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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 101621-101624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29674]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM-106385733]

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Public Meeting, Upper Pecos 
River Watershed Protection Area Withdrawal, New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: On behalf of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (USFS), the Secretary of the 
Interior proposes to withdraw 163,483 acres of National Forest System 
lands and 1,327.16 acres of public lands from location and entry under 
the United States mining laws, and leasing under the mineral and 
geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights. The lands 
would remain open to disposals under the mineral materials laws.

DATES: Comments must be received by the BLM by March 17, 2025. A public 
meeting on the proposed withdrawal will be held February 26, 2025, from 
5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Village of Pecos Conference Room, 92 South 
Main St., Pecos, NM 87552.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to State Director, Bureau of Land 
Management, New Mexico State Office, 301 Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, New 
Mexico 87508. Information regarding the proposed withdrawal will be 
available at the BLM New Mexico State Office and at the Santa Fe 
National Forest Supervisor's Office, 11 Forest Lane, Santa Fe, New 
Mexico 87508.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jillian Aragon, Project Manager, BLM 
New Mexico State Office by email at [email protected] or Julian Madrid, 
Santa Fe National Forest by email at [email protected]. 
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of 
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 
TeleBraille) to access

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telecommunications relay services for contacting Ms. Aragon. 
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services 
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The withdrawal is proposed for a 20-year 
term to protect the Upper Pecos River watershed area for its water and 
air quality, cultural resources, scenic integrity, critical fish and 
wildlife habitat, and recreational values. This notice segregates the 
land for 2 years from location and entry under the United States mining 
laws, and leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, 
subject to valid existing rights, and initiates a 90-day public comment 
period on the proposed withdrawal. The USFS and the BLM will host 
public meetings to provide information on the withdrawal application, 
as specified previously (see DATES).
    The BLM and the USFS are jointly seeking this withdrawal. Their 
petition/application requests the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw 
the following Federal lands and interests in lands, and all non-Federal 
lands within the boundaries of the withdrawal application area that are 
subsequently acquired by the Federal Government, from location and 
entry under the United States mining laws, and leasing under the 
mineral and geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights.

National Forest System Lands:

