[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 124 (Monday, June 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37015-37016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15954]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[L63340000.DV0000 LLOR9360000: OROR-68370]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Notification of Public 
Meetings; Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On behalf of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the 
United States Forest Service (USFS), the Assistant Secretary for Land 
and Minerals Management proposes to withdraw, subject to valid existing 
rights, approximately 5,216.18 acres of BLM-managed public domain and 
Revested Oregon California Railroad lands (O&C) and 95,805.53 acres of 
National Forest System lands for 5 years to preserve the status quo 
while Congress considers legislation to permanently withdraw those 
areas. Such legislation is currently pending in the 114th Congress as 
S. 346 and H.R. 682 and identified as the ``Southwestern Oregon 
Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2015.'' Subject to valid 
existing rights, this notice segregates the lands described below for 2 
years from settlement, sale, location, and entry under the public land 
laws, location and entry under the United States mining laws, and 
operation of the mineral and geothermal leasing laws. This notice gives 
the public an opportunity to comment on the application and also 
provides notification of future public meetings.

DATES: Comments must be made by September 28, 2015. A notice of public 
meetings will be announced at a later date as described in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the Bureau of Land 
Management, Oregon State Office, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208-
2965.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael L. Barnes, Oregon State 
Office, Bureau of Land Management, at 503-808-6155 or by email 
[email protected] or Candice Polisky, USFS Pacific Northwest Region, at 
503-808-2479. 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 above individuals. 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 applicant is the Bureau of Land 
Management and its petition/application requests the Secretary to 
withdraw, subject to valid existing rights, the following described 
public domain, O&C, and National Forest System lands from settlement, 
sale, location, and entry under the public land laws, location and 
entry under the United States mining laws, and operation of the mineral 
and geothermal leasing laws for 5 years to preserve the status quo 
while Congress considers legislation to permanently withdraw those 
areas:

Public Domain Lands

Willamette Meridian

T. 36 S., R. 14 W.,
    Sec. 24, E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 25, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 37 S., R. 14 W.,
    Sec. 1, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/2\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, 
SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 2, lots 1 and 2, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, and E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 11, E\1/2\;
    Sec. 12, E\1/2\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SW\1/
4\;
    Sec. 13, N\1/2\N\1/2\ and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 23, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 24, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/
2\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\.
T. 40 S., R. 8 W.,
    Sec. 18, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
W\1/2\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 19, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 41 S., R. 9 W.,
    Sec. 3, lots 2, 3, and 4, and S\1/2\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 9.

Revested Oregon California Railroad Grant Lands (O&C)

Willamette Meridian

T. 39 S., R. 8 W.,
    Sec. 31, un-numbered lots in the W\1/2\NW\1/4\ and W\1/2\SW\1/
4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, and NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 40 S., R. 8 W.,
    Sec. 7, lots 1 and 2, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 17, W\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/
4\.

    The areas described aggregate approximately 5,216.18 acres, more 
or less, in Curry and Josephine Counties.

Siskiyou National Forest

Willamette Meridian

T. 36 S., R. 13 W.,
    Sec. 19, lots 2 to 6, 12, 13, 15, and 16, inclusive;
    Sec. 20, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 21, E\1/2\ and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 29, NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 30 and 31;
    Protraction Blocks 43 to 46, inclusive.
T. 37 S., R. 13 W.,
    Secs. 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 20, 21, 28, and 29;
    Protraction Blocks 39 thru 51, inclusive.
T. 38 S., R. 13 W.,
    Sec. 5, SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 6, lots 1 to 7, inclusive, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, lots 1, 2, 3, and 5, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
    Sec. 8, N\1/2\.
T. 39 S., R. 9 W.,
    Sec 19;
    Sec. 20, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 29 to 32, inclusive;
    Sec. 35, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\.
T. 39 S., R. 10 W.,
    Protraction Block 46.
T. 40 S., R. 9 W.,
    Sec. 1, unnumbered lots in the N\1/2\NE\1/4\ and N\1/2\NW\1/4\, 
SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 2, lots 1 to 7, inclusive, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, 
SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 3, lots 1 and 2, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\;
    Sec. 4, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\;

