[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 103 (Friday, May 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29424-29425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14224]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[OR-958-1430-01; GP8-0072; OR-51831-WA]


Public Land Order No. 7333; Withdrawal of Lands for the San Juan 
Archipelago; Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Public land order.

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SUMMARY: This order withdraws 195.59 acres of public lands and 75.82 
acres of non-Federal lands proposed for acquisition from surface entry 
and mining for a period of 5 years to protect the natural and 
recreational values on 10 tracts of land in the San Juan Archipelago, 
while the Bureau of Land Management completes land use planning for 
these areas. The public lands have been and will remain open to mineral 
leasing. The non-Federal lands will become subject to the withdrawal 
and will be opened to mineral leasing upon acquisition by the United 
States.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 29, 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. Subject to valid existing rights, the following described public 
lands are hereby withdrawn from settlement, sale, location, or entry 
under the general land laws, including the United States mining laws 
(30 U.S.C. Ch. 2 (1994)), but not from leasing under the mineral 
leasing laws, to protect the natural and recreational values on seven 
waterfront tracts, one inland tract, and two islands in the San Juan 
Archipelago:

Willamette Meridian

Tract H (Lopez Island; NW Chadwick Hill and Wetland)

T. 34 N., R.1 W.,
    Sec. 17, that portion of the south 200 ft. of the N\1/2\SE\1/4\, 
SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, excepting therefrom the 
following described tracts:

    Beginning at the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of 
sec. 17, running due east 9 rods to ditch; Thence following ditch in 
northeasterly direction 14 rods; Thence run in a northwesterly 
direction 30 rods; Thence running in a westerly direction 6 rods to 
County Road; Thence following County Road due south 40 rods to point 
of beginning. Also beginning at southwest corner of SE\1/4\ of said 
sec. 17, and running due east 9 rods to ditch; Thence following 
ditch in a northeasterly direction 300 ft; Thence due east 937 ft; 
Thence south 208.7 ft; Thence on section line west 1150 feet to 
place of beginning; EXCEPT County Road along the west line thereof; 
(83.67 acres) AND

    Sec. 17, the north 330 ft. of the south 530 ft. of the NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\ and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\ being more particularly described as 
follows:

    A portion of the NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ described as follows:
    Commencing at the east quarter corner of said sec. 17 as 
described by instrument recorded under Auditor's File No. 95675, 
records of said county, from which the concrete monument described 
by instrument recorded under Auditor's File No. 120616, records of 
said county, as marking the northeast corner of said sec. 17 bears 
north 0 deg.37'51'' east; Thence from said quarter corner along the 
easterly boundary of said NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ south 0 deg.37'02'' west, 
809.69 ft. to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING of the parcel to be 
described; Thence leaving said easterly boundary and along the 
northerly boundary of the south 530 ft. of the said NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ 
and parallel with the southerly boundary of the said NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ 
south 89 deg.49'41'' west, 991.78 ft. to a point on the easterly 
boundary of the west 330 ft. of the said NE\1/4\SE\1/4\; Thence 
leaving said northerly boundary and along said easterly boundary 
south 0 deg.29'00'' west, 330.02 ft. to a point on the northerly 
boundary of the south 200 ft. of the said NE\1/4\SE\1/4\; Thence 
along said northerly boundary and parallel with the southerly 
boundary of the said NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ north 89 deg.49'41'' east, 
991.01 ft. to a point on the easterly boundary of the said NE\1/
4\SE\1/4\; Thence along said easterly boundary north 0 deg.37'02'' 
east, 330.03 ft. to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; AND,

    Sec. 17, portions of the NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\ 
described as follows:

