[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 24 (Friday, February 4, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-2427]


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[Federal Register: February 4, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[WY-930-4210-06; WYW 126227]

 

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 of Land Management (BLM) proposes to withdraw 1,680 
acres of public land and Federal Minerals in Washakie County, to 
protect important paleontological resource values that were recently 
discovered on Big Cedar Ridge near Ten Sleep, Wyoming. This notice 
closes the land for up to two years from surface entry and mining. The 
land will remain open to mineral leasing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 4, 1994. Comments and requests for a public 
meeting must be received by May 5, 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:
Roger Inman, Washakie Resource Area Manager, or Julie Clarke, Washakie 
Resource Area Archaeologist; Bureau of Land Management, Worland 
District Office, 101 South 23rd Street, P.O. Box 119, Worland, Wyoming 
(307) 347-9871.

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 
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. 45 N., R. 89 W.,
    Sec. 8, E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 16, W\1/2\W\1/2\;
    Sec. 17, E\1/2\E\1/2\;
    Sec. 20, E\1/2\E\1/2\;
    Sec. 21, W\1/2\;
    Sec. 28, W\1/2\;
    Sec. 29, E\1/2\E\1/2\;
    Sec. 32, E\1/2\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 33, NW\1/4\.

    The area described contains approximately 1,680 acres in 
Washakie County, Wyoming.

    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect important 
paleontological resources 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 an opportunity for a public meeting is 
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal. All interested 
persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on 
the proposed withdrawal must submit a written request to the Wyoming 
State Director within 90 days from the date of publication of this 
notice. Upon determination by the authorized officer that a public 
meeting will be held, 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 two 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 25, 1994.
James Murkin,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 94-2427 Filed 2-3-94; 8:45 am]
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