[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10816-10817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4959]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLOR-936000-L14300000-ET0000; HAG-09-0334; OROR-45928]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension, In-Part, and Opportunity 
for Public Meeting; Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Forest Service (USFS) has filed an 
application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that proposes to 
extend the duration of Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6874, in-part, for 
an additional 20-year term as it affects 59.78 acres of land withdrawn 
for the Panelli Seed Orchard. The USFS has determined the remaining 40-
acres of land withdrawn by PLO No. 6874 for the Quartz Evaluation 
Plantation is no longer needed, therefore the withdrawal on this 
portion will not be extended. The withdrawal created by PLO No. 6874 
will expire on August 27, 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 
June 7, 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: Catherine Callaghan, Fremont-Winema 
National Forest, (541) 947-6326, or Charles R. Roy, BLM Oregon/
Washington State Office, (503) 808-6189.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USFS has filed an application requesting 
the Secretary of the Interior to extend PLO No. 6874, in part, as it 
pertains to the Panelli Seed Orchard (56 FR 11940 (1991)), for an 
additional 20-year term. PLO No. 6874 withdrew certain lands in 
Okanogan County, Oregon, from location and entry under the United 
States mining laws. Such application would be subject to valid existing 
rights, as it affects the following described land:

Willamette Meridian

Fremont National Forest

Panelli Seed Orchard

T. 37 S., R. 15 E.,
    sec. 24, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\.

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T. 37 S., R. 16 E.,
    sec. 19, W\1/2\ lot 3.

    The area described contains approximately 59.78 acres in 
Okanogan County.

    That portion of PLO No. 6874 withdrawn to protect the Quartz 
Evaluation Plantation will expire on August 27, 2011, and is described 
as follows:

Willamette Meridian

Fremont National Forest

Quartz Evaluation Plantation

T. 37 S., R. 16 E.,
    sec. 28, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\.

    The area described contains 40 acres in Okanogan County.

    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal extension is to continue the 
protection of the unique and important forest genetic resources and the 
expenditure of Federal funds at the Panelli Seed Orchard.
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative 
agreement would not provide adequate protection.
    No water rights would be needed to fulfill the purpose of the 
requested withdrawal extension.
    Records related to the application may be examined by contacting 
Charles R. Roy at the above BLM address or phone number.
    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.
    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. 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 organization 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 extension must submit a written 
request to the BLM State Director at the address indicated above by 
June 7, 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 in at least one local newspaper, 
no less than 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. 2010-4959 Filed 3-8-10; 8:45 am]
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