[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 144 (Friday, July 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60656-60658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16507]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_CA_FRN_MO4500178668]


Notice of Application for Extension of Withdrawal and Public 
Meeting; Notice of Legal Description and Map Availability, California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed extension.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Army (Army) filed an application 
with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for extension of the 
withdrawal created by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2002 (2002 Act) for an additional 25-year term. The withdrawal 
created by the 2002 Act, enacted on December 28, 2001, expires on 
December 27, 2026, unless extended by Congress. The 2002 Act withdrew 
public land from all forms of appropriation under the general land 
laws, including the mining laws and mineral and geothermal leasing 
laws, to conduct combined arms military training and develop and test 
military equipment at Fort Irwin National Training Center in San 
Bernardino County, California, and for other defense-related purposes. 
This notice also provides official publication of the legal land 
description and location of the map for the National Training Center 
withdrawal created by the 2002 Act. This notice initiates a 90-day 
comment period on the Army's application and announces that the BLM and 
the Army will hold a public meeting on the application. While the BLM 
will process the application, only Congress can extend the withdrawal.

DATES: The BLM must receive all comments by October 24, 2024. The BLM 
and the Army will hold an in-person and virtual public meeting in 
connection with the proposed withdrawal extension on September 9, 2024, 
at 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Pacific Time. The BLM will publish a notice 
of the time and online venue in the Press-Enterprise and the San 
Bernardino Sun local newspapers and the BLM California website at 
https://www.blm.gov/california for a minimum of 30 days before the 
scheduled date of the meeting and instructions for the public to access 
the meeting.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Sarah Naranjo, Realty 
Specialist, BLM California State Office, Attn: Fort Irwin Withdrawal, 
2800 Cottage Way, W-1623 Sacramento, CA 95825-1886 or by email at 
[email protected]. For instructions on submitting 
public comments visit: https://www.blm.gov/california.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sarah Naranjo, Realty Specialist, 
Bureau of Land Management, California State Office, telephone: (505) 
954-2200, email: [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 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: In the 2002 Act (Pub. L. 107-107 (115 Stat. 
1012)), Congress withdrew approximately 117,710 acres of public lands 
in San Bernardino County, California, from all forms of appropriation 
under the general land laws, including the mining laws and mineral and 
geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights, and reserved 
the land for the Army's use at the Fort Irwin National Training Center 
and transferred administrative jurisdiction over the lands to the Army. 
This withdrawal will expire on December 27, 2026, unless extended by 
Congress. The Army submitted an application for extension of this 
withdrawal for an additional 25 years.
    The legal description for public lands withdrawn for use by the 
Army at the Fort Irwin National Training Center is as follows:

Mount Diablo Meridian, California

T. 31 S., R. 46 E.,
    Sec. 1, lots 1 and 2 in NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 2, lots 1 and 2 in NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 3, W\1/2\ lot 1 in NW\1/4\ and W\1/2\ lot 2 in NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 4;
    Sec. 5, lots 1 and 2 in NE\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 in NW\1/4\, and 
SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 8;
    Sec. 9, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 10, SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 11;
    Sec. 12, N\1/2\ and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, NW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, N\1/2\ and S\1/2\ SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 15 and 17;
    Sec. 20, W\1/2\NE\1/4\ and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 21, NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 22, SW\1/4\ and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 23, SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 25, N\1/2\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 26, NE\1/4\ and S\1/2\;
    Sec. 27, NE\1/4\ and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 28, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 29, N\1/2\.
T. 31 S., R. 47 E.,
    Sec. 3;
    Sec. 4, lots 1 thru 4, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\;
    Sec. 5, lots 1 thru 4, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/
4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 6, lots 1 thru 5, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 8, NW\1/4\ and S\1/2\;
    Sec. 9, NE\1/4\ and S\1/2\;
    Secs. 10, 15 thru 22, 27 thru 30, and 34.
T. 32 S., R. 47 E.,
    Sec. 3, all the lands in Section 3 not selected within Patent 
#441652 and Patent #965371 being 102.59 acres.

San Bernardino Meridian, California

T. 12 N., R. 1 E.,
    Sec. 1, lots 1 thru 4 and S\1/2\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 2, lots 3 thru 8, lots 1 and 2 in NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
N\1/2\SW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 4 and 6.
T. 13 N., R. 1 E.,
    Sec. 1;
    Sec. 2, all except that portion in MS 6182;
    Sec. 3, all except that portion in MS 6182;

