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Public Lands Withdrawal Surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park Boundary, New Mexico
On June 7, 2023, Public Land Order (PLO) No. 7923 withdrew approximately 338,690 acres1 of public
land in northwestern New Mexico adjacent to, but not within the Congressionally-established border of
the Chaco Culture National Historical Park (CCNHP, 33,240 acres) from location and entry under the
United States mining laws and from leasing under the mineral leasing laws, but not from disposal of mineral
materials, for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Prior to this withdrawal, the acreage was comprised
of multiple use BLM lands which are intermixed with various subsurface mineral estate - some of which
belongs to native allottees. The withdrawal covers an approximately-10-mile buffer surrounding all units
of CCNHP, with additional acreage to the northwest toward Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area and the
area between the main CCNHP and Kin Ya'a to the southwest.
On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14154, Unleashing American Energy,
directing the Secretary of the Interior to review agency actions that may unnecessarily restrict domestic
energy and mineral development. In response, the Secretary of the Interior issued Secretary's Order 3418
on February 3, 2025, instructing Department officials to evaluate existing land withdrawals for their effect
on domestic energy and mineral development. The BLM is conducting this evaluation for PLO No. 7923
and other withdrawals.
Following this review, and consistent with section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
(FLPMA), 43 U.S.C. 1714, the Secretary of the Interior is proposing to revoke PLO No. 7923 and reopen
the subject lands to location and entry under the U.S. mining laws and to mineral leasing.
Revocation of PLO No. 7923, in full, would restore discretion over mineral leasing to the BLM and would
re-open the subject public land to location and entry under the United States mining laws while protecting
resources under existing laws, policies, and regulations. PLO No. 7923 did not withdraw the land in
question from disposal under the Materials Act of 1947 (e.g., extraction and sale of common-variety sand
and gravel from federal land could continue); the land also remained open to development through rightsof-way, and other surface land use authorizations under FLPMA and other authorities.
This environmental assessment (EA) has been prepared in accordance with the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) to analyze and disclose the environmental consequences of revoking, or partially
revoking, the withdrawal of approximately 338,690 acres of BLM-administered public land in northwestern
New Mexico to reopen the lands to location and entry under the U.S. mining laws and to leasing under
the mineral leasing laws.
Environmental Assessment, Land Management Plan, Oil and Gas, Proposed Action, Threatened or Endangered Species
Our client proposes to construct a 199-foot-tall self-support telecommunications tower within a proposed 40-foot by 40-foot lease area. A proposed 15-foot-wide access and utility easement, with a 40-foot-wide turnaround, will route east from the proposed lease area approximately 100 feet then continue north approximately 270 feet to an existing drive along NM-457. A proposed 10-foot-wide utility easement will route east from the proposed lease area approximately 120 feet to a proposed utility pole. A proposed 5-foot-wide utility easement will route east from the 15-foot-wide easement approximately 15 feet to a proposed fiber vault. The site is on raw land in the vicinity of desert scrubland.
NOI to Prepare a PEIS for Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), U.S. Department of Agriculture, plans to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) to analyze the effects of a program to suppress populations of grasshoppers and Mormon crickets from rangeland in seventeen states of the western United States (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). This notice of intent (NOI) identifies potential issues and reasonable action alternatives that will be evaluated in the PEIS. This NOI invites public comments that further define the scope of the alternatives, potential impacts on the human environment, consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act, and issues for APHIS to consider, relevant information, studies, or analyses with respect to APHIS' proposed action. The proposed PEIS would replace the previous PEIS published in 2019. APHIS expects to publish the final PEIS by August 2027.
Draft Programmatic EIS for Plutonium Pit Production at LANL
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSAs) Proposed Action is to produce plutonium pits at required quantities to meet national security requirements (50 U.S.C. § 2538a). This PEIS presents potential environmental impacts associated with pit production at single or multiple sites. For analytical purposes, this PEIS evaluates potential impacts of continuous pit production over the next 50 years. The Proposed Action also includes activities across the Nuclear Security Enterprise related to transportation and waste management associated with the pit production mission.
Air Quality, Clean Water Act Permit, Discharge Permit/Plan, Environmental Impact Statement, Fire Management Planning, Groundwater, Planning, Solid/Hazardous Waste Disposal
Research as part of a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) prior to development of the site. Grading activities started in Fall 2025. This is a client-required scope item.
BLM Revision of Regulations for Grazing Administration, Exclusive of Alaska
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) are proposing to revise the grazing regulations, Grazing Administration - Exclusive of Alaska, to establish a new part addressing land health management, with certain provisions relocated from existing regulations, and to make conforming updates to the regulations that govern administrative appeals of BLM grazing decisions to OHA's Departmental Cases Hearings Division (DCHD).
Land Management Plan, Livestock Grazing, Monitoring Plan, Proposed Rulemaking, Water Quality
Our client proposes to remove an existing 23-foot 11-inch light pole and replace it with a 23-foot 2-inch public lighting structure (24 feet overall) with telecommunications antennas installed at a top height of 21-feet 2-inches. A proposed fiber conduit will extend 8-feet northeast to a new underground fiber vault. Additionally, an electric conduit will extend south and southeast, away from the pole for approximately 95-feet, to a new meter pedestal. The site is located in a public right-of-way off Chelwood Park Boulevard, in a residentially developed area.
Possible proposal to a pipeline extension from an existing pipeline. Trenching and construction equipment would be needed to install the pipeline, once installed remediation of the area would be completed. If any clearing is required advanced surveys for protected species and migratory birds would be completed prior to activities beginning. Pedestrian surveys for wetlands and protected areas would also be completed. Dust control, wildlife safety, minimal ground disturbance and all other precautions would be taken.
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