the United States mining 
laws, and from the operation of the mineral and geothermal leasing laws 
and the Materials Act of 1947, subject to valid existing rights, to 
protect the lands and preserve the status quo pending action on an 
application for withdrawal of the lands for military purposes under the 
Engle Act:

1. Federally Owned Surface and Mineral Estate

San Bernardino Meridian

Western Acquisition Area

T. 4 N., R. 2 E.,
    Sec. 1.
T. 5 N., R. 2 E.,
    Secs. 1 and 2;
    Secs. 11 to 14, inclusive, and Secs. 23 to 26, inclusive;
    Sec. 35.
T. 6 N., R. 2 E.,
    Sec. 13;
    Secs. 23 to 26, inclusive;
    Sec. 35.
T. 4 N., R. 3 E.,
    Sec. 1, lots 1 and 2 of NE\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, NW\1/
4\;SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 2;
    Sec. 3, E\1/2\ of lot 1 of NE\1/4\, lot 2 of NE\1/4\, lot 2 of 
NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\S\1/2\;
    Sec. 4, lots 1 and 2 of NE\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\;, SW\1/
4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/2\;
    Secs 5 and 6;
    Sec. 7, E\1/2\;
    Secs. 8 and 9;
    Sec. 10, N\1/2\N\1/2\;
    Sec. 12, N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\.
T. 5 N., R. 3 E., partly unsurveyed.
    Secs. 2 to 35, inclusive;
    Sec. 36, SW\1/4\.
T. 4 N., R. 4 E.,
    Secs. 1 to 15, inclusive;
    Sec. 17;
    Sec. 18, N;\1/2\
    Sec. 20, N\1/2\;
    Secs. 21 to 27, inclusive;
    Sec. 28, N\1/2\.
T. 5 N., R. 4 E., partly unsurveyed.
    Secs. 2 to 11, inclusive;
    Sec. 12, all except for Mineral Survey No. 6336;
    Sec. 13, E\1/2\, E\1/2\E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and E\1/
2\W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Secs. 14, 15, and 16;
    Sec. 17, NW\1/4\ and S\1/2\;
    Secs. 18 to 24, inclusive;
    Sec. 25, N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 26, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, W\1/2\, and SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 27 to 36, inclusive.
T. 6 N., R. 4 E.,
    Secs. 1 to 15, inclusive, and Secs. 17 to 24, inclusive;
    Sec. 26;
    Secs. 27 and 28, all except for Mineral Survey Nos. 3000 and 
3980;
    Secs. 29 to 35, inclusive;
    Sec. 36, N\1/2\ and SW\1/4\.
T. 3 N., R. 5 E.,
    Secs. 1, 2, and 3;
    Sec. 4, lots 1 to 12, inclusive;
    Secs. 5 and 6;
    Sec. 9, lots 1 and 2;
    Sec. 10, lots 1 to 7, inclusive;
    Sec. 11;
    Sec. 12, lots 1 to 12, inclusive.
T. 4 N., R. 5 E., partly unsurveyed.
    Secs. 2 to 35, inclusive.
T. 5 N., R. 5 E.,
    Secs. 4 and 5;
    Sec. 6, lots 1 to 10, inclusive, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, 
N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, lots 6 and 7, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, 
SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 8;
    Secs. 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 34, 
and 35.
T. 6 N., R. 5 E.,
    Secs. 17 to 20, inclusive, and Secs. 29 to 32, inclusive.

Southern Acquisition Area

T. 2 N., R. 9 E.,
    Sec. 25;
    Sec. 26, all except for N\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 27, E\1/2\ except for W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
W\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and E\1/2\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, N\1/2\ except for N\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and S\1/
2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\.
T. 2 N., R. 10 E.,
    Secs. 2 to 11, inclusive;
    Sec. 14, that portion lying north and west of the boundary of 
the Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness Area;
    Sec. 15 and Secs. 17 to 22, inclusive;
    Sec. 23, that portion lying west of the boundary of the Cleghorn 
Lakes Wilderness Area;
    Sec. 26, that portion lying west and south of the boundary of 
the Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness Area;
    Secs. 27 to 35, inclusive.

