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land, 1,640 acres of private land, and
1,600 acres of private surface estate with
Federal mineral estate patented under
the Stock Raising Homestead Act. The
mine area is located almost entirely in
Three Rivers Resource Area of Burns
District BLM with 35 acres in Vale
District BLM.
An interdisciplinary approach will be
used to develop the EIS in order to
consider the variety of resource issues
and concerns identified through the
scoping process. Disciplines involved in
the planning process will include (but
not be limited to) those with expertise
in air quality, American Indian
traditional practices, biological soil
crusts, cultural heritage, fire
management, fisheries, grazing
management, migratory birds, minerals,
noxious weeds, recreation, soils,
transportation/roads, vegetation, visual
resources, water quality, riparian zones,
wildlife, and wilderness characteristics.
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Public Participation
Cooperating agencies having specific
expertise or interests in the project are
invited to participate. The public and
interest groups will have every
opportunity to participate during formal
comment periods. In addition, public
meetings will be held during the public
comment period for the Draft EIS.
Public meetings will be held in Burns,
Oregon, and Vale, Oregon, plus other
communities if the interest warrants.
Early participation is encouraged and
will help determine the future
management of the Celatom Mine.
Meetings and comment deadlines will
be announced through the local news
media and the Burns BLM Web site
(https://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns).
Written comments will be accepted
throughout the planning process at the
address above. 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.
Background Information
The Celatom Mine currently consists
of three open pit mines located within
four miles of each other in Harney and
Malheur Counties, Oregon. One mine is
on land managed by BLM’s Burns
District; another mine is on land
managed by the State of Oregon, and the
third mine is on private land. EP
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Minerals excavates diatomaceous earth
during the summer, stockpiles ore and
waste rock in the vicinity of each mine,
and hauls the ore approximately 60
miles year-round to their mill located on
private land west of Vale, Oregon. Some
ore is stockpiled at a site on land
administered by BLM in the vicinity of
the mill. Mill waste is backhauled to the
mine site and used in backfilling the
open pits as part of reclamation.
Brendan J. Cain,
Acting Burns District Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA–680–1430–ET; CACA 50194]
Notice of Proposed Legislative
Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public
Meeting; California
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of withdrawal
application and segregation.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Act of February 28, 1958
(43 U.S.C. 155–158), sometimes referred
to as the Engle Act, places on the
Secretary of the Interior the
responsibility to process Department of
Defense applications for national
defense withdrawals, reservations or
restrictions aggregating 5,000 acres or
more for any one project or facility.
These withdrawals, reservations or
restrictions may only be made by an act
of Congress, except in time of war or
national emergency declared by the
President or the Congress and except as
otherwise expressly provided in the Act
of February 28, 1958.
The U.S. Department of the Navy, in
accordance with the Engle Act, has filed
an application requesting the Secretary
of the Interior to process a proposed
legislative withdrawal and reservation
of public lands for military training
exercises involving the Marine Corps
Air Ground Combat Center at
Twentynine Palms, San Bernardino
County, California. The proposal seeks
the transfer of jurisdiction and the
withdrawal of approximately 365,906
acres of public lands and approximately
507 acres of Federal subsurface mineral
estate from all forms of appropriation
under the public land laws, including
surface entry, mining, mineral leasing,
and the Materials Act of 1947.
This notice temporarily segregates for
two years the public lands and mineral
estate described from settlement, sale,
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location, or entry under the public land
laws, including the mining laws, and
the operation of the mineral leasing
laws and the Materials Act of 1947. In
addition, the surface estate of the 507
acres of mineral estate and the surface
and mineral estate of an approximately
72,186 acres of other non-federally
owned property in the proposed
withdrawal area, if they should be
acquired by or returned to the United
States by any means, would also be
included in the proposed withdrawal
and subject to the temporary segregation
authorized by this notice.
DATES: Comments should be received on
or before December 15, 2008. In
addition, at least one public meeting
will be held during the comment period
to help the public understand both the
proposed action and the decisionmaking processes. The public meeting
will be announced at least 30 days in
advance through local news media,
public notices, mailings, and agency
Web sites.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
Roxie Trost, Field Manager, Barstow
Field Office, 2601 Barstow Road,
Barstow, California 92311.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Roxie Trost, BLM Barstow Field Office,
760–252–6000; or Joseph Ross, USMC
MCAGCC, 760–830–7683.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Acting on
behalf of the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC),
the Department of the Navy 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
proposal would withdraw the following
areas, as described below, and located
adjacent to the exterior boundaries of
the USMC’s Marine Corps Air Ground
Combat Center (MCAGCC), located in
Twentynine Palms, California:
1. Federally owned surface and
mineral estate: Subject to valid existing
rights, the following described federally
owned surface and mineral estate are
withdrawn from settlement, sale,
location or entry under the public land
laws, including the mining laws, and to
the operation of the mineral leasing
laws and the Materials Act of 1947:
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Western Expansion Area
T. 4 N., R. 2 E.,
Sec. 1, all;
Sec. 2, lots 3 to 90, inclusive.
T. 5 N., R. 2 E.,
Secs. 1 to 2, all, inclusive;
Secs. 11 to 14, all, inclusive;
Secs. 23 to 26, all, inclusive;
Sec. 35, all.
T. 6 N., R. 2 E.,
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Sec. 1, SE1⁄4;
Sec. 12, E1⁄2;
Sec. 13, all;
Secs. 23 to 26, all, inclusive;
Sec. 35, all.
T. 4 N., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 1, lots 1 and 2 of NE1⁄4, lots 1 and 2
of NW1⁄4, NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;
Sec. 2, all;
Sec. 3, E1⁄2 of lot 1 of NE1⁄4, lot 2 of NE1⁄4,
lot 2 of NW1⁄4, and S1⁄2S1⁄2;
Sec. 4, lots 1 and 2 of NE1⁄4, lots 1 and 2
of NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4, and S1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Secs 5 to 6, all, inclusive;
Sec. 7, E1⁄2;
Secs. 8 to 9, all, inclusive;
Sec. 10, N1⁄2N1⁄2;
Sec. 11, N1⁄2 and SW1⁄4;
Sec. 12, N1⁄2 and SE1⁄4;
Sec. 13, S1⁄2;
Sec. 14, SE1⁄4;
Sec. 15, N1⁄2.
T. 5 N., R. 3 E.,
Secs. 2 to 6, all, inclusive;
Sec. 8, E1⁄2;
Secs. 9 to 15, all, inclusive;
Sec. 16, N1⁄2 and SE1⁄4;
Sec. 17, NE1⁄4;
Sec. 21, E1⁄2;
Secs. 22 to 28, all, inclusive;
Sec. 29, NE1⁄4;
Sec. 33, all;
Sec. 34, W1⁄2;
Sec. 35, NE1⁄4; and the following whole or
partial sections which are all protracted
Sec. 7, all;
Sec. 8, W1⁄2;
Sec. 16, SW1⁄4;
Sec. 17, NW1⁄4 and S1⁄2;
Secs. 18 to 20, all, inclusive;
Sec. 21, W1⁄2;
Sec. 29, NW1⁄4 and S1⁄2;
Secs. 30 to 32, all, inclusive;
Sec. 34, E1⁄2;
Sec. 35, NW1⁄4 and S1⁄2;
Sec. 36, SW1⁄4.
T. 6 N., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 1, all except for S1⁄2 of lot 4;
Secs. 2 to 3, all, inclusive;
Sec. 4, all except for Mineral Survey no.
6716;
Secs. 5 to 9, all, inclusive;
Secs. 10 to 11, all except for Mineral
Survey no. 6717, inclusive;
Secs. 12 to 15, all, inclusive;
Secs. 17 to 24, all, inclusive;
Secs. 26 to 30, all, inclusive;
Sec. 31, all except for Mineral Survey no.
5878;
Secs. 32 to 35, all, inclusive.
T. 3 N., R. 4 E.,
Sec. 1, all.
