[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55824-55827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22817]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCAD08000-L14300000-ET0000; CACA 51737]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting;
California
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals
Management proposes to withdraw, on behalf of the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), approximately 507 acres of reserved Federal minerals
from the United States mining laws including the mineral and geothermal
leasing and mineral materials laws, and 332,421 acres of Federal lands
from settlement, sale, location, and entry under the public land laws,
including the United States mining laws, and the mineral and geothermal
and mineral materials laws for a period of 5 years. The withdrawal
would protect the lands and preserve the status quo of the lands and
mineral estate included in the proposed training land acquisition/
airspace establishment project of the United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twenty-nine Palms, California,
pending the processing of an application for withdrawal for military
purposes under the Engle Act. The application also includes 43,315
acres of non-Federal lands located within the proposed boundaries of
the proposed
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withdrawal areas, and in the event that they return to Federal
ownership in the future, the lands would be subject to the terms and
conditions described below. The Federal and non-Federal lands are
located in San Bernardino County.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 13, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Ms. Roxie Trost, Barstow Office
Field Manager, Bureau of Land Management, 2601 Barstow Road, Barstow,
California 92311.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Roxie Trost, Barstow Office Field
Manager, Bureau of Land Management, 760-252-6000 or Mr. Rusty Lee,
Needles Office Field Manager, Bureau of Land Management, at 760-326-
7000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary for Land and
Minerals Management proposes to withdraw the following described
Federal lands and mineral estate from settlement, sale, location, and
entry under the public land laws, including the United States mining
laws, and from the operation of the mineral and geothermal leasing laws
and the Materials Act of 1947, subject to valid existing rights, to
protect the lands and preserve the status quo pending action on an
application for withdrawal of the lands for military purposes under the
Engle Act:
1. Federally Owned Surface and Mineral Estate
San Bernardino Meridian
Western Acquisition Area
T. 4 N., R. 2 E.,
Sec. 1.
T. 5 N., R. 2 E.,
Secs. 1 and 2;
Secs. 11 to 14, inclusive, and Secs. 23 to 26, inclusive;
Sec. 35.
T. 6 N., R. 2 E.,
Sec. 13;
Secs. 23 to 26, inclusive;
Sec. 35.
T. 4 N., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 1, lots 1 and 2 of NE\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, NW\1/
4\;SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 2;
Sec. 3, E\1/2\ of lot 1 of NE\1/4\, lot 2 of NE\1/4\, lot 2 of
NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\S\1/2\;
Sec. 4, lots 1 and 2 of NE\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\;, SW\1/
4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/2\;
Secs 5 and 6;
Sec. 7, E\1/2\;
Secs. 8 and 9;
Sec. 10, N\1/2\N\1/2\;
Sec. 12, N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\.
T. 5 N., R. 3 E., partly unsurveyed.
Secs. 2 to 35, inclusive;
Sec. 36, SW\1/4\.
T. 4 N., R. 4 E.,
Secs. 1 to 15, inclusive;
Sec. 17;
Sec. 18, N;\1/2\
Sec. 20, N\1/2\;
Secs. 21 to 27, inclusive;
Sec. 28, N\1/2\.
T. 5 N., R. 4 E., partly unsurveyed.
Secs. 2 to 11, inclusive;
Sec. 12, all except for Mineral Survey No. 6336;
Sec. 13, E\1/2\, E\1/2\E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and E\1/
2\W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Secs. 14, 15, and 16;
Sec. 17, NW\1/4\ and S\1/2\;
Secs. 18 to 24, inclusive;
Sec. 25, N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 26, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, W\1/2\, and SE\1/4\;
Secs. 27 to 36, inclusive.
T. 6 N., R. 4 E.,
Secs. 1 to 15, inclusive, and Secs. 17 to 24, inclusive;
Sec. 26;
Secs. 27 and 28, all except for Mineral Survey Nos. 3000 and
3980;
Secs. 29 to 35, inclusive;
Sec. 36, N\1/2\ and SW\1/4\.
T. 3 N., R. 5 E.,
Secs. 1, 2, and 3;
Sec. 4, lots 1 to 12, inclusive;
Secs. 5 and 6;
Sec. 9, lots 1 and 2;
Sec. 10, lots 1 to 7, inclusive;
Sec. 11;
Sec. 12, lots 1 to 12, inclusive.
T. 4 N., R. 5 E., partly unsurveyed.
Secs. 2 to 35, inclusive.
