[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 1, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-2247]


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[Federal Register: February 1, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
[WY-930-4210-06; WYW 130940]

 

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; 
Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau (BLM) proposes to withdraw approximately 7,202 
acres of public land and Federal minerals and 320 acres of Federal 
minerals underlying private lands in Bighorn County, to protect 
important scenic, recreation, and cultural resource values in the Devil 
Canyon Area, containing sections of the Porcupine, Oasis Spring, Trout, 
and Deer Creek drainages near Lovell, Wyoming. This notice closes the 
lands for up to 2 years from surface entry and mining. The land will 
remain open to mineral leasing.

EFFECTIVE DATES: February 1, 1994. Comments must be received by May 2, 
1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments and requests should be sent to the Wyoming State 
Director, BLM, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Duane Whitmer, Cody Resource Area 
Manager, P.O. Box 518, Cody, Wyoming 82414, (307) 587-2216.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 23, 1993, a petition/application 
was approved allowing the Bureau of Land Management to file an 
application to withdraw the following described public land and Federal 
minerals from settlement, location, or entry under the general land 
laws, including the mining laws, subject to valid existing rights:

Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming

T. 57 N., R. 92 W.,
    Sec. 7, lots 3,4, E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 18, lots 1-4, E\1/2\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\
    Sec. 19, N\1/2\NE\1/4\.
T. 57 N., R. 93 W.,
    Sec. 3, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 4 W\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, SE\1/4\
    Sec. 5, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 10, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, 
SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 11, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 12, S\1/2\S\1/2\;
    Sec. 13, all;
    Sec. 14, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 15, N\1/2\, SE\1/4\.
T. 58 N., R. 93 W.,
    Sec. 19, lots 1-2, N\1/2\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, lots 3-8, SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 21, S\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 28, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 29, all;
    Sec. 30, lots 1-3, E\1/2\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 32, E\1/2\, E\1/2\W\1/2\;
    Sec. 33, W\1/2\W\1/2\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 58 N., R. 94 W.,
    Sec. 24, lots 1,2,7,8, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\.

    The area described contains approximately 7,202 acres of public 
surface and Federal minerals and 320 acres of Federal minerals 
underlying private lands in Bighorn County.

    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect the important 
scenic, recreation, and cultural values pending further study and 
development of appropriate, and possibly longer-term, actions to 
protect and manage the resources.
    For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this 
notice, all persons who wish to submit comments, suggestions, or 
objections in connection with the proposed withdrawal may present their 
views in writing to the Wyoming State Director of the Bureau of Land 
Management.
    Notice is hereby given that a public meeting will be held in 
connection with the proposed withdrawal. A notice of the time and place 
will be published in the Federal Register at least 30 days before the 
scheduled date of the meeting.
    The application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.
    For a period of 2 years from the date of publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register, the land will be segregated as specified above 
unless the application is denied or canceled or the withdrawal is 
approved prior to that date. The temporary uses which may be permitted 
during this segregative period are licenses, permits, rights-of-way, 
cooperative agreements, or discretionary land use authorizations of a 
temporary nature which do not significantly disturb the surface of the 
land or impair the existing values of the area.

    Dated: January 21, 1994.
Ray Brubaker,
State Director, Wyoming.
[FR Doc. 94-2247 Filed 1-31-94; 8:45 am]
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