Notice2023-03725
Public Land Order No. 7919; Withdrawal of Public Land for the Zortman-Landusky Mine Reclamation Site; Montana
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Published
February 23, 2023
Effective
February 23, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
This Public Land Order (PLO) withdraws 912.33 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 88, Number 36 (Thursday, February 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11471-11472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03725]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLMTL01000.L16100000.PN0000; MO # 4500165300; MTM-89170-02]
Public Land Order No. 7919; 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 912.33 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 February 23, 2023.
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#d6bba4bab3b396b4babbf8b1b9a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="701d021c151530121c1d5e171f06">[email protected]</span></a>, during business hours, 8:00 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
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hereby withdrawn from location or entry under the United States mining
laws, but not from the mineral leasing or mineral materials disposal
laws.
Principal Meridian, Montana
T. 25 N., R. 24 E.,
Sec. 1, lots 14 and 15;
Sec. 11, lot 9;
Sec. 12, lots 11, 12, 13, 17, and 25;
Sec. 13, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 14, lot 3;
Sec. 21, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 22, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 23, E\1/2\NE\1/4\.
T. 25 N., R. 25 E.,
Sec. 6, lots 13 thru 16, lot 18, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 16, lot 2, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/
4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 17, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/
2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/
4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/
4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
The areas described aggregate 912.33 acres, according to the
official plats of the surveys of the said lands on file with the Bureau
of Land Management.
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. 2023-03725 Filed 2-22-23; 8:45 am]
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