[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61165-61166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24350]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA-660-1430-ET; CACA 49558]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; 
California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior proposes to withdraw 550 acres 
of public land from surface entry and mining for reclamation purposes 
on behalf of the Bureau of Reclamation. This notice segregates the 
lands for up to 2 years from surface entry and mining while various 
studies and analyses are made to support a final decision on the 
withdrawal application. The lands will remain open to mineral and 
geothermal leasing and mineral material sales.

DATES: Comments should be received on or before January 13, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Comments and requests for a public meeting should be sent to 
Joe Liebhauser, Director, Resources Management Office, Lower Colorado 
Regional Office, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, 
Nevada 89006-1470.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kay Sundberg, Bureau of 
Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region, P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, NV 
89006-1470, 702-293-8176.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The applicant is the Bureau of Reclamation 
at the address stated above and its petition/application requests the 
Secretary of the Interior to withdraw, subject to valid existing 
rights, the following described public land from settlement, sale, 
location or entry under the general land laws, including the United 
States mining laws, but not the mineral leasing laws:

San Bernardino Meridian

T. 7 S., R. 8 E.,
    Sec. 32, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, and SE\1/4\.

    The area described contains 550 acres in Riverside County.

    The Bureau of Reclamation's petition/application has been approved 
by the Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, therefore, it 
constitutes a withdrawal proposal of the Secretary of the Interior (43 
CFR 2310.1-3(e)).
    The land would be withdrawn to protect both existing and planned 
Federal facilities, structures, and improvements that were or will be 
constructed and utilized on behalf of the All-American Canal Project, 
pursuant to the Boulder Canyon Project Act of December 21, 1928, as 
amended (43 U.S.C. 617).
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, cooperative 
agreement, or surface management under 43 CFR Part 3809 regulations 
would not adequately constrain non-discretionary uses that could 
irrevocably affect the use of the land for reclamation purposes.
    There are no suitable alternative sites since the land described 
herein contains the existing and planned facilities, structures, and 
improvements.
    Until January 13, 2009, all persons who wish to submit comments, 
suggestions, or objections in connection with the proposed withdrawal 
may present their views in writing to Joe Liebhauser, at the Bureau of 
Reclamation address above.
    Comments, including names and street addresses for respondents, 
will be available for public review at Bureau of Land Management's 
(BLM) California State Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-1834, 
Sacramento, California 95825-1886, during regular business hours, 8 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. 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.
    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 no later than 
January 13, 2009. 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 and a local newspaper at least 30 
days before the scheduled date of the meeting.

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    The application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.
    For a period of 2 years from October 15, 2008, the Federal land and 
minerals will be segregated as specified above unless the application 
is denied or canceled or the withdrawal is approved prior to that date.
    During the segregative period, BLM may, after consulting with the 
Bureau of Reclamation, allow uses of a temporary nature that are 
compatible with the reclamation purposes for which the land is being 
withdrawn.

    Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1.

    Dated: October 8, 2008.
Robert M. Doyel,
Chief, Branch of Lands Management (CA-930).
[FR Doc. E8-24350 Filed 10-14-08; 8:45 am]
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