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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[CA-017-4331-05; CACA 16951; 4-00160]

 

Opening of Land in a Proposed Withdrawal; California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The temporary 2-year segregation of a proposed withdrawal of 
110.00 acres of public land to protect the archaeological, historical, 
and recreational integrity of the historic mining site of Dog Town 
expires on February 26, 1994, by operation of law. The public land will 
become open to the operation of the public land laws, subject to valid 
existing rights, the provisions of existing withdrawals, other 
segregations of record, and the requirements of applicable law. The 
majority of the public land will remain segregated from location and 
entry under the public mining laws pursuant to a previous segregation 
of record. The public land has been and will remain open to the mineral 
leasing laws.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 27, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Duane Marti, BLM California State 
Office, 2800 Cottage Way, rm E-2845, Sacramento, CA 95825, (916) 978-
4820.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice of Proposed Withdrawal was 
published in the Federal Register on February 27, 1992 (57 FR 6736), 
and corrected on April 7, 1992 (57 FR 11797), which segregated the land 
described therein for up to 2 years from location and entry under the 
general land laws, including the mining laws, subject to valid existing 
rights, but not from mineral leasing. The 2-year segregation expires 
February 26, 1994. The withdrawal application will continue to be 
processed unless it is canceled or denied. The land is described as 
follows:

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 4 N., R. 25 E.,
    Sec. 26, W\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 27, E\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.

    The area described contains 110.00 acres in Mono County.

    At 10 a.m. on February 27, 1994, the land will be opened to 
location and entry under the United States general land laws, including 
the mining laws, subject to valid existing rights, the provisions of 
existing withdrawals, and other segregations of record. Appropriation 
of any of the land described in this order under the general mining 
laws prior to the date and time of restoration is unauthorized. Any 
such attempted appropriation, including attempted adverse possession 
under 30 U.S.C. 38 (1988), shall vest no rights against the United 
States. Acts required to establish a location and to initiate a right 
of possession are governed by State law where not in conflict with 
Federal law. The Bureau of Land Management will not intervene in 
disputes between rival locators over possessory rights since Congress 
has provided for such determinations in local courts.
    Under a previous segregation of record, the following described 
public land remained segregated as described below:

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 4 N., R. 25 E.,
    Sec. 26, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 27, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Fifty feet either side of centerline of Virginia Creek beginning 
in NW\1/4\NW\1/4\ of sec. 35, T. 4 N., R. 25 E., thence southerly 
through secs. 2, 11, and 14 of T. 3 N., R. 25 E., ending at the 
patented land in SW\1/4\SW\1/4\ of sec 14.

    The area described contains approximately 208 acres in Mono 
County.

    Pursuant to the following classification made under the 
Classification and Multiple Use Act of September 19, 1964 (43 U.S.C. 
1411-18): S-3579--published in the Federal Register, October 24, 1970 
(35 FR 16598) and as amended on September 21, 1984 (49 FR 37183), the 
above described public land remains segregated (a) from appropriation 
under the agricultural land laws (43 U.S.C. Parts 7 and 9; 25 U.S.C. 
sec. 334), (b) from sales under section 2455 of the Revised Statutes 
(43 U.S.C 1171), and (c) from appropriation under the mining laws 
(U.S.C. ch. 2). The public land has been and remains open to the 
operation of the mineral leasing laws, subject to valid existing 
rights, the provisions of existing withdrawals, other segregations of 
record, and the requirements of applicable law.

    Dated: January 6, 1994.
Nancy J. Alex,
Chief, Lands Section.
[FR Doc. 94-980 Filed 1-24-94; 8:45 am]
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