[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19745-19748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10425]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[CA-068-7122-00-D063; CACA 39532]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; 
California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army, Los Angeles District, Corps of 
Engineers, has filed an application to withdraw approximately 391,809 
acres of public lands to expand the U.S. Army's National Training 
Center at Fort Irwin. This notice closes the lands for up to 2 years 
from surface entry and mining.

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The lands will remain open to mineral leasing.

DATES: Comments and requests for meeting should be received on or 
before July 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Field 
Manager, Barstow Field Office, BLM, 2601 Barstow Road, Barstow, 
California 92311.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Dekeyrel, Barstow Field Office, 
760-252-6030, or Duane Marti, BLM California State Office, 916-978-
4675.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 16, 1997, the Department of the 
Army filed an application to withdraw the following described public 
lands from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the general land 
laws, including the mining laws, subject to valid existing rights:

San Bernardino Meridian

T. 11 N., R. 1 E.
    Sec. 2, lots 1 and 2 of NE\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, and 
S\1/2\, excluding lands west of Fort Irwin Road;
    Sec. 3, lot 1 of NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\, excluding 
lands west of Fort Irwin Road;
    Sec. 10, all, excluding lands west of Fort Irwin Road;
    Secs. 11 to 12, inclusive;
    Secs. 14 to 15, inclusive;
    Sec. 15, all;
    Sec. 22, lots 1-4 inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/2\, and S\1/2\;
    Sec. 23, lots 1-4 inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/2\, and S\1/2\;
    Sec. 24, lots 1-4 inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/2\, and S\1/2\.
T. 11 N., R. 2 E.
    Sec. 2, lots 1 and 2 of NE\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, and 
S\1/2\;
    Sec. 3, lots 1 and 2 of NE\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, and 
S\1/2\;
    Sec. 4, lots 1 and 2 of NE\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, and 
S\1/2\;
    Sec. 6, lots 1 and 2 of NE\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, lots 1 
and 2 of SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of SW\1/4\, and 
E\1/2\;
    Sec. 8, N\1/2\;
    Secs. 10 to 15, inclusive;
    Sec. 18, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of SW\1/4\, and 
E\1/2\;
    Sec. 19, lots 1-9 inclusive, NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\ and E\1/
2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, all;
    Secs. 22 to 24, inclusive;
    Secs. 26 to 28, inclusive;
    Sec. 32, all;
    Sec. 34, all;
    Sec. 35, W\1/2\.
T. 11 N., R. 3 E.
    Sec. 1, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, excluding Mineral Survey 6005A;
    Sec. 2, lots 1-4 inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/2\, and S\1/2\, excluding 
Mineral Surveys 6005A and 6607;
    Sec. 4, lots 1 and 2 of NE\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, and 
S\1/2\;
    Sec. 6, lots 1 and 2 of NE\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, lots 1 
and 2 of SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of SW\1/4\, and 
E\1/2\;
    Sec. 8, all;
    Sec. 10, lots 1-8 inclusive, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 11, lots 2-8 inclusive, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/
4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, excluding Mineral Surveys 6005A and 6005B;
    Sec. 12, all, excluding Mineral Survey 6005A;
    Secs. 14 to 15, inclusive;
    Sec. 18, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of SW\1/4\, and 
E\1/2\;
    Sec. 19, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of SW\1/4\, and 
E\1/2\;
    Sec. 20, N\1/2\;
    Secs. 22 to 24, inclusive;
    Secs. 26 to 28, inclusive;
    Sec. 30, lots 1 and 2 of SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 31, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of SW\1/4\, and 
E\1/2\.
T. 11 N., R. 4 E.
    Sec. 2, lots 1 and 2 of NE\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, and 
S\1/2\;
    Sec. 4, lots 1-8 inclusive, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/
