Notice of Application for Withdrawal Extension; Notice of Application for Withdrawal Addition; Notice of Segregation; and, Opportunity for Public Meeting for the Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona, 21876-21879 [2020-08298]
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Notice of Application for Withdrawal
Extension; Notice of Application for
Withdrawal Addition; Notice of
Segregation; and, Opportunity for
Public Meeting for the Barry M.
Goldwater Range, Arizona
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of withdrawal
applications.
AGENCY:
The United States Department
of the Air Force (USAF) and the United
States Department of the Navy (USN)
have filed applications to extend and
expand existing Federal-land
withdrawals in Maricopa, Pima, and
Yuma counties, Arizona. They have
requested an extension of the existing
1,743,426.42-acre withdrawal, along
with the withdrawal of an additional
2,366 acres of public lands at Gila Bend
airfield from all forms of appropriation
under the public land laws, including
the mining laws, the mineral leasing
laws, and the geothermal leasing laws,
subject to valid existing rights for an
indefinite period. The decision about
these applications will be made by
Congress.
DATES: Comments on the withdrawal
applications, including their
environmental consequences, should be
received on or before July 20, 2020. In
addition, the USAF, the USN, and the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will
host a public meeting addressing the
withdrawal applications and the
associated environmental review
process. The date and venue for the
public meeting is listed in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
ADDRESSES: Comments pertaining to the
USAF and USN withdrawal extension
proposal or the USAF withdrawal
SUMMARY:
SUMMARY:
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Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
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and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.
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Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
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Individuals and Households In Presidentially
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
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expansion proposal should be sent to
the BLM, Arizona State Office;
Attention: Eddie Arreola, One North
Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ
85004. Comments pertaining to this
notice may be submitted by any of the
following methods:
• Email: BLM_AZ_AZSO_
BMGRWithdrawal@blm.gov.
• Fax: 602–417–9454.
• Mail: BLM Arizona State Office,
Attn: Eddie Arreola, One North Central
Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ 85004.
Copies of the legal descriptions and
the maps depicting the lands that are
the subject of the USAF and USN’s
application are available for public
inspection at the following offices: State
Director, BLM Arizona State Office, One
North Central Avenue, Suite 800,
Phoenix, Arizona 85004; District
Manager, BLM Phoenix District Office,
21605 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix,
Arizona 85027; and Field Office
Manager, BLM Yuma Field Office, 7341
E 30th Street, Yuma, Arizona 85365.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Eddie Arreola, Supervisory Project
Manager, at 602–417–9505 or email at
earreola@blm.gov or at the above
addresses. Information on the proposed
action (withdrawal extension and
addition), including the environmental
review process, can be viewed at the
project’s website at www.barry-mgoldwater-leis.com. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The FRS is
available 24 hours a day, seven days a
week, to leave a message or question
with the above individual. You will
receive a reply during normal business
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
United States Department of the Air
Force (USAF) and the United States
Department of the Navy (USN), acting
on behalf of the United States Marine
Corps, have filed an application to
extend the current withdrawal of
1,743,426.42 acres of Federal lands from
all forms of appropriation under the
public land laws, including the mining
laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the
geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid
existing rights, for military use of the
Barry M. Goldwater Range (BMGR) in
Maricopa, Pima, and Yuma counties,
Arizona for an indefinite period
(withdrawal extension). In accordance
with the Engle Act (43 U.S.C. 155–158),
because it exceeds 5000 acres, this
withdrawal extension requires an Act of
Congress. The USAF has also requested
the withdrawal of an additional 2,366
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acres of public lands at Gila Bend
airfield from all forms of appropriation
under the public land laws, including
the mining laws, the mineral leasing
laws, and the geothermal leasing laws,
subject to valid existing rights for an
indefinite period (withdrawal
expansion). These additional acres are
adjacent and contiguous to the existing
withdrawal, and therefore, under the
Engle Act (43 U.S.C. 155–158), their
withdrawal, too, requires an Act of
Congress. This notice segregates the
2,366 acres for 2 years from all forms of
appropriation under the public land
laws, including the mining laws, the
mineral leasing laws, and the
geothermal leasing laws; initiates an
opportunity for the public to comment
on the proposed withdrawal extension
and withdrawal expansion; and
announces the date, time, and location
of public meetings on both the
extension and the expansion.
The BMGR was withdrawn under the
Military Land Withdrawal Act (MLWA)
of 1999 (Pub. L. 106–65). The existing
withdrawal expires on October 4, 2024.
