2020 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 6 / Friday, January 10, 2025 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[PO4820000251; WYW–152420, 

WYWY106254191; MTM–31858, 

MTMT106114126] 

Public Land Order No. 7959; Extension 

of Public Land Order No. 7628, 

Withdrawal of Pryor Mountain Wild 

Horse Range; Wyoming 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Public Land Order. 

SUMMARY: This Public Land Order (PLO) 

extends the duration of the withdrawal 

created by PLO No. 7628, which would 

otherwise expire March 7, 2025, for an 

additional 20-year period. PLO No. 7628 

withdrew 1,960.10 acres of public lands 

in Big Horn County, Wyoming, from 

settlement, sale, location, or entry under 

the general land laws, including the 

United States mining laws, subject to 

valid existing rights, to protect wild 

horse and wildlife habitat and 

watershed, recreation, cultural, and 

scenic values within the Pryor 

Mountain Wild Horse Range (PMWHR). 

DATES: This PLO takes effect on March 

8, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nathaniel Arave, Field Manager, Bureau 

of Land Management, Montana/Dakotas 

State Office, Billings Field Office, 5001 

Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 

59101, (406) 896–5013 or narave@

blm.gov. Individuals in the United 

States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of 

hearing, or have a speech disability may 

dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to 

access telecommunications relay 

services. Individuals outside the United 

States should use the relay services 

offered within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose for which the withdrawal was 

first made requires extension of the 

withdrawal to protect habitat for wild 

horses and wildlife and watershed, 

recreation, cultural, and scenic values 

within the PMWHR. The BLM has 

updated the legal description of the 

lands to conform to Specifications for 

Descriptions of Land Status (2017). 

Order 

By virtue of the authority vested in 

the Secretary of the Interior by section 

204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and 

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

1714(f), it is ordered as follows: 

1. Subject to valid existing rights, PLO 

No. 7628 (70 FR 11271 (2005)), which 

withdrew 1,960.10 acres of public lands 

from settlement, sale, location, or entry 

under the general land laws, including 

the United States mining laws, for the 

protection of wild horse and wildlife 

habitat and watershed, recreation, 

cultural, and scenic values within the 

PMWHR, is hereby extended for an 

additional 20-year period. The lands are 

described as follows: 

Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming 

T. 58 N., R. 95 W., 

Sec. 19, lot 2 and SE1⁄4NE1⁄4; 

Sec. 20, N1⁄2SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 21, lots 6 and 8, and SW1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 23, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 26, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4 and W1⁄2SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 27, S1⁄2; 

Sec. 28, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, and S1⁄2; 

Sec. 29, NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, and NE1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 33, NE1⁄4 and NE1⁄4NW1⁄4; 

Sec. 34, NW1⁄4. 

The area described contains 1,960.10 

acres. 

2. The withdrawal extended by this 

Order will expire 20 years from the 

effective date of this Order, unless, as a 

result of review conducted prior to the 

expiration date pursuant to section 

204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and 

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

1714(f), the Secretary determines that 

the withdrawal shall be further 

extended. 

(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714) 

Robert T. Anderson, 

Solicitor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[PO #4820000251] 

Notice of Availability of the Record of 

Decision for Adopting the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Barred Owl Management Strategy 

and Implementation of the Barred Owl 

Management Strategy in Western 

Oregon 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) announces the 

availability of the Record of Decision 

(ROD) adopting the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (FWS) Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the Barred Owl Management 

Strategy and implementation of the 

strategy in western Oregon. The ROD 

constitutes the decision of the BLM. 

DATES: Steven Feldgus and Barry R. 

Bushue, State Director, Oregon/ 

Washington, signed the ROD on 

December 31, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: The ROD is available online 

at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanningui/project/2034778/510. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tye 

Morgan, Program Analyst/Planner and 

Environmental Coordinator, telephone 

(541) 471–6583; address 1220 SW 3rd 

Ave., Portland, OR 97204; email 

tamorgan@blm.gov. Individuals in the 

United States who are deaf, deafblind, 

hard of hearing, or have a speech 

disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 

TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services for 

contacting Tye Morgan. Individuals 

outside the United States should use the 

relay services offered within their 

country to make international calls to 

the point-of-contact in the United 

States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM 

is adopting the Final EIS for the Barred 

Owl Management Strategy prepared by 

the FWS (89 FR 55647, July 5, 2024) in 

order to implement barred owl 

management control on BLMadministered lands within the range of 

the northern spotted owl (NSO) in 

western Oregon, consistent with the 

FWS ROD (89 FR 72881, September 6, 

2024). The FWS ROD includes the 

issuance of a Special Purpose permit 

under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act for 

implementation of the barred owl 

management strategy. On BLMadministered lands covered by the FWS 

ROD, the BLM will implement the 

strategy as a designee under the FWS 

Migratory Bird Special Purpose permit. 

The BLM is adopting the FWS Final 

EIS without republication, consistent 

with 40 CFR 1506.3(b)(2). 

There have been no changes made to 

the selected alternative between the 

publication of the FEIS and the ROD. 

The Department of the Interior has 

approved the BLM’s decision. Approval 

of the Record of Decision therefore 

constitutes the final decision of the 

Department of the Interior and is not 

subject to appeal under Departmental 

regulations at 43 CFR part 4. 

(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.9). 

Barry R. Bushue, 

BLM Oregon/Washington State Director. 

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