Notice of Withdrawal Application and Opportunity for a Public Meeting for the Prescott National Forest/Hassayampa River, Arizona, 37088-37089 [2023-11998]
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agency, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How the agency might minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of response.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifiable
information (PII) in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your PII—may be
made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your PII from public review,
we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Abstract: More than 6,500
nonindigenous species are now
established in the United States, posing
risks to native species, valued
ecosystems, and human and wildlife
health. These invasive species extract a
huge cost, an estimated $120 billion per
year, to mitigate their harmful impacts.
The current annual environmental,
economic, and health-related costs of
invasive species exceed those of all
other natural disasters combined.
Through its Invasive Species Program
(https://www.usgs.gov/ecosystems/
invasive_species/), the USGS plays an
important role in Federal efforts to
combat invasive species in natural and
semi-natural areas through early
detection and assessment of newly
established invaders; monitoring of
invading populations; and improving
understanding of the ecology of
invaders and factors in the resistance of
habitats to invasion. The USGS provides
the tools, technology, and information
supporting efforts to prevent, contain,
control, and manage invasive species
nationwide. To meet user needs, the
USGS also develops methods for
compiling and synthesizing accurate
and reliable data and information on
invasive species for inclusion in a
distributed and integrated web-based
information system.
As part of the USGS Invasive Species
Program, the Nonindigenous Aquatic
Species (NAS) database (https://
nas.er.usgs.gov/) functions as a
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repository and clearinghouse for
occurrence information on
nonindigenous aquatic species from
across the United States. It contains
locality information on approximately
1,300 species of vertebrates,
invertebrates, and vascular plants
introduced since 1850. Taxa include
foreign species as well as those native
to North America that have been
transported outside of their natural
range. The NAS website provides
immediate access to new occurrence
records through a real-time interface
with the NAS database. Visitors to the
website can use a set of predefined
queries to obtain lists of species
according to state or hydrologic basin of
interest. Fact sheets, distribution maps,
and information on new occurrences are
continually posted and updated.
Dynamically generated species
distribution maps show the spatial
accuracy of the locations reported,
population status, and links to more
information about each report.
Environmental DNA (eDNA)
comprises genetic material that has been
sloughed, excreted, or otherwise
released into the environment and can
be detected in water, soil, and air. For
aquatic organisms, this includes skin,
excrement, mucus, saliva, blood, and
gametes. Collection of environmental
samples can be screened for the
presence of eDNA, allowing for the
detection of low-density organisms
before detectability by traditional
sampling methods. The combination of
traditional specimen sightings and
eDNA detections can provide more
complete species distribution records
and significantly improve the ability to
respond quickly to new invasions as
part of an early detection rapid response
(EDRR) system. Working with
interagency eDNA experts, the NAS
database has used a consensus method
to identify and develop community data
standards for integrating eDNA
detection data.
Title of Collection: Nonindigenous
Aquatic Species eDNA Data and
Metadata Submission Forms.
OMB Control Number: 1028–NEW.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public: Federal,
State, and local government employees;
university research personnel.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: We estimate
approximately 25 total respondents per
year.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: We estimate approximately
35 responses per year.
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Estimated Completion Time per
Response: We estimate a total of 90
minutes (1.5 hours) per response.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: We estimate a total of
52.5 annual hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct, or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Lynn Copeland,
Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_AZ_FRN_MO4500168371 AZA–38291]
Notice of Withdrawal Application and
Opportunity for a Public Meeting for
the Prescott National Forest/
Hassayampa River, Arizona
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The United States Forest
Service (USFS) has filed an application
with the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) requesting that the Secretary of
the Interior withdraw 3,739 acres of
National Forest System (NFS) lands
located within the Prescott National
Forest from location and entry under the
U.S. mining laws, and from leasing
under the mineral and geothermal
leasing laws, for a 20-year term, subject
to valid existing rights. The purpose of
the withdrawal requested is to protect
the Hassayampa River Riparian
Corridor, located in Yavapai County,
Arizona, from potential adverse impacts
from mining, mineral, and geothermal
leasing. Publication of this notice
temporarily segregates the lands for up
to two years, initiates a 90-day public
comment period, and announces to the
public an opportunity to request a
public meeting on the withdrawal
application.
SUMMARY:
Comments and requests for a
public meeting must be received by
September 5, 2023.
ADDRESSES: All comments or requests
for a public meeting should be sent to
DATES:
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the BLM Arizona State Office, 1 North
Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ
85004; faxed to (602) 417–9452; or sent
by email to BLM_AZ_Withdrawal_
Comments@blm.gov. The BLM will not
consider comments via telephone calls.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Ouellett, Realty Specialist,
BLM Arizona State Office, telephone
(602) 417–9561, email at mouellett@
blm.gov; or you may contact the BLM
office at the address noted above.
Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have
a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY,
TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. You will
receive a reply during normal business
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USFS
requests the 20-year term withdrawal to
protect the Hassayampa River riparian
corridor located on NFS lands. The
subject lands are located within the
Prescott National Forest. This request is
for a new withdrawal encompassing
1,677.25 acres of NFS lands previously
withdrawn by Public Land Order (PLO)
No. 7414 (expired October 11, 2019),
and an additional 2,061.75 acres of this
riparian corridor that the USFS has
identified as also needing protection.
The following described NFS lands
are the subject of the USFS’s withdrawal
application and are temporarily
segregated for a period of up to two
years from location and entry under the
U.S. mining laws, and from leasing
under the mineral and geothermal
leasing laws, subject to valid existing
rights. The lands remain open to such
uses as may be made on NFS lands:
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 121⁄2 N., R. 2 W.,
Sec. 19, lots 5 and 6, and M.S. No. 2835;
Sec. 20, lots 1 thru 4;
Sec. 21, lots 1 thru 4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and
S1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 22, lots 1 thru 4, and S1⁄2SW1⁄4;
Sec. 23, lot 4;
Sec. 26, lot 4, lots 8 thru 17, and M.S. No.
4051, excepting that portion of M.S. No.
4051 within M.S. No. 3986, and that
portion of Tract No. 0059, recorded in
Book 96 of land surveys, Page 73, in the
official records of Yavapai County,
Arizona.
Sec. 27, lots 1 thru 6, W1⁄2NW1⁄4, and M.S.
No. 4051;
Sec. 28, N1⁄2NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4;
Sec. 30, lots 1, 2, 4, 6 thru 8, S1⁄2NE1⁄4,
SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, W1⁄2SE1⁄4, and M.S. No.
2835;
Sec. 35, lots 2, 3, 9, and M.S. No. 2648,
except that portion of M.S. No. 2648, as
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excepted in the Warranty Deed to the
U.S.A., recorded in Book 1051, Pages
550–553, in the official records of
Yavapai County, Arizona.
T. 13 N., R. 2 W.,
Sec. 28, lots 13, 16, 18, and 21;
Sec. 31, lot 20, excepting M.S. No. 2025;
Sec. 32, lots 5 thru 7 and lots 10 thru 20;
Sec. 33, lots 2 thru 6 and lots 9 thru 16;
Sec. 34, lot 18;
Sec. 35, lot 15.
T. 121⁄2 N., R. 3 W.,
Sec. 23, lot 1, 2, those portions lying
easterly and southerly of a line which
lies 300 feet easterly and southerly of
and parallel with the centerline of
Arizona State Highway No. 89, per
Public Land Order No. 1556 of
November 19, 1957, and lot 5;
Sec. 24, lot 5;
Sec. 25, lots 4 and 5, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4,
NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, and S1⁄2SE1⁄4, excepting M.S.
No. 4056;
Sec. 36, lots 1, 2, 6, 7 and 8, and NE1⁄4SE1⁄4.
The areas described aggregate 3,739
acres.
The use of a right-of-way, interagency
agreement, or cooperative agreement
would not provide adequate protection
of the specified lands.
No additional water rights are needed
to fulfill the purpose of this requested
withdrawal.
There are no suitable alternative sites
since the requested withdrawal area is
for the protection of the unique natural
resources of the Hassayampa River
riparian corridor.
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 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.
Notice is hereby given that an
opportunity for a public meeting is
afforded in connection with the
requested withdrawal. All interested
persons who desire a public meeting for
the purpose of being heard on the
requested withdrawal must submit a
written request to the BLM Arizona
State Director no later than September 5,
2023. If the authorized officer
determines that a public meeting will be
held, a notice of the time, date, and
place will be published in the Federal
Register and a local newspaper at least
30 days before the scheduled date of the
meeting.
For a period until June 5, 2025 the
lands will be segregated as specified
above unless the application is denied
or canceled.
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This application will be processed in
accordance with the regulations at 43
CFR 2300.
Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714(b)(1) and 43
CFR 2310.3–1.
Raymond Suazo,
State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Temporary Closure of Rob
Jaggers Campground
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of temporary closure.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that a
temporary closure will be in effect on
public lands administered by the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Roswell Field Office during the
American Endurance Ride Conference’s
official permitted endurance horseback
riding events.
DATES: The closure dates will be in
effect from 8 a.m. on July 7, 2023,
through 10 a.m., July 16, 2023,
Mountain Time.
