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Public Land Order No. 7867: Partial
Withdrawal Revocation, Water Power
Designation No. 14, Oregon
Bureau of Land Management,
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SUMMARY: This Order revokes in part a
Secretarial Order dated December 12,
1917, which established Water Power
Designation No. 14, insofar as it affects
350 acres of Revested Oregon and
California Railroad Grant Lands
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Forest Service. Subject to valid existing
rights, Section 24 of the Federal Power
Act, the provisions of existing
withdrawals, other segregations of
record, and the requirements of
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This PLO takes effect on May 25,
2018.
Jacob Childers, Bureau of Land
Management, Oregon State Office, P.O.
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2965, 503–808–6225. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
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The
Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
with concurrence of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, has determined
that a portion of the lands classified for
water power purposes under Water
Power Designation No. 14 will not be
injured by conveyance out of Federal
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be subject to the General Exchange Act
of 1922 (16 U.S.C. 485); the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of
October 21, 1976, as amended (43 U.S.C.
1716); and the Act of November 23,
1977 (91 Stat. 1425) authorizing the
administration of the Bull Run
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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:
1. The withdrawal created by a
Secretarial Order dated December 12,
1917, which established Water Power
Designation No. 14, is hereby revoked
insofar as it affects the following
described Revested Oregon and
California Railroad Grant lands:
T. 1 S., R. 6 E.,
Sec. 9, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 17, E1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4,
SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, S1⁄2SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4.
The area described contains 350 acres in
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described in Paragraph 1 are hereby
opened to such forms of disposition as
may be made of the Revested Oregon
and California Railroad Grant lands,
subject to Section 24 of the Federal
Power Act of June 10, 1920, as amended
(16 U.S.C. 818), to valid existing rights,
the provisions of existing withdrawals,
other segregations of record, and the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–OIA–WASO–23628;
PIN00IO14.XI0000]
U.S. Nomination to the World Heritage
List: Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks
Department of the Interior,
National Park Service.
ACTION: Second notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
decision to request that a draft
nomination of the Hopewell Ceremonial
Earthworks for inclusion on the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World
Heritage List be prepared. The decision
is the result of consultation with the
Federal Interagency Panel for World
Heritage and the review of public
comments submitted in response to
earlier notices. This notice complies
with applicable World Heritage Program
regulations.
ADDRESSES: To request paper copies of
documents discussed in this notice,
contact April Brooks, Office of
International Affairs, NPS, 1849 C St.
NW, Room 3313, Washington, DC
20240. Email: april_brooks@nps.gov.
Information on the U.S. World Heritage
program can be found at https://
www.nps.gov/subjects/
internationalcooperation/
worldheritage.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Putnam, 202–354–1809 or
April Brooks, 202–354–1808.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The World Heritage List
is an international list of cultural and
natural properties nominated by the
signatories to the World Heritage
Convention (1972). The United States
was the prime architect of the
Convention, an international treaty for
preservation of natural and cultural
heritage sites of global significance
proposed by President Richard M.
Nixon, and the U.S. was the first nation
to ratify it. The World Heritage
Committee, composed of representatives
of 21 nations periodically elected as the
governing body of the World Heritage
Convention, makes the final decisions
on which nominations to accept on the
World Heritage List at its annual
meeting each summer.
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There are 1,052 sites in 165 of the 192
signatory countries. Currently there are
23 World Heritage Sites in the United
States. U.S. participation and the roles
of the Department and the National Park
Service (NPS) are authorized by Title IV
of the Historic Preservation Act
Amendments of 1980 and conducted in
accordance with 36 CFR 73—World
Heritage Convention. The NPS serves as
the principal technical agency for World
Heritage in the Department, which has
the lead role for the U.S. Government in
the implementation of the Convention
and manages all or parts of 18 of the 23
U.S. World Heritage Sites, including
Yellowstone National Park, the
Everglades, and the Statue of Liberty.
Each State Party to the Convention
maintains a Tentative List, periodically
updated, of properties that are
considered suitable for nomination.
