[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 14, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17213-17214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-8604]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-930-1430-ET; NVN-83210; 9-08807; TAS:14x1109]


Public Land Order No. 7731; Withdrawal of Public Lands for Gold 
Point and Ione Townsites; Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Public Land Order No. 7731, Withdrawal of Public Lands for Gold 
Point and Ione Townsites; Nevada.

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SUMMARY: This order withdraws approximately 672 acres of public lands 
from location and entry under the United States mining laws for a 
period of 5 years to protect historic and cultural resources within the 
Gold Point and Ione Townsites pending special legislation that would 
resolve land ownership conflicts.

DATES: Effective Date: April 10, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Gratton, Bureau of Land 
Management, Nevada State Office, P.O. Box 12000, 1340 Financial 
Boulevard, Reno, Nevada 89520, 775-861-6532.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The withdrawal will preserve the historic 
and cultural resources within the towns of Gold Point and Ione in aid 
of legislation.

Order

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior 
by Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 
43 U.S.C. 1714 (2000), it is ordered as follows:
    1. Subject to valid existing rights, the following described public 
lands are hereby withdrawn from settlement, sale, location, or entry 
under the United States mining laws:

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 7 S., R. 41\1/2\ E.,
    Sec. 3, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/
4\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 10, N\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/
4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.

    The area described contains 230 acres in Esmeralda County.

T. 13 N., R. 39 E.,
    Sec. 32, E\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 33, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ and S\1/2\;
    Sec. 34, lots 9 to 26, inclusive, and S\1/2\NW\1/4\.

    The area described contains 442.02 acres in Nye County.

    2. The withdrawal made by this order does not alter the 
applicability of those public land laws governing the use of lands 
under lease, license, or permit or governing the disposal of their 
mineral or vegetative resources other than under the mining laws.
    3. This withdrawal will expire 5 years from the effective date of 
this order unless, as a result of a review conducted before the 
expiration date pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f) (2000), the Secretary 
determines that the withdrawal shall be extended.

    Dated: April 10, 2009.
Ken Salazar,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. E9-8604 Filed 4-10-09; 4:15 pm]
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