[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65648-65649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27052]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLOR-936000-L14300000-ET0000; HAG-10-0346; WAOR-48056]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity for
Public Meeting for the Peony, Pole Pick, and Frank Burge Seed Orchards;
Washington
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Forest Service (USFS) has filed an
application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that proposes to
extend the duration of Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6952 for an
additional 20-year term. PLO No. 6952 withdrew approximately 110 acres
of National Forest System land from location and entry under the United
States mining laws in order to protect the integrity and functionality
of the seed orchards, along with the investment of Federal funds at the
Peony, Pole Pick, and Frank Burge Seed Orchards. The withdrawal created
by PLO No. 6952 will expire on November 11, 2012, unless extended. This
notice also gives an opportunity to comment on the proposed action and
to request a public meeting.
DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by
January 24, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Oregon/
Washington State Director, BLM, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208-
2965.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles R. Roy, BLM Oregon/Washington
State Office, (503) 808-6189, or Susan Daugherty, USFS Pacific
Northwest Region, (503) 808-2416.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USFS has filed an application requesting
that the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals
Management extend PLO No. 6952 (57 FR 53587 (1992)), which withdrew
certain lands in Okanogan County, Washington from location and entry
under the United States mining laws for an additional 20-year term,
subject to valid existing rights. The area described contains
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approximately 110 acres in Okanogan County. PLO No. 6952 is
incorporated herein by reference.
The purpose of the proposed withdrawal extension is to continue the
protection of the integrity and functionality of the seed orchards,
along with the investment of Federal funds at the Peony, Pole Pick, and
Frank Burge Seed Orchards. The orchards produce tree seeds used for
replanting harvested areas. The orchards cannot be moved to another
location.
The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative
agreement would not provide adequate protection.
The USFS would not need to acquire water rights to fulfill the
purpose of the requested withdrawal extension.
Records related to the application may be examined by contacting
Charles R. Roy at the above address or phone number.
For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this
notice, all persons who wish to submit comments, suggestions, or
objections in connection with the proposed withdrawal extension may
present their views in writing to the BLM State Director at the address
indicated above.
Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will
be available for public review at the address indicated above during
regular business hours.
Individual respondents may request confidentiality. Before
including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal
identifying information in your comment, be advised that your entire
comment--including your personal identifying information--may be made
publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to
withhold from public review your personal identifying information, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. If you wish to withhold
your name or address from public review or from disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comments. Such requests will be honored to the extent
allowed by law. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and
from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials
of organization or businesses, will be made available for public
inspection in their entirety.
Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal extension. All
interested parties who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being
heard on the proposed withdrawal must submit a written request to the
BLM State Director at the address indicated above by January 24, 2011.
Upon determination by the authorized officer that a public meeting will
be held, a notice of the time and place will be published in the
Federal Register and in at least one local newspaper at least 30 days
before the scheduled date of the meeting.
The application will be processed in accordance with the
regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2300.4.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1)
Cathie Jensen,
Acting Chief, Branch of Land, Mineral, and Energy Resources.
[FR Doc. 2010-27052 Filed 10-25-10; 8:45 am]
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