[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 31574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11104]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[223.LLAK941200.L14400000.ET0000; AA-82857]


Notice of Application for Extension of Public Land Order No. 7555 
and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Alaska

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Forest Service (USFS) has filed an 
application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requesting that 
the Secretary of the Interior extend Public Land Order (PLO) No. 7555 
for an additional 20-year term. PLO No. 7555 withdrew 2,998 acres of 
National Forest System lands from location and entry under the United 
States mining laws, for protection of the Russian River and Upper 
Russian Lake Recreation Corridor near Cooper Landing, Alaska. This 
notice advises the public of an opportunity to comment on this 
application for a withdrawal extension and to request a public meeting.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting regarding this 
withdrawal application must be received by August 22, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Comments and public 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], or you may contact the 
BLM office at the address above. Individuals in the United States who 
are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may 
dial 7-1-1 (TTY, TDD, or Tele Braille) to access telecommunications 
relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the 
relay services offered within their country to make international calls 
to the point-of-contact in the United States. The relay service is 
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You will receive a reply 
during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The withdrawal established by PLO No. 7555 
(68 FR 7387, (2003)), incorporated herein by reference, will expire 
February 12, 2023. The USFS has filed an application requesting the 
Secretary extend PLO No. 7555 for an additional 20-year term. The 
purpose of the withdrawal extension is to continue recreational 
utilization and protection of the Russian River watershed near Cooper 
Landing, Alaska.
    A complete description of the lands requested, along with all other 
records pertaining to the extension, can be examined in the BLM Alaska 
State Office at the address shown above.
    The use of a rights-of-way, interagency, or cooperative agreement 
would not adequately constrain non-discretionary uses that may result 
in disturbance of the lands embraced within the Russian River and Upper 
Russian Lake Recreation Corridor.
    There are no suitable alternative sites as the described lands 
contain the resource values to be protected.
    No additional water rights will be needed to fulfill the purpose of 
the requested withdrawal.
    Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is 
afforded in connection with this withdrawal extension. All interested 
parties who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on 
this withdrawal extension application must submit a written request to 
the Alaska State Director, BLM Alaska State Office at the address in 
the ADDRESSES section, within August 22, 2022 of this notice. Upon 
determination by the authorized officer that a public meeting will be 
held, the BLM will publish a notice of the date, time, and place in the 
Federal Register and local newspapers, and will post on the BLM website 
at www.blm.gov/alaska at least 30 days before the scheduled date of the 
meeting.
    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.
    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).

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.4)

Thomas Heinlein,
Acting Alaska State Director.
[FR Doc. 2022-11104 Filed 5-23-22; 8:45 am]
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