Application for Withdrawal and Opportunity for a Public Meeting; Comanche County, Oklahoma
The United States Department of the Army (Army) has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requesting that the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) withd...
The United States Department of the Army (Army) has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requesting that the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) withdraw 10.32 acres of public land in Comanche County, Oklahoma, subject to valid existing rights, and reserve the land for use of the Army for military purposes for 20 years. The purpose of the withdrawal is for military training at the Fort Sill military reservation. Publication of this notice initiates a 90-day public comment period and announces to the public an opportunity to request a public meeting on the Army's withdrawal application.
DATES:
Comments must be received by December 21, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
All comments or requests for a public meeting should be sent to
( printed page 60146)
the BLM Oklahoma Field Office, ATTN: Christopher Langstaff, 201 Stephenson Parkway, Norman, OK 73072. Information regarding the proposed withdrawal application will be available at the BLM Oklahoma Field Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Rodriguez, Realty Specialist, BLM Oklahoma Field Office, telephone (405) 579-7196, email at
michaelr@blm.gov;
or you may contact the BLM office at the address noted above. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Army has filed an application requesting that the Secretary withdraw and reserve approximately 10.32 acres of public land for a 20-year term for military training at Fort Sill in Comanche County, Oklahoma, subject to valid existing rights. Public land in Oklahoma is not subject to location or entry under the U.S. mining laws but the land would remain open to leasing under the mineral leasing laws. The approximately 10.32 acres of public land was previously withdrawn by Executive Order 8793 (6 FR 2943, June 18, 1941), as amended, and Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6183 (47 FR 9842, March 8, 1982), as extended by PLO No. 7518 (67 FR 11707, March 15, 2002), that expired March 7, 2022. This notice initiates a 90-day comment period on the proposed withdrawal application and announces to the public the opportunity to request a public meeting on the Army's withdrawal application. The application affects the following public land:
Golden Pass Townsite, Oklahoma
Requests for Repatriation
All of Blocks 15, 34, 35, and 36.
The area described is 10.32 acres in Comanche County, Oklahoma.
The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative agreement would not provide adequate constraint for non-discretionary uses which could impede the Army's use of the specified lands. No additional water rights are needed to fulfill the purpose of this requested withdrawal. There are no suitable alternative sites as the withdrawal application area is landlocked within the U.S. Army Fort Sill military base.
For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this notice, all who wish to submit comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the Army's withdrawal application may present their views in writing to the BLM Oklahoma Field Manager at the address listed above (see
ADDRESSES
).
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including your personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives of officials of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their entirety.
This application will be processed in accordance with the regulations at 43 CFR 2300.
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91 FR 60145
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“Application for Withdrawal and Opportunity for a Public Meeting; Comanche County, Oklahoma,” thefederalregister.org (September 22, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-19340/application-for-withdrawal-and-opportunity-for-a-public-meeting-comanche-county-oklahoma.
43 CFR 2300
43 U.S.C. 1714