Eastern Acquisition Area

T. 4 N., R. 11 E.,
    Secs. 1, 2, 11, 12, and 14.
T. 5 N., R. 11 E.,
    Sec. 35.
T. 3 N., R. 12 E.,
    Secs. 1, 2, and 3;
    Secs. 10 to 15, inclusive;
    Secs. 22, 23, and 24;
    Sec. 25, that portion lying west of the boundary of the 
Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area;
    Secs. 26 and 27;
    Sec. 34, that portion lying north and east of the boundary of 
Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness Area;
    Sec. 35.
T. 4 N., R. 12 E.,
    Secs. 1 to 8, inclusive;
    Secs. 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15;
    Sec. 18, all except for Mineral Survey No. 5802;
    Sec. 19, N\1/2\ except for Mineral Survey Nos. 5802 and 5805;
    Sec. 21, E\1/2\;
    Secs. 23 to 27, inclusive;
    Sec. 28, E\1/2\;
    Secs. 34 and 35.
T. 5 N., R. 12 E.,
    Secs. 19 and 20, all except the lands conveyed by Patent No. 
1000678;
    Secs. 21 to 27, inclusive;
    Sec. 28, N\1/2\ and SW\1/4\;
    Secs, 29 and 30, all except the lands conveyed by Patent No. 
1000678;
    Secs. 31 to 35, inclusive.
T. 3 N., R. 13 E.,
    Sec. 4, that portion lying west of the Sheephole Valley 
Wilderness Area;
    Secs. 5 and 7;
    Secs. 8, 17, 18, and 19, those portions lying west of the 
Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area.
T. 4 N., R. 13 E.,
    Secs. 1 to 4, inclusive, Secs. 6 to 15, inclusive, and Secs. 17 
to 22, inclusive;
    Secs. 23, 24, and 27, those portions lying northwesterly of the 
Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area;
    Secs. 28 to 32, inclusive;
    Secs. 33 and 34, that portion lying northwesterly of the 
Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area.
T. 5 N., R. 13 E.,
    Secs. 13, 19, and 20;
    Sec. 22, W\1/2\;
    Secs. 23 to 28, inclusive, Secs. 30, 31, 32, 34, and 35.
T. 3 N., R. 14 E.,
    Secs. 1 and 2;
    Secs. 3, 4, and 10, those portions lying east of the Sheephole 
Valley Wilderness Area;
    Secs. 11, 12, and 13;
    Secs. 14 and 15, those portions lying east of the Sheephole 
Valley Wilderness Area.
T. 4 N., R. 14 E.,
    Secs. 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, and 18;
    Sec. 20, that portion lying northeasterly of the Sheephole 
Valley Wilderness Area;
    Secs. 21 to 24, inclusive;
    Sec. 25, that portion lying northwesterly of the Cadiz Dunes 
Wilderness Area;
    Secs. 26, 27, and 28;
    Sec. 29, that portion lying northeasterly of the Sheephole 
Valley Wilderness Area;
    Secs. 33, 34, and 35.
T. 5 N., R. 14 E.,
    Secs. 30 and 31.

[[Page 55826]]

