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Salt Lake City—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Salt Lake Field Office has filed a Petition/Application with the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw 747.10 acres of federally- administered public land at the Simpson Springs Recreation Management Area and Historic Site in Tooele County, Utah.  The proposed withdrawal is to protect the unique recreational, historical, and visual resources, and to protect site developments from potentially damaging surface disturbing activities.
 
The BLM-Utah Salt Lake Field Office announced the proposed withdrawal in a notice available online in today’s Federal Register.  The Salt Lake Field Office, acting under the provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, welcomes public comments on the proposed withdrawal of public land.  Under the act, the Secretary of the Interior may withdraw public lands from location and entry under various public land laws in order to protect a resource, a specific use, or for other proprietary purposes.
 
Additional information about the proposed withdrawal, including potential impacts associated with withdrawing these public lands, is available for public review and comment at the Salt Lake Field Office, 2370 South Decker Lake Blvd., West Valley City, Utah, 84119.
 
Please refer to “Simpson Springs Recreation Management Area and Historic Site” on all correspondence.  Written comments will be accepted until Oct. 11, 2016.  Please send all comments to:
 
Mail
Utah State Director
Bureau of Land Management
440 West 200 South, Suite 500
Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1345
 
Before including an address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable information in any comments, be aware that the entire comment–including personal identifying information–may be made publicly available at any time.  Requests to withhold personal identifying information from public review can be submitted, but the BLM cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.

An opportunity for a public meeting is afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal.  All interested parties who desire a public meeting must submit a written request to the BLM State Director at the address indicated above within 90 days.  Upon determination by the authorized officer that a public meeting will be held, a notice of the time and place will be published in the Federal Register and a local newspaper at least 30 days before the scheduled date of the meeting.
 
For additional information, please contact Shauna Derbyshire, Realty Specialist at 801-539-4132, or Dave Watson, Realty Specialist at 801-977-4368.  Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to leave a message or question for the above individuals.  The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Replies are provided during normal business hours.