[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 10815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4963]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLOR-936000-L14300000-ET0000; HAG-10-0019; OR-10898]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity for
Public Meeting; Oregon
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Forest Service has filed an application with
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that proposes to extend the
duration of Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6856 for an additional 20-year
term. PLO No. 6856 withdrew approximately 2,760.94 acres of National
Forest System land from mining in order to protect the unique natural
and ecological research values at the Abbott Creek Research Natural
Area. The withdrawal created by PLO No. 6856 will expire on May 5,
2011, 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
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: David Krantz, Rogue River-Siskiyou
National Forest, (541) 618-2037, or Charles R. Roy, BLM Oregon/
Washington State Office, (503) 808-6189.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Forest Service has filed
an application requesting that the Secretary of the Interior extend PLO
No. 6856 (56 FR 20550 (1991)), which withdrew certain lands in Douglas
and Jackson Counties, Oregon from location and entry under the United
States mining laws (30 U.S.C. ch. 2) for an additional 20-year term,
subject to valid existing rights. The area described contains
approximately 2,760.94 acres in Douglas and Jackson Counties. PLO No.
6856 is incorporated herein by reference.
The purpose of the proposed withdrawal extension is to continue the
protection of the unique natural and ecological research values at the
Abbott Creek Research Natural Area.
The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative
agreement would not provide adequate protection.
The Forest Service 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 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
not 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 Land, Mineral, and Energy Resources.
[FR Doc. 2010-4963 Filed 3-8-10; 8:45 am]
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