    Commencing at the east quarter corner of said sec. 17 as 
described by instrument recorded under Auditor's File No. 95675, 
records of said county, from which the concrete monument described 
by instrument recorded under Auditor's File No. 120616, records of 
said county, bears north 0 deg.37'51'' east; Thence from said 
quarter corner along the common boundary of the SE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and 
the NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ of said sec. 17 south 89 deg.40'35'' west, 
1323.74 ft. to the westerly corner common to the said SE\1/4\NE\1/4\ 
and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\; Thence leaving said common boundary and along 
the westerly boundary of the said NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ south 0 deg.29'00'' 
west, 806.17 ft. to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING of the parcel to be 
described; Thence leaving said westerly boundary and along the 
northerly boundary of the south 530 ft. of the said NW\1/4\SE\1/4\ 
and parallel with the southerly boundary of the said NW\1/4\SE\1/4\ 
south 89 deg.49'41'' west, 1321.81 ft. to a point on the westerly 
boundary of the said NW\1/4\SE\1/4\; Thence leaving said northerly 
boundary and along said westerly boundary south 0 deg.20'56'' west, 
330.01 ft.; Thence leaving said westerly boundary and along the 
northerly boundary of the south 200 ft. of the said NW\1/4\SE\1/4\ 
and parallel with the southerly boundary of the said NW\1/4\SE\1/4\ 
north 89 deg.49'41'' east, 1321.03 ft. to a point on the westerly 
boundary of the said NE\1/4\SE\1/4\; Thence along the northerly 
boundary of the south 200 ft. of the said NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ and 
parallel with the southerly boundary of the said NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ 
north 89 deg.49'41'' east, 330.02 ft. to a point on the easterly 
boundary of the west 330 ft. of the said NE\1/4\SE\1/4\; Thence 
along the said easterly boundary and parallel with the westerly 
boundary of the said NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ north 0 deg.29'00'' east, 330.02 
ft. to a point on the northerly boundary of the south 530 ft. of the 
said NE\1/4\SE\1/4\; Thence along said northerly boundary and 
parallel with the southerly boundary of the said NE\1/4\SE\1/4\ 
south 89 deg.49'41'' west, 330.02 ft. to a point on the boundary 
common to the said NW\1/4\SE\1/4\ and the NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, said point 
also being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. (20.02 acres)

Tract J: (Lopez Island; Watmough Bay)

T. 34 N., R. 1 W.,
    Sec. 21, lot 2 and SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, TOGETHER with tidelands of 
the second class abutting thereon; EXCEPT the following described 
portions thereof:

    1. A portion of lot 2 described as follows:
    Beginning at a point marked by an iron pipe at the approximate 
high tide line, which point is south 50.1 ft. and east 2197 ft. of 
an iron pipe marking the northwest corner of the SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ of 
said sec. 21; Thence from said point of beginning south 66 deg.46' 
west, 146.1 ft. to an iron pipe at the edge of a marsh;

