80 FR 52334 - Public Land Order No. 7838; Withdrawal of National Forest System Land Adjacent to Jewel Cave National Monument; South Dakota

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 167 (August 28, 2015)

This order withdraws 2,387.22 acres of National Forest System land from location and entry under the United States mining laws for a period of 20 years on behalf of the United States Forest Service to protect the unique cave resources in the area adjacent to the Jewel Cave National Monument.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 167 (Friday, August 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52334-52335]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21327]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[SDM 100347]


Public Land Order No. 7838; Withdrawal of National Forest System 
Land Adjacent to Jewel Cave National Monument; South Dakota

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Public Land Order.

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SUMMARY: This order withdraws 2,387.22 acres of National Forest System 
land from location and entry under the United States mining laws for a 
period of 20 years on behalf of the United States Forest Service to 
protect the unique cave resources in the area adjacent to the Jewel 
Cave National Monument.

DATES: Effective Date: August 28, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Valerie Hunt, U.S. Forest Service, 
Region 2, 740 Simms Street, Golden, Colorado 80401, 303-275-5071, 
[email protected], or Deborah Sorg, Bureau of Land Management, Montana 
State Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 59101, 406-896-
5045, [email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device for 
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 
1-800-877-8339 to contact either of the above individuals. The FIRS is 
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question 
with either of the

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above individuals. You will receive a reply during normal business 
hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Forest Service is managing 
the land to protect the significant cave ecosystems located within the 
Black Hills National Forest adjacent to Jewel Cave National Monument.

Order

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior 
by Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 
43 U.S.C. 1714, it is ordered as follows:
    1. Subject to valid existing rights, the following described 
National Forest System land is hereby withdrawn from location and entry 
under the United States mining laws, but not from leasing under the 
mineral leasing laws, to protect the unique cave resources in the land 
adjacent to Jewel Cave National Monument:

Black Hills National Forest

Black Hills Meridian

T. 3 S., R. 2 E.,
    Sec. 34, S\1/2\SW\1/4\ and S\1/2\SE\1/4\.
T. 4 S., R. 2 E.,
    Sec. 2, lot 4, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\ excluding that portion of 
the NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ east of U.S. Highway 16, and those 
portions of lot 3, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\NW\1/4\ west of U.S. 
Highway 16;
    Sec. 3, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, 
and S\1/2\;
    Sec. 10, N\1/2\;
    Sec. 11, N\1/2\;
    Sec. 12, S\1/2\NE\1/4\ and S\1/2\NW\1/4\.
T. 4 S., R. 3 E.,
    Sec. 6, lots 6 and 7, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, lots 1 and 2, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, and E\1/2\NW\1/4\.

    The area described contains 2,387.22 acres in Custer County.

    2. The withdrawal made by this order does not alter the 
applicability of the public land laws other than the mining laws.
    3. This withdrawal will expire 20 years from the effective date of 
this order, unless, as a result of a review conducted before the 
expiration date pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), the Secretary determines 
that the withdrawal shall be extended.

    Dated: August 8, 2015.
Janice M. Schneider,
Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-21327 Filed 8-27-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3411-15-P