[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18626-18629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07045]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCA930000 L192000000 ET0000.LROBRX1210500; CACA 044081]
Notice of Proposed Expansion, Extension, and Notification of a
Public Meeting for the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range
Withdrawal; CA
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 808 of the California Military Lands
Withdrawal and Overflight Act of 1994 (Act), the Department of the Navy
(DoN), on behalf of the U.S. Marines, has filed an application to
modify and extend the current legislative withdrawal of public lands
from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including
the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing
laws, for military use of the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range
(CMAGR) in Imperial and Riverside Counties, California. The lands are
currently withdrawn under the Act, which is a part of the California
Desert Protection Act, which reserves these lands for defense-related
purposes for a period of 20 years. Unless Congress extends the
withdrawal, it will expire on October 30, 2014. The extension
application includes a request that additional Federal lands be
withdrawn in aid of a proposed legislative adjustment to the boundary
for the purpose of improving management. This notice gives an
opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed withdrawal
expansion and extension and announces the date, time, and location of a
public meeting.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 25, 2013. The BLM
will hold a public meeting in connection with the proposed withdrawal
extension on April 25, 2013. For the time and location, please see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Cynthia Staszak, Assistant Deputy
State Director, Natural Resources (CA-930), California Bureau of Land
Management, 2800 Cottage Way, Suite 1834, Sacramento, CA 95825-1886.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Easley, Realty Specialist,
916-978-4673. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 to contact the above individual. The FIRS 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 Act provides that the DoN may seek an
extension of the CMAGR withdrawal and requires the Secretary of the
Navy both to submit an application to extend the withdrawal to the
Secretary of the Interior for processing in accordance with the Bureau
of Land Management's (BLM) regulations pertaining to withdrawals, and
to publish a Draft Legislative Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
addressing legislative alternatives and the effects of continued
withdrawal. The CMAGR Draft Legislative EIS, published on August 31,
2012, is available at www.chocolatemountainrenewal.com. The Department
of the Navy's Notice of Availability can be found at 77 FR 53189. The
Draft Legislative EIS evaluates the environmental effects of extending
the withdrawal for an additional 25 years, as well as expanding the
area withdrawn in order to facilitate restructuring the existing range
boundary to improve efficiency in the management of the CMAGR and
adjacent lands, safeguard public use of adjacent public lands, and
consolidate the lands for more efficient environmental stewardship. As
a result of the proposed boundary restructuring, Federal and non-
Federal lands may be added to the existing withdrawal.
This notice temporarily segregates the additional 24,700 acres
Federal lands from all forms of appropriation under the public land
laws, including the United States mining laws, and from the operation
of the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, and the Mineral Materials
Act of 1947, for up to 2 years while the legislative withdrawal
application is being processed. Approximately 24,700 acres of Federal
lands may be added to the existing 225,100 acre withdrawal. This notice
also invites the public to comment on the proposed extension and
expansion of the CMAGR withdrawal, and initiates a 90-day comment
period on the withdrawal extension/expansion application. The lands
involved in the application are:
Federal Lands Currently Withdrawn
San Bernardino Meridian
T. 13 S., R. 18 E.,
Secs. 1 to 6, inclusive, unsurveyed;
Sec. 8, E\1/2\, unsurveyed;
Secs. 9, 10, and 11, unsurveyed.
T. 12 S., R. 16 E.,
Secs. 2 and 12.
T. 12 S., R. 17 E.,
Secs. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, and 14;
Sec. 15, S\1/2\;
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Sec. 17, S\1/2\;
Secs. 18, 20 to 28, inclusive, and 35.
T. 12 S., R. 18 E.,
Secs. 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10;
Secs. 12 to 15, inclusive;
Secs. 17 to 35, inclusive.
T. 12 S., R. 19 E.,
Secs. 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10;
Sec. 15, S\1/2\;
Sec. 17, S\1/2\;
Secs. 18 to 22, inclusive, and 27 to 34, inclusive.
T. 11 S., R. 15 E.,
Secs. 2 and 12.
T. 11 S., R. 16 E.,
Secs. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, and 34.
T. 11 S., R. 17 E.,
Secs. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32,
and 34.
T. 11 S., R. 18 E.,
Secs. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32,
and 34.
T. 11 S., R. 19 E.,
Secs. 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 18, 20, 22, 26, 28, 30, 32, and 34.
