[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 232 (Monday, December 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63860-63861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30579]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NM-038-1110-00; NMNM 95103]
Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Ladrones
Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern, New Mexico
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The BLM proposes to withdraw 4,556.60 acres of public land and
40.0 acres of non-Federal land in Socorro County, New Mexico to protect
State endangered desert bighorn sheep habitat in the Ladrones Mountain
Area of Critical Environmental Concern. This notice closes the Federal
land for up to 2 years from surface entry and mining. The land will
remain open to mineral leasing.
DATES: Comments and requests for meetings should be received on or
before March 3, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Socorro
Resource Area Manager, 198 Neel Avenue, Socorro, New Mexico 87801.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois Bell, BLM, Socorro Resource Area
Office, 198 Neel Ave., NW, Socorro, New Mexico 87801, or telephone
(505) 835-0412.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 22, 1996, a petition was
approved allowing the BLM to file an application to withdraw the
following described public land from settlement, sale, location and
entry under the general land laws, including the mining laws, subject
to valid existing rights:
New Mexico Principal Meridian
T. 2 N., R. 2 W.,
Sec. 2, lots 1 to 8, inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/2\, and N\1/2\S\1/2\;
Sec. 32, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, and W\1/2\SW\1/4\.
T. 3 N., R. 2 W.,
Secs. 16, 32 and 36.
T. 2 N., R. 3 W.,
Sec. 2, lot 4, S\1/2\N\1/2\, and S\1/2\;
Sec. 16;
Sec. 36, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 3 N., R. 3 W.,
Sec. 36, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\.
The area described aggregates 4,556.60 acres in Socorro County.
The petition was also approved allowing the BLM to file an
application to withdraw the following described non-Federal lands
(private surface and private minerals). In the event the non-Federal
lands (private surface and private minerals) return to Federal
ownership, the lands would become subject to the withdrawal.
New Mexico Principal Meridian
T. 3 N., R. 3 W.,
Sec. 36, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
The area described aggregates 40.0 acres in Socorro County.
For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this
notice, 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 Socorro Resource Area Manager.
Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is
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afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal. All interested
persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on
the proposed withdrawal must submit a written request to the BLM
Socorro Resource Area Manager within 90 days from the date of
publication of this notice. Upon determination by the authorized
officer that a public meeting will be held, a notice of time and place
will be published in the Federal Register at least 30 days before the
scheduled date of the meeting. The application will be processed in
accordance with the regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2300. For a period
of 2 years from the date of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, the public land will be segregated as specified above unless
the application is denied or canceled or the withdrawal is approved
prior to that date. The temporary uses which will be permitted during
this segregative period are leases, permits, and rights-of-way.
Dated: November 22, 1996.
Josie Banegas,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-30579 Filed 11-29-96; 8:45 am]
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