[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 30337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14389]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[AK-931-1430-01; AA-80005]


Notice of 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 
an application to withdraw approximately 600 acres of National Forest 
System land for the Spencer Glacier Material Site. The proposed 
withdrawal will aid in making high quality rock and gravel available to 
nearby communities for private and public works projects. This notice 
closes the land for up to 2 years from location and entry under the 
United States mining laws. The land will remain open to all uses which 
can be made of National Forest lands, including disposition of 
materials under the Act of July 31, 1947, as amended.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
September 2, 1997.

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: Robbie J. Havens, BLM Alaska State 
Office, 907-271-5477.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 15, 1997, the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Forest Service, filed an application to withdraw the 
following described National Forest System land from location and entry 
under the United States mining laws, subject to valid existing rights:

Seward Meridian

Chugach National Forest

T. 7 N., R. 2 E., unsurveyed,
    Sec. 11, S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 12, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\.

    The area described contains approximately 600 acres.

    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 application 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 land will be segregated as specified above 
unless the application is denied or canceled or the withdrawal is 
approved prior to that date.
    The land 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: May 28, 1997.
Donald W. Baggs,
Lands and Minerals Group Supervisor, Division of Lands, Minerals, and 
Resources.
[FR Doc. 97-14389 Filed 6-2-97; 8:45 am]
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