[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 64070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30287]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[OR-958-1430-01; GP6-0033; OR-44130, OR-48183-WA]


Conveyance of Public Lands; Order Providing for Opening of Lands; 
Oregon and Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This action informs the public of the conveyance of 3,310 
acres of public lands in Oregon, and 1,846.04 acres of public lands in 
Washington, out of Federal ownership. This action will also open 1,280 
acres of reconveyed lands to surface entry. The 640 acres in Oregon are 
already open to mining and mineral leasing and the mineral estate in 
the 640 acres in Washington is not in Federal ownership.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 18, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Sullivan, BLM Oregon/Washington 
State Office, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208, 503-952-6171.

SUPPLEMENTRY INFORMATION: Under the authority of Section 206 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1716, patents 
have been issued transferring 3,310 acres in Harney County, Oregon, and 
1,846.04 acres in Grant County, Washington, from Federal to private 
ownership.
    In the exchange, the following described lands has been reconveyed 
to the United States:

Willamette Meridian

T. 5 N., R. 18 E.,
    Sec. 27.

    The area described contains 640 acres in Klickitat County, 
Washington.

Willamette Meridian

T. 32 S., R. 32 \3/4\ E.,
    Sec. 15, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 21, N\1/2\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 22, N\1/2\ and E\1/2\SE\1/4\.

    The area described contains 640 acres in Harney County, Oregon.

    At 8:30 a.m., on January 18, 1996, the lands will be opened to 
operation of the public land laws generally, subject to valid existing 
rights, the provisions of existing withdrawals, and the requirements of 
applicable law. All valid existing applications received at or prior to 
8:30 a.m., on January 18, 1996, will be considered as simultaneously 
filed at that time. Those received thereafter will be considered in the 
order of filing.

    Dated: December 1, 1995.
Robert D. DeViney, Jr.,
Chief, Branch of Realty and Records Services.
[FR Doc. 95-30287 Filed 12-12-95; 8:45 am]
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