[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 217 (Thursday, November 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56611-56612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27732]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[OR-958-1430-01; GP6-0016; OR-9041, et al.]


Proposed Continuation of Withdrawals; Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management proposes that all or portions of 
nine separate land withdrawals continue for an additional 20 years and 
requests that the lands involved remain closed either to surface entry, 
mining, and nonmetalliferous mining and in some cases, where closed, 
opened to nonmetalliferous mining. The lands would remain open, or 
where closed, opened to mineral leasing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Betty McCarthy, BLM Oregon/Washington 
State Office, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, OR 97208, 503-952-6155.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Comments should be received by February 7, 1995.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Land Management proposes that 
the following identified land withdrawals be continued for a period of 
20 years pursuant to Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976, 90 Stat. 2751; 43 U.S.C. 1714. The following 
identified lands are involved:

    1. OR-9041, Executive Order dated April 17, 1926, Public Water 
Reserve No. 187, 324.66 acres located in sec. 1, T. 41 S., R. 14\1/
2\ E., sec. 7, T. 36 S., R. 22 E., sec. 25, T. 30 S., R. 23 E., sec. 
14, T. 32 S., R. 23 E., sec. 28, T. 40 S., R. 23 E., sec. 31, T. 38 
S., R. 24 E., secs. 21 and 22, T. 41 S., R. 24 E., sec. 1, T. 40 S., 
R. 28 E., and secs. 6 and 7, T. 40 S., R. 29 E., W.M., in Harney, 
Lake and Klamath Counties, south and west of Hart Mountain Antelope 
National Refuge.
    2. OR-9041-A, Executive Order dated April 17, 1926, Public Water 
Reserve No. 107, 490.39 acres located in sec. 1, T. 12 S., R. 27 E., 
sec. 13, T. 26 S., R. 27 E., sec. 15, T. 21 S., R. 29 E., sec. 32, 
T. 29 S., R. 30 E., secs. 3 and 35, T. 33 S., R. 33 E., sec. 4, T. 
34 S., R. 33 E., and sec. 8, T. 39 S., R. 34 E., W.M., in Grant and 
Harney Counties, south and east of the Malheur National Refuge and 
near the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.
    3. OR-9041-C, Executive Order dated April 17, 1926, Public Water 
Reserve 107, 89.02 acres located in sec. 20, T. 15 S., R. 23 E., 
sec. 31, T. 17 S., R. 23 E., and sec. 4, T. 21 S., R. 24 E., W.M., 
in Crook County, between approximately 44 to 50 miles east and 
southeast of Prineville.
    4. OR-18997, Executive Order No. 5344, dated May 8, 1930, Public 
Water Reserve No. 131, 40 acres located in sec. 32, T. 38 S., R. 23 
E., W.M., in Lake County approximately 18 miles northwest of 
Lakeview.
    5. OR-19001, Executive Order dated August 8, 1932, Public Water 
Reserve No. 146, 40 acres located in sec. 35, T. 38 S., R. 13 E., 
W.M., in Klamath County, approximately 42 miles west of Klamath 
Falls.
    6. OR-20221-C, Executive Order dated February 25, 1919, Public 
Water Reserve No. 61, 80 acres located in secs. 10 and 25, T. 40 S., 
R. 22 E., W.M., in Lake County, approximately 12 miles southeast of 
Lakeview.
    7. OR-20224-B, Executive Order dated March 8, 1920, Public Water 
Reserve No. 70, 80.68 acres located in sec. 25, T. 15 S., R. 21 E., 
and sec. 20, T. 15 S., R. 23 E., W.M., in Crook County, 
approximately 40 miles west of Prineville.
    8. OR-3660-A, Public Land Order No. 4537 dated November 20, 
1968, Umpqua Recreation Site, 74.01 acres located in secs. 9, 10 and 
15, T. 25 S., R. 7 W., W.M., in Douglas County, northwest of 
Roseburg.
    9. OR-19341, Public Land Order No. 754 dated September 14, 1951, 
Myrtle Island Research Natural Area, 28.28 acres located in secs. 20 
and 21, T. 24 S., R. 7 W., W.M., in Douglas County, northwest of 
Roseburg.

    The purpose of the public water reserve withdrawals is to protect 
the water sources located on the lands for livestock and wildlife uses. 
The withdrawals currently segregate the lands from operation of the 
public land laws generally, including mining for nonmetalliferous 
minerals, but not to location and entry under the mining laws for 
metalliferous minerals or the mineral leasing laws. The Bureau of Land 
Management requests no changes in the purpose or segregative effect of 
the withdrawals except that some of the lands be opened to mining for 
nonmetalliferous minerals.
    The purpose of the recreation withdrawal is to protect the Umpqua 
recreation site and segregates the land from surface entry and mining. 
The purpose of the research natural area withdrawal is to protect the 
natural environment and its value for research studies, and segregates 
the land from surface entry, mining and mineral leasing. No change is 
proposed in the purpose or segregative effect except to open the land 
to mineral leasing.
    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 continuations may 
present their views 

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in writing to the undersigned officer at the address specified above.
    The authorized officer of the Bureau of Land Management will 
undertake such investigations as are necessary to determine the 
existing and potential demand for the lands and their resources. A 
report will also be prepared for consideration by the Secretary of the 
Interior, the President and Congress, who will determine whether or not 
the withdrawals will be continued and if so, for how long. The final 
determination of the continuation of the withdrawals will be published 
in the Federal Register. The existing withdrawals will continue until 
such final determination is made.

    Dated: October 31, 1995.
Robert D. DeViney, Jr.,
Chief, Branch of Realty and Records Services.
[FR Doc. 95-27732 Filed 11-8-95; 8:45 am]
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