In accordance with MLWA, the USAF
and USN notified Congress of a
continuing military need for the BMGR
withdrawn lands. The USAF and USN
are jointly preparing a Legislative
Environmental Impact Statement (LEIS).
The USAF and USN anticipate Federal
Register publication of a separate Notice
of Intent to prepare the LEIS.
As required by section 204(b)(1) of the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(b)(1), and
the BLM regulations at 43 CFR part
2300, the BLM is publishing the notice
of the USAF and USN application.
While the BLM and the Department of
the Interior assist the USAF and USN
with the processing of withdrawal
applications, and the Secretary of the
Interior makes a recommendation to
Congress on the proposed withdrawals,
it will be Congress that will make the
final decision regarding whether to
extend the existing BMGR withdrawal
and/or expand it to add 2,366 acres at
Gila Bend Airfield.
The USAF and USN are requesting
that Congress extend the BMGR land
withdrawal for an indefinite period due
to the anticipated continuation of
national defense requirements.
Extension Request: The application
requests an extension of the existing
BMGR withdrawal of 1,650,246 acres of
Federal land in accordance with the
Engle Act, (43 U.S.C. 155–158).
The November 30, 2001, Federal
Register publication (66 FR 59813)
identified 1,650,246 acres of public
lands and 83,675 acres of former State
and private non-contiguous parcels
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acquired by the military, for a total
withdrawal of 1,733,921 acres.
Since 2001, the BLM has surveyed the
western portion of the withdrawal used
by the USN and has produced a more
accurate acreage than was originally
provided in the 2001 Federal Register
publication. The total calculated acres
of Federal interest and acquired lands is
1,743,426.42 acres, of which
1,659,364.92 acres are public lands and
84,061.51 acres are acquired lands.
There is a difference of 9,505.89 acres
between the 2001 acreage and the
resurveyed acreage, even though there is
no change in the existing boundary and
the legal description remains the same,
as noted below. The difference in
acreage is due to an accumulation of
fractions of acres within the boundary of
the existing withdrawal due to more
recent and accurate geographic
information system mapping.
Legal Description of Withdrawal
Extension
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 8 S., R. 1 W.,
Sec. 30, lots 3 and 4 and E1⁄2SW1⁄4;
Sec. 31;
Sec. 32, NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;
Sec. 33, SW1⁄4.
T. 9 S., R. 1 W.,
Sec. 3, SW1⁄4 and SE1⁄4;
Secs. 4 thru 11;
Sec. 12, SW1⁄4;
Secs. 13 thru 36.
T. 8 S., R. 2 W.,
Sec. 7, lots 1 thru 4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4,
and SE1⁄4;
Sec. 8, SW1⁄4;
Sec. 16, SW1⁄4 and SE1⁄4;
Secs. 17 thru 22;
Sec. 23, SW1⁄4 and SE1⁄4;
Sec. 25, NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;
Secs. 26 thru 36.
T. 9 S., R. 2 W.
T. 7 S., R. 3 W.,
Sec. 19, lots 3 and 4 and E1⁄2SW1⁄4;
Sec. 28, SW1⁄4;
Sec. 29, NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;
Secs. 30 thru 33;
Sec. 34, SW1⁄4 and SE1⁄4.
T. 8 S., R. 3 W.,
Sec. 1, SW1⁄4;
Secs. 2 thru 36.
T. 9 S., R. 3 W.
T. 10 S., R. 3 W.,
Secs. 4 thru 9;
Secs. 16 thru 21;
Secs. 28 thru 33.
T. 7 S., R. 4 W.,
Sec. 14, SW1⁄4 and SE1⁄4;
Secs. 15 thru 23;
Sec. 24, NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;
Secs. 25 thru 36.
Tps. 8, 9, and 10 S., R. 4 W.
T. 6 S., R. 5 W.,
Sec. 13;
Sec. 14, NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;
Secs. 15 thru 17;
Sec. 18, lots 3 and 4, E1⁄2NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4,
SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;
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Secs. 19 thru 36.
Tps. 7 thru 10 S., R. 5 W.
T. 6 S., R. 6 W.,
Sec. 13, E1⁄2SE1⁄4, SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, and
SE1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 22, E1⁄2SE1⁄4, SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, and
S1⁄2SW1⁄4;
Sec. 23, E1⁄2NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4,
SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;
Secs. 24 thru 27;
Secs. 34 thru 36.
