[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 251 (Thursday, December 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72324-72326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34664]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[ID-933-1430-00; IDI-32648]


Application Relinquished Opening of Land in a Proposed 
Withdrawal; Idaho

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The temporary 2-year segregation of a proposed withdrawal of

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32,380.60 acres of public lands for the Bureau of Land Management's 
Withdrawal for the Department of Air Force's Mountain Home Air Force 
Base Enhanced Training in Idaho (ETI) site in aid of potential 
legislation for an Engle Act withdrawal application made by the United 
States Air Force expires April 7, 2000. The Bureau of Land Management 
relinquished their withdrawal application since Public Law 105-261 
dated October 17, 1998, withdrew the United States Air Force Withdrawal 
(IDI-31741). Of the 32,380.60 acre withdrawal application 19,623.96 
acres will be opened to surface entry, mining and mineral leasing and 
the remaining Alternative Site D, Juniper Butte, containing 12,756.64 
acres will remain closed due to the enactment of Public Law 105-261 
which withdrew the lands for the Air Force.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 31, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon Foster, BLM Idaho State Office, 
1387 S. Vinnell Way, Boise, Idaho 83709, 208-373-3813.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice of Proposed Withdrawal was 
published in the Federal Register (61 FR 68, April 8, 1998), which 
segregated the lands described therein for up to 2 years from the land, 
mining and mineral leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights. The 
2-year segregation expires April 7, 2000, but the Bureau of Land 
Management relinquished their withdrawal application. The lands are 
described as follows:

Boise Meridian

Alternative B--Clover Butte

T. 12 S., R. 8 E.,
    sec. 10, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    sec. 11, S\1/2\S\1/2\;
    sec. 12, S\1/2\S\1/2\;
    sec. 13;
    sec. 14;
    sec. 15, E\1/2\E\1/2\;
    sec. 22, E\1/2\E\1/2\;
    secs. 23 to 26 inclusive;
    sec. 27, E\1/2\E\1/2\;
    sec. 34, E\1/2\E\1/2\;
    sec. 35.
T. 12 S., R. 9 E.,
    sec. 7, lot 4, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    sec. 8, S\1/2\S\1/2\;
    secs. 17 to 20 inclusive;
    secs. 29 to 32 inclusive.

Alternative Site C--Grasmere

T. 11 S., R. 4 E.,
    secs. 25 to 27 inclusive;
    secs. 34, N\1/2\, SE\1/4\ and E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    sec. 35.
T. 11 S., R. 5 E.,
    sec. 30, lots 1 to 4 inclusive;
    sec. 31, lots 1 to 4 inclusive.
T. 12 S., R. 4 E.,
    secs. 1 to 4 inclusive;
    sec. 9;
    sec. 10, NW\1/4\, S\1/2\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    sec. 11, S\1/2\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and NE\1/4\NW\1/
4\;
    sec. 12;
    sec. 13, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\S\1/2\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and 
N\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    sec. 14, N\1/2\N\1/2\ and N\1/2\S\1/2\N\1/2\;
    sec. 15, N\1/2\N\1/2\ and N\1/2\S\1/2\N\1/2\.

Alternative Site D--Juniper Butte

T. 12 S., R. 9 E.,
    sec. 35, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\.
T. 12 S., R. 10 E.,
    sec. 31, lots 3 and 4, E\1/2\SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\;
    sec. 32, S\1/2\.
T. 13 S., R. 9 E.,
    sec. 1;
    sec. 2, lot 1, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    sec. 11, E\1/2\E\1/2\;
    sec. 12;
    sec. 13;
    sec. 14, E\1/2\E\1/2\E\1/2\;
    sec. 23, E\1/2\E\1/2\E\1/2\;
    sec. 24.
T. 13 S., R. 10 E.,
    sec. 4, lots 3 and 4, S\1/2\NW\1/4\ and S\1/2\;
    secs. 5 to 9 inclusive;
    secs. 17 to 21 inclusive.

No Drop Zones

ND-1--T. 9 S., R. 6 E., sec. 21.
ND-4--T. 12 S., R. 4 E., sec. 15, S\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
ND-5--T. 11 S., R. 4 E., sec. 23, W\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
ND-6--T. 13 S., R. 9 E., sec. 17, N\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
ND-7--T. 12 S., R. 9 E., sec. 19, W\1/2\SW\1/4\ of lot 4.
ND-8--T. 13 S., R. 4 E., sec. 13, a portion of the W\1/2\SW\1/4\, 
further described as, beginning at the southwest corner of said sec. 
13, thence north 0 deg.09'13'' east along the west line of said sec. 
13 a distance of 1,948.85 feet; thence east, 866.61 feet to the TRUE 
POINT OF BEGINNING; thence south 0 deg.07'39'' west, 1,700 feet; 
thence south, 89 deg.52'21'' east, 150 feet, thence north, 
0 deg.07'39'' east, 1,700 feet; thence north, 89 deg.52'21'' west, 
150 feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING.

