[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14126-14127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05911]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCA932000.L1440000.ET0000 16X; CACA 35558]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension, Red Rock Canyon State 
Park; California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management 
proposes to extend the duration of Public Land Order (PLO) No. 7260 for 
an additional 20-year term. PLO No. 7260 withdrew 8,896 acres of public 
lands from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the general land 
laws, including the United States mining and mineral leasing laws, 
except for conveyances under Section 701 of the California Desert 
Protection Act of 1994, to protect the Red Rock Canyon State Park 
resources in Kern County, California, until the lands can be conveyed 
to the State of California. This notice gives the public an opportunity 
to comment on the proposed action. This notice also announces the date, 
time, and location of the public meeting to be held in conjunction with 
the proposed extension.

DATES: Comments must be received by June 14, 2016. The Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) will hold a public meeting in connection with the 
proposed withdrawal extension on April 27, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the 
California State Director, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 2800 
Cottage Way, Suite W-1623, Sacramento, California 95825.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deanne Kidd, BLM California State 
Office, at 916-978-4337, or email [email protected]. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above 
individual. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to 
leave a message or question. You will receive a reply during normal 
business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM has filed an application to extend 
the withdrawal created by PLO No. 7260 (62 FR 26324 (1997)) for the 
remaining 6,072 acres of public lands, for an additional 20-year term. 
PLO No. 7260 will expire on May 5, 2017, unless extended. The purpose 
of the

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withdrawal extension is to protect the park values of this designated 
area until the lands can be conveyed to the State of California 
pursuant to the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (108 Stat. 
4471, sec. 701):

Mount Diablo Meridian, California

T. 29 S., R. 37 E.,
    Sec. 25, E\1/2\ and SW\1/4\.
T. 29 S., R. 38 E.,
    Sec. 4, lots 1 thru 4, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
E\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, 
SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, 
SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, 
SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 5, lots 1 and 2, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/
4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, 
and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 6, lots 1 and 7, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/
4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, lots 1 thru 4, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
W\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\NW\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 8, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/
4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/
4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/
4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 17, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/
4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/
2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 18, lots 1 and 2, and E\1/2\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 19, E\1/2\SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, E\1/2\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 21, N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 28, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/
4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 29, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 30, lots 1, 4, and 6, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
E\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/
2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and N\1/
2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 33, N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and 
that portion of land in SE\1/4\SE\1/4\ lying north of the northern 
right-of-way boundary of the highway known as Redrock Randsburg 
Road.
T. 30 S., R. 38 E.,
    Sec. 4 that portion of lot 2 of NE\1/4\ lying north of the 
northern right-of-way boundary of the highway known as Redrock 
Randsburg Road;
    Sec. 6, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\.

The areas described aggregate 6,072 acres of public lands in Kern 
County.

    The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative 
agreement would not segregate the lands from further mining claim 
filings or from other conflicting uses.
    There are no suitable alternative sites as the California Desert 
Protection Act of 1994 mandates that the area be conveyed to the State 
of California.
    No additional water rights will be required to fulfill the purpose 
of the requested withdrawal extension.
    For a period until June 14, 2016, 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 
California State Director of the BLM at the address in the ADDRESSES 
section. Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, 
will be available for public review at the BLM California State Office, 
during regular business hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Before including your address, phone number, email 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 the BLM in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public view, the BLM cannot guarantee that it will be 
able to do so.
    Notice is hereby given that a public meeting in connection with the 
proposed withdrawal extension will be held at the Kerr McGee Center, 
100 W. California Avenue, Ridgecrest, California, 93555 on April 28, 
2016 from 6 to 8 p.m. The BLM will publish a notice of the time and 
place in at least one newspaper of general circulation no less than 30 
days before the scheduled date of the meeting.
    The application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4.

Thomas Pogacnik,
California Deputy State Director, Division of Natural Resources.
[FR Doc. 2016-05911 Filed 3-15-16; 8:45 am]
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