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    Secs. 4 thru 9;
    Sec. 10, all except those portions in MS 6182 and MS 6297;
    Sec. 11, all except those portions in MS 6182 and MS 6297;
    Secs. 12 thru 15 and 17 thru 24;
    Sec. 25, NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 25, W\1/2\ and SE\1/4\ both unsurveyed;
    Sec. 26, NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 26, NE\1/4\ and S\1/2\ both unsurveyed;
    Secs. 27 thru 30 and 32;
    Sec. 33, N\1/2\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 34;
    Sec. 35, SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\ both unsurveyed.
T. 14 N., R. 1 E.,
    Secs. 15, 17 thru 22, and 25 thru 35.
T. 12 N., R. 5 E.,
    Sec. 3, lots 5, 7, 8, 9, and 14;
    Sec. 4, lots 3 thru 11, SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\;
    Sec. 9, lots 2, 4, 6, 7, and 10, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SW\1/
4\;
    Sec. 17, lots 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, and 10, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, 
and NW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 13 N., R. 5 E.,
    Sec. 13, lots 1, 3, and 4, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/
4\, SW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 24, lots 2, 3, 7, and 8, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 25, lot 1;
    Sec. 26, lots 2, 3, 5, 7, and 8, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, N\1/
2\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, lots 1, 3, 4, and 5, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, lots 1 and 5.
T. 13 N., R. 6 E.,
    Sec. 4, lot 7;
    Sec. 5, lots 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 17;
    Sec. 7, lots 4 thru 9 and 13 thru 17 and NW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 18, lots 4 and 5.
T. 14 N., R. 6 E.,
    Secs. 1, 2, and 11;
    Sec. 12, lots 1 thru 7, W\1/2\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, lots 1 thru 10, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/
2\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 14, 23, and 24;
    Sec. 25, lots 1, 2, 5, 7, and 8, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, and 
NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 26, lots 1 thru 4, N\1/2\, and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 33, lots 1, 3, 4, and 6, N\1/2\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, and NW\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, lots 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, 
and SW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, lots 2, 4, and 6.
T. 15 N., R. 6 E.,
    Secs. 1 and 2;
    Sec. 11, lots 1, 2, and 3, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/
4\, SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 12, lots 3 thru 7, NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, lots 3 thru 6, NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, lots 2, 3, and 4, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, W\1/
2\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 23 thru 26 and 35.
T. 14 N., R. 7 E.,
    Sec. 3, lots 6, 7, and 8;
    Sec. 4, lots 3 thru 10, 12, and 13, SW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 5, 6, and 7;
    Sec. 8, lots 1, 2, and 3, N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, lots 2, 3, and 6 and NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 17, lots 2, 3, 6, and 7, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and 
NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 18;
    Sec. 19, lots 3 thru 9, 12, 13, and 14 and NW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, lot 2;
    Sec. 30, lot 7.
T. 15 N., R. 7 E.,
    Secs. 1 thru 15 and 17;
    Sec. 18, lots 3 thru 12, NE\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 19 thru 24;
    Sec. 25, lots 1, 2, 3, 6, and 8, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, and 
NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 26, lot 1, N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\;
    Secs. 27 thru 33;
    Sec. 34, lots 1 and 2, N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, lots 2, 3, 4, and 8 and N\1/2\NW\1/4\.
T. 15 N., R. 8 E.,
    Secs. 6, 7, and 18;
    Sec. 19, lots 3 thru 11 and 13, NE\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 30, lot 4.

    The areas described aggregate approximately 101,326 acres.

    The following description is of private lands:

Mount Diablo Meridian, California

T. 31 S., R. 46 E.,
    Sec. 20, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate 40 acres.

    The following description is of all acquired BLM lands:

Mount Diablo Meridian, California

T. 31 S., R. 46 E.,
    Sec. 16, NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ and E\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 25, S\1/2\SW\1/4\ and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 27, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, S\1/
2\SW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\.

San Bernardino Meridian, California

T. 13 N., R. 1 E.,
    Sec. 36 unsurveyed.

    The areas described aggregate 1,376 acres.

    The following description is of all Army lands (acquired):

Mount Diablo Meridian, California

T. 31 S., R. 46 E.,
    Sec. 1, W\1/2\;
    Sec. 2, lots 1 and 2 in NW\1/4\ and S\1/2\;
    Sec. 3, lots 1 and 2 in NE\1/4\, E\1/2\ lot 1 in NW\1/4\, E\1/2\ 
lot 2 in NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 5, SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, N\1/2\;
    Sec. 10, NE\1/4\ and W\1/2\;
    Sec. 12, SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, NE\1/4\ and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, SW\1/4\ and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 16, NW\1/4\ and S\1/2\;
    Sec. 20, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/
4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 21, W\1/2\ and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 22, N\1/2\ and E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 23, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 24;
    Sec. 26, NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 28, N\1/2\;
    Sec. 29, S\1/2\.
T. 31 S., R. 47 E.,
    Sec. 4, SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 5, S\1/2\SW\1/4\ and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 6, lots 6 and 7, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, lots 3 and 4, NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, and NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 8, W\1/2\NE\1/4\ and E\1/2\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 33, NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\.
T. 32 S., R. 47 E., sec. 3, lands described in Parcel 44 in Doc. 
#2004-0374618 recorded in San Bernardino County.

San Bernardino Meridian, California

T. 12 N., R. 1 E.,
    Secs. 3 and 5.
T. 13 N., R. 1 E.,
    Secs. 16 and 31;
    Sec. 33, S\1/2\SW\1/4\ and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    M.S. 6182;
    M.S. 6297.
T. 14 N., R. 1 E.,
    Secs. 16 and 36.
T. 14 N., R. 6 E.,
    M.S. 4728;
    M.S. 4729.
T. 15 N., R. 6 E.,
    Sec. 36;
    M.S. 3869;
    M.S. 3923.
T. 15 N., R. 7 E.,
    Sec. 16;
    M.S. 3870.

    The areas described aggregate approximately 14,968.51 acres.
    Total area described is approximately 117,710.37 acres.

    The 2002 Act is incorporated by reference. A complete description, 
along with all other records and maps pertaining to the 2002 Act, can 
be examined by appointment during regular business hours in the BLM 
California State Office at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section.
    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. Individuals 
who submit written comments may request confidentiality by asking us in 
your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from 
public review; however, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do 
so.
    The withdrawal extension application will be processed in 
accordance with the regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4, section 3 
of Public Law 85-337 (43 U.S.C. 157) (Engle Act), and Public Law 107-
107.


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(Authority: Pub. L. 85-337 and Pub. L. 107-107)

Gordon R. Toevs,
Acting California State Director.
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