Notice of Proposed Continuation of Withdrawal; Montana

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[MT-930-4210-06-P; MTM 011811 and MTM 1171]

Notice of Proposed Continuation of Withdrawal; Montana

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, proposes

that withdrawals for the Philipsburg Administrative Site and the

Elkhorn Cemetery, totaling 155.18 acres, continue for an additional 20

years. The lands will remain closed to mining, but those lands

currently closed to surface entry will be opened to such forms of

disposition as may by law be made of National Forest System lands. Of

the 155.18 acres, 145.18 will be opened to mineral leasing, but have

been and will remain open to oil and gas; the remaining 10 acres have

been and will remain open to mineral leasing.

DATE: Comments should be received on or before August 8, 1994.

ADDRESS: Comments should be sent to the Montana State Director, BLM,

P.O. Box 36800, Billings, Montana 59107.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Ward, BLM Montana State Office,

406-255-2949.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Agriculture proposes that

the existing land withdrawals made by PLO 1217 (amended by PLO 1268)

and PLO 4463, be continued for a period of 20 years pursuant to section

204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.

1714 (1988). The lands are described as follows:

Principal Meridian, Montana

Elkhorn Cemetery

T. 6 N., R. 3 W.,

Sec. 14, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\ of lot 13, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\ of lot 14,

NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.

Philipsburg Administrative Site

T. 7 N., R. 13 W.,

Sec. 31, that portion of lot 13 lying within the SW\1/4\SW\1/4\.

T. 7 N., R. 14 W.,

Sec. 36, lots 5, 8, 9, 10, and 12.

The areas described aggregate 155.18 acres in Granite and

Jefferson Counties.

The purpose of the withdrawals is to protect the Philipsburg

Administrative Site, which was segregated from settlement, sale,

location, and entry, including location and entry under the mining and

mineral leasing laws, except oil and gas, and the Elkhorn Cemetery,

which was segregated from settlement, sale, location, and entry,

including location and entry under the mining laws, but not the mineral

leasing laws. No change is proposed in the purposes of the withdrawals;

the lands will be segregated from mining only.

For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this

notice, all persons who wish to submit comments in connection with the

proposed withdrawal continuation may present their views in writing to

the Chief, Branch of Land Resources in the Montana State Office.

The authorized officer of the Bureau of Land Management will

undertake such investigations as are necessary to determine the

existing and potential demand for the land and its resources. A report

will also be prepared for consideration by the Secretary of the

Interior, the President, and the Congress, who will determine whether

or not the withdrawals will be continued and, if so, for how long. The

final determination on the continuation of the withdrawal will be

published in the Federal Register. The existing withdrawals will

continue until such final determination is made.

May 27, 1994.

Thomas P. Lonnie,

Acting State Director.

[FR Doc. 94-13821 Filed 6-7-94; 8:45 am]

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