[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 47248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21963]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWO350000.16X.L11100000.PI0000 LXSISGMW0000]


Notice of Cancellation of Withdrawal Application and Withdrawal 
Proposal and Notice of Termination of Environmental Impact Statement 
for the Sagebrush Focal Area Withdrawal in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, 
Oregon, Utah and Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of cancellation.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has canceled its 
withdrawal application and the withdrawal proposal relating to 
approximately 10 million acres of public and National Forest system 
lands located within Sagebrush Focal Areas (SFAs) in Idaho, Montana, 
Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming. The BLM has determined that the 
lands are no longer needed in connection with the proposed withdrawal. 
The BLM has also terminated the preparation of an Environmental Impact 
Statement evaluating this application and proposal.

DATES: This Notice is applicable on October 11, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark A. Mackiewicz, BLM, by telephone 
at 435-636-3616, mail to 125 South 600 West, Price, UT 84501-2833 or by 
email at [email protected]. Persons using a telecommunications device 
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 800-877-
8339. FRS 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: A Notice of Proposed Withdrawal was 
published in the Federal Register on September 24, 2015, (80 FR 57635), 
as corrected (80 FR 63583), of the Department's proposal to withdraw 
approximately 10 million acres of public and National Forest System 
lands in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming from 
location and entry under the United States mining laws for 20 years, 
subject to valid existing rights. The September 24, 2015, Notice also 
served as a Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS), pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 
U.S.C. 4331, and initiated a public scoping process. The BLM has 
determined that the lands are no longer needed in connection with the 
proposed withdrawal. In accordance with 43 CFR 2310.1-4(a), the BLM 
therefore has canceled the proposed withdrawal and its application in 
support thereof. Preparation of an EIS is hereby terminated. Pursuant 
to 43 CFR 2310.2-1(d), the segregative effect for the lands described 
in 80 FR 57635 as amended by 80 FR 63583 terminated by operation of law 
on September 24, 2017, and the lands are currently open to location and 
entry under the United States mining laws, subject to valid existing 
rights, the provision of existing withdrawals, other segregations of 
record, and the requirements of applicable law.

Michael D. Nedd,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2017-21963 Filed 10-10-17; 8:45 am]
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