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but not from leasing under the mineral

leasing laws, and administrative

jurisdiction transferred to the Fish and

Wildlife Service as an addition to the

Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge:

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 7 N., R. 79 W.,

sec. 19, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4.

T. 7 N., R. 80 W.,

sec. 10, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4;

sec. 11, N1⁄2NW1⁄4;

sec. 13, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4 and W1⁄2SE1⁄4;

sec. 14, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4;

sec. 15, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4.

T. 8 N., R. 79 W.,

sec. 8, S1⁄2;

sec. 9, S1⁄2;

sec. 17.

T. 8 N., R. 80 W.,

sec. 12, S1⁄2NE1⁄4.

The areas described aggregate 1,720 acres

in Jackson County.

2. This withdrawal and transfer of

administrative jurisdiction places these

lands under the management of the Fish

and Wildlife Service pursuant to 43

U.S.C. 668dd (1994).

3. This withdrawal will expire 50

years from the effective date of this

order unless, as a result of a review

conducted before the expiration date

pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal

Land Policy and Management Act of

1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f) (1994), the

Secretary determines that the

withdrawal shall be extended.

Dated: November 26, 1997.

Bob Armstrong,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 97–32421 Filed 12–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–958–1430–01; GP7–0192; OR–19100,

OR–19117]

Public Land Order No. 7303;

Revocation of Executive Orders Dated

April 30, 1917, and November 26, 1917;

Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Public land order.

SUMMARY: This order revokes in their

entirety, two Executive orders which

withdrew 120 acres of public lands for

the Bureau of Land Management’s

Powersite Reserve Nos. 625 and 663.

The lands are no longer needed for the

purposes for which they were

withdrawn. This action will open 120

acres to surface entry, except to the

agricultural land laws due to an

overlapping withdrawal. All of the

lands have been and will remain open

to mining and mineral leasing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 12, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Betty McCarthy, BLM Oregon/

Washington State Office, P.O. Box 2965,

Portland, Oregon 97208–2965, 503–952–

6155.

By virtue of the authority vested in

the Secretary of the Interior by Section

204 of the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.

1714 (1994), it is ordered as follows:

1. The Executive Order dated April

30, 1917, which established Powersite

Reserve No. 625, is hereby revoked in its

entirety:

Willamette Meridian

T. 34 S., R. 1 E.,

sec. 2, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4.

T. 35 S., R. 1 E.,

sec. 18, NW1⁄4SE1⁄4.

The areas described aggregate 80 acres in

Jackson County.

2. The Executive Order dated

November 26, 1917, which established

Powersite Reserve No. 663, is hereby

revoked in its entirety:

Willamette Meridian

T. 2 S., R. 7 E.,

sec. 33, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4.

The area described contains 40 acres in

Clackamas County.

3. The lands described in paragraphs

1 and 2 are included in a Bureau of

Land Management withdrawal made by

Public Land Order No. 5490, as

modified by Public Land Order Nos.

5542 and 7043 for multiple use, and

will remain closed to the agricultural

land laws.

4. At 8:30 a.m., on March 12, 1998,

the lands described in paragraphs 1 and

2, will be opened to the operation of the

public land laws generally, except to the

agricultural land laws, subject to valid

existing rights, the provisions of existing

withdrawals, other segregations of

record, and the requirements of

applicable law. All valid applications

received at or prior to 8:30 a.m., on

March 12, 1998, shall be considered as

simultaneously filed at that time. Those

received thereafter shall be considered

in the order of filing.

5. The State of Oregon has a

preference right, as to the lands

described in paragraphs 1 and 2, for

public highway right-of-way or material

sites for a period of 90 days from the

date of publication of this order and any

location, entry, selection, or subsequent

patent shall be subject to any rights

granted the State as provided by the Act

of June 10, 1920, Section 24, as

amended, 16 U.S.C. 818 (1994).

Dated: November 28, 1997.

Bob Armstrong,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 97–32419 Filed 12–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–957–00–1420–00: G8–0048]

Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/

Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the

following described lands are scheduled

to be officially filed in the Oregon State

Office, Portland, Oregon, thirty (30)

calendar days from the date of this

publication.

Willamette Meridian

Oregon

T. 15 S., R. 1 W., accepted September 18,

1997

T. 20 S., R. 1 W., accepted October 16, 1997

T. 14 S., R. 2 W., accepted November 18,

1997

T. 14 S., R. 7 W., accepted November 12,

1997

T. 23 S., R. 9 W., accepted September 22,

1997

T. 27 S., R. 11 W., accepted October 10, 1997

T. 39 S., R. 13 W., accepted October 20, 1997

Washington

T. 38 N., R. 39 E., accepted November 7, 1997

If protests against a survey, as shown

on any of the above plat(s), are received

prior to the date of official filing, the

filing will be stayed pending

consideration of the protest(s). A plat

will not be officially filed until the day

after all protests have been dismissed

and become final or appeals from the

dismissal affirmed.

The plat(s) will be placed in the open

files of the Oregon State Office, Bureau

of Land Management, 1515 S.W. 5th

Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97201, and

will be available to the public as a

matter of information only. Copies of

the plat(s) may be obtained from the

above office upon required payment. A

person or party who wishes to protest

against a survey must file with the State

Director, Bureau of Land Management,

Portland, Oregon, a notice that they

wish to protest prior to the proposed

official filing date given above. A

statement of reasons for a protest may be

filed with the notice of protest to the

State Director, or the statement of

reasons must be filed with the State

Director within thirty (30) days after the

proposed official filing date.