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Assessment (2010) to implement the
decision.
This closure is established and
administered by the BLM under the
authority of Section 303(a) of the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1733(a)) and
complies with 43 CFR 8364.1 (Closure
and Restriction Orders). In accordance
with 43 CFR 8360.0–7, violation of this
order is punishable by a fine not to
exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment not
to exceed 12 months. Violators may also
be subject to the enhanced fines
provided for in 18 U.S.C. 3571.
Definitions: (a) ‘‘Public lands’’ means
any lands or interests in lands owned by
the United States and administered by
the Secretary of the Interior through the
Bureau of Land Management; (b)
‘‘Administrative purposes’’ means any
use by an employee or designated
representative of the Federal
government or one of its agents or
contractors in the course of their
employment or representation; and (c)
‘‘Emergency purposes’’ means actions
related to fire, rescue or law
enforcement activities.
Terry Humphrey,
Four Rivers Field Manager.
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BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCAC09000–14300000–ET; CACA 51408]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and
Opportunity for Public Meeting;
California
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Assistant Secretary of the
Interior for Land and Minerals
Management proposes to withdraw
approximately 28,953 acres of public
lands from location and entry under the
United States mining laws (30 U.S.C. 22
et seq.) for a period of 20 years, on
behalf of the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), to limit impacts to
public safety and human health from
naturally occurring asbestos and past
mining activities within the Clear Creek
Management Area (CCMA). This notice
temporarily segregates the lands for up
to 2 years from location and entry under
the United States mining laws (30
U.S.C. 22 et seq.) while various studies
and analyses are made to support a final
decision on the withdrawal application.
In addition, approximately 3,763 acres
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SUMMARY:
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of non-Federal lands located inside of
the boundary of the proposed
withdrawal area, if acquired by or
returned to the United States, would
also be included in the proposed
withdrawal and subject to the temporary
segregation authorized by this notice.
DATES: Comments and meeting requests
should be received on or before
November 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
Rick Cooper, Field Manager, Hollister
Field Office, Bureau of Land
Management, 20 Hamilton Court,
Hollister, California 95023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan
Byrne, Hollister Field Office, BLM, 831–
630–5031 or Brandon G. Anderson,
California State Office, BLM, 916–978–
4674.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM
ordered the temporary closure of 31,000
acres of public lands in the CCMA on
May 1, 2008, based on the results of the
Environmental Protection Agency’s
(EPA) CCMA Asbestos Exposure and
Human Health Risk Assessment. Using
activity-based air sampling methods, the
EPA concluded that visiting the CCMA
more than once per year can put adults
and children above the EPA’s acceptable
risk range for exposure to carcinogens.
The applicant for the proposed
withdrawal is the BLM at the address
stated above. The petition/application
requests the Assistant Secretary for
Land and Minerals Management to
withdraw, for a period of 20 years and
subject to valid existing rights, the
following described public lands from
location and entry under the United
States mining laws (30 U.S.C. 22 et
seq.), but not the public land, mineral or
geothermal leasing, or the mineral
materials laws:
(a) Public Lands.
Mount Diablo Meridian
T. 17 S., R. 11 E.,
Sec. 25, lots 5, 6, and 10 to 15, inclusive;
Sec. 26, lots 15, 16, and 20;
Sec. 34, lots 16, 18, 19, and Mineral Survey
No. 5253, not patented;
Sec. 35;
Sec. 36, lots 10 to 16, inclusive.
T. 18 S., R. 11 E.,
Sec. 1;
Sec. 2, lots 1 to 9, inclusive, S1⁄2N1⁄2,
NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, and N1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 3, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;
Sec. 10, E1⁄2 and E1⁄2W1⁄2;
Sec. 11, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4,
W1⁄2, NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, and S1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 12, lots 1 to 5, inclusive, E1⁄2,
NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and S1⁄2SW1⁄4;
Sec. 13, lots 1 to 5, inclusive, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4,
S1⁄2NW1⁄4, and S1⁄2;
Sec. 14;
Sec. 15, NE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and
N1⁄2SE1⁄4;
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Sec. 23, N1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, and
NE1⁄4NW1⁄4;
Sec. 24, N1⁄2 and SE1⁄4.
T. 17 S., R. 12 E.,
Sec. 31, lots 3, 4, and 6 to 20, inclusive;
Sec. 32, lots 11 to 14, inclusive, and 16;
Sec. 33, W1⁄2W1⁄2 and SE1⁄4SW1⁄4.
