Notice of Proposed Legislative Withdrawal and Public Meeting; Utah, 46332 [E8-18306]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Land Management
• Land Management Bureau

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 154 (Friday, August 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 46332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18306]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT-921-08-1430-ET-1920-4625-24-1A; UTU 86103]


Notice of Proposed Legislative Withdrawal and Public Meeting; 
Utah

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY:  The U.S. Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, has 
filed an application requesting the Secretary of the Interior to 
process, in accordance with the Engle Act (43 U.S.C. 155-158), a 
proposed legislative withdrawal from all forms of appropriation under 
the public land laws, including the mining laws, of approximately 
18,248 acres of public lands located in Tooele County, Utah. The 
withdrawal would reserve the lands for use as a military training 
range. This notice temporarily segregates the lands from surface entry 
and mining for up to two years while the legislative withdrawal 
application is being processed.

DATES: A public meeting will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on 
Wednesday, September 24, 2008, at the BLM Salt Lake District Office, 
2370 South 2300 West, Salt Lake City, Utah. Written comments must be 
received on or before November 6, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the State Director, Utah State 
Office, Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah 
84145, or e-mail: rhonda_flynn@blm.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rhonda Flynn, Realty Specialist, at 
the above address; telephone (801) 539-4132; e-mail: rhonda_
flynn@blm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Acting on behalf of the Department of the 
Air Force, Hill Air Force Base, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) 
has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 
requesting the Secretary of the Interior to process a legislative 
withdrawal pursuant to the Engle Act (43 U.S.C. 155-158). The proposed 
withdrawal would withdraw and reserve the following described public 
lands located within the exterior boundaries of the Utah Test and 
Training Range (UTTR) in Tooele County, Utah, from settlement, sale, 
location or entry under the general land laws, including the mining 
laws, subject to valid existing rights, for use as a military training 
range:

Salt Lake Meridian

T. 2 S., R. 14 W.,
    secs. 32 and 36.
T. 2 S., R. 15 W.,
    sec. 32, W\1/2\;
    sec. 36.
T.3 S., R. 15 W.,
    sec. 2, lots 1-4 inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/2\ and S\1/2\;
    secs. 16, 32 and 36.
T. 2 S., R. 16 W.,
    secs. 32 and 36.
T. 2 S., R. 17 W.,
    secs. 32 and 36.
T. 2 N., R. 15 W.,
    secs. 2, 16, 32 and 36.
T. 2 S., R. 18 W.,
    sec. 36.
T. 3 S., R. 18 W.,
    secs. 2, 16, 32 and 36.
T. 3 S., R. 19 W.,
    secs 2, 16, 32 and 36.
T.4 S., R. 19 W.,
    secs. 2, 16, 32 and 36.

    The areas described contain approximately 18,248 acres in Tooele 
County.

    The purpose of the proposed legislative withdrawal is to withdraw 
and reserve the lands for use as a military training range, involving 
aerial bombing and a gunnery range necessary for national security. The 
withdrawal would be established by an act of Congress approved by the 
President. The duration of the withdrawal would be determined 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 action may present their 
views in writing to the BLM Utah State Director, at the address noted 
above.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, and 
records relating to the proposed land transfer will be available for 
public review during regular business hours at the BLM Utah State 
Office at the address specified above. Individual respondents may 
request confidentiality. 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.
    A public meeting has been scheduled in connection with the proposed 
legislative withdrawal. The purpose of the meeting is to provide 
information and solicit public comments on the proposed action.
    There are no suitable alternative sites since the lands herein 
described lie within the exterior boundaries of the existing UTTR.
    This withdrawal 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 lands will be segregated as 
specified above unless the application is denied or canceled or the 
withdrawal is approved prior to that date. Land uses currently 
occurring may continue during the segregative period. If the proposed 
legislative withdrawal has been submitted to Congress but not enacted 
into law by the end of the two-year segregation period, consideration 
will be given to entertaining an application for a temporary withdrawal 
in aid of pending legislation.

    (Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1(b)(1))

Selma Sierra,
State Director.
[FR Doc. E8-18306 Filed 8-7-08; 8:45 am]
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