[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 64478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17381]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WAOR106084175, WAOR 056583]


Public Land Order No. 7946; Extension of Public Land Order No. 
7608 for Chief Joseph Dam Additional Units Project, Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Public Land Order.

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SUMMARY: This Order extends the duration of the withdrawal created by 
Public Land Order (PLO) No. 7608 for an additional 20-year period. 
Subject to valid existing rights, PLO No. 7608 withdrew 400.27 acres of 
public lands from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the 
general land laws, including the United States mining laws, and 
transferred jurisdiction over those lands to the United States 
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, for the Chief Joseph Dam 
Additional Units Project for a period of 20 years.

DATES: This Order takes effect on August 7, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luke Poff, Realty Specialist, BLM 
Oregon/Washington State Office, (503) 808-6249, by email at 
[email protected]. For the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), 
contact Cindy Luciano, Civil Works Program Manager, USACE Seattle 
District, (206) 316-4376, or by email at 
[email protected]. 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 purpose of this extension is to continue 
to reserve the use of the land for the USACE's water management 
responsibilities at Chief Joseph Dam, which includes water impoundment 
and storage, management of grazing, wildlife habitat and mitigation 
areas, recreation, fire protection, public access, cultural resources, 
and realty actions. The extension will be under the terms and 
conditions agreed upon between the USACE and the Bureau of Land 
Management and may be revised by consent of both parties.

Order

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior 
by Section 204(d) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(d), it is ordered as follows:
    1. PLO No. 7608 (69 FR 48253), which withdrew 400.27 acres of 
public lands from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the 
general land laws, including the United States mining laws, and 
transferred jurisdiction over those lands to the United States 
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, is hereby extended for an 
additional 20-year period. The following lands are affected by this 
Order:

Willamette Meridian, Washington

T. 29 N., R. 26 E.,
    Sec. 9, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 30, lot 2.
T. 30 N., R. 26 E.,
    Sec. 25, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 30 N., R. 27 E.,
    Sec. 28, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 29, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ and NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 30 N., R. 28 E.,
    Sec. 9, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
The areas described aggregate 400.27 acres.

    2. This withdrawal will expire 20 years from the effective date of 
this order unless, as a result of a review conducted prior to the 
expiration date pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act, the Secretary determines that the withdrawal shall 
be further extended.

(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714)

Robert T. Anderson,
Solicitor.
[FR Doc. 2024-17381 Filed 8-6-24; 8:45 am]
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