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avoid or lessen the proposed
withdrawal’s environmental impacts.
The more specific your comments, the
more useful they will be. To ensure
consideration of your comments on the
proposal in the final EIS, it is important
that the BLM receive your comments
before March 28, 2017.
After the comments are reviewed, any
significant new issues will be
investigated, modifications will be made
to the draft EIS, and a final EIS will be
published and distributed. The final EIS
will contain the agency’s responses to
timely comments received on the draft
EIS.
In accordance with the requirements
of 43 CFR 2310.3–1(b)(2)(iv) and 40 CFR
1506.6(b), for a period until March 28,
2017, all persons who wish to submit
comments, suggestions, or objections in
connection with the proposed
withdrawal amendment as it relates to
the lands in the six states and/or the
draft EIS may present their views in
writing to Mark Mackiewicz, BLM WO,
C/O Price Field Office, 125 South 600
West, Price, Utah 84501, or by email to:
sagebrush_withdrawals@blm.gov or by
attending one of the public meetings on
the dates and times as noted below.
Notice is also hereby given that public
meetings in connection with the
proposed withdrawal and the release of
the draft EIS will be held on the
following dates, times, and locations:
Monday, February 13, 2017, from 2 p.m.
to 4 p.m.—Great Northern Hotel, 2
South 1st Street, Malta, MT 59538
Tuesday, February 14, 2017, from 5 p.m.
to 7 p.m.—BLM West Desert District
Office, 2370 S. Decker Lake Dr., West
Valley City, UT 84119
Wednesday, February 15, 2017, from 5
p.m. to 7 p.m.—Rock Springs BLM
Office, 280 Hwy 191 N, Rock Springs,
WY 82901
Thursday, February 16, 2017, from
5p.m. to 7 p.m.—Shiloh Suites
Conference Hotel, 780 Lindsay Blvd.,
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
Tuesday, February 21, 2017, from 5 p.m.
to 7 p.m.—The Nugget, 1100 Nugget
Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431
Wednesday, February 22, 2017, from 5
p.m. to 7 p.m.—Lakeview BLM
District Office, 1301 South G Street,
Lakeview, OR 97720
Thursday, February 23, 2017, from 5
p.m. to 7 p.m.—Elko Conference
Center, 724 Moren Way, Elko, NV
89801
Friday, February 24, 2017, from 5 p.m.
to 7 p.m.—Best Western Vista Inn,
2645 Airport Way, Boise, ID 83709
The public will have an opportunity
to provide oral and written comments at
the meetings. All comments received
will be considered before any
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recommendation concerning the
proposed withdrawal is submitted to the
Assistant Secretary of the Interior for
Land and Minerals Management for
final action.
Comments including names and street
addresses of respondents will be
available for public review at the BLM
Washington Office at the address noted
above, during regular business hours,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. Before including your address,
phone number, email 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.
Jenna Whitlock,
Acting Deputy Director, Operations, Bureau
of Land Management.
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Notice of Application for Withdrawal
and Opportunity for Public Meeting;
Washington
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The United States Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service (USFS)
has filed an application with the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM) requesting
that the Secretary of the Interior
withdraw, for a period of 20 years,
approximately 340,079 acres of National
Forest System lands located in the
Methow Valley, Okanagan National
Forest. The purpose of the withdrawal
is to protect the area while Congress
considers legislation to permanently
withdraw the lands, and to protect the
value of ecological and recreational
resources of the Methow Valley.
Publication of this notice segregates the
lands, subject to valid existing rights, for
up to 2 years from settlement, sale,
location, and entry under the public
land laws, location and entry under the
United States mining laws, and
operation of the mineral and geothermal
leasing laws. This notice also gives the
public an opportunity to comment on
the application for withdrawal.
SUMMARY:
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Comments must be received by
March 30, 2017. The date(s) and
location(s) of meetings related to the
application for withdrawal will be
announced at least 30 days in advance
of the meetings through local media,
newspapers and the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
the BLM Oregon/Washington State
Director, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, OR
97208–2965.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jacob Childers, BLM Oregon/
Washington State Office, P.O. Box 2965,
Portland, OR 97208–2965 or by phone at
503–808–6225. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service at 1–800–877–8339 to contact
the above individual. The service is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
applicant is the USFS. The application
requests the Secretary of the Interior
withdraw for a period of 20 years,
subject to valid existing rights, the
following described National Forest
System lands from settlement, sale,
location, and entry under the public
land laws, location and entry under the
United States mining laws, and
operation of the mineral and geothermal
leasing laws to protect the value of
ecological and recreational resources of
the Methow Valley and to protect the
area while legislation to permanently
withdraw the lands is being considered.
