82 FR 4920 - Public Land Order No. 7860; Partial Revocation of a Secretarial Order and a Bureau of Reclamation Order; Montana

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 10 (January 17, 2017)

This order partially revokes a withdrawal created by a Secretarial Order and a Bureau of Reclamation Order, insofar as they affect 2,643.25 acres withdrawn for the Bureau of Reclamation's Lonesome Lake Reservoir, a sub-unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. The Bureau of Reclamation has determined that the lands are no longer needed for reclamation purposes.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4920-4921]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00835]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Public Land Order No. 7860; Partial Revocation of a Secretarial 
Order and a Bureau of Reclamation Order; Montana

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Public land order.

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SUMMARY: This order partially revokes a withdrawal created by a 
Secretarial Order and a Bureau of Reclamation Order, insofar as they 
affect 2,643.25 acres withdrawn for the Bureau of Reclamation's 
Lonesome Lake Reservoir, a sub-unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin 
Program. The Bureau of Reclamation has determined that the lands are no 
longer needed for reclamation purposes.

DATES: This public land order is effective on January 17, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Eide, Bureau of Land 
Management, Montana/Dakotas State Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, 
Billings, Montana 59101-4669; telephone 406-896-5094. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay 
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual. FRS is 
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question 
with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal 
business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Reclamation has determined 
that the lands are no longer needed for reclamation purposes. The 
revocation is needed to allow for a majority of the lands to be 
conveyed to the State of Montana under a State Indemnity Selection 
application. Any lands not conveyed to the State, except 3.25 acres 
included in an overlapping withdrawal, will be restored to the 
administration of the Bureau of Land Management. In the event any lands 
described in Paragraphs 1 and 2 below are not conveyed to the State, 
those lands will remain segregated from location and entry under the 
United States mining laws unless later opened by publication of an 
opening order in accordance with applicable law.

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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. The Secretarial Order dated October 15, 1904, which withdrew 
public lands on behalf of the Bureau of Reclamation for the Lonesome 
Lake Reservoir Site, is hereby partially revoked insofar as it affects 
the following described lands:

Principal Meridian, Montana

T. 29 N., R. 11 E.,
    Sec. 21, N\1/2\NE\1/4\ and N\1/2\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 22, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 29 N., R. 12 E.,
    Sec. 9, W\1/2\ and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 21, N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 22;
    Sec. 28, W\1/2\;
    Sec. 29, E\1/2\NE\1/4\ and E\1/2\SE\1/4\.
T. 30 N., R. 12 E.,
    Sec. 35, S\1/2\SE\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate 2,480 acres in Chouteau and Hill 
Counties.

    2. The Bureau of Reclamation Order dated March 30, 1950, which 
withdrew public lands for the Lonesome Lake Reservoir Site, is hereby 
partially revoked insofar as it affects the following described lands:

Principal Meridian, Montana

T. 29 N., R. 7 E.,
    Sec. 17, lot 14.
T. 29 N., R. 12 E.,
    Sec. 24, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 25, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 30 N., R. 12 E.,
    Sec. 35, N\1/2\SE\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate 163.25 acres in Chouteau, Hill, 
and Liberty Counties.

    3. All of the lands described in Paragraphs 1 and 2, except for the 
80.00 acres described in Paragraph 4 below, are hereby opened for 
disposal through State Indemnity Selection, but remain segregated from 
location and entry under the United States mining laws due to a State 
Indemnity Selection application.
    4. At 9 a.m. on February 16, 2017, the following described lands 
will be restored to management by the Bureau of Land Management and are 
opened to the operation of the public land laws generally, subject to 
valid existing rights, the provisions of existing withdrawals, other 
segregations of record, and the requirements of applicable law. All 
valid applications received at or prior to 9 a.m. on February 16, 2017, 
shall be considered as simultaneously filed at that time. Those 
received thereafter shall be considered in the order of filing.

Principal Meridian, Montana

T. 29 N., R. 12 E.,
    Sec. 24, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 25, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate 80.00 acres in Chouteau County.

    5. At 9 a.m. on February 16, 2017, the lands described in Paragraph 
4 will be opened to location and entry under the United States mining 
laws, subject to valid existing rights, the provision of existing 
withdrawals, other segregations of record, and the requirements of 
applicable law. The lands have been and will remain open to mineral 
leasing. Appropriation of any of the 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, 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: January 9, 2017.
Janice M. Schneider,
Assistant Secretary--Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-00835 Filed 1-13-17; 8:45 am]
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