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C. Authority 

Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35. 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of Policy Development and Research, 

Chief Data Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[BLM_CA_FRN_MO4500161911] 

Notice of Public Meeting: Northern 

California District Resource Advisory 

Council 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Northern 

California District Resource Advisory 

Council (RAC) will meet as follows. 

DATES: The Northern California District 

RAC has rescheduled its August 23–24, 

2023, meeting for October 25, 2023, 

from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Time (PT); 

and October 26, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 3 

p.m. PT. 

ADDRESSES: The RAC will participate in 

a field tour on October 25 to public 

lands managed by the BLM Eagle Lake 

Field Office and host a business meeting 

on October 26. The field tour will 

commence and conclude, and the 

meeting will be held at, the BLM Eagle 

Lake Field Office, 2550 Riverside Drive, 

Susanville, CA 96130. A virtual 

participation option will be available. 

Meeting links and participation 

instructions will be provided to the 

public via news media, social media, 

the BLM California RAC web page 

blm.gov/get-involved/rac/California/ 

northern-california-rac, and through 

personal contact 2 weeks prior to the 

meeting. Written comments pertaining 

to the meeting can be sent to the BLM 

Northern California District Office, at 

the earlier address, marked Attention: 

RAC meeting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Public Affairs Officer Joseph J. Fontana, 

telephone: (530) 260–0189, email: 

jfontana@blm.gov. 

Individuals in the United States who 

are deaf, deafblind, 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-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15- 

member RAC advises the Secretary of 

the Interior, through the BLM, 

concerning the issues relating to land 

use planning or the management of the 

public land resources located in 

northern California and northwest 

Nevada. For the October 26 meeting, 

agenda topics include review and 

comment on the Northwest California 

Integrated Resource Management Plan, 

an update on the management plan 

revision for the Cascade Siskiyou 

National Monument, an update on wild 

horse and burro management, and 

review of and comment on business 

plans for recreational facilities managed 

by the Redding and Arcata Field Offices. 

All meetings are open to the public. 

A 30-minute public comment period 

will be available on October 26 at 11 

a.m. PT. Depending on the number of 

persons wishing to speak and the time 

available, the amount of time for oral 

comments may be limited. Written 

public comments may be sent to the 

BLM Northern California District Office 

at the address listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice. All comments 

received will be provided to the RAC. 

Public Disclosure of Comments: 

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. 

Members of the public are welcome 

on field tours but must provide their 

own transportation and meals. 

Individuals who plan to attend and 

need special assistance, such as sign 

language interpretation and other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

contact the BLM (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT). 

Detailed meeting minutes for the RAC 

meetings will be maintained in the 

Northern California District Office. 

Minutes will also be posted to the 

California RAC web page. 

Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–2 

Erica St. Michel, 

Deputy State Director, Communications. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[BLM_OR_FRN_MO4500171063] 

Notice of Temporary Seasonal Wildlife 

Closures on Public Lands in 

Deschutes and Jefferson Counties, OR 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary closure. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

3,479 acres of Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) administered public 

lands described later in this notice in 

Deschutes and Jefferson Counties, 

Oregon, will be temporarily closed to all 

forms of entry seasonally for up to 2 

years to protect the habitat of bald 

eagles, golden eagles, prairie falcons, 

and other nesting raptors during 

sensitive breeding and nesting time 

frames. 

DATES: The temporary seasonal closures 

in the BLM Prineville District in central 

Oregon will take effect annually 

beginning on January 1 and running 

through August 31 for the Tumalo area, 

from January 15 through August 31 for 

the Trout Creek area, and from February 

1 through August 31 for the Maston/ 

Jaguar, Fryrear, Deep Canyon, and 

Horny Hollow areas. During these time 

frames, the Prineville District will 

monitor nest occupancy and determine 

whether any or all of these temporary 

closures can be lifted earlier due to nest 

failure and/or nest fledging; however, 

none of the temporary closures will be 

lifted earlier than May 15 of each year. 

The temporary seasonal closures take 

effect on November 2, 2023 and will 

expire 30 days after the BLM publishes 

a final supplementary rule in the 

Federal Register implementing the 2005 

Upper Deschutes Resource Management 

Plan (RMP), 1986 Two Rivers RMP, and 

other associated National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

documents, or 2 years from the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register, whichever occurs soonest. 

