[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83867-83868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28052]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MTM 109072]


Notice of Application for Withdrawal and Notification of Public 
Meeting; Montana

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Forest Service (USFS) has filed an 
application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requesting that 
the Secretary of the Interior withdraw, for a 20-year term, 
approximately 30,370 acres of National Forest System lands from 
location and entry under the United States mining laws, but not from 
leasing under mineral and geothermal laws. The purpose of the 
withdrawal is to protect and preserve the scenic integrity, important 
wildlife corridors, and high quality recreation values of the Emigrant 
Crevice area located in the Custer Gallatin National Forest, Park 
County, Montana. Publication of this notice temporarily segregates the 
lands for up to 2 years from location and entry under the United States 
mining laws while the withdrawal application is being processed. The 
lands have been and will remain open to such forms of disposition as 
may be allowed by law on National Forest System lands, and to leasing 
under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws. This notice also gives 
the public an opportunity to comment on the withdrawal application, and 
announces the date, time and location of the public meeting.

DATES: Comments must be received by February 21, 2017. The USFS will 
hold a public meeting in connection with the proposed withdrawal on 
January 18, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Forest Supervisor, Custer 
Gallatin National Forest, P.O. Box 130, 10 East Babcock Avenue, 
Bozeman, Montana 59771; or the Bureau of Land Management, Montana State 
Office (MT924), 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 59101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Erickson, Forest Supervisor, 
Custer Gallatin National Forest, 406-587-6949 or Deborah Sorg, BLM 
Montana/Dakotas State Office, 406-896-5045 during regular business 
hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except holidays. 
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call 
the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 to contact either of the 
above individuals. The Service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a 
week, to leave a message or question. You will receive a reply during 
normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The applicant is the USFS. The application 
requests the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw, subject to valid 
existing rights, the following described lands from location and entry 
under the United States mining laws, but not from leasing under the 
mineral and geothermal leasing laws, for a period of 20 years, to 
protect and preserve the area for its scenic integrity, important 
wildlife corridors, and high quality recreation values. Portions of 
these lands are unsurveyed and the acres were obtained from protraction 
diagrams or calculated using the Geographic Information System.

Custer Gallatin National Forest

Principal Meridian, Montana

T. 6 S., R. 8 E.,
    Secs. 34 and 35;
    Sec. 36, lots 1 thru 8, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/
4\.
T. 7 S., R. 8 E.,
    Sec. 10, lot 1, N\1/2\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\;
    Sec. 11, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 12, S\1/2\;
    Secs. 13, 14, and 15;
    Protracted blocks 37 thru 41.
T. 6 S., R. 9 E.,
    Sec. 31, lots 1 thru 6, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, 
and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 32, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 33, S\1/2\.
T. 7 S., R 9 E.,
    Sec. 9, unsurveyed;
    Sec. 10, W\1/2\, unsurveyed;
    Secs. 16 and 17, unsurveyed;
    Protracted blocks 39 thru 45.
T. 8 S., R. 9 E.,
    Secs. 22 thru 26, unsurveyed, those portions not within the 
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness;

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    Protracted blocks 41 thru 46, those portions not within the 
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness;
    Protracted blocks 47 and 48;
    Protracted block 49, that portion not within the Absaroka-
Beartooth Wilderness;
    H.E.S. No. 856.
T. 9 S., R. 9 E.,
    Secs. 1 and 2, those portions not within the Absaroka-Beartooth 
Wilderness;
    Sec. 3, lots 1, 2, and 3, NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/
4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 4, lot 2, lots 5 thru 9, lots 12 thru 15, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, 
and NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 5, lots 1 thru 6, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, 
and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 6, lot 1, lots 5 thru 12, NE\1/4\, and NE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, lots 5 and 6, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/
4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 8, lots 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\, 
excepting Wormsbecker Boundary Adjustment Tract, Certificate of 
Survey No. 792BA, filed in Park County, Montana, July 22, 1985, 
Document No. 186782;
    Sec. 9, lots 1, 3, and 4, lots 9 thru 15, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 10, lots 1 and 2, N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 11, lots 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, N\1/
2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, those portions not within 
the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness;
    Sec. 14, lots 1 thru 8, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and W\1/
2\SW\1/4\, those portions not within the Absaroka-Beartooth 
Wilderness;
    Sec. 15, lots 1 thru 9, NW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 16, lots 1 thru 5, E\1/2\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\NW\1/
4\;
    Sec. 17, lots 2 and 3, lots 5 thru 8, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/
4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 18, lots 1 thru 6, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, 
and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 19, lots 1 thru 14, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, 
including the bed of the Yellowstone River;
    Sec. 20, lots 2 thru 5, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 21;
    Sec. 22, lots 2 thru 13, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 23, lots 1 thru 10, NE\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\, those 
portions not within the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness;
    Tracts 37, 38, and 39;
    H.E.S. No. 253.