T. 4 N., R. 4 E.,
Secs. 1 to 15, all, inclusive;
Sec. 17, all;
Sec. 18, N1⁄2;
Sec. 20, N1⁄2;
Secs. 21 to 27, all, inclusive;
Sec. 28, N1⁄2;
Secs. 34 to 35, all, inclusive.
T. 5 N., R. 4 E.,
Secs. 2 to 11, all, inclusive;
Sec. 12, all except for Mineral Survey no.
6336;
Sec. 13, E1⁄2, E1⁄2E1⁄2NW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, and
E1⁄2W1⁄2SW1⁄4;
Secs. 14 to 16, all, inclusive;
Sec. 17, NW1⁄4 and S1⁄2;
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Secs. 18 to 24, all, inclusive;
Sec. 25, N1⁄2, SW1⁄4, and W1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 26, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, NW1⁄4, and
SE1⁄4;
Sec. 27, N1⁄2 and SW1⁄4;
Secs. 28 to 33, all, inclusive;
Sec. 34, W1⁄2;
Sec. 35, E1⁄2;
Sec. 36, all; and the following partial
sections which are all protracted
Sec. 26, SW1⁄4;
Sec. 27, SE1⁄4;
Sec. 34, E1⁄2;
Sec. 35, W1⁄2.
T. 6 N., R. 4 E.,
Secs. 1 to 15, all, inclusive;
Secs. 17 to 24, all, inclusive;
Sec. 26, all;
Secs. 27 to 28, all except for Mineral
Survey nos. 3000 and 3980, inclusive;
Secs. 29 to 35, all, inclusive;
Sec. 36, N1⁄2 and SW1⁄4.
T. 3 N., R. 5 E.,
Secs. 1 to 3, all, inclusive;
Sec. 4, lots 1 to 12, inclusive;
Secs. 5 to 6, all, inclusive;
Sec. 9, lots 1 and 2, W1⁄2NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4,
E1⁄2NW1⁄4NW1⁄4, E1⁄2W1⁄2NW1⁄4NW1⁄4,
W1⁄2SW1⁄4NW1⁄4NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4,
W1⁄2SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, W1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4,
E1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, W1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4,
and E1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4;
Sec. 10, lots 1 to 7, inclusive, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4,
S1⁄2 NW1⁄4, and W1⁄2SW1⁄4.
Sec. 11, all;
Sec. 12, lots 1 to 12, inclusive,
NE1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, E1⁄2W1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4,
E1⁄2NE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, E1⁄2W1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4,
W1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, W1⁄2E1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4,
NW1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, SW1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4, and
W1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4.
T. 4 N., R. 5 E.,
Secs. 2 to 9, all, inclusive;
Secs. 11 to 12, all, inclusive;
Sec. 16, all; and the following sections
which are all protracted
Sec. 10, all;
Secs. 13 to 35, all, inclusive.
T. 5 N., R. 5 E.,
Secs. 4 to 5, all, inclusive;
Sec. 6, lots 1 to 10, inclusive, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4,
E1⁄2SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4, and SW1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 7, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, lots 6 to 7,
inclusive, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4,
E1⁄2SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;
Sec. 8, all;
Secs. 14 to 15, all, inclusive;
Secs. 18 to 20, all, inclusive;
Secs. 22 to 23, all, inclusive;
Secs. 26 to 28, all, inclusive;
Secs. 30 to 32, all, inclusive;
Secs. 34 to 35, all, inclusive.
T. 6 N., R. 5 E.,
Secs. 17 to 20, all, inclusive;
Secs. 29 to 32, all, inclusive.
Southern Expansion Area
T. 2 N., R. 9 E.,
Sec. 25, all;
Sec. 26, all except for
N1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 27, E1⁄2 except for W1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 34, S1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4,
SE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, W1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4,
NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, N1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4,
W1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4,
W1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, N1⁄2N1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4,
E1⁄2NW1⁄4, E1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4,
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W1⁄2W1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4,
W1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4,
SW1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, N1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4,
SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 35, N1⁄2 except for N1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4
and S1⁄2SW1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4.
T. 2 N., R. 10 E.,
Secs. 2 to 11, all, inclusive;
Sec. 14, that portion lying north and west
of the boundary of the Cleghorn Lakes
Wilderness Area;
Sec. 15, all;
Secs. 17 to 22, all, inclusive;
Sec. 23, that portion lying west of the
boundary of the Cleghorn Lakes
Wilderness Area;
Sec. 26, that portion lying west and south
of the boundary of the Cleghorn Lakes
Wilderness Area;
Secs. 27 to 35, all, inclusive.
Eastern Expansion Area
T. 4 N., R. 11 E.,
Secs. 1 to 2, all, inclusive;
Secs. 11 to 12, all, inclusive;
Sec. 14, all.
T. 5 N., R. 11 E.,
Secs. 1 to 2, all, inclusive;
Secs. 11 to 14, all, inclusive;
Secs. 23 to 26, all, inclusive;
Sec. 35, all.
T. 6 N., R. 11 E.,
Sec. 35, that portion lying south of the
Historic Route 66 Corridor.
T. 3 N., R. 12 E.,
Secs. 1 to 3, all, inclusive;
Secs. 10 to 15, all, inclusive;
Secs. 22 to 24, all, inclusive;
Sec. 25, that portion lying west of the
boundary of the Sheephole Valley
Wilderness Area;
Secs. 26 to 27, all, inclusive;
Sec. 34, that portion lying north and east
of the boundary of Cleghorn Lakes
Wilderness Area;
Sec. 35, all, inclusive.
T. 4 N., R. 12 E.,
Secs. 1 to 8, all, inclusive;
Secs. 10 to 12, all, inclusive;
Secs. 14 to 15, all, inclusive;
Sec. 18, all except for Mineral Survey no.
5802;
Sec. 19, N1⁄2 except for Mineral Survey
nos. 5802 and 5805;
Sec. 21, E1⁄2;
Secs. 23 to 27, all, inclusive;
Sec. 28, E1⁄2;
Secs. 34 to 35, all, inclusive.
T. 5 N., R. 12 E.,
Sec. 2, that portion lying south of the
Historic Route 66 Corridor;
Secs. 3 to 4, those portions lying south of
the Historic Route 66 Corridor except for
the lands conveyed to U. S. Gypsum
Company by patent number 1000677,
inclusive;
Sec. 5, lots 3 to 4, inclusive, lots 15 to 22,
inclusive, and lots 31 to 38, inclusive;
Sec. 6, that portion lying south of the
Historic Route 66 Corridor;
Sec. 7, all;
Sec. 8, all except for the land conveyed to
U. S. Gypsum Company by patent
number 1000678;
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Sec. 9, all;
Secs. 10 to 11, all except the lands
conveyed to U. S. Gypsum Company by
patent number 1000677, inclusive;
Secs. 12 to 15, all, inclusive;
Sec. 17, all except the lands conveyed to
U. S. Gypsum Company by patent
number 1000678;
Sec. 18, all;
Secs. 19 to 20, all except the lands
conveyed to U. S. Gypsum Company by
patent number 1000678, inclusive;
Secs. 21 to 27, all, inclusive;
Sec. 28, N1⁄2 and SW1⁄4;
Secs. 29 to 30, all except the lands
conveyed to U. S. Gypsum Company by
patent number 1000678, inclusive;
Secs. 31 to 35, all, inclusive.
T. 3 N., R. 13 E.,
Sec. 4, that portion lying west of the
Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area;
Secs. 5 to 7, all, inclusive;
Sec. 8, that portion lying west of the
Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area;
Secs. 17 to 19, those portions lying west of
the Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area,
inclusive.
T. 4 N., R. 13 E.,
Secs. 1 to 4, all, inclusive;
Secs. 6 to 15, all, inclusive;
Secs. 17 to 22, all, inclusive;
Secs. 23 to 24, those portions lying
northwesterly of the Sheephole Valley
Wilderness Area, inclusive;
Sec. 27, that portion lying northwesterly of
the Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area;
Secs. 28 to 32, all, inclusive;
Secs. 33 to 34, that portion lying
northwesterly of the Sheephole Valley
Wilderness Area, inclusive.
