[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 50063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20723]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Public Land Order No. 7884; El Paso Project 8, Hidalgo County, NM
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Public Land Order.
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SUMMARY: This Order withdraws, subject to valid existing rights,
approximately 43.32 acres of Federal lands from settlement, sale,
location, and entry under the general land laws, including the United
States mining laws, mineral leasing laws, and geothermal leasing laws,
for a period of 3 years for use by the Department of the Army for
border security purposes. This withdrawal also transfers administrative
jurisdiction of the lands to the Department of the Army.
DATES: This PLO takes effect on September 18, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Spisak, State Director New
Mexico, telephone: 505-954-2222, email: [email protected].
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact Mr.
Spisak. 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:
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, and in accordance with subsection 204(e) of that Act,
it is determined that an emergency situation exists and that
extraordinary measures must be taken to preserve values that would
otherwise be lost. It is therefore ordered as follows:
1. Subject to valid existing rights, the following described
Federal lands are hereby withdrawn from settlement, sale, location, and
entry under the general land laws, including the United States mining
laws, mineral leasing laws, and geothermal leasing laws, and
jurisdiction over such lands is hereby transferred to the Department of
the Army for border security purposes.
A strip of land of the uniform width of 60 feet lying contiguous
to and parallel with the international border between the United
States and Mexico, currently subject to Presidential Proclamation
No. 758, 35 Stat. 2136 (May 27, 1907), located in the County of
Hidalgo, State of New Mexico, and situate in the following described
locations:
New Mexico Principal Meridian, New Mexico
T. 34 S, R. 18 W,
Secs. 19 thru 24.
The areas described above aggregate approximately 43.32 acres of
Federal lands in Hidalgo County.
2. This withdrawal will expire 3 years from the effective date of
this Order, unless it is extended in accordance with subsections (c)(1)
or (d), whichever is applicable, and (b)(1) of Section 204 of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714.
Dated: September 18, 2019.
David L. Bernhardt,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2019-20723 Filed 9-23-19; 8:45 am]
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