[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3548-3549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1542]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY-920-1050-ET; WYW 155144]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; 
Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management proposes to withdraw 1,360 acres 
of public land for a period of 20 years to protect important 
paleontological resources within the Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite. This 
notice segregates the land for up to 2 years from surface entry and 
mining. The land will remain open to mineral leasing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be 
received on or before April 24, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Wyoming 
State Director, Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, 
Wyoming 82003-1828.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Booth, BLM Wyoming State Office, 
307-775-6124.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Land Management has filed an 
application to withdraw the following described public land from 
settlement, sale, location, or entry under the general land laws, 
including the mining laws, but not the mineral leasing laws, subject to 
valid existing rights:

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 52 N., R. 91 W.,
    Sec. 17, S\1/2\NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, N\1/2\, SE\1/4\, and NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 21, NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.

    The area described contains 1,360 acres in Big Horn County.

    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect important 
paleontological resources of the Bureau of Land Management's Red Gulch 
Dinosaur Tracksite located near Shell, Wyoming.
    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 Wyoming State Director of the Bureau of Land 
Management.
    Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is 
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal. All interested 
persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on 
the proposed withdrawal should submit a written request to the Wyoming 
State Director within 90 days from the date of publication of this 
notice. If the authorized officer determines that a public meeting will 
be held, a notice of the time and place will be published in the 
Federal Register at least 30 days before the scheduled date of the 
meeting.
    This 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 land described above will be segregated as 
specified above unless the application is denied or cancelled or the 
withdrawal is approved prior to that date. Licenses, permits, 
cooperative agreements, or discretionary land use authorizations of a 
temporary nature which would not impact or impair the existing values 
of the area may be allowed with the approval of an authorized officer 
of the Bureau of Land Management during the segregative period.

    Dated: January 14, 2003.
Alan L. Kesterke,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. 03-1542 Filed 1-23-03; 8:45 am]
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