T. 5 N., R. 13 E.,
Secs. 2 to 4, all, inclusive;
Secs. 6 to 8, all, inclusive;
Secs. 10 to 12, all, inclusive;
Secs. 13 to 14, all, inclusive;
Secs. 18 to 20, all, inclusive;
Sec. 22, W1⁄2;
Secs. 23 to 28, all, inclusive;
Secs. 30 to 32, all, inclusive;
Secs. 34 to 35, all, inclusive.
T. 3 N., R. 14 E.,
Secs. 1 to 2, all, inclusive;
Secs. 3 to 4, those portions lying east of the
Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area,
inclusive;
Sec. 10, that portion lying east of the
Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area;
Secs. 11 to 13, all, inclusive;
Secs. 14 to 15, those portions lying east of
the Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area,
inclusive;
Sec. 23, that portion lying east of the
Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area;
Sec. 24, all;
Secs. 25 to 26, those portions lying east of
the Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area,
inclusive;
Sec. 36, that portion of NW1⁄4 lying east of
the Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area.
T. 4 N., R. 14 E.,
Secs. 6 to 8, all, inclusive;
Secs. 10 to 12, all, inclusive;
Secs. 14 to 15, all, inclusive;
Secs. 17 to 18, all, inclusive;
Sec. 20, that portion lying northeasterly of
the Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area;
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Secs. 21 to 24, all, inclusive;
Sec. 25, that portion lying northwesterly of
the Cadiz Dunes Wilderness Area;
Secs. 26 to 28, all, inclusive;
Sec. 29, that portion lying northeasterly of
the Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area;
Secs. 33 to 35, all, inclusive.
T. 5 N., R. 14 E.,
Secs. 1 to 4, all, inclusive;
Secs. 6 to 7, all, inclusive;
Sec. 10, all;
Sec. 11, E1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, W1⁄2NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4,
and S1⁄2;
Sec. 12, all;
Secs. 14 to 15, all, inclusive;
Secs. 30 to 31, all, inclusive.
T. 2 N., R. 15 E.,
Secs. 4 to 5, all, inclusive;
Secs. 6 to 8, those portions lying
northeasterly of the Sheephole Valley
Wilderness Area, inclusive.
T. 3 N., R. 15 E.,
Sec. 15, that portion lying west of the
Cadiz Dunes Wilderness Area;
Secs. 18 to 20, all, inclusive;
Sec. 22, that portion lying west of the
Cadiz Dunes Wilderness Area;
Secs. 25 to 28, all, inclusive;
Secs. 30 to 32, all, inclusive;
Sec. 34, N1⁄2;
Sec. 35, N1⁄2 and SE1⁄4.
T. 4 E., R. 15 E.,
Secs. 1 to 4, all, inclusive;
Sec. 5, all except for railroad rights-of-way;
Secs. 6 to 8, all, inclusive;
Sec. 9, all except for railroad rights-of-way;
Secs. 10 to 15, all, inclusive;
Secs. 18 to 21, all, inclusive;
Secs. 22 to 25, those portions lying
northwesterly or northeasterly of the
Cadiz Dunes Wilderness Area, inclusive;
Secs. 28 to 30, those portions lying
northwesterly or northeasterly of the
Cadiz Dunes Wilderness Area, inclusive;
Sec. 32, that portion lying northeasterly of
the Cadiz Dunes Wilderness Area.
T. 5 N., R. 15 E.,
Secs. 1 to 4, all, inclusive;
Secs. 6 to 7, all, inclusive;
Sec. 9, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Secs. 10 to 15, all, inclusive;
Secs. 19 to 35, all, inclusive.
T. 3 N., R. 16 E.,
Sec. 3, that portion lying northeasterly of
the pipeline authorized by CACA 14013
and lying northwesterly of the Old
Woman Mountains Wilderness Area.
T. 4 N., R. 16 E.,
Secs. 4 to 5, those portions lying
southwesterly of the Old Woman
Mountains Wilderness Area, inclusive;
Secs. 6 to 8, all, inclusive;
Sec. 9, that portion lying southwesterly of
the Old Woman Mountains Wilderness
Area;
Sec. 16, that portion lying southwesterly of
the Old Woman Mountains Wilderness
Area;
Secs. 17 to 20, all, inclusive;
Secs. 21 to 22, those portions lying
southwesterly of the Old Woman
Mountains Wilderness Area, inclusive;
Secs. 27, that portion lying southwesterly
of the Old Woman Mountains
Wilderness Area;
Sec. 28, all;
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Sec. 29, all except for that portion
contained in railroad right-of-way
containing 17 acres;
Secs. 30 to 32, those portions lying
northeasterly of the Cadiz Dunes
Wilderness Area, inclusive;
Sec. 33, that portion lying northeasterly of
the Cadiz Dunes Wilderness Area except
for that portion contained in railroad
right-of-way containing 14.55 acres;
Sec. 34, that portion lying southwesterly of
the Old Woman Mountains Wilderness
Area.
T. 5 N., R. 16 E.,
Secs. 6 to 7, those portions lying westerly
of the Old Woman Mountains
Wilderness Area, inclusive;
Secs. 18 to 20, those portions lying
westerly of the Old Woman Mountains
Wilderness Area, inclusive;
Sec. 29, that portion lying westerly of the
Old Woman Mountains Wilderness Area;
Secs. 30 to 31, all, inclusive;
Sec. 32, that portion lying westerly of the
Old Woman Mountains Wilderness Area.
Northern Expansion Area
T. 6 N., R. 7 E.,
Sec, 12, all.
T. 7 N., R. 7 E.,
Sec. 24, all.
The areas described aggregate 365,906
acres, more or less.
2. Federally owned mineral estate and
non-federally owned surface estate.
Subject to valid existing rights, the
following described federally owned
mineral estate is hereby withdrawn from
settlement, sale, location or entry under
the public land laws, including the
mining laws, and to the operations of
the mineral leasing laws and the
Materials Act of 1947:
All Are San Bernardino Meridian
Southern Expansion Area
T. 2 N., R. 9 E.,
Sec. 26, N1⁄4NW1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 27, W1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 35, N1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4 and
S1⁄2SW1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4.
Eastern Expansion Area
T. 5 N., R. 12 E.,
Sec. 5, lot 1 of NE1⁄4, W1⁄2 of lot 1 of NW1⁄4,
lots 5 and 6 inclusive, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, and
S1⁄2.
The areas described aggregate 507 acres,
more or less.
In the event, the non-federally owned
surface estate, of the approximately 507
acres described above, returns to public
ownership, those lands would be
subject to the terms and conditions of
this withdrawal as described above.
3. Non-federally owned surface and
mineral estate.
The following described non-federally
owned lands are located within the
proposed boundaries of the proposed
withdrawal areas:
(a) Privately owned surface and
mineral estate:
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All Are San Bernardino Meridian
Western Expansion Area
T. 5 N., R. 2 E.,
Sec. 36, all.
T. 6 N., R. 2 E.,
Sec. 36, all.
T. 4 N., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 10, S1⁄2N1⁄2 and S1⁄2;
Sec. 11, SE1⁄4;
Sec. 12, SW1⁄4;
Sec. 13, N1⁄2.
T. 5 N., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 1, all;
Sec. 36, N1⁄2 and SE1⁄4.
T. 6 N., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 1, S1⁄2 of lot 4;
Sec. 4, that land described by metes and
bounds in patent number 04–67–0117
and containing 180.445 acres, more or
less;
Secs. 10 to 11, that land described by metes
and bounds in patent number 04–68–
0173 and containing 20.104 acres, more
or less, inclusive;
Sec. 25, all;
Sec. 31, that land described by metes and
bounds in patent number 994392 and
containing 41.322 acres, more or less;
Sec. 36, all.
T. 4 N., R. 4 E.,
Sec. 16, N1⁄2 and SE1⁄4;
Sec. 18, S1⁄2;
Sec. 36, all.
T. 5 N., R. 4 E.,
Sec. 1, all;
Sec. 12, E1⁄2NE1⁄4 and N1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 13, W1⁄2NW1⁄4, west 20 rods of the
E1⁄2NW1⁄4, and W1⁄2W1⁄2SW1⁄4;
Sec. 17, NE1⁄4;
Sec. 25, lots 1 to 8, inclusive, and E1⁄2SE1⁄4.
