[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11306-11307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5815]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[ID-933-1430-00; IDI-31739]


Opening of Land in a Proposed Withdrawal; Idaho

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.


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ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The temporary 2-year segregation of a proposed withdrawal of 
1,374.13 acres of National Forest System land for the protection of the 
Brundage Mountain Ski Area expires April 15, 1998, after which the land 
will be open to mining. The land is located in the Payette National 
Forest. The land has been and will remain open to surface entry and 
mineral leasing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 15, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathie Foster, BLM Idaho State Office, 
1387 S. Vinnell Way, Boise, Idaho 83709, (208) 373-3863.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice of Proposed Withdrawal was 
published in the Federal Register (61 FR 73, April 15, 1996), which 
segregated the land described therein for up to 2 years from the mining 
laws, subject to valid existing rights, but not from the general land 
laws or the mineral leasing laws. The 2-year segregation expires April 
15, 1998. The withdrawal application will continue to be processed 
unless it is canceled or denied. The land is described as follows:

Boise Meridian

T. 19 N., R. 2 E.,
    Section 1, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Section 12, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, E\1/
2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Section 13, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
T. 19 N., R. 3 E.,
    Section 6, lots 5 to 7 inclusive, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/
4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Section 7, lots 1 to 4 inclusive, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\W\1/2\, 
SE\1/4\;
    Section 18, lot 1, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\.

    The area described contains 1,374.13 acres in Adams County.

    At 9 a.m. on April 15, 1998, the land shall be opened to location 
and entry under the United States mining laws, subject to valid 
existing rights, the provisions of existing withdrawals, other 
segregations of record, and the requirements of applicable law. 
Appropriation of 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. 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.

    Dated: February 24, 1998.
Jimmie Buxton,
Branch Chief, Lands and Minerals.
[FR Doc. 98-5815 Filed 3-5-98; 8:45 am]
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