[Federal Register: August 3, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 148)] [Notices] [Page 41272-41273] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr03au98-88] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management (NV-930-1430-01; NVN 59082) Public Land Order No. 7349; Withdrawal of Public Land for National Weather Service Administration Site; Nevada AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Public Land Order. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This order withdraws 15 acres of public land from surface entry and mining for a period of 20 years for use by the Department of Commerce, [[Page 41273]] National Weather Service as an administrative site. The land has been and will remain open to mineral leasing. EFFECTIVE DATE: August 3, 1998. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis J. Samuelson, BLM Nevada State Office, P.O. Box 12000, Reno, Nevada, 89520, 702-861-6532. 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 (1994), it is ordered as follows: 1. Subject to valid existing rights, the following described public land is hereby withdrawn from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the general land laws, including the United States mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch. 2 (1994)), but not from leasing under the mineral leasing laws, for use by the Department of Commerce, National Weather Service as an administrative site: Mount Diablo Meridian T. 34 N., R. 55 E., Sec. 2, S\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ and SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\. The area described contains 15 acres in Elko County. 2. The withdrawal made by this order does not alter the applicability of those public land laws governing the use of lands under lease, license, or permit, or governing the disposal of their mineral or vegetative resources other than under the mining laws. 3. 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) (1994), the Secretary determines that the withdrawal shall be extended. Dated: July 22, 1998. Bob Armstrong, Assistant Secretary of the Interior. [FR Doc. 98-20622 Filed 7-31-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-HC-P