T. 18 S., R. 12 E.,
Sec. 3, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, W1⁄2SW1⁄4, and
SE1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 4, lots 1 to 17, inclusive, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4,
SW1⁄4, and S1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Secs. 5, 6, and 7;
Sec. 8, lots 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12,
NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, and S1⁄2SW1⁄4;
Secs. 9 and 10;
Sec. 11, lots 2, 3, 4, and SE1⁄4;
Sec. 12, SW1⁄4;
Sec. 13, lots 2 to 6, inclusive, lot 8,
W1⁄2NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4, N1⁄2SW1⁄4, and
NW1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Secs. 14 and 15;
Sec. 17, lots 1 and 2, NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4,
W1⁄2NW1⁄4, and E1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 18, lots 1 to 14, inclusive, and
N1⁄2NE1⁄4;
Sec. 19, lots 1 to 6, inclusive, S1⁄2NE1⁄4,
E1⁄2W1⁄2, and SE1⁄4;
Sec. 20, E1⁄2, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, and SW1⁄4;
Sec. 21, N1⁄2;
Sec. 22, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4, and
S1⁄2;
Secs. 23 and 24;
Sec. 25, lots 1, 3 to 6, inclusive, 8, 9, 11,
14, W1⁄2, and W1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 26, N1⁄2;
Sec. 27, N1⁄2, N1⁄2S1⁄2, and S1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 28, NE1⁄4 and SE1⁄4NW1⁄4;
Sec. 29, N1⁄2N1⁄2;
Sec. 30, lot 1 and NE1⁄4NE1⁄4;
Sec. 34, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4;
Sec. 35, N1⁄2, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and N1⁄2SE1⁄4.
T. 18 S., R. 13 E.,
Sec. 16, NW1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 17, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4 and S1⁄2;
Sec. 18, lots 2, 3, 4, and E1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 19, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, and E1⁄2E1⁄2;
Secs. 20 and 21;
Sec. 22, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and
S1⁄2SW1⁄4;
Sec. 27, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4,
SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, W1⁄2SW1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4,
and S1⁄2S1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Secs. 28 to 31, inclusive;
Sec. 32, all excluding Mineral Survey Nos.
6696 and 6724, both patented;
Sec. 33, all excluding that portion of
Mineral Survey No. 6680, patented and
contained therein;
Sec. 34, N1⁄2 and N1⁄2S1⁄2 excluding that
portion of Mineral Survey No. 6680,
patented and contained therein;
Sec. 35, N1⁄2N1⁄2NW1⁄4.
T. 19 S., R. 13 E.,
Sec. 2, lot 4 and SW1⁄4NW1⁄4;
Sec. 3, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S1⁄2NE1⁄4,
S1⁄2NW1⁄4, and SW1⁄4;
Sec. 4, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S1⁄2N1⁄2, and
S1⁄2;
Sec. 5, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S1⁄2N1⁄2,
N1⁄2S1⁄2, and SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 6, lot 1 and SE1⁄4NE1⁄4.
The areas described aggregate 28,953.097
acres, more or less, in Fresno and San Benito
Counties.
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(b) The following described nonFederal lands are located within the
boundaries of the proposed withdrawal
areas. In the event that these nonFederal lands return to public
ownership, they would be subject to the
terms and conditions described above.
Mount Diablo Meridian
erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES
Non-Federal lands
T. 18 S., R. 11 E.,
Secs. 2, 11, and 12, Mineral Survey No. 29,
patented;
Secs. 11 and 12, Mineral Survey No. 504,
patented;
Sec. 13, Mineral Survey No. 1417,
patented.
T. 18 S., R12 E.,
Sec. 4, Mineral Survey Nos. 1087, 1099,
and 1185, all patented;
Secs. 7, 18, and 19, Mineral Survey No.
1417, patented;
Sec. 8, lots 3, 6, and 10, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 13, lot 7, S1⁄2SW1⁄4, and SW1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 16;
Sec. 17, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, and
W1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Secs. 17, 18, 19, and 20, Mineral Survey
No. 1418, patented;
Sec. 20, lot 1 and NE1⁄4NW1⁄4;
Sec. 22, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4;
Sec. 25, lots 2, 7, 10, 12, and 13, Mineral
Survey No. 4976, patented;
Sec. 26, S1⁄2;
Sec. 36.
T. 18 S., R. 13 E.,
Sec. 32, Mineral Survey Nos. 6696 and
6724, both patented;
Secs. 33 and 34, Mineral Survey No. 6680,
both patented;
Sec. 34, S1⁄2S1⁄2.
The areas described aggregate 3,763 acres,
more or less, in Fresno and San Benito
Counties.
The BLM’s petition has been
approved by the Assistant Secretary for
Land and Minerals Management.
