Placitas Withdrawal Environmental Assessment - Public Meeting

The Rio Puerco Field Office is petitioning the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw 4,212.98 acres of public lands near Placitas, New Mexico from: location and entry under the United States mining laws; leasing under the mineral leasing laws and; disposal under the mineral materials disposal laws, subject to valid existing rights, for a period of 50 years. A 90-day comment period will begin on September 20th. All comments should be mailed to: Bureau of Land Management Rio Puerco Field Office: Attn: Placitas Withdrawal, 100 Sun Avenue, Suite 330, Albuquerque, NM. For Further information please contact Laura Gray, BLM Rio Puerco Field Office, (505) 761-8918 or email lgray@blm.gov during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 Mountain Time, Monday through Friday, except holidays. An in-person public meeting regarding the withdrawal application will be held on November 14, 2023, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Placitas Library, 453 Highway 65, Placitas , New Mexico 87043.