[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 170 (Friday, September 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 45732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21888]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[MT-930-1220-00; MTM 84500]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal; Montana
AGENCY: Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior proposes to withdraw
approximately 19,100 acres of Federal lands for protection of the
watersheds within the drainages of the Clark's Fork of the Yellowstone,
Soda Butte Creek, and the Stillwater River, and the water quality and
fresh water fishery resources within Yellowstone National Park. 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: Jeff Holdren, 1620 L Street NW,
Washington, D.C. 20240, 202-542-7779.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 29, 1995, a petition was approved
allowing the Assistant Secretary, Policy, Management, and Budget to
file an application to withdraw the following described Federal lands
from location and entry under the mining laws, subject to valid
existing rights:
Principal Meridian, Montana
T. 8 S., R. 14 E.,
Sec. 25, unsurveyed;
Sec. 33, partly unsurveyed;
Secs. 34 to 36, inclusive, unsurveyed.
T. 9 S., R. 14 E.,
Secs. 1 to 28, inclusive;
Secs. 33 to 36, inclusive, partly surveyed.
T. 8 S., R. 15 E.,
Secs. 30 and 31.
T. 9 S., R. 15 E.,
Secs. 5 to 8, inclusive;
Secs. 17 to 20, inclusive;
Secs. 29 to 32, inclusive.
The areas described aggregate approximately 19,100 acres in Park
County, Montana.
The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is for protection of the
watersheds within the drainages of the Clark's Fork of the Yellowstone,
Soda Butte Creek, and the Stillwater River, and the water quality and
fresh water fishery resources within Yellowstone National Park.
A withdrawal application, when filed, 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 from location and
entry under the mining law, 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.
Existing uses of the segregated lands may be continued except for
the location or relocation of mining claims during the pendency of the
2-year segregative period, including but not limited to all legal
ingress and egress to valid mining claims and patented claims, all
rights-of-way, all access to non-Federal lands, all current
recreational uses, and all commercial uses requiring special use
permits.
Dated: August 29, 1995.
Thomas P. Lonnie,
Deputy State Director, Division of Resources.
[FR Doc. 95-21888 Filed 8-31-95; 8:45 am]
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