Notice2023-17230
Public Land Order 7928; Permanent Withdrawal and Transfer of Jurisdiction, Wyoming
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Published
August 11, 2023
Effective
August 11, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
This order permanently withdraws and transfers administrative jurisdiction of 869.08 acres of public lands and 3,454.39 acres of Federal mineral estate to the Department of Energy, Office of Legacy Management (DOE-LM) for its Split Rock Site in Wyoming pursuant to the authority under Title II of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (UMTRCA).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 154 (Friday, August 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54662-54663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17230]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWY920000.19200000.ET0000.LRORK1405800.XXX; WYW-172386]
Public Land Order 7928; Permanent Withdrawal and Transfer of
Jurisdiction, Wyoming
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Public Land Order.
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SUMMARY: This order permanently withdraws and transfers administrative
jurisdiction of 869.08 acres of public lands and 3,454.39 acres of
Federal mineral estate to the Department of Energy, Office of Legacy
Management (DOE-LM) for its Split Rock Site in Wyoming pursuant to the
authority under Title II of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control
Act of 1978 (UMTRCA).
DATES: This Public Land Order takes effect on August 11, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keesha Clay, Realty Specialist, BLM
Wyoming State Office, (307) 775-6189, during regular 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
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services for contacting
Ms. Clay. 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.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary of the Interior is permanently
withdrawing and transferring the subject Federal lands and minerals
under UMTRCA, as amended by the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action
Amendments Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 7916), for the purpose of
facilitating long term maintenance and monitoring of the Split Rock
Uranium Tailing Cell Site by DOE-LM under applicable provisions of
UMTRCA.
Order
By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior
by the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C.
7916 (2000)), as amended, it is ordered as follows:
1. Subject to valid existing rights, the following described public
lands and reserved public minerals are hereby permanently withdrawn
from settlement, sale, location, and entry under the general land laws,
including the United States mining laws, mineral and geothermal leasing
laws, and disposal under the mineral materials laws, and jurisdiction
over such lands and minerals is hereby permanently transferred to the
United States DOE-LM to administer them in perpetuity as a hazardous
material site under the authority of the UMTRCA of 1978, Public Law 95-
604, 92 Stat. 3021, as amended, as the Split Rock Uranium Tailing Cell
Site:
Public Lands
Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming
T. 29 N., R. 91 W.,
sec. 6, lots 8 thru 13 and E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
sec. 7, N\1/2\NE\1/4\;
sec. 8, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 29 N., R. 92 W.,
sec. 1, lots 1 and 2, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
sec. 2, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
sec. 11, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\ and NE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
sec. 12, W\1/2\NE\1/4\.
The areas described aggregate 869.08 acres of surface and
Federal minerals.
Federal Mineral Interests Underlying Non-Federal Surface
T. 29 N., R. 91 W.
sec. 5, S\1/2\;
sec. 6, lot 5, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
sec. 7, lots 1 thru 4, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/
4\, and SE\1/4\;
sec. 8, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
sec. 18, lots 1 and 2 and E\1/2\NW\1/4\, those portions lying
northerly of the northerly right-of-way boundary of U.S. Highway
287, as described on Document No. 2009-1328633, filed October 19,
2009, in the Fremont County Clerk's Office.
T. 29 N., R. 92 W.,
sec. 1, lot 4, SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
sec. 2, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
sec. 3, E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
sec. 10, E\1/2\SE\1/4\, that portion lying northerly of the
northerly boundary of the Home on the Range Estates Subdivision,
Document No. 970395, filed March 8, 1978, in the Fremont County
Clerk's Office;
sec. 11, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and S\1/
2\, except that portion of SW\1/4\SW\1/4\ within said Home on the
Range Subdivision;
sec. 12, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\;
sec. 13, N\1/2\;
sec. 14, NE\1/4\ and NE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
The areas described aggregate approximately 3,454.39 acres of
Federal minerals underlying non-Federal surface.
2. DOE-LM has acknowledged that segments of four National Historic
Trails are present within the project area. The transfer of
administrative jurisdiction does not invalidate or revoke the
congressionally designated alignments of the National Historic Trails
across the property; the National Park Service continues to coordinate
trail-wide administration.
(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7916.)
Shannon A. Estenoz,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 2023-17230 Filed 8-10-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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