[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 16159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7646]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[WY-930-1430-O1; WYW 123105]
Cancellation of Proposed Withdrawal, Correction of Decision
Record; Wyoming
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice terminates a proposal to withdraw 5,417.43 acres
of Federal surface and mineral estate, and another 40.00 acres of
Federal mineral estate only, in Bighorn County to protect significant
paleontological resource values discovered near Greybull, Wyoming. The
public lands and mineral estate were temporarily closed for two years
from surface entry and mining location to allow various studies and
analyses to be made in support of a final decision concerning the
proposed withdrawal. The land automatically became open to entry under
the general land laws, including the mining laws, on January 15, 1994,
when the temporary segregation expired. The lands have been, and remain
open to mineral leasing.
This notice also corrects the acreage in the Decision Record for
the Brown/Howe Dinosaur Area Environmental Assessment (WY-017-EA3-056),
dated January 20, 1995. The correct acreage of public land surface
designated an Area of Critical Environmental Concern is 5,417.43 acres,
instead of 5,457.43 acres.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 29, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tamara Gertsch, BLM Wyoming State
Office, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003, (307) 775-6115.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice of Proposed Withdrawal was
published in the Federal Register on January 16, 1992, which segregated
for two years the Federal surface and mineral estate described in the
notice from entry under the general land laws, including the mining
laws, subject to valid existing rights. The Bureau of Land Management
has determined withdrawal of Federal land and Federal mineral estate is
not needed to protect the paleontological resources present. The Cody
Resource Management Plan contains management prescriptions for the area
which afford adequate protection. The following described area was
designated on January 20, 1995, as the Brown/Howe Dinosaur Area ACEC.
Sixth Principal Meridian, Bighorn County, Wyoming
T. 54 N., R. 91 W.,
Sec. 4, lots 1-2, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\;
Sec. 5, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\;
Sec. 7, lots 9, 10, and 13;
Sec. 8, N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 9, lots 1-14;
Sec. 16, NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\;
Sec. 17, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, SE\1/4\;
Sec. 18, lots 5-11;
Sec. 19, E\1/2\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 20, N\1/2\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 21, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 29, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\,
SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 30, NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 31, lot 5;
Sec. 32, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\.
The area described contains 5,417.43 acres in Bighorn County,
Wyoming.
Dated: March 17, 1995.
Alan R. Pierson,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 95-7646 Filed 3-28-95; 8:45 am]
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