[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 2317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-620]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLAZ910000.L14300000.ET0000.LXSIURAM0000 241A; AZA-35138]


Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Northern 
Arizona Proposed Withdrawal

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability 
of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Northern Arizona Proposed 
Withdrawal. The Secretary of the Interior signed the ROD on January 9, 
2012, which constitutes the final decision of the Department of the 
Interior.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD are available upon request from the State 
Director, Arizona State Office, One N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, or via 
the Internet at http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/mining/timeout/rod.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Horyza, Project Manager, Bureau 
of Land Management, Arizona State Office, One North Central Avenue, 
Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4427, (602) 417-9446, email [email protected] or Scott Florence, District Manager, Arizona Strip 
District BLM, 345 East Riverside Drive, St. George, Utah 84790. Persons 
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 
Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at (800) 877-8339 to contact 
the above individual during normal business hours. The service is 
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question 
with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal 
business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final EIS for the Northern Arizona 
Proposed Withdrawal was released and made available for a 30-day public 
availability period on October 28, 2011. The final EIS documents the 
effects of withdrawing from location and entry under the General Mining 
Law 1,006,545 acres of Federal land and interests in land in the 
vicinity of the Grand Canyon, Arizona for 20 years, subject to valid 
existing rights. The withdrawal would also apply to lands subsequently 
acquired by the United States within the boundaries of the withdrawal. 
The Resource Management Plan for the Arizona Strip Field Office and 
Forest plans for the Kaibab National Forest would be amended to reflect 
the intent of the withdrawal. Based on the analysis in the Northern 
Arizona Proposed Withdrawal EIS, and as set forth in the ROD, the 
Department of the Interior has decided a withdrawal of 1,006,545 acres 
from location and entry under the Mining Law, subject to valid existing 
rights and in accordance with the preferred alternative is warranted. 
Unpatented mining claims with valid existing rights and private lands 
will not be affected.
    The Record of Decision constitutes the final decision of the 
Secretary of Interior. There is no administrative protest or appeal 
from a decision of the Secretary.

    Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 43 CFR part 2310.

Robert V. Abbey,
Director, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-620 Filed 1-13-12; 8:45 am]
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