[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 7253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3901]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[OR-958-0777-63; GP7-0075; OR-52183, CAS-080090]


Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Oregon 
and California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, proposes 
to withdraw 293.39 acres of public lands, and 2,800.14 acres of 
National Forest System lands, lying within the Rogue River National 
Forest, to protect the recreational values and facilities for the 
Applegate Lake Recreation Area. This notice closes the lands for up to 
2 years from surface entry and mining. The lands have been and will 
remain open to mineral leasing.

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

ADDRESS: Comments and meeting 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 September 19, 1996, a joint interchange 
order agreeing to the transfer of administrative jurisdiction on 
certain lands between the Secretary of the Army and Secretary of 
Agriculture was published in the Federal Register. On August 24, 1995, 
the Forest Service filed an application to withdraw the following 
described National Forest System lands from location and entry under 
the United States mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch. 2(1988)), but not the 
mineral leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights:

Willamette Meridian

Public Domain Lands

T. 41 S., R. 3 W.,
    Sec. 6, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\.
T. 41 S., R. 4 W.,
    Sec. 2, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, lot 8.

    The areas described aggregate 293.39 acres in Jackson County, 
Oregon.

Rogue River National Forest

T. 40 S., R. 3 W.,
    Sec. 30, lots 3, 4, 6, and 7, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 31, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, W\1/2\E\1/2\, and E\1/2\W\1/2\.
T. 40 S., R. 4 W.,
    Sec. 25, NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, and 
N\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 26, E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, 
and W\1/2\SE\1/4\.
T. 41 S., R. 4 W.,
    Sec. 1, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\S\1/2\;
    Sec. 3, E\1/2\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 11, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 15, lots 5 and 6.

    The areas described aggregate 2,661.95 acres in Jackson County, 
Oregon.

Mount Diablo Meridian

Rogue River National Forest

T. 48 N., R. 11 W.,
    Sec. 17, lots 3 and 4, and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 18, lot 1.

    The area described contains 138.19 acres in Siskiyou County, 
California.

    The areas described aggregate a total of 3,093.53 acres in Siskiyou 
County, California, and Jackson County, Oregon.
    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect the 
recreational values, facilities, and improvements as to the public 
lands and the National Forest System lands for the Applegate Lake 
Recreation Area.
    For a period of 90 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 an opportunity for a public meeting is 
afforded in connection with the proposed action. All interested parties 
who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on the 
proposed action must submit a written request to the State Director at 
the address indicated above within 90 days from the date of publication 
of this notice. 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 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 uses on National Forest 
System lands which may be permitted until this action becomes final, 
are other National Forest management activities, including permits, 
licenses, and cooperative agreements, that are compatible with the 
intended use under the discretion of the authorized officer.

    Dated: January 31, 1997.
Robert D. DeViney, Jr.,
Chief, Branch of Realty and Records Services.
[FR Doc. 97-3901 Filed 2-14-97; 8:45 am]
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