Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Idaho

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[ID-933-1430-01; IDI-31741]

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting;

Idaho

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Air Force proposes to withdraw 11,583.34

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acres under Alternative Site No. 1 or 9,673.34 acres under Alternative

Site No. 2 of public land for protection of the Mountain Home Air Force

Base Enhanced Training in Idaho (ETI) site. This notice closes the

lands for up to two years from surface entry, mining, and mineral

leasing.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by

July 8, 1996.

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

State Director, BLM, 3380 Americana Terrance, Boise, Idaho 83706-2500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Howard Hedrick (208-384-3197) or David Brunner (208-384-3056), BLM

Idaho State Office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 29, 1996, the Department of the Air

Force filed an application to withdraw the following described public

lands from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the general land

laws, including the United States mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch. 2 (1988))

and the mineral leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights:

Boise Meridian

(Alternative Site No. 1)--Proposal: Clover Butte Drop Zone

T. 12 S., R. 8 E.,

Sec. 10, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;

Sec. 11, S\1/2\S\1/2\;

Sec. 12, S\1/2\S\1/2\;

Sec. 13;

Sec. 14;

Sec. 15, E\1/2\E\1/2\;

Sec. 22, E\1/2\E\1/2\;

Secs. 23 to 26 inclusive;

Sec. 27, E\1/2\E\1/2\

Sec. 34, E\1/2\E\1/2\;

Sec. 35.

T. 12 S., R. 9 E.,

Sec. 7, lot 4, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;

Sec. 8, S\1/2\S\1/2\;

Secs. 17 to 20 inclusive;

Secs. 29 to 32 inclusive.

(No Drop Zone)

T. 11 S., R. 4 E.,

Sec. 23, S\1/2\SW\1/4\ NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.

T. 9 S., R. 6 E.,

T. 13 S., R. 4 E.,

Sec. 4, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\

Emitters

T. 8 S., R. 9 E.,

Sec. 34, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.

T. 9 S., R. 6 E.,

Sec. 15, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\.

T. 11 S., R. 4 E.,

Sec. 23, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.

T. 11 S., R. 5 E.,

Sec. 17, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\.

T. 12 S., R. 3 E.,

Sec. 26, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\.

T. 12 S., R. 10 E.,

Sec. 30, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\ within lot 4.

T. 13 S., R. 9 E.,

Sec. 10, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.

The areas described aggregate 11,583.34 acres in Owyhee County.

(Alternative Site No. 2)--Proposal: Grasmere Drop Zone

T. 11 S., R. 4 E.,

Secs. 25 to 27 inclusive;

Sec. 34, N\1/2\,SE\1/4\ and E\1/2\SW\1/4\;

Sec. 35.

T. 11 S., R. 5 E.,

Sec. 30, lots 1 to 4 inclusive;

Sec. 31, lots 1 to 4 inclusive.

T. 12 S., R. 4 E.,

Secs. 1 to 4 inclusive;

Sec. 9;

Sec. 10, NW\1/4\, S\1/2\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\NE\1/4\

Sec. 11, S\1/2\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and NE\1/4\NW\1/

4\;

Sec. 12;

Sec. 13, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/

4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and N\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\;

Sec. 14, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/

4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\ and N\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\;

Sec. 15, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/

4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\ and N\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\.

(No Drop Zone)

T. 12 S., R. 9 E.,

Sec. 20, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\.

T. 9 S., R. 6 E.,

Sec. 21.

T. 13 S., R. 4 E.,

Sec. 4, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\.

(Emitters)

T. 8 S., R. 9 E.,

Sec. 34, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.

T. 9 S., R. 6 E.,

Sec. 15, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\.

T. 11 S., R. 4 E.,

Sec. 23, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.

T. 11 S., R. 5 E.,

Sec. 17, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\.

T. 12 S., R. 3 E.,

Sec. 26, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\.

T. 12 S., R. 10 E.,

Sec. 30, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\ within lot 4.

T. 13 S., R. 9 E.,

Sec. 10, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.

The areas described aggregate 9,673.34 acres in Owyhee County.

The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect the Mountain

Home Air Force Base Enhanced Training in Idaho site.

This withdrawal will be authorized under the Act of February 28,

1958, 43 U.S.C. 155-158 and requires legislative action by Congress.

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 Idaho State Director at the address shown

above.

Notice is hereby given that a public meeting in connection with the

proposed withdrawal will be held at a later date. A notice of the time

and place will be published in the Federal Register and three

newspapers in the general vicinity of the lands to be withdrawn at

least 30 days before the scheduled date of the meeting.

This application will be processed in accordance with the

regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2300.

For a period of two years from the date of publication of this

notice in the Federal Register, the lands will be segregated as

specified above unless the application is denied or canceled or the

withdrawal is approved prior to that date. The temporary land uses that

will be permitted during this segregative period are rights-of-way,

leases, permits, licenses or discretionary land use authorizations that

do not significantly disturb the surface of the land or impair values

of the resources, but will be coordinated with the Installation

Commander, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho.

The temporary segregation of the lands in connection with this

withdrawal application shall not affect administration over the lands,

and the segregation shall not have the effect of authorizing any use of

the lands by the Department of the Air Force.

Dated: April 2, 1996.

J. David Brunner,

Deputy State Director for Resource Services Division.

[FR Doc. 96-8610 Filed 4-5-96; 8:45 am]

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