Public Land Order No. 7931; Withdrawal of National Forest System Land in the San Bernardino National Forest; CA, 72534-72535 [2023-23258]

Download as PDF 72534 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 202 / Friday, October 20, 2023 / Notices photovoltaic solar electric generating facility, battery storage facilities, associated generation tie-line, and access road facilities. The BLM has made substantial progress in the review of the Copper Rays Solar Project right-of-way application; however, the BLM needs additional time to complete the review and make a decision on the application. The BLM completed the application evaluation determination process required by regulations found at 43 CFR part 2800 and determined it was appropriate to continue processing the application. On November 14, 2022, the BLM published a Notice of Intent to Amend the Las Vegas Resource Management Plan and Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Copper Rays Solar Project in Nye County, Nevada in the Federal Register (87 FR 68187). The BLM is currently preparing the Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment/ Environmental Impact Statement. Authority: 43 CFR 2091.3–1(e) and 43 CFR 2804.25(f). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon K. Raby, Nevada State Director. By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior by section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), it is ordered as follows: 1. Subject to valid existing rights, the following described lands are hereby withdrawn from location and entry under the United States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral or geothermal leasing laws or disposal under the Mineral Materials Act of 1947, to maintain, protect, and conserve critical habitat for listed threatened and endangered plant species in the San Bernardino National Forest, California. [FR Doc. 2023–23350 Filed 10–19–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4331–21–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLCA930000–L14400000–ET0000; CACA– 054374] Public Land Order No. 7931; Withdrawal of National Forest System Land in the San Bernardino National Forest; CA Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Public land order. AGENCY: This Public Land Order (PLO) withdraws 2,841 acres of National Forest System lands from location and entry under the United States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral or geothermal leasing laws, or disposal under the Mineral Materials Act of 1947, for a period of 50 years, subject to valid existing rights, to maintain, protect, and conserve critical habitat for listed threatened and endangered plant species in the San Bernardino National Forest, California. This PLO also includes 280 acres of non-Federal lands within the boundaries of the San Bernardino National Forest that, if acquired, would be subject to this withdrawal. DATES: This PLO takes effect on October 20, 2023. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:20 Oct 19, 2023 Jkt 262001 Heather Daniels, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) California State Office, telephone: 916–978–4674, email: hdaniels@blm.gov; or Zareen Ali, Forest Service Regional Office, telephone: 707– 562–8964 during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except holidays. 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 United States Forest Service will manage the lands to maintain, protect, and conserve critical habitat for listed threatened and endangered plant species in the San Bernardino National Forest, California. Order Meridian, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the east quarter section corner of said section 13; Thence along the easterly line of said section, South 1°30′20″ East, 2935.53 feet to the easterly section corner of said sections 13 and 24; Thence along the easterly line of said section 24, South 1°27′50″ East, 2594.76 feet, to the east quarter section corner of said section 24; Thence along the following 5 courses in the unsurveyed portion of Township 3 North, Range 2 East, San Bernardino Meridian: 1. North 90°00′00″ East, 2441.85 feet; 2. North 1°27′50″ West, 2594.76 feet; 3. North 90°00′00″ East, 2308.15 feet; 4. North 1°30′20″ West, 2935.53 feet; 5. South 90°00′00″ West, 4750.00 feet to the Point Of Beginning; Excepting therefrom any portion within Mineral Survey 5679A as patented August 8th, 1924 to Voorhies, et al (Patent Number 942560); Containing 430 acres, more or less. T. 2 N., R. 3 E., Sec. 17, N1⁄2SW1⁄4. T. 3 N., R. 1 W., Sec. 10, SE1⁄4; Sec. 14, W1⁄2NW1⁄4 and W1⁄2SW1⁄4; Sec. 15, NE1⁄4; Sec. 22, SE1⁄4; Sec. 