[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 182 (Friday, September 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49254-49255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24893]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[OR-958-1430-01; GP7-0200; OR-53642]


Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management proposes to withdraw 12,426.43 
acres of public lands and 40 acres of non-Federal land, to protect the 
natural and recreational values of the Leslie Gulch Area of Critical 
Environmental Concern. This notice closes the lands for up to 2 years 
from location and entry from the mining laws. Approximately 1,410.43 
acres have been and will remain open to the mineral leasing laws, and 
the remaining 11,056 acres are included in three Wilderness Study Areas 
and have been and will remain closed to mineral leasing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be 
received by December 19, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meetings requests should be sent to the Oregon/
Washington State Director, BLM, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208-
2965.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Betty McCarthy, BLM Oregon/Washington 
State Office, 503-952-6155.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 12, 1997, a petition was approved 
allowing the Bureau of Land Management to file an application to 
withdraw the following described public lands and non-Federal land from 
entry or location under the United States mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch. 2 
(1994)), subject to valid existing rights:

Willamette Meridian

Federal Lands

T. 26 S., R. 44 E.,
    Sec. 1, lots 3 to 6, inclusive, lots 11 to 15, inclusive, and 
S\1/2\;
    Sec. 2, lots 9, 10, 14, 15, and 16, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/
4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 3, S\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 10, NE\1/4\ and S\1/2\;
    Secs. 11, 12, 13, and 14;

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    Sec. 15, NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 23, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\W\1/2\NW\1/4\, NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, 
SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 24, N\1/2\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/
4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 25, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, and E\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 26 S., R. 45 E.,
    Sec. 7, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/
4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\W\1/2\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 8, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/
2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/
2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/
4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 9, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/
4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and 
S\1/2\;
    Sec. 10, W\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\;
    Sec. 15, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, 
N\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/
4\;
    Sec. 16, N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/
4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 17;
    Sec. 18, lots 1 to 8, inclusive, E\1/2\W\1/2\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, 
and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 19, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, E\1/2\, and E\1/2\W\1/2\;
    Sec. 20;
    Sec. 21, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, and W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 28, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 29, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 30, lots 5, 6, and 7, and E\1/2\NE\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate approximately 12,426.43 acres in 
Malheur County.

Non-Federal Land

T. 26 S., R. 45 E.,
    Sec. 18, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.

    The area described contains 40 acres in Malheur County.

    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect the unique 
natural and recreational values and the substantial improvements as to 
the public and non-Federal lands located in the Leslie Gulch Area of 
Critical Environmental Concern.
    For a period of 91 days from the date of publication of this 
notice, all persons who wish to submit comments, suggestions, or 
objections in connection with the proposed withdrawal may present their 
views in writing to the State Director at the address indicated above.
    Notice is hereby given that a public meeting in connection with the 
proposed withdrawal will be held at a later date. A notice of the time 
and place will be published in the Federal Register at least 30 days 
before the scheduled date of the meeting.
    The application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2300.
    For a period of 2 years from the date of publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register, the lands will be segregated as specified 
above unless the application is denied or canceled or the withdrawal is 
approved prior to that date. The temporary land uses which may be 
permitted during this segregative period include licenses, permits, 
cooperative agreements, or discretionary land use authorizations, upon 
approval of the authorized officer of the Bureau of Land Management.

    Dated: September 4, 1997.
Robert D. DeViney, Jr.,
Chief, Branch of Realty and Records Services.
[FR Doc. 97-24893 Filed 9-18-97; 8:45 am]
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