Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 167 / Thursday, August 28, 1997 / Notices 45679

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–950–5700–00; CACA 35718]

Public Land Order No. 7280;

Withdrawal of National Forest System

Land for the Jordan Creek/Bower Cave

Special Interest Area; California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Public Land Order.

SUMMARY: This order withdraws

1,236.31 acres of National Forest System

land from mining for 50 years to protect

the Jordan Creek/Bower Cave Special

Interest Area. The land has been and

will remain open to mineral leasing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 28, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Duane Marti, BLM California State

Office (CA–931.4), 2135 Butano Drive,

Sacramento, California 95825; 916–978–

4675.

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 (1994), it is ordered as follows:

1. Subject to valid existing rights, the

following described National Forest

System land is hereby withdrawn from

location and entry under the United

States mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch. 2

(1994)), but not from leasing under the

mineral leasing laws, to protect the

Jordan Creek/Bower Cave Special

Interest Area:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Stanislaus National

Forest

T. 2 S., R. 17 E.,

Sec. 13, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4,

E1⁄2SE1⁄4, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, and SE1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4;

Sec. 14, NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4,

N1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and

S1⁄2SE1⁄4;

Sec. 15, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4,

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, and

NE1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 23, lots 1 and 5, and a portion of MS

2108;

Sec. 24, N1⁄2 of lot 1, N1⁄2NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4,

E1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4,

E1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, E1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, and

NW1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4.

T. 2 S., R. 18 E.,

Sec. 18, lot 3;

Sec. 19, lots 1 to 4, inclusive,

S1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4,

S1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, and SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 20, S1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4;

Sec. 29, N1⁄2NW1⁄4, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, and

N1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4.

The area described contains 1,236.31 acres

in Mariposa County.

2. The withdrawal made by this order

does not alter the applicability of those

land laws governing the use of the

National Forest System land under

lease, license, or permit, or governing

the disposal of their mineral or

vegetative resources other than under

the mining laws.

3. This withdrawal will expire 50

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) (1994), the

Secretary determines that the

withdrawal shall be extended.

Dated: August 12, 1997.

Bob Armstrong,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 97–22713 Filed 8–27–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM–018–1430–01; NMNM 93823]

Public Land Order No. 7281;

Withdrawal of Public Lands for the

Embudo Canyon Area of Critical

Environmental Concern; New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Public Land Order.

SUMMARY: This order withdraws

2,057.67 acres of public lands from

surface entry and mining for a period of

50 years for the Bureau of Land

Management to protect the riparian,

scenic, and recreational values of the

Embudo Canyon Area of Critical

Environmental Concern. The lands have

been and will remain open to mineral

leasing. An additional 880 acres of nonFederal lands, if acquired by the United

States, would become subject to the

withdrawal.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 28, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lora

Yonemoto, BLM Taos Resource Area,

226 Cruz Alta Road, Taos, New Mexico

87571, 505–758–8851.

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 (1994), it is ordered as follows:

1. Subject to valid existing rights, the

following described public lands are

hereby withdrawn from settlement, sale,

location, or entry under the general land

laws, including the United States

mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch. 2 (1994)),

but not from leasing under the mineral

leasing laws, to protect the Bureau of

Land Management’s Embudo Canyon

Area of Critical Environmental Concern:

New Mexico Principal Meridian

T. 22 N., R. 10 E.,

Sec. 1, NE1⁄4.

T. 22 N., R. 11 E.,

Sec. 5, lots 2 to 4, inclusive, NW1⁄4, and

N1⁄2SW1⁄4;

Sec. 6, N1⁄2.

T. 23 N., R. 11 E.,

Sec. 27, lots 7 and 8, and SW1⁄4;

Sec. 28, S1⁄2S1⁄2;

Sec. 29, S1⁄2SE1⁄4;

Sec. 31, S1⁄2;

Sec. 33, N1⁄2 and NW1⁄4SW1⁄4;

Sec. 34, lot 5 and NW1⁄4.

The areas described aggregate 2,057.67

acres in Taos and Rio Arriba Counties.

2. The following described nonFederal lands are located within the

boundary of the Embudo Canyon Area

of Critical Environmental Concern. In

the event these lands return to public

ownership, they would be subject to the

terms and conditions of this

withdrawal:

New Mexico Principal Meridian

T. 23 N., R. 10 E.,

Sec. 36, S1⁄2NE1⁄4 and SE1⁄4.

T. 23 N., R. 11 E.,

Sec. 32.

The areas described aggregate 880 acres in

Taos and Rio Arriba Counties.

3. The withdrawal made by this order

does not alter the applicability of those

public land laws governing the use of

the lands under lease, license, or permit,

or governing the disposal of their

mineral or vegetative resources other

than under the mining laws.

4. This withdrawal will expire 50

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) (1994), the

Secretary determines that the

withdrawal shall be extended.

Dated: August 12, 1997.

Bob Armstrong,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 97–22873 Filed 8–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–320–1430–01–CA–38592]

Notice of Realty Action; Recreation

and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act

Classification; California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The following public lands in

Modoc County, California have been