Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity for Public Meeting; AK, 1077-1078 [2010-94]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Land Management
• Land Management Bureau

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1077-1078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-94]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AK-963-1410-ET; AA-5964, AA-3060, AA-5934]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest 
Service has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM) that proposes to extend the duration of Public Land Order (PLO) 
No. 6884 for an additional 20-year period. This order withdrew 
approximately 1,855 acres of National Forest System land from surface 
entry and mining--but not from mineral leasing laws--to protect the 
recreational values of the Kenai River Recreation Area, the Russian 
River Campground Area, and the Lower Russian Lake Recreation Area. This 
notice gives an opportunity to comment on the proposed action and to 
request a public meeting.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
April 8, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Alaska 
State Director, BLM Alaska State Office, 222 West 7th Avenue, No. 13, 
Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7504.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ramona Chinn, BLM Alaska State Office, 
907-271-3806 or at the address above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The withdrawal, created by PLO No. 6884 (56 
FR 49847, (1991)), will expire on October 1, 2011, unless extended. The 
USDA Forest Service has filed an application to extend the withdrawal 
for an additional 20-year period to protect the recreational values of 
the Kenai River Recreation Area, the Russian River Campground Area, and 
the Lower Russian Lake Recreation Area.
    This withdrawal comprises approximately 1,855 acres of National 
Forest System land located in the Chugach National Forest, within Tps. 
4 and 5 N., R. 4 W., Seward Meridian, as described in PLO No. 6884, as 
corrected (56 FR 56275 (1991)).
    A complete description, along with all other records pertaining to 
the extension application, can be examined in the BLM Alaska State 
Office at the address shown above.
    As extended, the withdrawal would not alter the applicability of 
those public land laws governing the use of land under lease, license, 
or permit or governing the disposal of the mineral or vegetative 
resources other than under the mining laws.
    The use of a right-of-way or interagency or cooperative agreement 
would not adequately protect the recreational values of the Kenai River 
Recreation Area, the Russian River Campground Area, and the Lower 
Russian Lake Recreation Area.
    There are no suitable alternative sites available that could be 
substituted for the above described public land, since the Kenai River 
Recreation Area, the Russian River Campground Area, and the Lower 
Russian Lake Recreation Area are unique.
    No water rights would be needed to fulfill the purpose of the 
requested withdrawal extension.
    Records relating to the application may be found by contacting 
Ramona Chinn, BLM Alaska State Office at the address above.
    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 BLM Alaska State Director at the 
address indicated above. Before including your address, phone number, 
e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your 
comment, you should be aware 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 your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so. Individual respondents may request 
confidentiality. 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 organizations 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 
BLM Alaska State Director 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 and in at least one local newspaper 
no less than 30 days before the scheduled date of the meeting.
    The withdrawal extension proposal will be processed in accordance 
with the regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4 and subject to Section 
810 of the

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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. 3120.

    Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1(b).

Ramona Chinn,
Deputy State Director, Division of Alaska Lands.
[FR Doc. 2010-94 Filed 1-7-10; 8:45 am]
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