[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 70 (Monday, April 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 19218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8154]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT-050-1430-ET; MTM 41502, MTM 41513, MTM 41560]


Expiration of Withdrawals and Opening of Lands; Montana

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Three public land orders, which withdrew 37,216.07 acres of 
public lands from surface entry for stock driveway purposes, have 
expired. This action opens the lands to surface entry.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Daugherty, BLM Dillon Field 
Office, 1005 Selway Drive, Dillon, Montana 59725-9431, 406-683-8038, or 
Sandra Ward, BLM Montana State Office, P.O. Box 36800, Billings, 
Montana 59107-6800, 406-896-5052.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    1. The following public land orders (PLOs), which withdrew public 
lands for stock driveway purposes, have expired:

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               PLO                     FR citation              Area name             Expired          Acres
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6503.............................  49 FR 3856.........  Stock Driveway No. 11,         2/28/2004       31,106.98
                                                         MT No. 1.
6515.............................  49 FR 5923.........  Stock Driveway No. 22,         2/15/2004        2,985.92
                                                         MT No. 3.
6519.............................  49 FR 5925.........  Stock Driveway No. 11,         2/15/2004        1,897.24
                                                         MT No. 1.
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    2. Copies of the public land orders for the expired withdrawals 
showing the affected lands are available at the BLM Montana State 
Office (address above).
    3. In accordance with 43 CFR 2091.6, at 9 a.m. on May 12, 2004, the 
lands withdrawn by the public land orders listed in Paragraph 1 above 
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 May 12, 2004, shall be considered as simultaneously filed at that 
time. Those received thereafter shall be considered in the order of 
filing.

    Dated: February 27, 2004.
Howard A. Lemm,
Deputy State Director, Division of Resources.
[FR Doc. 04-8154 Filed 4-9-04; 8:45 am]
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