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    Sec. 5, lots 2, 3, and 4, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and S\1/
2\;
    Secs. 6 to 11, inclusive;
    Sec. 13, NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and S\1/
2\;
    Sec. 14, NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/
4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/
4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 15 to 22, inclusive;
    Sec. 23, W\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Secs. 27 to 33, inclusive;
    Sec. 34, lots 1 to 8, inclusive, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 40 S., R. 10 W.,
    Sec. 2, lot 1, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\, 
and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 3, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 4, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 8, SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\;
    Sec. 10;
    Sec. 11, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/
2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 14, 15, and 16;
    Sec. 17, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, SW\1/
4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 19, S\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and 
SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 20 to 23, and 26 to 30, inclusive;
    Protraction Blocks 37 to 47, inclusive.
T. 40 S., R. 11 W.,
    Sec. 4, lots 3 and 4, and SW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Secs. 5 and 8;
    Sec. 9, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 16;
    Sec. 17, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and S\1/
2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 20, E\1/2\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, and SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 21;
    Sec. 27, W\1/2\;
    Sec. 28;
    Sec. 29, NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\;
    Protraction Blocks 39, 40, 41, and 43.
T. 41 S., R. 9 W.,
    Secs. 4 to 8, inclusive, and 17 and 18.
T. 41 S, R. 10 W.,
    Secs. 1 to 18, inclusive.
T. 41 S., R. 11 W.,
    Sec. 1;
    Sec. 2, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
W\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 3 and 4;
    Sec. 5, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\;
    Sec. 8, E\1/2\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/
4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and E\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Secs. 9 to 15, inclusive;
    Sec. 17, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, NE\1/4\, and N\1/2\S\1/2\;
    Sec. 18, lots 9, 10, 11, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate 95,805.53 acres of National Forest 
System lands in Josephine and Curry Counties.

    The following described non-Federal lands are within the exterior 
boundaries of the Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection 
Areas. If title to these non-Federal lands is subsequently acquired by 
the United States, the application requests that such lands become 
subject to the terms and conditions of the withdrawal.

Willamette Meridian

T. 37 S., R. 14 W.,
    Sec. 1, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 12, W\1/2\NW\1/4\ and NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 13, S\1/2\N\1/2\;
    Sec. 24, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\ and NE\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 39 S., R. 9 W.,
    Sec. 36.
T. 41 S., R. 11 W.,
    Sec. 16.

    The areas described aggregate 1,680.00 acres in Josephine and 
Curry Counties.

    The Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management approved 
the BLM's petition/application. Therefore, the petition/application 
constitutes a withdrawal proposal of the Secretary of the Interior (43 
CFR 2310.1-3(e)).
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency, or cooperative agreement 
would not adequately constrain non-discretionary uses that may result 
in disturbance of the lands embraced within the Southwestern Oregon 
Watershed and Salmon Protection Areas.
    There are no suitable alternative sites as the described lands 
contain the resource values to be protected.
    No water rights will be needed to fulfill the purpose of the 
proposed withdrawal.
    Records relating to the application may be examined by contacting 
the BLM at the above address and phone number.
    For a period until September 28, 2015, all persons who wish to 
submit comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the 
proposed withdrawal application may present their views in writing to 
the Oregon State Director, BLM, at the above address. Information 
regarding the withdrawal application will be available for public 
review at the BLM Oregon State Office during regular business hours, 
8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. 
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. Individuals 
who submit written comments may request confidentiality by asking us in 
your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from 
public review; however, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do 
so.
    Notice is hereby given that there will be several public meetings 
held in connection with the proposed withdrawal. A notice of the times 
and places of the public meetings will be announced at least 30 days in 
advance in the Federal Register and through local media, newspapers, 
and the BLM and the USFS Web sites.
    For a period until June 29, 2017, subject to valid existing rights, 
the public and National Forest System lands described in this notice 
will be segregated from settlement, sale, location, and entry under the 
public land laws, location and entry under the United States mining 
laws, and operation of the mineral and 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 or the USFS during 
the temporary segregation period.
    The application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.

Fred O'Ferrall,
Chief, Branch of Land, Minerals, and Energy Resources.
[FR Doc. 2015-15954 Filed 6-26-15; 8:45 am]
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