23, W1⁄2NW1⁄4, W1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, S1⁄2SW1⁄4, S1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, S1⁄2SW1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, and S1⁄2SE1⁄4; Sec. 26, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4; Sec. 27, lot 1, NE1⁄4, N1⁄2NW1⁄4, and SW1⁄4NW1⁄4. The area described aggregates 2,841. National Forest System Lands The following described non-Federal lands are within the boundaries of the San Bernadino National Forest. If title to these non-Federal lands are subsequently acquired by the United States, the lands will become subject to the terms and conditions of the withdrawal. San Bernardino National Forest Non-Federal Lands San Bernardino Meridian, California T. 3 N., R. 1 E., Sec. 13, SE1⁄4; Sec. 14, W1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, W1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, NW1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, E1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4SW1⁄4; Sec. 19, lot 4 and SE1⁄4SW1⁄4; Sec. 23, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4; Sec. 24, NE1⁄4 and NW1⁄4; Sec. 30, lots 1 and 2, NE1⁄4, and E1⁄2NW1⁄4. T. 3 N., R. 2 E., A parcel of land within Protracted Blocks 39, 40, 45, and 46 of Township 3 North, Range 2 East, San Bernardino Meridian, San Bernardino County, California adjoining the southeast quarter of section 13 and the northeast quarter of section 24 in Township 3 North, Range 1 East, San Bernardino San Bernardino Meridian, California T. 3 N., R. 1 E., Sec. 13, SW1⁄4; Sec. 14, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4 and S1⁄2SE1⁄4. The area described aggregates 280 acres in San Bernadino County. PO 00000 Frm 00116 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2. The withdrawal made by this order does not alter the applicability of those laws governing the use of National Forest System lands under lease, license, or permit, or governing the disposal of the mineral or vegetative resources other than under the mining laws. 3. This withdrawal will expire 50 years from the effective date of this Order, unless, as a result of a review conducted prior to the expiration date pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of E:\FR\FM\20OCN1.SGM 20OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 202 / Friday, October 20, 2023 / Notices 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), the Secretary determines that the withdrawal shall be extended. within their country to make international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. (Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Shannon A. Estenoz, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks. [FR Doc. 2023–23258 Filed 10–19–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411–15–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation [RR03040000, 23XR0680A1, RX187860005004001] Colorado River Reservoir Operations: Development of Post-2026 Operational Guidelines and Strategies for Lake Powell and Lake Mead Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: The Department of the Interior (Department) has issued a Scoping Summary Report on the Development of Post-2026 Operational Guidelines and Strategies for Lake Powell and Lake Mead. The Scoping Summary Report provides a summary of the comments received during the public scoping process and describes the Department’s current, preliminary assessment of the proposed federal action, purpose and need, and scope of the environmental analysis to be included in the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS). The Department anticipates the DEIS will be published in December 2024 for public review. ADDRESSES: The Scoping Summary Report is available on the Bureau of Reclamation’s website at https:// www.usbr.gov/ColoradoRiverBasin/ post2026/scoping/. Printed copies of the report are available upon request from the point of contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanda Erath, Colorado River Post2026 Program Coordinator, Bureau of Reclamation, at (303) 445–2766, or by email at crbpost2026@usbr.gov. Please also visit the project website at https:// www.usbr.gov/ColoradoRiverBasin/ post2026/. 