[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 207 (Monday, October 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 61233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26993Filed]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-958-1430-ET; HAG-03-0249; OR-59196]


Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; 
Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management proposes to withdraw 80 acres of 
public land for a period of 20 years to protect and preserve the unique 
educational, scientific, and research values of the Hot Lake Natural 
Area. This notice segregates the land for up to 2 years from 
settlement, sale, location or entry under the general land laws 
including the mining laws. The land will remain open to mineral and 
geothermal leasing and mineral material sales.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be 
received by January 26, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Oregon/
Washington State Director, BLM, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208-
2965.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Schurger, Wenatchee Resource 
Area, 509-665-2116, or, Charles R. Roy, BLM Oregon/Washington State 
Office, 503-808-6189.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Land Management has filed an 
application to withdraw the following described public land from 
settlement, sale, location or entry under the general land laws 
including the mining laws, subject to valid existing rights:

Willamette Meridian

T. 40 N., R. 27 E.,
    Sec. 7, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 18, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\.

    The area described contains 80 acres in Okanogan County.

    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect and preserve 
the unique educational, scientific, and research values of the Hot Lake 
Natural Area.
    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. 
Comments, including names, street addresses, and other contact 
information of respondents, will be available for public review at the 
Oregon/Washington State office during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. 
to 4 p.m.), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Individual 
respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to request that 
BLM consider withholding your name, street address, and other contact 
information (such as: Internet address, FAX or phone number) from 
public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 
you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. BLM 
will honor requests for confidentiality on a case-by-case basis to the 
extent allowed by law. BLM will make available for public inspection in 
their entirety all submissions from organizations or businesses, and 
from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials 
of organizations or businesses.
    Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is 
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal. All interested 
parties who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on 
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 in the Federal Register. 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 part 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 this segregative period will be limited to those uses 
which are compatible with the educational, scientific, and research 
values of the Hot Lake Natural Area.

    Dated: October 14, 2003.
Robert D. DeViney,
Chief, Branch of Realty and Records Services.
[FR Doc. 03-26993Filed 10-24-03; 8:45 am]
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