[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 125 (Thursday, June 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33844-33845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16014]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[AK-932-1430-01; AA-8964, AA-11330]


Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Alaska

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, has filed 
two applications to withdraw approximately 8.94 acres of public lands, 
in order to return the lands to national forest status. The lands had 
been occupied for homesite purposes and were excluded from the Tongass 
National Forest and restored to entry under the public land laws by 
Executive Order No. 5449, dated September 25, 1930, and Executive Order 
No. 5947, dated November 16, 1932, respectively. This notice closes the 
lands for up to 2 years to those segregations applicable to National 
Forest System lands; however, the lands are also affected by 
overlapping Public Land Order No. 5180, as amended, and will remain 
subject to the segregations established by that order until a further 
opening order is issued.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
September 27, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Alaska 
State Director, BLM Alaska State Office, 222 West 7th Avenue, No. 13, 
Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7599.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue A. Wolf, BLM Alaska State Office, 
907-271-5477.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 7, 1995, the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Forest Service, filed applications to withdraw the 
following described public lands, to be managed and subject to the 
segregations established for National Forest System lands:

Copper River Meridian

    (1) Fish Creek Parcel (AA-8964), located within the E\1/2\NW\1/
4\ of Sec. 23, T. 68 S., R. 99 E., as described in Executive Order 
No. 5947, this parcel contains approximately 5.00 acres.
    (2) Farragut Bay Parcel (AA-11330), located within the NE\1/
4\NW\1/4\ of Sec. 21, T. 55 S., R. 77 E., as described in Executive 
Order No. 5449, this parcel contains approximately 3.94 acres.
    The areas affected by this order aggregate approximately 8.94 
acres.

    The homesite entries were never patented, therefore the exclusions 
are no longer appropriate. The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to 
restore the lands to the Tongass National Forest, 

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and to be managed as National Forest System lands.
    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 Alaska State Director of the Bureau of Land 
Management 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 
persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on 
the proposed withdrawal must submit a written request to the Alaska 
State Director 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 applications will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2300.
    For a period of 2 years from the date of publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register, the lands will be segregated as specified 
above unless the applications are denied or canceled or the withdrawal 
is approved prior to that date. The segregation made by this order 
shall overlap but not otherwise affect the segregation established by 
Public Land Order No. 5180, as amended.
    The lands will be managed in accordance with the various acts that 
govern occupancy and use of National Forest System lands. Temporary 
uses which may be permitted during this segregative period would be for 
land use authorizations that are compatible with intended uses allowed 
under the discretion of the authorized officer.

    Dated: June 20, 1995.
Sue A. Wolf,
Chief, Branch of Land Resources
[FR Doc. 95-16014 Filed 6-28-95; 8:45 am]
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