[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61834-61835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21394]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES-030-1430-ET; WIES 032707]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Correction of Public 
Land Order No. 6619; Opportunity for Public Meeting; Wisconsin

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 2310.3-1, notice is hereby given that 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to extend Public Land 
Order (PLO) No. 6619 for an additional 20-year period. This order 
withdrew 4,107 acres of public land in Juneau County, Wisconsin, from 
surface entry and reserved the land for use by the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service to manage in conjunction with the Necedah National 
Wildlife Refuge. This notice also gives an opportunity to comment on 
the proposed action and to request a public meeting. This notice also 
corrects an error in the legal description published in the Federal 
Register on July 25, 1986 (51 FR 26687).

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
January 24, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the State 
Director, BLM-Eastern States, 7450 Boston Boulevard, Springfield, 
Virginia 22153.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Ruda, BLM-Eastern States, 703-440-
1663.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The withdrawal created by PLO No. 6619

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will expire on July 24, 2006, unless extended. The U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service has filed an application to extend PLO No. 6619. This 
withdrawal was made to allow management of the following described land 
as part of the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge:

Fourth Principal Meridian

T. 18 N., R. 2 E.,
    Secs. 1 and 12.
T. 18 N., R. 3 E.,
    Secs. 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, and 16 (Those parts lying south and west 
of Grand Dike Road); sec. 17.

    The area described contains 4,107 acres in Juneau County.

    The legal description above has been corrected to include only 
those parts of sec. 16 in T. 18 N., R. 3 E., lying south and west of 
Grand Dike Road. There is no change in the total acres.
    The purpose of the proposed extension is to continue the withdrawal 
created by PLO No. 6619 for an additional 20-year term to allow the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to continue to manage the land as part 
of the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge.
    There are no suitable alternative sites since the lands described 
herein contain the natural resources and improvements of interest for 
protection.
    No water rights will be needed to fulfill the purpose of the 
requested withdrawal. 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 of the BLM-
Eastern States.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will 
be available for public review at the BLM-Eastern States, Milwaukee 
Field Office, 626 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 200, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 
53202 during regular business hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except holidays. Individual respondents may request 
confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your name or address from 
public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 
you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comments. Such 
requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. All submissions 
from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying 
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or 
businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their 
entirety.
    Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is 
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal extension. All 
interested persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being 
heard on the proposed withdrawal extension must submit a written 
request to the State Director, BLM-Eastern States within 90 days from 
the date of publication of this notice. If the authorized officer 
determines 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.
    This withdrawal extension proposal will be processed in accordance 
with the regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1)

    Dated: October 19, 2005.
Ann B. Aldrich,
Acting State Director, Eastern States.
[FR Doc. 05-21394 Filed 10-25-05; 8:45 am]
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