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[FR Doc No: 94-3665]


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[Federal Register: February 17, 1994]



DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[OR-943-4210-06; GP4-088; OR-50500]

 

Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, proposes 
to withdraw 4,921 acres of National Forest System lands to protect the 
recreational and visual resources of the Elk Wild and Scenic River 
Corridor in the Siskiyou National Forest. This notice closes the lands 
for up to two years from mining. The lands have been and will remain 
open to mineral leasing.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
May 18, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Oregon 
State Director, BLM, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208-2965.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Kauffman, BLM, Oregon State 
Office, 503-280-7162.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 31, 1994, the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Forest Service, filed an application to withdraw the 
following described National Forest System lands from location and 
entry under the United States mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch. 2), but not 
the mineral leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights:

Willamette Meridian

Siskiyou National Forest

    Tracts of land located within the following described townships 
and sections as more particularly identified and described below:

T. 33 S., R. 13 W.,
    Secs. 13 to 24, inclusive, secs. 29 and 30.
T. 33 S., R. 14 W.,
    Secs. 7, 8, 13, 15, 16, 17, and secs. 20 to 24, inclusive. 
Beginning at the northeast corner of the SW\1/4\NE\1/4\ of Sec. 7, 
T. 33 S., R. 14 W.; Thence westerly to the northwest corner of the 
SW\1/4\NE\1/4\ of Sec. 7; Thence southerly to the south quarter 
corner of Sec. 7; Thence easterly to the southeast corner of Sec. 7; 
Thence southerly along the west boundary of Sec. 17 to the northwest 
corner of the SW\1/4\SW\1/4\ of Sec. 17; Thence easterly to the 
southwest corner of the E\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\ of Sec. 17; Thence 
northerly to the northwest corner of the E\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\ of 
Sec. 17; Thence easterly to the northeast corner of the W\1/2\NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\ of Sec. 17; Thence southerly to the southeast corner of 
the W\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ of Sec. 17; Thence easterly along the south 
boundary of Sec. 17 to the south quarter corner of Sec. 17; Thence 
southerly along the north-south centerline of Sec. 20 to the 
northeasterly right-of-way of Forest Service (FS) road 5502 020 as 
described in Curry County Book of Records 1, pages 308 and 429; 
Thence easterly along said northeasterly right-of-way line to the 
east boundary of Sec. 20, EXCEPT that portion of land in the NE\1/4\ 
and northeast of the road as described in deed to Maude S. Kohl, et 
al., recorded June 20, 1969, in Book 11 page 313 of Curry County; 
Thence northerly to the northeast corner of the SE\1/4\NE\1/4\ of 
Sec. 20; Thence southeasterly to the summit of Pearce Peak; Thence 
easterly along the ridge to the summit of Purple Mountain; Thence 
southeasterly along the ridge to the east-west centerline of Sec. 
22; Thence easterly along said centerline to the northeast corner of 
the SW\1/4\ of Sec. 22; Thence southerly along the north-south 
centerline of Sec. 22 to the divide between Bald Mountain Creek and 
Elk River; Thence southeasterly along said divide to the northerly 
most point of Father Mountain; Thence northeasterly to the east 
quarter corner of Sec. 23; Thence northeasterly to a point in an 
unnamed tributary to Elk River at 42 deg.42'15.45'' N., 
124 deg.18'32.56'' W.; Thence northeasterly to a point in a borrow 
pit and 50 foot offset from FS Road No. 5325 180 at 
42 deg.42'31.08'' N., 124 deg.18'26.24'' W.; Thence easterly and 
parallel to said FS road at a 50 foot northerly offset to a point at 
42 deg.42'27.22'' N., 124 deg.17'47.98'' W.; Thence northeasterly to 
a point at the end of FS Road No. 5325 182 at 42 deg.42'40.41'' N., 
124 deg.17'22.11'' W.; Thence northeasterly to a point on the divide 
between Panther Creek and Elk River at 42 deg.42'49.13'' N., 
124 deg.17'07.24'' W.; Thence southerly to 42 deg.42'44.66'' N., 
