[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 236 (Friday, December 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 75648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26829]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWY9250000-L14400000-ET0000; WYW-132601]


Public Land Order No. 7916; Extension of Public Land Order No. 
7546; Withdrawal for Protection of Sweetwater River Recreational, 
Scenic, Riparian, Historic, and Wildlife Resources, Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Public Land Order.

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SUMMARY: This order extends the duration of the withdrawal created by 
Public Land Order (PLO) No. 7546, which would otherwise expire on 
December 8, 2022, for an additional 20-year term. PLO No. 7546 withdrew 
4,943.13 acres of public lands from settlement, sale, location, or 
entry under general land laws, including the United States mining laws. 
The withdrawal extension is necessary to continue protecting the 
Sweetwater River, Wyoming.

DATES: This Public Land Order takes effect on December 8, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keesha Clay, Realty Specialist, Bureau 
of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Rd., 
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009, telephone: (307) 775-6189, email: 
[email protected]; or you may contact the BLM office at the address listed 
above. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard 
of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals 
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within 
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in 
the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose for which the withdrawal was 
first made requires an extension to continue the protection of the 
Sweetwater River and the resources associated with it.

Order

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior 
by Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), it is ordered as follows:
    1. Subject to valid existing rights, PLO No. 7546 (67 FR 72970 
(2002)), which withdrew 4,943.13 acres of public lands from settlement, 
sale, location, or entry under general land laws, including the United 
States mining laws, for the protection of Sweetwater River 
Recreational, Scenic, Riparian, Historic, and Wildlife Resources, is 
hereby extended for an additional 20-year period.
    2. This withdrawal extended by this order will expire on December 
8, 2042, unless, as a result of a review conducted prior to the 
expiration date pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), the Secretary determines 
that the withdrawal shall be further extended.

(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714(f))

Shannon A. Estenoz,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 2022-26829 Filed 12-8-22; 8:45 am]
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