T. 6 N., R. 4 E.,
Sec. 16, all;
Sec. 25, all;
Secs. 27 to 28, that land described by metes
and bounds in patent numbers 24783,
38438, and 38980, and containing
151.250 acres, more or less, inclusive;
Sec. 36, SE1⁄4.
T. 3 N., R. 5 E.,
Sec. 4, W1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4,
NW1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, W1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4,
E1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4,
W1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4,
E1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4,
W1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, and
W1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 9, W1⁄2NW1⁄4NW1⁄4NW1⁄4,
E1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4,
E1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, and
W1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4;
Sec. 12, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4,
W1⁄2W1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4,
NW1⁄4NE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4,
SE1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4,
W1⁄2W1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, E1⁄2E1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4,
SW1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4,
SW1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4, and E1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4.
T. 4 N., R. 5 E.,
Sec. 1, all;
Sec. 36, all.
T. 5 N., R. 5 E.,
Sec. 6, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 7, lot 5;
Sec. 9, all;
Sec. 17, all;
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Sec. 21, all;
Sec. 29, all;
Sec. 33, all.
Southern Expansion Area
T. 2 N., R. 9 E.,
Sec. 26, N1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 27, W1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 34, N1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4,
E1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4,
E1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2N1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4,
N1⁄2S1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4,
W1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4,
E1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, S1⁄2S1⁄2,
E1⁄2W1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, and
W1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 35, N1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4,
S1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, and S1⁄2;
Sec. 36, all.
T. 2 N., R. 10 E.,
Sec. 36, all.
Eastern Expansion Area
T. 4 N., R. 11 E.,
Sec. 13, all.
T. 5 N., R. 11 E.,
Sec. 36, all.
T. 6 N., R. 11 E.,
Sec. 35, that portion lying south of the
Historic Route 66 Corridor.
T. 3 N., R. 12 E.,
Sec. 36, that portion lying west of the
boundary of the Sheephold Valley
Wilderness Area.
T. 4 N., R. 12 E.,
Sec. 9, all;
Sec. 13, all;
Secs. 16 to 17, all, inclusive;
Secs. 18 to 19, that land described by metes
and bounds in patent numbers 973412
and 968382, and containing 82.310 acres,
more or less, inclusive;
Sec. 22, all;
Sec. 36, all.
T. 5 N., R. 12 E.,
Sec. 1, all;
Secs. 3, 4, 10, and 11, all the lands
conveyed to U. S. Gypsum Company by
patent number 1000677, containing 480
acres, inclusive;
Sec. 5, lot 1 of NE1⁄4, W1⁄2 of lot 1 of NW1⁄4,
W1⁄2 of lot 2 of NE1⁄4, W1⁄2 of lot 2 of
NW1⁄4, and S1⁄2;
Secs. 8, 17, 19, 20, 29, and 30, all the lands
conveyed to U. S. Gypsum Company by
patent number 1000678, containing 1,
342.40 acres, inclusive;
Sec. 16, all;
Sec. 28, SE1⁄2;
Sec. 36, all.
T. 4 N., R. 13 E.,
Sec. 5, all;
Sec. 16, all.
T. 5 N., R. 13 E.,
Sec. 1, all;
Sec. 5, all;
Sec. 9, all;
Sec. 13, all;
Secs. 16 to 17, all, inclusive;
Sec. 21, all;
Sec. 22, E1⁄2;
Sec. 29, all;
Sec. 33, all;
Sec. 36, SW1⁄2.
T. 3 N., R. 14 E.,
Sec. 36, that portion lying east of the
Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area.
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T. 4 N., R. 14 E.,
Secs. 1 to 5, all, inclusive;
Sec. 9, all;
Sec. 13, all;
Sec. 16, all;
Sec. 36, that portion lying east of the
Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area.
T. 5 N., R. 14 E.,
Sec. 5, all;
Secs. 8 to 9, all, inclusive;
Sec. 11, W1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4 and SE1⁄4NE1⁄4;
Sec. 13, all;
Secs. 16 to 29, all, inclusive;
Secs. 32 to 36, all, inclusive.
T. 3 N., R. 15 E.,
Sec. 17, all;
Sec. 21, all;
Sec. 29, all;
Sec. 33, all;
Sec. 34, S1⁄2.
T. 4 N., R. 15 E.,
Secs. 16 to 17, all, inclusive;
Sec. 33, that portion lying northwesterly of
the Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area.
T. 5 N., R. 15 E.,
Sec. 5, all;
Sec. 8, all;
Sec. 9, N1⁄2, SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4, and
SW1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Secs. 17 to 18, all, inclusive.
T. 4 N., R. 16E
Sec. 29, that portion contained in railroad
right-of-way containing 17 acres;
Sec. 33, that portion contained in railroad
right-of-way containing 14.55 acres.
T. 5 N., R. 16 E.,
Sec. 29, that portion lying southwesterly of
the Old Woman Mountains Wilderness
Area.
Northern Expansion Area
T. 6 N., R. 7 E.,
Sec. 1, all;
Sec. 13, all.
The areas described aggregate 64,407 acres,
more or less.
(b) State of California owned surface
and mineral estate:
All Are San Bernardino Meridian
Western Expansion Area
T. 4 N., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 1, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4 and S1⁄2SW1⁄4;
Sec. 3, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, and N1⁄2S1⁄2;
Sec. 4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 14, N1⁄2;
Sec. 15, S1⁄2.
T. 6 N., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 16, all.
T. 4 N., R. 4 E.,
Sec. 16, SW1⁄4;
Sec. 19, E1⁄2E1⁄2;
Sec. 20, S1⁄2;
Sec. 28, S1⁄2;
Sec. 29, E1⁄2.
T. 5 N., R. 5 E.,
Sec. 16, all.
Southern Expansion Area
T. 2 N., R. 10 E.,
Sec. 16, all.
Eastern Expansion Area
T. 5 N., R. 13 E.,
Sec. 36, N1⁄2 and SE1⁄4.
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T. 3 N., R. 15 E.,
Sec. 16, that portion lying southwesterly of
the Cadiz Dunes Wilderness Area.
T. 5 N., R. 15 E.,
Sec. 16, all;
Sec. 36, all.
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Northern Expansion Area
T. 7 N., R. 7 E.,
Sec. 36, all.
The areas described aggregate 7,779 acres,
more or less.
In the event that these non-federally
owned lands return to public ownership
in the future, they would be subject to
the terms and conditions described
above in ‘‘1. Federally owned surface
and mineral estate.’’
The purpose of the proposed
legislative withdrawal is to withdraw
and reserve the lands for use as a
military training range, involving livefire exercises, necessary for national
security. The legislative withdrawal
would provide sufficient area for
realistic integrated training to a Marine
Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) sized
Marine Air Ground Task Force, the
USMC’s premier force for responding to
smaller scale contingencies. Effective
training of MEBs is critical to ensuring
the full spectrum of military operations.
The withdrawal would be established
by an Act of Congress, and approved by
the President. The duration of the
legislative withdrawal would be
determined by Congress. The
Department of the Navy has indicated
that the use of a right-of-way or
cooperative agreement would not
provide adequate authorization for
safety and control of access for the use
of these lands due to the broad scope of
military training exercises.
The USMC analyzed alternative sites
in three regions of the United States
(i.e., Middle Atlantic Coast—North
Carolina and Virginia; Gulf of Mexico—
Florida and Louisiana; and Southwest—
California and Arizona). The USMC
concluded that expanding the USMC’s
MCAGCC, located in Twentynine
Palms, California was the only
reasonable and feasible option. The
lands hereinabove described, have been
selected by the USMC for the proposed
legislative withdrawal, because they are
located adjacent to the existing exterior
boundaries of the USMC’s MCAGCC,
located in Twentynine Palms,
California. The application and the
records relating to the application can
be examined by interested persons at
the BLM Barstow Field Office, 2601
Barstow Road, Barstow, California
92311.