ADDRESSES: This temporary closure
order will be posted in the BLM Roswell
Field Office, 2909 West 2nd Street,
Roswell, NM 88201. Maps of the
affected area and other documents
associated with this temporary closure
are available at Roswell Field Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chuck Schmidt, Field Manager, Roswell
Field Office, telephone (575) 627–0224,
email: cschmidt@blm.gov; or Warren
Kasper, National Conservation Area
Manager, telephone (575) 808–9611,
email: wkasper@blm.gov. Individuals in
the United States who are deaf,
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY,
TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
temporary closure affects the Rob
Jaggers Campground within the Fort
Stanton-Snowy River Cave National
Conservation Area in Lincoln County,
New Mexico. This action is being taken
to help ensure public safety during the
American Endurance Ride Conference’s
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_AZ_FRN_MO4500168371 AZA-38291]
Notice of Withdrawal Application and Opportunity for a Public
Meeting for the Prescott National Forest/Hassayampa River, Arizona
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Forest Service (USFS) has filed an
application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requesting that
the Secretary of the Interior withdraw 3,739 acres of National Forest
System (NFS) lands located within the Prescott National Forest from
location and entry under the U.S. mining laws, and from leasing under
the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, for a 20-year term, subject to
valid existing rights. The purpose of the withdrawal requested is to
protect the Hassayampa River Riparian Corridor, located in Yavapai
County, Arizona, from potential adverse impacts from mining, mineral,
and geothermal leasing. Publication of this notice temporarily
segregates the lands for up to two years, initiates a 90-day public
comment period, and announces to the public an opportunity to request a
public meeting on the withdrawal application.
DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by
September 5, 2023.
ADDRESSES: All comments or requests for a public meeting should be sent
to
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the BLM Arizona State Office, 1 North Central Avenue, Suite 800,
Phoenix, AZ 85004; faxed to (602) 417-9452; or sent by email to
[email protected]. The BLM will not consider comments
via telephone calls.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Ouellett, Realty Specialist,
BLM Arizona State Office, telephone (602) 417-9561, email at
[email protected]; or you may contact the BLM office at the address
noted above. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind,
hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in
the United States. You will receive a reply during normal business
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USFS requests the 20-year term
withdrawal to protect the Hassayampa River riparian corridor located on
NFS lands. The subject lands are located within the Prescott National
Forest. This request is for a new withdrawal encompassing 1,677.25
acres of NFS lands previously withdrawn by Public Land Order (PLO) No.
7414 (expired October 11, 2019), and an additional 2,061.75 acres of
this riparian corridor that the USFS has identified as also needing
protection.
The following described NFS lands are the subject of the USFS's
withdrawal application and are temporarily segregated for a period of
up to two years from location and entry under the U.S. mining laws, and
from leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, subject to
valid existing rights. The lands remain open to such uses as may be
made on NFS lands:
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 12\1/2\ N., R. 2 W.,
Sec. 19, lots 5 and 6, and M.S. No. 2835;
Sec. 20, lots 1 thru 4;
Sec. 21, lots 1 thru 4, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 22, lots 1 thru 4, and S\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 23, lot 4;
Sec. 26, lot 4, lots 8 thru 17, and M.S. No. 4051, excepting
that portion of M.S. No. 4051 within M.S. No. 3986, and that portion
of Tract No. 0059, recorded in Book 96 of land surveys, Page 73, in
the official records of Yavapai County, Arizona.
Sec. 27, lots 1 thru 6, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, and M.S. No. 4051;
Sec. 28, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 30, lots 1, 2, 4, 6 thru 8, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\,
W\1/2\SE\1/4\, and M.S. No. 2835;
Sec. 35, lots 2, 3, 9, and M.S. No. 2648, except that portion of
M.S. No. 2648, as excepted in the Warranty Deed to the U.S.A.,
recorded in Book 1051, Pages 550-553, in the official records of
Yavapai County, Arizona.
T. 13 N., R. 2 W.,
Sec. 28, lots 13, 16, 18, and 21;
Sec. 31, lot 20, excepting M.S. No. 2025;
Sec. 32, lots 5 thru 7 and lots 10 thru 20;
Sec. 33, lots 2 thru 6 and lots 9 thru 16;
Sec. 34, lot 18;
Sec. 35, lot 15.
T. 12\1/2\ N., R. 3 W.,
Sec. 23, lot 1, 2, those portions lying easterly and southerly
of a line which lies 300 feet easterly and southerly of and parallel
with the centerline of Arizona State Highway No. 89, per Public Land
Order No. 1556 of November 19, 1957, and lot 5;
Sec. 24, lot 5;
Sec. 25, lots 4 and 5, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and S\1/
2\SE\1/4\, excepting M.S. No. 4056;
Sec. 36, lots 1, 2, 6, 7 and 8, and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
The areas described aggregate 3,739 acres.
The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative
agreement would not provide adequate protection of the specified lands.
No additional water rights are needed to fulfill the purpose of
this requested withdrawal.
There are no suitable alternative sites since the requested
withdrawal area is for the protection of the unique natural resources
of the Hassayampa River riparian corridor.
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 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.
Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is
afforded in connection with the requested withdrawal. All interested
persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on
the requested withdrawal must submit a written request to the BLM
Arizona State Director no later than September 5, 2023. If the
authorized officer determines that a public meeting will be held, a
notice of the time, date, and place will be published in the Federal
Register and a local newspaper at least 30 days before the scheduled
date of the meeting.
For a period until June 5, 2025 the lands will be segregated as
specified above unless the application is denied or canceled.
This application will be processed in accordance with the
regulations at 43 CFR 2300.
Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714(b)(1) and 43 CFR 2310.3-1.
Raymond Suazo,
State Director.
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