[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 72970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30986]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY-921-1430-ET; WYW 132601]


Public Land Order No. 7546; Withdrawal of Public Lands for 
Protection of Sweetwater River Recreational, Scenic, Riparian, 
Historic, and Wildlife Resources; Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Public Land Order.

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SUMMARY: This order withdraws 4,943.13 acres of public lands from 
surface entry and mining for a period of 20 years to protect and 
preserve significant recreational, scenic, riparian, historic, and 
wildlife resources along segments of the Sweetwater River. The lands 
are not available for mineral leasing in accordance with the Bureau of 
Land Management Green River Resource Management Plan.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 9, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Booth, BLM Wyoming State Office, 
5353 N. Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003, 307-
775-6124.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By virtue of the authority vested in the 
Secretary of the Interior by Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714 (1994), it is ordered as 
follows:
    1. Subject to valid existing rights, the following described public 
lands are hereby withdrawn from settlement, sale, location, or entry 
under the general land laws, including the United States mining laws 
(30 U.S.C. Ch. 2 (1994)), to protect and preserve significant 
recreational, scenic, riparian, historic, and wildlife resources:

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 28 N., R. 102 W.,
    Sec. 3, lots 2, 3, and 4, SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 4, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/
4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 5, lot 1 and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 10, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, E\1/
2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 11, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
and W\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 29 N., R. 102 W.,
    Sec. 5, lots 3 and 4, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/
4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 6, lot 1 and SE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 8, NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/
2\E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, W\1/2\W\1/2\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/
4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 17, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 27, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, 
and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, W\1/2\W\1/2\.
T. 30 N., R. 102 W.,
    Sec. 19, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 30, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, 
E\1/2\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/
4\;
    Sec. 31, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/
2\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 32, SW\1/4\.

The areas described aggregate 4,943.13 acres in Fremont County.
    2. The withdrawal made by this order does not alter the 
applicability of those public land laws governing the use of the land 
under lease, license, or permit, or governing the disposal of the 
mineral or vegetative resources other than under the mining laws.
    3. This withdrawal will expire 20 years from the effective date of 
this order, unless, as a result of a review conducted before the 
expiration date pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f) (1994), the Secretary 
determines that the withdrawal shall be extended.

    Dated: November 20, 2002.
Rebecca W. Watson,
Assistant Secretary--Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 02-30986 Filed 12-6-02; 8:45 am]
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