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SUMMARY: The United States Army (Army) filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requesting a withdrawal and reservation of 21,200 acres of public lands from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including location and entry under the United States mining laws, and from leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, and 800 acres of Federal surface estate public lands from appropria- tion under the public land laws for an indefinite period for defense purposes as an addition to the Yuma Prov- ing Ground (YPG) located in La Paz and Yuma Counties, Arizona, subject to valid ex- isting rights. Any decision about the application will be made by the United States Congress. Publication of this notice temporarily seg- regates the lands for up to 2 years and announces to the public an opportunity to com- ment and participate in pub- lic meetings on the Army's application for withdrawal. DATES: Comments must be received by July 5, 2022. In addition, the Army and the BLM will host virtual public meetings addressing the re- quested withdrawal and the associated environmental review process. The dates and instructions for the pub- lic meetings are listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFOR- MATION section. ADDRESSES: All com- ments should be sent to the BLM Arizona State Of- fice, 1 North Central Av- enue, 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 com- ments via telephone calls. Information on the proposed action, including the environ- mental review process, can be viewed at the YPG's web- site: https://ypg-environmen- tal.com/highway-95-land- withdrawal-leis/. FOR FURTHER INFOR- MATION CONTACT: Mi- chael Ouellett, Realty Specialist, BLM Arizona State Office, telephone 602-417-9561, email at mouellett@blm.gov; or you may contact the BLM Arizo- na State Office at the ear- lier-listed address. Individu- als in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to ac- cess telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay servic- es offered within their coun- try to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States. SUPPLEMENTARY IN- FORMATION: In its appli- cation, the Army requests the withdrawal and reserva- tion of the specified public lands for military testing and training purposes for an in- definite term, subject to val- id existing rights. In accor- dance with the Engle Act (43 U.S.C. 155-158), because the public lands requested exceed 5,000 acres, this withdrawal request must be directed to Congress. The following described public lands are the subject of the Army's withdrawal ap- plication, and are temporari- ly segregated for a period of up to 2 years from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including location and entry under the United States mining laws, and from leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, subject to val- id existing rights: Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona (Surface and Subsurface) T. 1 N., R. 19 W., sec. 4, that part lying west- erly of the westerly right-of- way of U.S. Route 95; secs. 5 and 8; sec. 9, that part lying west- erly of the westerly right-of- way of U.S. Route 95; secs. 17 and 20; secs. 21 and 28, those portions lying westerly of the westerly right-of-way of U.S. Route 95; sec. 29; sec. 33, that part lying west- erly of the westerly right-of- way of U.S. Route 95. T. 2 N., R. 19 W., sec. 33, S1/2SW1/4, and S1/2SE1/4, that part lying westerly of the westerly right- of-way of U.S. Route 95. T. 1 S., R. 19 W., secs. 4 thru 9 and secs. 16 thru 21; sec. 28, that part lying west- erly of the westerly right-of- way of U.S. Route 95; secs. 29 thru 32; sec. 33, that part lying west- erly of the westerly right-of- way of U.S. Route 95. T. 2 S., R. 19 W., sec. 4, that part lying west- erly of the westerly right-of- way of U.S. Route 95; secs. 5 thru 7; sec. 8, that part lying westerly of the westerly right-of-way of U.S. Route 95, excepting NE1/4SW1/ 4NW1/4SE1/4, W1/2SE1/ 4NW1/4SE1/4, and NW1/ 4NE1/4SW1/4SE1/4; sec. 9, that part lying west- erly of the westerly right-of- way of U.S. Route 95; sec. 17, that part lying westerly of the westerly right-of-way of U.S. Route 95, excepting S1/2SW1/4; sec. 18; sec. 19, lots 1 thru 4, NW1/4 NE1/4, and E1/ 2NW1/4; sec. 30, lot 1. The areas described ag- gregate 21,200 acres in La Paz and Yuma Counties. The following-described Federal surface estate pub- lic lands are the subject of the Army's withdrawal ap- plication, and are temporar- ily segregated for up to 2 years from all forms of ap- propriation under the public land laws subject to valid existing rights; Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona (Surface Only; Subsurface Excepted - Non-Federal Ownership) T. 1 N., R. 19 W., sec. 32. T. 2 N., R. 19 W., sec. 32, S1/2SW1/4, and S1/2SE1/4. The areas described ag- gregate approximately 800 acres in La Paz and Yuma Counties. The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative agreement is precluded because of the expected annual usage, daily duration, and impact to the public of the proposed military activities within the requested withdrawal area. No additional water rights are needed to fulfill the pur- pose of the requested with- drawal area. There are no suitable al- ternative sites within or out- side of the YPG boundaries that are compatible with the proposed use since the sub- ject withdrawal area will be an additional surface safety zone adjacent to an existing YPG parachute drop zone. The drop zone was specifi- cally established for its soil attributes, topography, and airspace which are optimal for testing and observation of parachute and air delivery systems. The additional safe- ty zone is needed to enhance the testing of new technology on existing drop zones by preventing public entry into hazardous areas during high- altitude drop operations. Before including your ad- dress, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including your personal identifying informa- tion, may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your com- ment to withhold your per- sonal identifying information from public review, we can- not guarantee that we will be able to do so. Notice is hereby given for two public meetings in con- nection with the proposed withdrawal. In response to the coronavirus (CO- VID–19) pandemic in the United States, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommen- dations for social distancing and avoidance of large pub- lic gatherings, the BLM and Army will not hold in-person public meetings for this ac- tion. The BLM and Army will host the public meetings online and by telephone. There will be two public on- line meetings scheduled for Tuesday June 7, 2022, at 3 p.m. and Wednesday June 8, 2022, at 5 p.m. Mountain Time. The BLM and Army will publish the instructions on how to access the online meetings in the Yuma Sun (Yuma), Bajo El Sol (Yuma), and Desert Messenger (Quartzsite) newspapers at a minimum of 15 days prior to the meetings and on the website: https://ypg-envi- ronmental.com/highway-95- land-withdrawal-leis/. For a period until April 4, 2024, the lands will be segre- gated as specified earlier un- less the application is denied or canceled. Licenses, per- mits, cooperative agreements, or discretionary land-use au- thorizations of a temporary nature that would not impact the lands may be allowed with the approval of an authorized officer of the BLM during the segregative period. The application will be pro- cessed in accordance with the regulations at 43 CFR part 2310.3 and 43 U.S.C. 155-158. (Authority: 43 U.S.C. 155- 158, 43 U.S.C. 1714(b)(1) and 43 CFR 2300) Raymond Suazo Arizona State Director

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