Bureau of Land Management December 10, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The United States Army (Army) has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requesting that the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) withdraw 1,840 acres of Federal subsurface estate lands from location and entry under the United States mining laws, and from leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, but not from disposal under the Mineral Materials Act of 1947, subject to valid existing rights, for a 20-year period. Additionally, the Army requests that the Secretary withdraw 53.48 acres of non-Federal lands, upon Federal acquisition, from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the United States mining laws and mineral leasing laws, and reserved for use by the Army for military purposes (except as indicated in Public Land Order No. 1471), subject to valid existing rights, for an indefinite period. The purpose of the withdrawal requested is to protect the John R. Fox Range, located on Fort Huachuca, Arizona, from potential adverse impacts from mining. 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 Army's withdrawal application.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted an information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.

This order revokes in part a withdrawal created by a Secretary's Order dated November 26, 1906, which withdrew all lands within one mile of the high-water mark of Walker Lake in Mineral County, Nevada and reserved them for the Bureau of Reclamation's Truckee-Carson Project. The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) no longer needs 109.60 acres for project purposes. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has evaluated the lands and determined they are suitable for return to the public domain. In addition, this order permanently withdraws and transfers 69.60 of the 109.60 acres, as well as 103.65 acres of other public lands, as an addition to the Walker River Indian Reservation under the authority of the Act of June 22, 1936.