[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 122 (Friday, June 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41333-41334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15015]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management


Notice of Application for Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public 
Meeting; Idaho (IDI 38117)

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service 
(USFS) has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM) requesting the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw 
approximately 107.02 acres of National Forest System land from the 
mining laws to protect the Dump Creek Diversion Ditch within the Salmon 
National Forest in Idaho. This notice temporarily segregates the land 
for up to 2 years from the United States mining laws while the 
application is being processed. This notice also gives an opportunity 
for the public to comment on the application and to request a public 
meeting.

DATES: Comments and public meeting requests must be received by 
September 22, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments and public meeting requests should be sent to the 
Idaho State Director, BLM, 1387 S. Vinnell Way, Boise, ID 83709.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Cartwright, BLM Idaho State 
Office 208-373-3885 or Sherry Stokes-Wood, Lands, USFS Intermountain 
Regional Office 801-625-5800. Persons who use a telecommunications 
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay 
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact either of the above 
individuals. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You 
will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USFS 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, requesting that the Secretary of the 
Interior withdraw, for a 20-year period and subject to valid existing 
rights, the National Forest System land described below from location 
and entry under the United States mining laws. The land will remain 
open to discretionary uses.

Salmon National Forest

Boise Meridian

T. 23 N., R. 20 E.,
    Secs. 12, 13, and 24.

    Beginning at USLM No. 4, Eureka Mining District, said Monument 
No. 4 being more particularly located in the unsurveyed NW1/4SE1/4 
Section 24. From point of beginning, North 4[deg]32'52'' East 
5061.93 feet to Corner No. 1, the True Point of Beginning, said 
Corner being identical with Corner No. 1 Lemhi Gold Placer, as shown 
on Moose Creek Hydraulic Placer Mineral Survey Plat No. 3057. Thence 
North 0[deg]01' West, 4109.7 feet along the west line of Lemhi Gold 
Placer to a point at the intersection of line 1-2 of Rocky Mountain 
Placer, MS No. 1867, which point lies North 58[deg]56' West, 58.1 
feet from Corner No. 1 of MS No. 1867 and said point being Corner 
No. 2 of herein described lands; Thence North 58[deg]56' West, along 
line 1-2 of MS No. 1867 for a distance of 817.35 feet to Corner No. 
3; Thence South 0[deg]01' East, 4529.24 feet to Corner No. 4; Thence 
South 8[deg]33' East, 1877.1 feet to Corner No. 5; Thence South 
89[deg]49' East, 883 feet to Corner No. 6, said Corner No. 6 being 
identical with Corner No. 4 of Moose Creek Hydraulic Placer MS 3057; 
Thence North 8[deg]33' West, 1877.1 feet along the west line of said 
Moose Creek Hydraulic Placer to Corner No. 7 said Corner No. 7 being 
identical with Corner No. 5 of MS No. 3057; Thence North 89[deg]49' 
West, 183 feet to Corner No. 1, the True Point of Beginning.

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    The area described contains 107.02 acres in Lemhi County.

    The purpose of the withdrawal is to ensure the continued 
conservation of the aquatic and riparian habitats, and to protect the 
USFS watershed investments in the Salmon River Drainage.
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative 
agreement would not adequately protect the land from nondiscretionary 
uses which could result in a permanent loss of significant values and 
capital investments.
    There are no suitable alternative sites with equal or greater 
benefit to the government and the structures needing protection already 
exist on this site. It is not economically feasible to construct the 
necessary watershed protection dam and other related improvements on 
alternative sites because of the topography and hydrologic conditions.
    The USFS would not need to acquire water rights to fulfill the 
purpose of the requested withdrawal.
    Records related to the application may be examined by contacting 
the Salmon-Challis National Forest, Forest Supervisor's Office, at 1206 
S. Challis St. Salmon, ID 83467, or by contacting Jeff Cartwright at 
the above BLM address or by phone number.
    For a period until September 22, 2016, all persons who wish to 
submit comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the 
withdrawal application may present their views in writing to the BLM 
State Director at the address indicated above.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will 
be available for public review during regular business hours. Before 
including your address, phone number, email 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 may 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 an opportunity for a public meeting is 
afforded in connection with the withdrawal application. All interested 
persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on 
the withdrawal application must submit a written request to the BLM 
State Director at the address indicated above by September 22, 2016. 
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 a newspaper having a general circulation in the 
vicinity of the land at least 30 days before the scheduled date of the 
meeting.
    For a period until June 25, 2018, the National Forest System land 
described in this notice will be segregated from location and entry 
under the United States mining laws, but not from discretionary uses, 
unless the application is denied or canceled or the withdrawal is 
approved prior to that date.
    The application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.

James M. Fincher,
Chief, Branch of Lands, Minerals and Water Rights, Resource Services.
[FR Doc. 2016-15015 Filed 6-23-16; 8:45 am]
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