[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 50 (Thursday, March 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 12186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-4688]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AK-932-1430-ET; FF-84742]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Air Force (USAF) has filed an 
application with the Bureau of Land Management that proposes to extend 
the duration of Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6705 for an additional 20-
year period. PLO No. 6705 withdrew approximately 3,630 acres of public 
land from surface entry and mining, to protect the USAF Beaver Creek 
Research Site. The land has been and will remain closed to mineral 
leasing. This notice also gives an opportunity to comment on the 
proposed action and to request a public meeting.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
June 13, 2007.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terrie D. Evarts, BLM Alaska State 
Office, 907-271-5630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The withdrawal created by PLO No. 6705 (54 
FR 978, January 11, 1989), will expire on January 10, 2009, unless 
extended. The USAF has filed an application to extend PLO No. 6705 for 
an additional 20-year period to protect the integrity of the 
information being monitored by seismic equipment at the USAF Beaver 
Creek Research Site. This withdrawal comprises approximately 3,630 
acres of public land located within:

Copper River Meridian

T.15 N., R. 19 E.,
    Secs. 14, 15, secs. 20 to 29, inclusive,
    Secs. 33 and 34, and is described in PLO No. 6705 (54 FR 978, 
January 11, 1989).

    A complete description, along with all other records pertaining to 
the extension application, can be examined in the BLM Alaska State 
Office at the address shown above.
    As extended, the withdrawal would not alter the applicability of 
those public land laws governing the use of land under lease, license, 
or permit or governing the disposal of the mineral or vegetative 
resources other than under the mining and mineral leasing laws.
    The use of a right-of-way or interagency or cooperative agreement 
would not adequately protect the Federal investment in the Beaver Creek 
Research Site.
    There are no suitable alternative sites available since the Beaver 
Creek Research Site is already constructed on the above-described 
public land.
    No water rights would be needed to fulfill the purpose of the 
requested withdrawal extension.
    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 BLM State Director at the address 
indicated above. 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 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 
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 withdrawal extension proposal will be processed in accordance 
with the regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4 and subject to Section 
810 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. 
3120 (2000).

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

    Dated: November 2, 2006.
Carolyn J. Spoon,
Chief, Branch of Lands and Realty.

    Editorial Note: This document was received at the Office of the 
Federal Register on March 9, 2007.
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