Recreation accounts for a substantial
share of the Methow Valley
community’s economy while the
watershed provides habitat for several
threatened and endangered species.
Legislation is currently pending in the
114th Congress as S.2991 and identified
as the ‘‘Methow Headwaters Protection
Act of 2016.’’
DATES:
Okanogan National Forest
Willamette Meridian
T. 34 N., R. 20 E.,
Sec. 10, except that portion within the
Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness and
south of the ridge dividing Little Bridge
Creek and Wolf Creek;
Sec. 11;
Secs. 14 and 15, those portions lying
northerly of the ridge dividing Little
Bridge Creek and Wolf Creek;
Tract 37;
Protraction block 37;
Protraction blocks 38 and 39, except those
portions lying within the Lake ChelanSawtooth Wilderness;
Protraction block 43, that portion lying
westerly of the ridge beginning in the
SW1⁄4 and termination in the NE1⁄4
dividing Wolf Creek and Rader Creek;
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Protraction block 44, that portion lying
westerly of the ridge in the NW1⁄4.
T. 34 N., R. 21 E.,
Sec. 6, W1⁄2, that portion lying north of the
ridge in the SW1⁄4, except lots 4, 7, 8, and
HES 218A.
T. 35 N., R. 18 E.,
Secs. 10 thru 12, those portions lying
southerly of ridge dividing Cedar Creek
from Silver Star, Varden, and Early
Winters Creeks;
Secs. 13 and 14;
Secs. 15, 16, and 21, those portions lying
southerly and easterly of ridge dividing
Cedar Creek from Early Winters Creek;
Secs. 22 thru 24;
Secs. 25 thru 27, except those portions
within the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth
Wilderness;
Sec. 28, except that portion within the
Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness and
including that portion lying easterly of
ridge dividing Cedar Creek and Early
Winters Creek;
Secs. 33, 34, and 36, except those portions
within the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth
Wilderness.
T. 35 N., R. 19 E.,
Secs. 2 and 3;
Sec. 4, that portion lying easterly of Cedar
Creek and southwesterly of ridge in
SW1⁄4;
Secs. 5, 6 and 7, those portions lying
southerly of ridge dividing Cedar Creek
from Pekin and Varden Creeks;
Secs. 8 thru 11;
Sec. 14, except that portion within the
Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness;
Secs. 15 thru 21;
Secs. 22 and 23 and 26 thru 31, except
those portions within the Lake ChelanSawtooth Wilderness;
Protraction blocks 37 and 38;
Protraction blocks 39 and 40, except those
portions within the Lake ChelanSawtooth Wilderness.
T. 35 N., R. 20 E.,
Secs. 1 and 2;
Sec. 3, lots 1 through 4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4,
S1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4;
Sec. 4, N1⁄2NW1⁄4, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4;
Sec. 6, except HES 202;
Sec. 7 and 8;
Sec. 9, W1⁄2, except N1⁄2NW1⁄4 and HES
182; Sec. 10, lot 1, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, E1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Secs. 11 and 12;
Sec. 13, N1⁄2;
Sec. 14, N1⁄2, except HES 180;
Sec. 16, lots 3 thru 11, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4 and
S1⁄2NW1⁄4;
Sec. 17, except Mineral Survey No. 1005,
Tip Top Lode;
Sec. 18;
Sec. 19 and 20, except those portions
within the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth
Wilderness;
Sec. 21 and 22;
Sec. 23, SW1⁄4;
Secs. 26 thru 29 and 35, except those
portions within the Lake ChelanSawtooth Wilderness.
T. 35 N., R. 22 E.,
Secs. 1 thru 5;
Secs. 8 thru 12;
Secs. 13 and 14, those portions lying
northerly of ridge dividing Perarrygin
Creek from Bear and Blue Buck Creek;
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Secs. 15 thru 17;
Secs. 21 and 22, those portions lying
northerly of ridge dividing Perarrygin
Creek from Bear Creek; protraction block
37;
Protraction blocks 38 and 39, except HES
211;
Protraction block 40;
Protraction blocks 41 and 43, those
portions lying northerly of ridge dividing
Perarrygin Creek from Bear Creek.
T. 35 N., R. 23 E.,
Sec. 4, that portion lying northwesterly of
the ridge that divides North Fork
Boulder Creek and Granite Creek;
Secs. 5 and 6;
Secs. 7 thru 9;
Sec. 18, those portions lying northerly of
the ridge that divides Boulder Creek and
Blue Buck Creek.
