[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 202 (Friday, October 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58685-58686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23076]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[20X.LLID933000.L14400000.ET0000.241A00]


Notice of Application for Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity 
for Public Meeting, Lemhi Pass National Historic Landmark, Idaho and 
Montana [IDI-33690/MTM-90527]

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 extend the duration of Public Land Order 
(PLO) No. 7549 for an additional 20-year term. PLO No. 7549 withdrew 
1,328.84 acres of National Forest System land from location and entry 
under the United States mining laws to protect the Lemhi

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Pass National Historic Landmark. The withdrawal created by PLO No. 7549 
will expire on December 26, 2022, unless it is extended. The land will 
remain open to the general land laws and leasing under the mineral 
leasing laws. This notice also gives an opportunity for the public to 
comment and to request a public meeting on the withdrawal extension 
application.

DATES: Comments and public meeting requests must be received by January 
20, 2022.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Sullivan, BLM Idaho State Office, 
at 208-373-3863 or Hailey Conroy, Lands, USFS Intermountain Regional 
Office, at 801-625-5802. Persons who use a telecommunications device 
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 to contact either of the above individuals. The FRS 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 requesting 
that the Secretary of the Interior extend the withdrawal created by PLO 
No. 7549 for an additional 20-year term, subject to valid existing 
rights. PLO No. 7549 (67 FR 249 (2002)), hereby incorporated by 
reference, withdrew 1,328.84 acres of National Forest System land in 
the Salmon-Challis National Forest, Lemhi County, Idaho, and Beaverhead 
County, Montana, from mining for a period of 20 years to preserve the 
unique resources of Lemhi Pass National Historic Landmark. The land has 
been and will remain open to such forms of disposition as may by law be 
made of National Forest System land and to mineral leasing. An 
additional 176.45 acres would become subject to the terms and 
conditions of this withdrawal upon acquisition of the mineral estate by 
the United States. The purpose of the requested withdrawal extension is 
to continue to protect the Lemhi Pass National Historic Landmark and to 
preserve the historic, recreational, and cultural heritage which this 
site represents.
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative 
agreement would not adequately protect the land from nondiscretionary 
uses that could result in a permanent loss of significant values and 
capital investments.
    The area proposed for withdrawal extension is a significant 
national historic area, established as a National Historic Landmark. 
There are no alternative sites.
    The USFS would not need to acquire water rights to fulfill the 
purpose of the requested withdrawal extension.
    For a period until January 20, 2022, all persons who wish to submit 
comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the withdrawal 
extension application may present their views in writing to the BLM 
State Director at the ADDRESSES section 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 extension application. All 
interested persons who desire a public meeting on the withdrawal 
extension application must submit a written request to the BLM State 
Director at the ADDRESSES section indicated above by January 20, 2022. 
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.
    The application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4.

Peter J. Ditton,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 2021-23076 Filed 10-21-21; 8:45 am]
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