124 deg.17'04.49'' W.; Thence southerly to 42 deg.42'36.55'' N., 
124 deg.17'04.22'' W.; Thence southwesterly to 42 deg.42'21.93'' N., 
124 deg.17'13.85'' W.; Thence southeasterly to 42 deg.42'15.44'' N., 
124 deg.17'09.72'' W.; Thence southwesterly to 42 deg.42'08.94'' N., 
124 deg.17'11.10'' W.; Thence southerly to the junction of the West 
Fork and Main Fork of Panther Creek; Thence southeasterly along the 
thread of the Main Fork to the junction of the East Fork of Panther 
Creek; Thence northeasterly to the west sixteenth corner of Secs. 20 
and 29, T. 33 S., R. 13 W.; Thence northeasterly to the north 
quarter of Sec. 20; Thence northeasterly to a point at the end of a 
logging spur on a prominent ridge at 42 deg.43'03.31'' N., 
124 deg.15'52.92'' W.; Thence following said ridge and logging spur, 
southeasterly to a point at a 50 foot northerly offset from FS Road 
No. 5544; Thence parallel to said road at a 50 foot northerly offset 
to a point on the ridge where the road turns southerly at 
42 deg.43'19.14'' N., 124 deg.15'35.57'' W.; Thence southeasterly to 
a point at the end of FS Road 5544 040 at 42 deg.43'13.04'' N., 
124 deg.14'36.19'' W.; Thence southeasterly to the south quarter of 
Sec. 15; Thence southeasterly to a point in Blackberry Creek at 
42 deg.42'37.34'' N., 124 deg.13'41.38'' W.; Thence southeasterly 
following spur ridge to divide between McCurdy Creek and Blackberry 
Creek; Thence easterly and northerly along ridge to a 50 foot 
southerly offset from FS Road No. 5325 starting at 42 deg.42'07.12'' 
N., 124 deg.12'48.52'' W. to 42 deg.42'08.54'' N., 
124 deg.12'38.61'' W. to 42 deg.42'16.05'' N., 124 deg.12'19.62'' W. 
to 42 deg.42'28.23'' N., 124 deg.12'20.18'' W. to 42 deg.42'36.75'' 
N., 124 deg.12'27.34'' W. to 42 deg.42'49.14'' N., 
124 deg.12'26.52'' W.; Thence easterly to a point in the south fork 
of Elk River at 42 deg.42'49.75'' N., 124 deg.12'09.18'' W.; Thence 
northwesterly along thread of South Fork of Elk River to junction 
with the Main and North Forks of Elk River; Thence northwesterly to 
42 deg.43'07.00'' N., 124 deg.12'25.16'' W.; Thence northwesterly to 
42 deg.43'12.68'' N., 124 deg.12'38.10'' W.; Thence northwesterly 
along spur ridge which divides the North Fork and Main Fork of the 
Elk River to a prominent point at 42 deg.43'16.33'' N., 
124 deg.12'43.61'' W.; Thence southwesterly along said ridge to a 
point at 42 deg.43'04.76'' N., 124 deg.12'59.84'' W.; Thence 
northwesterly to the intersection of a tributary to Bungalow Creek 
and the west boundary of Sec. 14; Thence northerly along said 
section line to the northwest corner of Sec. 14; Thence westerly 
along the south boundary of Secs. 10, 9, and 8 to a point on the 
Grassy Knob Wilderness Boundary; Thence along the Grassy Knob 
Wilderness Boundary line to a point on the east-west centerline of 
the NE\1/4\ of Sec. 7, T. 33 S., R. 14 W.; Thence west along said 
east-west centerline to the point of beginning.

    The areas described aggregate approximately 4,921 acres in Curry 
County.
    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect the 
recreational and visual resources of the Elk Wild and Scenic River 
Corridor.
    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 may present their 
views in writing to the State Director at the address indicated above.
    Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is 
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal. 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 State 
Director at the address indicated above within 90 days from the date of 
publication of this notice. 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 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.
    For a period of two years from the date of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register, the lands will be segregated as 
specified above unless the application is denied or canceled or the 
withdrawal is approved prior to that date. The temporary uses which may 
be permitted during this segregative period are other National Forest 
management activities, including permits, licenses, and cooperative 
agreements, that are compatible with the intended use under the 
discretion of the authorized officer.

    Dated: February 11, 1994.
Robert D. DeViney, Jr.,
Acting Chief, Branch of Lands and Minerals Operations.
[FR Doc. 94-3665 Filed 2-16-94; 8:45 am]
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