[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35047-35048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13792]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLOR-936000-L14300000-ET0000; HAG-13-0180; OR-67721]
Notice of Application for Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public
Meeting; Oregon
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 the
Secretary of the Interior to withdraw approximately 240.59 acres of
National Forest System lands in the Fremont-Winema National Forest from
mining for a 20-year term to protect the integrity, functionality, and
the investment of the mine reclamation work completed at the White
King/Lucky Lass Mine reclamation project area. This notice segregates
the National Forest System lands for up to 2 years from location and
entry under the United States mining laws and gives the public an
opportunity to comment on the proposed withdrawal application and to
request a public meeting.
DATES: Comments and public meeting requests must be received on or
before September 9, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the BLM
Oregon/Washington State Director, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, OR 97208-
2965.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Ligons, Land Law Examiner, at
the addresses above or by telephone at 503-808-6169, or Dianne Torpin,
USFS, Pacific Northwest Region, 333 SW 1st Ave., Portland, OR 97204,
503-808-2422. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 to contact either of the above individuals. The FIRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question
with either of the above individuals. You will receive a reply during
normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USFS has filed an application requesting
that the Secretary of the Interior withdraw the following described
National Forest System lands in the Fremont-Winema National Forest from
location and entry under the United States mining laws, but not from
leasing under the mineral leasing laws, for a 20-year term, subject to
valid existing rights:
Willamette Meridian
T. 37 S., R. 18 E.,
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Sec. 25, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\.
T. 37 S., R. 19 E.,
Sec. 30, lot 1, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/
4\.
The areas described aggregate 240.59 acres in Lake County.
The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect the integrity
and functionality of the mine reclamation work on the White King/Lucky
Lass Mine reclamation project. Mine reclamation work has been completed
to contour, cap, and vegetate the site at a construction cost of
$4,920,474.
The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative
agreement would not provide adequate protection, and could destroy the
integrity and functionality of the mine reclamation work.
There are no suitable alternative sites as the described lands are
the actual lands in need of protection for the reclamation work to
continue.
The USFS would not need to acquire water rights to fulfill the
purpose of the requested withdrawal application.
Records related to the application may be examined by contacting
Robin Ligons, BLM Oregon/Washington State Office, at 503-808-6169, or
at the addresses listed in the ADDRESSES section above.
For the period until September 9, 2013, all persons who wish to
submit comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the
proposed withdrawal application may present their views in writing to
the BLM Oregon/Washington State Office, State Director at the address
indicated above. Comments, including names and street addresses of
respondents, will be available for public review at 333 SW 1st Avenue,
indicated above during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that
your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--
may be made publicly available at any time. Individual respondents may
request confidentiality. 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.
Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal. All interested
parties who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on
the proposed withdrawal must submit a written request to the BLM
Oregon/Washington State Director no later than September 9, 2013.
Upon determination by the authorized officer that a public meeting
will be held, a notice of the time and place will be published in the
Federal Register and a local newspaper at least 30 days before the
scheduled date of the meeting.
For a period until June 11, 2015, the lands described in this
notice will be segregated from location and entry under the United
States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral leasing
laws, unless the application is denied or cancelled or the withdrawal
is approved prior to that date. Licenses, permits, cooperative
agreements, or discretionary land use authorizations of a temporary
nature which will not significantly impact the values to be protected
by the withdrawal may be allowed with the approval of the authorized
officer of the BLM during the segregative period.
The application will be processed in accordance with the
regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.3.
Christopher B DeWitt,
Acting Chief, Branch of Land, Mineral, and Energy Resources.
[FR Doc. 2013-13792 Filed 6-10-13; 8:45 am]
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