[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10815-10816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4960]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLOR-936000-L14300000-ET0000; HAG-10-0029; OR-10887]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

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ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Forest Service has filed an application with 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that proposes to extend the 
duration of Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6857 for an additional 20-year 
term. PLO No. 6857 withdrew approximately 540 acres of National Forest 
System land from mining in order to protect the scenic and recreational 
values and the investment of Federal funds at the Squaw Lakes 
Recreation Area. The withdrawal created by PLO No. 6857 will expire on 
May 5, 2011, unless extended. This notice also gives an opportunity to 
comment on the proposed action and to request a public meeting.

DATE: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
June 7, 2010.

ADDRESS: 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: David Krantz, Rogue River-Siskiyou 
National Forest, (541) 618-2037, or Charles R. Roy, BLM Oregon/
Washington State Office, (503) 808-6189.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Forest Service has filed 
an application requesting that the Secretary of the Interior extend PLO 
No. 6857 (56 FR 20551 (1991)), which withdrew certain lands in Jackson 
County, Oregon from location and entry under the United States mining 
laws (30 U.S.C. ch. 2) for an additional 20-year term, subject to valid 
existing rights. The area described contains approximately 540 acres in 
Jackson County. PLO No. 6857 is incorporated herein by reference.
    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal extension is to continue the 
protection of the scenic and recreational values and the investment of 
Federal funds at the Squaw Lakes Recreation Area.
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative 
agreement would not provide adequate protection.
    The Forest Service would not need to acquire water rights 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 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 Land, Mineral, and Energy Resources.
[FR Doc. 2010-4960 Filed 3-8-10; 8:45 am]
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