[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2976-2977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00775]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_MT_FRN_MO#4500172285]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Public Meeting, Pryor 
Mountain Wild Horse Range; Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed withdrawal extension.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior proposes to extend Public Land 
Order (PLO) No. 7628 for an additional 20-year term. PLO No. 7628 
withdrew 1,960.10 acres of public lands in Big Horn County, Wyoming, 
from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the general land laws, 
including the United States mining laws, subject to valid existing 
rights, to protect the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range. The withdrawal 
created by PLO No. 7628 will expire on March 7, 2025, unless extended. 
This notice announces to the public the opportunity to comment on the 
proposal and announces the date, time, and location of the public 
meeting to be held in conjunction with this withdrawal extension 
application.

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DATES: Interested parties who wish to submit comments, suggestions, or 
objections in connection with the withdrawal extension application may 
submit their views in writing to the Billings Field Office Manager by 
April 16, 2024 to the address below. Notice is hereby given that the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a public meeting in 
connection with the withdrawal extension application on February 29, 
2024 at 4 p.m. at the Lovell Community Center, 1925 US 310, Lovell, WY 
82431.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be mailed or hand delivered to BLM, 
Billings Field Office Manager, Attn: Pryor Mountain Proposed Withdrawal 
Extension, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 59101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marzha Fritzler, BLM Realty 
Specialist, Billings Field Office, (406) 896-5244, or via email at 
[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 Tele Braille) 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 withdrawal established by PLO No. 7628 
(70 FR 11271, March 8, 2005) and serialized as WYW-152420 will expire 
on March 7, 2025, unless extended. At the request of the BLM, the 
Secretary is proposing to extend PLO No. 7628 for an additional 20-year 
term for the protection of wild horse and wildlife habitat, and 
watershed, recreation, cultural, and scenic values within the Pryor 
Mountain Wild Horse Range.
    The proposed withdrawal extension would encompass the same 1,960.10 
acres withdrawn in 2005 by PLO No. 7628. The BLM has updated the legal 
description of the lands to conform to Specifications for Descriptions 
of Land Status (2017) and described as follows:

Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming

T. 58 N., R. 95 W.,
    Sec. 19, lot 2 and SE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 21, A portion of land lying southwesterly of a diagonal 
line drawn from the \1/4\ cor. of secs. 20 and 21 to the \1/4\ sec. 
cor. of secs. 21 and 28;
    Sec. 23, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 26, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ and W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 27, S\1/2\;
    Sec. 28, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, and S\1/2\;
    Sec. 29, NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 33, NE\1/4\ and NE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, NW\1/4\.

    The area described contains 1,960.10 acres.
    The use of a right-of-way would not provide adequate protection.
    There are no suitable alternative sites available.
    Water is required and protected pursuant to a Public Water Reserve 
No. 107, established pursuant to an Executive order dated April 17, 
1926.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will 
be available for public review at the Billings Field Office, 5001 
Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 59101, during regular business.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that 
your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--
may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask the BLM 
in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from 
public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    This withdrawal extension proposal will be processed in accordance 
with the regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4.

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

Sonya I. Germann,
Montana State Director.
[FR Doc. 2024-00775 Filed 1-16-24; 8:45 am]
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