Federal Register: December 27, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 249)
DOCID: FR Doc 02-32800
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Land Management Bureau
MTM ID: [MTM 90527/IDI 33690]
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Public land orders:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Public land order.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Public Land Order No. 7549; Withdrawal of National Forest System Land to Preserve Lemhi Pass National Historic Landmark; Montana and Idaho
EFFECTIVE DATES: December 27, 2002.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
This order withdraws 1,328.84 acres of National Forest System land from mining for a period of 20 years to preserve the unique resources of Lemhi Pass National Historic Landmark. The land has been and will remain open to such forms of disposition as may by law be made of National Forest System land and to mineral leasing. An additional 176.45 acres would become subject to the terms and conditions of this withdrawal upon acquisition of the mineral estate by the United States.
SUMMARY:
Idaho and Montana,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Katie Bump, Project Coordinator, BeaverheadDeerlodge National Forest, 420 Barrett Street, Dillon, Montana 597253572, 4066833955.
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 (1994), it is ordered as follows:
1. Subject to valid existing rights, the following described
National Forest System land is hereby withdrawn from location or entry
under the United States mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch. 2 (1994)), to
preserve the unique resources of Lemhi Pass National Historic Landmark: (a) BeaverheadDeerlodge National Forest
Principal Meridian, Montana,
T. 10 S., R. 15 W.,
Sec. 9, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, and E\1/2\E\1/2\;
The area described contains 285.71 acres in Beaverhead County. (b) SalmonChallis National Forest
Boise Meridian, Idaho,
T. 19 N., R. 25 E.,
Sec. 10, S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 11, lot 4, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 14, lots 1 to 5, inclusive, lots 7 and 8, NW\1/4\, and W\1/ 2\E\1/2\;
Sec. 15, NE\1/4\ and N\1/2\SE\1/4\.
The area described contains 1,043.13 acres in Lemhi County.
The areas described in (a) and (b) above aggregate 1,328.84 acres.
2. The following described land, which is located within the
boundary of the Lemhi Pass National Historic Landmark, would become
subject to the terms and conditions of this withdrawal upon acquisition of the mineral estate by the United States:
BeaverheadDeerlodge National Forest
Principal Meridian, Montana,
T. 10 S., R. 15 W.,
Sec. 16, lots 1 and 2, and E\1/2\NE\1/4\.
The area described contains 176.45 acres in Beaverhead County.
3. The withdrawal made by this order does not alter the applicability of those public land laws governing the use of National Forest System lands under lease, license, or permit, or governing the disposal of their mineral or vegetative resources other than under the mining laws.
4. 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) (1994), the Secretary determines that the withdrawal shall be extended.
Dated: December 10, 2002.
Rebecca W. Watson,
Assistant SecretaryLand and Minerals Management.
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