[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59422-59423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23422]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLOR936000.14400000.ET0000, 212 WAOR-55695]


Notice of Application for Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity 
for Public Meeting for the Holden Mine Reclamation Project, Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is providing notice of an 
application from the United States Forest Service (USFS) requesting 
that Public Land Order (PLO) No. 7533 be extended for an additional 20 
years.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
January 25, 2022.

ADDRESSES: All comments and meeting requests should be sent to the BLM 
Oregon/Washington State Director, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 
97208. The application and the case file are available for public 
examination by interested persons by appointment at the BLM Public 
Room, 1220 SW 3rd Ave., 11th Floor, Portland, OR 97208 during regular 
business hours 8:00 a.m.

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to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday except holidays. Please call 503-
808-6001 to make an appointment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dustin Wharton, Section Chief of Lands 
and Realty, BLM Oregon/Washington State Office, at 503-808-6001, by 
email at [email protected], or at the address noted above. The USFS can 
be reached at the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Supervisor's 
Office, 215 Melody Lane, Wenatchee, WA 98801, 509-664-9204.
    Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact 
either Dustin Wharton or the USFS during normal business hours. 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: PLO No. 7533 withdrew 1,265 acres of 
National Forest System lands in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest 
from location and entry under the United States mining laws for a 
period of 20 years to protect the Holden Mine Reclamation Site, where 
the USFS has remediated for release of hazardous substances under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 
including undertaking infrastructure improvements and capital 
investments in Chelan County, Washington. This notice advises the 
public of an opportunity to comment on the USFS application for the 
extension of the existing withdrawal for an additional 20 years and to 
request a public meeting. This notice also corrects the legal land 
description and acreage figure (from 1,265 acres to 1,285 acres) stated 
in PLO No. 7533. Unless extended, the withdrawal established by PLO 
7553 will expire on August 5, 2022.
    The legal land description and acreage figure written in PLO No. 
7533 is revised to reflect the BLM Cadastral Survey's Specification for 
Descriptions of Land. The revised land description does not change the 
footprint of the lands withdrawn which is as follows:

Willamette Meridian

T. 31 N., R. 16 E.,

    Protraction Block 37.

T. 31 N., R 17 E.,
    Sec. 8, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\;

    Protraction Block 37.

    The area described contains 1,285 acres, according to the official 
protraction diagrams of said land on file with the BLM.
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative 
agreement would not constrain nondiscretionary uses or protect the 
capital investments made. There are no suitable alternative sites since 
the lands described in PLO No. 7533 identify the area as an ongoing 
reclamation project tied to the location of former mining activities.
    No water rights will be needed to fulfill the purpose of this 
requested withdrawal extension.
    Mining would be inconsistent with protecting the remediation work.
    Comments, including name and street address of respondents, will be 
available for public review by appointment at the BLM, 1220 SW 3rd 
Ave., Portland, OR 97208 during regular business hours 8:00 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday except holidays. Call 503-808-6001 to 
make an appointment.
    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 personally identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you may 
ask the BLM 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 an opportunity for a public meeting may 
be afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal extension. All 
interested persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being 
heard on the application for this withdrawal extension must submit a 
written request to the State Director, BLM Oregon/Washington State 
Office at the address in the ADDRESSES section, within 90 days from the 
date of publication of this notice. If the authorized officer 
determines that a public meeting will be held, a notice of the date, 
time, and place will be published in the Federal Register and local 
newspapers and posted on the BLM website at: www.blm.gov at least 30 
days before the scheduled date of the meeting. This withdrawal 
extension proposal will be processed in accordance with the regulations 
set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1)

Barry R. Bushue,
Oregon/Washington State Director.
[FR Doc. 2021-23422 Filed 10-26-21; 8:45 am]
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