[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 38 (Friday, February 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8990-8991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3997]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCAN06000-14300000-ET; CACA 51096]


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 Land and Minerals 
Management proposes to withdraw 702.25 acres of public lands from 
location and entry under the United States mining laws for a period of 
20 years, on behalf of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to protect 
the unique natural, scenic, cultural, and recreational values along the 
Sacramento River between Shasta Dam and the City of Redding. This 
notice temporarily segregates the lands for up to 2 years from location 
and entry under the United States mining laws while various studies and 
analyses are made to support a final decision on the withdrawal 
application. The lands will remain open to the mineral leasing, 
geothermal leasing, mineral materials, and public land laws.

DATES: Comments should be received on or before May 27, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Steve Anderson, Field Manager, 
Redding Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 355 Hemsted Drive, 
Redding, California 96002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzie Rodriguez, Supervisory Realty 
Specialist, Redding Field Office, BLM, 530-224-2142.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The applicant is the BLM at the address 
stated above. The petition/application requests the Assistant Secretary 
for Land and Minerals Management to withdraw, for a period of 20 years 
and subject to valid existing rights, the following described public 
lands from location and entry under the United States mining laws (30 
U.S.C. 22 et seq.), but not the mineral leasing, geothermal leasing, 
mineral materials laws, or the public land laws:

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 32 N., R. 5 W.,
    Sec. 4, lot 29;
    Sec. 5, lot 6;
    Sec. 6, lots 14 to 17, inclusive, lots 19, and 21;
    Sec. 8, lots 13 and 15;
    Sec. 9, lots 4, 7, and 10;
    Sec. 20, lots 10 and 14.
T. 33 N., R. 5 W.,

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    Sec. 21, lots 2, 3, and 4;
    Sec. 22, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 32, lots 13, 14, 16, and 21.

    The areas described aggregate 702.25 acres in Shasta County.

    The BLM's petition has been approved by the Assistant Secretary for 
Land and Minerals Management. Therefore, it constitutes a withdrawal 
proposal of the Assistant Secretary (43 CFR 2310.1-3(e)).
    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal would be to protect the 
unique natural, scenic, cultural, and recreational values along the 
Sacramento River between Shasta Dam and the City of Redding.
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, cooperative 
agreement or surface management under 43 CFR part 3809 regulations 
would not adequately constrain nondiscretionary uses that could 
irrevocably affect the use of the lands for recreational purposes.
    No water rights would be needed to fulfill the purpose of the 
requested withdrawal.
    A preliminary identification of mineral resources in the subject 
area indicates low to moderate potential for mineral development. 
Placer and lode gold are the only locatable minerals of interest in the 
area, which may have low to moderate potential for occurrence. There 
are no known active producing mines within the area.
    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 Field Manager, Redding Field Office, BLM, 355 
Hemsted Drive, Redding, California 96002. Comments, including names and 
street addresses for respondents, 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 holidays. Individual 
respondents may request confidentiality. Before including your address, 
telephone number, e-mail 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. All submissions from 
organization or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves 
as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be 
made available for public inspection in their entirety.
    Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is 
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 Field 
Manager, Redding Office, BLM, 355 Hemsted Drive, Redding, California 
96002, within 90 days from the date of publication of this notice. If 
the authorized officer determines that a public meeting will be held, a 
notice of time and place will be published in the Federal Register and 
a local newspaper 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 part 2300.
    For a period of 2 years from February 26, 2010, the public lands 
will be segregated from location and entry under the United States 
mining laws (30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.) as specified above 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 BLM during the segregative 
period.

    Authority:  43 CFR 2310.3-1(a).

    Dated: February 22, 2010.
Karla D. Norris
Associate Deputy State Director, Natural Resources (CA-930).
[FR Doc. 2010-3997 Filed 2-25-10; 8:45 am]
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