Only properties on the official Tentative
List are eligible to officially prepare
nominations that the Department may
consider for submission. The Hopewell
Ceremonial Earthworks have been
included on the U.S. Tentative List
since January 24, 2008. Neither
inclusion in the list nor inscription as
a World Heritage Site imposes legal
restrictions on owners or neighbors of
sites, nor does it give the United Nations
any management authority or ownership
rights in U.S. World Heritage Sites,
which continue to be subject only to
U.S. law.
NPS regulations at 36 CFR part 73
establish the process for making
nominations to the World Heritage List.
This is the second notice as required by
36 CFR 73.7(f) on the proposed
nomination of the Hopewell Ceremonial
Earthworks. On December 9, 2016, the
Department requested public comment
on which property or properties on the
U.S. World Heritage tentative list should
be nominated next by the United States
to the World Heritage List. This was the
First Notice in the Federal Register (81
FR 89143), as required by 36 CFR
73.7(c).
The Federal Interagency Panel for
World Heritage assists the Department
in implementing the Convention by
making recommendations on U.S.
World Heritage policy, procedures, and
nominations. The Panel is chaired by
the Assistant Secretary for Fish and
Wildlife and Parks and includes
representatives from various Federal
Departments and agencies with Federal
land management and policy-making
responsibilities.
Decision to Request the Preparation of
a New U.S. World Heritage Nomination:
The Department received a large
number of comments on this proposal,
including those made in response to
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previous opportunities for public
comment. These included
approximately 80 expressions of
support for a nomination by the
property owners and managers, nonprofit organizations, elected officials at
the local, state, and Federal levels,
representatives of Indian tribes,
universities, and individuals, as well as
an internet petition with over 800
signatures. Some earlier comments also
suggested that the nomination be made
in combination with North American
earthworks of other periods, but the
Department has determined that such an
approach would be too broadly defined
to present a clear justification to meet
the World Heritage criteria. There were
no comments against nominating the
properties. There were no comments
made in the current comment period
recommending the nomination of any
other properties on the Tentative List.
The Department considered all
comments received as well as the advice
of the Federal Interagency Panel for
World Heritage. The Panel made its
recommendations to the Department on
the next U.S. World Heritage
nomination at a meeting on January 6,
2017. The Panel agreed by consensus to
support the preparation of a nomination
at this time for the Hopewell
Ceremonial Earthworks.
The Department has selected the
Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks as a
proposed nomination to the World
Heritage List. With the assistance of the
Department, the owners of this group of
sites are encouraged to prepare a
complete nomination document in
accordance with 36 CFR part 73 and the
nomination format required by the
World Heritage Committee.
Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks in
Ohio includes:
• Hopewell Culture National Historical
Park, including the Mound City
Group, Hopewell Mound Group, Seip
Earthworks, High Bank Earthworks,
and Hopeton Earthworks
• Newark Earthworks State Memorial,
including the Octagon Earthworks,
Great Circle Earthworks, and Wright
Earthworks
• Fort Ancient State Memorial
Dating from the middle Woodland
period (1,500–2,200 years ago) the
Hopewell people built enormous,
landscape-scale geometric earthwork
sites over a large area of southern Ohio,
in an extraordinary expression of preColumbian ritual cultural activity which
was at the center of a tradition that
interacted with people as far away as
the Yellowstone basin and Florida. The
circles, squares and octagons are
intricately related by precise and
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standard units of measure. They also
demonstrate sophisticated astronomical
observation, and contain extensive
deposits of artifacts that are among the
most outstanding art objects produced
in pre-Columbian North America. The
property includes below-ground
evidence as well.
Next Steps: A draft World Heritage
nomination for the Hopewell
Ceremonial Earthworks may now be
prepared, in consultation with the
National Park Service’s Office of
International Affairs. The World
Heritage nomination format may be
found at the World Heritage Centre
website in Annex 5 of the Operational
Guidelines of the World Heritage
Convention at https://whc.unesco.org/en/
guidelines. The NPS will coordinate the
review and evaluation of the draft
nomination and will establish in
consultation with the property owners
and managers a memorandum that
describes the roles, responsibilities, and
process to be followed in developing a
nomination, including the
documentation of protective measures
as provided for in 36 CFR 73.13.
