83 FR 42139 - Public Land Order No. 7872; Withdrawal of National Forest System Land for the Dump Creek Diversion Ditch, Idaho

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 161 (August 20, 2018)

This Order withdraws 107.02 acres of National Forest System land from location and entry under the United States mining laws for a period of 20 years to protect the Dump Creek Diversion Ditch within the Salmon National Forest. The purpose of this withdrawal is to ensure the continued conservation of the aquatic and riparian habitats, and to protect the Federal watershed investments in the Salmon River Drainage.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 161 (Monday, August 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42139-42140]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17870]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[18X.LLID933000.L14400000.ET0000; IDI-38117]


Public Land Order No. 7872; Withdrawal of National Forest System 
Land for the Dump Creek Diversion Ditch, Idaho

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Public Land Order.

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SUMMARY: This Order withdraws 107.02 acres of National Forest System 
land from location and entry under the United States mining laws for a 
period of 20 years to protect the Dump Creek Diversion Ditch within the 
Salmon National Forest. The purpose of this withdrawal is to ensure the 
continued conservation of the aquatic and riparian habitats, and to 
protect the Federal watershed investments in the Salmon River Drainage.

DATES: This Public Land Order takes effect on August 20, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Cartwright, Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM), Idaho State Office (208) 373-3885. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay 
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to reach the Bureau of Land Management 
contact during normal business hours. The 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: This order withdraws the land on behalf of 
the United States Forest Service for the purpose of preserving the 
existing groundwater regime and to protect the integrity of the 
reclamation and watershed stabilization and investment of Federal funds 
within the Dump Creek project.

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 for a period of 20 years to 
preserve the existing groundwater regime and to protect the integrity 
of the reclamation and watershed stabilization and investment

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of Federal funds within the Dump Creek project. The land will remain 
open to discretionary uses.

Salmon National Forest

Boise Meridian

T. 23 N., R. 20 E.,
    Secs. 12, 13, and 24.

    Beginning at USLM No. 4, Eureka Mining District, said Monument 
No. 4 being more particularly located in the unsurveyed NW\1/4\SE\1/
4\ Section 24. From point of beginning, North 4[deg]32'52'' East 
5061.93 feet to Corner No. 1, the True Point of Beginning, said 
Corner being identical with Corner No. 1 Lemhi Gold Placer, as shown 
on Moose Creek Hydraulic Placer Mineral Survey Plat No. 3057. Thence 
North 0[deg]01' West, 4109.7 feet along the west line of Lemhi Gold 
Placer to a point at the intersection of line 1-2 of Rocky Mountain 
Placer, MS No. 1867, which point lies North 58[deg]56' West, 58.1 
feet from Corner No. 1 of MS No. 1867 and said point being Corner 
No. 2 of herein described lands; Thence North 58[deg]56' West, along 
line 1-2 of MS No. 1867 for a distance of 817.35 feet to Corner No. 
3; Thence South 0[deg]01' East, 4529.24 feet to Corner No. 4; Thence 
South 8[deg]33' East, 1877.1 feet to Corner No. 5; Thence South 
89[deg]49' East, 883 feet to Corner No. 6, said Corner No. 6 being 
identical with Corner No. 4 of Moose Creek Hydraulic Placer MS 3057; 
Thence North 8[deg]33' West, 1877.1 feet along the west line of said 
Moose Creek Hydraulic Placer to Corner No. 7 said Corner No. 7 being 
identical with Corner No. 5 of MS No. 3057; Thence North 89[deg]49' 
West, 183 feet to Corner No. 1, the True Point of Beginning.
    The area described aggregates 107.02 acres in Lemhi County.

    2. The withdrawal made by this order does not alter the 
applicability of the general land laws governing the use of National 
Forest System land under lease, license, or permit, or governing the 
disposal of their mineral or vegetative resources other than under 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: July 9, 2018.
Joseph R. Balash,
Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-17870 Filed 8-17-18; 8:45 am]
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