On or before December 15, 2008, all
persons who wish to submit comments,
suggestions, or objections in connection
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with the proposed legislative
withdrawal may present their views in
writing to the BLM, Field Manager,
Barstow Field Office, 2601 Barstow
Road, Barstow, California 92311.
Comments, including names and
street addresses of respondents, will be
available for public review at the BLM
Barstow Field Office at the address
above during regular business hours.
Before including your address,
telephone 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 from public
review your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
This withdrawal proposal will be
processed in accordance with the
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part
2300.
Until September 15, 2010, the lands
will be segregated as specified above
unless the withdrawal application is
denied or canceled or the withdrawal is
approved prior to that date. Land uses
currently authorized or permitted may
continue during the segregation period.
If the proposed legislative withdrawal
has been submitted to Congress but not
enacted into law by the end of the 2year segregation period, consideration
will be given to entertaining an
application for a temporary withdrawal
in aid of pending legislation.
During the segregation period, BLM
may, after consulting with the USMC,
allow uses of a temporary nature that
are compatible with the military
purposes for which the land is being
withdrawn.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3–1(b)(1))
Dated: September 9, 2008.
Thomas Pogacnik,
Acting Deputy State Director, Natural
Resources (CA–930), Bureau of Land
Management.
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53273
Notice of Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Under the Class II provisions
of Title IV, Public Law 97–451, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
received a petition for reinstatement of
oil and gas lease TXNM 118200 from the
lessee, Woodward Development LLC,
for lands in Houston County, Texas. The
petition was filed on time and was
accompanied by all the rentals due
since the date the lease terminated
under the law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lourdes B. Ortiz, BLM, New Mexico
State Office, at (505) 438–7586.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: No valid
lease has been issued that affect the
lands. The lessee agrees to new lease
terms for rentals and royalties of $10.00
per acre or fraction thereof, per year,
and 162⁄3 percent, respectively. The
lessee paid the required $500.00
administrative fee for the reinstatement
of the lease and $166.00 cost for
publishing this Notice in the Federal
Register. The lessee met all the
requirements for reinstatement of the
lease as set out in Sections 31(d) and (e)
of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30
U.S.C. 188). We are proposing to
reinstate lease TXNM 118200, effective
the date of termination, June 1, 2008,
under the original terms and conditions
of the lease and the increased rental and
royalty rates cited above.
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.
Dated: September 9, 2008.
Lourdes B. Ortiz,
Land Law Examiner, Fluids Adjudication
Team.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Land Management
[NM–920–1310–08; TXNM 118200]
[NM–920–1310–08; TXNM 118211]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease TXNM
118200
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease TXNM
118211
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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 179 (Monday, September 15, 2008)]
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[Pages 53269-53273]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA-680-1430-ET; CACA 50194]
Notice of Proposed Legislative Withdrawal and Opportunity for
Public Meeting; California
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of withdrawal application and segregation.
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SUMMARY: The Act of February 28, 1958 (43 U.S.C. 155-158), sometimes
referred to as the Engle Act, places on the Secretary of the Interior
the responsibility to process Department of Defense applications for
national defense withdrawals, reservations or restrictions aggregating
5,000 acres or more for any one project or facility. These withdrawals,
reservations or restrictions may only be made by an act of Congress,
except in time of war or national emergency declared by the President
or the Congress and except as otherwise expressly provided in the Act
of February 28, 1958.
The U.S. Department of the Navy, in accordance with the Engle Act,
has filed an application requesting the Secretary of the Interior to
process a proposed legislative withdrawal and reservation of public
lands for military training exercises involving the Marine Corps Air
Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms, San Bernardino County,
California. The proposal seeks the transfer of jurisdiction and the
withdrawal of approximately 365,906 acres of public lands and
approximately 507 acres of Federal subsurface mineral estate from all
forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including surface
entry, mining, mineral leasing, and the Materials Act of 1947.
This notice temporarily segregates for two years the public lands
and mineral estate described from settlement, sale, location, or entry
under the public land laws, including the mining laws, and the
operation of the mineral leasing laws and the Materials Act of 1947. In
addition, the surface estate of the 507 acres of mineral estate and the
surface and mineral estate of an approximately 72,186 acres of other
non-federally owned property in the proposed withdrawal area, if they
should be acquired by or returned to the United States by any means,
would also be included in the proposed withdrawal and subject to the
temporary segregation authorized by this notice.
DATES: Comments should be received on or before December 15, 2008. In
addition, at least one public meeting will be held during the comment
period to help the public understand both the proposed action and the
decision-making processes. The public meeting will be announced at
least 30 days in advance through local news media, public notices,
mailings, and agency Web sites.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Roxie Trost, Field Manager,
Barstow Field Office, 2601 Barstow Road, Barstow, California 92311.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roxie Trost, BLM Barstow Field Office,
760-252-6000; or Joseph Ross, USMC MCAGCC, 760-830-7683.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Acting on behalf of the U.S. Marine Corps
(USMC), the Department of the Navy 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 proposal would withdraw the following areas,
as described below, and located adjacent to the exterior boundaries of
the USMC's Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), located in
Twentynine Palms, California:
1. Federally owned surface and mineral estate: Subject to valid
existing rights, the following described federally owned surface and
mineral estate are withdrawn from settlement, sale, location or entry
under the public land laws, including the mining laws, and to the
operation of the mineral leasing laws and the Materials Act of 1947:
All Are San Bernardino Meridian
Western Expansion Area
T. 4 N., R. 2 E.,
Sec. 1, all;
Sec. 2, lots 3 to 90, inclusive.
T. 5 N., R. 2 E.,
Secs. 1 to 2, all, inclusive;
Secs. 11 to 14, all, inclusive;
Secs. 23 to 26, all, inclusive;
Sec. 35, all.
T. 6 N., R. 2 E.,
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Sec. 1, SE\1/4\;
Sec. 12, E\1/2\;
Sec. 13, all;
Secs. 23 to 26, all, inclusive;
Sec. 35, all.
T. 4 N., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 1, lots 1 and 2 of NE\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, NW\1/
4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 2, all;
Sec. 3, E\1/2\ of lot 1 of NE\1/4\, lot 2 of NE\1/4\, lot 2 of
NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\S\1/2\;
Sec. 4, lots 1 and 2 of NE\1/4\, lots 1 and 2 of NW\1/4\, SW\1/
4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Secs 5 to 6, all, inclusive;
Sec. 7, E\1/2\;
Secs. 8 to 9, all, inclusive;
Sec. 10, N\1/2\N\1/2\;
Sec. 11, N\1/2\ and SW\1/4\;
Sec. 12, N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 13, S\1/2\;
Sec. 14, SE\1/4\;
Sec. 15, N\1/2\.
T. 5 N., R. 3 E.,
Secs. 2 to 6, all, inclusive;
Sec. 8, E\1/2\;
Secs. 9 to 15, all, inclusive;
Sec. 16, N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 17, NE\1/4\;
Sec. 21, E\1/2\;
Secs. 22 to 28, all, inclusive;
Sec. 29, NE\1/4\;
Sec. 33, all;
Sec. 34, W\1/2\;
Sec. 35, NE\1/4\; and the following whole or partial sections
which are all protracted
Sec. 7, all;
Sec. 8, W\1/2\;
Sec. 16, SW\1/4\;
Sec. 17, NW\1/4\ and S\1/2\;
Secs. 18 to 20, all, inclusive;
Sec. 21, W\1/2\;
Sec. 29, NW\1/4\ and S\1/2\;
Secs. 30 to 32, all, inclusive;
Sec. 34, E\1/2\;
Sec. 35, NW\1/4\ and S\1/2\;
Sec. 36, SW\1/4\.
T. 6 N., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 1, all except for S\1/2\ of lot 4;
Secs. 2 to 3, all, inclusive;
Sec. 4, all except for Mineral Survey no. 6716;
Secs. 5 to 9, all, inclusive;
Secs. 10 to 11, all except for Mineral Survey no. 6717,
inclusive;
Secs. 12 to 15, all, inclusive;
Secs. 17 to 24, all, inclusive;
Secs. 26 to 30, all, inclusive;
Sec. 31, all except for Mineral Survey no. 5878;
Secs. 32 to 35, all, inclusive.
