[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12808-12809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4823]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AK-933-1430-ET; AA-82857]


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 2,998 acres of National Forest 
System land for the Russian River and Upper Russian Lake Recreation 
Corridor. The proposed withdrawal will aid in protecting the fisheries, 
recreational,

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and archeological resources of the area. 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, and all public uses consistent with the 
recreational utilization and protection of the Russian River watershed.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
May 29, 2001.

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. You can access information about sending 
comments electronically at: www.anchorage.ak.blm.gov/wdlcom01.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robbie J. Havens, BLM Alaska State 
Office, 907-271-5477.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 2, 2001, the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Forest Service, filed an application to withdraw the 
following described National Forest System land from the public land 
laws, including location and entry under the United States mining laws, 
subject to valid existing rights:

Seward Meridian

Chugach National Forest

T. 3 N., R. 4 W., unsurveyed,
    Sec. 4, N\1/2\ lying east of forest boundary, SE\1/4\ lying east 
of forest boundary;
    Sec. 9, NE\1/4\ lying east of forest boundary;
    Sec. 10, N\1/2\ lying north of forest boundary;
    Sec. 11, that portion lying north of forest boundary, excluding 
the N\1/2\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 12, S\1/2\ lying northeast of forest boundary;
    Sec. 13, N\1/2\ lying north of the ordinary high water mark 
along the northeast shore of Upper Russian Lake.
T. 4 N., R. 4 W., unsurveyed,
    Sec. 9, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 10, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 16, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 21, W\1/2\E\1/2\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\ lying east of forest 
boundary, SW\1/4\ lying east of forest boundary; sec. 28, W\1/2\E\1/
2\, W\1/2\ lying east of forest boundary;
    Sec. 29, E\1/2\ lying east of forest boundary;
    Sec. 32, NE\1/4\ lying east of forest boundary;
    Sec. 33, W\1/2\ E\1/2\, W\1/2\ lying east of forest boundary.
    The area described contains approximately 2,998 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: February 15, 2001.
C. Michael Brown,
Acting Chief, Lands Branch, Division of Lands, Minerals, and Resources.
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