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 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:20 Oct 19, 2023 Jkt 262001 Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and the Council on Environmental Quality’s Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA, the Department is publishing the Scoping Summary Report as a voluntary effort to assist in public understanding of this important NEPA process. Based on the information summarized in the report, the Department is preparing a DEIS starting with the development of a reasonable range of alternatives that are technically and economically feasible and meet the purpose and need for the proposed federal action (40 CFR part 1508). Considering public input received to date, the Department’s current, preliminary assessment of the proposed federal action, purpose and need, and scope of the environmental analysis to be included in the DEIS are described below and in the Scoping Summary Report. Proposed Federal Action The Bureau of Reclamation, acting on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), proposes to take action to adopt specific guidelines and coordinated reservoir management strategies to address operations of Lake Powell and Lake Mead through their full operating range. This action would provide improved predictability to all water users and managers in the Colorado River Basin by developing and adopting objective guidelines for the operation of Glen Canyon Dam and Hoover Dam to take effect when the current operating guidelines (the 2007 Colorado River Interim Guidelines for Lower Basin Shortages and Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead [2007 Interim Guidelines]) expire in 2026. In addition, this action is designed to provide for the sustainable management of the Colorado River system and its resources under a wide range of potential future system conditions due to a changing climate. Based on public input, the Department anticipates the guidelines would include the following elements: (1) Identification of circumstances under which the Secretary would allocate, reduce, or increase the annual amount of water available for consumptive use from Lake Mead to the Lower Division states (Arizona, California, and Nevada) at, below, or above 7.5 million acre-feet, pursuant to PO 00000 Frm 00117 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 72535 the Supreme Court Decree in Arizona v. California.1 (2) Coordinated operations of Lake Powell and Lake Mead, particularly under low reservoir conditions. (3) Storage and delivery of conserved water in Lake Mead and/or Lake Powell to increase the flexibility to meet water use needs from both reservoirs, including the storage and delivery of non-system water; exchanges; and water conserved through extraordinary measures by or for tribal, agricultural, or municipal entities. The proposed federal action allows for development of robust operating guidelines for Lake Powell and Lake Mead without precluding upstream or downstream actions needed to protect critical reservoir elevations at Lake Powell and Lake Mead, such as the following: • Approaches that consider total system storage in all major Colorado River reservoirs and/or actual inflows to determine coordinated operations of Lake Powell and Lake Mead. • Approaches that include opportunities for conservation, augmentation, demand management, or other water management strategies. • Approaches that include opportunities for conservation, augmentation, demand management, or other water management strategies. • Temporary emergency response operations at upstream Colorado River reservoirs to protect critical infrastructure at Glen Canyon Dam, so long as the project-specific operations of those reservoirs remain within their respective Records of Decision. The Department intends that the guidelines be interim in nature and extend for at least the same duration as the 2007 Interim Guidelines (approximately 20 years), subject to further consideration during the NEPA process. Adoption of new guidelines for an interim (or limited) period provides the opportunity to gain additional experience for operating the reservoirs, thereby informing future operational and water management decisions. Recognizing additional authorities may be developed, it is the intent of the Department to adopt and implement the guidelines in a manner consistent with the Law of the River.2 It is also the 1 The Department intends to meet any consultation requirements identified in Article II(B)(3) of the Supreme Court Decree in Arizona v. California through the ongoing NEPA process initiated by the Federal Register Notice of June 16, 2023 (88 FR 39455–39458) and the annual implementation of guidelines developed through this process. 2 The treaties, compacts, decrees, statutes, regulations, contracts, and other legal documents E:\FR\FM\20OCN1.SGM Continued 20OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 202 (Friday, October 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72534-72535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23258]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCA930000-L14400000-ET0000; CACA-054374]