T. 3 N., R. 4 E.,
Sec. 1, all.
T. 4 N., R. 4 E.,
Secs. 1 to 15, all, inclusive;
Sec. 17, all;
Sec. 18, N\1/2\;
Sec. 20, N\1/2\;
Secs. 21 to 27, all, inclusive;
Sec. 28, N\1/2\;
Secs. 34 to 35, all, inclusive.
T. 5 N., R. 4 E.,
Secs. 2 to 11, all, inclusive;
Sec. 12, all except for Mineral Survey no. 6336;
Sec. 13, E\1/2\, E\1/2\E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and E\1/
2\W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Secs. 14 to 16, all, inclusive;
Sec. 17, NW\1/4\ and S\1/2\;
Secs. 18 to 24, all, inclusive;
Sec. 25, N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 26, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, NW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 27, N\1/2\ and SW\1/4\;
Secs. 28 to 33, all, inclusive;
Sec. 34, W\1/2\;
Sec. 35, E\1/2\;
Sec. 36, all; and the following partial sections which are all
protracted
Sec. 26, SW\1/4\;
Sec. 27, SE\1/4\;
Sec. 34, E\1/2\;
Sec. 35, W\1/2\.
T. 6 N., R. 4 E.,
Secs. 1 to 15, all, inclusive;
Secs. 17 to 24, all, inclusive;
Sec. 26, all;
Secs. 27 to 28, all except for Mineral Survey nos. 3000 and
3980, inclusive;
Secs. 29 to 35, all, inclusive;
Sec. 36, N\1/2\ and SW\1/4\.
T. 3 N., R. 5 E.,
Secs. 1 to 3, all, inclusive;
Sec. 4, lots 1 to 12, inclusive;
Secs. 5 to 6, all, inclusive;
Sec. 9, lots 1 and 2, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/
4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\W\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\,
NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/
4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and
E\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 10, lots 1 to 7, inclusive, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\ NW\1/4\,
and W\1/2\SW\1/4\.
Sec. 11, all;
Sec. 12, lots 1 to 12, inclusive, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/
2\W\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\W\1/
2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\E\1/2\SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and W\1/
2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 4 N., R. 5 E.,
Secs. 2 to 9, all, inclusive;
Secs. 11 to 12, all, inclusive;
Sec. 16, all; and the following sections which are all
protracted
Sec. 10, all;
Secs. 13 to 35, all, inclusive.
T. 5 N., R. 5 E.,
Secs. 4 to 5, all, inclusive;
Sec. 6, lots 1 to 10, inclusive, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\,
N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 7, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, lots 6 to 7, inclusive, S\1/
2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 8, all;
Secs. 14 to 15, all, inclusive;
Secs. 18 to 20, all, inclusive;
Secs. 22 to 23, all, inclusive;
Secs. 26 to 28, all, inclusive;
Secs. 30 to 32, all, inclusive;
Secs. 34 to 35, all, inclusive.
T. 6 N., R. 5 E.,
Secs. 17 to 20, all, inclusive;
Secs. 29 to 32, all, inclusive.
Southern Expansion Area
T. 2 N., R. 9 E.,
Sec. 25, all;
Sec. 26, all except for N\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 27, E\1/2\ except for W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 34, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\,
W\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/
2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\N\1/
2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/
2\W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 35, N\1/2\ except for N\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and S\1/
2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\.
T. 2 N., R. 10 E.,
Secs. 2 to 11, all, inclusive;
Sec. 14, that portion lying north and west of the boundary of
the Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness Area;
Sec. 15, all;
Secs. 17 to 22, all, inclusive;
Sec. 23, that portion lying west of the boundary of the Cleghorn
Lakes Wilderness Area;
Sec. 26, that portion lying west and south of the boundary of
the Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness Area;
Secs. 27 to 35, all, inclusive.
Eastern Expansion Area
T. 4 N., R. 11 E.,
Secs. 1 to 2, all, inclusive;
Secs. 11 to 12, all, inclusive;
Sec. 14, all.
T. 5 N., R. 11 E.,
Secs. 1 to 2, all, inclusive;
Secs. 11 to 14, all, inclusive;
Secs. 23 to 26, all, inclusive;
Sec. 35, all.
T. 6 N., R. 11 E.,
Sec. 35, that portion lying south of the Historic Route 66
Corridor.
T. 3 N., R. 12 E.,
Secs. 1 to 3, all, inclusive;
Secs. 10 to 15, all, inclusive;
Secs. 22 to 24, all, inclusive;
Sec. 25, that portion lying west of the boundary of the
Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area;
Secs. 26 to 27, all, inclusive;
Sec. 34, that portion lying north and east of the boundary of
Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness Area;
Sec. 35, all, inclusive.
T. 4 N., R. 12 E.,
Secs. 1 to 8, all, inclusive;
Secs. 10 to 12, all, inclusive;
Secs. 14 to 15, all, inclusive;
Sec. 18, all except for Mineral Survey no. 5802;
Sec. 19, N\1/2\ except for Mineral Survey nos. 5802 and 5805;
Sec. 21, E\1/2\;
Secs. 23 to 27, all, inclusive;
Sec. 28, E\1/2\;
Secs. 34 to 35, all, inclusive.
T. 5 N., R. 12 E.,
Sec. 2, that portion lying south of the Historic Route 66
Corridor;
Secs. 3 to 4, those portions lying south of the Historic Route
66 Corridor except for the lands conveyed to U. S. Gypsum Company by
patent number 1000677, inclusive;
Sec. 5, lots 3 to 4, inclusive, lots 15 to 22, inclusive, and
lots 31 to 38, inclusive;
Sec. 6, that portion lying south of the Historic Route 66
Corridor;
Sec. 7, all;
Sec. 8, all except for the land conveyed to U. S. Gypsum Company
by patent number 1000678;
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Sec. 9, all;
Secs. 10 to 11, all except the lands conveyed to U. S. Gypsum
Company by patent number 1000677, inclusive;
Secs. 12 to 15, all, inclusive;
Sec. 17, all except the lands conveyed to U. S. Gypsum Company
by patent number 1000678;
Sec. 18, all;
Secs. 19 to 20, all except the lands conveyed to U. S. Gypsum
Company by patent number 1000678, inclusive;
Secs. 21 to 27, all, inclusive;
Sec. 28, N\1/2\ and SW\1/4\;
Secs. 29 to 30, all except the lands conveyed to U. S. Gypsum
Company by patent number 1000678, inclusive;
Secs. 31 to 35, all, inclusive.
T. 3 N., R. 13 E.,
Sec. 4, that portion lying west of the Sheephole Valley
Wilderness Area;
Secs. 5 to 7, all, inclusive;
Sec. 8, that portion lying west of the Sheephole Valley
Wilderness Area;
Secs. 17 to 19, those portions lying west of the Sheephole
Valley Wilderness Area, inclusive.
T. 4 N., R. 13 E.,
Secs. 1 to 4, all, inclusive;
Secs. 6 to 15, all, inclusive;
Secs. 17 to 22, all, inclusive;
Secs. 23 to 24, those portions lying northwesterly of the
Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area, inclusive;
Sec. 27, that portion lying northwesterly of the Sheephole
Valley Wilderness Area;
Secs. 28 to 32, all, inclusive;
Secs. 33 to 34, that portion lying northwesterly of the
Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area, inclusive.
T. 5 N., R. 13 E.,
Secs. 2 to 4, all, inclusive;
Secs. 6 to 8, all, inclusive;
Secs. 10 to 12, all, inclusive;
Secs. 13 to 14, all, inclusive;
Secs. 18 to 20, all, inclusive;
Sec. 22, W\1/2\;
Secs. 23 to 28, all, inclusive;
Secs. 30 to 32, all, inclusive;
Secs. 34 to 35, all, inclusive.
