Notice of Proposed Continuation of Withdrawal; New Mexico

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[NM-932-1430-01; NMNM 0437684]

Notice of Proposed Continuation of Withdrawal; New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,

proposes that a 3,710.00-acre withdrawal for the McGaffey Recreation

Area in the Cibola National Forest continue for an additional 20 years.

The lands will remain closed to mining, but have been and will remain

open to mineral leasing.

DATES: Comments should be received by February 27, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to State Director, BLM New Mexico

State Office, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502, 505-438-7502.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeanette Espinosa, BLM New Mexico

State Office, 505-438-7597.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Department of Agriculture,

Forest Service, proposes that the existing land withdrawal made by

Public Land Order No. 3350, be continued for a period of 20 years

pursuant to Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act

of 1976, U.S.C. 1714 (1988). The lands are described as follows:

New Mexico Principal Meridian

Cibola National Forest

T. 13 N., R. 16 W.,

Sec. 2, SW\1/4\;

Sec. 3, W\1/2\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/

4\SE\1/4\;

Sec. 4, N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\;

Sec. 9, E\1/2\NE\1/4\ and E\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\;

Sec. 10, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, and E\1/2\SE\1/4\;

Sec. 11, W\1/2\;

Sec. 14, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\;

Sec. 15, N\1/2\N\1/2\NE\1/4\.

T. 14 N., R. 16 W.,

Sec. 20, SE\1/4\;

Sec. 28, E\1/2\, NW\1/4\, N\1/2\N\1/2\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/

4\SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;

Sec. 29, E\1/2\;

Sec. 32, NE\1/4\;

Sec. 33, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\,

S\1/2\N\1/2\, and S\1/2\;

Sec. 34, SW\1/4\.

The areas described aggregate 3,710.00 acres in McKinley County.

The purpose of the withdrawal is to protect the McGaffey Recreation

Area in the Cibola National Forest. The withdrawal segregates the lands

from the mining laws, but not the mineral leasing laws. No change is

proposed in the purpose of the withdrawal.

For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this

notice, all persons who wish to submit comments in connection with the

proposed withdrawal continuation may present their views in writing to

the State Director in the New Mexico State Office.

The authorized officer of the Bureau of Land Management will

undertake such investigations as are necessary to determine the

existing and potential demand for the land and its resources. A report

will also be prepared for consideration by the Secretary of the

Interior, the President, and the Congress, who will determine whether

or not the withdrawal will be continued, and if so, for how long.

The final determination on the continuation of the withdrawal will

be published in the Federal Register. The existing withdrawal will

continue until such final determination is made.

Dated: November 17, 1994.

Gilbert J. Lucero,

Acting State Director.

[FR Doc. 94-29130 Filed 11-25-94; 8:45 am]

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