[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 134 (Thursday, July 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40726-40727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13887]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT-924-1430-ET; MTM 89170]


Notice of Proposed Extension of Public Land Order No. 7464; 
Opportunity for Public Meeting; Montana

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management proposes to extend the duration 
of Public Land Order (PLO) No. 7464 for an additional 5-year period. 
PLO 7464 withdrew 3,530.62 acres of public land in Phillips County, 
Montana from settlement, sale, location and entry under the general 
land laws, including the United States mining laws, to facilitate 
reclamation of a mine site.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
October 12, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Montana 
State Director, BLM, PO Box 36800, Billings, Montana 59107-6800.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tami Lorenz, BLM, Montana State 
Office, 406-896-5053, or Sandy Ward, BLM, Montana State Office, 406-
896-5052.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The withdrawal created by PLO No. 7464 (65 
FR 59463) will expire on October 4, 2005, unless extended. The Bureau 
of Land Management (BLM) has filed an application to extend PLO No. 
7464 for an additional 5-year period. The withdrawal was made to 
protect the reclamation of the Zortman-Landusky mining area described 
as follows:

Principal Meridian, Montana

T. 25 N., R. 24 E.,
    Sec. 1, lot 13;
    Sec. 10, lots 7 to 11, inclusive, and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 11, lots 8 and 9;
    Sec. 12, lots 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 22, and SE\1/
4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and W\1/2\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, lots 1 to 11, inclusive, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 15, lots 4 to 18, inclusive;
    Sec. 21, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/
4\;
    Sec. 22, lot 1, lots 3 to 7, inclusive, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/
2\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\,
SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 23, N\1/2\.
T. 25 N., R. 25 E.,
    Sec. 6, lots 13 to 17, inclusive, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, lots 5 to 9, inclusive, lots 14, 17, 18, 22, 23, and 24, 
lots 26 to 31, inclusive, and NW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 8, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 16, lot 2, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/
4\, S\1/2\S\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/
4\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 17, lots 3 and 4, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\N\1/2\NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\,
SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, 
SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 18, lots 1 to 5, inclusive, lots 8, 9, and 10, and SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\.

    The area described contains 3,530.62 acres in Phillips County.

    The proposed withdrawal extension would allow reclamation of the 
Zortman and Landusky mining area to be continued without the 
interference of further locations under the United States mining laws.
    As extended, the withdrawal would 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 their mineral or 
vegetative resources other than under the mining laws.
    The use of a right-of-way, or interagency, or cooperative agreement 
are not considered to be desirable or acceptable alternatives.
    There are no suitable alternative sites available where the 
withdrawal would facilitate mine reclamation since the location of the 
Zortman and Landusky mines and the necessary reclamation materials are 
fixed.
    No water rights will be needed to fulfill the purpose of the 
requested withdrawal.
    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 extension may 
present their views in writing to the Montana State Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management at the address noted above.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will 
be available for public review at the BLM Malta Field Office, 501 South 
2nd Street East, HC 65, Box 5000, Malta, Montana 59538-0047, during 
regular business hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except holidays. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If 
you wish to withhold your name or address from public review or from 
disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this 
prominently at the beginning of your comments. Such requests will be 
honored to the extent allowed by law. All submissions from 
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying 
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or 
businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their 
entirety.
    Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is 
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal extension. All 
interested persons who desire a public

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meeting for the purpose of being heard on the proposed withdrawal 
extension must submit a written request to the Montana State Director, 
BLM 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 withdrawal extension proposal will be processed in accordance 
with the applicable regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1)

    Dated: February 9, 2005.
Howard A. Lemm,
Deputy State Director, Division of Resources.
[FR Doc. 05-13887 Filed 7-13-05; 8:45 am]
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