[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 162 (Monday, August 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 52347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21299]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLOR936000-14300000-ET0000; HAG-11-0193; OROR-1202]


Public Land Order No. 7776; Extension of Public Land Order No. 
6875; Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Public Land Order.

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SUMMARY: This order extends the duration of the withdrawal created by 
Public Land Order No. 6875 for an additional 20-year period. The 
extension is necessary to continue protection of the rare botanical 
specimens and the unique natural environment located within the 
Babyfoot and Big Craggies Botanical Areas, which would otherwise expire 
on August 27, 2011.

DATES:  Effective Date: August 28, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles R. Roy, Bureau of Land 
Management, Oregon/Washington State Office, 503-808-6189, or Dianne 
Torpin, United States Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, 503-
808-2422. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf 
(TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 to contact either of the above individuals during normal 
business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to 
leave a message or question with either of the above individuals. You 
will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose for which the withdrawal was 
first made for requires this extension to continue the protection of 
rare botanical specimens and the unique natural environment located 
within the Babyfoot and Big Craggies Botanical Areas. The withdrawal 
extended by this order will expire on August 27, 2031, unless as a 
result of a review conducted prior to the expiration date pursuant to 
Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 
43 U.S.C. 1714(f), the Secretary determines that the withdrawal shall 
be further extended.

Order

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior 
by Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 
43 U.S.C. 1714, it is ordered as follows:
    Public Land Order No. 6875 (56 FR 42539 (1991)), which withdrew 
approximately 1,050 acres of National Forest System lands from location 
and entry under the United States mining laws (30 U.S.C. chapter 2), 
but not from leasing under the mineral leasing laws, to protect the 
Babyfoot and Big Craggies Botanical Areas, is hereby extended for an 
additional 20-year period until August 27, 2031.

    Authority: 43 CFR 2310.4.

    Dated: August 11, 2011.
Rhea S. Suh,
Assistant Secretary--Policy, Management and Budget.
[FR Doc. 2011-21299 Filed 8-19-11; 8:45 am]
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