Therefore, the petition constitutes a
withdrawal proposal of the Secretary of
the Interior (43 CFR 2310.1–3(e)).
The purpose of the proposed
withdrawal is to minimize impacts to
human health and the environment
from hazardous emissions of airborne
asbestos fibers associated with mining
activities on the 33,000-acre portion of
the CCMA designated as the Serpentine
Area of Critical and Environmental
Concern (ACEC).
The use of a right-of-way, interagency
agreement, or cooperative agreement
would not adequately constrain nondiscretionary uses that could
irrevocably expose to excess lifetime
cancer risks.
There are no suitable alternative sites
for the requested withdrawal.
No water rights would be needed to
fulfill the purpose of the requested
withdrawal.
A preliminary review of mineral
resources in the subject area determined
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that no mineral leases are known to
exist in the subject area and no known
potential for commercial fossil fuel or
geothermal energy minerals exists in the
subject area. Asbestos, mercury,
chromite, and magnesite are among the
only locatable minerals of interest in the
area, although none are expected to be
commercially important commodities in
the foreseeable future. Nevertheless, the
KCAC mine, formerly owned and
operated by Union Carbide, Corp., is
still considered an active mining claim,
even though asbestos production ceased
after 2002. Other locatable minerals of
interest, including precious gem-quality
benitoite and semi-precious jadeite,
continue to be mined intermittently on
a small-scale in the subject area. Mining
and production of these gem minerals
has been occurring for decades on
public and privately owned lands in the
ACEC. This proposed withdrawal would
be subject to valid existing rights and
therefore would not prohibit future
exploration or mining activities on valid
pre-existing claims.
Until November 1, 2010, all persons
who wish to submit comments,
suggestions, or objections in connection
with the proposed withdrawal may
present their views in writing, by the
date specified above, to the Field
Manager, Hollister Field Office, BLM, 20
Hamilton Court, Hollister, California
95023.
Comments, including names and
street addresses for respondents, will be
available for public review at the BLM’s
Hollister Field Office, during regular
business hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except
holidays. Individual respondents may
request confidentiality. Before including
your address, telephone number, e-mail
address, or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware the your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be
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. All submissions from
organization or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public inspection in
their entirety.
Notice is hereby given that at least
one public meeting will be held in
connection with the proposed
withdrawal. Upon determination of the
time and place a notice will be
published in the Federal Register and a
local newspaper at least 30 days prior to
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the scheduled date of the meetings. All
interested persons who desire
additional public meetings for the
purpose of being heard on the proposed
withdrawal must submit a written
request to the Field Manager, Hollister
Field Office, BLM, 20 Hamilton Court,
Hollister, California 95023, no later than
November 1, 2010.
The application will be processed in
accordance with the regulations set
forth in 43 CFR part 2300.
For a period of 2 years from August
3, 2010, the lands described in this
notice will be segregated as specified
above unless the application is denied
or canceled or the withdrawal is
approved prior to that date.
Licenses, permits, cooperative
agreement, or discretionary land use
authorizations of a temporary nature
which will not significantly impact the
values to be protected by the
withdrawal may be allowed with the
approval of the authorized officer of the
BLM during the segregative period.
Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3–1(a).
Karla Norris,
Assistant Deputy State Director, Natural
Resources (CA–930).
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In the Matter of: Certain Inkjet Ink
Supplies and Components Thereof;
Corrected Notice of Investigation
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Institution of investigation
pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that a
complaint was filed with the U.S.
International Trade Commission on June
25, 2010, under section 337 of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C.
1337, on behalf of Hewlett-Packard
Company of Palo Alto, California and
Hewlett-Packard Development
Company, L.P. of Houston, Texas.
Letters supplementing the complaint
were filed on July 15, 2010 and July 27,
2010. The complaint alleges violations
of section 337 based upon the
importation into the United States, the
sale for importation, and the sale within
the United States after importation of
certain inkjet ink supplies and
components thereof by reason of
infringement of certain claims of U.S.
Patent No. 6,959,985 (‘‘the ‘985 patent’’)
and U.S. Patent No. 7,104,630 (‘‘the ‘630
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCAC09000-14300000-ET; CACA 51408]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting;
California
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals
Management proposes to withdraw approximately 28,953 acres of public
lands from location and entry under the United States mining laws (30
U.S.C. 22 et seq.) for a period of 20 years, on behalf of the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), to limit impacts to public safety and human
health from naturally occurring asbestos and past mining activities
within the Clear Creek Management Area (CCMA). This notice temporarily
segregates the lands for up to 2 years from location and entry under
the United States mining laws (30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.) while various
studies and analyses are made to support a final decision on the
withdrawal application. In addition, approximately 3,763 acres of non-
Federal lands located inside of the boundary of the proposed withdrawal
area, if acquired by or returned to the United States, would also be
included in the proposed withdrawal and subject to the temporary
segregation authorized by this notice.
