[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43294-43295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15405]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[L14400000/LLAZ920000/ET0000/AZA-38386]


Notice of Withdrawal Application and Opportunity for a Public 
Meeting for the Tonto National Forest/Town of Superior, Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Forest Service (USFS) has filed an 
application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requesting that 
the Secretary of the Interior withdraw 276 acres of National Forest 
System (NFS) lands located within the Tonto National Forest from 
location and entry under the U. S. mining laws for a 20-year term, 
subject to valid existing rights. The purpose of the withdrawal 
requested is to protect the lands for a U.S. Congressionally-directed 
conveyance to the Town of Superior (Town), Pinal County, Arizona. 
Publication of this notice temporarily segregates the lands for up to 2 
years, initiates a 90-day public comment period, and announces to the 
public an opportunity to request a public meeting on the withdrawal.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
October 18, 2022.

ADDRESSES: All comments or requests for a public meeting should be sent 
to the BLM Arizona State Office, 1 North Central Avenue, Suite 800, 
Phoenix, AZ 85004; faxed to (602) 417-9452; or sent by email to 
[email protected]. The BLM will not consider comments 
via telephone calls.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Ouellett, Realty Specialist, 
BLM Arizona State Office, telephone (602) 417-9561, email at 
[email protected]; or you may contact the BLM office at the address 
noted above. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, 
hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals 
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within 
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in 
the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USFS requests the 20-year term 
withdrawal to protect the NFS lands from potential encumbrances that 
could affect the Town's ability to use the lands when purchased from 
the Federal Government. Section 3003 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (NDAA) [Pub. L. 113-291 Sec.  
3003] requires the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the subject lands 
to the Town, upon request from the Town. The subject lands are located 
within the Tonto National Forest and within the Town's corporate 
limits, and include the 30-acre Fairview Cemetery, as well as parcels 
near the Superior Municipal Airport.
    The following described NFS lands are the subject of the USFS's 
withdrawal application and are temporarily segregated for a period of 
up to 2 years from location and entry under the U. S. mining laws, 
subject to valid existing rights. The lands remain open to such uses as 
may be made on NFS lands and to leasing under the mineral and 
geothermal leasing laws:

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

T. 2 S., R. 12 E.,
    Sec. 3, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and 
N\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 4, lots 3 and 4 excepting Lee Mill Site and Penny Mill Site 
of M.S. No. 4803, S\1/2\NW\1/4\ excepting Harborlite Mill Sites 1A 
and 2A of M.S. No. 4860 and Lee Mill Site and Penny Mill Site of 
M.S. No. 4803;
    Sec. 5, N\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/
4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and E\1/
2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, E\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/
4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/
4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ that portion lying N. of the N. 
boundary of H.E.S. No. 167, E\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\ that portion lying 
N. of the N. boundary of H.E.S. No. 167, E\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/
4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/
4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\ that portion lying N. of the 
N. boundary of H.E.S. No. 167, E\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\ 
that portion lying N. of the N. boundary of H.E.S. No. 167.

    The areas described aggregate 276 acres.
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative 
agreement would not provide adequate protection of the specified lands.
    No additional water rights are needed to fulfill the purpose of 
this requested withdrawal.
    There are no suitable alternative sites since the requested 
withdrawal area is the potential conveyance area specified by Public 
Law 113-291 Sec.  3003.
    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 us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.
    Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is 
afforded in connection with the requested withdrawal. All interested 
persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on 
the requested withdrawal must submit a written request to the BLM 
Arizona State Director no later than October 18, 2022. If the 
authorized officer determines that a public meeting will be held, a 
notice of the time and place will be published in the Federal Register 
and a local newspaper at least 30 days before the scheduled date of the 
meeting.
    For a period until July 22, 2024 the lands will be segregated as 
specified above unless the application is denied or canceled.
    This application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations at 43 CFR 2310.3.


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(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714(b)(1) and 43 CFR 2300)

Raymond Suazo,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2022-15405 Filed 7-19-22; 8:45 am]
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