[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 194 (Thursday, October 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 59464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25555]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-958-1430-ET; HAG01-0001; OR-52315]


Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 
filed an application to withdraw approximately 9,533 acres of National 
Forest System lands to protect recreational, scenic, cultural and 
traditional use values in addition to threatened, endangered, and 
sensitive flora and fauna natural resource values. This notice closes 
the lands for up to 2 years from location and entry under the mining 
laws, subject to valid existing rights. The lands will remain open to 
such forms of disposition as may by law be made of National Forest 
System lands. The lands have been and remain open to mineral leasing.

DATES: Comments should be received on or before January 4, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Forest Supervisor, Rogue 
River National Forest, 333 W. 8th Street, Medford, Oregon 97501.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bengt Hamner, Rogue River National 
Forest, 541-858-2304.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest Service filed an application to 
withdraw the following described National Forest System lands from 
location and entry under the mining laws, subject to valid existing 
rights:

Willamette Meridian

Rogue River and Umpqua National Forests

T. 30 S., R. 2 E.,
    Sec. 22, those portions of the SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, 
and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, lying westerly and southwesterly of the Rogue-
Umpqua Divide Wilderness boundary;
    Sec. 23, that portion of the SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ lying westerly of 
the Abbott Creek Research Natural Area and southeasterly of the 
Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness boundary;
    Sec. 25, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\ SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 26, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\ NE\1/4\, that portion 
of the NW \1/4\ lying southeasterly of the Rogue-Umpqua Divide 
Wilderness boundary and southwesterly of the Abbott Creek Research 
Natural Area, and S\1/2\;
    Sec. 27, those portions of the E\1/2\ lying westerly, 
southwesterly and southeasterly of the Rogue-Umpqua Divide 
Wilderness boundary, and W\1/2\;
    Sec. 28, S\1/2\NW\1/4\ and S\1/2\;
    Sec. 29, S\1/2\S\1/2\ SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 31, lots 6 and 7, NE\1/4\ and N\1/2\ SE \1/4\;
    Sec. 32 and 33;
    Sec. 34, lots 1, 2, N\1/2\, and N\1/2\ S\1/2\;
    Sec. 35, NW\1/4\ NE\1/4\, and NW\1/4\.
T. 31 S., R. 1 E.,
    Sec. 1, S\1/2\ of lot 5, lots 6, and 7, S\1/2\ SW\1/4\ NE\1/4\, 
SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE \1/4\;
    Sec. 2,lots 1 and 2, S\1/2\ NE\1/4\, S\1/2\ S\1/2\ SW\1/4\ and 
SE\1/4\ ;
    Sec. 3, S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 10, N\1/2\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 11, N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 12, lots 1 and 2, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, W\1/2\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 15, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 31 S., R. 2 E.,
    Sec. 3, W\1/2\ of lot 3, lot 4, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Secs. 4 and 5;
    Sec. 6, lots 1, 2, 6, and 7, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and 
SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, lot 1, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, and NE\1/4\NW\1/
4\;
    Sec. 8, N\1/2\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, N\1/2\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\S\1/2\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/
4\;
    Sec. 10, W\1/2\NW\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate approximately 9,533 acres in Jackson 
and Douglas County.
    The application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2300. All persons who wish to submit 
comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the proposed 
withdrawal may present their views in writing, by the date specified 
above, to the Forest Supervisor, Rogue River National Forest.
    Notice is hereby given that a public meeting relative to the 
proposed withdrawal will be held at a later date. A notice of time and 
place will be published in the Federal Register and a newspaper in the 
general vicinity of the lands proposed for withdrawal at least 30 days 
before the scheduled date of the meeting.
    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 application is denied or canceled or the withdrawal is 
approved prior to that date.

    Dated: September 29, 2000.
Sherrie L. Reid,
Acting Chief, Branch of Realty and Records Services.
[FR Doc. 00-25555 Filed 10-4-00; 8:45 am]
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