[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 50643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17712]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[L14400000/LLAZ920000/ET0000/AZA-18465]


Notice of Application for Extension and Opportunity for Public 
Meeting; Federal Correctional Institution--Phoenix, Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of 
Prisons (BOP) has filed an application with the Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) for the Secretary of the Interior to extend the 
withdrawal created by Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6493, as extended by 
PLO No. 7474, for an additional 20-year term. PLO No. 6493, which as 
extended by PLO 7474 will currently expire on December 23, 2023, 
withdrew 70 acres of public lands from settlement, sale, location, or 
entry under the general land laws, including the United States mining 
laws, but not from leasing under the mineral leasing laws, subject to 
valid existing rights, and reserved the land for use by the BOP for 
support facilities at the Federal Correctional Institution--Phoenix, in 
Maricopa County, Arizona. This notice provides for the public to 
comment and request a public meeting for the 20-year withdrawal 
extension application.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
November 15, 2022.

ADDRESSES: All comments and meeting requests 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, 1 North Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, 
AZ 85004, telephone: (602) 417-9561, email: [email protected]; or you 
may contact the BLM office at the address listed 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 BOP has filed an application requesting 
the extension of the withdrawal and reservation of 70 acres established 
by PLO No. 6493 (48 FR 56227), as extended by PLO No. 7474 (65 FR 
80907), which are incorporated herein by reference. The BOP has 
requested that the withdrawal be extended for an additional 20-year 
term and the land reserved for use by the BOP for support facilities at 
the Federal Correctional Institution-Phoenix, subject to valid existing 
rights.
    There are no suitable alternative sites available.
    No water rights would be needed to fulfill the purpose of this 
withdrawal extension.
    Notice is hereby given that comments or request for an opportunity 
for a public meeting is afforded in connection with this withdrawal 
extension. All interested persons who desire a public meeting for the 
purpose of being heard on the requested withdrawal extension must 
submit a written request to the State Director, BLM Arizona State 
Office at the address in the ADDRESSES section no later than November 
15, 2022. If the BLM authorized officer determines that a public 
meeting will be held, a notice of the date, 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.
    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 BLM in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.
    A decision of the Secretary of the Interior to extend a withdrawal 
as requested is subject to compliance with the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA). The BLM established a categorical exclusion (CX), 
developed pursuant to NEPA, and found at 516 Departmental Manual 
11.9(E)(1), that addresses extensions such as the one requested, which 
consists merely of an extension of time, without any other changes. The 
BLM anticipates reliance on the referenced CX, subject to extraordinary 
circumstances review, should the Secretary elect to extend the 
withdrawal, and anticipates that neither preparation of an 
environmental impact statement nor an environmental assessment will be 
necessary.
    This application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations at 43 CFR 2310.4.

(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714(f))

Raymond Suazo,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2022-17712 Filed 8-16-22; 8:45 am]
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