Public Land Order No. 7913; Withdrawal of Public Land for the Zortman-Landusky Mine Reclamation Site; Montana
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This Public Land Order (PLO) withdraws 2,688.13 acres of public lands in Phillips County, Montana, from location or entry under the United States mining laws, but not from the mineral leasing or mineral materials disposal laws, for a 20-year period, subject to valid existing rights, to protect the Zortman-Landusky Mine reclamation site.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 174 (Friday, September 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 55451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19503]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLMTL01000.L161000000.PN0000; MO #4500163958; MTM-89170-01]
Public Land Order No. 7913; Withdrawal of Public Land for the
Zortman-Landusky Mine Reclamation Site; Montana
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Public Land Order.
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SUMMARY: This Public Land Order (PLO) withdraws 2,688.13 acres of
public lands in Phillips County, Montana, from location or entry under
the United States mining laws, but not from the mineral leasing or
mineral materials disposal laws, for a 20-year period, subject to valid
existing rights, to protect the Zortman-Landusky Mine reclamation site.
DATES: This PLO takes effect on September 9, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Micah Lee, Realty Specialist, Bureau
of Land Management, Havre Field Office, telephone (406) 262-2851, email
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#325f405e575772505e5f1c555d44"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="adc0dfc1c8c8edcfc1c083cac2db">[email protected]</span></a>, during business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except holidays. Individuals in the United States who
are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or Tele Braille) to access telecommunications relay
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay
services offered within their country to make international calls to
the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the withdrawal established by
this PLO is to protect the Zortman-Landusky Mine area and facilitate
reclamation and stabilization of the site.
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 public
lands are hereby withdrawn from location or entry under the United
States mining laws, but not from the mineral leasing or the mineral
materials disposal laws.
Principal Meridian, Montana
T. 25 N., R. 24 E.,
Sec. 10, lots 7 thru 11 and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 11, lot 8;
Sec. 12, lots 8, 20, 23, and 24 and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 13, W\1/2\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 14, lots 1 and 2, lots 4 thru 11, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 15, lots 4 thru 18;
Sec. 21, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/
4\;
Sec. 22, lot 1, lots 3 thru 7, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\,
N1/2SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and NW\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 23, W\1/2\NE\1/4\ and NW\1/4\.
T. 25 N., R. 25 E.,
Sec. 7, lots 5 thru 9, lots 14, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, and 26, lots
28 thru 32, and NW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 8, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 17, lots 3 and 4, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/
2\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\,
N\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and N\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 18, lots 2 thru 5, lots 9, 10, 13, and 14, and SW\1/4\NE\1/
4\.
The areas described aggregate 2,688.13 acres, according to the
official plats of the surveys of the said lands on file with the BLM.
2. 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 further extended.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2300.)
Shannon A. Estenoz,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 2022-19503 Filed 9-8-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-DN-P
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