Public Land Order No. 7931; Withdrawal of National Forest System 
Land in the San Bernardino National Forest; CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Public land order.

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SUMMARY: This Public Land Order (PLO) withdraws 2,841 acres of National 
Forest System lands from location and entry under the United States 
mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral or geothermal 
leasing laws, or disposal under the Mineral Materials Act of 1947, for 
a period of 50 years, subject to valid existing rights, to maintain, 
protect, and conserve critical habitat for listed threatened and 
endangered plant species in the San Bernardino National Forest, 
California. This PLO also includes 280 acres of non-Federal lands 
within the boundaries of the San Bernardino National Forest that, if 
acquired, would be subject to this withdrawal.

DATES: This PLO takes effect on October 20, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Daniels, Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) California State Office, telephone: 916-978-4674, 
email: [email protected]; or Zareen Ali, Forest Service Regional Office, 
telephone: 707-562-8964 during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except holidays. 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Forest Service will manage 
the lands to maintain, protect, and conserve critical habitat for 
listed threatened and endangered plant species in the San Bernardino 
National Forest, California.

Order

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior 
by section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), it is ordered as follows:
    1. Subject to valid existing rights, the following described lands 
are hereby withdrawn from location and entry under the United States 
mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral or geothermal 
leasing laws or disposal under the Mineral Materials Act of 1947, to 
maintain, protect, and conserve critical habitat for listed threatened 
and endangered plant species in the San Bernardino National Forest, 
California.

National Forest System Lands

San Bernardino National Forest

San Bernardino Meridian, California

T. 3 N., R. 1 E.,
    Sec. 13, SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, W\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, 
NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/
4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/
4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\SW\1/4\; Sec. 19, lot 4 and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\; Sec. 23, NE\1/4\NE\1/
4\NE\1/4\; Sec. 24, NE\1/4\ and NW\1/4\; Sec. 30, lots 1 and 2, 
NE\1/4\, and E\1/2\NW\1/4\.
T. 3 N., R. 2 E.,

    A parcel of land within Protracted Blocks 39, 40, 45, and 46 of 
Township 3 North, Range 2 East, San Bernardino Meridian, San 
Bernardino County, California adjoining the southeast quarter of 
section 13 and the northeast quarter of section 24 in Township 3 
North, Range 1 East, San Bernardino Meridian, and being more 
particularly described as follows:
    Beginning at the east quarter section corner of said section 13;
    Thence along the easterly line of said section, South 
1[deg]30'20'' East, 2935.53 feet to the easterly section corner of 
said sections 13 and 24;
    Thence along the easterly line of said section 24, South 
1[deg]27'50'' East, 2594.76 feet, to the east quarter section corner 
of said section 24;
    Thence along the following 5 courses in the unsurveyed portion 
of Township 3 North, Range 2 East, San Bernardino Meridian:
    1. North 90[deg]00'00'' East, 2441.85 feet;
    2. North 1[deg]27'50'' West, 2594.76 feet;
    3. North 90[deg]00'00'' East, 2308.15 feet;
    4. North 1[deg]30'20'' West, 2935.53 feet;
    5. South 90[deg]00'00'' West, 4750.00 feet to the Point Of 
Beginning;
    Excepting therefrom any portion within Mineral Survey 5679A as 
patented August 8th, 1924 to Voorhies, et al (Patent Number 942560); 
Containing 430 acres, more or less.

T. 2 N., R. 3 E.,
    Sec. 17, N\1/2\SW\1/4\.
T. 3 N., R. 1 W.,
    Sec. 10, SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, W\1/2\NW\1/4\ and W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 15, NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 22, SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 23, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/
4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/
2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 26, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 27, lot 1, NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\NW\1/4\.

    The area described aggregates 2,841.

    The following described non-Federal lands are within the boundaries 
of the San Bernadino National Forest. If title to these non-Federal 
lands are subsequently acquired by the United States, the lands will 
become subject to the terms and conditions of the withdrawal.

Non-Federal Lands

San Bernardino Meridian, California

T. 3 N., R. 1 E.,
    Sec. 13, SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ and S\1/2\SE\1/4\.

    The area described aggregates 280 acres in San Bernadino County.

    2. The withdrawal made by this order does not alter the 
applicability of those laws governing the use of National Forest System 
lands under lease, license, or permit, or governing the disposal of the 
mineral or vegetative resources other than under the mining laws.
    3. This withdrawal will expire 50 years from the effective date of 
this Order, unless, as a result of a review conducted prior to the 
expiration date pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of

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1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), the Secretary determines that the withdrawal 
shall be extended.

(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714)

Shannon A. Estenoz,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 2023-23258 Filed 10-19-23; 8:45 am]
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