[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 49021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20036]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLAK-963000-L1410000-ET0000; F-90576]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity for 
Public Meeting; AK

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget 
proposes to extend the duration of Public Land Order (PLO) No. 7032 for 
an additional 20-year period. PLO No. 7032 withdrew approximately 2,560 
acres of public land from settlement, sale, location, or entry under 
the general land laws, including location and entry, under the United 
States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral leasing 
laws, to protect the archaeological, historical, and cultural resource 
integrity of the Paleoindian site known as Mesa Site. This notice gives 
an opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed withdrawal 
extension and to request a public meeting.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
November 13, 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: Robert L. Lloyd, BLM Alaska State 
Office, 907-271-4682 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 withdrawal, created by PLO No. 7032 (59 
FR 11196, (1994)), will expire on March 9, 2014, unless extended. PLO 
No. 7032 is incorporated herein by reference. The Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) filed a petition/application to extend PLO No. 7032 
for an additional 20-year period. PLO No. 7032 withdrew approximately 
2,560 acres of public land from settlement, sale, location, or entry 
under the general land laws, including location and entry under the 
United States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral 
leasing laws, to protect a Paleoindian site known as Mesa Site. A 
complete description, along with all other records pertaining to the 
extension application, 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, interagency, or cooperative agreement 
would not adequately protect the Federal interest in the Mesa Site.
    There are no suitable alternative sites available that could be 
substituted for the above described public land, since the Mesa Site is 
unique.
    No water rights would be needed to fulfill the purpose of the 
requested withdrawal extension.
    For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this 
notice, 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. Individual respondents may request 
confidentiality. 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 organizations 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 Alaska State Director within 90 days from the date 
of publication of this notice. 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 proposal 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).

Robert L. Lloyd,
Supervisor, Lands, Realty, and Title Transfer Program, Division of 
Alaska Lands.
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