T. 7 S., R. 6 W.,
Secs. 1 thru 3;
Secs. 10 thru 36.
Tps. 8 thru 10 S., R. 6 W.
T. 11 S., R. 6 W.,
Secs. 5 thru 8;
Secs. 4, 9, 10, and 15, all those portions
lying west of the westerly boundaries of
the State Route 85 (100 feet) and
detention basin (700 feet) rights-of-way,
as more particularly identified and
described on the official BLM plat maps;
Secs. 16 thru 21;
Secs. 22 and 27, all those portions lying
west of the westerly boundary of the
State Route 85 (100 feet) right-of-way, as
more particularly identified and
described on the official BLM plat maps;
Secs. 28 thru 30.
T. 7 S., R. 7 W.,
Secs. 13 thru 36.
Tps. 8 thru 10 S., R. 7W.
T. 7 S., R. 8 W.,
Secs. 13 thru 15;
Sec. 16, SW1⁄4 and SE1⁄4;
Sec. 17, SW1⁄4 and SE1⁄4;
Sec. 18, lots 3 and 4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;
Secs. 19 thru 36.
Tps. 8 and 9 S., R. 8 W., unsurveyed.
T. 10 S., R. 8 W.
T. 7 S., R. 9 W.
Sec. 13, SW1⁄4 and SE1⁄4;
Sec. 14, SW1⁄4 and SE1⁄4;
Secs. 19 thru 36.
Tps. 8 thru 11 S., R. 9 W., unsurveyed.
Tps. 8 and 9 S., R. 10 W.
Tps. 10 and 11 S., R. 10 W., unsurveyed.
Tps. 8 thru 10 S., R. 11 W.
T. 11 S., R. 11 W., unsurveyed.
T. 8 and 9 S., R. 11 1⁄2 W and 12 W.
T. 10 S., R. 12 W.
T. 11 S., R. 12 W., unsurveyed.
T. 8 S., R. 13 W.,
Secs. 1 thru 3;
Secs. 4 thru 7, all of those portions lying
south of the southerly boundary of the
railroad right-of-way, as more
particularly identified and described on
the official BLM plat maps.
Secs. 8 thru 36.
Tps. 9 and 10 S., R. 13 W.
T. 11 S., R. 13 W., unsurveyed.
T. 8 S., R. 14 W.,
Secs. 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 21, all those
portions lying south of the southerly
boundary of the railroad right-of-way, as
more particularly identified and
described on the official BLM plat maps;
Sec. 20, all those portions lying south of
the southerly boundaries of the railroad
right-of-way and the Interstate Highway
8 right-of-way, as more particularly
identified and described on the official
BLM plat maps;
Sec. 13 and 22 thru 36;
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Tps. 9 and 10 S., R. 14 W.
T. 11 S., R. 14 W., unsurveyed.
T. 8 S. R. 15 W.,
Secs. 33 thru 36.
Tps. 9 and 10 S., R. 15W.
T. 11 S., R. 15 W., unsurveyed.
T. 9 S., R. 16 W.,
Secs. 1 and 2;
Secs. 7 thru 36.
T. 10 S., R. 16 W.
T. 11 S., R. 16 W., unsurveyed.
T. 9 S., R. 17 W., partially surveyed.
Secs. 12 thru 14;
Secs. 15 and 16, partially surveyed;
Sec. 17, SW1⁄4 and SE1⁄4;
Secs. 19 thru 36.
T. 10 S., R. 17 W.,
Tps. 11 thru 14 S., R. 17 W., unsurveyed.
T. 9 S., R. 18 W.,
Sec. 21, SE1⁄4;
Sec. 22, SW1⁄4 and SE1⁄4;
Secs. 23 thru 36.
T. 10 S., R. 18 W.
Tps. 11 thru 13 S., R. 18 W., unsurveyed.
T. 9 S., R. 19 W.,
Secs. 25 thru 36.
Tps. 10 thru 13 S., R. 19 W., unsurveyed.
T. 9 S., R. 20 W.,
Secs. 25 thru 36.
Tps. 10 thru 12 S., R. 20 W., unsurveyed.
T. 9 S., R. 21 W.,
Secs. 25 thru 36.
Tps. 10 thru 12 S., R. 21 W.