DATES: Comments and meeting requests should be received on or before
November 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Rick Cooper, Field Manager,
Hollister Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 20 Hamilton Court,
Hollister, California 95023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Byrne, Hollister Field Office,
BLM, 831-630-5031 or Brandon G. Anderson, California State Office, BLM,
916-978-4674.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM ordered the temporary closure of
31,000 acres of public lands in the CCMA on May 1, 2008, based on the
results of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) CCMA Asbestos
Exposure and Human Health Risk Assessment. Using activity-based air
sampling methods, the EPA concluded that visiting the CCMA more than
once per year can put adults and children above the EPA's acceptable
risk range for exposure to carcinogens.
The applicant for the proposed withdrawal is the BLM at the address
stated above. The petition/application requests the Assistant Secretary
for Land and Minerals Management to withdraw, for a period of 20 years
and subject to valid existing rights, the following described public
lands from location and entry under the United States mining laws (30
U.S.C. 22 et seq.), but not the public land, mineral or geothermal
leasing, or the mineral materials laws:
(a) Public Lands.
Mount Diablo Meridian
T. 17 S., R. 11 E.,
Sec. 25, lots 5, 6, and 10 to 15, inclusive;
Sec. 26, lots 15, 16, and 20;
Sec. 34, lots 16, 18, 19, and Mineral Survey No. 5253, not
patented;
Sec. 35;
Sec. 36, lots 10 to 16, inclusive.
T. 18 S., R. 11 E.,
Sec. 1;
Sec. 2, lots 1 to 9, inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/2\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\,
and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 3, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 10, E\1/2\ and E\1/2\W\1/2\;
Sec. 11, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, NW\1/
4\SE\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 12, lots 1 to 5, inclusive, E\1/2\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and
S\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 13, lots 1 to 5, inclusive, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\,
and S\1/2\;
Sec. 14;
Sec. 15, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/
4\;
Sec. 23, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, and NE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 24, N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\.
T. 17 S., R. 12 E.,
Sec. 31, lots 3, 4, and 6 to 20, inclusive;
Sec. 32, lots 11 to 14, inclusive, and 16;
Sec. 33, W\1/2\W\1/2\ and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 18 S., R. 12 E.,
Sec. 3, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 4, lots 1 to 17, inclusive, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and
S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Secs. 5, 6, and 7;
Sec. 8, lots 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and
S\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Secs. 9 and 10;
Sec. 11, lots 2, 3, 4, and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 12, SW\1/4\;
Sec. 13, lots 2 to 6, inclusive, lot 8, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\,
N\1/2\SW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Secs. 14 and 15;
Sec. 17, lots 1 and 2, NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\,
and E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 18, lots 1 to 14, inclusive, and N\1/2\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 19, lots 1 to 6, inclusive, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\W\1/2\,
and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 20, E\1/2\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\;
Sec. 21, N\1/2\;
Sec. 22, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\;
Secs. 23 and 24;
Sec. 25, lots 1, 3 to 6, inclusive, 8, 9, 11, 14, W\1/2\, and
W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 26, N\1/2\;
Sec. 27, N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 28, NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 29, N\1/2\N\1/2\;
Sec. 30, lot 1 and NE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 34, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 35, N\1/2\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\.
T. 18 S., R. 13 E.,
Sec. 16, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 17, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\ and S\1/2\;
Sec. 18, lots 2, 3, 4, and E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 19, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, and E\1/2\E\1/2\;
Secs. 20 and 21;
Sec. 22, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 27, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/
2\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and S\1/2\S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Secs. 28 to 31, inclusive;
Sec. 32, all excluding Mineral Survey Nos. 6696 and 6724, both
patented;
Sec. 33, all excluding that portion of Mineral Survey No. 6680,
patented and contained therein;
Sec. 34, N\1/2\ and N\1/2\S\1/2\ excluding that portion of
Mineral Survey No. 6680, patented and contained therein;
Sec. 35, N\1/2\N\1/2\NW\1/4\.
T. 19 S., R. 13 E.,
Sec. 2, lot 4 and SW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 3, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\,
and SW\1/4\;
Sec. 4, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/2\, and S\1/2\;
Sec. 5, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\, and
SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 6, lot 1 and SE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
The areas described aggregate 28,953.097 acres, more or less, in
Fresno and San Benito Counties.
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(b) The following described non-Federal lands are located within
the boundaries of the proposed withdrawal areas. In the event that
these non-Federal lands return to public ownership, they would be
subject to the terms and conditions described above.
