[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 2317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-620]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLAZ910000.L14300000.ET0000.LXSIURAM0000 241A; AZA-35138]
Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Northern
Arizona Proposed Withdrawal
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability
of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Northern Arizona Proposed
Withdrawal. The Secretary of the Interior signed the ROD on January 9,
2012, which constitutes the final decision of the Department of the
Interior.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD are available upon request from the State
Director, Arizona State Office, One N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, or via
the Internet at http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/mining/timeout/rod.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Horyza, Project Manager, Bureau
of Land Management, Arizona State Office, One North Central Avenue,
Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4427, (602) 417-9446, email [email protected] or Scott Florence, District Manager, Arizona Strip
District BLM, 345 East Riverside Drive, St. George, Utah 84790. Persons
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at (800) 877-8339 to contact
the above individual during normal business hours. The service is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question
with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final EIS for the Northern Arizona
Proposed Withdrawal was released and made available for a 30-day public
availability period on October 28, 2011. The final EIS documents the
effects of withdrawing from location and entry under the General Mining
Law 1,006,545 acres of Federal land and interests in land in the
vicinity of the Grand Canyon, Arizona for 20 years, subject to valid
existing rights. The withdrawal would also apply to lands subsequently
acquired by the United States within the boundaries of the withdrawal.
The Resource Management Plan for the Arizona Strip Field Office and
Forest plans for the Kaibab National Forest would be amended to reflect
the intent of the withdrawal. Based on the analysis in the Northern
Arizona Proposed Withdrawal EIS, and as set forth in the ROD, the
Department of the Interior has decided a withdrawal of 1,006,545 acres
from location and entry under the Mining Law, subject to valid existing
rights and in accordance with the preferred alternative is warranted.
Unpatented mining claims with valid existing rights and private lands
will not be affected.
The Record of Decision constitutes the final decision of the
Secretary of Interior. There is no administrative protest or appeal
from a decision of the Secretary.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 43 CFR part 2310.
Robert V. Abbey,
Director, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-620 Filed 1-13-12; 8:45 am]
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