New Mexico Register / Volume XXXII, Issue 15 /August 10, 2021

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING AND PUBLIC RULE HEARING

The New Mexico State Land Office (“SLO”) will hold a public hearing on October 22, 2021, at 9:00 a.m., and continuing thereafter as necessary, in Morgan Hall, 310 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, New Mexico. The hearing will include a virtual/telephonic participation option, details of which will be provided on SLO’s website (http://www.nmstatelands.org) at least 30 days prior to the public hearing. Any change to the date of the hearing will be posted on SLO’s website at least 30 days prior to the public hearing. Any change to the location or time of the hearing will be posted on SLO’s website at least 72 hours prior to the hearing.

The purpose of the hearing is to receive public comments on a new proposed rule to protect cultural properties on state trust lands. The Commissioner’s authority to promulgate this rule is found in Section 19-1-1 and 19-1-2 NMSA 1978, Sections 18-6A-1 to 18-6A-6 NMSA 1978, and Sections 18-6-1 to 18-6-17 NMSA 1978.

The proposed rule is available on the SLO website and the Sunshine Portal (http://www.sunshineportalnm.com). To request a hard copy, please contact Alysha Shaw at (505) 827-5761 or slo-info@slo.state.nm.us.

Written comments may be submitted by mail to Alysha Shaw, New Mexico State Land Office, Attention: Cultural Properties Protection Rule, or by email to slo-info@slo.state.nm.us. Written comments (including comments submitted by email) will be accepted through October 21, 2021.

Individuals with disabilities who require this information in an alternative format or need any form of auxiliary aid (such as a sign language interpreter) to attend or participate in any aspect of the proposed rulemaking process or the public rule hearing are asked to contact Selena Romero at least 10 days prior to the hearing by phone at (505) 827-5790 or by email at sromero@slo.state.nm.us.