[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33231-33232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13665]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLAK-963000-L1410000- ET0000; AA-80005]


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

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) requesting the 
Secretary of the Interior to extend the duration of Public Land Order 
(PLO) No. 7393 for an additional 15-year term. PLO No. 7393 withdrew 
approximately 600 acres of National Forest System land from location 
and entry under the United States mining laws, to aid in making high 
quality rock and gravel from the Spencer Glacier Material Site 
available to nearby communities for private and public works projects. 
The withdrawal created by PLO No. 7393 will expire on May 27, 2014, 
unless it is extended.

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This notice also gives an opportunity to comment on the application and 
to request a public meeting.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
September 4, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Alaska 
State Director, BLM Alaska State Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, No. 
13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7504.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Fullmer, BLM Alaska State Office, 
907-271-5699 or at the address above. 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 the above 
individual 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 
individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USFS has filed an application requesting 
that the Secretary of the Interior extend PLO No. 7393 (64 FR 29064 
(1999)), which withdrew 600 acres of National Forest System land in the 
Chugach National Forest from location and entry under the United States 
mining laws, for an additional 15-year term, subject to valid existing 
rights. PLO No. 7393 is incorporated herein by reference.
    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal extension is to continue the 
protection of the USFS Spencer Glacier Material Site in order to make 
high quality rock and gravel available to nearby communities for 
private and public works projects.
    A complete description, along with all other records pertaining to 
the extension, can be examined in the BLM Alaska State Office at the 
address shown above.
    As extended, the withdrawal would not alter the applicability of 
those public land laws governing the use of land under lease, license, 
or permit or governing the disposal of the mineral or vegetative 
resources other than under the mining laws.
    The use of a right-of-way or interagency or cooperative agreement 
would not adequately protect the Federal interest in the Spencer 
Glacier Material Site.
    No water rights would be needed to fulfill the purpose of the 
requested withdrawal extension.
    For a period until September 4, 2012, 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 indicated above. Before 
including your address, phone number, email 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.
    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 at the address indicated above 
by September 4, 2012. 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 a local newspaper at least 30 
days before the scheduled date of the meeting.
    The withdrawal extension application will be processed in 
accordance with the regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4 and subject 
to Section 810 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 
(16 U.S.C. 3120).

    Authority:  43 CFR 2310.3-1(b).

Mark Fullmer,
Acting Chief, Branch of Lands and Realty.
[FR Doc. 2012-13665 Filed 6-4-12; 8:45 am]
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