[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 44319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15898]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Public Land Order No. 7897; El Paso Project 8: Modification,
Hidalgo County, NM
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Public Land Order.
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SUMMARY: This Public Land Order (PLO) withdraws, subject to valid
existing rights, 12.74 acres of Federal lands from settlement, sale,
location, and entry under the general land laws, including the United
States mining laws, mineral leasing laws, and geothermal leasing laws,
for a period ending September 18, 2022, for use by the Department of
the Army for border security purposes. This withdrawal also transfers
administrative jurisdiction of the lands to the Department of the Army.
DATES: This PLO takes effect on July 15, 2020. This withdrawal will
expire on September 18, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Spisak, State Director Mew
Mexico, telephone: 505-954-2000, email: [email protected]. Persons who
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8939 to contact Mr. Spisak. The FRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or
question. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ORDER
By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior
by Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976,
43 U.S.C. 1714, and in accordance with subsection 204(e) of that Act,
it is determined that an emergency situation exists and that
extraordinary measures must be taken to preserve values that would
otherwise be lost. It is therefore ordered as follows:
1. Subject to valid existing rights, the following described
Federal lands are hereby withdrawn from settlement, sale, location, and
entry under the general land laws, including the United States mining
laws, mineral leasing laws, and geothermal leasing laws, and
jurisdiction over such lands is hereby transferred to the Department of
the Army for border security purposes:
A strip of land of the uniform width of 60 feet lying contiguous to
and parallel with the international border between the United States
and Mexico, located in the County of Hidalgo, State of New Mexico, and
situate in the following described locations:
New Mexico Principal Meridian, New Mexico
T. 34 S, R. 17 W,
Sec. 19;
Sec. 20; W of the N and S centerline of SE1/4.
The areas described above aggregate 12.74 acres of Federal lands
in Hidalgo County.
2. This withdrawal will expire on September 18, 2022, unless it is
extended in accordance with subsections (c)(1) or (d), whichever is
applicable, and (b)(1) of Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714.
Dated: July 15, 2020.
David L. Bernhardt,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2020-15898 Filed 7-21-20; 8:45 am]
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