[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 14 (Monday, January 22, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6663-6664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1703]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-958-1430-ET; OR-56288]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal; Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Interior proposes to withdraw approximately 
151,970 acres of Federal lands, to protect the nationally significant 
ecological and biological values of the Siskiyou Wild Rivers area. 
Subject to valid existing rights, this notice segregates the Federal 
lands described below for up to 2 years from location and entry under 
the mining laws. The lands have been and will remain open to the public 
land laws and mineral leasing laws unless closed by other segregations 
of record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Barnes, Oregon State Office, 
Bureau of Land Management, 503-952-6155.

ADDRESSES: State Director, Oregon State Office, Bureau of Land 
Management, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208-2965.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to 
protect the nationally significant ecological and biological diversity 
of the Siskiyou Wild Rivers area while it is determined whether special 
management designation for the area is warranted and to assess the 
views of the public on such a designation. The Siskiyou Wild Rivers 
area also contains outstanding scenic and recreation values and special 
status plant and animal species and their habitats. The proposal, if 
finalized, would withdraw, subject to valid existing rights, the 
following described Federal lands and, if acquired by the United 
States, any non-Federal lands within the area, from location and entry 
under the mining laws. The Federal lands have been and will remain open 
to the public land laws and the mineral leasing laws, subject to other 
segregations of record:
    1. The Federal lands proposed for withdrawal are described as:

Williamette Meridian

T. 37 S., R. 6 W.,
    sec. 31, W\1/2\.
T. 38 S., R. 6 W.,
    sec. 30, S\1/2\;
    sec. 31.
T. 39 S., R. 6 W.,
    sec. 5, E\1/2\;
    secs. 6 and 8.
T. 33 S., R. 7 W.,
    secs. 18, 19, 30, and 31.
T. 34 S., R. 7 W.,
    secs. 6, 7, 18, 19, 30, and 31.
T. 35 S., R. 7 W.,
    secs. 3 to 10, inclusive, and secs. 15, 17, 18 and 19;
    sec. 20, W\1/2\.
T. 39 S., R. 7 W.,
    sec. 1, E\1/2\;
    sec. 2.
T. 32 S., R. 8 W.,
    sec. 31.
T. 33 S., R. 8 W.,
    secs. 5 to 36, inclusive.
Tps. 34 and 35 S., R. 8 W., inclusive.
T. 38 S., R. 8 W.,
    secs. 9, 15, 21, and 28.
T. 39 S., R. 8 W.,
    sec. 31.
T. 40 S., R. 8 W.,
    secs. 7, 10, 15, and secs. 17 to 20 inclusive;

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    sec. 22, N\1/2\;
    sec. 33, S\1/2\ NE\1/4\ and S\1/2\;
    sec. 34.
T. 32 S., R. 9 W.,
    sec. 8, S\1/2\;
    secs. 3 to 35, inclusive.
Tps. 33, 34, and 35 S., R. 9 W., inclusive.
T. 41 S., R. 9 W.,
    sec. 9.
Tps. 32, 33 and 34 S., R. 10 W., inclusive.
T. 32 S., R. 11 W., inclusive.

    The areas described aggregate approximately 151,970 acres, more or 
less, in Curry, Coos, Josephine, and Douglas Counties.
    2. 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 State Director at the address indicated above.
    3. 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 with 
respect to the proposed withdrawal must submit a written request to the 
State Director at the address indicated above 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 fourth 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 application is denied 
or canceled or the withdrawal is approved prior to that date. The 
temporary land uses which may be permitted during the segregative 
period include licenses, permits, rights-of-way, and disposal of 
vegetative resources other than under the mining law.

    Dated: January 16, 2001.
Ray Brady,
Manager, Lands and Realty Group.
[FR Doc. 01-1703 Filed 1-19-01; 8:45 am]
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