[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 58439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28383]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MT-924-1430-ET; MTM 89384]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting;
Montana
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management, proposes to withdraw
approximately 2,244 acres of public land to protect resources in the
Beaverhead River area acquired by the United States with Land and Water
Conservation Fund and North American Wetlands Conservation Act funding.
This notice segregates the land described below upon acquisition by the
United States for up to 2 years from location and entry under the
general land laws, including the mining laws, subject to valid existing
rights.
DATES: Comments must be received by January 27, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the State
Director, Bureau of Land Management, Montana State Office, P.O. Box
36800, Billings, Montana 59107.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Russ Sorensen, Dillon Field Office,
100 Selway Drive, Dillon, Montana 59725, (406) 683-2337.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 5, 1999, a petition was approved
allowing the Bureau of Land Management to file an application to
withdraw the following described land from settlement, sale, location
and entry under the general land laws, including location and entry
under the mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral leasing
laws.
Tract 1--
Principal Meridian, Montana
T. 8 S., R. 10 W.,
Sec. 35, lots 3 and 4, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 9 S., R. 10 W.,
Sec. 1, lots 6 to 22, inclusive;
Sec. 2, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/2\, and S\1/2\;
Sec. 11, lot 1 and N\1/2\, Excepting Therefrom that tract of
land described in Deed dated June 22, 1946, recorded in Book 110 of
Deeds, Page 263, records of Beaverhead County, Montana;
Sec. 12, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\,
NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\.
Sec. 13, N\1/2\NE\1/4\ and NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, Excepting Therefrom,
Certificate of Survey 889, all those portions conveyed to the State
of Montana for State Highway purposes, those portions conveyed for
railroad purposes, and those portions taken by the Declaration of
Taking dated September 13, 1960.
Tract 2--
Certificate of Survey 889 which is a parcel of land located in the
NW\1/4\ of sec. 11,
Sec. 2, and lots 9 and 10 of sec. 1, T. 9 S., R. 10 W., PMM.
The above described land contains approximately 2,244.00 acres
in Beaverhead County.
Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal. All interested
persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on
the proposed withdrawal must submit a written request to the Montana
State Director within 90 days from the date of publication of this
notice. 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 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 2300.
For a period of 2 years from the date of publication of this notice
in the Federal Register, the lands will be segregated as specified
above, subject to valid existing rights, unless the proposal is denied
or canceled or the withdrawal is finalized prior to the end of the
segregation. Further, the segregation does not preclude the issuance of
land use permits, rights-of-way, or other authorizations that are
needed to accommodate valid existing rights and previously authorized
actions. All previously authorized activities and permitted uses of the
segregated lands may be continued in accordance with the terms of the
authorization.
Dated: October 19, 1999.
John E. Moorhouse,
Acting Deputy State Director, Division of Resources.
[FR Doc. 99-28383 Filed 10-28-99; 8:45 am]
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