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Thence continuing south 66 deg.46' west, 140.5 ft. to a point in the 
marsh which point is south 163.2 ft. and east 1933.6 ft. of the said 
northwest corner; Thence north 109.1 ft., more or less, to a point 
on the edge of said marsh; Thence continuing north 54 ft. to a point 
on the north line of said lot 2; Thence easterly along the said 
north boundary 222 ft., more or less, to the approximate line of 
ordinary high tide; Thence southeasterly to the said point of 
beginning.
    2. That portion of lot 2, lying easterly of the following 
described line:
    Commencing at the center of said sec. 21, which point is also 
the southeast corner of said lot 2 and is marked by an iron pin; 
Thence north 652.5 ft. along the east boundary of said lot 2 to an 
iron pipe; Thence leaving said east boundary south 70 deg.10' west, 
218.6 ft.; Thence south 76 deg.35' west, 303.2 ft.; Thence south 
76 deg.17' west, 248.0 ft.; Thence north 30 deg.00' east, 434.36 
ft.; Thence north 48 deg.30' west, 245.09 ft.; Thence north 
60 deg.58' east, 165.0 ft. to the point of beginning of said line; 
Thence north 30 deg.00' west to the north line of said lot 2 and the 
terminus of said line.
    3. A portion of lot 2, described as follows:
    Commencing at the center of said sec. 21, which point is also 
the southeast corner of said lot 2 and is marked by an iron pin; 
Thence north 652.5 ft. along the east boundary of said lot 2 to an 
iron pipe; Thence leaving said east boundary south 70 deg.10' west, 
218.6 ft.; Thence south 76 deg.35' west, 303.2 ft.; Thence south 
76 deg.17' west, 386.3 ft.; Thence south 76 deg.12' west, 13.4 ft. 
to the point of beginning of said line; Thence continuing south 
76 deg.12' west, 373.2 ft.; Thence north 65 deg.28' west, 95.3 ft. 
to a point on the north line of County Road No. 124; Thence north 
22 deg.01' east, 380.8 ft.; Thence north 60 deg.58' east, 350 ft.; 
Thence south 474.1 ft. to the point of beginning.
    4. A portion of lot 2, described as follows:
    Beginning at the center of said sec. 21, which point is also the 
southeast corner of said lot 2 and is marked by an iron pin; Thence 
along the easterly boundary of said lot 2 north 583.5 ft.; Thence 
leaving said easterly boundary south 70 deg.10' west, 198.8 ft.; 
Thence south 76 deg.35' west, 306.7 ft.; Thence south 76 deg.17' 
west, 386.1 ft.; Thence south 76 deg.12' west, 463 ft.; Thence south 
46 deg.48' east, 166.6 ft.; Thence south 50 deg.36' east, 217.9 ft. 
to a point on the southerly boundary north 89 deg.27'40'' east, 
1020.1 ft. to the point of beginning.
    5. A portion of the SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, described as follows:
    Beginning at a point on the west boundary of said sec. 21, which 
point is 830.3 ft. north (N. 0 deg.48' E.) of the west one-quarter 
corner of said sec. 21 and which point is also on the north margin 
of a proposed 60 ft. wide roadway; Thence along said north margin 
south 83 deg.55' east, 378 ft.; Thence along said north margin south 
64 deg.29' east, 75 ft.; Thence continuing along said north margin 
south 64 deg.29' east, 452.9 ft.; Thence leaving said north margin 
north 87 deg.28' east, 223.9 ft.; Thence north 41 deg.49' west, 51.6 
ft.; Thence north 0 deg.48' east 679.2 ft. to the north boundary of 
said SW\1/4\NW\1/4\; Thence along said north boundary west 1,044.70 
ft. to the northwest corner of said SW\1/4\NW\1/4\; Thence south (S. 
0 deg.48' W.) 459.4 ft., more or less, to the said point of 
beginning.
    6. A portion of the SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, described as follows:
    Beginning at a point on the west boundary of said sec. 21, which 
point is 660 ft. north 0 deg.48' east of the west one-quarter corner 
of said sec. 21; Thence continuing north 110.3 ft. to a point on the 
south margin of a proposed 60 ft. wide roadway; Thence along said 
south margin south 83 deg.55' east 363.2 ft.; Thence along said 
south margin south 64 deg.29' east 164.1 ft.; Thence along said 
south margin south 41 deg. west 225 ft.; Thence along said south 
margin south 62 deg.45' east 282.5 ft.; Thence along said south 
margin south 53 deg.18' east, 136.88 ft.; Thence along said south 
margin south 76 deg.45' east, 180.06 ft.; Thence parallel to the 
west line of said section south 0 deg.48' west, 238.49 ft. to the 
south line of the SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ of said section; Thence on the 
south line of said SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ south 89 deg.55' west, 1199.74 
ft.; Thence north 0 deg.48' west 660 ft. to the point of beginning.
    7. County Road No. 124, as described under Auditor's File No. 
75855, Records of San Juan County, Washington, lying in portions of 
lot 2 and the SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ of sec. 21. (28.76 acres)

Tract K (Lopez Island; Watmough Head and Watmough Bay)

