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Authority: 43 U.S.C. Chap. 3.
Notice of filing of plats of
survey.
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) will file the plat of
survey of the lands described below in
the BLM Montana State Office, Billings,
Montana, on September 4, 2012.
SUMMARY:
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Protests of the survey
should be sent to the Branch of
Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land
Management, 5001 Southgate Drive,
Billings, Montana 59101–4669.
Call for Nominations for Steens
Mountain Advisory Council
Marvin Montoya, Cadastral Surveyor,
Branch of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of
Land Management, 5001 Southgate
Drive, Billings, Montana 59101–4669,
telephone (406) 896–5124 or (406) 896–
5009, Marvin_Montoya@blm.gov.
Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the
above individual during normal
business hours. The FIRS is available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a
message or question with the above
individual. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours.
This
survey was executed at the request of
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Omaha District, and was necessary to
determine federal interest lands.
The lands we surveyed are:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Principal Meridian, Montana
T. 23 N., R. 42 E.
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Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The plat, in seven sheets, representing
the supplemental plat of sections 13 and
14, showing the amended lottings
created by the segregation of various
parcels, Township 23 North, Range 42
East, Principal Meridian, Montana, was
accepted July 12, 2012.
We will place a copy of the plat, in
seven sheets, and related field notes we
described in the open files. They will be
available to the public as a matter of
information. If the BLM receives a
protest against this survey, as shown on
this plat, in seven sheets, prior to the
date of the official filing, we will stay
the filing pending our consideration of
the protest. We will not officially file
this plat, in seven sheets, until the day
after we have accepted or dismissed all
protests and they have become final,
including decisions or appeals.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Protests of the survey must be
filed before September 4, 2012 to be
considered.
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Steve L. Toth,
Acting Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of
Resources.
In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972, and the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), the Steens
Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC)
will meet as indicated below:
DATES: The SMAC will hold a public
meeting Thursday, August 16, 2012,
from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday,
August 17, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
at the BLM Burns District Office, 28910
Hwy 20 West, in Hines, Oregon, 97738.
Public comment is scheduled for
4:30 p.m. on August 16 and 11 a.m. on
August 17. Unless otherwise approved
by the SMAC Chair, the public comment
period will last no longer than 30
minutes, and each speaker may address
the SMAC for a maximum of 5 minutes.
Meeting times and the duration
scheduled for public comment periods
may be extended or altered when the
authorized representative considers it
necessary to accommodate necessary
business and all who seek to be heard
regarding matters before the SMAC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara
Martinak, Public Affairs Specialist, BLM
Burns District Office, 28910 Highway 20
West, Hines, Oregon 97738–9424, (541)
573–4519, or email tmartina@blm.gov.
Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1(800) 877–8339 to contact the
above individual during normal
business hours. The FIRS is available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a
message or question with the above
individual. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
SMAC was initiated August 14, 2001,
pursuant to the Steens Mountain
Cooperative Management and Protection
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Act (CMPA) of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–399).
The SMAC provides representative
counsel and advice to the BLM
regarding new and unique approaches
to management of the land within the
bounds of the Steens Mountain CMPA;
recommending cooperative programs
and incentives for landscape
management that meet human needs,
and the maintenance and improvement
of the ecological and economic integrity
of the area. Tentative agenda items for
the August 16–17, 2012, meeting
include: A discussion regarding fencing
in and around the No Livestock Grazing
Area within the Steens Mountain
Wilderness; updates on current
litigation, the North Steens
Transmission Line Project, the Blizten
Stewardship contract, projects in the
Wildlands Juniper Management Area,
land exchanges and acquisitions, the
Steens Mountain Comprehensive
Recreation Plan, and the South Steens
Allotment Management Plan; and
planning future meeting agendas, dates,
and locations. Any other matters that
may reasonably come before the SMAC
may also be addressed. This meeting is
open to the public in its entirety.
Information to be distributed to the
SMAC is requested prior to the start of
each meeting.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comments, please 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.
Brendan Cain,
Burns District Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Application for Proposed
Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity
for Public Meeting; Oregon
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The United States Forest
Service (USFS) has filed an application
with the Bureau of Land Management
SUMMARY:
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(BLM) requesting the Secretary of the
Interior extend the duration of Public
Land Order (PLO) No. 6986 for an
additional 20-year term. PLO No. 6986
withdrew approximately 4,239.95 acres
of National Forest System land from the
United States mining laws in order to
protect the scenic, recreation, and fish/
wildlife habitat values in the scenic
section of the Illinois Wild and Scenic
River between the mouth of Deer Creek
and the mouth of Briggs Creek. The
withdrawal created by PLO No. 6986
will expire on June 30, 2013, unless
extended. This notice also gives an
opportunity to comment on the
application and to request a public
meeting.
