Notice of Protest Acceptance; Oklahoma
On September 29, 2020, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published in the Federal Register, Volume 85, Number 189, on page 61028, a notice entitled ‘‘Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey; New Mexico; Oklahoma.’’ The Notice stated that four supplemental plats were scheduled to be officially filed 30 days after the date, unless a person or party who wished to protest any of these surveys filed a timely, written Notice of Protest. On October 23, 2020, the Bureau of Land Management received a timely protest to the filing of the four supplemental plats.
On February 27, 2024, the BLM New Mexico State Office State Director issued a decision and accepted the Arkansas River Authority’s protest of the four supplemental plats.
The stay of filing published in the Federal Register on September 14, 2021, will not be lifted because the protest was accepted, and the acceptance of the plats was cancelled.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.