[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66553-66554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19210]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY-921; WYW 161764]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Transfer of Jurisdiction and 
Opportunity for Public Meeting; Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Energy has filed an 
application requesting the Secretary of the Interior segregate from the 
mining laws approximately 1,091 acres of public land associated with a 
proposed withdrawal and transfer of jurisdiction. The proposed 
withdrawal and transfer of jurisdiction will ultimately involve 
approximately 577 acres of public land in Fremont County, Wyoming. The 
remaining 514 acres will be opened to mining upon completion of a land 
survey to determine the boundary prior to the withdrawal and transfer 
of jurisdiction. The proposed withdrawal will protect public health and 
safety from land contaminated by previous mining and milling 
operations. This notice segregates the land for up to 2 years from 
location and entry under the United States mining laws and precludes 
encumbrances from activities, including location of mining claims, that 
would cause unnecessary cost and delay during reclamation activities 
prior to transfer.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
February 13, 2007

ADDRESSES: Correspondence should be addressed to the State Director, 
BLM Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828, 
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003-1828.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Department of Energy has 
filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management to segregate 
from the mining laws the public land described below. Jurisdiction over 
approximately 577 acres will ultimately be withdrawn and transferred, 
subject to valid existing rights, from the Department of the Interior 
to the Department of Energy.

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 33 N., R. 90 W.,
    Sec. 9, lots 1 and 2, and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 10, lots 1 through 3, inclusive, NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, 
and that unpatented portion of Mineral Survey No. 644 lying within 
sec. 10;
    Sec. 15, lots 1 through 8, inclusive, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/
4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and those unpatented 
portions of Mineral Survey Nos. 587 and 644 lying within sec. 15;
    Sec. 21, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 22, lots 1 through 4, inclusive, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, and those 
unpatented portions of Mineral Survey Nos. 582, 584, and 587 lying 
within the N\1/2\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\.

The area described contains approximately 1,091 acres in Fremont 
County.

    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal and transfer of jurisdiction 
is to allow the United States Department of Energy perpetual 
administration over the land as a hazardous material site under 
authority of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, 
42 U.S.C. 7902, et seq.
    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 action may present their 
views in writing to the Wyoming State Director, BLM, at the above 
address.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, and 
records relating to the proposed withdrawal will be available for 
public review at BLM Wyoming State Office during regular business 
hours.
    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 representatives or officials of organizations or businesses 
will be made available for public inspection in their entirety.
    This application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.
    Effective on the date of publication, this land is segregated from 
location and entry under the United States mining laws. The segregative 
effect of this application will terminate 2 years from the date of this 
publication unless final withdrawal action is taken or the application 
is denied or cancelled prior to that date (43 CFR 2310.2). Notice of 
any action will be published in the Federal Register.
    Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is 
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal and transfer of

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jurisdiction. All interested persons who desire a public meeting for 
the purpose of being heard on the proposed withdrawal and transfer of 
jurisdiction must submit a written request to the BLM 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.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1)

Michael Madrid,
Chief, Branch of Fluid Mineral Operations, Lands and Appraisal.
[FR Doc. E6-19210 Filed 11-14-06; 8:45 am]
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