T. 4 N, R. 15 E.,
    Secs. 1 to 4, inclusive;
    Sec. 5, all except for railroad rights-of-way;
    Secs. 6, 7 and 8;
    Sec. 9, all except for railroad rights-of-way;
    Secs. 10 to 15, inclusive, and Secs. 18 to 21, inclusive;
    Secs. 22 to 25, those portions lying northwesterly or 
northeasterly of the Cadiz Dunes Wilderness Area, inclusive;
    Secs. 28 to 30, those portions lying northwesterly or 
northeasterly of the Cadiz Dunes Wilderness Area, inclusive;
    Sec. 32, that portion lying northeasterly of the Cadiz Dunes 
Wilderness Area.
T. 5 N., R. 15 E.,
    Secs. 10 to 15, inclusive, and Secs. 19 to 35, inclusive.
T. 3 N., R. 16 E.,
    Sec. 3, that portion lying northeasterly of the pipeline 
authorized by CACA 14013 and lying northwesterly of the Old Woman 
Mountains Wilderness Area.
T. 4 N., R. 16 E.,
    Secs. 4 and 5, those portions lying southwesterly of the Old 
Woman Mountains Wilderness Area;
    Secs. 6, 7 and 8;
    Sec. 9, that portion lying southwesterly of the Old Woman 
Mountains Wilderness Area;
    Sec. 16, that portion lying southwesterly of the Old Woman 
Mountains Wilderness Area;
    Secs. 17 to 20, inclusive;
    Secs. 21 and 22, those portions lying southwesterly of the Old 
Woman Mountains Wilderness Area;
    Secs. 27, that portion lying southwesterly of the Old Woman 
Mountains Wilderness Area;
    Sec. 28;
    Sec. 29, all except for that portion in railroad right-of-way 
containing 17 acres;
    Secs. 30, 31, and 32, those portions lying northeasterly of the 
Cadiz Dunes Wilderness Area;
    Sec. 33, that portion lying northeasterly of the Cadiz Dunes 
Wilderness Area except for that portion contained in railroad right-
of-way containing 14.55 acres;
    Sec. 34, that portion lying southwesterly of the Old Woman 
Mountains Wilderness Area.
T. 5 N., R. 16 E.,
    Secs. 6 and 7, those portions lying westerly of the Old Woman 
Mountains Wilderness Area;
    Secs. 18, 19, and 20, those portions lying westerly of the Old 
Woman Mountains Wilderness Area;
    Secs. 30 and 31;
    Sec. 32, that portion lying westerly of the Old Woman Mountains 
Wilderness Area.
    The areas described aggregate 332,421 acres, more or less in San 
Bernardino County.

2. Non-Federal Surface Estate and Federal Mineral Estate

San Bernardino Meridian

Southern Acquisition Area

T. 2 N., R. 9 E.,
    Sec. 26, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 27, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and S\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/
4\NE\1/4\.

Eastern Acquisition Area

T. 5 N., R. 12 E.,
    Sec. 5, lot 1 of NE\1/4\, W\1/2\ of lot 1 of NW\1/4\, lots 5 and 
6 inclusive, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\.
    The areas described aggregate 507 acres, more or less in San 
Bernardino County.

3. Non-Federal Lands

    The following described lands are located within the boundaries 
of the proposed withdrawal areas. In the event the United States 
subsequently acquires these lands, they would be subject to the 
terms and conditions of the withdrawal as described above. The 
Federal interest would be subject to the terms and conditions of the 
withdrawal as described above:
    (a). Non-Federal Surface and Mineral Estate:

San Bernardino Meridian

Western Acquisition Area

T. 5 N., R. 2 E.,
    Sec. 36.
T. 6 N., R. 2 E.,
    Sec. 36.
T. 5 N., R. 3 E.,
    Sec. 1;
    Sec. 36, N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\.
T. 6 N., R. 3 E.,
    Sec. 1, S\1/2\ of lot 4;
    Sec. 4, that land described by metes and bounds in Patent No. 
04-67-0117 and containing 180.445 acres, more or less;
    Secs. 10 to 11, that land described by metes and bounds in 
Patent No. 04-68-0173 and containing 20.104 acres, more or less;
    Sec. 25;
    Sec. 31, that land described by metes and bounds in Patent No. 
994392 and containing 41.322 acres, more or less;
    Sec. 36.
T. 4 N., R. 4 E.,
    Sec. 16, N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\.
T. 5 N., R. 4 E.,
    Sec. 1;
    Sec. 12, E\1/2\NE\1/4\ and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, west 20 rods of the E\1/2\NW\1/4\, and 
W\1/2\W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 17, NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 25, lots 1 to 8, inclusive, and E\1/2\SE\1/4\.
T. 6 N., R. 4 E.,
    Sec. 16, and 25;
    Secs. 27 to 28, that land described by metes and bounds in 
Patent Nos. 24783, 38438, and 38980, and containing 151.250 acres, 
more or less;
    Sec. 36, SE\1/4\.
T. 3 N., R. 5 E.,
    Sec. 4, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/
2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/
4\SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
T. 4 N., R. 5 E.,
    Secs. 1 and 36.
T. 5 N., R. 5 E.,
    Sec. 6, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, lot 5;
    Secs. 9, 17, 21, 29, and 33.

Southern Acquisition Area

T. 2 N., R. 9 E.,
    Sec. 26, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 27, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.