T. 3 N., R. 14 E.,
Secs. 1 to 2, all, inclusive;
Secs. 3 to 4, those portions lying east of the Sheephole Valley
Wilderness Area, inclusive;
Sec. 10, that portion lying east of the Sheephole Valley
Wilderness Area;
Secs. 11 to 13, all, inclusive;
Secs. 14 to 15, those portions lying east of the Sheephole
Valley Wilderness Area, inclusive;
Sec. 23, that portion lying east of the Sheephole Valley
Wilderness Area;
Sec. 24, all;
Secs. 25 to 26, those portions lying east of the Sheephole
Valley Wilderness Area, inclusive;
Sec. 36, that portion of NW\1/4\ lying east of the Sheephole
Valley Wilderness Area.
T. 4 N., R. 14 E.,
Secs. 6 to 8, all, inclusive;
Secs. 10 to 12, all, inclusive;
Secs. 14 to 15, all, inclusive;
Secs. 17 to 18, all, inclusive;
Sec. 20, that portion lying northeasterly of the Sheephole
Valley Wilderness Area;
Secs. 21 to 24, all, inclusive;
Sec. 25, that portion lying northwesterly of the Cadiz Dunes
Wilderness Area;
Secs. 26 to 28, all, inclusive;
Sec. 29, that portion lying northeasterly of the Sheephole
Valley Wilderness Area;
Secs. 33 to 35, all, inclusive.
T. 5 N., R. 14 E.,
Secs. 1 to 4, all, inclusive;
Secs. 6 to 7, all, inclusive;
Sec. 10, all;
Sec. 11, E\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, and S\1/
2\;
Sec. 12, all;
Secs. 14 to 15, all, inclusive;
Secs. 30 to 31, all, inclusive.
T. 2 N., R. 15 E.,
Secs. 4 to 5, all, inclusive;
Secs. 6 to 8, those portions lying northeasterly of the
Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area, inclusive.
T. 3 N., R. 15 E.,
Sec. 15, that portion lying west of the Cadiz Dunes Wilderness
Area;
Secs. 18 to 20, all, inclusive;
Sec. 22, that portion lying west of the Cadiz Dunes Wilderness
Area;
Secs. 25 to 28, all, inclusive;
Secs. 30 to 32, all, inclusive;
Sec. 34, N\1/2\;
Sec. 35, N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\.
T. 4 E., R. 15 E.,
Secs. 1 to 4, all, inclusive;
Sec. 5, all except for railroad rights-of-way;
Secs. 6 to 8, all, inclusive;
Sec. 9, all except for railroad rights-of-way;
Secs. 10 to 15, all, inclusive;
Secs. 18 to 21, all, inclusive;
Secs. 22 to 25, those portions lying northwesterly or
northeasterly of the Cadiz Dunes Wilderness Area, inclusive;
Secs. 28 to 30, those portions lying northwesterly or
northeasterly of the Cadiz Dunes Wilderness Area, inclusive;
Sec. 32, that portion lying northeasterly of the Cadiz Dunes
Wilderness Area.
T. 5 N., R. 15 E.,
Secs. 1 to 4, all, inclusive;
Secs. 6 to 7, all, inclusive;
Sec. 9, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Secs. 10 to 15, all, inclusive;
Secs. 19 to 35, all, inclusive.
T. 3 N., R. 16 E.,
Sec. 3, that portion lying northeasterly of the pipeline
authorized by CACA 14013 and lying northwesterly of the Old Woman
Mountains Wilderness Area.
T. 4 N., R. 16 E.,
Secs. 4 to 5, those portions lying southwesterly of the Old
Woman Mountains Wilderness Area, inclusive;
Secs. 6 to 8, all, inclusive;
Sec. 9, that portion lying southwesterly of the Old Woman
Mountains Wilderness Area;
Sec. 16, that portion lying southwesterly of the Old Woman
Mountains Wilderness Area;
Secs. 17 to 20, all, inclusive;
Secs. 21 to 22, those portions lying southwesterly of the Old
Woman Mountains Wilderness Area, inclusive;
Secs. 27, that portion lying southwesterly of the Old Woman
Mountains Wilderness Area;
Sec. 28, all;
Sec. 29, all except for that portion contained in railroad
right-of-way containing 17 acres;
Secs. 30 to 32, those portions lying northeasterly of the Cadiz
Dunes Wilderness Area, inclusive;
Sec. 33, that portion lying northeasterly of the Cadiz Dunes
Wilderness Area except for that portion contained in railroad right-
of-way containing 14.55 acres;
Sec. 34, that portion lying southwesterly of the Old Woman
Mountains Wilderness Area.
T. 5 N., R. 16 E.,
Secs. 6 to 7, those portions lying westerly of the Old Woman
Mountains Wilderness Area, inclusive;
Secs. 18 to 20, those portions lying westerly of the Old Woman
Mountains Wilderness Area, inclusive;
Sec. 29, that portion lying westerly of the Old Woman Mountains
Wilderness Area;
Secs. 30 to 31, all, inclusive;
Sec. 32, that portion lying westerly of the Old Woman Mountains
Wilderness Area.
Northern Expansion Area
T. 6 N., R. 7 E.,
Sec, 12, all.
T. 7 N., R. 7 E.,
Sec. 24, all.
The areas described aggregate 365,906 acres, more or less.
2. Federally owned mineral estate and non-federally owned surface
estate.
Subject to valid existing rights, the following described federally
owned mineral estate is hereby withdrawn from settlement, sale,
location or entry under the public land laws, including the mining
laws, and to the operations of the mineral leasing laws and the
Materials Act of 1947:
All Are San Bernardino Meridian
Southern Expansion Area
T. 2 N., R. 9 E.,
Sec. 26, N\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 27, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 35, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and S\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/
4\NE\1/4\.
Eastern Expansion Area
T. 5 N., R. 12 E.,
Sec. 5, lot 1 of NE\1/4\, W\1/2\ of lot 1 of NW\1/4\, lots 5 and
6 inclusive, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\.
The areas described aggregate 507 acres, more or less.
In the event, the non-federally owned surface estate, of the
approximately 507 acres described above, returns to public ownership,
those lands would be subject to the terms and conditions of this
withdrawal as described above.
3. Non-federally owned surface and mineral estate.
The following described non-federally owned lands are located
within the proposed boundaries of the proposed withdrawal areas:
(a) Privately owned surface and mineral estate:
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All Are San Bernardino Meridian
Western Expansion Area
T. 5 N., R. 2 E.,
Sec. 36, all.
T. 6 N., R. 2 E.,
Sec. 36, all.
T. 4 N., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 10, S\1/2\N\1/2\ and S\1/2\;
Sec. 11, SE\1/4\;
Sec. 12, SW\1/4\;
Sec. 13, N\1/2\.
T. 5 N., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 1, all;
Sec. 36, N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\.
T. 6 N., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 1, S\1/2\ of lot 4;
Sec. 4, that land described by metes and bounds in patent number
04-67-0117 and containing 180.445 acres, more or less;
Secs. 10 to 11, that land described by metes and bounds in
patent number 04-68-0173 and containing 20.104 acres, more or less,
inclusive;
Sec. 25, all;
Sec. 31, that land described by metes and bounds in patent
number 994392 and containing 41.322 acres, more or less;
Sec. 36, all.
T. 4 N., R. 4 E.,
Sec. 16, N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 18, S\1/2\;
Sec. 36, all.
T. 5 N., R. 4 E.,
Sec. 1, all;
Sec. 12, E\1/2\NE\1/4\ and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 13, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, west 20 rods of the E\1/2\NW\1/4\, and
W\1/2\W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 17, NE\1/4\;
Sec. 25, lots 1 to 8, inclusive, and E\1/2\SE\1/4\.
T. 6 N., R. 4 E.,
Sec. 16, all;
Sec. 25, all;
Secs. 27 to 28, that land described by metes and bounds in
patent numbers 24783, 38438, and 38980, and containing 151.250
acres, more or less, inclusive;
Sec. 36, SE\1/4\.
