[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51111-51112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20341]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLOR-936000-L14300000-ET0000; HAG-10-0113; WAOR-16905]


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 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. 6870 for an 
additional 20-year term. PLO No. 6870 withdrew approximately 1,400 
acres of National Forest System land from mining in order to protect 
scientific and ecological values at the Steamboat Mountain Research 
Natural Area. The withdrawal created by PLO No. 6870 will expire on 
August 27, 2011, unless extended. This notice also gives 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 
November 16, 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: Susan Daugherty, USFS Pacific 
Northwest Region, (503) 808-2416, or Charles R. Roy, BLM Oregon/
Washington State Office, (503) 808-6189.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USFS has filed an application requesting 
that the Secretary of the Interior extend for an additional 20-year 
term PLO No. 6870 (56 FR 42541 (1991)), which withdrew 1,400 acres in 
Skamania County, Washington, from location and entry under the United 
States mining laws (30 U.S.C. ch. 2), subject to valid existing rights. 
PLO No. 6870 is incorporated herein by reference.
    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal extension is to continue the 
protection of the scientific and ecological research values at the 
Steamboat Mountain Research Natural Area.
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative 
agreement would not provide adequate protection.
    The USFS 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.
    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

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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 
November 16, 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 
not 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. 2010-20341 Filed 8-17-10; 8:45 am]
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