[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 32059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12613]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[212.LLAK941200.L1440000.ET0000; A-023002]


Notice of Application for Extension of Public Land Order No. 6244 
and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Alaska

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Air Force 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron Real Property 
Officer filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 
requesting the Secretary of the Interior extend the duration of the 
withdrawal created by Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6244 for an 
additional 20-year term. The withdrawal created by PLO No. 6244, as 
extended by PLO No. 7514, expires on May 12, 2022. PLO No. 6244, as 
extended, withdrew public land from surface land and mining laws for 
military purposes at Fort Richardson, Alaska. This requested extension 
notes the change of PLO No. 6244 by the 2005 Base Closure and 
Realignment Report, creating Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson with the 
Department of the Air Force as the supporting agency. This Notice 
invites the public to comment on the Air Force application or request a 
public meeting for the requested 20-year withdrawal extension.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
September 14, 2021.

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 or by email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chelsea Kreiner, BLM Alaska State 
Office, 907-271-4205, email [email protected].
    Persons who use a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) may 
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the 
above individual. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 
You will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 8, 2019, the 673rd Civil Engineer 
Squadron Real Property Officer requested that PLO No. 6244 (47 FR 20590 
(1982)), as extended by PLO No. 7514 (67 FR 10433, (2002)), be extended 
for an additional 20-year term.
    PLO No. 6244 is incorporated by reference. A complete description, 
along with all other records pertaining to the extension, can be 
examined in the BLM Alaska State Office at the address shown above.
    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 application must submit a 
written request to the BLM Alaska State Director. Upon determination by 
the authorized officer that a public meeting will be held, the BLM will 
publish a notice of the time and place in the Federal Register at least 
30 days before the scheduled date of the meeting.
    The withdrawal extension application 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).
    For a period until September 14, 2021, 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.

Ted A. Murphy,
Alaska State Director, Acting.
[FR Doc. 2021-12613 Filed 6-15-21; 8:45 am]
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