T. 36 N., R. 17 E.,
Secs. 1 thru 3;
Secs. 4, 5, 7 and 8, those portions lying in
Okanogan County;
Secs. 9 thru 17;
Secs. 18 and 19, those portions lying in
Okanogan County;
Secs. 20 thru 24;
Sec. 25, that portion lying northerly of
ridge that divides Cataract Creek and
Pine Creek;
Sec. 26, that portion lying in Okanogan
County and northerly of ridge that
divides Cataract Creek and Pine Creek;
Sec. 27, that portion lying in Okanogan
County; Sec. 28;
Sec. 29, 32 thru 34, that portion lying in
Okanogan County.
T. 36 N., R. 18 E.,
Secs. 1 thru 12;
Secs. 13 thru 16, those portions lying
northerly of ridge dividing Methow River
and Early Winters Creek;
Secs. 17 and 18;
Secs. 19 thru 21 and 29 and 30, those
portions lying northerly of ridge dividing
Methow River and Early Winters Creek.
T. 36 N., R. 19 E.,
Secs. 1 thru 3;
Secs. 7, 11 and 12;
Secs. 17, 18, 20 and 21, those portions
lying northerly of ridge dividing Methow
River and Early Winters Creek;
Sec. 28, that portion of the E1⁄2, lying
easterly of ridge and Cedar Creek;
Sec. 33, that portion lying easterly of Cedar
Creek;
Secs. 34 and 35;
HES 84, that portion purchased from
Robert Wise, Jan. 1973, Forest Service
case number OKA68, bk. 243 pg. 129;
HES 89, that portion purchased from R.D.
Merrill Company, Sept. 1994, Forest
Service case number OKA060806, bk.
125 pg. 2403;
HES 237;
Purchase-Marco Inc., Dec. 1994, bk. 128 pg.
1334;
HES 198, that portion purchased from
Trust for Public Land, Aug. 2003, Forest
Service case number OKA75TPL, AFN
3065255;
Tracts 37, 39, 40, 42 and 43;
Protraction blocks 37 thru 58.
T. 36 N., R. 20 E.,
Secs. 5 thru 8, Secs. 10 thru 14, Secs. 17
thru 28;
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Sec. 29, except HES199 and Mineral
Survey 618;
Sec. 30, except E1⁄2SW1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4, lot 5,
HES 82, 113, 114 and 229 and Mineral
Survey 618;
Sec. 31, except N1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, HES 81,
HES 82, HES 199, HES 200, HES 202,
HES 203;
Sec. 32, except HES 199, HES 201, HES
203;
Secs. 33 thru 36.
T. 36 N., R. 21 E.,
Secs. 1 thru 11;
Sec. 12, except HES 74;
Sec. 13, except HES 74 and 75;
Sec. 14, except HES 75;
Secs. 15 thru 22;
Secs. 23 and 24, except HES 75;
Secs. 25 and 26, except HES 77
Sec. 27;
Secs. 28 and 29, except HES 80;
Secs. 30 and 31;
Sec. 32, except lots 9 thru 11 and HES 79,
HES 80 and HES 210;
Sec. 33, except HES 78, HES 79 and HES
210;
Sec. 34, except N1⁄2NE1⁄4, lots 2 and 3;
Sec. 35, except HES 76 and HES 77;
Sec. 36.
T. 36 N., R. 22 E.,
All.
T. 36 N., R. 23 E.,
Secs. 7 thru 10;
Secs. 11 and 14, those portions lying
westerly of ridge dividing Boulder Creek
from Clark, Pelican and McCay Creeks;
Secs. 15 thru 21;
Secs. 22 and 23, those portions lying
westerly of ridge dividing Boulder Creek
from McCay and Wilder Creeks;
Secs. 27 and 28, those portions lying
westerly of ridge dividing Boulder Creek
from Wilder and Jim Creeks;
Secs. 29 thru 32;
Sec. 33, that portion lying westerly of ridge
dividing Boulder Creek from Jim and
West Fork Salmon Creeks;
Protraction block 38, that portion lying
westerly of ridge dividing Boulder Creek
from Peak and Clark Creeks, except
Mineral Survey 1242;
Protraction block 39, except Mineral Survey
1242;
Protraction blocks 40 thru 42.
T. 37 N., R. 17 E.,
Secs. 12, 13, Secs. 22 thru 24, those
portions lying in Okanogan County;
Secs. 25 and 26;
Sec. 27, 33 and 34 those portions lying in
Okanogan County;
Secs. 35 and 36.
T. 37 N., R. 18 E.,
Sec. 7, that portion lying in Okanogan
County and except that portion within
the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness;
Sec. 8 and 17, except those portions within
the Pasayten Wilderness;
Secs. 18 thru 20;
Secs. 21, 25 thru 28, except those portions
within the Pasayten Wilderness;
Secs. 29 thru 36.
