[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51110-51111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20343]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[SDM 100347]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting;
South Dakota
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest
Service, has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) requesting that the Secretary of the Interior withdraw 2,387.22
acres of National Forest System land from mining in order to protect
the unique cave resources in the area adjacent to Jewel Cave National
Monument. The land has been and will remain open to such other forms of
disposition as may by law be made of National Forest System land and to
mineral leasing. This notice also gives the public an opportunity to
comment on the proposed action and to request a public meeting.
DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by
November 16, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Forest
Supervisor's Office, Black Hills National Forest, 1019 North 5th
Street, Custer, South Dakota 57730, or the Montana State Director (MT-
924), BLM, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 59101-4669.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Valerie Hunt, U.S. Forest Service,
Rocky Mountain Region, 740 Simms Street, Golden, Colorado 80401, 303-
275-5071, or Sandra Ward, BLM Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate
Drive, Billings, Montana 59101-4669, 406-896-5052.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USDA Forest Service has filed an
application with the BLM, pursuant to Section 204 of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714, to withdraw the
following-described National Forest System land within the Black Hills
National Forest for a period of 20 years from location or entry under
the United States' mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch. 2), but not from leasing
under the mineral leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights:
Black Hills National Forest
Black Hills Meridian
T. 3 S., R. 2 E.,
Sec. 34, S\1/2\S\1/2\.
T. 4 S., R. 2 E.,
Sec. 2, lot 4, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\ excluding that portion of
the NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ east
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of U.S. Highway 16, and those portions of lot 3, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and
SE\1/4\NW\1/4\ west of U.S. Highway 16;
Sec. 3, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/2\, and S\1/2\;
Sec. 10, N\1/2\;
Sec. 11, N\1/2\;
Sec. 12, S\1/2\N\1/2\.
T. 4 S., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 6, lots 6 and 7, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 7, lots 1 and 2, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, and E\1/2\NW\1/4\.
The area described contains 2,387.22 acres in Custer County.
The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect the unique
cave resources in the area adjacent to the Jewel Cave National
Monument.
The use of a right-of-way or interagency or cooperative agreement
would not adequately protect this area.
There are no suitable alternative sites available. The Jewel Cave
formations are unique to this area and follow the local geology.
No water will be needed to fulfill the purpose of the requested
withdrawal.
For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this
notice, all persons who wish to submit comments, suggestions, or
objections in connection with the proposed withdrawal may present their
views in writing to the Forest Supervisor, Black Hills National Forest,
or the BLM Montana State Director at the addresses noted above.
Records related to the application, as well as comments, including
names and street addresses of respondents, will be available for public
review at the BLM Montana State Office, or the Forest Supervisor's
Office, Black Hills National Forest at the addresses stated above
during regular business hours.
Individual respondents may request confidentiality. Before
including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal
identifying information in your comment, be advised that your entire
comment--including your personal identifying information--may be made
publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to
withhold from public review your personal identifying information, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. If you wish to withhold
your name or address from public review or from disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comments. Such requests will be honored to the extent
allowed by law. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and
from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials
of organization or businesses, will be made available for public
inspection in their entirety.
Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal extension. All
interested persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being
heard on the proposed withdrawal extension must submit a written
request to the BLM Montana State Director by November 16, 2010.
Upon determination by the authorized officer that a public meeting
will be held, a notice of the time and place will be published in the
Federal Register and at least one local newspaper at least 30 days
before the scheduled date of the meeting.
For a period of 2 years from the date of publication of this notice
in the Federal Register, the land will be segregated from location or
entry under the United States mining laws, unless the application is
denied or canceled or the withdrawal is approved prior to that date.
The land will remain open to other uses within the statutory authority
pertinent to National Forest System lands and subject to discretionary
approval.
The application will be processed in accordance with the
regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2300.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1(b))
Cynthia Staszak,
Chief, Branch of Land Resources.
[FR Doc. 2010-20343 Filed 8-17-10; 8:45 am]
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