T. 3 N., R. 5 E.,
Sec. 4, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/
2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/
4\SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 9, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/
4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 12, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\W\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\,
NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/
2\W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\E\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and E\1/
2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 4 N., R. 5 E.,
Sec. 1, all;
Sec. 36, all.
T. 5 N., R. 5 E.,
Sec. 6, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 7, lot 5;
Sec. 9, all;
Sec. 17, all;
Sec. 21, all;
Sec. 29, all;
Sec. 33, all.
Southern Expansion Area
T. 2 N., R. 9 E.,
Sec. 26, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 27, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 34, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/
4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\N\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/
2\S\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/
4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\S\1/2\, E\1/
2\W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and W\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 35, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/
4\, and S\1/2\;
Sec. 36, all.
T. 2 N., R. 10 E.,
Sec. 36, all.
Eastern Expansion Area
T. 4 N., R. 11 E.,
Sec. 13, all.
T. 5 N., R. 11 E.,
Sec. 36, all.
T. 6 N., R. 11 E.,
Sec. 35, that portion lying south of the Historic Route 66
Corridor.
T. 3 N., R. 12 E.,
Sec. 36, that portion lying west of the boundary of the
Sheephold Valley Wilderness Area.
T. 4 N., R. 12 E.,
Sec. 9, all;
Sec. 13, all;
Secs. 16 to 17, all, inclusive;
Secs. 18 to 19, that land described by metes and bounds in
patent numbers 973412 and 968382, and containing 82.310 acres, more
or less, inclusive;
Sec. 22, all;
Sec. 36, all.
T. 5 N., R. 12 E.,
Sec. 1, all;
Secs. 3, 4, 10, and 11, all the lands conveyed to U. S. Gypsum
Company by patent number 1000677, containing 480 acres, inclusive;
Sec. 5, lot 1 of NE\1/4\, W\1/2\ of lot 1 of NW\1/4\, W\1/2\ of
lot 2 of NE\1/4\, W\1/2\ of lot 2 of NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\;
Secs. 8, 17, 19, 20, 29, and 30, all the lands conveyed to U. S.
Gypsum Company by patent number 1000678, containing 1, 342.40 acres,
inclusive;
Sec. 16, all;
Sec. 28, SE\1/2\;
Sec. 36, all.
T. 4 N., R. 13 E.,
Sec. 5, all;
Sec. 16, all.
T. 5 N., R. 13 E.,
Sec. 1, all;
Sec. 5, all;
Sec. 9, all;
Sec. 13, all;
Secs. 16 to 17, all, inclusive;
Sec. 21, all;
Sec. 22, E\1/2\;
Sec. 29, all;
Sec. 33, all;
Sec. 36, SW\1/2\.
T. 3 N., R. 14 E.,
Sec. 36, that portion lying east of the Sheephole Valley
Wilderness Area.
T. 4 N., R. 14 E.,
Secs. 1 to 5, all, inclusive;
Sec. 9, all;
Sec. 13, all;
Sec. 16, all;
Sec. 36, that portion lying east of the Sheephole Valley
Wilderness Area.
T. 5 N., R. 14 E.,
Sec. 5, all;
Secs. 8 to 9, all, inclusive;
Sec. 11, W\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 13, all;
Secs. 16 to 29, all, inclusive;
Secs. 32 to 36, all, inclusive.
T. 3 N., R. 15 E.,
Sec. 17, all;
Sec. 21, all;
Sec. 29, all;
Sec. 33, all;
Sec. 34, S\1/2\.
T. 4 N., R. 15 E.,
Secs. 16 to 17, all, inclusive;
Sec. 33, that portion lying northwesterly of the Sheephole
Valley Wilderness Area.
T. 5 N., R. 15 E.,
Sec. 5, all;
Sec. 8, all;
Sec. 9, N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Secs. 17 to 18, all, inclusive.
T. 4 N., R. 16E
Sec. 29, that portion contained in railroad right-of-way
containing 17 acres;
Sec. 33, that portion contained in railroad right-of-way
containing 14.55 acres.
T. 5 N., R. 16 E.,
Sec. 29, that portion lying southwesterly of the Old Woman
Mountains Wilderness Area.
Northern Expansion Area
T. 6 N., R. 7 E.,
Sec. 1, all;
Sec. 13, all.
The areas described aggregate 64,407 acres, more or less.
(b) State of California owned surface and mineral estate:
All Are San Bernardino Meridian
Western Expansion Area
T. 4 N., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 1, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ and S\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 3, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\S\1/2\;
Sec. 4, N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 14, N\1/2\;
Sec. 15, S\1/2\.
T. 6 N., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 16, all.
T. 4 N., R. 4 E.,
Sec. 16, SW\1/4\;
Sec. 19, E\1/2\E\1/2\;
Sec. 20, S\1/2\;
Sec. 28, S\1/2\;
Sec. 29, E\1/2\.
T. 5 N., R. 5 E.,
Sec. 16, all.
Southern Expansion Area
T. 2 N., R. 10 E.,
Sec. 16, all.
Eastern Expansion Area
T. 5 N., R. 13 E.,
Sec. 36, N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\.
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T. 3 N., R. 15 E.,
Sec. 16, that portion lying southwesterly of the Cadiz Dunes
Wilderness Area.
T. 5 N., R. 15 E.,
Sec. 16, all;
Sec. 36, all.
Northern Expansion Area
T. 7 N., R. 7 E.,
Sec. 36, all.
The areas described aggregate 7,779 acres, more or less.
In the event that these non-federally owned lands return to public
ownership in the future, they would be subject to the terms and
conditions described above in ``1. Federally owned surface and mineral
estate.''
The purpose of the proposed legislative withdrawal is to withdraw
and reserve the lands for use as a military training range, involving
live-fire exercises, necessary for national security. The legislative
withdrawal would provide sufficient area for realistic integrated
training to a Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) sized Marine Air
Ground Task Force, the USMC's premier force for responding to smaller
scale contingencies. Effective training of MEBs is critical to ensuring
the full spectrum of military operations. The withdrawal would be
established by an Act of Congress, and approved by the President. The
duration of the legislative withdrawal would be determined by Congress.
The Department of the Navy has indicated that the use of a right-of-way
or cooperative agreement would not provide adequate authorization for
safety and control of access for the use of these lands due to the
broad scope of military training exercises.
The USMC analyzed alternative sites in three regions of the United
States (i.e., Middle Atlantic Coast--North Carolina and Virginia; Gulf
of Mexico--Florida and Louisiana; and Southwest--California and
Arizona). The USMC concluded that expanding the USMC's MCAGCC, located
in Twentynine Palms, California was the only reasonable and feasible
option. The lands hereinabove described, have been selected by the USMC
for the proposed legislative withdrawal, because they are located
adjacent to the existing exterior boundaries of the USMC's MCAGCC,
located in Twentynine Palms, California. The application and the
records relating to the application can be examined by interested
persons at the BLM Barstow Field Office, 2601 Barstow Road, Barstow,
California 92311.
On or before December 15, 2008, all persons who wish to submit
comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the proposed
legislative withdrawal may present their views in writing to the BLM,
Field Manager, Barstow Field Office, 2601 Barstow Road, Barstow,
California 92311.
Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will
be available for public review at the BLM Barstow Field Office at the
address above during regular business hours.
Before including your address, telephone 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 from public review your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
This withdrawal proposal will be processed in accordance with the
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.
Until September 15, 2010, the lands will be segregated as specified
above unless the withdrawal application is denied or canceled or the
withdrawal is approved prior to that date. Land uses currently
authorized or permitted may continue during the segregation period. If
the proposed legislative withdrawal has been submitted to Congress but
not enacted into law by the end of the 2-year segregation period,
consideration will be given to entertaining an application for a
temporary withdrawal in aid of pending legislation.
During the segregation period, BLM may, after consulting with the
USMC, allow uses of a temporary nature that are compatible with the
military purposes for which the land is being withdrawn.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1(b)(1))
Dated: September 9, 2008.
Thomas Pogacnik,
Acting Deputy State Director, Natural Resources (CA-930), Bureau of
Land Management.
[FR Doc. E8-21397 Filed 9-12-08; 8:45 am]
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