T. 37 N., R. 19 E.,
Secs. 19 thru 24, except those portions
within the Pasayten Wilderness;
Secs. 25 thru 29;
Secs. 30, except that portion within the
Pasayten Wilderness;
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Sec. 31, 33 thru 36;
Protraction block 37.
T. 37 N., R. 20 E.,
Secs. 1 thru 3;
Secs. 4, 5, and 8, except those portions
within the Pasayten Wilderness;
Secs. 9 thru 16;
Secs. 17 thru 19, except those portions
within the Pasayten Wilderness;
Secs. 20 thru 35;
Protraction block 37.
T. 37 N., R. 21 E.,
All.
T. 37 N., R. 22 E.,
All.
T. 37 N., R. 23 E.,
Secs. 2, that portion lying westerly of ridge
that divides Twenty Mile Creek from
Sinlahekin Creek;
Secs. 3 thru 10;
Sec. 11, that portion lying westerly of ridge
that divides Twenty Mile Creek from
Sinlahekin Creek;
Sec. 14, that portion lying westerly of ridge
that divides Twenty Mile Creek from
Lone Frank Creek;
Secs. 15 thru 22;
Secs. 23, 26, and 27, those portions lying
westerly of ridge that divides Twenty
Mile Creek from Lone Frank and Salmon
Creeks;
Secs. 28 thru 33;
Secs. 34 and 35, those portions lying
westerly of ridge that divides Boulder
Creek from Salmon and Peak Creeks.
T. 38 N., R. 20 E.,
Secs. 9 thru 14, except those portions
within the Pasayten Wilderness;
Sec. 15;
Secs. 16 and 21, except those portions
within the Pasayten Wilderness;
Secs. 22 thru 27;
Secs. 28 and 33, except those portions
within the Pasayten Wilderness;
Secs. 34 thru 36.
T. 38 N., R. 21 E.,
Secs. 7, 13, and Secs. 18 thru 24, except
those portions within the Pasayten
Wilderness;
Secs. 25 thru 36.
T. 38 N., R. 22 E.,
Secs. 9 thru 11, except those portions
within the Pasayten Wilderness;
Secs. 14 and 15;
Secs. 16 thru 18, except those portions
within the Pasayten Wilderness;
Secs. 19 thru 23, and Secs. 26 thru 35;
Protraction block 37, except that portion
within the Pasayten Wilderness;
protraction block 38;
Protraction block 39, except that portion
within the Pasayten Wilderness;
protraction blocks 40 thru 43.
T. 38 N., R. 23 E.,
Secs. 3, that portion lying westerly of ridge
dividing Wildhorse and Dog Creeks from
Hilltop Creek;
Secs. 4 thru 9;
Secs. 10, 14 and 15, those portions lying
westerly of ridge dividing Do and Thirty
Mile Creeks from Hilltop and Crosby
Creeks;
Secs. 16 thru 21;
Secs. 22, 23, and 26, those portions lying
westerly of ridge dividing Twenty Mile
Creek from Crosby and Toasts Coulee
Creeks;
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Secs. 27 thru 33;
Secs. 34 and 35, those portions lying
westerly of ridge dividing Twenty Mile
Creek from Toasts Coulee Creek.
T. 39 N., R. 22 E.,
Sec. 35, except that portion within the
Pasayten Wilderness;
Protraction block 42, except that portion
within the Pasayten Wilderness.
T. 39 N., R. 23 E.,
Secs. 8 and 9, except those portions within
the Pasayten Wilderness;
Sec. 15, that portion lying westerly of ridge
dividing Queer Creek and Middle Fork
Toats Coulee Creek and except that
portion within the Pasayten Wilderness;
Secs. 16 thru19, except those portions
within the Pasayten Wilderness;
Secs. 20 and 21;
Sec. 22 and 27, that portion lying westerly
of ridge dividing Queer Creek and
Middle Fork Toats Coulee Creek;
Secs. 28 and 29;
Sec. 30, except that portion within the
Pasayten Wilderness;
Secs. 31 thru 33;
Sec. 34, that portion lying westerly of ridge
dividing Wildhorse Creek from Hilltop
and Middle Fork Toats Coulee Creeks.
The areas described aggregate 340,079
acres of National Forest System lands in
Okanogan County, Washington.
Non-Federal mineral lands located
within the boundaries of the proposed
withdrawal areas will not be affected.
