[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5206-5207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1999]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[OR-943-4210-06; GP5-060; OR-50874, OR-51194]


Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management proposes to withdraw 182.38 
acres of public land for protection of the Floras Lake and Lost Lake 
addition to the New River Area of Critical Environmental Concern near 
Bandon, Oregon. This notice closes the lands for up to two years from 
surface entry and mining. The lands will be opened to mineral leasing 
subject to any temporary segregation of record.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
April 26, 1995.

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:Linda Sullivan, BLM Oregon/Washington 
State Office, 503-952-6171.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 23, 1994, a petition was 
approved allowing the Bureau of Land Management to file an application 
to withdraw the following described lands from settlement, sale, 
location, and entry under the general land laws, including the United 
States mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch. 2 (1988)), but not the mineral 
leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights:

Willamette Meridian

Floras Lake

T. 31 S., R. 15 W.,
    Sec. 7, lot 1;
    Sec. 8, lots 3, 4, 5, and 6.

    To include any accretion of land, the area described contains 
approximately 111.48 acres in Curry County.

Lost Lake

T. 29 S., R. 15 W.,
    Sec. 35 N\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 36, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\ and that portion of the NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ 
beginning at the southwest corner of the NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ of 
Sec. 36, T. 29 S., R. 15 W., and running thence north along the west 
line of the NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ of said Sec. 36 a distance of 300 feet; 
thence east parallel to the north line of said Sec. 36 a distance of 
250 feet; thence south parallel to the west line of the NE\1/4\NW\1/
4\ of said Sec. 36 a distance of 300 feet; thence west along the 
south boundary of the NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ of said Sec. 36 a 
distance of 250 feet to the point of beginning; AND Beginning at the 
[[Page 5207]] southwest corner of the NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ of Sec. 36, T. 
29 S., R. 15 W., proceeding thence east 634 feet; thence north 420 
feet to Berg Road; thence westerly along said road 52 feet, more or 
less, to the southwest corner of property conveyed in Book 193, Page 
489, Deed Records of Coos County, Oregon; thence north 242 feet, 
more or less, to the northwest corner of property conveyed in Book 
193, Page 489, Deed Records of Coos County, Oregon; thence west 523 
feet to the west line of the NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ of said section; thence 
south 662 feet to the southwest corner of the said NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ 
and the point of beginning, SAVING AND EXCEPTING that part subject 
to the right of way of the said Berg Road.

    The area described contains 70.90 acres in Coos County.

    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect recreational 
values, cultural sites, wetlands, and endangered species habitat.
    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. Temporary land uses that may 
be permitted by the authorized officer during the period of temporary 
segregation include leases, licenses, permits, rights-of-way, and 
disposal of mineral or vegetative resources other than under the mining 
laws.

    Dated: January 19, 1995.
Robert D. DeViney, Jr.,
Acting Chief, Branch of Realty and Records Services.
[FR Doc. 95-1999 Filed 1-25-95; 8:45 am]
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