T. 9 S., R. 22 W.,
Secs. 25 thru 28;
Sec. 29, NE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;
Secs. 32 thru 36.
T. 10 S., R. 22 W.,
Secs. 1 thru 5;
Sec. 6, lots 1 and 2, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;
Secs. 7 thru 36.
Tps. 11 and 12 S., R. 22 W.
The areas described aggregate 1,743,426.42
acres.
Addition Request: In accordance with
the Engle Act, (43 U.S.C. 155–158), the
USAF filed an application requesting
withdrawal and reservation of 2,366
acres of additional Federal lands for
military training exercises involving the
BMGR, Maricopa County, Arizona (the
‘‘Addition area’’). The USAF requests
that the land be withdrawn from all
forms of appropriation under the public
land laws, including the mining laws,
the mineral leasing laws, and the
geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid
existing rights, and reserved for use of
the USAF for testing and training,
consistent with the purpose of the
BMGR.
Legal Description of Addition Lands
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 6 S. R. 4 W.,
Sec. 19, lots 3 and 4, and E1⁄2SW1⁄4;
Sec. 31; Lots 1 and 2, and E1⁄2NW1⁄4.
T. 7 S., R. 4 W.,
Sec. 5, SW1⁄4 SW1⁄4 SW1⁄4;
Secs. 6, Lots 3 thru 7, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4,
E1⁄2SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;
Secs. 7 and 8;
Sec. 9, SW1⁄4 and SE1⁄4.
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The areas described aggregate 2,366 acres.
In the event any non-federally owned
lands within the requested withdrawal
area return or pass to Federal ownership
in the future, they would be subject to
the terms and conditions described
above.
The purpose of the requested
withdrawal extension and expansion is
to withdraw and reserve the lands for
use by the USAF and USN for military
testing and training.
For a period until July 20, 2020, all
persons who wish to submit comments,
suggestions, or objections in connection
with the withdrawal application may
present their comments in writing to the
persons and offices listed in the
ADDRESSES section above. All comments
received will be considered before the
Secretary of the Interior makes any
recommendation for withdrawal to
Congress.
As a direct result of the National
Emergency declared by the President on
Friday, March 13, 2020, in response to
the coronavirus (COVID–19) pandemic,
no in-person public meeting will be
held. Instead, a virtual (online) public
meeting will be conducted on Thursday,
May 26 at 5:00 p.m. and Thursday, May
28 at 3:00 p.m. via a virtual meeting.
The BLM will publish the date and
instructions on how to access the online
public meeting in the Arizona Daily Star
(Tucson), Ajo Copper News, Gila Bend
Sun, Arizona Republic (Phoenix
Metropolitan area), Casa Grande
Dispatch, The Glendale Star, Yuma
Sun, Baja El Sol (Yuma), La Voz
(Phoenix), and The Runner (Tohono
O’odham Nation) newspapers for a
minimum of 15 days prior to the
meetings.
Comments, including names and
street addresses of respondents, will be
available for public review at the project
website noted above. Before including
your address, phone number, email
address, or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that 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.
Subject to valid existing rights, the
2366 acres of Federal lands that are the
subject of the USAF application for
addition of the withdrawal and
reservation for USAF military use, and
that are described in this notice, will be
segregated from all forms of
appropriation under the public land
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laws, including the mining laws, the
mineral leasing laws, and the
geothermal leasing laws. The
segregation will continue for a period of
2 years from date of publication in the
Federal Register, unless the
applications/proposal are denied or
cancelled, or the withdrawal is
approved prior to that date. Licenses,
permits, cooperative agreements, or
discretionary land use authorizations
may be allowed during the period of
segregation, but only with the approval
of the authorized officer and, as
appropriate, with the concurrence of the
USAF.
The applications for withdrawal and
reservation will be processed in
accordance with the regulations at 43
CFR part 2300.
(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714(b)(1) and 43 CFR
2300)
Raymond Suazo,
Arizona State Director.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Robert S. Peabody Institute of
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National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Robert S. Peabody
Institute of Archaeology, in consultation
with the appropriate Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations, has
determined that the cultural items listed
in this notice meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request to the
Robert S. Peabody Institute of
Archaeology. If no additional claimants
come forward, transfer of control of the
cultural items to the lineal descendants,
Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
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Archaeology at the address in this
notice by May 20, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Ryan Wheeler, Robert S.
