[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 67401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33536]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[WY-921-1430-01; WYW 126227]


Opening of Land in a Proposed Withdrawal; Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice cancels a withdrawal application insofar as it 
affects 1410.00 acres of public land and opens the land to surface 
entry and mining. It has been and remains open to mineral leasing. The 
remaining portion of the withdrawal application will continue to be 
processed unless it is cancelled or denied.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 24, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Janet Booth, BLM Wyoming State Office (WY 921), P.O. Box 1828, 
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003, 307-775-6124.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice of Proposed Withdrawal published in 
the Federal Register, 59 FR 5441, on February 4, 1994, for the Bureau 
of Land Management (BLM) to protect important paleontological resources 
on Big Cedar Ridge near Tensleep, Wyoming. After completing an 
environmental assessment, the BLM determined that certain land is no 
longer needed for the withdrawal. The land is described as follows:

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\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 17, E\1/2\E\1/2\;
    Sec. 20, E\1/2\E\1/2\;
    Sec. 21, W\1/2\W\1/2\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 28, W\1/2\E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/
4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 29, E\1/2\E\1/2\;
    Sec. 32, E\1/2\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 33, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/
2\N\1/2\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\.

    The area described contains 1,410 acres in Washakie County.

    At 9 a.m. on December 24, 1997 the land will be opened to location 
and entry under the general land laws, including the United States 
mining laws, subject to valid existing rights, the provision 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.
Alan R. Pierson,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 97-33536 Filed 12-23-97; 8:45 am]
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