2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 6, lots 1-7 inclusive, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/
4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 8, all;
    Sec. 10, all;
    Sec. 12, all;
    Sec. 14, all;
    Sec. 18, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of SW\1/4\, and 
E\1/2\;
    Sec. 19, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of SW\1/4\, and 
E\1/2\;
    Sec. 20, all;
    Sec. 22, all;
    Sec. 24, all;
    Secs. 27 to 28, inclusive;
    Sec. 30, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of SW\1/4\, and 
E\1/2\.
T. 11 N., R. 5 E.
    Sec. 2, W\1/2\ lot 2 of NE\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, and 
N\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 4, lots 1 and 2 of NE\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, and 
S\1/2\;
    Sec. 6, lots 1 and 2 of NE\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, lots 1 
and 2 of SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 8, all;
    Sec. 10, NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 18, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of SW\1/4\, and 
E\1/2\.
T. 12 N., R. 1 E.
    Sec. 35, SW\1/4\, and E\1/2\, excluding lands west of Fort Irwin 
Road.
T. 12 N., R. 2 E.
    Secs. 9 to 10, inclusive;
    Sec. 13, N\1/2\;
    Sec. 14, all;
    Sec. 15, N\1/2\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, all, excluding lands west of Fort Irwin Road;
    Sec. 22, all;
    Sec. 24, all;
    Sec. 26, all;
    Sec. 28, N\1/2\, and N\1/2\S\1/2\;
    Sec. 32, SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, all.
T. 12 N., R. 3 E.
    Sec. 20, all;
    Sec. 22, all;
    Sec. 23, N\1/2\;
    Sec. 24, lots 1-7 inclusive, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/
4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 26, lots 1-4 inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/2\, and S\1/2\;
    Sec. 27, lots 7 and 9, and NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 28, all;
    Sec. 30, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of SW\1/4\, and 
E\1/2\;
    Sec. 32, all;
    Sec. 34, lots 1-4 inclusive, E\1/2\W\1/2\, and E\1/2\.
T. 12 N., R. 4 E.
    Sec. 19, lots 1-5 inclusive, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and 
SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 20 to 22, inclusive, unsurveyed;
    Secs. 23 to 24, inclusive;
    Sec. 24, all;
    Sec. 25, N\1/2\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 26, all;
    Sec. 27, N\1/2\;
    Sec. 28, all;
    Sec. 30, lots 1-4 inclusive, E\1/2\W\1/2\, and E\1/2\;
    Sec. 32, all;
    Sec. 34, lots 1-8 inclusive, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\.
T. 12 N., R. 5 E.
    Secs. 9 to 15, inclusive;
    Sec. 17, all;
    Sec. 19, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of SW\1/4\, and 
E\1/2\;
    Secs. 20 to 29, inclusive;
    Sec. 30, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of SW\1/4\, and 
E\1/2\;
    Sec. 32, all;
    Sec. 34, all, excluding Mineral Entry Patent 04-93-0003 and 
Mineral Entry Application CACA 27810;
    Sec. 35, N\1/2\.
T. 12 N., R. 6 E.
    Sec. 7, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of SW\1/4\, and 
E\1/2\;
    Sec. 8, W\1/2\W\1/2\;
    Sec. 18, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of SW\1/4\, and 
E\1/2\;
    Sec. 20, all;
    Sec. 30, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of SW\1/4\, and 
E\1/2\.
T. 18 N., R. 1 E.,
    Sec. 13, S\1/2\ unsurveyed;
    Sec. 14, S\1/2\ unsurveyed;
    Sec. 15, S\1/2\ unsurveyed;
    Sec. 17, S\1/2\ unsurveyed;
    Sec. 18, S\1/2\ unsurveyed;
    Secs. 19 to 24, inclusive, unsurveyed.
T. 18 N., R. 2 E.,
    Sec. 13, S\1/2\
    Sec. 14, S\1/2\
    Sec. 15, S\1/2\ unsurveyed;
    Sec. 17, S\1/2\ unsurveyed;
    Sec. 18, S\1/2\ unsurveyed;
    Secs. 19 to 22, inclusive, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 23, partly unsurveyed;
    Sec. 24.
T. 18 N., R. 3 E.,
    Sec. 13, SW\1/4\ unsurveyed;
    Sec. 14, S\1/2\ unsurveyed;
    Sec. 15, S\1/2\ unsurveyed;
    Sec. 17, S\1/2\
    Sec. 18, lots 1 and 2 of SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\
    Secs. 19 to 24, inclusive.
T. 18 N., R. 4 E.,
    Sec. 13, S\1/2\, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 14, S\1/2\, partly unsurveyed;
    Sec. 15, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 17, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 18, lots 1 and 2 of SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 19;

