[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11455-11456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5354]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ-930-1430-ET; AZA 8736 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: Six public land orders, which withdrew 2,644 total acres of 
National Forest System lands from mining, have expired. This action 
will open the lands to mining.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 10, 2004.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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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5740...........................  AZA 8736                Dragoon Spring Stage Station..............................  7/29/2000                        10
5749...........................  AZA 8684                Goudy Canyon Research Area................................  8/27/2000                       560
5751...........................  AZA 9291                Elden Environmental Study Area............................  8/27/2000                       778
5801...........................  AZA 8985                Pole Bridge Can. Research Area............................  1/6/2001                        461
5835...........................  AZA 9275                Elgin Research Natural Area...............................  1/22/2001                       355
6217...........................  AZA 9134                Bush Highway Research Area................................  3/18/2002                       480
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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 At 10 a.m. on April 9, 2004, the lands withdrawn by the public 
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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 (2000), 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 because Congress has provided for such 
determinations in local courts.

    Dated: January 21, 2004.
Michael A. Taylor,
Deputy State Director, Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 04-5354 Filed 3-9-04; 8:45 am]
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