[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 135 (Thursday, July 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41236-41237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17232]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AK-963-1430-ET; F-81469, F-81490]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Geological Survey, the 
Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management 
proposes to extend the duration of Public Land Order (PLO) No. 2344, as 
modified by PLO No. 6839, for an additional 20-year period. These PLOs 
transferred jurisdiction of approximately 171 acres of public land 
withdrawn for the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory near Barrow, Alaska 
from the Department of the Navy to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration and the U.S. Geological Survey, and withdrew an 
additional 45 acres of public land on behalf of these agencies for the 
Barrow Base Line Observatory and the Barrow Magnetic Observatory. This 
notice also gives an opportunity to comment on the proposed action.

DATES: Comments must be received by October 13, 2010.

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: Robert L. Lloyd, BLM Alaska State 
Office, 907-271-4682 or at the address above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The withdrawal created by PLO No. 2344 (26 
FR 3701, (1961)), as modified by PLO No. 6839 (56 FR 13413, (1991)), 
will expire on April 1, 2011, unless extended. The U.S. Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. 
Geological Survey have filed applications to extend the withdrawal for 
an additional 20-year period to continue protection of the facilities 
at the Barrow Base Line Observatory and the Barrow Magnetic 
Observatory.
    This withdrawal comprises approximately 216 acres of public land 
located within U.S. Survey No. 5253 in secs. 23 and 26, T. 23 N., R. 18 
W., Umiat Meridian, and is described in PLO No. 2344 (26 FR 3701, 
(1961)), as

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modified by PLO No. 6839 (56 FR 13413, (1991)). 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 listed in 
the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
    The use of a right-of-way or interagency or cooperative agreement 
would not adequately protect the Federal investment in the Barrow Base 
Line Observatory and the Barrow Magnetic Observatory.
    There are no suitable alternative sites available since the Barrow 
Base Line Observatory and the Barrow Magnetic Observatory are already 
constructed on the above-referenced public land.
    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 in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. 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. 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 extension must submit a written 
request to the BLM Alaska State Director by October 13, 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 withdrawal extension proposal will be processed in accordance 
with the regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4 and subject to Section 
204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 
1714 and subject to Section 810 of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. 3120.

    Authority:  43 CFR 2310.3-1.

    Dated: July 1, 2010.
Robert L. Lloyd,
Branch Chief, Alaska Lands and Transfer Adjudication, Division of 
Alaska Lands.
[FR Doc. 2010-17232 Filed 7-14-10; 8:45 am]
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