[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 198 (Thursday, October 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 70697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24743]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLOR936000.L1440000.ET0000.17XL1109AF; HAG 17-0017; OROR-68370]


Notice of Public Meeting for Amended Proposed Withdrawal; Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: A Notice of Amended Proposed Withdrawal was published in the 
Federal Register (FR) on September 30, 2016 for approximately 5,216.18 
acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) managed public domain and 
revested Oregon California Railroad lands and 95,805.53 acres of 
National Forest System lands (80 FR 37015). The amended application 
increased the proposed withdrawal term from 5 years to 20 years, and 
added the purpose of protecting the Southwestern Oregon watershed from 
possible adverse effects of mineral development. The amended 
application does not affect the current segregation, which expires June 
28, 2017, unless the application is denied or canceled or the 
withdrawal is approved prior to that date. This notice announces the 
date, time, and location of a public meeting to be held for the amended 
application.

DATES AND ADDRESSES: A public meeting will be held on Tuesday, 
November, 15, 2016, from 6:30 pm to 8 pm at Brookings-Harbor High 
School, 625 Pioneer Road, Brookings, OR 97415.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Childers, BLM Oregon/Washington 
State Office, 503-808-6225; Candice Polisky, USFS Pacific Nort hwest 
Region, 503-808-2479. Please send email inquiries to 
[email protected]. 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 either of the above 
individuals. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You 
will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FR notice published on September 30, 
2016 stated that an opportunity for public meeting would be afforded in 
connection with the proposed withdrawal. The public will have the 
opportunity to verbally comment or provide written comments at the 
public meeting. The publication of the FR notice on September 30, 2016 
was the official start of a 90-day public comment period that extends 
through December 29, 2016. Written comments should be sent to the 
Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Office, P.O. Box 2965, 
Portland, OR 97208-2965, or by email at [email protected].
    The meeting will be held in accordance with the regulations set 
forth in 43 CFR part 2310.3-1.

Leslie A. Frewing,
Acting Chief, Branch of Land, Mineral, and Energy Resources.
[FR Doc. 2016-24743 Filed 10-12-16; 8:45 am]
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