[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 170 (Friday, September 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52143-52144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14560]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES-030-1430-ET; MNES 17056]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity for 
Public Meeting; Minnesota

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity for 
Public Meeting; Minnesota.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to extend the 
duration of Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6630 for an additional 20-year 
period. PLO No. 6630 withdrew 49.26 acres of public lands comprised of 
61 islands and one waterfront lot in St. Louis County, Minnesota from 
surface entry and transferred jurisdiction from the BLM to the National 
Park Service to be administered as part of the National Park System. 
This notice also gives an opportunity to comment on the proposed action 
and to request a public meeting.

DATES: Comments and public meeting requests must be received by 
November 30, 2006. Electronic format submittals will not be accepted.

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: Ida Doup, BLM-Eastern States, 703-440-
1541 or at the address above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The withdrawal created by PLO No. 6630 (51 
FR 41627) will expire on November 17, 2006, unless extended. The 
National Park Service has filed an application to extend PLO No. 6630 
for an additional 20-year term to allow continued management of the 
following described lands as part of the Voyageurs National Park:

Fourth Principal Meridian

T. 69 N., R. 19 W.,
    Sec. 14, unsurveyed island in SE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 18, Government lot 4;
    Sec. 19, unsurveyed island in SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, unsurveyed island in NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 23, unsurveyed island in SE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 27, unsurveyed island in NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 28, unsurveyed island in NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, unsurveyed island 
in SE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 30, unsurveyed island in NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, unsurveyed island 
in SE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 31, unsurveyed island in NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 70 N., R. 19 W.,
    Sec. 28, 2 unsurveyed islands in NE\1/4\NE\1/4\,
    Sec. 30, unsurveyed island in NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 33, unsurveyed island in NE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, unsurveyed island in SW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 69 N., R. 20 W.,
    Sec. 12, unsurveyed island in SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, unsurveyed island in SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, unsurveyed island 
in SE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, unsurveyed island in SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, unsurveyed island 
in NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, unsurveyed island in NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 15, unsurveyed island in SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, unsurveyed island in NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, unsurveyed island 
in SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, unsurveyed island in NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 22, unsurveyed island in SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, unsurveyed island 
in NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 23, 2 unsurveyed islands in SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 25, unsurveyed island in NE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 26, unsurveyed island in SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, unsurveyed island 
in SE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 70 N., R. 20 W.,
    Sec. 34, unsurveyed island in NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, unsurveyed island in NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 69 N., R. 21 W.,
    Sec. 3, 2 unsurveyed islands in NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, 2 unsurveyed 
islands in SW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 4, unsurveyed island in NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, unsurveyed island in SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, unsurveyed island 
in NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 10, 2 unsurveyed islands in NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, unsurveyed 
island in SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, unsurveyed island in NE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 12, unsurveyed island in NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, unsurveyed island in NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, unsurveyed island 
in NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, 2 unsurveyed islands in NW\1/4\NE\1/4\,
    Sec. 21, unsurveyed island in NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 23, unsurveyed island in NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, unsurveyed island 
in SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 25, unsurveyed island in SW\1/4\NE\1/4\.
T. 70 N., R. 21 W.,
    Sec. 28, unsurveyed island in SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 30, unsurveyed island in SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, unsurveyed island 
in SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 32, unsurveyed island in NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 33, unsurveyed island in SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, unsurveyed island 
in SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, unsurveyed island in SW\1/4\NW\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate 49.26 acres in St. Louis County.

    The purpose of the proposed extension is to continue the withdrawal 
created by PLO No. 6630 for an additional 20-year term to allow the 
National Park Service to continue to administer the land as part of the 
Voyageurs National Park.
    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 
extension may present their views in writing to the State Director of 
the BLM-Eastern States at the address noted above.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will 
be available for public review at the BLM-Eastern States, 7450 Boston 
Boulevard, Springfield, Virginia 22153 during regular business hours 8 
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.

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    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: July 24, 2006.
Micheal D. Nedd,
State Director, Eastern States.
 [FR Doc. E6-14560 Filed 8-31-06; 8:45 am]
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