Peabody Institute of Archaeology,
Phillips Academy, 180 Main Street,
Andover, MA 01810, telephone (978)
749–4490, email rwheeler@andover.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
items under the control of the Robert S.
Peabody Institute of Archaeology,
Andover, MA, that meet the definition
of unassociated funerary objects under
25 U.S.C. 3001.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American cultural items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
In 1891 and 1892, 385 cultural items
were removed by Ernest Volk during
excavations at the lowlands village and
at Lalor Field in Mercer County, NJ,
which today form part of the Abbott
Farm National Historic Landmark. Volk
was a German archeologist who came to
the United States in 1867, and worked
for Frederic Ward Putnam of the
Harvard Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology. It is
unclear how Volk’s collections might
have come to the Robert S. Peabody
Institute of Archaeology (RSPIA),
though possibly via Frederic Ward
Putnam, who was associated with
curator Warren K. Moorehead and
honorary director Charles Peabody
during the early twentieth century. The
collection at RSPIA was not accessioned
or cataloged until recently. Volk’s
excavation notes detail the graves and
proveniences from which the objects
were removed. The 385 unassociated
funerary objects are two unmodified
bone fragments, one mica fragment, 198
ceramic sherds, and 184 stone fragments
(consisting of points, bifaces, flakes,
scrapers, and round stone).
Consultation with the Delaware
Nation, Oklahoma and the Delaware
Tribe of Indians has determined
affiliation through geographical,
archeological, linguistic, historical, and
oral traditional information. Scholarly
publications and information provided
during consultation documents use of
the Lowlands/Abbott Farm area by the
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Delaware Tribes. Linguistic connections
through the Unami language persist
from the Early Woodland period to
today.
Determinations Made by the Robert S.
Peabody Institute of Archaeology
Officials of the Robert S. Peabody
Institute of Archaeology have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the 385 cultural items described above
are reasonably believed to have been
placed with or near individual human
remains at the time of death or later as
part of the death rite or ceremony and
are believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a
specific burial site of a Native American
individual.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the unassociated funerary
objects and the Delaware Nation,
Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians;
and the Stockbridge Munsee
Community, Wisconsin.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
Ryan Wheeler, Robert S. Peabody
Institute of Archaeology, Phillips
Academy, 180 Main Street, Andover,
MA 01810, telephone (978) 749–4490,
email rwheeler@andover.edu, by May
20, 2020. After that date, if no
additional claimants have come
forward, transfer of control of the
unassociated funerary objects to the
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware
Tribe of Indians; and the Stockbridge
Munsee Community, Wisconsin may
proceed.
The Robert S. Peabody Institute of
Archaeology is responsible for notifying
the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;
Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the
Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin that this notice has been
published.
Dated: March 25, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 76 (Monday, April 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21876-21879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08298]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLAZ920000.L13400000.PQ0000.20X; AZA-09973]
Notice of Application for Withdrawal Extension; Notice of
Application for Withdrawal Addition; Notice of Segregation; and,
Opportunity for Public Meeting for the Barry M. Goldwater Range,
Arizona
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of withdrawal applications.
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SUMMARY: The United States Department of the Air Force (USAF) and the
United States Department of the Navy (USN) have filed applications to
extend and expand existing Federal-land withdrawals in Maricopa, Pima,
and Yuma counties, Arizona. They have requested an extension of the
existing 1,743,426.42-acre withdrawal, along with the withdrawal of an
additional 2,366 acres of public lands at Gila Bend airfield from all
forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining
laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws,
subject to valid existing rights for an indefinite period. The decision
about these applications will be made by Congress.
DATES: Comments on the withdrawal applications, including their
environmental consequences, should be received on or before July 20,
2020. In addition, the USAF, the USN, and the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) will host a public meeting addressing the withdrawal applications
and the associated environmental review process. The date and venue for
the public meeting is listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
ADDRESSES: Comments pertaining to the USAF and USN withdrawal extension
proposal or the USAF withdrawal
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expansion proposal should be sent to the BLM, Arizona State Office;
Attention: Eddie Arreola, One North Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix,
AZ 85004. Comments pertaining to this notice may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
Email: [email protected].
Fax: 602-417-9454.
Mail: BLM Arizona State Office, Attn: Eddie Arreola, One
North Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ 85004.
