[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 45 (Friday, March 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 13182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04637]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWY921000.L14400000.ET0000; WYW 141567]


Public Land Order No. 7892; Extension of Public Land Order No. 
7434; Withdrawal of Public Land for Whiskey Mountain Bighorn Sheep 
Winter Range, Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Public land order.

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SUMMARY: This order extends the duration of the withdrawal created by 
Public Land Order (PLO) No. 7434, which would otherwise expire on March 
23, 2020, for an additional 20-year period. PLO No. 7434 withdrew 
1,430.92 acres of public lands from settlement, sale, location, or 
entry under the general land laws, including the United States mining 
laws, but not from leasing under the mineral leasing laws. The purpose 
of this withdrawal extension is to protect the Whiskey Mountain Bighorn 
Sheep Winter Range and capital investments in the area for an 
additional 20-year term.

DATES: This PLO takes effect on March 24, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keesha Cary, Realty Specialist, at 
(307) 775-6189, Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, P.O. 
Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003. Persons who use a telecommunications 
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 
1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual. The FRS is available 24 
hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the 
above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business 
hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Order extends the existing withdrawal 
to continue to protect the Whiskey Mountain Bighorn Sheep Winter Range 
and capital investments in the area.

Order

    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, it is ordered as follows:
    1. Subject to valid existing rights, PLO No. 7434 (65 FR 15920 
(2000)), which withdrew 1,430.92 acres of public lands from settlement, 
sale, location, or entry under the general land laws, including the 
United States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral 
leasing laws, is hereby extended for an additional 20-year period.
    2. This withdrawal extended by this Order will expire on March 23, 
2040, unless as a result of a review conducted prior to the expiration 
date pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), the Secretary determines 
that the withdrawal shall be further extended.

    Dated: March 2, 2020.
Rob Wallace,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 2020-04637 Filed 3-5-20; 8:45 am]
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