[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 120 (Thursday, June 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32559-32560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15296]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[CA-940-5700-00; CACA 35718]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting;
California
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management proposes to withdraw 1,236.31
acres of National Forest System land in Mariposa County to protect the
Jordan Creek Bower Cave Special Interest Area. This notice closes the
land for up to 2 years from mining. The land will remain open to
mineral leasing and the Materials Act of 1947.
DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by
September 20, 1995.
ADDRESSES: State Director, BLM (CA-931), Federal Building, Room E-2845,
2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 95825-1889.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Duane Marti, BLM California State
Office, 916-979-2858, or Bill Ferrell, Stanislaus National Forest,
Forest Service, 209-532-3671, extension 320.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 10, 1995, the Stanislaus National
Forest, Forest Service, filed an application to withdraw the following
described National Forest System land from location and entry under the
United States mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch. 2), subject to valid existing
rights:
Mount Diablo Meridian
T. 2 S., R. 17 E.,
Sec. 13, SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\, S\1/
2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 14, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/
4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 15, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/
4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 23, lots 1 and 5, and a portion of MC 2108;
Sec. 24, N\1/2\ of lot 1, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/
2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/
2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
T. 2 S., R. 18 E.,
Sec. 18, lot 3;
Sec. 19, lots 1-4 inclusive, S\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/
2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 20, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\; and
Sec. 29, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/
4\.
The area described contains approximately 1,236.31 acres in
Mariposa County.
The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect the Jordan
Creek Bower Cave Special Interest Area, which is located approximately
nine miles northeast of Coulterville, California. [[Page 32560]]
For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this
notice, all persons who wish to submit comments, suggestions, or
objections in connection with the proposed withdrawal may present their
views in writing to the California State Director of the Bureau of Land
Management.
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 California
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 land will be segregated as specified above
unless the application is denied or canceled or the withdrawal is
approved prior to that date. The temporary uses which may be permitted
during this segregative period are those which are compatible with the
use of the land by Forest Service.
Dated: June 15, 1995.
John D. Beck,
Acting Chief, Branch of Lands.
[FR Doc. 95-15296 Filed 6-21-95; 8:45 am]
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