[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 46268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17663]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[212 LLOR930000 L16100000.DF0000]


Notice of Availability of the Legal Description and Maps 
Depicting Oregon and California Railroad Revested Lands, Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act, the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is providing notice of the availability 
of the legal description and maps depicting Oregon and California 
Railroad Revested (O&C) lands in western Oregon that were conveyed to 
two tribes in 2018, and other public domain lands in western Oregon 
that were reclassified as O&C lands in 2020.

ADDRESSES: The maps are available for public inspection electronically 
at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/121073/570.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Tigan, Field Manager, Bureau of 
Land Management, Northwest Oregon District, 1717 Fabry Road SE, Salem, 
Oregon, 97306; telephone: 971-600-7366; 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 Mr. Tigan. 
The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message 
or question. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by the Western Oregon Tribal 
Fairness Act (Pub. L. 115-103) (WOTFA), the BLM reclassified public 
domain lands under its administration in western Oregon as O&C lands 
(43 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.). Section 102 of the WOTFA conveyed BLM-
administered lands to the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians 
and Section 202 of the WOTFA conveyed BLM-administered lands to the 
Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians. Sections 
105 and 205 of the WOTFA required the BLM to reclassify public domain 
lands as O&C lands in approximately equal acreage and condition as the 
conveyed O&C lands. In accordance with sections 105(c) and 205(c) of 
the WOTFA, the BLM has prepared maps depicting the conveyed lands. 
Also, in accordance with sections 105(c) and 205(c) of the WOTFA, the 
BLM has prepared maps depicting the reclassified lands.
    As required by the WOTFA, the BLM provided opportunity for public 
comment prior to finalizing the identification of the reclassified 
lands. Public comment opportunities included a 30-day public scoping 
period and a 30-day public comment period on the environmental 
assessment developed by the BLM to assess alternatives for potential 
lands for reclassification.
    The maps described herein have been submitted to Congress and are 
available for public inspection (see ADDRESSES).

(Authority: P.L. 115-103, 131 STAT. 2253)

Barry R. Bushue,
BLM Oregon/Washington State Director.
[FR Doc. 2021-17663 Filed 8-17-21; 8:45 am]
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