[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 61737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25615]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLOR936000-14300000-ET0000; HAG-11-0257; OROR-44954]


Public Land Order No. 7782; Extension of Public Land Order No. 
6880; 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. 6880, as corrected by Public Land Order No. 6918, 
for an additional 20-year period. The extension is necessary to 
continue protection of the scientific and ecological research values, 
and the investment of Federal funds at the Pringle Falls Experimental 
Forest and Research Natural Areas which would otherwise expire on 
September 29, 2011.

DATES: Effective Date: September 30, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Barnes, Bureau of Land 
Management, Oregon/Washington State Office, 503-808-6155, 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 BLM contact during normal business hours. The 
FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or 
question with 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 the protection 
of the scientific and ecological research values, along with the 
investment of Federal funds at the Pringle Falls Experimental Forest 
and Research Natural Areas. The withdrawal extended by this order will 
expire on September 29, 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. 6880 (56 FR 49416 (1991)), as corrected by 
Public Land Order No. 6918 (56 FR 66602 (1991)), which withdrew 
approximately 11,675.51 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 
Pringle Falls Experimental Forest and Research Natural Areas, is hereby 
extended for an additional 20-year period until September 29, 2031.

    Authority: 43 CFR 2310.4.

    Dated: September 9, 2011.
Rhea S. Suh,
Assistant Secretary--Policy, Management and Budget.
[FR Doc. 2011-25615 Filed 10-4-11; 8:45 am]
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