[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11874-11875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5833]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ-930-1430-ET; AZA 9131 et al.]


Expiration of Forest Service Withdrawals and Opening of Lands; 
Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Four public land orders, which withdrew National Forest System 
lands from mining, have expired. This action will open the lands to 
mining.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 11, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cliff Yardley, BLM Arizona State 
Office, 222 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2203, 602-417-
9437.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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    1. The following public land orders (PLOs), which withdrew National 
Forest System lands for the areas listed below, have expired:

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    PLO           Serial No.          Area name        Expired     Acres
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5719.......  AZA 9131...........  Elden Pueblo.....    4/30/2000     351
                                  Medicine Fort....
                                  Ridge Ruin.......
                                  Le Barron Ruin...
5750.......  AZA 9590...........  Red Mtn.             8/27/2000   1,908
                                   Geological Area.
5753.......  AZA 9510...........  Turkey Hills         9/25/2000      55
                                   Pueblo Arch.
                                   Site.
5754.......  AZA 10215..........  Rocky Mtn.           9/25/2000      20
                                   Experiment
                                   Station.
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    2. Copies of the public land orders for the expired withdrawals, 
showing the lands involved, are available at the BLM Arizona State 
Office (address above).
    3. At 10 a.m. on April 11, 2003, the lands withdrawn by the public 
land orders listed above will 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 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 (1994), 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 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.

    Dated: January 17, 2003.
Steven J. Gobat,
Acting Deputy State Director, Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 03-5833 Filed 3-11-03; 8:45 am]
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