[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 97 (Thursday, May 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28281-28282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12155]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLOR-936000-L14300000-ET0000; HAG-10-0114; OR-44954]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension and 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. 6880, as corrected 
by PLO No. 6918, for an additional 20-year term. PLO No. 6880 withdrew 
approximately 11,675.51 acres of National Forest System land from 
mining in order to protect the scientific and ecological values, and 
the investment of Federal funds at the Pringle Falls Experimental 
Forest and Research Natural Area. The withdrawal created by PLO No. 
6880 will expire on September 29, 2011, unless extended. This notice 
also gives an opportunity to comment on the proposed action and to 
attend a public meeting.

DATES: Comments must be received by August 18, 2010.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Daugherty, USFS Pacific 
Northwest Region, (503) 808-2416, 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. 6880 (56 FR 49416 (1991)), as corrected by PLO No. 6918 (56 FR 
66602 (1991)), for an additional 20-year term, subject to valid 
existing rights. PLO 6880, as corrected by PLO No. 6918, withdrew 
certain lands in Deschutes County, Oregon, from location and entry 
under the United States mining laws (30 U.S.C. ch. 2). The area 
described contains approximately 11,675.51 acres in Deschutes County. 
PLO No. 6880 is incorporated herein by reference.
    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal extension is to continue the 
protection of the scientific and ecological values, and the investment 
of Federal funds at the Pringle Falls Experimental Forest and Research 
Natural 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 Oregon/Washington State 
Director at the address indicated above. Electronic mail, facsimile, or 
telephone comments will not be considered properly filed.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will 
be available for public review at the address indicated above during 
regular business hours.
    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 your personal identifying information from 
public review, 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 a public meeting in connection with the 
proposed withdrawal extension will be held on July 6, 2010 from 5 p.m. 
to 7 p.m. at the Deschutes National Forest Headquarters located at 1001 
SW. Emkay Drive, Bend, OR. A notice of the time and place of this 
meeting will be published in at least one local newspaper, no less than 
30 days before the scheduled date of the meeting. Interested parties 
may make oral statements at the meeting and may file written statements 
with the BLM. All statements received will be considered before any 
recommendation concerning the proposed extension is submitted to

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the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management for final 
action.
    The application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2300.4.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1)

Fred O'Ferrall,
Chief, Branch of Land, Mineral, and Energy Resources.
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