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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[PO #4820000251; OROR106205169; OROR– 

069823] 

Public Land Order No. 7957; 

Withdrawal of Public Land for the 

Protection of Three Recreation Sites; 

Oregon 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Public land order. 

SUMMARY: Subject to valid existing 

rights, this order withdraws 103.92 

acres of Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM)-administered public lands in 

Douglas County, Oregon from location 

and entry under the United States 

mining laws, but not from leasing under 

the mineral and geothermal leasing 

laws, for a period of 20 years to protect 

the unique recreational values at three 

public recreation sites. This Public Land 

Order (PLO) would also withdraw an 

additional 38.5 acres of non-Federal 

lands and an additional 21.20 acres of 

non-Federal subsurface mineral 

interests in the same manner described 

in the PLO, should the United States 

acquire such lands or interests in land 

in the future. 

DATES: This PLO takes effect on January 

7, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Luke Poff, Realty Specialist, BLM 

Oregon/Washington State Office, at 

503–808–6001, by email at lpoff@

blm.gov, or at the address noted above. 

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 of the withdrawal is to protect 

the unique recreational values, as well 

as current and future site improvements, 

at the BLM’s Island Creek Recreation 

Area, Iron Mountain Recreation Area, 

and Olalla-Thompson Day Use 

Recreation Area. Improvements within 

these site locations range from gravel 

parking areas and basic signage at the 

less developed areas, to paved parking, 

restrooms, picnic tables, grills, fire 

rings, and trails at the Island Creek 

Recreation Area. 

Order 

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, it is ordered as follows: 

1. Subject to valid existing rights, the 

following described public lands are 

hereby withdrawn from location and 

entry under the United States mining 

laws, but not from leasing under the 

mineral and geothermal leasing laws, to 

protect three Bureau of Land 

Management public recreation sites. 

Iron Mountain Recreation Area 

Willamette Meridian, Oregon 

T. 31 S., R. 7 W., 

Sec. 4, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, excepting that portion 

granted to the railroad under the Act of 

July 25, 1866 (14 Stat. 239). 

The area described contains 36.60 acres. 

Olalla-Thompson Creek Day Use Area 

Willamette Meridian, Oregon 

T. 30 S., R. 7 W., 

Sec. 5, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

and N1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4. 

The area described contains 25.00 acres. 

Island Creek Recreation Area 

Willamette Meridian, Oregon 

T. 31 S., R. 7 W., 

Sec. 1, lot 5, excepting that portion of lot 

5 granted to the railroad under the Act 

of July 25, 1866 (14 Stat. 239). 

The area described contains 42.32 acres. 

2. The following described public 

lands with non-Federal mineral 

interests, if mineral rights are acquired 

by United States, will be subject to the 

terms and conditions of this withdrawal 

as described in paragraph 1: 

Island Creek Recreation Area 

Willamette Meridian, Oregon 

T. 30 S., R. 7 W., 

Sec. 36, those portions of the 

S1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4 and the 

S1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4 lying between the 

ordinary high-water mark of the easterly 

bank of Cow Creek and the southerly 

boundary of the Oregon & California 

Railroad Grant patent dated May 6, 1896. 

T. 31 S., R. 7 W., 

Sec. 1, that portion of the NW1⁄4NW1⁄4

lying between the ordinary high-water 

mark of the southwesterly bank of Cow 

Creek and the southerly boundary of the 

Oregon & California Railroad Grant 

patent dated May 6, 1896. 

The areas described aggregate 21.20 acres. 

3. The following described nonFederal lands, if acquired by the United 

States, will be subject to the terms and 

conditions of this withdrawal as 

described in paragraph 1: 

Island Creek Special Recreation Site 

Willamette Meridian, Oregon 

T. 30 S., R. 7 W., 

Sec. 36, S1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

S1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

S1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and 

S1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, excepting those 

portions of the S1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4 and 

the S1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4 lying between the 

ordinary high-water mark of the easterly 

bank of Cow Creek and the southerly 

boundary of the Oregon & California 

Railroad Grant patent dated May 6, 1896. 

T. 31 S., R. 7 W., 

Sec. 1, that portion of lot 5 granted to the 

railroad under the Act of July 25, 1866 

(14 Stat. 239), and NW1⁄4NW1⁄4, 

excepting that portion of the NW1⁄4NW1⁄4

lying between the ordinary high-water 

mark of the southwesterly bank of Cow 

Creek and the southerly boundary of the 

Oregon & California Railroad Grant 

patent dated May 6, 1896. 

The areas described aggregate 38.50 acres. 

The total areas described, including public 

and non-Federal lands, aggregate 163.62 

acres. 

4. 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. 

5. This withdrawal will expire 20 

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), the Secretary 

determines that the withdrawal shall be 

extended. 

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

Robert T. Anderson, 

Solicitor. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00006 Filed 1–6–25; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[PO #4820000251; NM–052394; NM–052395] 

Public Land Order No. 7955; Partial 

Revocation of Withdrawals Created by 

Secretary Orders Dated December 10 

and 22, 1928, for the Avalon Reservoir 

Carlsbad Project; New Mexico 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Public land order. 

SUMMARY: This Public Land Order 

(Order) partially revokes two 

withdrawals created by Secretary’s 

orders dated December 10 and 22, 1928, 

issued pursuant to the Reclamation Act 

of June 17, 1902, section 3, to support 

the Bureau of Reclamation’s (BOR) 

Avalon Reservoir Carlsbad Project. The 

BOR has determined that 335.25 acres of 

withdrawn lands are no longer needed 

for reclamation purposes and has 


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requested that the withdrawals be 

partially revoked. This Order opens the 

lands to appropriation under the public 

land laws, subject to valid existing 

rights. 

