[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 123 (Friday, June 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 34924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17040]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[OR-990-0777-68; GP8-0221; OR-54087]


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 80 acres of 
public land to protect the vegetative material to be planted at the 
Desert Springs Seed Orchard, the proposed investment of federal funds, 
and related facilities at the site. Jurisdiction over this parcel will 
be transferred from the Bureau of Land Management to the U.S. Forest 
Service. This notice closes the land for up to 2 years from surface 
entry and mining. The land has been and will remain open to mineral 
leasing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be 
received by September 24, 1998.

ADDRESSES: 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: Charles R. Roy, BLM Oregon/Washington 
State Office, 503-952-6189.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 12, 1997, the U.S. Forest 
Service filed an application to withdraw the following described public 
land 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, subject to valid 
existing rights:

Willamette Meridian

T. 33 S., R. 18 E.,
    Sec. 11, E\1/2\SE\1/4\.

    The area described contains 80 acres in Lake County.

    Administrative jurisdiction over the land will be transferred from 
the Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, to the 
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, upon approval of the 
withdrawal.
    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect the vegetative 
material to be planted in the orchard, the improvements and facilities, 
and the future investments of federal funds for the Desert Springs Seed 
Orchard.
    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 withdrawal. All interested 
parties who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on 
the proposed withdrawal 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 part 2300.
    For a period of 2 years from the date of publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register, the land 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, 
rights-of-way, and disposal of vegetative resources other than under 
the mining laws.

    Dated: June 11, 1998.
Robert D. DeViney, Jr.,
Chief, Branch of Realty and Records Services.
[FR Doc. 98-17040 Filed 6-25-98; 8:45 am]
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