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    Secs. 20 and 21, partly unsurveyed;
    Sec. 22; secs. 23 and 24, partly unsurveyed.
T. 12 N., R. 5 E.,
    Secs. 1 to 4, inclusive.
T. 13 N., R. 5 E.,
    Sec. 13;
    Secs. 24, 25, and 26;
    Secs. 34 and 35.
T. 17 N., R. 5 E.,
    Secs. 1, 2, and 3, unsurveyed, excluding patented land;
    Sec. 4, unsurveyed;
    Secs. 5 and 6, unsurveyed, excluding patented land;
    Sec. 7, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 8, unsurveyed, excluding patented land;
    Secs. 9 to 12, inclusive, unsurveyed.
T. 18 N., R. 5 E.,
    Sec. 13, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 15, S\1/2\, partly unsurveyed, excluding patented land;
    Sec. 17, S\1/2\, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 18, S\1/2\, unsurveyed, excluding patented land;
    Sec. 19, unsurveyed, excluding patented land;
    Sec. 20, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 21, unsurveyed, excluding patented land;
    Sec. 22, partly unsurveyed, excluding patented land;
    Sec. 23, partly unsurveyed;
    Sec. 24;
    Sec. 25, partly unsurveyed;
    Secs. 26, 27, and 28, unsurveyed, excluding patented land;
    Secs. 29 to 33, inclusive, unsurveyed;
    Secs. 34 and 35, unsurveyed, excluding patented land;
T. 12 N., R. 6 E.,
    Sec. 5, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 6;
T. 13 N., R. 6 E.,
    Secs. 1 to 5, inclusive;
    Secs. 7 and 8;
    Sec. 9, partly unsurveyed;
    Secs. 10 to 15, inclusive, unsurveyed;
    Secs. 17 to 21, inclusive;
    Sec. 22, partly unsurveyed;
    Secs. 23, 24, and 25, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 26, partly unsurveyed;
    Secs. 27 to 32, inclusive;
    Sec. 33, N\1/2\ and NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, N\1/2\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\;
T. 14 N., R. 6 E.,
    Sec. 1 partly unsurveyed;
    Sec. 2;
    Sec. 11;
    Secs. 12 and 13, unsurveyed, excluding patented land;
    Sec. 14;
    Sec. 23;
    Sec. 24, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 25, partly unsurveyed;
    Sec. 26;
    Secs. 33, 34, and 35;
T. 15 N., R. 6 E.,
    Secs. 1 and 2;
    Sec. 11, lots 1, 2, and 3, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/
2\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 12, lots 1, 3 to 6, inclusive, E\1/2\, and N\1/2\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, lots 3, 4, and 5, E\1/2\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and S\1/
2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, lots 1, 2, and 3, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, 
and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 23 to 26 inclusive;
    Sec. 35.
T. 16 N., R. 6 E.,
    Sec. 1, unsurveyed, excluding patented land;
    Sec. 2, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 11, unsurveyed;
    Secs. 12 and 13, unsurveyed, excluding patented land;
    Sec. 14, unsurveyed;
    Secs. 23 to 26, inclusive, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 35, unsurveyed.
T. 17 N., R. 6 E.,
    Secs. 1 to 4, inclusive, unsurveyed;
    Secs. 5 to 8, inclusive, unsurveyed, excluding patented land;
    Secs. 9 to 15, inclusive, unsurveyed;
    Secs. 17 and 18, unsurveyed;
    Secs. 22 to 27, inclusive, unsurveyed;
    Secs. 34 and 35, unsurveyed.
T. 18 N., R. 6 E.,
    Sec. 13, excluding that portion located within WSA CDCA 220 
(South Saddle Peak Mountains);
    Sec. 15, S\1/2\, excluding that portion located within WSA CDCA 
220 (South Saddle Peak Mountains);
    Sec. 17, S\1/2\, excluding that portion located within WSA CDCA 
220 (South Saddle Peak Mountains);
    Sec. 18, lots 1 and 2 of SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\, excluding that 
portion located within WSA CDCA 220 (South Saddle Peak Mountains);
    Secs. 19, 20, and 21;
    Secs. 22, 23, and 24, inclusive, excluding that portion located 
within WSA CDCA 220 (South Saddle Peak Mountains);
    Sec. 25;
    Secs. 26 to 30, inclusive, partly unsurveyed;
    Sec. 31, unsurveyed, excluding patented land;
    Secs. 32 to 35, inclusive, unsurveyed.
T. 13 N., R. 7 E.,
    Secs. 5 to 8, inclusive, unsurveyed.
T. 14 N., R. 7 E.,
    Secs. 1 to 12, inclusive;