New Mexico Principal Meridian, New Mexico
T. 16 N., R. 11 E.,
    Secs. 1 and 2;
    Sec. 3;
    Sec. 4 lots 3 thru 12 and lot 14, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/
4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 5 lots 5 thru 7 and lots 10 thru 20;
    Sec. 6 lot 23;
    Sec. 7 lots 5 and 12;
    Sec. 8 lots 1 thru 4, lots 6 thru 10, and lots 15 and 16;
    Sec. 9, lots 2 thru 8, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, 
and E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 10, lots 3 thru 6, E\1/2\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SW\1/
4\;
    Secs. 11 thru 13;
    Sec. 14, lots 1 and 2, N\1/2\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 15 and 16;
    Sec. 21, lots 1 thru 3 and lots 6 thru 9;
    Sec. 24 N\1/2\ and E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 25 lots 3 thru 6;
    Sec. 26 lot 4;
    Sec. 35 lots 1 thru 5, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NE\1/
4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, and Parcel A.
T. 17 N., R. 11 E.,
    Secs. 1 thru 3;
    Sec. 4, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 8, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, E\1/2\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\;
    Secs. 10 thru 16;
    Sec. 17, E\1/2\ and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, E\1/2\ and NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Secs. 21 thru 24;
    Sec. 25, excepting HES 293A and HES 293B;
    Secs. 26 thru 28;
    Sec. 29, E\1/2\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 30, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 32, E\1/2\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 33, lots 1 and 2, N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 34 thru 36.
T. 18 N., R. 11 E., partially unsurveyed,
    All those lands lying southeasterly of the Pecos Wilderness, 
being the westerly boundary of the Upper Pecos Watershed Withdrawal 
Application Area, comprised of approximately 4,693 acres.
T. 15 N., R. 12 E.,
    Secs. 1 and 2;
    Secs. 11 thru 13;
    Secs. 23 thru 26;
    Secs. 35 and 36.
T. 16 N., R. 12 E.,
    Sec. 1, lot 4, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 2, lots 1 thru 4, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, 
and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 3, lots 1 and 2, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\;
    Sec. 4, lots 1thru 3, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/
4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 5, lots 2 thru 4 and lots 6 and 7, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\, and NM 3492;
    Sec. 6, lots 3 thru 5, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, lots 1 thru 4, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\;
    Sec. 8;
    Sec. 9, lots 1 thru 3, lots 5 thru 7, lots 8 thru 10, and lots 
12 thru 14;
    Sec. 10;
    Sec. 11, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/
4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 12, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\;
    Sec. 13, N\1/2\ and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 14;
    Sec. 15, lots 1 thru 13;
    Sec. 16, lots 4 thru 7;
    Sec. 17, lots 3 thru 17;
    Sec. 18, lot 1, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, and NE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 19, lot 1, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and excepting 
M.S. 1959;
    Sec. 20, lots 5 thru 16;
    Sec. 21, lot 5;
    Secs. 22 and 23;
    Sec. 24, E\1/2\NE\1/4\ and W\1/2\;
    Sec. 25, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and W\1/2\;
    Secs. 26 thru 36;
T. 17 N., R. 12 E.,
    Sec. 1, lots 9 thru 17, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 2, lots 5 thru 9, lots 12 thru 15, and lot 17;
    Sec. 3;
    Sec. 4, lots 5 thru 8;
    Secs. 5 and 6;
    Sec. 7, lots 5 thru 10, lot 12, lots 15 thru 18, and Tract 38;
    Sec. 8, lots 1 thru 4, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SW\1/
4\;
    Sec. 9, lots 1 thru 3, lots 5 thru 11, and lot 13;
    Sec. 10, lots 1 thru 11;
    Sec. 11, lots 1 thru 4;
    Sec. 12, lots 1 thru 14;
    Sec. 13, lots 1 thru 10;
    Sec. 14, lots 1 thru 6;
    Sec. 15, lots 1 and 2;
    Sec. 16;
    Sec. 17 lots 1 thru 12;
    Sec. 18, lots 5, 9, 13 and 14, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, 
and N\1/2\SE\1/4\:
    Sec. 19, lots 5 thru 15;
    Sec. 20, lots 1 and 4 and Patent No. 058030;
    Sec. 21, lots 1 thru 3;
    Sec. 22, lots 1 thru 3;
    Sec. 23, lots 1 thru 5;
    Sec. 24, lots 1 thru 6, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 25, NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\;
    Sec. 26, lots 1 thru 4, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/
4\;
    Secs. 27 and 28;
    Sec. 29, lots 1 and 2 and Ser Patent No. 103230;
    Secs. 30, lots 5 thru 11;
    Sec. 31;
    Sec. 32, lots 1 thru 11;
    Sec. 33, lots 1 thru 8;
    Sec. 34, lots 1 thru 4 and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, lots 1 thru 3, NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 36, lots 1 thru 15.
T. 18 N., R. 12 E.,
    Sec. 1;
    Sec. 2, lots 5 thru 8;
    Sec. 3, lots 5 and 6;
    Sec. 10, lots 3 and 4, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 11, lots 1 thru 7, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/
2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 12 thru 14;
    Sec. 15, lots 1 thru 5, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and W\1/
2\;
    Sec. 19;
    Sec. 20, lot 1, N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SE1/SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 21, lot 1, N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/
4\;
    Sec. 22, lots 3 thru 12, NW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 23, excepting Tract 42;
    Secs. 24 and 25;
    Sec. 26, excepting M.S. 1984;
    Sec. 27, lots 11 thru 17, E\1/2\NE\1/4\ excepting M.S. 1984, and 
E\1/2\SE\1/4\ excepting M.S.1984;
    Sec. 28, lots 4 thru 7, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and W\1/2\;
    Sec. 29, lots 1 thru 7, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, and W\1/2\;
    Secs. 30 thru 32;
    Sec. 33, lots 1 thru 11, NW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, excepting Tract 47;
    Sec. 35, excepting Tract 48;
    Sec. 36, excepting Tract 48.
T. 19 N., R. 12 E.,
    Sec. 25, excepting HES 297A, HES 297B, and Patent No. 910127;
    Sec. 26, E\1/2\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
E\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\,

