[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 441-442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-31250]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLOR-936000-L14300000-ET0000; HAG-09-0032; OR-44410]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior proposes to extend the duration 
of Public Land Order (PLO) Number 6865 for an additional 20-year term. 
This PLO withdrew approximately 507.50 acres of public land in Baker 
County, Oregon, from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the 
general land laws, including the mining laws, to protect the 
significant historic and cultural resource values and the investment of 
Federal funds at the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center 
at Flagstaff Hill. The withdrawal created by PLO Number 6865 will 
expire on July 16, 2011, unless extended. This notice also gives the 
public 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 
April 5, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Oregon/
Washington State Director, BLM, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208-
2965.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah LeCompte, Bureau of Land 
Management Oregon Vale Field Office, (541) 523-1825, or Charles R. Roy, 
Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington State Office, (503) 808-
6189.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has 
filed an application to extend the withdrawal established by PLO Number 
6865 (56 FR 32515), which withdrew 507.50 acres of public land in Baker 
County, Oregon, from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the 
general land laws, including the United States mining laws, for an 
additional 20-year period, subject to valid existing rights. The land 
applied for is described in the

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Federal Register document cited above. The document is available to the 
public at the BLM office listed in the ADDRESSES section.
    The use of a right-of-way, or interagency or cooperative agreement 
would not adequately constrain non-discretionary uses and would not 
provide adequate protection of the Federal investment in the 
improvements located on the land.
    There are no suitable alternative sites with equal or greater 
benefit to the government.
    No additional water rights will be needed to fulfill the purpose of 
the requested withdrawal extension.
    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal extension is to protect 
significant historic and cultural resource values and the investment of 
Federal funds at the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center 
at Flagstaff Hill.
    Until April 5, 2010, 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 listed in the ADDRESSES section.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will 
be available for public review at the address indicated above during 
regular business hours.
    Individual respondents may request confidentiality. 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.
    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 State Director at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section by 
April 5, 2010. 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 and at least one local newspaper at 
least 30 days before the scheduled date of the meeting.
    The application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.

    Authority:  43 CFR 2310.3-1.

Fred O'Ferrall,
Chief, Branch of Lands and Mineral Resources.
[FR Doc. E9-31250 Filed 1-4-10; 8:45 am]
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