DATES: Comments and requests for a
public meeting must be received by
October 31, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting
requests should be sent to the BLM
Oregon/Washington State Director,
BLM, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon
97208–2965.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael L. Barnes, BLM Oregon/
Washington State Office, 503–808–6155;
or Dianne Torpin, USFS Pacific
Northwest Region, 503–808–2422.
Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to reach
either of the contacts stated above. The
FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week, to leave a message or question
with either of the above individuals.
You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USFS
has filed an application requesting that
the Secretary of the Interior extend PLO
No. 6986 (58 FR 35408 (1993)), which
withdrew approximately 4,239.95 acres
of National Forest System lands in the
Siskiyou National Forest, from location
and entry under the United States
mining laws (30 U.S.C. ch. 2), but not
from leasing under the mineral leasing
laws, for an additional 20-year term,
subject to valid existing rights. PLO No.
6986 is incorporated herein by
reference.
The purpose of the proposed
withdrawal extension is to continue the
protection of the scenic, recreation, and
fish/wildlife habitat values in the scenic
section of the Illinois Wild and Scenic
River between the mouth of Deer Creek
and the mouth of Briggs Creek.
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.
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Records related to the application
may be examined by contacting Michael
L. Barnes at the above address or phone
number.
For a period of 90 days from the date
of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register, 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, email 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 extension
must submit a written request to the
BLM State Director at the address
indicated above by October 31, 2012.
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.
The application will be processed in
accordance with the regulations set
forth in 43 CFR 2310.4.
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Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3–1(b).
Fred O’Ferrall,
Chief, Branch of Land, Mineral, and Energy
Resources.
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Public Land Order No. 7792; Partial
Revocation, Power Site Reserve No.
109; Montana
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Public land order.
AGENCY:
This order partially revokes a
withdrawal created by an Executive
Order insofar as it affects 40 acres of
public land withdrawn for protection of
water power values by Power Site
Reserve No. 109. This order also opens
the land to exchange.
DATES: Effective Date: August 2, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff
Daugherty, Bureau of Land
Management, Dillon Field Office, 1005
Selway Drive, Dillon, Montana 59725–
9431, 406–683–8045, jdaugher@blm.gov
or Sandra Ward, Bureau of Land
Management, Montana State Office,
5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana
59101–4669, 406–683–8038,
sward@blm.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
to contact either of the above
individuals. The FIRS is available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a
message or question with either of the
above individuals. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Bureau of Land Management has
determined that a portion of the
withdrawal created by the Executive
Order dated July 2, 1910, which
established Power Site Reserve No. 109,
is no longer needed for the purpose for
which the land was withdrawn and
partial revocation is needed to facilitate
a pending land exchange. The Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission has no
objections to the partial revocation.
SUMMARY:
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:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Application for Proposed Withdrawal Extension and
Opportunity for Public Meeting; Oregon
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
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(BLM) requesting the Secretary of the Interior extend the duration of
Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6986 for an additional 20-year term. PLO
No. 6986 withdrew approximately 4,239.95 acres of National Forest
System land from the United States mining laws in order to protect the
scenic, recreation, and fish/wildlife habitat values in the scenic
section of the Illinois Wild and Scenic River between the mouth of Deer
Creek and the mouth of Briggs Creek. The withdrawal created by PLO No.
6986 will expire on June 30, 2013, unless extended. This notice also
gives an opportunity to comment on the application and to request a
public meeting.
DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by
October 31, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the BLM
Oregon/Washington State Director, BLM, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon
97208-2965.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael L. Barnes, BLM Oregon/
Washington State Office, 503-808-6155; or Dianne Torpin, USFS Pacific
Northwest Region, 503-808-2422. Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to reach either of the contacts stated
above. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a
message or question with either of the above individuals. You will
receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USFS has filed an application requesting
that the Secretary of the Interior extend PLO No. 6986 (58 FR 35408
(1993)), which withdrew approximately 4,239.95 acres of National Forest
System lands in the Siskiyou National Forest, from location and entry
under the United States mining laws (30 U.S.C. ch. 2), but not from
leasing under the mineral leasing laws, for an additional 20-year term,
subject to valid existing rights. PLO No. 6986 is incorporated herein
by reference.
The purpose of the proposed withdrawal extension is to continue the
protection of the scenic, recreation, and fish/wildlife habitat values
in the scenic section of the Illinois Wild and Scenic River between the
mouth of Deer Creek and the mouth of Briggs Creek.
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
Michael L. Barnes at the above address or phone number.
For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this notice
in the Federal Register, 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, email 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 extension must submit a written
request to the BLM State Director at the address indicated above by
October 31, 2012. 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.
The application will be processed in accordance with the
regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4.
Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1(b).
Fred O'Ferrall,
Chief, Branch of Land, Mineral, and Energy Resources.
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