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land 

Management, Prineville District Office, 

3050 NE Third Street, Prineville, Oregon 

97754 or via email: BLM_OR_PR_Mail@

blm.gov. Please reference ‘‘wildlife 

closures’’ on all correspondence. 


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Maps of these temporary seasonal 

closures will be posted at key locations 

that provide access to these areas and 

will be available at the Prineville 

District Office or by request via mail or 

email. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Ashton, BLM Prineville District 

Office, at (541) 416–6700 or by email at 

lashton@blm.gov. Individuals in the 

United States who are deaf, deafblind, 

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-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Seasonal 

closure dates to protect nesting raptors 

vary based on migration and nesting 

seasons and the time needed to fledge 

young. Closures in these areas for bald 

eagle habitat will occur from January 1 

up to August 31; seasonal closures to 

protect golden eagle habitat will occur 

no earlier than January 15 up to August 

31; and seasonal closures to protect 

prairie falcon habitat will occur from 

March 15 up to August 15. If other 

raptors occupy these same nests, 

closures will begin March 1 and end 

August 31. These seasonal closures may 

be lifted earlier if monitoring 

determines that the birds have 

successfully fledged from their nests, 

have abandoned their nests, and/or no 

new nesting attempts are occurring in 

these areas; however, no closures will 

be lifted earlier than May 15 of each 

year. The start and end dates of these 

closures may be altered slightly if a new 

raptor moves in and occupies the same 

territory. The 3,479 acres of public land 

affected by these seasonal closures 

represent 0.21 percent of the 1.65 

million acres of the public lands 

administered by the BLM Prineville 

District in central Oregon. Public access 

to multiple recreational trails in the 

immediate exterior vicinity of these 

closures will remain available. 

Bald eagles, golden eagles, prairie 

falcons, and other raptors are federally 

protected under the Migratory Bird 

Treaty Act and the Lacey Act, and bald 

and golden eagles are also federally 

protected under the Bald and Golden 

Eagle Protection Act. Raptors are 

sensitive to human disturbances 

surrounding their nests during the 

breeding and nesting season, and 

human intrusions could jeopardize their 

nesting success in the public lands 

described later. Human-caused 

disturbances known to negatively 

impact nesting success during the 

closure periods include, but are not 

limited to, people walking, running, or 

riding a bike or horse; motorized vehicle 

use; and creating loud noises (e.g., chain 

saw use, blasting, shooting). The 

following-described seasonal closures 

are based on scientific findings that 

limiting human activities within 0.5 

miles from the line of sight of occupied 

nests, within 0.25 miles from the nonline of sight of occupied nests, and up 

to 1 mile away for blasting activities, 

can successfully mitigate such 

disturbances to raptor habitat. 

The BLM’s 2005 Upper Deschutes 

RMP and Record of Decision (ROD) 

directs the Prineville District to avoid or 

mitigate impacts from human 

disturbances occurring in or near the 

habitats of these three protected species 

as well as other raptors. The BLM’s Two 

Rivers RMP and ROD (1986) directs the 

Prineville District to apply seasonal 

restrictions to mitigate impacts of 

human activities on important seasonal 

wildlife habitat, including raptor 

nesting habitat. The seasonal closures 

included in this notice were also 

previously analyzed and approved in 

the following publicly reviewed NEPA 

documents: the Cline Buttes Recreation 

Area Plan Environmental Assessment 

(EA) and Decision Record (DR) (2010), 

the Crooked River Ranch Trails Project 

EA and DR (2008), the Tumalo 

Vegetation and Trail Management 

Project EA and DR (2012), and the Trout 

Creek Rock Climbing Area Access and 

Trail Plan EA and DR (2012). The 

seasonal closures included in this notice 

will collectively protect bald eagles 

nesting in the Tumalo area; five pairs of 

golden eagles nesting in the Maston/ 

Jaguar, Deep Canyon, Fryrear, Tumalo, 

and Horny Hollow areas; and two pairs 

of prairie falcons nesting in the Fryrear 

and Maston/Jaguar areas; and can apply 

if alternative raptors move in and 

occupy these same nests. 

