USFS has filed an application with BLM requesting that the Secretary of Interior withdraw for a 20-year term approx 30,370 acres of NFS lands from location and entry under US mining laws.
Location
Emigrant Gulch and Crevice Mountain areas located in the Custer Gallatin National Forest, Park County, Montana.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/31/2017
2
Comment Period
03/30/2018
3
09/21/2018
4
Decision
10/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2018 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Land Use Adjustments |
| Public Land Order No. 7875; Emigrant Crevice Mineral Withdrawal | Decision Signed Date: 10/12/2018 |
| Forests | Custer Gallatin National Forest |
| Districts | Gardiner Ranger District; Yellowstone Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | See description at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-11-22/pdf/2016-28052.pdf |