Copies of the legal descriptions and the maps depicting the lands
that are the subject of the USAF and USN's application are available
for public inspection at the following offices: State Director, BLM
Arizona State Office, One North Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix,
Arizona 85004; District Manager, BLM Phoenix District Office, 21605
North 7th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85027; and Field Office Manager, BLM
Yuma Field Office, 7341 E 30th Street, Yuma, Arizona 85365.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eddie Arreola, Supervisory Project
Manager, at 602-417-9505 or email at [email protected] or at the above
addresses. Information on the proposed action (withdrawal extension and
addition), including the environmental review process, can be viewed at
the project's website at www.barry-m-goldwater-leis.com. Persons who
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual
during normal business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a day,
seven days a week, to leave a message or question with the above
individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Department of the Air
Force (USAF) and the United States Department of the Navy (USN), acting
on behalf of the United States Marine Corps, have filed an application
to extend the current withdrawal of 1,743,426.42 acres of Federal lands
from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including
the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing
laws, subject to valid existing rights, for military use of the Barry
M. Goldwater Range (BMGR) in Maricopa, Pima, and Yuma counties, Arizona
for an indefinite period (withdrawal extension). In accordance with the
Engle Act (43 U.S.C. 155-158), because it exceeds 5000 acres, this
withdrawal extension requires an Act of Congress. The USAF has also
requested the withdrawal of an additional 2,366 acres of public lands
at Gila Bend airfield from all forms of appropriation under the public
land laws, including the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the
geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights for an
indefinite period (withdrawal expansion). These additional acres are
adjacent and contiguous to the existing withdrawal, and therefore,
under the Engle Act (43 U.S.C. 155-158), their withdrawal, too,
requires an Act of Congress. This notice segregates the 2,366 acres for
2 years from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws,
including the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal
leasing laws; initiates an opportunity for the public to comment on the
proposed withdrawal extension and withdrawal expansion; and announces
the date, time, and location of public meetings on both the extension
and the expansion.
The BMGR was withdrawn under the Military Land Withdrawal Act
(MLWA) of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-65). The existing withdrawal expires on
October 4, 2024. In accordance with MLWA, the USAF and USN notified
Congress of a continuing military need for the BMGR withdrawn lands.
The USAF and USN are jointly preparing a Legislative Environmental
Impact Statement (LEIS). The USAF and USN anticipate Federal Register
publication of a separate Notice of Intent to prepare the LEIS.
As required by section 204(b)(1) of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(b)(1), and the BLM regulations
at 43 CFR part 2300, the BLM is publishing the notice of the USAF and
USN application. While the BLM and the Department of the Interior
assist the USAF and USN with the processing of withdrawal applications,
and the Secretary of the Interior makes a recommendation to Congress on
the proposed withdrawals, it will be Congress that will make the final
decision regarding whether to extend the existing BMGR withdrawal and/
or expand it to add 2,366 acres at Gila Bend Airfield.
The USAF and USN are requesting that Congress extend the BMGR land
withdrawal for an indefinite period due to the anticipated continuation
of national defense requirements.
Extension Request: The application requests an extension of the
existing BMGR withdrawal of 1,650,246 acres of Federal land in
accordance with the Engle Act, (43 U.S.C. 155-158).
The November 30, 2001, Federal Register publication (66 FR 59813)
identified 1,650,246 acres of public lands and 83,675 acres of former
State and private non-contiguous parcels acquired by the military, for
a total withdrawal of 1,733,921 acres.
Since 2001, the BLM has surveyed the western portion of the
withdrawal used by the USN and has produced a more accurate acreage
than was originally provided in the 2001 Federal Register publication.
The total calculated acres of Federal interest and acquired lands is
1,743,426.42 acres, of which 1,659,364.92 acres are public lands and
84,061.51 acres are acquired lands. There is a difference of 9,505.89
acres between the 2001 acreage and the resurveyed acreage, even though
there is no change in the existing boundary and the legal description
remains the same, as noted below. The difference in acreage is due to
an accumulation of fractions of acres within the boundary of the
existing withdrawal due to more recent and accurate geographic
information system mapping.
Legal Description of Withdrawal Extension
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 8 S., R. 1 W.,
Sec. 30, lots 3 and 4 and E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 31;
Sec. 32, NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 33, SW\1/4\.
T. 9 S., R. 1 W.,
Sec. 3, SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\;
Secs. 4 thru 11;
Sec. 12, SW\1/4\;
Secs. 13 thru 36.
