Bureau of Land Management September 24, 2013 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Policy, Management and Budget proposes to extend the duration of Public Land Order (PLO) No. 7070 for an additional 20-year term. PLO No. 7070 withdrew approximately 769,543 acres of public mineral estate from location and entry under the United States mining laws, to protect the wildlife habitat and unique values within the Desert National Wildlife Range in Clark and Lincoln Counties, Nevada. The proposed extension would apply to 768,997 acres as determined from an updated land description review. This notice gives an opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed withdrawal extension and announces the date, time, and location of a public meeting.

This order withdraws on behalf of the United States Forest Service, 50 acres of National Forest System land from location and entry under the United States mining laws for a period of 20 years to protect the recreational uses and improvements at the Steamboat Rock Picnic Grounds within the Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota.