95-1521. Public Review Period of Proposed Classification Standards for Establishing Known Leasing Areas for Gilsonite

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 4184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1521]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[UT-920-05-1330-00]


Public Review Period of Proposed Classification Standards for 
Establishing Known Leasing Areas for Gilsonite

Summary: The Secretary of the Interior, through Secretarial Orders 3071 
and 3087 transferred the authority under 43 USC 21 to classify public 
lands for leasable minerals to the Director, Bureau of Land Management. 
On May 22, 1986, regulations were finalized at 43 CFR part 3500 which 
provided for prospecting permits for gilsonite on lands that were not 
known to contain valuable deposits of gilsonite. Lands with known 
gilsonite deposits will be subject to competitive leasing procedures 
only. The Utah State Office, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is 
requesting the public to review the following proposed standard which 
would be used to determine whether lands will be subject to competitive 
leasing for gilsonite. Lands will be defined as a Known Gilsonite Area 
and subject to competitive leasing if they contain a gilsonite vein 
that can be mapped as a continuous vein based on surface exposures or 
other indications of a continuous linear feature. The Known Gilsonite 
Leasing Area shall be described by aliquot parts generally no smaller 
than a quarter-quarter section or when appropriate a lot. If any part 
of the lot or quarter-quarter section contains a portion of a mapped 
vein meeting the classification standard, that subdivision shall be 
included within the Known Gilsonite Leasing Area.
    Information requested from the public via this notice may be in the 
form of a letter and should be as specific as possible. Comments 
submitted in response to this notice will be accepted for a period of 
60 days from the date of this Federal Register notice, and should be 
addressed to: Mat Millenbach, State Director, Bureau of Land 
Management, Utah State Office, P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah, 
84145-0155.

For further information contact: James Kohler, Bureau of Land 
Management, Utah State Office, Division of Mineral Resources, P. O. Box 
45155, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0155, [phone].
Douglas M. Koza,
Deputy State Director, Mineral Resources.
[FR Doc. 95-1521 Filed 1-19-95; 8:45 am]
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