[Federal Register: May 10, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 89)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[NM-930-1430-01; NMNM-102308]

 
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; 
New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior proposes to withdraw 8,470.59 
acres of Federal surface and minerals and 480 acres of Federal minerals 
underlying private surface to protect possible cave systems north and 
northeast of the existing ``cave protection area'' protected by the 
Lechuguilla Cave Protection Act (107 Stat. 1983 (1993)). An additional 
8,198.72 acres of State land and mineral estate within the proposed 
withdrawal area, if acquired by the United States, would become subject 
to the withdrawal. Notice of the proposed withdrawal has been published 
which closed the land for up to 2 years from settlement, sale, 
location, or entry under the public land laws, including the mining 
laws, and from mineral leasing, subject to valid existing rights. This 
notice provides a public comment period and opportunity for public 
meetings.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
August 9, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Carlsbad 
Field Office Manager, BLM, Carlsbad Field Office, 620 E. Greene St., 
Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clarence Hougland, Bureau of Land 
Management, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502-0115, 505-438-
7593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice of Proposed Withdrawal was 
published in the Federal Register, 64 FR 18932, April 16, 1999 which 
segregated the land and minerals described therein from settlement, 
sale, location, or entry under the public land laws, including the 
mining laws, and from mineral leasing, subject to valid existing 
rights, for up to 2 years from the date of publication of that notice
    For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this 
notice, all persons who wish to submit comments, suggestions, 
objections, or meeting requests in connection with the proposed 
withdrawal may present their views in writing to the Carlsbad Field 
Office Manager.
    Notice is hereby given that a public meeting will be held to 
discuss the proposed withdrawal and solicit comments from the public. A 
notice of the time and place will be published in the Federal Register 
at least 30 days before the scheduled date of the meeting.
    The application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR Part 2300.

    Dated: April 28, 1999.
Richard A. Whitley,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 99-11695 Filed 5-7-99; 8:45 am]
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