Eastern Acquisition Area

T. 4 N., R. 11 E.,
    Sec. 13.
T. 5 N., R. 11 E.,
    Sec. 36.
T. 4 N., R. 12 E.,
    Secs. 9, 13, 16, and 17;
    Secs. 18 to 19, that land described by metes and bounds in 
Patent Nos. 973412 and 968382, and containing 82.310 acres, more or 
less;
    Sec. 22, and 36.
T. 5 N., R. 12 E.,
    Secs. 19, 20, 29, and 30, all the lands conveyed by Patent No. 
1000678, containing 1,342.40 acres, more or less;
    Sec. 16;
    Sec. 28, SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 36.
T. 4 N., R. 13 E.,
    Sec. 5 and 16;
T. 5 N., R. 13 E.,
    Sec. 21;
    Sec. 22, E\1/2\;
    Sec. 29 and 33;
    Sec. 36, SW\1/4\.
T. 3 N., R. 14 E.,
    Sec. 36, that portion lying east of the Sheephole Valley 
Wilderness Area.
T. 4 N., R. 14 E.,
    Secs. 1 to 5, inclusive, secs. 9, 13, and 16.
T. 5 N., R. 14 E.,
    Secs. 19 to 29, inclusive, and secs. 32 to 36, inclusive.
T. 4 N., R. 15 E.,
    Secs. 16 to 17, inclusive;
    Sec. 33, that portion lying northwesterly of the Sheephole 
Valley Wilderness Area.
T. 4 N., R. 16 E.,
    Sec. 29, that portion contained in railroad right-of-way 
containing 17 acres;
    Sec. 33, that portion contained in railroad right-of-way 
containing 14.55 acres.
T. 5 N., R. 16 E.,
    Sec. 29, that portion lying southwesterly of the Old Woman 
Mountains Wilderness Area.
    The areas described aggregate 39,570 acres, more or less in San 
Bernardino County.
    (b). State of California owned surface and mineral estate:

San Bernardino Meridian

Western Acquisition Area

T. 4 N., R. 3 E.,
    Sec. 1, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ and S\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 3, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\S\1/2\;
    Sec. 4, N\1/2\SE\1/4\.
T. 6 N., R. 3 E.,
    Sec. 16.
T. 4 N., R. 4 E.,
    Sec. 16, SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 19, E\1/2\E\1/2\;
    Sec. 20, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 28, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 29, E\1/2\.
T. 5 N., R. 5 E.,
    Sec. 16.

Southern Acquisition Area

    T. 2 N., R. 10 E.,
    Sec. 16.

Eastern Acquisition Area

T. 5 N., R. 13 E.,

[[Page 55827]]

    Sec. 36, N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate 3,745 acres, more or less in San 
Bernardino County.

    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect and preserved 
the status quo of the lands pending action on an application for 
withdrawal for military purposes under the Engle Act. Currently, the 
lands are not being used for military training purposes.
    The use of a right-of-way or cooperative agreement would not 
prohibit new mineral location.
    The proposed withdrawal would not require water.
    There are no suitable alternative sites. The USMC analyzed lands 
elsewhere in the United States and concluded that the lands located 
adjacent to MCAGCC were the best site for the proposed training.
    On or before December 13, 2010, 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, Barstow Field 
Office Manager at the address indicated above.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will 
be available for public review at the BLM Barstow Field Office at the 
address above during regular business hours. Individual respondents may 
request confidentiality. Before including your address, phone number, 
e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your 
comment, be advised that your entire comment--including your personal 
identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. 
While you can ask us in your comment to withhold from public review 
your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will 
be able to do so.
    Notice is hereby given that a public meeting will be afforded in 
connection with the proposed withdrawal. A notice of the time and place 
of the public meeting 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 lands will be segregated from settlement, 
sale, location and entry under the public land laws, including the 
United States mining laws, and from the operation of the mineral and 
geothermal leasing laws and the Materials Act of 1947 unless the 
application is denied or canceled or the withdrawal is approved prior 
to that date.
    Licenses, permits, cooperative agreement, or discretionary land use 
authorizations of a temporary nature which will not significantly 
impact the values to be protected by the withdrawal may be allowed with 
the approval of the authorized officer of BLM during the segregative 
period.

    Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1(a), (b)(1) and (2).

Karla D. Norris,
Associate Deputy State Director, CA-930.
[FR Doc. 2010-22817 Filed 9-13-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3810-FF-P