T. 5 N., R. 5 E.,
Secs. 4 and 5;
Sec. 6, lots 1 to 10, inclusive, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\,
N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 7, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, lots 6 and 7, S\1/2\NE\1/4\,
SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 8;
Secs. 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 34,
and 35.
T. 6 N., R. 5 E.,
Secs. 17 to 20, inclusive, and Secs. 29 to 32, inclusive.
Southern Acquisition Area
T. 2 N., R. 9 E.,
Sec. 25;
Sec. 26, all except for N\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 27, E\1/2\ except for W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 34, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\,
W\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and E\1/2\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 35, N\1/2\ except for N\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and S\1/
2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\.
T. 2 N., R. 10 E.,
Secs. 2 to 11, inclusive;
Sec. 14, that portion lying north and west of the boundary of
the Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness Area;
Sec. 15 and Secs. 17 to 22, inclusive;
Sec. 23, that portion lying west of the boundary of the Cleghorn
Lakes Wilderness Area;
Sec. 26, that portion lying west and south of the boundary of
the Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness Area;
Secs. 27 to 35, inclusive.
Eastern Acquisition Area
T. 4 N., R. 11 E.,
Secs. 1, 2, 11, 12, and 14.
T. 5 N., R. 11 E.,
Sec. 35.
T. 3 N., R. 12 E.,
Secs. 1, 2, and 3;
Secs. 10 to 15, inclusive;
Secs. 22, 23, and 24;
Sec. 25, that portion lying west of the boundary of the
Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area;
Secs. 26 and 27;
Sec. 34, that portion lying north and east of the boundary of
Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness Area;
Sec. 35.
T. 4 N., R. 12 E.,
Secs. 1 to 8, inclusive;
Secs. 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15;
Sec. 18, all except for Mineral Survey No. 5802;
Sec. 19, N\1/2\ except for Mineral Survey Nos. 5802 and 5805;
Sec. 21, E\1/2\;
Secs. 23 to 27, inclusive;
Sec. 28, E\1/2\;
Secs. 34 and 35.
T. 5 N., R. 12 E.,
Secs. 19 and 20, all except the lands conveyed by Patent No.
1000678;
Secs. 21 to 27, inclusive;
Sec. 28, N\1/2\ and SW\1/4\;
Secs, 29 and 30, all except the lands conveyed by Patent No.
1000678;
Secs. 31 to 35, inclusive.
T. 3 N., R. 13 E.,
Sec. 4, that portion lying west of the Sheephole Valley
Wilderness Area;
Secs. 5 and 7;
Secs. 8, 17, 18, and 19, those portions lying west of the
Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area.
T. 4 N., R. 13 E.,
Secs. 1 to 4, inclusive, Secs. 6 to 15, inclusive, and Secs. 17
to 22, inclusive;
Secs. 23, 24, and 27, those portions lying northwesterly of the
Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area;
Secs. 28 to 32, inclusive;
Secs. 33 and 34, that portion lying northwesterly of the
Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area.
T. 5 N., R. 13 E.,
Secs. 13, 19, and 20;
Sec. 22, W\1/2\;
Secs. 23 to 28, inclusive, Secs. 30, 31, 32, 34, and 35.
T. 3 N., R. 14 E.,
Secs. 1 and 2;
Secs. 3, 4, and 10, those portions lying east of the Sheephole
Valley Wilderness Area;
Secs. 11, 12, and 13;
Secs. 14 and 15, those portions lying east of the Sheephole
Valley Wilderness Area.
T. 4 N., R. 14 E.,
Secs. 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, and 18;
Sec. 20, that portion lying northeasterly of the Sheephole
Valley Wilderness Area;
Secs. 21 to 24, inclusive;
Sec. 25, that portion lying northwesterly of the Cadiz Dunes
Wilderness Area;
Secs. 26, 27, and 28;
Sec. 29, that portion lying northeasterly of the Sheephole
Valley Wilderness Area;
Secs. 33, 34, and 35.
T. 5 N., R. 14 E.,
Secs. 30 and 31.
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T. 4 N, R. 15 E.,
Secs. 1 to 4, inclusive;
Sec. 5, all except for railroad rights-of-way;
Secs. 6, 7 and 8;
Sec. 9, all except for railroad rights-of-way;
Secs. 10 to 15, inclusive, and Secs. 18 to 21, inclusive;
Secs. 22 to 25, those portions lying northwesterly or
northeasterly of the Cadiz Dunes Wilderness Area, inclusive;
Secs. 28 to 30, those portions lying northwesterly or
northeasterly of the Cadiz Dunes Wilderness Area, inclusive;
Sec. 32, that portion lying northeasterly of the Cadiz Dunes
Wilderness Area.
