[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 87 (Monday, May 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26390-26391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10654]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLOR936000.L14300000.ET0000 FUND: 13XL1109AF; HAG-13-0101; OR-67640]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; 
Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Policy, Management 
and Budget proposes to withdraw on behalf of the Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) 1,140.82 acres of public lands from location and entry 
under the United States mining laws, but not from leasing under the 
mineral or geothermal leasing laws, to protect the geological, 
cultural, botanical, recreational, and biological resources within the 
New River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) located in Coos 
and Curry Counties, Oregon. This notice segregates the lands for up to 
2 years from mining and gives the public an opportunity to comment on 
the proposed withdrawal application and to request a public meeting.

DATES: The BLM must receive comments and requests for a public meeting 
by August 5, 2013.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael L. Barnes, BLM Oregon/
Washington State Office, 503-808-6155, or Paul J. Rodriguez, BLM Coos 
Bay District Office, 541-751-4462. 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 BLM filed an application requesting the 
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget to withdraw, 
subject to valid existing rights, the following described lands located 
in Coos and Curry Counties, Oregon, from location and entry under the 
United States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral or 
geothermal leasing laws, for a period of 20 years to protect the 
geological, cultural, botanical, recreational, and biological resources 
within the New River ACEC:

Willamette Meridian

T. 29 S., R. 15 W.,
    sec. 35, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    sec. 36, lot 1, and NW\1/4\NW\1/4\; SAVING AND EXCEPTING that 
part subject to the right-of-way of Berg Road.
T. 30 S., R. 15 W.,
    sec. 2, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, and a portion of lots 3 and 4 described 
as follows: Beginning at a point on the north line of said sec. 2, 
said point being 967.37 ft. westerly of the north quarter corner of 
said sec. 2; thence S. 9[deg]29'14'' W., 192.13 ft.; thence S. 
30[deg]54'40'' W., 270.93 ft.; thence N. 83[deg]13'00'' W., 594.73 
ft.; thence S. 28[deg]19'14'' W., 190.01 ft.; thence S. 
0[deg]19'14'' W., 422 ft. more or less to the north bank of Fourmile 
Creek; thence running northwesterly along the north bank of said 
creek to the north line of said sec. 2; thence easterly along said 
north line to a point, 1230 ft. more or less to the point of 
beginning.
    sec. 3, lots 3 and 4;
    sec. 10, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\;
    sec. 11, lots 3 to 7, inclusive, excluding an easement 20 feet 
wide along northerly and easterly boundary of lots 5 and 7;
    sec. 15, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, and NW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    sec. 21, lots 1 and 2;
    sec. 22, lots 1 and 2, and NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    sec. 28, lots 2, 3, 4, and SE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    sec. 32, lot 1;
    sec. 33, lot 2.
T. 31 S., R. 15 W.,
    sec. 7, lot 1;
    sec. 8, lots 3, 4, 7, and 8.

    The areas described aggregate 1,140.82 acres in Coos and Curry 
Counties.

    The Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget has 
approved the BLM's petition/application. Therefore, the petition 
constitutes a withdrawal proposal of the Secretary of the Interior (43 
CFR 2310.1-3(e)).
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative 
agreement would not adequately constrain non-discretionary uses and 
would not provide adequate protection of the Federal investment in the 
improvements located on the lands.
    There are no suitable alternative sites with equal or greater 
benefit to the government.
    No additional water rights will be needed to fulfill the purpose of 
the proposed withdrawal.

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    Records relating to the application may be examined by contacting 
Paul J. Rodriguez, BLM Coos Bay District Office. Comments, including 
names and street addresses of respondents, will be available for public 
review at the BLM Coos Bay District Office, 1300 Airport Lane, North 
Bend, OR 97459-2000, during regular business hours, Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For a period until August 5, 2013, all persons who wish to submit 
comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the proposed 
withdrawal may present their views in writing to the BLM 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 the BLM may hold a public meeting in 
connection with the proposed withdrawal. All interested parties who 
desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on the proposed 
withdrawal must submit a written request to the BLM State Director at 
the address indicated above no later than August 5, 2013. If the BLM 
authorized officer determines that the BLM will hold a public meeting, 
the BLM will publish a notice of the time and place in the Federal 
Register and at least one local newspaper at least 30 days before the 
scheduled date of the meeting.
    For a period until May 6, 2015, the lands described in this notice 
will be segregated from location and entry under the United States 
mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral or geothermal 
leasing laws, unless the application is denied or canceled or the 
withdrawal is approved prior to that date.
    Licenses, permits, cooperative agreements, or discretionary land 
use authorizations of a temporary nature that will not significantly 
impact the values to be protected by the withdrawal may be allowed with 
the approval of the authorized officer of the BLM during the temporary 
segregative period.
    The application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2300.

    Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1.

Fred O'Ferrall,
Chief, Branch of Land, Mineral, and Energy Resources.
[FR Doc. 2013-10654 Filed 5-3-13; 8:45 am]
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