T. 10 S., R. 14 E.,
Secs. 2 and 4;
Sec. 6, lots 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, and 11; those portions lying
northeasterly of the most easterly line of the Coachella Branch of
the All American Canal;
Sec. 8, N\1/2\NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\NE\1/4\; those portions lying
northeasterly of the most easterly line of the Coachella Branch of
the All American Canal;
Sec. 10, that portion lying northeasterly of the most easterly
line of the Coachella Branch of the All American Canal;
Secs. 12 and 14;
Sec. 22, N\1/2\NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 24.
T. 10 S., R. 15 E.,
Secs. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, and
34.
T. 10 S., R. 16 E.,
Secs. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, and 24;
Sec. 25, S\1/2\SW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Secs. 26, 28, 30, 32, and 34.
T. 10 S., R. 17 E.,
Secs. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32,
and 34.
T. 10 S., R. 18 E.,
Secs. 6, 8, 18, 20, 22, 26, 28, 30, 32, and 34.
T. 10 S., R. 19 E.,
Sec. 32.
T. 9 S., R. 13 E.,
Secs. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14;
Sec. 18, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, those portions lying
northeasterly of the most easterly line of the Coachella Branch of
the All American Canal;
Sec. 20, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, that portion lying northeasterly of the
most easterly line of the Coachella Branch of the All American
Canal;
Sec. 22, N\1/2\, SE\1/4\ and N\1/2\ SW\1/4\, those portions
lying northeasterly of the most easterly line of the Coachella
Branch of the All American Canal;
Sec. 24;
Sec. 26, NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\ and N\1/2\SE\1/
4\, those portions lying northeasterly of the most easterly line of
the Coachella Branch of the All American Canal.
T. 9 S., R. 14 E.,
Secs. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32,
and 34.
T. 9 S., R. 15 E.,
Secs. 2, 4, and 6;
Sec. 5, N\1/2\ lot 5, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ lot 7, N\1/2\NW\1/4\ lot 7,
and N\1/2\NW\1/4\ lot 9;
Secs. 8 and 10;
Sec. 11, N\1/2\SE\1/4\ and S\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Secs. 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, and 34.
T. 9 S., R. 16 E.,
Secs. 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10;
Sec. 12, NW \1/4\, that portion lying northerly of the northerly
line of the Niland Blythe Road;
Sec. 14, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\;
Secs. 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, and 34.
T. 9 S., R. 17 E.,
Sec. 6, lots 1 and 2 of the NW\1/4\, those portions lying
westerly of the westerly line of the unnamed road running
southwesterly from the Bradshaw Trail to Niland Blythe Road;
Sec. 26;
Sec. 28, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, and S\1/2\;
Secs. 30, 32, and 34.
T. 8 S., R. 12 E.,
Sec. 2 and 4, those portions lying southerly of the southerly
line of the Bradshaw Trail;
Sec. 6, E\1/2\E\1/2\, that portion lying northeasterly of the
most easterly line of the Coachella Branch of the All American Canal
and southerly of the southerly line of the Bradshaw Trail;
Sec. 8, that portion lying northeasterly of the most easterly
line of the Coachella Branch of the All American Canal;
Secs. 10, 12, and 14;
Sec. 22, that portion lying northeasterly of the most easterly
line of the Coachella Branch of the All American Canal;
Sec. 24;
Sec. 26, lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, W\1/2\E\1/2\, NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/
4\, those portions lying northeasterly of the most easterly line of
the Coachella Branch of the All American Canal.
T. 8 S., R. 13 E.,
Secs. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32,
and 34.
T. 8 S., R. 14 E.,
Secs. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32,
and 34.
T. 8 S., R. 15 E.,
Sec. 2, that portion lying southerly of the southerly line of
the Bradshaw Trail;
Secs. 4, 6, 8, and 10;
Sec. 11, N\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\,
S\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, and E\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 12, that portion lying southerly of the southerly line of
the Bradshaw Trail;
Secs. 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, and 34.
T. 8 S., R. 16 E.,
Sec. 8, unsurveyed SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\,
those portions lying southerly of the southerly line of the Bradshaw
Trail;
Sec. 14, unsurveyed SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, that portion lying
southwesterly of the southerly line of the Bradshaw Trail;
Secs. 18, 20, and 22;
Sec. 24, unsurveyed SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, that portion lying southerly
of the southerly line of the Bradshaw Trail;
Secs. 26, 28, 30, 32, and 34.
T. 8 S., R. 17 E.,
Sec. 32, SW\1/4\, that portion lying southerly of the southerly
line of the Bradshaw Trail and westerly of the westerly line of the
unnamed road running southwesterly from the Bradshaw Trail to Niland
Blythe Road.
