Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity for Public Meeting for the Peony, Pole Pick, and Frank Burge Seed Orchards; Washington, 65648-65649 [2010-27052]

Agencies

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

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65648-65649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27052]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLOR-936000-L14300000-ET0000; HAG-10-0346; WAOR-48056]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity for 
Public Meeting for the Peony, Pole Pick, and Frank Burge Seed Orchards; 
Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Forest Service (USFS) has filed an 
application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that proposes to 
extend the duration of Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6952 for an 
additional 20-year term. PLO No. 6952 withdrew approximately 110 acres 
of National Forest System land from location and entry under the United 
States mining laws in order to protect the integrity and functionality 
of the seed orchards, along with the investment of Federal funds at the 
Peony, Pole Pick, and Frank Burge Seed Orchards. The withdrawal created 
by PLO No. 6952 will expire on November 11, 2012, unless extended. This 
notice also 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 
January 24, 2011.

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) 808-6189, or Susan Daugherty, USFS Pacific 
Northwest Region, (503) 808-2416.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USFS has filed an application requesting 
that the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals 
Management extend PLO No. 6952 (57 FR 53587 (1992)), which withdrew 
certain lands in Okanogan County, Washington from location and entry 
under the United States mining laws for an additional 20-year term, 
subject to valid existing rights. The area described contains

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approximately 110 acres in Okanogan County. PLO No. 6952 is 
incorporated herein by reference.
    The purpose of the proposed withdrawal extension is to continue the 
protection of the integrity and functionality of the seed orchards, 
along with the investment of Federal funds at the Peony, Pole Pick, and 
Frank Burge Seed Orchards. The orchards produce tree seeds used for 
replanting harvested areas. The orchards cannot be moved to another 
location.
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative 
agreement would not provide adequate protection.
    The USFS would not need to acquire water rights to fulfill the 
purpose of the requested withdrawal extension.
    Records related to the application may be examined by contacting 
Charles R. Roy at the above address or phone number.
    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 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 
BLM State Director at the address indicated above by January 24, 2011. 
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 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 2300.4.

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1)

Cathie Jensen,
Acting Chief, Branch of Land, Mineral, and Energy Resources.
[FR Doc. 2010-27052 Filed 10-25-10; 8:45 am]
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