[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10816-10817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4959]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLOR-936000-L14300000-ET0000; HAG-09-0334; OROR-45928]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension, In-Part, and Opportunity
for Public Meeting; Oregon
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. 6874, in-part, for
an additional 20-year term as it affects 59.78 acres of land withdrawn
for the Panelli Seed Orchard. The USFS has determined the remaining 40-
acres of land withdrawn by PLO No. 6874 for the Quartz Evaluation
Plantation is no longer needed, therefore the withdrawal on this
portion will not be extended. The withdrawal created by PLO No. 6874
will expire on August 27, 2011, unless extended. This notice also gives
the public 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
June 7, 2010.
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: Catherine Callaghan, Fremont-Winema
National Forest, (541) 947-6326, or Charles R. Roy, BLM Oregon/
Washington State Office, (503) 808-6189.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USFS has filed an application requesting
the Secretary of the Interior to extend PLO No. 6874, in part, as it
pertains to the Panelli Seed Orchard (56 FR 11940 (1991)), for an
additional 20-year term. PLO No. 6874 withdrew certain lands in
Okanogan County, Oregon, from location and entry under the United
States mining laws. Such application would be subject to valid existing
rights, as it affects the following described land:
Willamette Meridian
Fremont National Forest
Panelli Seed Orchard
T. 37 S., R. 15 E.,
sec. 24, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
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T. 37 S., R. 16 E.,
sec. 19, W\1/2\ lot 3.
The area described contains approximately 59.78 acres in
Okanogan County.
That portion of PLO No. 6874 withdrawn to protect the Quartz
Evaluation Plantation will expire on August 27, 2011, and is described
as follows:
Willamette Meridian
Fremont National Forest
Quartz Evaluation Plantation
T. 37 S., R. 16 E.,
sec. 28, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\.
The area described contains 40 acres in Okanogan County.
The purpose of the proposed withdrawal extension is to continue the
protection of the unique and important forest genetic resources and the
expenditure of Federal funds at the Panelli Seed Orchard.
The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative
agreement would not provide adequate protection.
No water rights would be needed 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 BLM 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 extension must submit a written
request to the BLM State Director at the address indicated above by
June 7, 2010. 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,
no less than 30 days before the scheduled date of the meeting.
The application will be processed in accordance with the
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1)
Fred O'Ferrall,
Chief, Branch of Lands and Mineral Resources.
[FR Doc. 2010-4959 Filed 3-8-10; 8:45 am]
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