[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8778-8779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3366]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM-923-1430-ET; NMNM 54961]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; 
Oklahoma

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has filed an application 
requesting the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw 79.60 acres of 
public land from surface entry and transfer jurisdiction of the land 
from the Bureau of Land Management to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
for 20 years to protect the Eufaula Lake Project. The land, previously 
withdrawn by Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6622, which expired August 5, 
2006, is not subject to the United States mining laws and has been and 
will remain open to mineral leasing.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
May 29, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, Attn: Real Estate Division, 
1645 South 101st East Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74128-4609.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Hinds at the address above or 
(918) 669-7257 or Ron Dunton, BLM New Mexico State Office, 1474 Rodeo 
Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502 at (505) 438-7400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has filed 
an application with the Bureau of Land Management, pursuant to Section 
204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 
1714, to withdraw the land described below from settlement, sale, 
location or entry under the general land laws and transfer jurisdiction 
of the land to the U.S. Corps of Engineers. The land is not subject to 
the United States mining laws and has been and will remain open to 
mineral leasing. The proposed withdrawal would replace the withdrawal 
created by PLO No. 6622 (51 FR 28229) which expired August 5, 2006. The 
public land proposed for continued withdrawal is described as follows:

Indian Meridian

T. 5 N., R. 16 E.,
    Sec. 2, lot 3 and SE\1/4\NW\1/4\.

    The area described contains 79.60 acres in Pittsburg County.

    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to continue protection of 
the Federal investment in the Eufaula Lake Project.
    The withdrawal would not alter the applicability of those public 
land laws governing the use of the land under lease, license, or permit 
or governing the disposal of the mineral or vegetative resources.
    The use of a right-of-way or interagency or cooperative agreement 
would not adequately constrain nondiscretionary uses and therefore 
would not provide adequate protection of the Federal investment in the 
Eufaula Lake Project.
    There are no suitable alternative sites available since the Eufaula 
Lake Project is already located on the above-described public land.
    No additional water rights would be necessary to fulfill the 
purpose of the requested withdrawal.
    Records relating to the proposed withdrawal may be examined by 
interested parties by contacting Bob Hinds at the address above or 
(918) 669-7257.
    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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the address 
noted above.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will 
be available for public review at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at 
the above address during regular business hours, 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Before including your 
address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying 
information in your comment, be advised that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly 
available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold 
from public review your personal identifying information, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so. 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. 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 U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers at the address above 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 proposal will be processed in 
accordance with the applicable regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4.

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    For a period of 2 years from the date of publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register, the land described above will remain 
segregated from surface entry. The segregrative effect of the 
publication of this notice shall terminate upon denial or cancellation 
of the subject application, approval of application or on February 27, 
2009, whichever occurs first. Licenses, permits, cooperative 
agreements, or discretionary land use authorizations of a temporary 
nature which would not significantly impact the project may be allowed 
with the approval of the authorized officer of the BLM during the 
segregative period.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1(b))

Ron Dunton,
Deputy State Director, Resources.
[FR Doc. E7-3366 Filed 2-26-07; 8:45 am]
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