Licenses, permits, cooperative
agreements, or discretionary land use
authorizations of a temporary nature
that will not significantly impact the
values to be protected by the
withdrawal may be allowed with the
approval of the authorized FS officer
during the temporary segregation
period. FS surface occupancy
regulations will not adequately
constrain land uses allowed under the
General Mining Law (as amended) and
the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (as
amended).
There are no suitable alternative sites
for the withdrawal.
No water rights would be needed to
fulfill the purpose of the requested
withdrawal.
Records related to the application
may be examined by contacting Jacob
Childers, BLM Oregon/Washington
State Office at the address or phone
number listed above.
For a period until March 30, 2017, all
persons who wish to submit comments,
suggestions, or objections in connection
with the proposed withdrawal may
present their views in writing to the
BLM Oregon/Washington State Office,
State Director at the address indicated
above. Information regarding the
withdrawal application will be available
for public review at the BLM Oregon
State Office, 1220 SW 3rd Avenue,
Portland, OR 97204 and at the
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Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest,
215 Melody Lane, Wenatchee, WA
98801 during regular business hours,
8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. Before
including your address, phone number,
email 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.
Individuals who submit written
comments may request confidentiality
by asking us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review;
however, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Notice is hereby given that a
minimum of at least one public meeting
will be held in conjunction with the
withdrawal application. A notice of the
time and place will be published in the
Federal Register and a local newspaper
at least 30 days before the scheduled
date of any meetings.
For a period until December 31, 2018,
subject to valid existing rights, the lands
described in this notice will be
segregated from settlement, sale,
location, and entry under the public
land laws, location and entry under the
United States mining laws, and
operation of the mineral and geothermal
leasing laws, unless the application is
denied or canceled or the withdrawal is
approved prior to that date.
This application will be processed in
accordance with the regulations set
forth in 43 CFR part 2300.
Lenore Heppler,
Branch Chief, Land, Mineral and Energy
Resources.
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Bureau of Land Management,
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ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Application for Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public
Meeting; Washington
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
(USFS) has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) requesting that the Secretary of the Interior withdraw, for a
period of 20 years, approximately 340,079 acres of National Forest
System lands located in the Methow Valley, Okanagan National Forest.
The purpose of the withdrawal is to protect the area while Congress
considers legislation to permanently withdraw the lands, and to protect
the value of ecological and recreational resources of the Methow
Valley. Publication of this notice segregates the lands, subject to
valid existing rights, for up to 2 years from settlement, sale,
location, and entry under the public land laws, location and entry
under the United States mining laws, and operation of the mineral and
geothermal leasing laws. This notice also gives the public an
opportunity to comment on the application for withdrawal.
DATES: Comments must be received by March 30, 2017. The date(s) and
location(s) of meetings related to the application for withdrawal will
be announced at least 30 days in advance of the meetings through local
media, newspapers and the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the BLM Oregon/Washington State
Director, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, OR 97208-2965.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Childers, BLM Oregon/Washington
State Office, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, OR 97208-2965 or by phone at
503-808-6225. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 to contact
the above individual. The service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The applicant is the USFS. The application
requests the Secretary of the Interior withdraw for a period of 20
years, subject to valid existing rights, the following described
National Forest System lands from settlement, sale, location, and entry
under the public land laws, location and entry under the United States
mining laws, and operation of the mineral and geothermal leasing laws
to protect the value of ecological and recreational resources of the
Methow Valley and to protect the area while legislation to permanently
withdraw the lands is being considered. Recreation accounts for a
substantial share of the Methow Valley community's economy while the
watershed provides habitat for several threatened and endangered
species. Legislation is currently pending in the 114th Congress as
S.2991 and identified as the ``Methow Headwaters Protection Act of
2016.''
Okanogan National Forest
Willamette Meridian
T. 34 N., R. 20 E.,
Sec. 10, except that portion within the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth
Wilderness and south of the ridge dividing Little Bridge Creek and
Wolf Creek;
Sec. 11;
Secs. 14 and 15, those portions lying northerly of the ridge
dividing Little Bridge Creek and Wolf Creek;
Tract 37;
Protraction block 37;
Protraction blocks 38 and 39, except those portions lying within
the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness;
Protraction block 43, that portion lying westerly of the ridge
beginning in the SW\1/4\ and termination in the NE\1/4\ dividing
Wolf Creek and Rader Creek;
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Protraction block 44, that portion lying westerly of the ridge
in the NW\1/4\.
T. 34 N., R. 21 E.,
Sec. 6, W\1/2\, that portion lying north of the ridge in the
SW\1/4\, except lots 4, 7, 8, and HES 218A.