T. 8 S., R. 2 W.,
Sec. 7, lots 1 thru 4, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\;
Sec. 8, SW\1/4\;
Sec. 16, SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\;
Secs. 17 thru 22;
Sec. 23, SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 25, NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Secs. 26 thru 36.
T. 9 S., R. 2 W.
T. 7 S., R. 3 W.,
Sec. 19, lots 3 and 4 and E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 28, SW\1/4\;
Sec. 29, NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Secs. 30 thru 33;
Sec. 34, SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\.
T. 8 S., R. 3 W.,
Sec. 1, SW\1/4\;
Secs. 2 thru 36.
T. 9 S., R. 3 W.
T. 10 S., R. 3 W.,
Secs. 4 thru 9;
Secs. 16 thru 21;
Secs. 28 thru 33.
T. 7 S., R. 4 W.,
Sec. 14, SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\;
Secs. 15 thru 23;
Sec. 24, NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Secs. 25 thru 36.
Tps. 8, 9, and 10 S., R. 4 W.
T. 6 S., R. 5 W.,
Sec. 13;
Sec. 14, NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Secs. 15 thru 17;
Sec. 18, lots 3 and 4, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
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Secs. 19 thru 36.
Tps. 7 thru 10 S., R. 5 W.
T. 6 S., R. 6 W.,
Sec. 13, E\1/2\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 22, E\1/2\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and S\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 23, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\,
and SE\1/4\;
Secs. 24 thru 27;
Secs. 34 thru 36.
T. 7 S., R. 6 W.,
Secs. 1 thru 3;
Secs. 10 thru 36.
Tps. 8 thru 10 S., R. 6 W.
T. 11 S., R. 6 W.,
Secs. 5 thru 8;
Secs. 4, 9, 10, and 15, all those portions lying west of the
westerly boundaries of the State Route 85 (100 feet) and detention
basin (700 feet) rights-of-way, as more particularly identified and
described on the official BLM plat maps;
Secs. 16 thru 21;
Secs. 22 and 27, all those portions lying west of the westerly
boundary of the State Route 85 (100 feet) right-of-way, as more
particularly identified and described on the official BLM plat maps;
Secs. 28 thru 30.
T. 7 S., R. 7 W.,
Secs. 13 thru 36.
Tps. 8 thru 10 S., R. 7W.
T. 7 S., R. 8 W.,
Secs. 13 thru 15;
Sec. 16, SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 17, SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 18, lots 3 and 4, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Secs. 19 thru 36.
Tps. 8 and 9 S., R. 8 W., unsurveyed.
T. 10 S., R. 8 W.
T. 7 S., R. 9 W.
Sec. 13, SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 14, SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\;
Secs. 19 thru 36.
Tps. 8 thru 11 S., R. 9 W., unsurveyed.
Tps. 8 and 9 S., R. 10 W.
Tps. 10 and 11 S., R. 10 W., unsurveyed.
Tps. 8 thru 10 S., R. 11 W.
T. 11 S., R. 11 W., unsurveyed.
T. 8 and 9 S., R. 11 \1/2\ W and 12 W.
T. 10 S., R. 12 W.
T. 11 S., R. 12 W., unsurveyed.
T. 8 S., R. 13 W.,
Secs. 1 thru 3;
Secs. 4 thru 7, all of those portions lying south of the
southerly boundary of the railroad right-of-way, as more
particularly identified and described on the official BLM plat maps.
Secs. 8 thru 36.
Tps. 9 and 10 S., R. 13 W.
T. 11 S., R. 13 W., unsurveyed.
T. 8 S., R. 14 W.,
Secs. 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 21, all those portions lying south
of the southerly boundary of the railroad right-of-way, as more
particularly identified and described on the official BLM plat maps;
Sec. 20, all those portions lying south of the southerly
boundaries of the railroad right-of-way and the Interstate Highway 8
right-of-way, as more particularly identified and described on the
official BLM plat maps;
Sec. 13 and 22 thru 36;
Tps. 9 and 10 S., R. 14 W.
T. 11 S., R. 14 W., unsurveyed.
T. 8 S. R. 15 W.,
Secs. 33 thru 36.
Tps. 9 and 10 S., R. 15W.
T. 11 S., R. 15 W., unsurveyed.
T. 9 S., R. 16 W.,
Secs. 1 and 2;
Secs. 7 thru 36.