T. 7 S., R. 12 E.,
Sec. 34, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, that portion lying southeasterly of the
southerly line of the Bradshaw Trail.
T. 7 S., R. 13 E.,
Sec. 22, NE\1/4\ and S\1/2\, those portions lying southeasterly
of the southerly line of the Bradshaw Trail;
Secs. 24 and 26;
Sec. 28, that portion lying southerly of the southerly line of
the Bradshaw Trail;
Sec. 32, that portion lying southeasterly of the southerly line
of the Bradshaw Trail;
Sec. 34.
T. 7 S., R. 14 E.,
Sec. 20, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, that portion lying southerly of the
southerly line of the Bradshaw Trail;
Sec. 26, S\1/2\, that portion lying southerly of the southerly
line of the Bradshaw Trail;
Sec. 28, S\1/2\, that portion lying southerly of the southerly
line of the Bradshaw Trail;
Secs. 30, 32, and 34.
T. 7 S., R. 15 E.,
Sec. 30, lot 4, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\, those
portions lying southerly of the southerly line of the Bradshaw
Trail;
Sec. 31, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\,
NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\,
S\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\NW\1/
4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 32, that portion lying southerly of the southerly line of
the Bradshaw Trail;
Sec. 33, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and
SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, those portions lying southerly
of the southerly line of the Bradshaw Trail;
Sec. 34, W\1/2\SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, those portions lying
southerly of the southerly line of the Bradshaw Trail.
The current withdrawn lands to be extended aggregate 225,100
acres, more or less, in Riverside and Imperial Counties.
The following described Federal lands are being incorporated
into the exterior boundaries of the CMAGR:
New Federal Lands Proposed for Withdrawal, and Segregated by this
Notice
San Bernardino Meridian
T. 13 S., R. 17 E.,
Secs. 1 and 2, those portions lying northeasterly of the
northerly right-of-way of Union Pacific Railroad.
T. 13 S., R. 17\1/2\ E.,
Secs. 1, 2, 3, 11, and 12, unsurveyed, those portions lying
northeasterly of the northerly right-of-way of Union Pacific
Railroad.
T. 13 S., R. 18 E.,
Sec. 7, unsurveyed;
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Sec. 8, unsurveyed, W\1/2\;
Sec. 15, unsurveyed, that portion lying westerly of the westerly
line of the westerly branch and the primary trail Sway of Bureau of
Land Management Road 607;
Sec. 17 unsurveyed;
Secs. 18, 19, and 20, unsurveyed, those portions lying
northeasterly of the northerly right-of-way of Union Pacific
Railroad;
Sec. 21, unsurveyed;
Sec. 22, unsurveyed, that portion lying westerly of the westerly
line of Bureau of Land Management Roads 606 and 607;
Sec. 27, unsurveyed, that portion lying westerly of the westerly
line of Bureau of Land Management Road 606 and northeasterly of the
northerly right-of-way of the Mesquite Railroad Spur;
Sec. 28, unsurveyed, that portion lying northerly of the
northerly right-of-way of Union Pacific Railroad and northeasterly
of the northerly right-of-way of the Mesquite Railroad Spur;
Sec. 29, unsurveyed, that portion lying northeasterly of the
northerly right-of-way of Union Pacific Railroad.
T. 12 S., R. 16 E.,
Sec. 11, that portion lying southeasterly of the south line of
the unimproved unnamed range road;
Sec. 13, that portion lying northeasterly of the northerly
right-of-way of Union Pacific Railroad;
Sec. 14, that portion lying southeasterly of the intersection of
the south line of the unimproved unnamed range road and Ted Kipf
Road and also lying northeasterly of the northerly right-of-way of
Union Pacific Railroad;
Sec. 24, that portion lying northeasterly of the northerly
right-of-way of Union Pacific Railroad.
T. 12 S., R. 17 E.,
Secs. 19, 29, 30, 32, 33, and 34, those portions lying
northeasterly of the northerly right-of-way of Union Pacific
Railroad.
T. 10 S., R. 14 E.,
Sec. 26, that portion lying northeasterly of the most easterly
line of the Coachella Branch of the All American Canal.
T. 8 S., R. 16 E.,
Sec. 9, S\1/2\, unsurveyed, that portion lying southerly of
southerly line of the Bradshaw Trail.
