[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1076-1077]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-93]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWY-920000-L143000000-ET0000; WYW 109115]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity for 
Public Meeting; WY

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary of the Interior--Land and Minerals 
Management proposes to extend the duration of Public Land Order (PLO) 
No. 6797 for an additional 20-year term. PLO No. 6797 withdrew 9,609.74 
acres of public mineral estate from location or entry under the United 
States mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch.2), to protect the Whiskey Mountain 
Bighorn Sheep Winter Range in Fremont County. This notice also gives an 
opportunity to comment on the proposed action and to request a public 
meeting.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
April 8, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the BLM 
Wyoming State Director, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003-1828.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janelle Wrigley, BLM Wyoming State 
Office, 307-775-6257, or at the above address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The withdrawal created by PLO No. 6797 (55 
FR 37878 (1990)) will expire September 13, 2010, unless extended. PLO 
No. 6797 is incorporated herein by reference. The BLM has filed a 
petition/application to extend PLO No. 6797 for an additional 20-year 
term. The withdrawal was made to protect the bighorn sheep winter range 
and capital investments on the land described in the PLO at 55 FR 37878 
(1990). The area aggregates 9,609.74 acres in Fremont County, Wyoming.
    The purpose of the proposed extension is to continue the withdrawal 
created by PLO No. 6797 for an additional 20-year term to protect the 
Whiskey Mountain Bighorn Sheep Winter Range and capital investments in 
the area.
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency, or cooperative agreement 
would not adequately constrain nondiscretionary uses which could result 
in the permanent loss of significant values and irreplaceable resources 
of the range.
    There are no suitable alternative sites since the lands described 
herein contain the area that has historically been used as bighorn 
sheep winter range, due to its physical characteristics, and because of 
the local weather conditions.
    No water rights would be needed to fulfill the purpose of the 
requested withdrawal extension.
    Records relating to the application may be examined by contacting 
Janelle Wrigley at the above address or by phone at 307-775-6257 or by 
contacting the BLM Field Manager, Lander Field Office, 1335 Main 
Street, Lander, Wyoming 82520 or by phone at 307-332-8400.

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    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 extension may present their 
views in writing to the BLM Wyoming State Director at the address noted 
above. Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, 
will be available for public review at the BLM Lander Field Office, 
1335 Main Street, Lander, Wyoming, during regular business hours 8 a.m. 
to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Before including 
your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal 
identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your 
entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public 
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Notice is hereby given that one or more public meetings will be 
held in connection with the proposed withdrawal extension. All 
interested persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being 
heard on the proposed extension must submit a written request to the 
BLM Wyoming State Director within 90 days from the date of publication 
of this notice. A notice of the time and place of any public meetings 
will be published in the Federal Register and at least one local 
newspaper at least 30 days before the scheduled date of the meeting.
    This withdrawal extension petition/application will be processed in 
accordance with the regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1)


Michael Madrid,
Chief, Branch of Fluid Mineral Operations, Lands and Appraisal.
[FR Doc. 2010-93 Filed 1-7-10; 8:45 am]
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