[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 175 (Friday, September 11, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 46790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21927]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AK-963-1410-ET; AA-12484]


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 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest 
Service has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management 
that proposes to extend the duration of Public Land Order (PLO) No. 
6965 for an additional 20-year period. This order withdrew 
approximately 685 acres of National Forest System land from settlement, 
sale, location, or entry under the general land laws, including the 
United States mining laws, (30 U.S.C. Ch. 2 (2006)), to protect a 
research natural area. This notice 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 
December 10, 2009.

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 99513-7504.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ramona Chinn, BLM Alaska State Office, 
907-271-3806 or at the address above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The withdrawal created by PLO No. 6965 (58 
FR 19612, April 15, 1993), will expire on April 14, 2013, unless 
extended. The USDA Forest Service has filed an application to extend 
the withdrawal for an additional 20-year period to protect the natural 
ecological complex of the USDA Forest Service Natural Area.
    This withdrawal comprises approximately 685 acres of National 
Forest System land located within:

Copper River Meridian

T. 79 S., R. 94 E.,
    Secs. 30 and 31,
T. 79 S., R. 93 E.,
    Secs. 25 and 36, as described in PLO No. 6965 (58 FR 19612, 
April 15, 1993).

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 laws.
    The use of a right-of-way or interagency or cooperative agreement 
would not adequately protect the Federal interest in the Dog Island 
Research Natural Area.
    There are no suitable alternative sites available that could be 
substituted for the above described public land, since the Dog Island 
Research Natural Area is unique.
    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 withdrawal 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 (2006).

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

Ramona Chinn,
Deputy State Director, Division of Alaska Lands.
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