Notice2023-01969
Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN
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Published
January 31, 2023
Effective
January 31, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
This Order withdraws approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws, for a period of 20 years, subject to valid existing rights, to protect and preserve the fragile and vital social and natural resources, ecological integrity, and wilderness values in the Rainy River Watershed, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Mining Protection Area (MPA), and the 1854 Ceded Territory of the Lake Superior Chippewa in northeastern Minnesota from the potential adverse effects of mineral and geothermal exploration and development.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6308-6311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01969]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLES960000.L14400000.ET0000.234; MNES-059784]
Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook,
Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Public Land Order.
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SUMMARY: This Order withdraws approximately 225,504 acres of National
Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis counties, Minnesota,
from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing
laws, for a period of 20 years, subject to valid existing rights, to
protect and preserve the fragile and vital social and natural
resources, ecological integrity, and wilderness values in the Rainy
River Watershed, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), the
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Mining Protection Area (MPA), and
the 1854 Ceded Territory of the Lake Superior Chippewa in northeastern
Minnesota from the potential adverse effects of mineral and geothermal
exploration and development.
DATES: This Order takes effect on January 31, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: F. David Radford, Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Eastern States Office, telephone: (703) 558-7759,
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c4a2b6a5a0a2abb6a084a6a8a9eaa3abb2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f593879491939a8791b5979998db929a83">[email protected]</span></a>, during regular 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 TeleBraille) 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 National Forest System Lands described
in this Order are within Lake, Cook, and Saint Louis counties,
Minnesota. This Order does not apply to non-Federal interests within
the boundaries of the area described herein. If the non-Federal
interests within the boundaries of the area described in this Order are
subsequently acquired by the United States, the non-Federal interests
will become subject to this withdrawal.
Order
By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior
by Section 204(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(c), it is ordered as follows:
1. Subject to valid existing rights, the National Forest System
lands, and all non-Federal lands that are subsequently acquired by the
Federal government, within the Townships identified below, as depicted
in the attached map, are hereby withdrawn from disposition under the
United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws, including the
Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq., as amended), the
Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), the Mineral
Leasing
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Act for Acquired Lands of 1947 (30 U.S.C. 351 et seq., as amended),
Section 402 of the President's Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1946, 16
U.S.C. 520, and 16 U.S.C. 508b, in order to protect and preserve the
fragile and vital social and natural resources, ecological integrity,
and wilderness values in the Rainy River Watershed, the Boundary Waters
Canoe Area Wilderness, the Mining Protection Area, and the 1854 Ceded
Territory of the Chippewa Bands in northeastern Minnesota from adverse
effects of mineral and geothermal exploration and development. The
purpose of the withdrawal is also to protect the health, traditional
cultural values, and subsistence-based lifestyle of the Tribes that
rely on resources in the region, such as wild rice, which are
particularly susceptible to adverse impacts associated with mineral
exploration and development. The Federal lands would remain subject to
laws authorizing the disposal of mineral materials, as defined by 36
CFR 228, subpart C.
National Forest System Lands
Superior National Forest
Fourth Principal Meridian, Minnesota
Tps. 61 and 62 N., R. 5 W.
Tps. 60 to 62 N., R. 6 W.
Tps. 59 to 61 N., R. 7 W.
Tps. 59 to 61 N., R. 8 W.
Tps. 58 to 61 N., R. 9 W.
Tps. 57 to 62 N., R. 10 W.
Tps. 57 to 63 N., R. 11 W. Tp. 59 N., R. 12 W.
Tps. 61 to 63 N., R. 12 W.
Tps. 61 to 63 N., R. 13 W.
Further information on the project is available at BLM's ePlanning
site at <a href="https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2022642/510">https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2022642/510</a> or
at the USFS Superior National Forest, 8901 Grand Ave. Place, Duluth,
Minnesota, 55808.
2. The withdrawal made by this Order does not alter the
applicability of laws governing the use of National Forest System lands
other than the geothermal and mineral leasing 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.
(The following map depicts the area withdrawn under this Public
Land Order.)
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(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.)
Deb Haaland,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2023-01969 Filed 1-30-23; 8:45 am]
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