T. 5 N., R. 15 E.,
Secs. 10 to 15, inclusive, and Secs. 19 to 35, inclusive.
T. 3 N., R. 16 E.,
Sec. 3, that portion lying northeasterly of the pipeline
authorized by CACA 14013 and lying northwesterly of the Old Woman
Mountains Wilderness Area.
T. 4 N., R. 16 E.,
Secs. 4 and 5, those portions lying southwesterly of the Old
Woman Mountains Wilderness Area;
Secs. 6, 7 and 8;
Sec. 9, that portion lying southwesterly of the Old Woman
Mountains Wilderness Area;
Sec. 16, that portion lying southwesterly of the Old Woman
Mountains Wilderness Area;
Secs. 17 to 20, inclusive;
Secs. 21 and 22, those portions lying southwesterly of the Old
Woman Mountains Wilderness Area;
Secs. 27, that portion lying southwesterly of the Old Woman
Mountains Wilderness Area;
Sec. 28;
Sec. 29, all except for that portion in railroad right-of-way
containing 17 acres;
Secs. 30, 31, and 32, those portions lying northeasterly of the
Cadiz Dunes Wilderness Area;
Sec. 33, that portion lying northeasterly of the Cadiz Dunes
Wilderness Area except for that portion contained in railroad right-
of-way containing 14.55 acres;
Sec. 34, that portion lying southwesterly of the Old Woman
Mountains Wilderness Area.
T. 5 N., R. 16 E.,
Secs. 6 and 7, those portions lying westerly of the Old Woman
Mountains Wilderness Area;
Secs. 18, 19, and 20, those portions lying westerly of the Old
Woman Mountains Wilderness Area;
Secs. 30 and 31;
Sec. 32, that portion lying westerly of the Old Woman Mountains
Wilderness Area.
The areas described aggregate 332,421 acres, more or less in San
Bernardino County.
2. Non-Federal Surface Estate and Federal Mineral Estate
San Bernardino Meridian
Southern Acquisition Area
T. 2 N., R. 9 E.,
Sec. 26, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 27, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 35, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and S\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/
4\NE\1/4\.
Eastern Acquisition Area
T. 5 N., R. 12 E.,
Sec. 5, lot 1 of NE\1/4\, W\1/2\ of lot 1 of NW\1/4\, lots 5 and
6 inclusive, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\.
The areas described aggregate 507 acres, more or less in San
Bernardino County.
3. Non-Federal Lands
The following described lands are located within the boundaries
of the proposed withdrawal areas. In the event the United States
subsequently acquires these lands, they would be subject to the
terms and conditions of the withdrawal as described above. The
Federal interest would be subject to the terms and conditions of the
withdrawal as described above:
(a). Non-Federal Surface and Mineral Estate:
San Bernardino Meridian
Western Acquisition Area
T. 5 N., R. 2 E.,
Sec. 36.
T. 6 N., R. 2 E.,
Sec. 36.
T. 5 N., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 1;
Sec. 36, N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\.
T. 6 N., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 1, S\1/2\ of lot 4;
Sec. 4, that land described by metes and bounds in Patent No.
04-67-0117 and containing 180.445 acres, more or less;
Secs. 10 to 11, that land described by metes and bounds in
Patent No. 04-68-0173 and containing 20.104 acres, more or less;
Sec. 25;
Sec. 31, that land described by metes and bounds in Patent No.
994392 and containing 41.322 acres, more or less;
Sec. 36.
T. 4 N., R. 4 E.,
Sec. 16, N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\.
T. 5 N., R. 4 E.,
Sec. 1;
Sec. 12, E\1/2\NE\1/4\ and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 13, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, west 20 rods of the E\1/2\NW\1/4\, and
W\1/2\W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 17, NE\1/4\;
Sec. 25, lots 1 to 8, inclusive, and E\1/2\SE\1/4\.
T. 6 N., R. 4 E.,
Sec. 16, and 25;
Secs. 27 to 28, that land described by metes and bounds in
Patent Nos. 24783, 38438, and 38980, and containing 151.250 acres,
more or less;
Sec. 36, SE\1/4\.
T. 3 N., R. 5 E.,
Sec. 4, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/
2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/
4\SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
T. 4 N., R. 5 E.,
Secs. 1 and 36.
T. 5 N., R. 5 E.,
Sec. 6, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 7, lot 5;
Secs. 9, 17, 21, 29, and 33.
