[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 50 (Friday, March 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 12248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5401]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MT-962-1430-00-CCAM]


Notice of Availability for the Proposed Cooke City Area Mineral 
Withdrawal Draft Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This notice of availability is issued by the Bureau of Land 
Management, Interior, with the Forest Service, Agriculture, as the 
joint lead agency. The draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 
documents the effects of withdrawing from federal mineral location and 
entry up to 22,000 acres of federal mineral estate near Cooke City, 
Montana. The proposed mineral withdrawal would also apply to hardrock 
minerals acquired by the United States and managed as leasable 
minerals. The proposed mineral withdrawal would be subject to review 
after 20 years.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Thompson, BLM Co-Lead, or Larry 
Timchak, FS Co-Lead, CCAM, P.O. Box 36800, Billings, MT 59107-6800. 
Phone (406) 255-0322.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This EIS analyzes the environmental 
consequences of two alternatives. The proposed withdrawal of federal 
locatable minerals would not allow new mining claims to be filed on 
federal lands. Unpatented mining claims with valid existing rights and 
private lands would not be affected. The no action alternative (No 
Mineral Withdrawal) provides a baseline for comparison. This 
alternative would continue the management that existed prior to 
September 1, 1995.

DATES: Public informational meetings (open houses) will be held April 
1, 1997, in Cooke City, Montana, at the Fire Hall; April 3, 1997, in 
Livingston, Montana, at the Best Western Yellowstone Inn; April 9, 
1997, in Cody, Wyoming, at the Cody Club Room; and April 10, 1997, in 
Red Lodge, Montana, at the LuPine Inn. Officials from the BLM and FS 
will be present at these open houses from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. 
each day.

    Dated: February 27, 1997.
Daniel T. Mates,
Acting Deputy State Director, Division of Resources.
[FR Doc. 97-5401 Filed 3-13-97; 8:45 am]
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