[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63217-63218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17007]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[FSRS84221GLKX0-16X-FF01R05000; IDI 039529/IDID105860944]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal, Transfer of Administrative 
Jurisdiction, and Opportunity for Public Meeting for the Grays Lake 
National Wildlife Refuge, ID

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: At the request of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
(USFWS) and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary of the 
Interior proposes to withdraw 158.72 acres of public lands managed by 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from settlement, sale, location, or 
entry under the public land laws, from location and entry under the 
United States mining laws, and from leasing under the mineral and 
geothermal leasing laws for an indefinite period and transfer 
administrative jurisdiction over these acres to USFWS for management as 
part of the National Wildlife Refuge System to support conservation of 
the aquatic and riparian habitats in the Grays Lake National Wildlife 
Refuge (NWR), Idaho. Publication of this notice temporarily segregates 
the lands from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the public 
land laws, from location and entry under the United States mining laws, 
and from leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, subject 
to valid existing rights, for up to 2 years, while the application is 
being processed. This notice initiates a 90-day comment period and 
announces an opportunity for the public to request a public meeting on 
the proposed withdrawal.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
October 31, 2024.

ADDRESSES: All comments and meeting requests should be sent to the BLM 
Idaho State Office, Attn: 933-Realty/Grays Lake Withdrawal, 1387 S 
Vinnell Way, Boise, ID 83709, or email 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Sloand, BLM Idaho State 
Office, telephone: 208-373-3897, 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: The applicant is USFWS, and the petition/
application requests the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw the 
following 158.72 acres of BLM-managed public lands from settlement, 
sale, location, or entry under the public land laws, from location and 
entry under the United States mining laws, and from leasing under the 
mineral and geothermal leasing laws for an indefinite period, subject 
to valid existing rights, and transfer administrative jurisdiction over 
these acres to USFWS for management as part of the National Wildlife 
Refuge System to support conservation of the aquatic and riparian 
habitats in the Grays Lake NWR, Idaho:

Boise Meridian, Idaho

T. 3 S., R. 43 E.,
    Sec. 21, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 28, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 30, lot 3.
T. 4 S., R. 43 E.,
    Sec. 26, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate 158.72 acres in Bonneville County.
    This petition/application has been approved for publication by a 
Secretarial officer in the Department of the Interior and therefore 
constitutes a withdrawal proposal of the Secretary of the Interior (43 
CFR 2310.1-3(e)).
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative 
agreement would not adequately protect the lands from nondiscretionary 
uses, which could result in a permanent loss of significant values and 
capital investments.
    The USFWS requires continued use of rights contained in Water Right 
Partial Decree 13-13725 that is appurtenant to Tract 1b (T. 4 S., R. 43 
E., sec. 26, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\).
    There are no suitable alternative sites with equal or greater 
benefit to the government.
    For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this 
notice, all persons who wish to submit comments or desire a public 
meeting for the purpose of being heard on the proposed withdrawal must 
submit a request to the BLM Idaho State Office (see ADDRESSES). If the 
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 local newspapers and on the BLM website at www.blm.gov at 
least 30 days before the scheduled date of the meeting.
    Comments, including name and street address of respondents, will be 
available for public review at the BLM Idaho State Office during 
regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mountain Time, Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays. 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 personally 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. All submissions from 
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying 
themselves as representatives of officials of organizations or 
businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their 
entirety.
    For a period until August 3, 2026, the lands will be segregated as 
specified above unless the application is denied

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or cancelled, or the withdrawal is approved prior to that date.
    This withdrawal application will be processed in accordance with 
the regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.

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

Peter Ditton,
Acting Idaho State Director.
[FR Doc. 2024-17007 Filed 8-1-24; 8:45 am]
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