Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 179 / Monday, September 15, 2008 / Notices 53273 

T. 3 N., R. 15 E., 

Sec. 16, that portion lying southwesterly of 

the Cadiz Dunes Wilderness Area. 

T. 5 N., R. 15 E., 

Sec. 16, all; 

Sec. 36, all. 

Northern Expansion Area 

T. 7 N., R. 7 E., 

Sec. 36, all. 

The areas described aggregate 7,779 acres, 

more or less. 

In the event that these non-federally 

owned lands return to public ownership 

in the future, they would be subject to 

the terms and conditions described 

above in ‘‘1. Federally owned surface 

and mineral estate.’’ 

The purpose of the proposed 

legislative withdrawal is to withdraw 

and reserve the lands for use as a 

military training range, involving livefire exercises, necessary for national 

security. The legislative withdrawal 

would provide sufficient area for 

realistic integrated training to a Marine 

Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) sized 

Marine Air Ground Task Force, the 

USMC’s premier force for responding to 

smaller scale contingencies. Effective 

training of MEBs is critical to ensuring 

the full spectrum of military operations. 

The withdrawal would be established 

by an Act of Congress, and approved by 

the President. The duration of the 

legislative withdrawal would be 

determined by Congress. The 

Department of the Navy has indicated 

that the use of a right-of-way or 

cooperative agreement would not 

provide adequate authorization for 

safety and control of access for the use 

of these lands due to the broad scope of 

military training exercises. 

The USMC analyzed alternative sites 

in three regions of the United States 

(i.e., Middle Atlantic Coast—North 

Carolina and Virginia; Gulf of Mexico— 

Florida and Louisiana; and Southwest— 

California and Arizona). The USMC 

concluded that expanding the USMC’s 

MCAGCC, located in Twentynine 

Palms, California was the only 

reasonable and feasible option. The 

lands hereinabove described, have been 

selected by the USMC for the proposed 

legislative withdrawal, because they are 

located adjacent to the existing exterior 

boundaries of the USMC’s MCAGCC, 

located in Twentynine Palms, 

California. The application and the 

records relating to the application can 

be examined by interested persons at 

the BLM Barstow Field Office, 2601 

Barstow Road, Barstow, California 

92311. 

On or before December 15, 2008, all 

persons who wish to submit comments, 

suggestions, or objections in connection 

with the proposed legislative 

withdrawal may present their views in 

writing to the BLM, Field Manager, 

Barstow Field Office, 2601 Barstow 

Road, Barstow, California 92311. 

Comments, including names and 

street addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the BLM 

Barstow Field Office at the address 

above during regular business hours. 

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 made publicly available at any 

time. While you can ask us in your 

comment to withhold from public 

review your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

This withdrawal proposal will be 

processed in accordance with the 

regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 

2300. 

Until September 15, 2010, the lands 

will be segregated as specified above 

unless the withdrawal application is 

denied or canceled or the withdrawal is 

approved prior to that date. Land uses 

currently authorized or permitted may 

continue during the segregation period. 

If the proposed legislative withdrawal 

has been submitted to Congress but not 

enacted into law by the end of the 2- 

year segregation period, consideration 

will be given to entertaining an 

application for a temporary withdrawal 

in aid of pending legislation. 

During the segregation period, BLM 

may, after consulting with the USMC, 

allow uses of a temporary nature that 

are compatible with the military 

purposes for which the land is being 

withdrawn. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3–1(b)(1)) 

Dated: September 9, 2008. 

Thomas Pogacnik, 

Acting Deputy State Director, Natural 

Resources (CA–930), Bureau of Land 

Management. 

[FR Doc. E8–21397 Filed 9–12–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[NM–920–1310–08; TXNM 118200] 

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of 

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease TXNM 

118200 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Reinstatement of 

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease. 

SUMMARY: Under the Class II provisions 

of Title IV, Public Law 97–451, the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

received a petition for reinstatement of 

oil and gas lease TXNM 118200 from the 

lessee, Woodward Development LLC, 

for lands in Houston County, Texas. The 

petition was filed on time and was 

accompanied by all the rentals due 

since the date the lease terminated 

under the law. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lourdes B. Ortiz, BLM, New Mexico 

State Office, at (505) 438–7586. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: No valid 

lease has been issued that affect the 

lands. The lessee agrees to new lease 

terms for rentals and royalties of $10.00 

per acre or fraction thereof, per year, 

and 162⁄3 percent, respectively. The 

lessee paid the required $500.00 

administrative fee for the reinstatement 

of the lease and $166.00 cost for 

publishing this Notice in the Federal 

Register. The lessee met all the 

requirements for reinstatement of the 

lease as set out in Sections 31(d) and (e) 

of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 

U.S.C. 188). We are proposing to 

reinstate lease TXNM 118200, effective 

the date of termination, June 1, 2008, 

under the original terms and conditions 

of the lease and the increased rental and 

royalty rates cited above. 

Before including your address, phone 

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 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. 

Dated: September 9, 2008. 

Lourdes B. Ortiz, 

Land Law Examiner, Fluids Adjudication 

Team. 

[FR Doc. E8–21413 Filed 9–12–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[NM–920–1310–08; TXNM 118211] 

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of 

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease TXNM 

118211 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

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