T. 7 S., R. 12 E.,
Sec. 34, SW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, those portions lying
southerly of the southerly line of the Bradshaw Trail;
Sec. 35, SW\1/4\, that portion lying southerly of the southerly
line of the Bradshaw Trail;
Sec. 36, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, that portion lying between the southerly
line of the Bradshaw Trail and northerly of the south bank of Salt
Creek.
T. 7 S., R. 13 E.,
Sec. 13, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and
SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, those portions lying southerly of the southerly line
of the Bradshaw Trail;
Sec. 14, that portion lying southeasterly of the southerly line
of the Bradshaw Trail;
Sec. 22, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, that portion lying southeasterly of the
southerly line of the Bradshaw Trail;
Sec. 31, NE\1/4\, that portion lying southerly of the southerly
line of the Bradshaw Trail and northerly of the south bank of the
Salt Creek excepting therefrom that portion acquired by Civil 2054-
Y.
T. 7 S., R. 14 E.,
Sec. 18, lots 3 and 4, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\, those
portions lying southerly of the southerly line of the Bradshaw
Trail;
Sec. 19, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\E\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, and E\1/
2\E\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, those portions lying southwesterly of the
southerly line of the Bradshaw Trail;
Sec. 20, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\,
those portions lying southwesterly of the southerly line of the
Bradshaw Trail.
T. 7 S., R. 15 E.,
Sec. 30, lot 3, that portion lying southerly of the south line
of the Bradshaw Trail.
The Federal lands to be added to the existing withdrawal
aggregate 24,700 acres, more or less, in Riverside and Imperial
Counties.
The following described non-Federal lands are within the
exterior boundaries of the CMAGR. If title to these non-Federal
lands is subsequently acquired by the United States, the lands may
be subject to the terms and conditions of an expanded and renewed
withdrawal.
Non-Federal Lands That May Be Acquired in the Future
San Bernardino Meridian
T. 13 S., R. 18 E.,
Sec. 16.
T. 7 S., R. 12 E.,
Sec. 36, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, that portion lying between the southerly
line of the Bradshaw Trail and northerly of the south bank of Salt
Creek excepting therefrom that portion of lands acquired by Civil
2054-Y.
T. 7 S., R. 13 E.,
Sec. 13, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and those portions of SE\1/4\SW\1/4\,
SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ lying southerly
of the southerly line of the Bradshaw Trail;
Sec. 21, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ and W\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, those portions
lying southerly of the southerly line of the Bradshaw Trail;
Sec. 23, N\1/2\N\1/2\NE\1/4\, and those portions of N\1/2\N\1/
2\NW\1/4\ lying southerly of the southerly line of the Bradshaw
Trail;
Sec. 29, that portion lying southerly and southeasterly of the
southerly line of the Bradshaw Trail excepting therefrom SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\.
T. 7 S., R. 14 E.,
Sec. 29, N\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, that portion lying southerly of
the southerly line of the Bradshaw Trail.
The non-Federal lands to be acquired aggregate 1,700 acres, more
or less, in Riverside and Imperial Counties.
The total areas described contain approximately 249,800 acres of
Federal lands and 1,700 acres of non-Federal lands in Riverside and
Imperial Counties.
The application will be processed in accordance with the
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.
The purpose of the proposed withdrawal extension would be to
continue to protect and preserve the status quo of the lands pending
action on an application for withdrawal for military purposes under the
Engle Act (43 U.S.C. 155-158).
On or before June 25, 2013, 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, Associate
Deputy State Director, at the address indicated above.
Comments, including names and street addresses for respondents,
will be available for public review at the BLM's California State
Office, during regular business hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except holidays. Before including your address,
telephone 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
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.
The BLM will hold a public meeting in connection with the proposed
withdrawal extension on April 25, 2013, at the BLM's California Desert
District Office, 22835 Calle San Juan de Los Largos, Moreno Valley,
California, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. The BLM will publish a notice of
the time and place in at least one local newspaper no less than 30 days
before the scheduled meeting date.
For a period until March 27, 2015, the additional Federal lands of
approximately 24,700 acres will be segregated from all forms of
appropriation under the public land laws, including the United States
mining laws, and from the operation of the mineral and geothermal
leasing laws, and the Mineral 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 the BLM during the temporary
segregative period.
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No water rights would be needed to fulfill the purpose of the
requested withdrawal extension.
Records relating to the application may be examined at the
California State Office at the address stated above.
Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1.
Cynthia Staszak,
Associate Deputy State Director, Natural Resources CA-930.
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