T. 10 S., R. 16 W.
T. 11 S., R. 16 W., unsurveyed.
T. 9 S., R. 17 W., partially surveyed.
Secs. 12 thru 14;
Secs. 15 and 16, partially surveyed;
Sec. 17, SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\;
Secs. 19 thru 36.
T. 10 S., R. 17 W.,
Tps. 11 thru 14 S., R. 17 W., unsurveyed.
T. 9 S., R. 18 W.,
Sec. 21, SE\1/4\;
Sec. 22, SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\;
Secs. 23 thru 36.
T. 10 S., R. 18 W.
Tps. 11 thru 13 S., R. 18 W., unsurveyed.
T. 9 S., R. 19 W.,
Secs. 25 thru 36.
Tps. 10 thru 13 S., R. 19 W., unsurveyed.
T. 9 S., R. 20 W.,
Secs. 25 thru 36.
Tps. 10 thru 12 S., R. 20 W., unsurveyed.
T. 9 S., R. 21 W.,
Secs. 25 thru 36.
Tps. 10 thru 12 S., R. 21 W.
T. 9 S., R. 22 W.,
Secs. 25 thru 28;
Sec. 29, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Secs. 32 thru 36.
T. 10 S., R. 22 W.,
Secs. 1 thru 5;
Sec. 6, lots 1 and 2, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Secs. 7 thru 36.
Tps. 11 and 12 S., R. 22 W.
The areas described aggregate 1,743,426.42 acres.
Addition Request: In accordance with the Engle Act, (43 U.S.C. 155-
158), the USAF filed an application requesting withdrawal and
reservation of 2,366 acres of additional Federal lands for military
training exercises involving the BMGR, Maricopa County, Arizona (the
``Addition area''). The USAF requests that the land be withdrawn from
all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the
mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws,
subject to valid existing rights, and reserved for use of the USAF for
testing and training, consistent with the purpose of the BMGR.
Legal Description of Addition Lands
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 6 S. R. 4 W.,
Sec. 19, lots 3 and 4, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 31; Lots 1 and 2, and E\1/2\NW\1/4\.
T. 7 S., R. 4 W.,
Sec. 5, SW\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SW\1/4\;
Secs. 6, Lots 3 thru 7, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\;
Secs. 7 and 8;
Sec. 9, SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\.
The areas described aggregate 2,366 acres.
In the event any non-federally owned lands within the requested
withdrawal area return or pass to Federal ownership in the future, they
would be subject to the terms and conditions described above.
The purpose of the requested withdrawal extension and expansion is
to withdraw and reserve the lands for use by the USAF and USN for
military testing and training.
For a period until July 20, 2020, all persons who wish to submit
comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the withdrawal
application may present their comments in writing to the persons and
offices listed in the ADDRESSES section above. All comments received
will be considered before the Secretary of the Interior makes any
recommendation for withdrawal to Congress.
As a direct result of the National Emergency declared by the
President on Friday, March 13, 2020, in response to the coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic, no in-person public meeting will be held. Instead,
a virtual (online) public meeting will be conducted on Thursday, May 26
at 5:00 p.m. and Thursday, May 28 at 3:00 p.m. via a virtual meeting.
The BLM will publish the date and instructions on how to access the
online public meeting in the Arizona Daily Star (Tucson), Ajo Copper
News, Gila Bend Sun, Arizona Republic (Phoenix Metropolitan area), Casa
Grande Dispatch, The Glendale Star, Yuma Sun, Baja El Sol (Yuma), La
Voz (Phoenix), and The Runner (Tohono O'odham Nation) newspapers for a
minimum of 15 days prior to the meetings.
Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will
be available for public review at the project website noted above.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware
that 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.
Subject to valid existing rights, the 2366 acres of Federal lands
that are the subject of the USAF application for addition of the
withdrawal and reservation for USAF military use, and that are
described in this notice, will be segregated from all forms of
appropriation under the public land
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laws, including the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the
geothermal leasing laws. The segregation will continue for a period of
2 years from date of publication in the Federal Register, unless the
applications/proposal are denied or cancelled, or the withdrawal is
approved prior to that date. Licenses, permits, cooperative agreements,
or discretionary land use authorizations may be allowed during the
period of segregation, but only with the approval of the authorized
officer and, as appropriate, with the concurrence of the USAF.
The applications for withdrawal and reservation will be processed
in accordance with the regulations at 43 CFR part 2300.
(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714(b)(1) and 43 CFR 2300)
Raymond Suazo,
Arizona State Director.
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