[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51110-51111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20343]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[SDM 100347]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; 
South Dakota

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest 
Service, has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM) requesting that the Secretary of the Interior withdraw 2,387.22 
acres of National Forest System land from mining in order to protect 
the unique cave resources in the area adjacent to Jewel Cave National 
Monument. The land has been and will remain open to such other forms of 
disposition as may by law be made of National Forest System land and to 
mineral leasing. This notice also gives the public 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 
November 16, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Forest 
Supervisor's Office, Black Hills National Forest, 1019 North 5th 
Street, Custer, South Dakota 57730, or the Montana State Director (MT-
924), BLM, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 59101-4669.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Valerie Hunt, U.S. Forest Service, 
Rocky Mountain Region, 740 Simms Street, Golden, Colorado 80401, 303-
275-5071, or Sandra Ward, BLM Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate 
Drive, Billings, Montana 59101-4669, 406-896-5052.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USDA Forest Service has filed an 
application with the BLM, pursuant to Section 204 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714, to withdraw the 
following-described National Forest System land within the Black Hills 
National Forest for a period of 20 years from location or entry under 
the United States' mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch. 2), but not from leasing 
under the mineral leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights:

Black Hills National Forest

Black Hills Meridian

T. 3 S., R. 2 E.,
    Sec. 34, S\1/2\S\1/2\.
T. 4 S., R. 2 E.,
    Sec. 2, lot 4, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\ excluding that portion of 
the NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ east

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of U.S. Highway 16, and those portions of lot 3, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and 
SE\1/4\NW\1/4\ west of U.S. Highway 16;
    Sec. 3, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/2\, and S\1/2\;
    Sec. 10, N\1/2\;
    Sec. 11, N\1/2\;
    Sec. 12, S\1/2\N\1/2\.
T. 4 S., R. 3 E.,
    Sec. 6, lots 6 and 7, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, lots 1 and 2, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, and E\1/2\NW\1/4\.

The area described contains 2,387.22 acres in Custer County.

    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect the unique 
cave resources in the area adjacent to the Jewel Cave National 
Monument.
    The use of a right-of-way or interagency or cooperative agreement 
would not adequately protect this area.
    There are no suitable alternative sites available. The Jewel Cave 
formations are unique to this area and follow the local geology.
    No water 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 may present their 
views in writing to the Forest Supervisor, Black Hills National Forest, 
or the BLM Montana State Director at the addresses noted above.
    Records related to the application, as well as comments, including 
names and street addresses of respondents, will be available for public 
review at the BLM Montana State Office, or the Forest Supervisor's 
Office, Black Hills National Forest at the addresses stated above 
during regular business hours.
    Individual respondents may request confidentiality. Before 
including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal 
identifying information in your comment, be advised 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 from public review your personal identifying information, we 
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. 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 organization 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 meeting for the purpose of being 
heard on the proposed withdrawal extension must submit a written 
request to the BLM Montana State Director by November 16, 2010.
    Upon determination by the authorized officer that a public meeting 
will be held, a notice of the time and place will be published in the 
Federal Register and at least one local newspaper at least 30 days 
before the scheduled date of the meeting.
    For a period of 2 years from the date of publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register, the land will be segregated from location or 
entry under the United States mining laws, unless the application is 
denied or canceled or the withdrawal is approved prior to that date. 
The land will remain open to other uses within the statutory authority 
pertinent to National Forest System lands and subject to discretionary 
approval.
    The application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2300.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1(b))

Cynthia Staszak,
Chief, Branch of Land Resources.
[FR Doc. 2010-20343 Filed 8-17-10; 8:45 am]
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