T. 35 N., R. 18 E.,
Secs. 10 thru 12, those portions lying southerly of ridge
dividing Cedar Creek from Silver Star, Varden, and Early Winters
Creeks;
Secs. 13 and 14;
Secs. 15, 16, and 21, those portions lying southerly and
easterly of ridge dividing Cedar Creek from Early Winters Creek;
Secs. 22 thru 24;
Secs. 25 thru 27, except those portions within the Lake Chelan-
Sawtooth Wilderness;
Sec. 28, except that portion within the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth
Wilderness and including that portion lying easterly of ridge
dividing Cedar Creek and Early Winters Creek;
Secs. 33, 34, and 36, except those portions within the Lake
Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness.
T. 35 N., R. 19 E.,
Secs. 2 and 3;
Sec. 4, that portion lying easterly of Cedar Creek and
southwesterly of ridge in SW\1/4\;
Secs. 5, 6 and 7, those portions lying southerly of ridge
dividing Cedar Creek from Pekin and Varden Creeks;
Secs. 8 thru 11;
Sec. 14, except that portion within the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth
Wilderness;
Secs. 15 thru 21;
Secs. 22 and 23 and 26 thru 31, except those portions within the
Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness;
Protraction blocks 37 and 38;
Protraction blocks 39 and 40, except those portions within the
Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness.
T. 35 N., R. 20 E.,
Secs. 1 and 2;
Sec. 3, lots 1 through 4, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/
4\;
Sec. 4, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 6, except HES 202;
Sec. 7 and 8;
Sec. 9, W\1/2\, except N\1/2\NW\1/4\ and HES 182; Sec. 10, lot
1, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Secs. 11 and 12;
Sec. 13, N\1/2\;
Sec. 14, N\1/2\, except HES 180;
Sec. 16, lots 3 thru 11, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\ and S\1/2\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 17, except Mineral Survey No. 1005, Tip Top Lode;
Sec. 18;
Sec. 19 and 20, except those portions within the Lake Chelan-
Sawtooth Wilderness;
Sec. 21 and 22;
Sec. 23, SW\1/4\;
Secs. 26 thru 29 and 35, except those portions within the Lake
Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness.
T. 35 N., R. 22 E.,
Secs. 1 thru 5;
Secs. 8 thru 12;
Secs. 13 and 14, those portions lying northerly of ridge
dividing Perarrygin Creek from Bear and Blue Buck Creek;
Secs. 15 thru 17;
Secs. 21 and 22, those portions lying northerly of ridge
dividing Perarrygin Creek from Bear Creek; protraction block 37;
Protraction blocks 38 and 39, except HES 211;
Protraction block 40;
Protraction blocks 41 and 43, those portions lying northerly of
ridge dividing Perarrygin Creek from Bear Creek.
T. 35 N., R. 23 E.,
Sec. 4, that portion lying northwesterly of the ridge that
divides North Fork Boulder Creek and Granite Creek;
Secs. 5 and 6;
Secs. 7 thru 9;
Sec. 18, those portions lying northerly of the ridge that
divides Boulder Creek and Blue Buck Creek.
T. 36 N., R. 17 E.,
Secs. 1 thru 3;
Secs. 4, 5, 7 and 8, those portions lying in Okanogan County;
Secs. 9 thru 17;
Secs. 18 and 19, those portions lying in Okanogan County;
Secs. 20 thru 24;
Sec. 25, that portion lying northerly of ridge that divides
Cataract Creek and Pine Creek;
Sec. 26, that portion lying in Okanogan County and northerly of
ridge that divides Cataract Creek and Pine Creek;
Sec. 27, that portion lying in Okanogan County; Sec. 28;
Sec. 29, 32 thru 34, that portion lying in Okanogan County.
T. 36 N., R. 18 E.,
Secs. 1 thru 12;
Secs. 13 thru 16, those portions lying northerly of ridge
dividing Methow River and Early Winters Creek;
Secs. 17 and 18;
Secs. 19 thru 21 and 29 and 30, those portions lying northerly
of ridge dividing Methow River and Early Winters Creek.
T. 36 N., R. 19 E.,
Secs. 1 thru 3;
Secs. 7, 11 and 12;
Secs. 17, 18, 20 and 21, those portions lying northerly of ridge
dividing Methow River and Early Winters Creek;
Sec. 28, that portion of the E\1/2\, lying easterly of ridge and
Cedar Creek;
Sec. 33, that portion lying easterly of Cedar Creek;
Secs. 34 and 35;
HES 84, that portion purchased from Robert Wise, Jan. 1973,
Forest Service case number OKA68, bk. 243 pg. 129;
HES 89, that portion purchased from R.D. Merrill Company, Sept.
