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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 2 (Friday, January 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 331-332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31589]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_AZ_FRN; AZAZ106197256]

Notice of Application for Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity 
for Public Meeting; Diamond Rim Quartz Crystal Interpretative Area, 
Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On behalf of the United States Department of Agriculture, the 
United States Forest Service (USFS) has filed an application with the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requesting that the Secretary of the 
Interior extend the withdrawal created by Public Land Order (PLO) No. 
7664, for an additional 20-year term. PLO No. 7664, which will 
currently expire on Jun 11, 2026, withdrew 990 acres of National Forest 
System (NFS) lands located within the Tonto National Forest from 
location and entry under the U.S. mining laws, subject to valid 
existing rights, to protect the Diamond Rim Quartz Crystal 
Interpretative Area, located in Gila County, Arizona, from potential 
adverse impacts from mining. This notice provides for the public to 
comment and request a public meeting for the 20-year withdrawal 
extension application.

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DATES: Comments or requests for a public meeting must be received by 
April 3, 2025.

ADDRESSES: All comments or requests for a public meeting should be sent 
to the BLM Arizona State Office, 1 North Central Avenue, Suite 800, 
Phoenix, AZ 85004; faxed to (602) 417-9452; or sent by email to 
[email protected]. The BLM will not consider comments 
via telephone calls.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Ouellett, Realty Specialist, 
BLM Arizona State Office; telephone (602) 417-9561; email at 
[email protected]; or you may contact the BLM office at the address 
listed in the ADDRESSES section. 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 telecommunications relay 
services. 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. You will receive a reply 
during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USFS has filed an application requesting 
the extension of the withdrawal of 990 acres established by PLO No. 
7664 (71 FR 33773), incorporated herein by reference. The USFS requests 
the 20-year withdrawal extension to protect the Diamond Rim Quartz 
Crystal Interpretative Area from potential mining-related adverse 
impacts. The subject NFS lands are located within the Tonto National 
Forest. The PLO No. 7664 legal description has been revised to reflect 
the current BLM Cadastral Survey guidance on legal land descriptions. 
The following described NFS lands are the subject of the USFS's 
withdrawal extension application:

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

T. 11 N., R. 11 E., partly unsurveyed.
    Sec. 12, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, 
N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/
4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and N\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\; protraction block 
38, that portion formerly known as sec. 1, SW\1/4\.

    The area described contains 990 acres.
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative 
agreement would not provide adequate protection of the specified lands.
    No additional water rights are needed to fulfill the purpose of 
this withdrawal.
    There are no suitable alternative sites since the withdrawal is for 
the protection of the natural and recreational values of the Diamond 
Rim Quartz Crystal Interpretative Area.
    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.
    This application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations at 43 CFR 2310.4.

(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714(f) and 43 CFR 2310.4)

Mark Morberg,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 2024-31589 Filed 1-2-25; 8:45 am]
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