[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55129-55130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22347]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-936-1430-ET; HAG-08-0208; WAOR-42920]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity for 
Public Meeting; Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 2310.3-1, notice is hereby given that on 
the behalf of the United States Forest Service, the Bureau of Land 
Management proposes to extend Public Land Order No. 6776 for a 20-year 
period. This order withdrew approximately 8,950 acres of National 
Forest System land from surface entry and mining to protect the 
natural, scenic, and recreational values, and the investment in federal 
funds in the North Cascades Scenic Highway Zone. The withdrawal created 
by Public Land Order No. 6776 will expire on April 17, 2010, unless 
extended. This notice also gives an opportunity to comment on the 
proposed action and to request a public meeting.

DATES: Effective Date: Comments and requests for a public meeting must 
be received by December 23, 2008.

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: Gregory B. Graham, Okanogan-Wenatchee 
National Forest, 509-664-9262, or, Charles R. Roy, Bureau of Land 
Management Oregon/Washington State Office, 503-808-6189.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United Stated Forest Service has filed 
an application to extend Public Land Order No. 6776 (55 FR 14422 
(1990)) lands from location and entry under the mining laws for a 20 
year period, subject to valid existing rights.
    The areas described aggregates approximately 8,950 acres in Chelan, 
Okanogan, Skagit, and Whatcom Counties.
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative 
agreement would not adequately constrain non-discretionary uses and 
would not provide adequate protection of the Federal investment in the 
improvements located on the land.
    There are no suitable alternative sites with equal or greater 
benefit to the government.
    No additional water rights will be needed to fulfill the purpose of 
the requested withdrawal.
    The preliminary mineral potential evaluation found the above 
described lands to have a high potential for locatable minerals.
    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal extension is to protect the 
scenic, natural, and recreation values, and the investment of federal 
funds at the North Cascades Scenic Highway Zone.
    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 extension may 
present their views in writing to the State Director at the address 
indicated above.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will 
be available for public review at the address indicated above during 
regular business hours.
    Individual respondents may request confidentiality. Before 
including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal 
identifying information in your comment, be advised that your entire 
comment--including your personal identifying information--may be made 
publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to 
withhold from public review your personal identifying information, we 
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. If you wish to withhold 
your name or address from public review or from disclosure under the 
Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently at the 
beginning of your comments. Such requests will be honored to the extent 
allowed by law. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and 
from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials 
of organization or businesses, will be made available for public 
inspection in their entirety.
    Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is 
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal extension. 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 
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.

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    The application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.

Fred O'Ferrall,
Chief, Branch of Lands and Mineral Resources.
 [FR Doc. E8-22347 Filed 9-23-08; 8:45 am]
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