1994, Forest Service case number OKA060806, bk. 125 pg. 2403;
HES 237;
Purchase-Marco Inc., Dec. 1994, bk. 128 pg. 1334;
HES 198, that portion purchased from Trust for Public Land, Aug.
2003, Forest Service case number OKA75TPL, AFN 3065255;
Tracts 37, 39, 40, 42 and 43;
Protraction blocks 37 thru 58.
T. 36 N., R. 20 E.,
Secs. 5 thru 8, Secs. 10 thru 14, Secs. 17 thru 28;
Sec. 29, except HES199 and Mineral Survey 618;
Sec. 30, except E\1/2\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\, lot 5, HES 82,
113, 114 and 229 and Mineral Survey 618;
Sec. 31, except N\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, HES 81, HES 82, HES 199,
HES 200, HES 202, HES 203;
Sec. 32, except HES 199, HES 201, HES 203;
Secs. 33 thru 36.
T. 36 N., R. 21 E.,
Secs. 1 thru 11;
Sec. 12, except HES 74;
Sec. 13, except HES 74 and 75;
Sec. 14, except HES 75;
Secs. 15 thru 22;
Secs. 23 and 24, except HES 75;
Secs. 25 and 26, except HES 77
Sec. 27;
Secs. 28 and 29, except HES 80;
Secs. 30 and 31;
Sec. 32, except lots 9 thru 11 and HES 79, HES 80 and HES 210;
Sec. 33, except HES 78, HES 79 and HES 210;
Sec. 34, except N\1/2\NE\1/4\, lots 2 and 3;
Sec. 35, except HES 76 and HES 77;
Sec. 36.
T. 36 N., R. 22 E.,
All.
T. 36 N., R. 23 E.,
Secs. 7 thru 10;
Secs. 11 and 14, those portions lying westerly of ridge dividing
Boulder Creek from Clark, Pelican and McCay Creeks;
Secs. 15 thru 21;
Secs. 22 and 23, those portions lying westerly of ridge dividing
Boulder Creek from McCay and Wilder Creeks;
Secs. 27 and 28, those portions lying westerly of ridge dividing
Boulder Creek from Wilder and Jim Creeks;
Secs. 29 thru 32;
Sec. 33, that portion lying westerly of ridge dividing Boulder
Creek from Jim and West Fork Salmon Creeks;
Protraction block 38, that portion lying westerly of ridge dividing
Boulder Creek from Peak and Clark Creeks, except Mineral Survey
1242;
Protraction block 39, except Mineral Survey 1242;
Protraction blocks 40 thru 42.
T. 37 N., R. 17 E.,
Secs. 12, 13, Secs. 22 thru 24, those portions lying in Okanogan
County;
Secs. 25 and 26;
Sec. 27, 33 and 34 those portions lying in Okanogan County;
Secs. 35 and 36.
T. 37 N., R. 18 E.,
Sec. 7, that portion lying in Okanogan County and except that
portion within the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness;
Sec. 8 and 17, except those portions within the Pasayten
Wilderness;
Secs. 18 thru 20;
Secs. 21, 25 thru 28, except those portions within the Pasayten
Wilderness;
Secs. 29 thru 36.
T. 37 N., R. 19 E.,
Secs. 19 thru 24, except those portions within the Pasayten
Wilderness;
Secs. 25 thru 29;
Secs. 30, except that portion within the Pasayten Wilderness;
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Sec. 31, 33 thru 36;
Protraction block 37.
T. 37 N., R. 20 E.,
Secs. 1 thru 3;
Secs. 4, 5, and 8, except those portions within the Pasayten
Wilderness;
Secs. 9 thru 16;
Secs. 17 thru 19, except those portions within the Pasayten
Wilderness;
Secs. 20 thru 35;
Protraction block 37.
T. 37 N., R. 21 E.,
All.
T. 37 N., R. 22 E.,
All.
T. 37 N., R. 23 E.,
Secs. 2, that portion lying westerly of ridge that divides
Twenty Mile Creek from Sinlahekin Creek;
Secs. 3 thru 10;
Sec. 11, that portion lying westerly of ridge that divides
Twenty Mile Creek from Sinlahekin Creek;
Sec. 14, that portion lying westerly of ridge that divides
Twenty Mile Creek from Lone Frank Creek;
Secs. 15 thru 22;
Secs. 23, 26, and 27, those portions lying westerly of ridge
that divides Twenty Mile Creek from Lone Frank and Salmon Creeks;
Secs. 28 thru 33;
Secs. 34 and 35, those portions lying westerly of ridge that
divides Boulder Creek from Salmon and Peak Creeks.