Following NPS review of a complete
draft nomination, the Department may
submit it to the World Heritage Centre
for technical review by September 30 of
any year. The Centre will then provide
comments by November 15 of that year.
The Federal Interagency Panel for World
Heritage will review a draft nomination
following receipt of the Centre’s
comments. The Interagency Panel will
evaluate the adequacy of the
nomination, the significance of the
property and whether the nomination
should be formally submitted to the
World Heritage Centre for consideration
by the World Heritage Committee, and
will make a recommendation to the
Department. Submittal to the World
Heritage Centre by the Department
through the Department of State can be
made by February 1 of any year; the
World Heritage Committee will then
consider the nomination at its annual
meeting in the summer of the following
year, following an evaluation by an
official Advisory Body to the
Committee.
Authority: 54 U.S.C. 307 101; 36 CFR part
73.
Dated: April 24, 2018.
Susan Combs,
Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Exercising
the Authority of the Assistant Secretary for
Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-OIA-WASO-23628; PIN00IO14.XI0000]
U.S. Nomination to the World Heritage List: Hopewell Ceremonial
Earthworks
AGENCY: Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
ACTION: Second notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the decision to request that a draft
nomination of the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks for inclusion on the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) World Heritage List be prepared. The decision is the result of
consultation with the Federal Interagency Panel for World Heritage and
the review of public comments submitted in response to earlier notices.
This notice complies with applicable World Heritage Program
regulations.
ADDRESSES: To request paper copies of documents discussed in this
notice, contact April Brooks, Office of International Affairs, NPS,
1849 C St. NW, Room 3313, Washington, DC 20240. Email:
[email protected]. Information on the U.S. World Heritage program
can be found at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/internationalcooperation/worldheritage.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Putnam, 202-354-1809 or April
Brooks, 202-354-1808.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The World Heritage List is an international list of
cultural and natural properties nominated by the signatories to the
World Heritage Convention (1972). The United States was the prime
architect of the Convention, an international treaty for preservation
of natural and cultural heritage sites of global significance proposed
by President Richard M. Nixon, and the U.S. was the first nation to
ratify it. The World Heritage Committee, composed of representatives of
21 nations periodically elected as the governing body of the World
Heritage Convention, makes the final decisions on which nominations to
accept on the World Heritage List at its annual meeting each summer.
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There are 1,052 sites in 165 of the 192 signatory countries.
Currently there are 23 World Heritage Sites in the United States. U.S.
participation and the roles of the Department and the National Park
Service (NPS) are authorized by Title IV of the Historic Preservation
Act Amendments of 1980 and conducted in accordance with 36 CFR 73--
World Heritage Convention. The NPS serves as the principal technical
agency for World Heritage in the Department, which has the lead role
for the U.S. Government in the implementation of the Convention and
manages all or parts of 18 of the 23 U.S. World Heritage Sites,
including Yellowstone National Park, the Everglades, and the Statue of
Liberty.
Each State Party to the Convention maintains a Tentative List,
periodically updated, of properties that are considered suitable for
nomination. Only properties on the official Tentative List are eligible
to officially prepare nominations that the Department may consider for
submission. The Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks have been included on
the U.S. Tentative List since January 24, 2008. Neither inclusion in
the list nor inscription as a World Heritage Site imposes legal
restrictions on owners or neighbors of sites, nor does it give the
United Nations any management authority or ownership rights in U.S.
World Heritage Sites, which continue to be subject only to U.S. law.
NPS regulations at 36 CFR part 73 establish the process for making
nominations to the World Heritage List. This is the second notice as
required by 36 CFR 73.7(f) on the proposed nomination of the Hopewell
Ceremonial Earthworks. On December 9, 2016, the Department requested
public comment on which property or properties on the U.S. World
Heritage tentative list should be nominated next by the United States
to the World Heritage List. This was the First Notice in the Federal
Register (81 FR 89143), as required by 36 CFR 73.7(c).
