[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 103 (Friday, May 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 29428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14083]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[WY-930-4210-06; WYW 142433]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; 
Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to withdraw 40 
acres of public land in Big Horn County, to protect important 
paleontological resources associated with the Red Gulch dinosaur track 
site recently discovered near Shell, Wyoming. This notice closes the 
land for up to two years from surface entry and mining. The land will 
remain open to mineral leasing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: (Publication Date). Comments and requests for a public 
meeting must be received by August 27, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments and requests should be sent to the Wyoming State 
Director, Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 
82003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Booth, BLM Wyoming State Office, 
307-775-6124, or Chuck Wilkie, BLM Bighorn Basin Resource Area Manager, 
P.O. Box 119, 101 South 23rd Street, Worland, Wyoming 82401-0119, 307-
347-5100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 14, 1998, a petition was approved 
allowing the Bureau of Land Management to file an application to 
withdraw the following described public land from settlement, sale, 
location, or entry under the general land laws, including the mining 
laws, subject to valid existing rights:

Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming

T. 52 N., R. 91 W.,
    Sec. 20, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.

    The areas described contains approximately 40 acres in Big Horn 
County.

    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect important 
paleontological resources pending further study and development of 
appropriate, and possibly longer term, actions to protect and manage 
the resources.
    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 undersigned officer of the Bureau of Land 
Management.
    Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is 
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal. All interested 
persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on 
the proposed withdrawal must submit a written request to the Wyoming 
State Director within 90 days from the date of publication of this 
notice. Upon determination by the authorized officer that public 
meeting will be held, a notice of the time and place will be published 
in the Federal Register at least 30 days before the scheduled date of 
the meeting.
    The application will be proceeded in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2300.
    For a period of two years from the date of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register, the land will be segregated as 
specified above unless the application is denied or canceled or the 
withdrawal is approved prior to that date. Licenses, permits, 
cooperative agreements, or discretionary land use authorizations of a 
temporary nature which would not impact or impair the existing values 
of the area may be allowed with the approval of an authorized officer 
of the Bureau of Land Management during the segregative period.

    Dated: May 21, 1998.
Alan R. Pierson,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 98-14083 Filed 5-28-98; 8:45 am]
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