T. 38 N., R. 20 E.,
Secs. 9 thru 14, except those portions within the Pasayten
Wilderness;
Sec. 15;
Secs. 16 and 21, except those portions within the Pasayten
Wilderness;
Secs. 22 thru 27;
Secs. 28 and 33, except those portions within the Pasayten
Wilderness;
Secs. 34 thru 36.
T. 38 N., R. 21 E.,
Secs. 7, 13, and Secs. 18 thru 24, except those portions within
the Pasayten Wilderness;
Secs. 25 thru 36.
T. 38 N., R. 22 E.,
Secs. 9 thru 11, except those portions within the Pasayten
Wilderness;
Secs. 14 and 15;
Secs. 16 thru 18, except those portions within the Pasayten
Wilderness;
Secs. 19 thru 23, and Secs. 26 thru 35;
Protraction block 37, except that portion within the Pasayten
Wilderness; protraction block 38;
Protraction block 39, except that portion within the Pasayten
Wilderness; protraction blocks 40 thru 43.
T. 38 N., R. 23 E.,
Secs. 3, that portion lying westerly of ridge dividing Wildhorse
and Dog Creeks from Hilltop Creek;
Secs. 4 thru 9;
Secs. 10, 14 and 15, those portions lying westerly of ridge
dividing Do and Thirty Mile Creeks from Hilltop and Crosby Creeks;
Secs. 16 thru 21;
Secs. 22, 23, and 26, those portions lying westerly of ridge
dividing Twenty Mile Creek from Crosby and Toasts Coulee Creeks;
Secs. 27 thru 33;
Secs. 34 and 35, those portions lying westerly of ridge dividing
Twenty Mile Creek from Toasts Coulee Creek.
T. 39 N., R. 22 E.,
Sec. 35, except that portion within the Pasayten Wilderness;
Protraction block 42, except that portion within the Pasayten
Wilderness.
T. 39 N., R. 23 E.,
Secs. 8 and 9, except those portions within the Pasayten
Wilderness;
Sec. 15, that portion lying westerly of ridge dividing Queer
Creek and Middle Fork Toats Coulee Creek and except that portion
within the Pasayten Wilderness;
Secs. 16 thru19, except those portions within the Pasayten
Wilderness;
Secs. 20 and 21;
Sec. 22 and 27, that portion lying westerly of ridge dividing
Queer Creek and Middle Fork Toats Coulee Creek;
Secs. 28 and 29;
Sec. 30, except that portion within the Pasayten Wilderness;
Secs. 31 thru 33;
Sec. 34, that portion lying westerly of ridge dividing Wildhorse
Creek from Hilltop and Middle Fork Toats Coulee Creeks.
The areas described aggregate 340,079 acres of National Forest
System lands in Okanogan County, Washington.
Non-Federal mineral lands located within the boundaries of the
proposed withdrawal areas will not be affected.
Licenses, permits, cooperative agreements, or discretionary land
use authorizations of a temporary nature that will not significantly
impact the values to be protected by the withdrawal may be allowed with
the approval of the authorized FS officer during the temporary
segregation period. FS surface occupancy regulations will not
adequately constrain land uses allowed under the General Mining Law (as
amended) and the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (as amended).
There are no suitable alternative sites for the withdrawal.
No water rights would be needed to fulfill the purpose of the
requested withdrawal.
Records related to the application may be examined by contacting
Jacob Childers, BLM Oregon/Washington State Office at the address or
phone number listed above.
For a period until March 30, 2017, all persons who wish to submit
comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the proposed
withdrawal may present their views in writing to the BLM Oregon/
Washington State Office, State Director at the address indicated above.
Information regarding the withdrawal application will be available for
public review at the BLM Oregon State Office, 1220 SW 3rd Avenue,
Portland, OR 97204 and at the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, 215
Melody Lane, Wenatchee, WA 98801 during regular business hours, 8:45
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Before including your address, phone number, email 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. Individuals
who submit written comments may request confidentiality by asking us in
your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from
public review; however, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do
so.
Notice is hereby given that a minimum of at least one public
meeting will be held in conjunction with the withdrawal application. A
notice of the time and place will be published in the Federal Register
and a local newspaper at least 30 days before the scheduled date of any
meetings.
For a period until December 31, 2018, subject to valid existing
rights, the lands described in this notice will be segregated from
settlement, sale, location, and entry under the public land laws,
location and entry under the United States mining laws, and operation
of the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, unless the application is
denied or canceled or the withdrawal is approved prior to that date.
This application will be processed in accordance with the
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.
Lenore Heppler,
Branch Chief, Land, Mineral and Energy Resources.
[FR Doc. 2016-31746 Filed 12-29-16; 8:45 am]
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