Southern Acquisition Area
T. 2 N., R. 9 E.,
Sec. 26, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 27, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
Eastern Acquisition Area
T. 4 N., R. 11 E.,
Sec. 13.
T. 5 N., R. 11 E.,
Sec. 36.
T. 4 N., R. 12 E.,
Secs. 9, 13, 16, and 17;
Secs. 18 to 19, that land described by metes and bounds in
Patent Nos. 973412 and 968382, and containing 82.310 acres, more or
less;
Sec. 22, and 36.
T. 5 N., R. 12 E.,
Secs. 19, 20, 29, and 30, all the lands conveyed by Patent No.
1000678, containing 1,342.40 acres, more or less;
Sec. 16;
Sec. 28, SE\1/4\;
Sec. 36.
T. 4 N., R. 13 E.,
Sec. 5 and 16;
T. 5 N., R. 13 E.,
Sec. 21;
Sec. 22, E\1/2\;
Sec. 29 and 33;
Sec. 36, SW\1/4\.
T. 3 N., R. 14 E.,
Sec. 36, that portion lying east of the Sheephole Valley
Wilderness Area.
T. 4 N., R. 14 E.,
Secs. 1 to 5, inclusive, secs. 9, 13, and 16.
T. 5 N., R. 14 E.,
Secs. 19 to 29, inclusive, and secs. 32 to 36, inclusive.
T. 4 N., R. 15 E.,
Secs. 16 to 17, inclusive;
Sec. 33, that portion lying northwesterly of the Sheephole
Valley Wilderness Area.
T. 4 N., R. 16 E.,
Sec. 29, that portion contained in railroad right-of-way
containing 17 acres;
Sec. 33, that portion contained in railroad right-of-way
containing 14.55 acres.
T. 5 N., R. 16 E.,
Sec. 29, that portion lying southwesterly of the Old Woman
Mountains Wilderness Area.
The areas described aggregate 39,570 acres, more or less in San
Bernardino County.
(b). State of California owned surface and mineral estate:
San Bernardino Meridian
Western Acquisition Area
T. 4 N., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 1, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ and S\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 3, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\S\1/2\;
Sec. 4, N\1/2\SE\1/4\.
T. 6 N., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 16.
T. 4 N., R. 4 E.,
Sec. 16, SW\1/4\;
Sec. 19, E\1/2\E\1/2\;
Sec. 20, S\1/2\;
Sec. 28, S\1/2\;
Sec. 29, E\1/2\.
T. 5 N., R. 5 E.,
Sec. 16.
Southern Acquisition Area
T. 2 N., R. 10 E.,
Sec. 16.
Eastern Acquisition Area
T. 5 N., R. 13 E.,
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Sec. 36, N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\.
The areas described aggregate 3,745 acres, more or less in San
Bernardino County.
The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect and preserved
the status quo of the lands pending action on an application for
withdrawal for military purposes under the Engle Act. Currently, the
lands are not being used for military training purposes.
The use of a right-of-way or cooperative agreement would not
prohibit new mineral location.
The proposed withdrawal would not require water.
There are no suitable alternative sites. The USMC analyzed lands
elsewhere in the United States and concluded that the lands located
adjacent to MCAGCC were the best site for the proposed training.
On or before December 13, 2010, all persons who wish to submit
comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the proposed
withdrawal may present their views in writing to the BLM, Barstow Field
Office Manager at the address indicated above.
Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will
be available for public review at the BLM Barstow Field Office at the
address above during regular business hours. Individual respondents may
request confidentiality. Before including your address, phone number,
e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your
comment, be advised 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 from public review
your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will
be able to do so.
Notice is hereby given that a public meeting will be afforded in
connection with the proposed withdrawal. A notice of the time and place
of the public meeting will be published in the Federal Register and a
local newspaper at least 30 days before the scheduled date of the
meeting.
This withdrawal proposal will be processed in accordance with the
regulations set forth in 43 CFR Part 2300.
For a period of 2 years from the date of publication of this notice
in the Federal Register, the lands will be segregated from settlement,
sale, location and entry under the public land laws, including the
United States mining laws, and from the operation of the mineral and
geothermal leasing laws and the Materials Act of 1947 unless the
application is denied or canceled or the withdrawal is approved prior
to that date.
Licenses, permits, cooperative agreement, or discretionary land use
authorizations of a temporary nature which will not significantly
impact the values to be protected by the withdrawal may be allowed with
the approval of the authorized officer of BLM during the segregative
period.
Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1(a), (b)(1) and (2).
Karla D. Norris,
Associate Deputy State Director, CA-930.
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