[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 8978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2904]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES-010-1430-ET; FL-ES-033516]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; 
Florida

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Fish and Wildlife Services proposes to 
withdraw 1.13 acres of public lands as an addition to the National Key 
Deer Refuge. This notice closes the lands for up to 2 years from 
surface entry and mining. The lands will remain open to mineral 
leasing.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
May 7, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Field 
Manager, BLM, 411 Briarwood Drive, Suite 404, Jackson, Mississippi 
39206.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Weaver, Jackson Field Office, 
601-977-5400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 17, 2001, a petition was approved 
allowing the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to file an 
application to withdraw the following described public lands from 
settlement, sale, location, or entry under the general land laws, 
including the mining laws, subject to valid existing rights:

Tallahassee Meridian

T. 66 S., R. 32 E.,
    Sec. 10, lot 6.
T. 67 S., R. 27 E.,
    Sec. 14, lot 38.

    The areas described aggregate 1.13 acres in Monroe County.

    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect the National 
Key Deer Refuge.
    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 Jackson Field Office of the Bureau of Land 
Management.
    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 Jackson 
Field Office 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 schedule 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 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 uses which will be permitted 
during this segregative period are leases or permits.
    The temporary segregation of the lands in connection with a 
withdrawal application or proposal shall not affect administrative 
jurisdiction over the lands, and the segregation shall not have the 
effect of authorizing any use of the lands by the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service.

Bruce Dawson,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 01-2904 Filed 2-2-01; 8:45 am]
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