[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52675-52676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20965]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AK-963-1410-ET; F-14988]


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. 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. 6706 for an additional 20-year term. PLO 
No. 6706 withdrew 4,606.70 acres of public land from settlement, sale, 
location, or entry under the general land laws, including the United 
States mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch. 2), and from leasing under the 
mineral leasing laws, to protect the United States Air Force Indian 
Mountain Research Site. This notice also provides an opportunity for 
the public to comment on the proposed action and to request a public 
meeting.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
December 9, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the BLM 
Alaska State Director, Attn: Renee Fencl, Alaska State Office, 222 West 
7th Avenue, No. 13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7504.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Renee Fencl, BLM Alaska State Office, 
(907) 271-5067.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The withdrawal created by PLO No. 6706 (54 
FR 979, January 11, 1989) will expire January 10, 2009, unless 
extended. The USAF has filed an application to extend PLO No. 6706 for 
an additional 20-year term to protect the integrity of the information 
being monitored by seismic

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equipment at the USAF Indian Mountain Research Site.
    This withdrawal comprises 4,606.70 acres of public land located 
within:
Kateel River Meridian
T. 7 N., R. 24 E.,
    Secs. 13 to 16,
    Secs. 21 to 27,
    Secs. 34, 35, and 36; and
T. 7 N., R. 25 E.,
    Secs. 18, and 19 as described in PLO No. 6706 (54 FR 979, 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 application 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 Indian 
Mountain Research Site.
    There are no suitable alternative sites available since the Indian 
Mountain 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 Alaska State Director at the 
address indicated above. Before including your address, phone number, 
e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your 
comment, you should be aware 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 your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so. 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 extension must submit a written request to the 
BLM Alaska State Director within 90 days from the date of 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: September 3, 2008.
Carolyn J. Spoon,
Chief, Branch of Lands and Realty.
[FR Doc. E8-20965 Filed 9-9-08; 8:45 am]
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