[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51742-51743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20393]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCAN06000-L14300000-ET0000; CACA 054196]


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 Policy, Management 
and Budget proposes to withdraw, subject to valid existing rights, on 
behalf of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 3,123 acres of public 
lands located in Trinity County, California, from location and entry 
under the United States mining laws, but not from mineral material 
sales or mineral or geothermal leasing, to protect the cultural, 
recreational, and biological resources within and along the 
recreational segments of the Trinity Wild and Scenic River (TRWSR). 
This notice temporarily segregates the lands for up to 2 years from 
location and entry under the United States mining laws and gives the 
public an opportunity to comment on the proposed withdrawal application 
and to request a public meeting.

DATES: The BLM must receive comments and requests for a public meeting 
by November 19, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to Jennifer 
Mata, Field Manager, Redding Field Office, Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM), 355 Hemsted Drive, Redding, CA 96002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susie Greenhalgh, Northern California 
District Office, BLM, 530-224-2142. 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 BLM filed an application requesting the 
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget to withdraw, 
subject to valid existing rights, the following described lands located 
in Trinity County, California, from location and entry under the United 
States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral or 
geothermal leasing laws, or disposal under the Materials Act of 1947, 
to protect the cultural, recreational, and biological resources within 
the TRWSR:

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 33 N., R. 8 W.,
    sec. 18, lot 4, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, 
SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    sec. 19, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and 
N\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 32 N., R. 9 W.,
    sec. 4, lots 15 and 16;
    sec. 5, lot 5;
    sec. 6, lots 1, 6, 13, 17, and 21 to 26, inclusive, and SE\1/
4\NE\1/4\;
    sec. 26, lots 11, 12, and 13, S\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, and N\1/
2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 33 N., R. 9 W.,
    sec. 13, lot 1, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and 
SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    sec. 22, S\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    sec. 23, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/
4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, 
NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and S\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/
4\;
    sec. 24, lot 1;
    sec. 27, lot 17;
    sec. 28, lots 4, 7, 8, 9, 12, and 13;
    sec. 29, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and S\1/
2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    sec. 31, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and E\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    sec. 32, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/
4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/
4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
    sec. 34, lot 6.
T. 32 N., R. 10 W.,
    sec. 1, lots 12, 13, and 14, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/
4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and 
NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;

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    sec. 2, lot 2, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/
2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/
4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and N\1/
2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    sec. 12, lots 9 and 10, and NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
T. 33 N., R. 10 W.,
    sec. 7, lot 13;
    sec. 18, lots 13 to 16, inclusive, and 18 to 22, inclusive, and 
a portion of lot 8 as described in the Donation Grant Deed recorded 
December 24, 1986 in Book 264, pages 339 and 340, and containing 
16.30 acres, more or less, to wit:

    That portion of Section 18, Township 33 North, Range 10 West, 
M.D.M., according to the official plat thereof, described as 
follows:
    Beginning at the quarter corner common to Sections 19 and 18, 
Township 33 North, Range 10 West, M.D.M., which point is marked by a 
brass capped iron pipe monument in a mound of rock set by the Bureau 
of Land Management in 1962; thence
    1. North 0[deg]29' East, 1318.58 feet to the center south 1/16th 
corner of said Section 18, which is marked by a brass capped pipe 
monument in a mound of rock set by the Bureau of Land Management in 
1986; thence
    2. South 87[deg]21' East, 772.29 feet along the North line of 
the Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter [lot 8] of said 
Section 18 to a point; thence
    3. South 10[deg]51'11'' West 579.13 feet to a point; thence
    4. South 37[deg]08'48'' West, 904.48 feet to a point in the 
South Line of said Section 18, from which the South quarter corner 
thereof bears North 86[deg]54' West, 127.55 feet distant; thence
    5. North 86[deg]54' West, 127.55 feet to the point of beginning.
    This portion of lot 8 has not been officially surveyed and 
platted.

    sec. 19, lots 11, 13, and 16 to 19, inclusive;
    sec. 20, lot 4;
    sec. 29, lots 7 and 11;
    sec. 32, lots 11, 15, and 16;
    sec. 35, lot 6, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and 
SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 33 N., R. 11 W.,
    sec. 1, lots 10 and 11;
    sec. 12, lots 8, 9, and 14;
    sec. 13, lot 6.
T. 34 N., R. 11 W.,
    sec. 21, lots 4 and 11 to 14, inclusive, and NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    sec. 27, lots 12 and 13;
    sec. 28, lots 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 11;
    sec. 34, lots 15, 16, and 19;
    sec. 35, lots 4 and 12;
    sec. 36, lots 2, 3, and 7.

    The areas described aggregate 3,123 acres, more or less, in 
Trinity County.

    The Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget approved 
the BLM's petition/application. Therefore, the petition/application 
constitutes a withdrawal proposal of the Secretary of the Interior (43 
CFR 2310.1-3(e)).
    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect the cultural, 
recreational, and biological resources within the TRWSR.
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative 
agreement would not adequately constrain non-discretionary uses and 
would not provide adequate protection of the Federal investment in the 
improvements located on the lands.
    There are no suitable alternative sites as the described lands 
contain the resource values to be protected.
    No additional water rights will be needed to fulfill the purpose of 
the requested withdrawal.
    Records relating to the application may be examined by contacting 
the BLM at the above address and phone number.
    For a period until November 19, 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 Field 
Manager, BLM Redding Field Office, 355 Hemsted Drive, Redding, CA 
96002. Information regarding the proposed withdrawal will be available 
for public review at the BLM's Redding Field Office, during regular 
business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 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 personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. Individuals 
that 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.
    Notice is hereby given that the opportunity for a public meeting is 
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal. All interested 
parties who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on 
the proposed withdrawal must submit a written request to the Field 
Manager, BLM Redding Field Office, BLM at the address indicated above 
by November 19, 2013. If the BLM authorized officer determines that the 
BLM will hold a public meeting, the BLM will publish a notice of the 
time and place in the Federal Register and a local newspaper at least 
30 days before the scheduled date of the meeting.
    For a period until August 21, 2015, the public lands described in 
this notice will be segregated from location and entry under the United 
States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral or 
geothermal leasing laws or disposal under 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 that 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 
segregation period.
    The application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.

Robert M. Wick,
Acting Deputy State Director, Natural Resources (CA930).
[FR Doc. 2013-20393 Filed 8-20-13; 8:45 am]
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