Mount Diablo Meridian
Non-Federal lands
T. 18 S., R. 11 E.,
Secs. 2, 11, and 12, Mineral Survey No. 29, patented;
Secs. 11 and 12, Mineral Survey No. 504, patented;
Sec. 13, Mineral Survey No. 1417, patented.
T. 18 S., R12 E.,
Sec. 4, Mineral Survey Nos. 1087, 1099, and 1185, all patented;
Secs. 7, 18, and 19, Mineral Survey No. 1417, patented;
Sec. 8, lots 3, 6, and 10, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 13, lot 7, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 16;
Sec. 17, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Secs. 17, 18, 19, and 20, Mineral Survey No. 1418, patented;
Sec. 20, lot 1 and NE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 22, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 25, lots 2, 7, 10, 12, and 13, Mineral Survey No. 4976,
patented;
Sec. 26, S\1/2\;
Sec. 36.
T. 18 S., R. 13 E.,
Sec. 32, Mineral Survey Nos. 6696 and 6724, both patented;
Secs. 33 and 34, Mineral Survey No. 6680, both patented;
Sec. 34, S\1/2\S\1/2\.
The areas described aggregate 3,763 acres, more or less, in
Fresno and San Benito Counties.
The BLM's petition has been approved by the Assistant Secretary for
Land and Minerals Management. Therefore, the petition constitutes a
withdrawal proposal of the Secretary of the Interior (43 CFR 2310.1-
3(e)).
The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to minimize impacts to
human health and the environment from hazardous emissions of airborne
asbestos fibers associated with mining activities on the 33,000-acre
portion of the CCMA designated as the Serpentine Area of Critical and
Environmental Concern (ACEC).
The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative
agreement would not adequately constrain non-discretionary uses that
could irrevocably expose to excess lifetime cancer risks.
There are no suitable alternative sites for the requested
withdrawal.
No water rights would be needed to fulfill the purpose of the
requested withdrawal.
A preliminary review of mineral resources in the subject area
determined that no mineral leases are known to exist in the subject
area and no known potential for commercial fossil fuel or geothermal
energy minerals exists in the subject area. Asbestos, mercury,
chromite, and magnesite are among the only locatable minerals of
interest in the area, although none are expected to be commercially
important commodities in the foreseeable future. Nevertheless, the KCAC
mine, formerly owned and operated by Union Carbide, Corp., is still
considered an active mining claim, even though asbestos production
ceased after 2002. Other locatable minerals of interest, including
precious gem-quality benitoite and semi-precious jadeite, continue to
be mined intermittently on a small-scale in the subject area. Mining
and production of these gem minerals has been occurring for decades on
public and privately owned lands in the ACEC. This proposed withdrawal
would be subject to valid existing rights and therefore would not
prohibit future exploration or mining activities on valid pre-existing
claims.
Until November 1, 2010, all persons who wish to submit comments,
suggestions, or objections in connection with the proposed withdrawal
may present their views in writing, by the date specified above, to the
Field Manager, Hollister Field Office, BLM, 20 Hamilton Court,
Hollister, California 95023.
Comments, including names and street addresses for respondents,
will be available for public review at the BLM's Hollister Field
Office, during regular business hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except holidays. Individual respondents may request
confidentiality. Before including your address, telephone number, e-
mail address, or other personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware the your entire comment--including your
personal identifying information--may be 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. All submissions from organization or businesses,
and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or
officials of organizations or businesses, will be made available for
public inspection in their entirety.
Notice is hereby given that at least one public meeting will be
held in connection with the proposed withdrawal. Upon determination of
the time and place a notice will be published in the Federal Register
and a local newspaper at least 30 days prior to the scheduled date of
the meetings. All interested persons who desire additional public
meetings for the purpose of being heard on the proposed withdrawal must
submit a written request to the Field Manager, Hollister Field Office,
BLM, 20 Hamilton Court, Hollister, California 95023, no later than
November 1, 2010.
The application will be processed in accordance with the
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.
For a period of 2 years from August 3, 2010, the lands described in
this notice will be segregated as specified above unless the
application is denied or canceled or the withdrawal is approved prior
to that date.
Licenses, permits, cooperative agreement, or discretionary land use
authorizations of a temporary nature which will not significantly
impact the values to be protected by the withdrawal may be allowed with
the approval of the authorized officer of the BLM during the
segregative period.
Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1(a).
Karla Norris,
Assistant Deputy State Director, Natural Resources (CA-930).
[FR Doc. 2010-19050 Filed 8-2-10; 8:45 am]
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