    Secs. 17 to 21, inclusive;
    Secs. 28 to 33, inclusive.
T. 15 N., R. 7 E.,
    Secs. 1 to 15, inclusive;
    Sec. 17;
    Secs. 18 and 19, excluding patented land;
    Secs. 20 to 35, inclusive.
T. 16 N., R. 7 E.,
    Sec. 1;
    Sec. 2, partly unsurveyed;
    Secs. 3, 4, and 5, unsurveyed;
    Secs. 6 and 7, unsurveyed, excluding patented land;
    Secs. 8 to 11, inclusive, unsurveyed;
    Secs. 12 and 13;
    Secs. 14 and 15, unsurveyed;
    Secs. 17 to 23, inclusive, unsurveyed;
    Secs. 24 and 25;
    Secs. 26 to 34, inclusive, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 35, partly unsurveyed.
T. 17 N., R. 7 E.,
    Secs. 1, 2, and 3;
    Secs. 4 and 5, partly unsurveyed;
    Secs. 6 to 9, inclusive, unsurveyed;
    Secs. 10 to 14, inclusive;
    Sec. 15, partly unsurveyed;
    Secs. 17 to 22, inclusive, unsurveyed;
    Secs. 23 and 26, inclusive;
    Secs. 27 to 34, inclusive, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 35.
T. 18 N., R. 7 E.,
    Secs. 13, 14, and 15;
    Sec. 17, partly unsurveyed;
    Secs. 18 and 19, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 20, partly unsurveyed;
    Secs. 21 to 29, inclusive;
    Sec. 30, partly unsurveyed;
    Sec. 31, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 32, partly unsurveyed;
    Secs. 33 to 35, inclusive.
T. 14 N., R. 8 E.,
    Secs. 6 and 7.
T. 15 N., R. 8 E.,
    Sec. 1, partly unsurveyed;
    Secs. 2 to 11, inclusive;
    Sec. 12, partly unsurveyed, excluding that portion in the Hollow 
Hills Wilderness;
    Secs. 13 and 14, excluding that portion in the Hollow Hills 
Wilderness;
    Sec. 15;
    Secs. 17 to 21, inclusive;
    Secs. 28 to 31, inclusive.
T. 16 N., R. 8 E.,
    Sec. 1, unsurveyed, excluding patented land;
    Sec. 2, partly unsurveyed, excluding patented land;
    Sec. 3, partly unsurveyed;
    Secs. 4 to 15, inclusive;
    Secs. 17 to 35, inclusive.
T. 17 N., R. 8 E.,
    Secs. 1 to 15, inclusive;
    Secs. 17 to 20, inclusive;
    Secs. 21, 22, and 23, partly unsurveyed;
    Secs. 24 to 27, inclusive, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 28, partly unsurveyed;
    Secs. 29 to 32, inclusive;
    Sec. 33, partly unsurveyed;
    Secs. 34 and 35, unsurveyed.
T. 18 N., R. 8 E.,
    Secs. 13, 14, and 15, partly unsurveyed;
    Secs. 17 to 21, inclusive;
    Secs. 22, 23, and 24, partly unsurveyed;
    Secs. 25 to 35, inclusive.
T. 15 N., R. 9 E.,
    Sec. 4 and 5, unsurveyed, excluding Hollow Hills Wilderness 
Area;
    Sec. 6, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 7, unsurveyed, excluding Hollow Hills Wilderness Area.
T. 16 N., R. 9 E.,
    Secs. 5 and 6, partly unsurveyed;
    Secs. 7 and 8;
    Secs. 17 to 20, inclusive;
    Sec. 29, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 30, partly unsurveyed;
    Secs. 31 and 32, unsurveyed.
T. 17 N., R. 9 E.,
    Secs. 5 to 8, inclusive;
    Secs. 17 and 18;
    Sec. 19, partly unsurveyed;
    Sec. 20;
    Secs. 29 and 30, partly unsurveyed;
    Secs. 31 and 32, unsurveyed.
T. 18 N., R. 9 E.,
    Secs. 17 to 20, inclusive;
    Secs. 29 to 32, inclusive;

    The areas described aggregate approximately 391,809 acres in San 
Bernardino County.
    For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this 
notice, all persons

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who wish to submit comments, suggestions, or objections in connection 
with the proposed withdrawal may present their views in writing to the 
California State Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
    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 California 
State Director 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 part 2300.
    For a period of 2 years from the date of publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register, the lands 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 licenses, permits, cooperative 
agreements, discretionary land use authorizations of a temporary 
nature, and rights-of-way, including those associated with approved 
utility corridors BB and D.

    Dated: April 13, 1998.
David McIlnay,
Chief, Branch of Lands.
[FR Doc. 98-10425 Filed 4-20-98; 8:45 am]
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