[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 43 (Friday, March 5, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 10720-10721] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-5085] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [WY-930-4210-06; WYW 147234, WYW 142433] Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Cancellation of Proposed Withdrawal; Wyoming
Agency
Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
Action
Notice.
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Summary
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to withdraw 3951.36 acres of public land in Big Horn County, to protect important paleontological resources within the Red Gulch dinosaur track site pending completion of land use planning. This notice closes the land for up to two years from surface entry and mining. The land will remain open to mineral leasing.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 5, 1999. Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by June 3, 1999.
Addresses
Comments and requests should be sent to the BLM Wyoming State Director, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003-1828.
For Further Information Contact
Janet Booth, BLM Wyoming State Office, 307-775-6124, or Chuck Wilkie, BLM Worland Field Office Manager, P.O. Box 119, 101 South 23rd Street, Worland, Wyoming 82401-0119, 307-347- 5100.
Supplementary Information
1. On January 29, 1999, a petition was approved allowing the BLM to file an application to withdraw the following described public land in aid of planning from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the general land laws, including the mining laws, subject to valid existing rights:
Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming
T. 52 N., R. 91W., Sec. 17, all; Sec. 18, lots 5-8, E\1/2\W\1/2\, E\1/2\; Sec. 19, lots 5-7, NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/ 2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/ 4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\; Sec. 20, N\1/2\, SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\; Sec. 21, all; Sec. 28, all; Sec. 29, N\1/2\M\1/2\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/ 2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\; Sec. 30, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
The area described contains approximately 3951.36 acres in Big Horn County, Wyoming.
2. This notice also cancels a withdrawal application approved May
14, 1998, for the BLM to protect paleontological resources in an initial 40-acre tract within this same Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite (published May 29, 1998, in the Federal Register as FR Doc. 98-148083, 63 FR 29428). The segregative effect associated with that application is hereby terminated; however, the land described below is not open to surface entry and mining as it is within the proposed withdrawal described herein. The land is described as follows:
Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming
T. 52 N., R. 91 W., Sec. 20, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
The area described contains 40.00 acres in Big Horn County.
The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect important paleontological resources pending completion of land use planning, further study and development of appropriate, and possibly longer-term, actions to protect and manage the resources. For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this notice, all persons who wish to submit comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the proposed withdrawal may present their views in writing to the undersigned officer of the BLM. Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal. All interested persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on the proposed withdrawal must submit a written request to the BLM Wyoming State Director within 90 days from the date of publication of this notice. Upon determination by the authorized officer that public meeting will be held, a notice of the time and place will be published in the Federal Register at least 30 days before the scheduled date of the meeting. The application will be processed in accordance with the regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2300. For a period of two years from the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the land will be segregated as specified above unless the application is denied or canceled or the withdrawal is approved prior to that date. Licenses, permits, cooperative agreements, or discretionary land use authorizations of a temporary nature which would not impact or impair the existing values of the area may be allowed with the approval of an authorized officer of the BLM during the segregative period.
Dated: February 23, 1999. Alan L. Kesterke, Associate State Director. [FR Doc. 99-5085 Filed 3-4-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-22-M