The authority to establish these 

closures is found at 43 CFR 8364.1, 

which allows the BLM to issue orders to 

close or restrict public lands to protect 

public lands and resources. 

The following persons are exempt 

from these closures: any Federal, Tribal, 

State, or local government official acting 

within the scope of their duties; 

members of any organized rescue or 

firefighting forces acting within the 

scope of their duties; and any person 

authorized, in writing, by the authorized 

officer. 

Any person who violates this closure 

may be tried before a United States 

Magistrate and fined in accordance with 

18 U.S.C. 3571, imprisoned no more 

than 12 months under 43 U.S.C. 1733(a) 

and 43 CFR 8360.0–7, or both. In 

accordance with 43 CFR 8365.1–7, State 

or local officials may also impose 

penalties for violations of Oregon law. 

The legal descriptions of the affected 

public lands in the seasonal closure 

areas are: 

Tumalo closure includes 80.49 acres of 

BLM-administered lands in the following 

area: 

Willamette Meridian, Oregon 

T. 17 S., R. 11 E., 

Sec. 3, those portions of the NE1⁄4SE1⁄4 and 

S1⁄2SE1⁄4 lying easterly of a 50-foot 

perpendicular offset from the center line 

of the Tumalo Feed Canal and northerly 

of a 50-foot perpendicular offset from the 

center line of an unnamed dirt road more 

particularly described as follows: 

Beginning at the road intersection with the 

East boundary of the section at 

approximate latitude: 44°07′25.9′′ N., 

longitude: 121°23′01.0′′ W., thence 

westerly to intersect the 50-foot 

perpendicular offset from the center line 

of the Tumalo Feed Canal at approximate 

latitude: 44°07′26.0′′ N., longitude: 

121°23′10.5′′ W. 

Trout Creek closure includes 406.08 acres 

of BLM-administered lands in the following 

area: 

Willamette Meridian, Oregon 

T. 9 S., R. 13 E., 

Sec. 12, those portions of lots 1 thru 3 and 

E1⁄2SE1⁄4 lying southeasterly of a 30-foot 

perpendicular offset from the center line 

of Trout Creek Trail; 

Sec. 13, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4. 

T. 9 S., R. 14 E., 

Sec. 7, lots 4 and 5, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4 and 

NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and those portions of lots 2 

and 3 lying southerly of a 30-foot 

perpendicular offset from the center line 

of Trout Creek Trail. 

The BLM will implement a partial opening 

of climbing routes in the Trout Creek area 

that are over 0.25 miles away from the active 

nest after May 15. This would allow climbing 

on identified ‘‘walls’’ with one hiking access 

path to the routes. Available routes and 

access will be posted in the Trout Creek area, 

at the Prineville District Office, and on all 

relevant BLM websites by May 15. 

Deep Canyon closure includes 953.96 acres 

of BLM-administered lands in the following 

area: 

Willamette Meridian, Oregon 

T. 14 S., R. 11 E., 

Sec. 34, those portions of the E1⁄2NE1⁄4, 

SE1⁄4SW1⁄4 and SE1⁄4 lying southeasterly 

of a 100-foot perpendicular offset from 

the center line of an unnamed dirt trail 

more particularly described as follows: 

Beginning at the trail intersection with the 

South boundary of the section at 

approximate latitude: 44°18′21.2′′ N., 

longitude: 121°24′26.6′′ W., thence 

northeasterly to a trail junction at 

approximate latitude: 44°18′24.7′′ N., 

longitude: 121°24′24.8′′ W., thence 

northeasterly to a trail junction at 

approximate latitude: 44°18′33.5′′ N., 

longitude: 121°24′09.9′′ W., thence 


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northeasterly to a trail junction at 

approximate latitude: 44°18′36.6′′ N., 

longitude: 121°24′08.8′′ W., thence 

northeasterly to a trail junction at 

approximate latitude: 44°18′39.9′′ N., 

longitude: 121°24′02.4′′ W., thence 

easterly and northeasterly to intersect the 

North boundary of the section at 

approximate latitude: 44°19′13.7′′ N., 

longitude: 121°23′36.0′′ W.; 

