[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 145 (Friday, July 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38852-38853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18509]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[MT-930-1430-01; MTM 82330]
Proposed Withdrawal; Montana
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management proposes to withdraw 19,764.74
acres of public lands in aid of legislation and for protection of the
unique resources within the Sweet Grass Hills Area of Critical
Environmental Concern and other adjoining land areas. This notice
segregates the land for up to 2 years from location and entry under the
mining laws. The lands will remain open to mineral leasing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Binando, BLM Montana State
Office, P.O. Box 36800, Billings, Montana 59107, 406-255-2935.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In aid of legislation, I have approved a
petition allowing the Bureau of Land Management to file an application
to withdraw for a period of 2 years the following described public
lands from location and entry under the mining laws, but not from the
public land laws or mineral leasing laws, subject to valid existing
rights:
Principal Meridian
T. 37 N., R. 1 E.,
Sec. 1, lots 5 to 8, inclusive;
Sec. 2, lots 5 and 6, and S\1/2\ SE\1/4\;
Sec. 11, E\1/2\E\1/2\;
Sec. 12, lots 1 to 8, inclusive, and S\1/2\N\1/2\;
Sec. 13, lots 1 to 5, inclusive, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, N\1/
2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 14, lots 1 to 3, inclusive, N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, and N\1/
2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 15, E\1/2\E\1/2\;
Sec. 22, E\1/2\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 23, lot 1, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, S\1/
2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 24, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, W\1/2\E\1/2\, and W\1/2\;
Sec. 25, lots 1 to 10, inclusive, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\,
N\1/2\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 26, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\;
Sec. 27, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and
NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 34, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 35, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 36 N., R. 2 E.,
Sec. 5, lot 4;
Sec. 6, lots 1 and 2, and SW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 23, E\1/2\NE\1/4\ and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 24, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ and W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 25, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and E\1/2\SE\1/4\.
T. 37 N., R. 2 E.,
Sec. 5, lot 8;
Sec. 6, lots 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10;
Sec. 7, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 17, W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 18, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 19, lots 2, 3, and 4, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and
NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 20 NW\1/4\NE\1/4\ and N\1/2\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 30, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\,
E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 31, lots 1, 2, and 3, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/
4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\.
T. 35 N., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 3, lot 4 and SW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 4, lots 1 and 2, S\1/2\NE\1/4\.
T. 36 N., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 7, lot 2, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\,
and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 9, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 10, S\1/2\SW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 11, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 15, NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 17, lots 1 and 2, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 18, lots 5, 6, 11, and 12, and NW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 19, lots 3 and 4, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 20 E\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/
2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 21, NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 22, NW\1/4\;
Sec. 28, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/
4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 29, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 30, lots 1 and 2, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/
2\NW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 31, lots 2 and 3, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 32, N\1/2\N\1/2\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\,
and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 33, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 34, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 35 N., R. 4 E.,
Sec. 2, lot 2, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/
4\.
T. 36 N., R. 4 E.,
Sec. 1, lots 1, 2, and 3, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 9, SE\1/4\;
Sec. 10, lots 3 and 4, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 24, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\,
and NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 25, lots 1 to 6, inclusive, NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and
N\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 26, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 34, E\1/2\NE\1/4\ and SW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 35, E\1/2\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 36, lots 1, 2, 3, and 5.
T. 37 N., R. 4 E.,
Sec. 34, N\1/2\N\1/2\ and SW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 35, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 35 N., R. 5 E.,
Sec. 5, lot 4, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 6, lots 1, 2 and 5, and SW\1/4\NE\1/4\.
T. 36 N., R. 5 E.,
Sec. 3, lot 1 and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
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Sec. 4, W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 5, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 6, lot 6, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 7, lot 1, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, and NE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 8, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and W\1/2\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 9, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 14, S\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 18, N\1/2\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 19, lots 1 to 9, inclusive, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\,
SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 20 lots 1 to 5, inclusive, N\1/2\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 21, N\1/2\N\1/2\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 22, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, and E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 23, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/
2\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 26, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 27, W\1/2\W\1/2\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 28, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 29, lots 1 to 5, inclusive, lots 7 to 10, inclusive, SW\1/
4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 30, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, E\1/2\, and E\1/2\W\1/2\;
Sec. 31, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, MS 3418, E\1/2\, NE\1/4\NW\1/
4\, and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 32, lots 1 to 5, inclusive, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 34, N\1/2\NE\1/4\.
T. 37 N., R. 5 E.,
Sec. 29, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 30, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
The areas described aggregate approximately 19,764.74 acres in
Toole and Liberty Counties, Montana.
The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to preserve the status
quo for the above described public lands, which are either located
within or border the Sweet Grass Hills Area of Critical Environmental
Concern. The specific objective of this proposal is to protect high
value potential habitat for reintroduction of endangered peregrine
falcons, areas of traditional religious importance to Native Americans,
aquifers that currently provide the only potable water in the area, and
seasonally important elk and deer habitat, pending consideration of
proposed withdrawal legislation introduced into the 104th Congress, 1st
Session. This legislation would, among other things, protect the above
described lands and associated resource values from the location of new
mining claims.
A withdrawal application, when filed, will be processed in
accordance with the regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.
For a period of 2 years from the date of publication of this notice
in the Federal Register, the above described public lands will be
segregated temporarily from location and entry under the United States
mining laws, subject to valid existing rights, unless the application
is denied or canceled or the withdrawal is approved prior to the end of
the segregation period.
The temporary uses which may be permitted during this segregative
period are those that are currently permitted, including but not
limited to the collection of mineral data necessary to determine the
validity of existing mining claims, maintenance of existing
communication sites, acceptance of applications for new communication
sites on East Butte, and activities which will not disturb the surface
(such as hunting, hiking, camping, Native American religious practices,
water sampling, and vegetation inventories). The existing road closure
that is in effect for the Sweet Grass Hills will not be continued.
Limited motorized use is available by permit only to livestock ranchers
with leases and selected State and Federal government activities.
Exploration and development on existing oil and gas leases, minor
forest product sales, such as post and pole sales, livestock grazing on
existing leases, and maintenance and repair of livestock facilities are
allowed. Applications will also be accepted for supporting rights-of-
way for local ranching and domestic needs.
Dated: July 24, 1995.
Bob Armstrong,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 95-18509 Filed 7-27-95; 8:45 am]
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