[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 77 (Thursday, April 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 21209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9891]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT010-1220-DA]


Notice of Pryor Mountain Area Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) 
Designation

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, DOI.

ACTION: Notice is hereby given that 92,000 acres of public land will be 
designated as open, closed, or limited to OHV use in the Pryor Mountain 
area pursuant to 43 CFR, Part 8342.1 and Executive Order 11644.

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SUMMARY: The area affected has been previously designated. This notice 
is to update and correct errors in the September 25, 1979 and August 4, 
1987 designations. The area affected is located approximately 80 miles 
south of Billings, Montana, in Carbon County described as follows:
    All OHV use on the following public lands are limited to designated 
open roads and authorized use.
    T.7S., R.25E., all public lands in Sections 22, 23, 27-29, Section 
32 SESE, 33 & 34.
    T.8S., R.25E., all public land in Sections 3, 4, 9, 10, 14, 15, 22 
& 23 and in Section 5 all public lands east of the Pryor Gap Road.
    T.8S., R.26E., all public lands in Sections 31 & 32.
    T.9S., R.26E., all public lands in Sections 1-4, 10-15, 22-27, 34, 
35, and public lands north of Helt Road [1016] in Sections 5, 6, 8, 9.
    T.9S., R.27E., all public land.
    T.8S., R.28E., all public land.
    T.9S., R.28E., all public land.
    The following roads are designated open within the Pryor Mountain 
area:
    Bear Canyon Ridge Road [1031] from East Horsehaven [1030] T.9S., 
R.26E., Section 2, meandering north to the Custer National Forest in 
Section 2.
    Bear Canyon Road [1014] from the intersection of Helt Road [1016], 
NW, Section 9, T.9S., R.26E., meandering northeast for approximately 3 
miles to within \1/2\ mile of the National forest where it divides into 
two roads, [1014, 1041] both of which are open to the Custer National 
Forest.
    Bent Springs Road [1039] from T.7S., R.25E., Section 29 meandering 
east for about 2\1/2\ miles to the Custer National Forest.
    Burnt-Timber Ridge Road [1018] starting in Section 25, T.9S., 
R.27E., meandering north for approximately 10 miles becoming USFS Road 
2849 through public land Section 18, T.8S., R.28E.
    Crooked Creek Road [1017] from T.9S., R.27E., Section 33, 
meandering north to the Custer National Forest Section 3, T.9S., R.27E.
    Dandy Mine Road [1034] from junction of Red Pryor Mountain Road, 
T.9S., R.27E., Section 9 meandering east to the junction of Crooked 
Creek Road [1017] T.9S., R.27E., Section 9.
    Demi John Flat Road [1035] is designated as open. The road starts 
at Crooked Creek Road [1017] at the north boundary of Section 3, T.9S., 
R.27E., and southerly approximately 2 miles to the south boundary of 
Section 10.
    East Horsehaven Road [1030] starting in T.9S., R.27E., Section 18, 
meandering north then northeast in Section 6, T.9S., R.27E., to the 
Custer National Forest.
    East Petroglyph Canyon Road [1040] from T.9S., R.26E., Section 24 
meandering south for approximately 1\1/4\ miles to Montana State land, 
Section 36.
    Gyp Spring Road [1015] starting at T.10S., R.27E., Section 4, 
meandering NW for approximately 6 miles to T.9S., R.26E. Section 9.
    Helt Road [1016] from T.9S., R.27E., Section 33 meandering north 
then west, approximately 14 miles to the NWNE, Section 1, T.9S., R.25E.
    Inferno Canyon Road [1050] from T.8S., R.25E., south boundary of 
Section 11, USFS boundary extends southwesterly approximately 1\1/2\ 
miles to the south boundary of Section 15. Also that portion of the 
road which connects Bent Spring Road, Timber Canyon Road, Water Canyon 
Road and Inferno Canyon Road that crosses public land is designated 
open.
    Lower Timber Ridge Road [1048] goes north across T.8S., R.25E. 
Section 4, \3/4\ mile to Timber Ridge Road [1047].
    Miller Trail Road [1046] starts in SESE of Section 32, T.7N., 
R.25E. and proceeds approximately 2\1/4\ miles to the NE corner, 
Section 34, Custer National Forest boundary.
    Red Pryor Mountain Road [1022] starting T.9S., R.27E., Section 17, 
at the junction of Helt Road [1016] meandering north for approximately 
3 miles to the Custer National Forest.
    Stockman Trail [1013] from T.9S., R.26E., Section 6, meandering 
north for approximately 2 miles through the Custer National Forest.
    Sykes Road East Loop [1033] from the intersection of Sykes Ridge 
Road [1019] in the NW Section 34, T.9S., R.28E., to the point it 
returns to Sykes Ridge Road [1019] in the NWNE Section 28.
    Sykes Ridge Road [1019] starting at T.58N., R.95W., Section 23 
meandering north for approximately 12 miles to T.8S., R.28E., Section 
17.
    Sykes Spring Road [1052] starts at junction of Sykes Ridge Road 
[1019], SW Section 23, T.58N., R95W north to Montana-Wyoming line.
    Timber Canyon Road [1049] from T.7S., R.25E. Section 9 meandering 
northeast for about 1 mile then ends.
    Timber Ridge Road [1047] from USFS boundary at the east boundary of 
Section 3, T.8S., R.25E., and extends west approximately 2 miles to the 
west boundary of the SENW, Section 4.
    Water Canyon Road [1051] T.8S., R.25E., Section 10 from west line 
of Section 10 approximately 1 mile to Custer National Forest.
    West Horsehaven Road [1021] starting in T.9E., R.26E., Section 10 
meandering northeast then southeast to the junction of East Horsehaven 
[1030].
    West Petroglyph Canyon Road [1036] from T.9S., R.26E., Section 24 
meandering southeast for approximately 1\1/4\ miles to T.9S., R.26E., 
Section 26.

DATES: Any issues or concerns should be submitted to the BLM at the 
below address on or before May 22, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Jaynes, Assistant Field Manager, 
BLM, PO BOX 36800, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 59107 or 
406-896-5013.

    Dated: April 14, 2000.
Sandra S Brooks,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 00-9891 Filed 4-19-00; 8:45 am]
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