    The areas described aggregate approximately 30,370 acres of 
National Forest System lands in Park County.
    The following described non-Federal lands and non-Federal 
mineral rights are within the exterior boundary of the proposed 
withdrawal application. If title to these non-Federal lands or non-
Federal mineral rights is subsequently acquired by the United 
States, the application requests that such acquired lands and/or 
mineral rights become subject to the terms and conditions of the 
withdrawal.

Principal Meridian, Montana

T. 6 S., R. 8 E.,
    M.S. No. 10643, except that portion lying northerly of the line 
bet. Secs. 25 and 36;
    M.S. No. 6079.
T. 7 S., R. 8 E.,
    M.S. No. 8838, except that portion lying westerly of the line 
bet. Secs. 9 and 10.
T. 6 S., Rs. 8 and 9 E.,
    M.S. No. 6078.
Tps. 6 and 7 S., Rs. 9 E.,
    M.S. Nos. 4087 and 4724.
T. 7 S., R. 9 E.,
    M.S. Nos. 58, 6705, 6706, 6707, 6939, 6940, 6941, 9015, 9858, 
and 10229.
T. 9 S., R. 9 E.,
    Sec. 20, lot 1 and SW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    M.S. Nos. 46 and 47;
    M.S. No. 44, that portion lying northerly of the E-W center line 
of the SE\1/4\ of Sec. 8;
    M.S. Nos. 48 and 61;
    M.S. No. 62, that portion lying northerly of the E-W center line 
of the SE\1/4\ of Sec. 8;
    M.S. Nos. 4535, 4536, 4537, 4538, 4557, 4558, 4559, 4560, 4899, 
4900, 4901, 4902, 4903, 4904, 4905, 5527, 5528, 5529, 5531, 5532, 
5533, 5542, 5573A, 5573B, 5581, 5583, 5613, 5614, 5627, 5628, 5629, 
5674, 5675, 5676, 5713, 5786, 5819, 5820, 6117, 6283, 6284, 6341, 
6374, 6376, 6377, 6657, 6930, 6931, 6999, 7000, 7001, 7002, 7003, 
7004, 7005, 7006, 7007, 7008, 7108, 8869, 8876, 9023, and 9024;
    M.S. No. 9035, that portion not within the Absaroka-Beartooth 
Wilderness;
    M.S. Nos. 9681, 9771, 9906, and 10774.

    Wormsbecker Boundary Adjustment Tract, Certificate of Survey No. 
792BA, filed in Park County, Montana, July 22, 1985, Document No. 
186782.
    The areas described aggregate approximately 1,668 acres in Park 
County.
    The purpose of the requested withdrawal is to protect and preserve 
the areas scenic integrity, important wildlife corridors, and high 
quality recreation values. The use of a right-of-way, interagency 
agreement, or cooperative agreement would not adequately constrain non-
discretionary uses and would not provide adequate protection for these 
areas.
    No alternative sites are feasible because the lands subject to the 
withdrawal application are the lands for which protection is sought 
from the impacts of exploration and development under the United States 
mining laws. No water will be needed to fulfill the purpose of the 
requested withdrawal.
    Records related to the application may be examined by contacting 
either of the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section above.
    For a period until February 21, 2017, all persons who wish to 
submit comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the 
withdrawal application may present their views in writing to the Forest 
Supervisor, Custer Gallatin National Forest at the address noted above. 
Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will be 
available for public review at the address indicated above 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 can 
ask us 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 a public meeting in connection with the 
application for withdrawal will be held at the Shane Center, 415 E 
Lewis St., Livingston, Montana 59407 on January 18, 2017 from 4-7 p.m. 
The USFS will publish a notice of the time and place in a local 
newspaper at least 30 days before the scheduled date of the meeting.
    For a period until November 23, 2018, subject to valid existing 
rights, the National Forest System lands described in this notice will 
be segregated from location and entry under the United States mining 
laws, unless the application is denied or canceled or the withdrawal is 
approved prior to that date. All other activities currently consistent 
with the Forest plan could continue, including public recreation and 
other activities compatible with preservation of the character of the 
area, subject to discretionary approval, during the temporary 
segregation period.
    The application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.

Kimberly O. Prill,
Chief, Branch of Realty, Lands and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2016-28052 Filed 11-21-16; 8:45 am]
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