[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 36 (Thursday, February 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 11472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03721]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MTM-79374-01]


Public Land Order No. 7920; Extension of Public Land Order No. 
6958; Withdrawal of National Forest System Land To Protect and Preserve 
the Crystal Park Recreation Area; Montana

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Public Land Order.

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SUMMARY: This Public Land Order (PLO) extends the duration of the 
withdrawal created by PLO No. 6958, which would otherwise expire March 
1, 2023, for an additional 30-year period. PLO No. 6958 withdrew 220 
acres of National Forest System land from location and entry under the 
United States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral 
leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights, to protect and preserve 
the United States Forest Service (USFS)-managed Crystal Park Recreation 
Area.

DATES: This PLO takes effect on March 2, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Will Pedde, Land Status Program 
Manager, U.S. Forest Service Region One, Office of the Regional 
Forester, Region One, 26 Fort Missoula Road, Missoula, Montana 59804, 
(406) 329-3204 or [email protected]. 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 the withdrawal extension in order to continue to 
protect and preserve the USFS-managed Crystal Park Recreation Area, 
facilities, and capital improvements.

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. 6958 (58 FR 11968 
(1993)), which withdrew 220 acres of National Forest System lands from 
location and entry under the United States mining laws, but not from 
leasing under the mineral leasing laws, to protect and preserve Crystal 
Park Recreation Area, is hereby extended for an additional 30-year 
period.
    2. The withdrawal extended by this Order will expire on March 1, 
2053, unless, as a result of 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 the 
withdrawal shall be further extended.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310)

Shannon A. Estenoz,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 2023-03721 Filed 2-22-23; 8:45 am]
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