[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 1995)] [Notices] [Page 4184] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-1521] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR [UT-920-05-1330-00] Public Review Period of Proposed Classification Standards for Establishing Known Leasing Areas for Gilsonite Summary: The Secretary of the Interior, through Secretarial Orders 3071 and 3087 transferred the authority under 43 USC 21 to classify public lands for leasable minerals to the Director, Bureau of Land Management. On May 22, 1986, regulations were finalized at 43 CFR part 3500 which provided for prospecting permits for gilsonite on lands that were not known to contain valuable deposits of gilsonite. Lands with known gilsonite deposits will be subject to competitive leasing procedures only. The Utah State Office, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is requesting the public to review the following proposed standard which would be used to determine whether lands will be subject to competitive leasing for gilsonite. Lands will be defined as a Known Gilsonite Area and subject to competitive leasing if they contain a gilsonite vein that can be mapped as a continuous vein based on surface exposures or other indications of a continuous linear feature. The Known Gilsonite Leasing Area shall be described by aliquot parts generally no smaller than a quarter-quarter section or when appropriate a lot. If any part of the lot or quarter-quarter section contains a portion of a mapped vein meeting the classification standard, that subdivision shall be included within the Known Gilsonite Leasing Area. Information requested from the public via this notice may be in the form of a letter and should be as specific as possible. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be accepted for a period of 60 days from the date of this Federal Register notice, and should be addressed to: Mat Millenbach, State Director, Bureau of Land Management, Utah State Office, P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84145-0155. For further information contact: James Kohler, Bureau of Land Management, Utah State Office, Division of Mineral Resources, P. O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0155, (801) 539-4037. Douglas M. Koza, Deputy State Director, Mineral Resources. [FR Doc. 95-1521 Filed 1-19-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-DQ-P