59464 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 194 / Thursday, October 5, 2000 / Notices

4. The land described in paragraph 2

has been conveyed out of Federal

ownership and this is a record-clearing

action only for those lands.

Dated: September 12, 2000

Sylvia V. Baca,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 00–25579 Filed 10–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–958–1430–ET; HAG01–0001; OR–

52315]

Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity

for Public Meeting; Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The United States Department

of Agriculture, Forest Service, filed an

application to withdraw approximately

9,533 acres of National Forest System

lands to protect recreational, scenic,

cultural and traditional use values in

addition to threatened, endangered, and

sensitive flora and fauna natural

resource values. This notice closes the

lands for up to 2 years from location and

entry under the mining laws, subject to

valid existing rights. The lands will

remain open to such forms of

disposition as may by law be made of

National Forest System lands. The lands

have been and remain open to mineral

leasing.

DATES: Comments should be received on

or before January 4, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to

the Forest Supervisor, Rogue River

National Forest, 333 W. 8th Street,

Medford, Oregon 97501.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bengt Hamner, Rogue River National

Forest, 541–858–2304.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest

Service filed an application to withdraw

the following described National Forest

System lands from location and entry

under the mining laws, subject to valid

existing rights:

Willamette Meridian

Rogue River and Umpqua National Forests

T. 30 S., R. 2 E.,

Sec. 22, those portions of the SW1⁄4NW1⁄4,

W1⁄2SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, lying

westerly and southwesterly of the RogueUmpqua Divide Wilderness boundary;

Sec. 23, that portion of the SE1⁄4 SW1⁄4

lying westerly of the Abbott Creek

Research Natural Area and southeasterly

of the Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness

boundary;

Sec. 25, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4 SW1⁄4;

Sec. 26, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4 SE1⁄4 NE1⁄4, that

portion of the NW 1⁄4 lying southeasterly

of the Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness

boundary and southwesterly of the

Abbott Creek Research Natural Area, and

S1⁄2;

Sec. 27, those portions of the E1⁄2 lying

westerly, southwesterly and

southeasterly of the Rogue-Umpqua

Divide Wilderness boundary, and W1⁄2;

Sec. 28, S1⁄2NW1⁄4 and S1⁄2;

Sec. 29, S1⁄2S1⁄2 SE1⁄4;

Sec. 31, lots 6 and 7, NE1⁄4 and N1⁄2 SE 1⁄4;

Sec. 32 and 33;

Sec. 34, lots 1, 2, N1⁄2, and N1⁄2 S1⁄2;

Sec. 35, NW1⁄4 NE1⁄4, and NW1⁄4.

T. 31 S., R. 1 E.,

Sec. 1, S1⁄2 of lot 5, lots 6, and 7, S1⁄2 SW1⁄4

NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4, and W1⁄2SE 1⁄4;

Sec. 2,lots 1 and 2, S1⁄2 NE1⁄4, S1⁄2 S1⁄2

SW1⁄4 and SE1⁄4 ;

Sec. 3, S1⁄2SE1⁄4;

Sec. 10, N1⁄2, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4;

Sec. 11, N1⁄2, N1⁄2S1⁄2, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4;

Sec. 12, lots 1 and 2, E1⁄2NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4;

Sec. 13, W1⁄2NW1⁄4;

Sec. 14, NE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4;

Sec. 15, N1⁄2NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4.

T. 31 S., R. 2 E.,

Sec. 3, W1⁄2 of lot 3, lot 4, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4,

W1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, W1⁄2E1⁄2SW1⁄4, and

W1⁄2SW1⁄4;

Secs. 4 and 5;

Sec. 6, lots 1, 2, 6, and 7, S1⁄2NE1⁄4,

E1⁄2SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;

Sec. 7, lot 1, N1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, and

NE1⁄4NW1⁄4;

Sec. 8, N1⁄2, E1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, and

NE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 9, N1⁄2, N1⁄2SW1⁄4, N1⁄2S1⁄2SW1⁄4,

W1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, NW1⁄4SE1⁄4,

N1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, NW1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 10, W1⁄2NW1⁄4.

The areas described aggregate

approximately 9,533 acres in Jackson

and Douglas County.

The application will be processed in

accordance with the regulations set

forth in 43 CFR 2300. All persons who

wish to submit comments, suggestions,

or objections in connection with the

proposed withdrawal may present their

views in writing, by the date specified

above, to the Forest Supervisor, Rogue

River National Forest.

Notice is hereby given that a public

meeting relative to the proposed

withdrawal will be held at a later date.

A notice of time and place will be

published in the Federal Register and a

newspaper in the general vicinity of the

lands proposed for withdrawal at least

30 days before the scheduled date of the

meeting.

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.

Dated: September 29, 2000.

Sherrie L. Reid,

Acting Chief, Branch of Realty and Records

Services.

[FR Doc. 00–25555 Filed 10–4–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–920–1430–ET; WYW 149499]

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and

Opportunity for Public Meeting;

Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) proposes to

withdraw approximately 4.93 acres of

public land in Sweetwater County, to

protect capital improvements of the

Rock Springs administrative site. This

notice closes the land for up to 2 years

from surface entry and mining. The land

will remain open to mineral leasing.

DATES: Comments and requests for a

public meeting must be received by

January 4, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments and requests

should be sent to the BLM Wyoming

State Director, P.O. Box 1828,

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003–1828.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet Booth, BLM Wyoming State Office,

307–775–6124, or Stan McKee, BLM

Rock Springs Field Manager, 280

Highway 191 North, Rock Springs,

Wyoming 82901, 307–352–0256.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

September 15, 2000, a petition/

application was approved allowing the

Bureau of Land Management to file an

application to withdraw the following

described public land from settlement,

sale, location, or entry under the general

land laws, including the mining laws,

subject to valid existing rights:

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 19 N., R. 105 W.,

Sec. 14, Lot 19.

The area described contains

approximately 4.93 acres in Sweetwater

County.

The purpose of the proposed

withdrawal is to protect the capital

improvements associated with

development and maintenance of the

Rock Springs administrative site

pending further study and possibly

longer-term actions.

For a period of 90 days from the date

of publication of this notice, all persons