[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 60213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27220]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNML00000 L14400000.ET0000; NMNM 136149]


Public Notice of Legal Land Descriptions and Map Availability; 
White Sands Missile Range Withdrawal, New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This Notice provides official publication of the legal land 
description for the White Sands Missile Range/Fort Bliss addition in 
New Mexico, which is withdrawn and reserved for military training 
purposes. The fiscal year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act 
(NDAA) requires official publication of the legal land description and 
notification of availability of the White Sands Missile Range map.

DATES: The legal description became effective on December 26, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the map are available for public review at the 
Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office, 301 Dinosaur Trail, 
Santa Fe, NM 87502, and the Bureau of Land Management, Las Cruces 
District Office, 1800 Marquess Street Las Cruces, NM 88001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeanette Martinez, Bureau of Land 
Management, New Mexico State Office at 505-954-2196 or via email at 
[email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the 
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FRS 
is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or 
question for the above individual. Replies are provided during normal 
business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 26, 2013, the NDAA for 2014 was 
passed under Public Law 113-66. Pursuant to Section 2912, Subtitle A, 
of Title XXIX, Withdrawal, Reservation, and Transfer of Public Lands to 
Support Military Readiness and Security, this Notice informs the public 
of the official legal land description for the public lands reserved 
for use by the Secretary of the Army for military purposes in 
accordance with Public Land Order No. 833 and added to the exterior 
boundaries of the White Sands Missile Range by Public Law 113-66. The 
withdrawn and reserved lands are managed according to the provisions 
stated under Section 2951 and 2952, Subtitle D of Title XXIX. The 
public lands withdrawn for the White Sands Missile Range are described 
as:

New Mexico Meridian, New Mexico

T. 20 S., R. 3 E.,
    Sec. 28, S\1/2\; secs. 33 and 34.
T. 21 S., R. 3 E.,
    Secs. 3, 4, 9, and 10;
    Sec. 14, lots 7, 8, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, and 24, and NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 15, lots 1 and 3, N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\ SE\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate 5,089.31 acres Dona Ana County.

(Authority: Public Law 113-66)

Melanie Barnes,
Deputy State Director, Lands and Resources.
[FR Doc. 2017-27220 Filed 12-18-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4310-FB-P