[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 14392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07030]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[19X R4079V4 RX.12255301.3000000 AZA25613]


Public Land Order No. 7877; Extension of Public Land Order No. 
7384; Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Public Land Order.

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SUMMARY: This Public Land Order (PLO) extends the duration of the 
withdrawal created by PLO No. 7384 for an additional 20-year term. PLO 
No. 7384 would otherwise expire on April 19, 2019. This extension is 
necessary to continue to protect the value of the capital investments, 
water-oriented developments, and dispersed recreation in the Bureau of 
Reclamation's (BOR) Lake Pleasant expansion area. PLO No. 7384 withdrew 
1,988.27 acres of public lands from settlement, sale, location, and 
entry under the general public land laws, including the United States 
mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral leasing laws for a 
20-year period. The lands have been and will remain open to mineral and 
geothermal leasing.

DATES: This PLO takes effect on April 20, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Ferreira, Land Law Examiner, at 
telephone 602-417-9598 or by email at [email protected], Bureau of Land 
Management, Arizona State Office, One North Central Ave., Suite 800, 
Phoenix, AZ 85004. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the 
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
to contact Ms. Ferreira. The FRS 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: This Order extends the existing withdrawal 
to continue to protect the capital investments, water-oriented 
developments, and dispersed recreation resources in the Lake Pleasant 
Expansion area.

ORDER

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior 
by Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 
43 U.S.C. 1714, it is ordered as follows:
    1. Subject to valid existing rights, PLO No 7384, (64 FR 19386, 
(1999)), which withdrew public lands from settlement, sale, location, 
and entry under the general public land laws, including the United 
States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral leasing laws 
is hereby extended for an additional 20-year period to protect the 
Bureau of Reclamation's Lake Pleasant expansion area.
    2. The withdrawal extended by this Order will expire on April 19, 
2039, unless as a result of review conducted prior to the expiration 
date pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), the Secretary determines the 
withdrawal shall be further extended.

    Dated: April 3, 2019.
Joseph R. Balash,
Assistant Secretary--Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 2019-07030 Filed 4-9-19; 8:45 am]
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