[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46110-46111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18895]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLOR936000-L14300000-ET0000; HAG-0177; OROR-47417]


Notice of Application for 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

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(BLM) requesting the Secretary of the Interior extend the duration of 
Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6986 for an additional 20-year term. PLO 
No. 6986 withdrew approximately 4,239.95 acres of National Forest 
System land from the United States mining laws in order to protect the 
scenic, recreation, and fish/wildlife habitat values in the scenic 
section of the Illinois Wild and Scenic River between the mouth of Deer 
Creek and the mouth of Briggs Creek. The withdrawal created by PLO No. 
6986 will expire on June 30, 2013, unless extended. 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 
October 31, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the BLM 
Oregon/Washington State Director, BLM, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 
97208-2965.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael L. Barnes, BLM Oregon/
Washington State Office, 503-808-6155; or Dianne Torpin, USFS 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 either of the contacts stated 
above. 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 USFS has filed an application requesting 
that the Secretary of the Interior extend PLO No. 6986 (58 FR 35408 
(1993)), which withdrew approximately 4,239.95 acres of National Forest 
System lands in the Siskiyou National Forest, 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, for an additional 20-year term, 
subject to valid existing rights. PLO No. 6986 is incorporated herein 
by reference.
    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal extension is to continue the 
protection of the scenic, recreation, and fish/wildlife habitat values 
in the scenic section of the Illinois Wild and Scenic River between the 
mouth of Deer Creek and the mouth of Briggs Creek.
    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 
Michael L. Barnes at the above address or phone number.
    For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register, 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 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, email 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 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 
October 31, 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 at least 30 days before the scheduled 
date of the meeting.
    The application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4.

    Authority:  43 CFR 2310.3-1(b).

Fred O'Ferrall,
Chief, Branch of Land, Mineral, and Energy Resources.
[FR Doc. 2012-18895 Filed 8-1-12; 8:45 am]
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