Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Montana, 3098-3099 [E9-949]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Land Management
• Land Management Bureau

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 11 (Friday, January 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3098-3099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-949]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT-070-1430-ET; MTM 73404]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity for 
Public Meeting; Montana

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to extend the 
duration of Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6912 for an additional 20-year 
term. The PLO withdrew approximately 490 acres of reserved public 
minerals from location or entry under the United States mining laws for 
the BLM to protect the archaeological, historical, educational, 
interpretive, and recreational integrity of the Mount Haggin 
Prehistoric Quarry Site in Deer Lodge County. This notice also gives 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 
April 16, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the BLM 
Butte Field Manager, 106 North Parkmont, Butte, Montana 59701.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Figarelle, BLM, Butte Field 
Office, (406) 533-7671, or at the above address, or Sandra Ward, BLM, 
Montana State Office, (406) 896-5052, or at 5001 Southgate Drive, 
Billings, Montana 59101-4669.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The withdrawal created by PLO No. 6912 (56 
FR 60928 (1991)) will expire November 28, 2011, unless extended. The 
BLM has filed an application to extend PLO No. 6912 for an additional 
20-year period. The withdrawal was made to protect the Mount Haggin 
Prehistoric Quarry Site on the reserved minerals described as follows:

Principal Meridian, Montana

T. 3 N., R. 11 W.,
    Sec. 20, those portions lying east of Highway 274;
    Sec. 29, lots 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8, and that portion of lot 6 lying 
east of Highway 274.

    The area described contains approximately 490 acres in Deer Lodge 
County.
    The purpose of the proposed extension is to continue the withdrawal 
created by PLO No. 6912 for an additional 20-year term to protect the

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archaeological, historical, educational, interpretive, and recreational 
integrity of the Mount Haggin Prehistoric Quarry Site.
    As extended, the withdrawal would not alter the applicability of 
those public land laws governing the use of lands under lease, license, 
or permit or governing the disposal of the mineral or vegetative 
resources other than under the mining laws.
    The use of a right-of-way or interagency or cooperative agreement 
would not adequately protect the paleontological resources and capital 
improvements in these areas.
    There are no suitable alternative sites available. Significant 
cultural resources are located at the quarry site.
    Water will not be needed to fulfill the purposes of the 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 extension may 
present their views in writing to the BLM Butte Field Office at the 
address noted above.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will 
be available for public review at the BLM Butte Field Office at the 
address noted above during regular business hours 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Before including your 
address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying 
information in your comments, 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. Individual respondents may 
request confidentiality. 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 organizations 
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 Butte Field Manager within 90 days from the date of 
publication of this notice. If the authorized officer determines that a 
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. This withdrawal extension proposal will be 
processed in accordance with the applicable regulations set forth in 43 
CFR 2310.4.

    Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1.

    Dated: January 8, 2009.
Theresa M. Hanley,
Deputy State Director, Division of Resources.
 [FR Doc. E9-949 Filed 1-15-09; 8:45 am]
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