Sec. 35, those portions of NW1⁄4 and S1⁄2

lying westerly of a 100-foot 

perpendicular offset from the center line 

of an unnamed dirt road more 

particularly described as follows: 

Beginning at the road intersection with the 

North-South center line of the section at 

approximate latitude: 44°19′13.0′′ N., 

longitude: 121°22′56.2′′ W., thence 

southwesterly to a road junction at 

approximate latitude: 44°19′01.4′′ N., 

longitude: 121°23′00.1′′ W., thence 

southeasterly to intersect the NorthSouth center line of the section at 

approximate latitude: 44°18′54.3′′ N., 

longitude: 121°22′56.4′′ W.; 

Continuing on the center line of an 

unnamed road, beginning at the road 

intersection with the East-West center 

line at approximate latitude: 44°18′47.1′′ 

N., longitude: 121°22′41.5′′ W., thence 

southwesterly to intersect the South 

boundary of the section at approximate 

latitude: 44°18′21.0′′ N., longitude: 

121°23′00.5′′ W. 

T. 15 S., R. 11 E., 

Sec. 2, lot 4 and those portions of 

S1⁄2NW1⁄4 and S1⁄2 lying northerly of a 

100-foot perpendicular offset from the 

center line of State Highway No. 126 and 

westerly of a 100-foot perpendicular 

offset from the center line of an unnamed 

dirt road more particularly described as 

follows: 

Beginning at the road intersection with the 

East-West center line of the NW1⁄4 at 

approximate latitude: 44°18′07.8′′ N., 

longitude: 121°23′02.0′′ W., thence 

southwesterly to a road junction at 

approximate latitude: 44°18′04.5′′ N., 

longitude: 121°23′06.5′′ W., thence 

southeasterly to intersect the 100-foot 

perpendicular offset from the center line 

of State Highway No. 126 at approximate 

latitude: 44°17′42.5′′ N., longitude: 

121°22′50.1′′ W.; 

Sec. 3, lots 1 and 2 and those portions of 

lot 3, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4

and NW1⁄4SE1⁄4 lying northerly of a 100- 

foot perpendicular offset from the center 

line of State Highway No. 126 and 

easterly of a 100-foot perpendicular 

offset from the center line of an unnamed 

dirt trail more particularly described as 

follows: 

Beginning at the intersection of the dirt 

trail with the North boundary of the 

section at approximate latitude: 

44°18′21.2′′ N., longitude: 121°24′26.6′′ 

W., thence southwesterly to a trail 

junction at approximate latitude: 

44°18′20.9′′ N., longitude: 121°24′27.2′′ 

W., thence southeasterly to a trail 

junction at approximate latitude: 

44°18′07.6′′ N., longitude: 121°24′13.0′′ 

W., thence southwesterly to intersect the 

North-South center line of the NW1⁄4 at 

approximate latitude: 44°18′03.4′′ N., 

longitude: 121°24′27.8′′ W. 

Fryrear Canyon closure includes 1,284.90 

acres of BLM-administered lands in the 

following area: 

Willamette Meridian, Oregon 

T. 15 S., R. 11 E., 

Sec. 15, those portions of W1⁄2SW1/4 lying 

westerly of a 100-foot perpendicular 

offset from the center line of OHV Trail 

No. 15 and OHV Trail No. 21, excepting 

Jordan Road also known as A.J. Warrin 

Road and OHV Trail No. 24, an 

unmaintained County dirt road, 60 feet 

wide; 

Sec. 16, those portions of E1⁄2, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4

and E1⁄2SW1⁄4 lying westerly of a 100- 

foot perpendicular offset from the center 

line of OHV Trail No. 21 and southerly 

of a 100-foot perpendicular offset from 

the center line of OHV Trail No. 23 and 

OHV Trail No. 20, excepting Jordan Road 

also known as A.J. Warrin Road and 

OHV Trail No. 24, an unmaintained 

County dirt road, 60 feet wide; 

Sec. 21, those portions of N1⁄2 lying 

easterly of a 100-foot perpendicular 

offset from the center line of Fryrear 

Road and northerly of a 100-foot 

perpendicular offset from the center line 

of an unnamed dirt road more 

particularly described as follows: 

