Public Land Order No. 7700; Transfer of Public Land for the Maybell West Uranium Repository; Colorado, 21152 [E8-8418]
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land from mining for a period of 20
years to preserve unique cave resources
adjacent to Jewel Cave National
Monument. The land has been and will
remain open to such forms of
disposition as may by law be made of
National Forest System land and to
mineral leasing.
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 18, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Valerie Hunt, U.S. Forest Service, Rocky
Mountain Region, 303–275–5122 or
Sandra Ward, BLM Montana State
Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings,
Montana 59101–4669, 406–896–5052.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Geological
formations nearby indicate that
continued exploration may result in
discovery of additional passageways
and caverns beyond the known extent of
Jewel Cave. This order protects the
passageway and caverns extending
beyond the exterior boundaries of the
Jewel Cave National Monument.
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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 (2000), it is ordered as follows:
1. Subject to valid existing rights, the
following described National Forest
System land is hereby withdrawn from
settlement, sale, location or entry under
the United States mining laws (30
U.S.C. Ch. 2 (2000)), to preserve unique
cave resources adjacent to the Jewel
Cave National Monument:
Black Hills National Forest
Black Hills Meridian
T. 4 S., R. 2 E.,
Sec. 12, E1⁄2SW1⁄4 and SE1⁄4;
Sec. 13, E1⁄2 and E1⁄2NW1⁄4.
T. 4 S., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 5, lot 6 and lots 10 to 16, inclusive;
Sec. 6, lots 1 to 5, inclusive, S1⁄2NE1⁄4,
SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, and E1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 7, lots 3 and 4, E1⁄2NE1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4,
and SE1⁄4;
Sec. 8, lots 1 to 16, inclusive;
Sec. 9, lots 4 to 8, inclusive, and lots 11
to 14, inclusive;
Sec. 16, lots 4, 5, 8, and 9, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4 and
SE1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 17, lots 1 to 14, inclusive;
Sec. 18, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, E1⁄2, and
E1⁄2W1⁄2;
Sec. 19, lots 1 and 2, NE1⁄4, and E1⁄2NW1⁄4;
Sec. 20, lots 1 to 9, inclusive, S1⁄2NE1⁄4,
SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, S1⁄2SW1⁄4, and
N1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 21, lots 1 to 9 inclusive, and
NW1⁄4SW1⁄4.
The area described contains 4,595.78 acres
in Custer County.
3. The withdrawal made by this order
does not alter the applicability of those
public land laws governing the use of
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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.
4. This withdrawal will expire 20
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) (2000), the
Secretary determines that the
withdrawal shall be extended.
Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3–3.
Dated: April 7, 2008.
C. Stephen Allred,
Assistant Secretary—Land and Minerals
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO–923–1430–ET; COC–69155]
Public Land Order No. 7700; Transfer
of Public Land for the Maybell West
Uranium Repository; Colorado
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION:
Public Land Order.
SUMMARY: This order permanently
transfers 160 acres of public land to the
Department of Energy for its Maybell
West Uranium Repository, in
accordance with the terms of the
Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation
Control Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–
604), as amended.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
April 18, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andy Senti, BLM Colorado State Office,
2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood,
Colorado 80215–7093, 303–239–3713.
The
Umetco Maybell Uranium Mill Site has
been stabilized and the Department of
Energy plans to convert the site to a
uranium mill tailings repository. Under
Public Law 95–604, the Department of
Energy is legally obligated to become
the long-term custodian of the stabilized
Umetco Maybell Uranium Mill Site. The
long-term custodial responsibility is
perpetual and is administered by the
DOE under a Nuclear Regulatory
Commission license. The land must be
transferred in order for the Department
of Energy to execute its responsibilities
under Public Law 95–604.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 right, the
following described public land is
hereby permanently transferred to the
Department of Energy, and as a result of
this transfer, the land is no longer
subject to the operation of the general
land laws, including the mining and
mineral leasing laws, for the Maybell
West Uranium Repository:
Sixth Principal Meridian
T. 7 N., R. 95 W.,
Sec. 24, S1⁄2NW1⁄4 and N1⁄2SW1⁄4.
The area described contains 160 acres in
Moffat County.
2. The transfer of the above-described
land to the Department of Energy vests
in that Department, full management,
jurisdiction, responsibility, and liability
for such land and all activities
conducted thereon, except as provided
in Paragraph 3.
3. The Secretary of the Interior shall
retain the authority to administer any
existing claims, rights, and interests in
this land that were established before
the effective date of the transfer.
Dated: March 27, 2008.
C. Stephen Allred,
Assistant Secretary—Land and Minerals
Management.
[FR Doc. E8–8418 Filed 4–17–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
[Docket No. MMS–2008–OMM–0020]
Notice of Nominations Received and
Proposed Limited Alternative Energy
Leases on the Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) and Initiation of Coordination
and Consultation
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Announcement of nominations
and processing priorities, inquiry on
competing nominations for proposed
limited alternative energy leases, and
request for comments from interested
and affected parties.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On November 6, 2007, the
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
published in the Federal Register (72
FR 214, pp. 62673–62675) a request for
information and nominations of areas
for leases authorizing alternative energy
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO-923-1430-ET; COC-69155]
Public Land Order No. 7700; Transfer of Public Land for the
Maybell West Uranium Repository; Colorado
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Public Land Order.
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SUMMARY: This order permanently transfers 160 acres of public land to
the Department of Energy for its Maybell West Uranium Repository, in
accordance with the terms of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation
Control Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-604), as amended.
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 18, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andy Senti, BLM Colorado State Office,
2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215-7093, 303-239-3713.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Umetco Maybell Uranium Mill Site has
been stabilized and the Department of Energy plans to convert the site
to a uranium mill tailings repository. Under Public Law 95-604, the
Department of Energy is legally obligated to become the long-term
custodian of the stabilized Umetco Maybell Uranium Mill Site. The long-
term custodial responsibility is perpetual and is administered by the
DOE under a Nuclear Regulatory Commission license. The land must be
transferred in order for the Department of Energy to execute its
responsibilities under Public Law 95-604.
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 right, the following described public
land is hereby permanently transferred to the Department of Energy, and
as a result of this transfer, the land is no longer subject to the
operation of the general land laws, including the mining and mineral
leasing laws, for the Maybell West Uranium Repository:
Sixth Principal Meridian
T. 7 N., R. 95 W.,
Sec. 24, S\1/2\NW\1/4\ and N\1/2\SW\1/4\.
The area described contains 160 acres in Moffat County.
2. The transfer of the above-described land to the Department of
Energy vests in that Department, full management, jurisdiction,
responsibility, and liability for such land and all activities
conducted thereon, except as provided in Paragraph 3.
3. The Secretary of the Interior shall retain the authority to
administer any existing claims, rights, and interests in this land that
were established before the effective date of the transfer.
Dated: March 27, 2008.
C. Stephen Allred,
Assistant Secretary--Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. E8-8418 Filed 4-17-08; 8:45 am]
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