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S\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/
2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 27, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 33;
    Sec. 34, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/
2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, 
and W\1/2\;
    Sec. 35, lots 1 thru 11 and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 36.
T. 15 N., R. 13 E.,
    Secs. 1 thru 4;
    Sec. 5, lots 1, 8, 9, and lots 13 thru 16 and E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 6, lots 4 thru 7 and lots 12 thru 14;
    Sec. 8, lots 1 and 2, lots 4 thru 7, lots 10 and 13, NW\1/
4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, lots 1 thru 4, E\1/2\, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 10, E\1/2\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 11;
    Sec. 12, excepting HES No. 300;
    Secs. 13 and 14;
    Sec. 15, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 16, E\1/2\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 17, lot 2, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, and E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 18, lots 1 thru 4, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/
2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 19;
    Sec. 20, W\1/2\NE\1/4\ and W\1/2\;
    Sec. 21, E\1/2\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\;
    Sec. 22, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 23, E\1/2\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 24, lots 1 thru 4, NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 25 thru 27;
    Sec. 28, E\1/2\;
    Secs. 29 thru 31;
    Sec. 33, lots 1, 4 and 5 and E\1/2\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, lot 1, E\1/2\, NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SW\1/
4\;
    Secs. 35 and 36.
T. 16 N., R.13 E.,
    Sec. 1;
    Sec. 2, lots 5 thru 12, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 3, lots 1 and 2, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/
4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 4, lots 1 thru 4;
    Sec. 5, lots 1 and 4, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 6, lots 1 thru 5, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\;
    Sec. 10, lots 1 thru 4, NE\1/4\, and E\1/2\NW\1/4\;
    Secs. 11 and 12;
    Sec. 13, N\1/2\ and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 14;
    Sec. 15, E\1/2\;
    Sec. 16, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 17, SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 18, lots 1 and 2, W\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/
4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 19, excepting Patent No. 1078570;
    Sec. 20, NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 21, W\1/2\ and SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 22 thru 25;
    Sec. 26, lots 1 and 2, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/
2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 27;
    Sec. 28, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and E\1/
2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 29, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 30, lots 1 and 4, E\1/2\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SW\1/
4\;
    Sec. 31, lots 3 and 7;
    Sec. 32, lots 3 thru 8, NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 33;
    Sec. 34, excepting Patent No. 479146;
    Secs. 35 and 36.
T. 17 N., R. 13 E.,
    Sec. 3, lots 2 thru 4, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/
4\;
    Secs. 4 thru 6;
    Sec. 7, lots 5 thru 20 and NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 8, lots 1 and 2, N\1/2\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9;
    Sec. 10, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 11, S\1/2\NW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\ excepting HES 
327, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 15, excepting HES 327;
    Secs. 16 and 17;
    Sec. 18, lots 5 thru 17, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, and 
SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 19, lots 5 thru 19, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, lots 1 thru 7, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/
2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 21;
    Sec. 22, NE\1/4\ excepting HES 327, W\1/2\, and SE\1/4\ 
excepting Tract 42;
    Sec. 23, lots 1 thru 6, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/
2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 24, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 25, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 26, lots 1 thru 4, E\1/2\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and E\1/2\SW\1/
4\;
    Sec. 27, lots 1 thru 7, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/
4\;
    Sec. 28;
    Sec. 29, N\1/2\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\, E\1/
2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\,
    E\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and 
E\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 30 and 31;
    Sec. 32, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/
4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/
4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, and S\1/2\;
    Sec. 33;
    Sec. 34, excepting Tract 46;
    Sec. 35, lots 1 thru 6, N\1/2\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/
4\;
    Sec. 36.
T. 18 N., R. 13 E., partially unsurveyed,
    Sec. 17;
    PB 43, all those lands lying south of Pecos Wilderness;
    PB 44;
    Sec. 20;
    Sec. 21, E\1/2\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/
4\;
    Sec. 22, W\1/2\;
    Sec. 27, NW\1/4\ and S\1/2\;
    Secs. 28 and 29
    PB 44 thru 52.
T. 14 N., R. 14 E.,
    Sec. 1, lot 2, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, and 
SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 2 thru 4;
    Sec. 5, lots 1 thru 4, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/
4\SW\1/4\, and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 12, NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, 
and W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 15 N., R. 14 E.,
    Sec. 6, lots 1 thru 15 and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, lots 1 thru 9, NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/
4\;
    Sec. 18;
    Sec. 19, lots 1 thru 4, E\1/2\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, and E\1/2\SW\1/
4\;
    Sec. 22;
    Sec. 23, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 36, S\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/
4\SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 15 N., R. 14 E., partially unsurveyed,
    All those lands lying west of El Barro Peak ridge, being the 
easterly boundary of the Upper Pecos Watershed Withdrawal 
Application Area, comprising approximately 11,529 acres.
T. 16 N., R. 14 E.,
    Sec. 6, lots 4 thru 6 and SE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, lots 2 thru 4;
    Sec. 18, lots 1 thru 4 and E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 19;
    Sec. 20, W\1/2\;
    Sec. 29, lots 2 thru 4, lots 7 and 8, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/
4\;
    Secs. 30 and 31;
    Sec. 32, W\1/2\ and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 33, S\1/2\.
T. 14 N., R. 15 E.,
    Sec. 6, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, W\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SW\1/
4\NW\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate 163,483 acres.
    Bureau of Land Management:
    New Mexico Principal Meridian, New Mexico