DATES: This Order takes effect on 

January 7, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tessa Telles, BLM, Carlsbad Field 

Office, at (575) 234–5980 or by email 

ttelles@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 

Tele Braille) 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 BOR 

has requested a partial withdrawal 

revocation of 335.25 acres of land 

originally withdrawn in support of the 

Avalon Reservoir Carlsbad Project 

created by two Secretary’s orders dated 

December 10 and 22, 1928, issued 

pursuant to the Reclamation Act of June 

17, 1902, section 3. The BOR has 

determined that the lands are no longer 

needed for reclamation purposes. The 

revocation of the withdrawal will open 

the lands to appropriation and allow the 

lands to be conveyed out of Federal 

ownership in a proposed land sale. Any 

lands not conveyed will be restored to 

the administration of the Bureau of 

Land Management. 

Order 

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, it is ordered as follows: 

1. The withdrawals created by 

Secretary Orders dated December 10 

and 22, 1928, which withdrew public 

lands for use by the Bureau of 

Reclamation for the Avalon Reservoir 

Carlsbad Project, are hereby partially 

revoked as to the following described 

lands: 

New Mexico Principal Meridian 

T. 21 S., R. 26 E., 

Sec. 14, lot 4; 

Sec. 23, lots 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, and 13. 

The area described contains 335.25 

acres. 

2. At 8 a.m. Mountain Time (MT) on 

January 7, 2025, the lands described 

above will open to the operation of the 

public land laws, subject to valid 

existing rights, the provisions of existing 

withdrawals, other segregations of 

record, and the requirements of 

applicable law. All valid applications 

received at or prior to 8 a.m. MT on 

January 7, 2025, shall be considered as 

simultaneously filed at that time. Those 

received thereafter shall be considered 

in the order of filing. Applications to 

appropriate any of the lands referenced 

in this Order received prior to the date 

and time stated above shall be rejected. 

The lands will remain closed to location 

and entry under the United States 

mining laws until such time as the lands 

are conveyed out of Federal ownership 

or an opening order is issued pursuant 

to 43 CFR 2091.6. 

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

Robert T. Anderson, 

Solicitor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[PPSESEROC3, PPMPSAS1Y.YP0000; NPS– 

SERO–CHAT, EVER, GUIS, JELA, LIRI, VIIS– 

DTS# NPS0035785] 

Assessment of Eligible and Ineligible 

Lands for Consideration as Wilderness 

Areas, Chattahoochee River National 

Recreation Area, Everglades National 

Park, Gulf Islands National Seashore, 

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park 

and Preserve, Little River Canyon 

National Preserve, Virgin Islands 

National Park 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Wilderness 

Act of 1964, and in accordance with 

National Park Service (NPS) 

Management Policies 2006, the NPS 

intends to evaluate all previously 

unassessed lands within the following 

parks for their eligibility for inclusion in 

the national wilderness preservation 

system: Chattahoochee River National 

Recreation Area, Everglades National 

Park, Gulf Islands National Seashore, 

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and 

Preserve, Little River Canyon National 

Preserve, and Virgin Islands National 

Park. 

DATES: Each of the listed parks will 

begin its wilderness eligibility 

assessment on January 7, 2025. All 

assessments are expected to be 

completed by January 7, 2026. 

ADDRESSES: Interested individuals, 

organizations, and agencies are 

encouraged to provide written 

information that may assist the NPS in 

identifying lands eligible or ineligible 

for designation as wilderness. 

Suggestions and requests for further 

information should be directed to: 

National Park Service, Department of 

the Interior Region 2—South Atlantic 

Gulf, 100 Alabama St. SW, Atlanta, GA 

30303. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PJ 

Walker, Regional Wilderness 

Coordinator, by phone at 404–507–5709, 

via email at PJ_Walker@nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

furtherance of the Wilderness Act of 

1964 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), NPS 

Management Policies 2006 section 6.2.1 

provides that all lands administered by 

the NPS, including new units and 

additions to existing units since 1964, 

will be evaluated for their eligibility for 

inclusion in the national wilderness 

preservation system. Accordingly, the 

NPS intends to evaluate all previously 

unassessed lands within the following 

parks for wilderness eligibility: 

Chattahoochee River National 

Recreation Area (all lands), Everglades 

National Park (three small, 

noncontiguous areas not previously 

assessed), Gulf Islands National 

Seashore (Cat Island Unit), Jean Lafitte 

National Historical Park and Preserve 

(Barataria Preserve Unit), Little River 

Canyon National Preserve (all lands), 

and Virgin Islands National Park. 

For areas determined to be ineligible 

for wilderness designation, the 

wilderness preservation provisions in 

the NPS Management Policies 2006 

would not apply (NPS Management 

Policies 2006 section 6.2.1.3). However, 

ineligible lands will continue to be 

managed in accordance with the NPS 

Organic Act and all other laws, 

Executive orders, regulations, and 

policies applicable to units of the 

national park system. 

Lands and waters found to possess the 

characteristics and values of wilderness, 

as defined in the Wilderness Act and 

determined eligible pursuant to the 

wilderness eligibility assessment, will 

be formally studied to develop the 

recommendation to Congress for 

wilderness designation (NPS 

Management Policies 2006 section 

6.2.2). The wilderness study will 

include the appropriate level of analyses 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act and the National Historic 

Preservation Act. Congress alone can 

designate wilderness areas. 

Determinations of eligibility and 

subsequent future actions will be 


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