[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 155 (Wednesday, August 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43190-43191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21577]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[NV-930-1430-01; N-62752]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; 
Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to withdraw 5,360 
acres of reserved Federal minerals from mining and 9,459.66 acres of 
public lands from surface entry and mining as part of the Ash Meadows 
National Wildlife Refuge, Nye County, Nevada. The reserved Federal 
minerals and public lands proposed for withdrawal are located within 
the existing boundary of the refuge. This notice closes these lands for 
up to 2 years from settlement, sale, location, and entry under the 
general land laws, including the mining laws. This notice does not 
affect private lands within the boundary. This application replaces 
withdrawal applications N-53691 and N-59336, which have been canceled.

DATES: Comments should be received on or before November 10, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Nevada State Director, BLM, 
1340 Financial Blvd., P.O. Box 12000, Reno, Nevada 89520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis J. Samuelson, BLM Nevada State 
Office, 702-861-6532.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 22, 1998 a petition was approved 
allowing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to file an application to 
withdraw the following described public lands from settlement, sale, 
location, or entry under the general land laws, including the mining 
laws, and the following described reserved Federal mineral interest 
from location and entry under the mining laws, subject to valid 
existing rights:

Mount Diablo Meridian

(a) Public Lands

T. 17 S., R. 50 E.,
    Sec. 9, lots 7 and 8;
    Sec. 10, lot 12;
    Sec. 14, lot 11;
    Sec. 15, lots 1 to 4, inclusive;
    Sec. 17, E\1/2\NE\1/4\;

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    Sec. 19, lot 14;
    Sec. 21, lots 5 and 6;
    Sec. 22, lots 1 to 5, inclusive, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/
4\;
    Sec. 23, lots 3 and 4;
    Sec. 26, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 27;
    Sec. 28, E\1/2\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 29, NE\1/4\ NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 32, NE\1/4\ NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, 
E\1/2\SE\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 36, W\1/2\ and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 17 S., R. 51 E.,
    Sec. 31, lot 4, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 32, S\1/2\NW\1/4\.
T. 18 S., R. 50 E.,
    Sec. 1, lots 1 to 4, inclusive;
    Sec. 2, lots 1 and 2, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 3, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, W\1/2\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 10, E\1/2\;
    Sec. 11, N\1/2\NW\1/4\ and W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 12, W\1/2\NE\1/4\ and NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/
2\W\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 15, E\1/2\ and E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 23;
    Sec. 24, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, and N\1/
2\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 25, S\1/2\N\1/2\ and NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 26, NE\1/4\.
T. 18 S., R. 51 E.,
    Sec. 5, lot 1;
    Sec. 6, lots 2 to 6, inclusive, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, NE\1/4\ and E\1/2\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 8, NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 18, lots 2 to 4, inclusive, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
and E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 19, lots 1 and 2, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, W\1/2\E\1/2\ and W\1/2\;
    Sec. 29, W\1/2\NE\1/4\ and NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 30, lot 2, NE\1/4\ (excluding patent #27-70-009), and E\1/
2\NW\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate 9,459.66 acres in Nye County.

(b) Reserved Federal Minerals

T. 17 S., R. 50 E.,
    Sec. 10, lots 9, 10, 11, 13, and 14;
    Sec. 16, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 21, lots 1 to 4, inclusive;
    Sec. 28, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 29, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 33, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, W\1/2\, SE\1/4\;
T. 18 S., R. 50 E.,
    Sec. 2, W\1/2\;
    Sec. 3, lots 1 to 3, inclusive, SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 4, lot 3, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\E\1/2\;
    Sec. 10, NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 11, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 12, E\1/2\NE\1/4\.
T. 17 S., R. 51 E.,
    Sec. 31, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 32, SW\1/4\.
T. 18 S., R. 51 E.,
    Sec. 5, lots 2 to 4, inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/2\, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 6, lots 1 and 7, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, lots 1 and 2;
    Sec. 8, E\1/2\, SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 17, W\1/2\E\1/2\, W\1/2\;
    Sec. 18, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 30, NE\1/4\ (within patent #27-70-0091).

    The areas described aggregate 5,360 acres in Nye County.
    The public lands and reserved Federal minerals proposed for 
withdrawal are within the existing boundary of the Ash Meadows Wildlife 
Refuge. Private lands within the existing boundary are not affected by 
this notice.
    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 Nevada State Director of the Bureau of Land 
Management.
    Notice is hereby given that a public meeting in connection with the 
proposed withdrawal will be held at a later date. A notice of the time 
and place will be published in the Federal Register and a newspaper in 
the general vicinity of the lands to be withdrawn 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 lands 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 will be permitted 
during this segregative period are rights-of-way, leases, and permits.
    The temporary segregation of the lands in connection with a 
withdrawal application or proposal shall not affect administrative 
jurisdiction over the lands, and the segregation shall not have the 
effect of authorizing any use of the lands by the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service.
    The applications, N-53691 and 59336, published in the 57 FR 4057, 
Feburary 3, 1992, and the 61 FR 36756, July 12, 1996, repectively, have 
been canceled.

    Dated: August 6, 1998.
William K. Stowers,
Lands Team Lead.
[FR Doc. 98-21577 Filed 8-11-98; 8:45 am]
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