T. 14 N., R. 13 E.,
    Sec. 1, lots 1 and 2, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 3, lots 1 thru 10 and SE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 4, lots 1, 6, and 7;
    Sec. 12, lots 1, 2, and 4 and SE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, lots 1 and 2;
    Sec. 23, S\1/2\NW\1/4\.
T. 14 N., R. 14 E.,
    Sec. 7, lots 1 thru 4, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate 1,327.16 acres, according to the 
official plats of the surveys of the said lands, on file with the BLM.
    The total acreage for the proposed withdrawal is 164,810.16 acres.
    A Secretarial Officer has approved the BLM's petition to file the 
withdrawal application. This approval constitutes the Department's 
proposal to withdraw the subject lands. The USFS has consented to 
proposing the withdrawal of lands under its administrative jurisdiction 
(43 CFR 2310.1-3(e)) and has joined the BLM as withdrawal applicant.
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative 
agreement, or surface management under 43 CFR part 3800, subpart 3809 
regulations would not adequately constrain non-discretionary uses and 
would not provide adequate protection of cultural, recreational, and 
biological resources,

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nor the financial investments in public campgrounds and other 
improvements on these lands.
    There are no suitable alternative sites, as the described lands 
contain resource values that need protection.
    Water rights will not be needed to fulfill the purpose of the 
proposed withdrawal.
    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 New Mexico State Director at the address 
listed above (see ADDRESSES).
    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. 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 organizations or businesses, and 
from individuals identifying themselves as representatives of officials 
of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public 
inspection in their entirety.
    For a period until December 16, 2026, subject to valid existing 
rights, the lands and mineral interests in this notice will be 
segregated from location and entry under the United States mining laws, 
and leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, subject to 
valid existing rights unless the proposal is canceled, or the 
withdrawal is approved prior to that date.
    Licenses, permits, cooperative agreements, or discretionary land 
use authorizations of a temporary nature may be allowed with the 
approval of the authorized officers of the USDA Forest Service or the 
BLM during the segregation period.
    This proposed withdrawal will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.

(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714).

Melanie G. Barnes,
BLM New Mexico State Director.
[FR Doc. 2024-29674 Filed 12-12-24; 4:15 pm]
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