[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 59736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24707]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLOR936000-L14300000-ET0000; HAG-11-0271; OROR-9651]


Public Land Order No. 7778; Extension of Public Land Order No. 
6876; 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. 6876 for an additional 20-year period. The 
extension is necessary to continue protection of the unique natural and 
ecological values of the Ashland Research Natural Area (RNA), and the 
recreational values and the investment of Federal funds at the Jackson 
Campground Extension and the Kanaka Campground, which would otherwise 
expire on September 9, 2011.

DATES: Effective Date: September 10, 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 reach the Bureau of Land Management or Forest Service 
contact 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 requires this extension in order to continue protection of 
the unique natural and ecological values of the Ashland RNA, the 
recreational values, and the investment of Federal funds at the Jackson 
Campground Extension and the Kanaka Campground. The withdrawal extended 
by this order will expire on September 9, 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. 6876 (56 FR 46122 (1991)), which withdrew 
approximately 1,853.66 acres of National Forest System lands from 
location and entry under the United States mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch. 
2), but not from leasing under the mineral leasing laws, to protect the 
Ashland RNA, the recreational values, and investment of Federal funds 
at the Jackson Campground Extension and the Kanaka Campground, is 
hereby extended for an additional 20-year period until September 9, 
2031.

    Authority:  43 CFR 2310.4.

    Dated: September 2, 2011.
Rhea S. Suh,
Assistant Secretary--Policy, Management and Budget.
[FR Doc. 2011-24707 Filed 9-26-11; 8:45 am]
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