Beginning at approximate latitude: 

44°15′17.7′′ N., longitude: 121°25′49.6′′ 

W., thence easterly to a road junction at 

approximate latitude: 44°15′18.5′′ N., 

longitude: 121°25′09.9′′ W.; and 

northerly of a 15-foot perpendicular 

offset from the center line of an unnamed 

user defined trail, 10 feet wide, located 

in the S1⁄2NE1⁄4 more particularly 

described as follows: 

Beginning at a road junction with 

approximate latitude: 44°15′18.5′′ N., 

longitude: 121°25′09.9′′ W., thence 

northeasterly to a trail junction with 

approximate latitude: 44°15′20.8′′ N., 

longitude: 121°24′56.5′′ W., thence 

southeasterly to intersect the East-West 

center line of the section at approximate 

latitude: 44°15′18.3′′ N., longitude: 

121°24′55.3′′ W.; 

Sec. 22, those portions of W1⁄2NW1⁄4 lying 

westerly of a 100-foot perpendicular 

offset from the center line of OHV Trail 

No. 15. 

Maston Area closure and Deschutes River 

North and Deschutes River South closure 

includes 551.70 acres of BLM-administered 

lands in the following area: 

Willamette Meridian, Oregon 

T. 15 S., R. 12 E., 

Sec. 25, that portion of SW1⁄4SW1⁄4 lying 

southerly of a 100-foot perpendicular 

offset from the center line of Fat Rabbit 

Loop Trail and River Access Trail; 

Sec. 26, that portion of SE1⁄4SE1⁄4 lying 

southeasterly of a 100-foot perpendicular 

offset from the center line of Fat Rabbit 

Loop Trail; 

Sec. 35, those portions of N1⁄2, SW1⁄4 and 

N1⁄2SE1⁄4 lying southerly of a 100-foot 

perpendicular offset from the center line 

of Fat Rabbit Loop Trail, easterly of a 

100-foot perpendicular offset from the 

center line of Wagon Train Trail, and 

easterly of a 100-foot perpendicular 

offset from the center line of Talon Trail. 

T. 16 S., R. 12 E., 

Sec. 3, lot 1 and those portions of lot 2 and 

SE1⁄4 lying easterly of a 100-foot 

perpendicular offset from the center line 

of Talon Trail, easterly of a 100-foot 

perpendicular offset from the center line 

of a` la Rockbar Trail, northeasterly of a 

100-foot perpendicular offset from the 

center line of River Access Trail, and 

northwesterly of the Deschutes River. 

The prairie falcon territory and dates for 

the prairie falcon closure fall completely 

within the territory and dates for the Maston 

golden eagle. If the golden eagle closure is no 

longer needed, the closure will still apply to 

the prairie falcon with closure dates of March 

15–August 31. 

Horny Hollow closure includes 202.1 acres 

of BLM-administered land in the following 

area: 

Willamette Meridian, Oregon 

T. 13 S., R. 12 E., 

Sec. 3, that portion of lot 7 lying 

southwesterly of the Crooked River; 

Sec. 4, those portions of lot 7, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4 and W1⁄2SE1⁄4

lying southwesterly of the Crooked 

River, southerly of a line due east from 

the intersection of Horny Hollow Trail 

and Otter Bench Trail, and easterly of a 

30-foot perpendicular offset from the 

center line of Otter Bench Trail; 

Sec. 9, that portion of NE1⁄4NE1⁄4 lying 

northeasterly of a 30-foot perpendicular 

offset from the center line of Otter Bench 

Trail; 

Sec. 10, that portion of NW1⁄4NW1⁄4 lying 

northerly of a 30-foot perpendicular 

offset from the center line of Otter Bench 

Trail and southerly of the Crooked River. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1) 

Amanda Roberts, 

District Manager, Prineville. 

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Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNM930000.L14400000.BJ0000.BX0000] 

Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey; New 

Mexico; Texas 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of official filing. 

SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the 

following described lands are scheduled 

to be officially filed 30 days after the 

date of this publication in the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM), New Mexico 

State Office, Santa Fe, New Mexico. The 

surveys announced in this notice are 


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