[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73359-73360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23629]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_NM_FRN_MO4500175396]


Public Land Order No. 7933; Correction and Extension of Public 
Land Order No. 7587 for Langmuir Principal Research Site; New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Public Land Order.

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SUMMARY: This order extends the duration of the withdrawal created by 
Public Land Order (PLO) No. 7587, which withdrew 852 acres of National 
Forest System lands from location and entry under the United States 
mining laws, subject to valid existing rights, for an additional 20-
year period. The purpose of this withdrawal is to protect the United 
States Forest Service-managed Langmuir Principal Research Site to study 
thundercloud mechanisms, lightning, and precipitation, for an 
additional 20 years. This order also corrects the legal description of, 
but does not change, the lands withdrawn.

DATES: This PLO takes effect on October 25, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Harris, Bureau of Land 
Management Socorro Field Office, Realty Specialist by phone at (575) 
838-1298 or by email at [email protected] or Richard Wilhelm by phone at 
(505) 346-3842 or by email at [email protected]. Individuals in 
the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing or have a 
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or Tele Braille) 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 withdrawal extension is needed in order 
to maintain the protection of the Langmuir Principal Research Site, as 
originally authorized under PLO No. 7587 (68 FR 61231 (October 27, 
2003)), and incorporated herein by reference, which withdrew 852-acres 
of National Forest System lands from location and entry under the 
United States mining laws to protect the Langmuir Principal Research 
Site on the Magdalena Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest 
from any adverse impacts of such activities. This PLO also serves to 
correct errors in the original legal land description described in PLO 
No. 7587 (68 FR 61231 (October 27, 2003)). Correction of the legal land 
description does not change the actual footprint of the withdrawal; 
correcting the description would bring it into conformance with the 
2017 Bureau of Land Management Specifications for Descriptions of Land. 
The description for PLO No. 7587 also identifies the area of lands 
withdrawn as 852 acres. Government Land Office (GLO) surveys have 
identified the acreages for these lands and are the source for official 
acreage determinations. The GLO records indicate the exact acreage 
described contains 851.72 acres; therefore, the acres for this PLO have 
been updated to reflect accurate acreage for this withdrawal.

Order

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior 
by Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), it is ordered as follows:
    1. Subject to valid existing rights, PLO No. 7587 (68 FR 61231 
(2003)), which withdrew 852 acres of National Forest System lands from 
location and entry under the United States mining laws to protect the 
Langmuir Principal Research Site, is hereby extended for an additional 
20-year period and the legal description and acres are corrected to 
read as follows:

New Mexico Principal Meridian, New Mexico

T. 4 S., R. 3 W.,
    Sec. 5 Lot 2 and W\1/2\SW\1/4\;

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    Sec. 6, Lots 5 and 6, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\;
    Sec. 7, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\ and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 8, W\1/2\NW\1/4\ and NW\1/4\SW\1/4\.

    The area described contains 851.72 acres.

    2. This withdrawal will expire 20 years from the effective date of 
this order unless, as a result of a review conducted prior to the 
expiration date pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), the Secretary determines that 
the withdrawal shall be further extended.

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

Shannon A. Estenoz,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 2023-23629 Filed 10-24-23; 8:45 am]
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