Emitters

BA--T. 9 S., R. 8 E., sec. 26, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
BB--T. 8 S., R. 9 E., sec. 34, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
BC--T. 12 S., R. 8 E., sec. 2, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
BD--T. 15 S., R. 6 E., sec. 21, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
BE--T. 14 S., R. 10 E., sec. 29, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
BF--T. 9 S., R. 6 E., sec. 15, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
BG--T. 11 S., R. 5 E., sec. 32, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
BI--T. 11 S., R. 4 E., sec. 23, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
BK--T. 8 S., R. 13 E., sec. 7, a portion of lots 2 and 3, further 
described as, beginning at the northwest corner of sec. 7; thence 
south 89 deg.46'57'' east along the south line of said sec. 7, a 
distance of 559.60 feet; thence north 1,332.48 feet to the TRUE 
POINT OF BEGINNING; thence south 89 deg.28'50'' west, 100 feet; 
thence north 0 deg.31'10'' west, 1,700 feet; thence north 
89 deg.28'50'' east 200 feet; thence south 0 deg.31'10'' east, 1,700 
feet; thence south 89 deg.28'50'' west 100 feet to the TRUE POINT OF 
BEGINNING.

The areas described aggregate 32,376.70 acres more or less in Owyhee 
County, and 3.90 acres in Twin Falls County.

    At 9 a.m. on December 31, 1998, the lands described above except 
for the lands described below will be opened to the operation of the 
public land laws generally, subject to valid existing rights, the 
provisions of existing withdrawals, other segregations of record, and 
the requirements of applicable law. All valid applications received at 
or prior to 9 a.m. on December 31, 1998, shall be considered as 
simultaneously filed at that time. Those thereafter shall be considered 
in the order of filing.
    At 9 a.m. on December 31, 1998, the lands described above except 
for the lands described below will be opened to location and entry 
under the United States mining laws and to the operation of the mineral 
leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights, the provisions of 
existing withdrawals, other segregations of record, and the 
requirements of applicable law. Appropriation of any of the lands 
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. Act 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.
    The following described lands remain closed to surface entry, 
mining and mineral leasing due to an overlapping withdrawal by Public 
Law 105-261 for the United States Air Force for the Enhance Training in 
Idaho (ETI) site:

Boise Meridian

T. 8 S., R. 9 E.
    section 34, lot 1, containing 1.00 acre.
T. 8 S., R. 13 E.
    section 7, lot 6, containing 1.00 acre.
T. 9 S., R. 6 E.
    section 15, lot 1, containing 1.00 acre.

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    section 21, containing 640 acres.
T. 9 S., R. 8 E.
    section 22, lot 1, containing 1.00 acre.
T. 11 S., R. 4 E.
    section 23, lot 14 and lot 16, containing 1.00 acre and 5.00 
acres, respectively.
T. 12 S., R. 4 E.
    section 14, lot 1, containing 5.00 acres.
T. 12 S., R. 5 E.
    section 5, lot 6, containing 1.00 acre.
T. 12 S., R. 8 E.
    section 2, lot 6, containing 1.00 acre.
T. 12 S., R. 9 E.
    section 19, lot 6, containing 5.00 acres.
    section 35, lot 1, lot 4, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\, containing 
16.20 acres, 13.15 acres, 80 acres, and 160 acres respectively.
    section 36, S\1/2\, containing 320 acres.
T. 12 S., R. 10 E.
    section 31, lot 3, lot 4, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\, containing 
40.02 acres, 40.00 acres, 80 acres, and 160 acres.
    section 32, S\1/2\, containing 320 acres.
    section 33, lot 2 and lot 3, containing 9.51 acres and 28.53 
acres, respectively.
T. 13 S., R. 4 E.
    section 13, lot 1, containing 5.00 acres.
T. 13 S., R. 9 E.
    section 1, containing 595.08 acres.
    section 2, lot 1, lot 5, lot 8, lot 9, lot 12, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\ 
and E\1/2\SE\1/4\, containing 29.21 acres, 22.55 acres, 28.27 acres, 
25.26 acres, 22.26 acres, 40 acres, and 80 acres, respectively.
    section 11, lot 1, lot 4, lot 5, lot 8, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, and E\1/
2\SE\1/4\, containing 19.21 acres, 16.19 acres, 13.16 acres, 10.14 
acres, 80 acres, and 80 acres, respectively.
    section 12, containing 640 acres.
    section 13, containing 640 acres.
    section 14, lot 1, lot 4, lot 5, lot 6, lot 9, and E\1/2\NE\1/
4\, containing 7.05 acres, 3.96 acres, 39.85 acres, 0.96 acres, 
37.75 acres, and 80 acres, respectively.
    section 23, lot 1, lot 4, lot 5, and lot 8, containing 34.70 
acres, 31.66 acres, 28.62 acres, and 25.59 acres.
    section 24, containing 640 acres.
T. 13 S., R. 10 E.
    section 4, lot 3, lot 4, lot 6, lot 7, lot 11, lot 12, lot 13, 
lot 14, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\, containing 29.01 acres, 28.87 
acres, 11.74 acres, 32.56 acres, 11.53 acres, 40.05 acres, 40.05 
acres, 30.54 acres, 80 acres, and 160 acres, respectively.
    section 5, containing 594.80 acres.
    section 6, containing 625.29 acres.
    section 7, containing 674.08 acres.
    section 8, containing 640 acres.
    section 9, containing 640 acres.
    section 16, containing 640 acres.
    section 17, containing 640 acres.
    section 18, containing 674.72 acres.
    section 19, containing 675.52 acres.
    section 20, containing 640 acres.
    section 21, containing 640 acres.
T. 14 S., R. 10 E.
    section 29, lot 1, containing 1.00 acre.
T. 15 S., R. 6 E.
    section 21, lot 1, containing 1.00 acre.

    The areas described aggregate 12,756.64 acres in Owyhee County.

    Dated: December 21, 1998.
Jimmie Buxton,
Chief, Branch of Lands and Minerals.
[FR Doc. 98-34664 Filed 12-30-98; 8:45 am]
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