Proposed Withdrawal; Opportunity for Public Meeting; Utah

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT-942-4210-06-P; U-72189; 4-00152]

Proposed Withdrawal; Opportunity for Public Meeting; Utah

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management proposes to withdraw 260 acres

of public land near St. George, Utah, to protect the Baker Dam

Recreation Site. This notice closes these lands for up to two years

from surface entry and mining. The lands will remain open to mineral

leasing.

DATES: Comments on the proposed withdrawal or request for public

meeting must be received on or before August 8, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Utah

State Director, P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0155.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Randy Massey, Utah State Office, (801) 539-4119.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 22, 1994, a petition was approved

allowing the Bureau of Land Management to file an application to

withdraw the following described land from settlement, sale, location,

or entry under the general lands laws, including the United States

mining laws (30 U.S.C. ch 2), subject to valid existing rights:

Salt Lake Meridian

T. 39 S., R. 16 W.,

sec. 21, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;

sec. 22, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;

sec. 28, N\1/2\NE\1/4\.

The area described contains 260 acres in Washington County, Utah.

The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect the

recreational values of Baker Dam Recreation Site and the investment of

federal funds which have been, and will be expended to develop the

site. It is a popular area for fishing, as well as other water-related

activities, for local residents of nearby communities, the St. George

area, and visitors from Nevada and California.

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 State Director at the address indicated above.

Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is

afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal. All interested

parties who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on

the proposed withdrawal must submit a written request to the State

Director at the address indicated above 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 the 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 two years from the date of publication of this

notice in the Federal Register, the land will be segregated as specific

above unless the application is denied or canceled or the withdrawal is

approved prior to that date. The temporary uses which may be permitted

during this segregative period are leases, licenses, permits, rights-

of-way, and disposal of vegetative resources other than under the

mining laws.

Ted D. Stephenson,

Acting State Director.

[FR Doc. 94-11172 Filed 5-9-94; 8:45 am]

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