[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7755-7756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02464]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLOR936000-L14400000-ET0000-HAG23-0002; OROR-16756]
Notice of Application for Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity
for Public Meeting for the Wheeler Creek Research Natural Area, Oregon
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of withdrawal application.
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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture, 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. 6476, as extended by PLO No. 7572, for an
additional 20 years. PLO No. 6476 as extended withdrew 334 acres of
National Forest System land from location and entry under the United
States mining laws for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights, for
protection of the Wheeler Creek Research Natural Area. This notice
advises the public of a 90-day opportunity to comment on this
application for a withdrawal extension and to request a public meeting.
DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by
May 8, 2023.
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 case file are available for public
examination by interested persons by appointment at the BLM Public
Room, 1220 SW 3rd Ave., 11th Floor, Portland, Oregon 97208 during
regular business hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
except holidays. Please call 503-808-6001 to make an appointment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luke Poff, Realty Specialist, BLM
Oregon/Washington State Office, (503) 808-6249, by email at
[email protected], or at the address noted earlier. The USFS can be reached
at the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Supervisor's Office, 3040
Biddle Road, Medford, Oregon 97504, (541) 618-2200.
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, blind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The withdrawal established by PLO No. 6476
(48 FR 45395), as extended by PLO No. 7572 (68 FR 42127), is
incorporated by reference. PLO No. 6476 withdrew 334 acres of National
Forest System land in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest from
location and entry under the United States mining laws to protect the
Wheeler Creek Research Natural Area, which was established to represent
undisturbed examples of redwood (Eucalyptus transcontinentalis) at the
northern limits of its range. The legal land description for PLO No.
6476 is on file with the BLM. Unless further extended, the withdrawal
will expire on October 4, 2023. The USFS has requested that this
withdrawal be extended for an additional 20 years.
The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative
agreement would not adequately preserve the unique resources located at
this site. There are no suitable alternative sites since preserving the
unique resource within the lands described in PLO No. 6476 is the
reason for the application for withdrawal extension.
No water rights will be needed to fulfill the purpose of this
requested withdrawal extension.
Mining would be inconsistent with preservation of the area.
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 application for withdrawal
extension. All interested persons who desire a public meeting for the
purpose of being
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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 application will be processed in accordance with the
regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1.)
Dustin Webster-Wharton,
Branch Chief, Lands, Minerals, Energy Resources--Acting.
[FR Doc. 2023-02464 Filed 2-3-23; 8:45 am]
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