[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 82 (Friday, April 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18619-18620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10324]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MT-924-1430-01; MTM 83069]
Opening of Land in a Proposed Withdrawal; Montana
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The temporary 2-year segregation of a proposed withdrawal of
1,800.10 acres of National Forest System land for the Cave Mountain
Research Natural Area expires on June 15, 1996, and the land will be
open to mining. It has been and remains open to surface entry and
mineral leasing.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 15, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Ward, BLM Montana State Office,
P.O. Box 36800, Billings, Montana 59107, 406-255-2949.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice of proposed withdrawal was
published in the Federal Register, 59 FR 30951, June 16, 1994, which
segregated the land described therein for up to 2 years from location
and entry under the mining laws, subject to valid existing rights, but
not from other forms of disposition which may by law be made of
National Forest System land. The 2-year segregation expires June 15,
1996. The withdrawal application will continue to be processed, unless
it is canceled or denied. The land is described as follows:
Principal Meridian, Montana
T. 10 S., R. 1 W.,
Sec. 31, lots 3 and 4, E\1/2\, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 32, NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\.
T. 11 S., R 1 W.,
Sec. 5, W\1/2\NE\1/4\ and NW\1/4\;
Sec. 6, N\1/2\ and N\1/2\S\1/2\.
The area described contains 1,800.10 acres in Madison County.
At 9 a.m., on June 15, 1996, the land will be opened to location
and entry under the United States mining laws, subject to valid
existing rights, the
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provisions of existing withdrawals, other segregations of record, and
the requirements of applicable law. Appropriation of any lands
described in this order under the general mining laws prior to the date
and time of restoration is unauthorized. Any such attempted
appropriation, including attempting adverse possession under 30 U.S.C.
38 (1988), shall vest no rights against the United States. Acts
required to establish a location and to initiate a right of possession
are governed by State law where not in conflict with Federal law. The
Bureau of Land Management will not intervene in disputes between rival
locators over possessory rights, since Congress has provided for such
determinations in local courts.
Dated: April 18, 1996.
Thomas P. Lonnie,
Deputy State Director, Division of Resources.
[FR Doc. 96-10324 Filed 4-25-96; 8:45 am]
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