T. 34 N., R. 1 W.,
    Sec. 21, portions of lot 2 described as follows:

    Commencing at the center of said sec. 21, which point is also 
the southeast corner of said lot 2 and is marked by an iron pin; 
Thence north 652.5 ft. along the east boundary of said lot 2 to an 
iron pipe; Thence leaving said east boundary south 70 deg.10' west, 
218.6 ft.; Thence south 76 deg.35' west, 303.2 ft.; Thence south 
76 deg.17' west, 386.3 ft.; Thence south 76 deg.12' west, 13.4 ft. 
to the point of beginning of said line; Thence continuing south 
76 deg.12' west, 373.2 ft.; Thence north 65 deg.28' west, 95.3 ft. 
to a point on the north line of County Road No. 124; Thence north 
22 deg.01' east, 380.8 feet; Thence north 60 deg.58' east, 350 feet; 
Thence south 474.1 feet to the point of beginning; (3.75 acres) AND

    Sec. 21, portions of lot 2, described as follows:

    Beginning at a point marked by an iron pipe at the approximate 
high tide line, which point is south 50.1 feet and east 2197 feet of 
an iron pipe marking the northwest corner of the SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ of 
said sec. 21; Thence from said point of beginning south 66 deg.46' 
west, 146.1 ft. to an iron pipe at the edge of a marsh; Thence 
continuing south 66 deg.46' west, 140.5 ft. to a point in the marsh 
which point is south 163.2 ft. and east 1933.6 ft. of the said 
northwest corner; Thence north 109.1 ft., more or less, to a point 
on the edge of said marsh; Thence continuing north 54 ft. to a point 
on the north line of said lot 2; Thence easterly along the said 
north boundary 222 ft., more or less, to the approximate line of 
ordinary high tide; Thence southeasterly to the said point of 
beginning; (0.64 acres) AND
    Beginning at the center of said sec. 21, which point is also the 
southeast corner of said lot 2, and is marked by an iron pin; Thence 
along the easterly boundary of said lot 2 north 583.5 ft.; Thence 
leaving said easterly boundary south 70 deg.10' west, 198.8 ft.; 
Thence south 76 deg.35' west, 306.7 ft.; Thence south 76 deg.17' 
west, 386.1 ft.; Thence south 76 deg.12' west 463 ft.; Thence south 
46 deg.48' east, 166.6 ft.; Thence south 50 deg.36' east, 217.9 ft. 
to a point on the southerly boundary north 89 deg.27'40'' east, 
1020.1 ft. to the point of beginning. (11.85 acres)

Tract L (Lopez Island; Cape St. Mary)

T. 34 N., R. 1 W.,
    Sec. 15, lot 1.

Tract M (Lopez Island; Lopez Pass)

T. 35 N., R. 1 W.,
    Sec. 33, lot 1.

Tract N (Eliza Island; South End)

T. 36 N., R. 2 E.,
    Sec. 5, unsurveyed portion of Eliza Island.

Tract O (Lummi Island; Carter Point)

T. 36 N., R. 2 E.,
    Sec. 6, unsurveyed portion of Lummi Island.

Tract P (Lummi Rocks)

T. 37 N., R. 1 E.,
    Sec. 27, unsurveyed Lummi Rocks in the NW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\NE\1/
4\.

Tract Q (Chuckanut Rock)

T. 37 N., R. 2 E.,
    Sec. 24, unsurveyed Chuckanut Rock.

    The areas described aggregate approximately 195.59 acres in San 
Juan and Whatcom Counties.

    2. The following described non-Federal lands, if acquired by the 
United States, will be subject to the terms and conditions of this 
withdrawal as described in paragraph 1:

Willamette Meridian

Tract I (Lopez Island; Chadwick Hill/Watmough Bay)

T. 34 N., R. 1 W.,
    Sec. 21, lot 1 and NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.

    The area described contains 75.82 acres in San Juan County.

    3. The withdrawal made by this order does not alter the 
applicability of those public land laws governing the use of the lands 
under lease, license, or permit, or governing the disposal of their 
mineral or vegetative resources other than under the mining laws.
    4. This withdrawal will expire 5 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: May 14, 1998.
Bob Armstrong,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 98-14224 Filed 5-28-98; 8:45 am]
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