The Federal Interagency Panel for World Heritage assists the
Department in implementing the Convention by making recommendations on
U.S. World Heritage policy, procedures, and nominations. The Panel is
chaired by the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks and
includes representatives from various Federal Departments and agencies
with Federal land management and policy-making responsibilities.
Decision to Request the Preparation of a New U.S. World Heritage
Nomination: The Department received a large number of comments on this
proposal, including those made in response to previous opportunities
for public comment. These included approximately 80 expressions of
support for a nomination by the property owners and managers, non-
profit organizations, elected officials at the local, state, and
Federal levels, representatives of Indian tribes, universities, and
individuals, as well as an internet petition with over 800 signatures.
Some earlier comments also suggested that the nomination be made in
combination with North American earthworks of other periods, but the
Department has determined that such an approach would be too broadly
defined to present a clear justification to meet the World Heritage
criteria. There were no comments against nominating the properties.
There were no comments made in the current comment period recommending
the nomination of any other properties on the Tentative List. The
Department considered all comments received as well as the advice of
the Federal Interagency Panel for World Heritage. The Panel made its
recommendations to the Department on the next U.S. World Heritage
nomination at a meeting on January 6, 2017. The Panel agreed by
consensus to support the preparation of a nomination at this time for
the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks.
The Department has selected the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks as a
proposed nomination to the World Heritage List. With the assistance of
the Department, the owners of this group of sites are encouraged to
prepare a complete nomination document in accordance with 36 CFR part
73 and the nomination format required by the World Heritage Committee.
Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks in Ohio includes:
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, including the Mound
City Group, Hopewell Mound Group, Seip Earthworks, High Bank
Earthworks, and Hopeton Earthworks
Newark Earthworks State Memorial, including the Octagon
Earthworks, Great Circle Earthworks, and Wright Earthworks
Fort Ancient State Memorial
Dating from the middle Woodland period (1,500-2,200 years ago) the
Hopewell people built enormous, landscape-scale geometric earthwork
sites over a large area of southern Ohio, in an extraordinary
expression of pre-Columbian ritual cultural activity which was at the
center of a tradition that interacted with people as far away as the
Yellowstone basin and Florida. The circles, squares and octagons are
intricately related by precise and standard units of measure. They also
demonstrate sophisticated astronomical observation, and contain
extensive deposits of artifacts that are among the most outstanding art
objects produced in pre-Columbian North America. The property includes
below-ground evidence as well.
Next Steps: A draft World Heritage nomination for the Hopewell
Ceremonial Earthworks may now be prepared, in consultation with the
National Park Service's Office of International Affairs. The World
Heritage nomination format may be found at the World Heritage Centre
website in Annex 5 of the Operational Guidelines of the World Heritage
Convention at https://whc.unesco.org/en/guidelines. The NPS will
coordinate the review and evaluation of the draft nomination and will
establish in consultation with the property owners and managers a
memorandum that describes the roles, responsibilities, and process to
be followed in developing a nomination, including the documentation of
protective measures as provided for in 36 CFR 73.13. Following NPS
review of a complete draft nomination, the Department may submit it to
the World Heritage Centre for technical review by September 30 of any
year. The Centre will then provide comments by November 15 of that
year. The Federal Interagency Panel for World Heritage will review a
draft nomination following receipt of the Centre's comments. The
Interagency Panel will evaluate the adequacy of the nomination, the
significance of the property and whether the nomination should be
formally submitted to the World Heritage Centre for consideration by
the World Heritage Committee, and will make a recommendation to the
Department. Submittal to the World Heritage Centre by the Department
through the Department of State can be made by February 1 of any year;
the World Heritage Committee will then consider the nomination at its
annual meeting in the summer of the following year, following an
evaluation by an official Advisory Body to the Committee.
Authority: 54 U.S.C. 307 101; 36 CFR part 73.
Dated: April 24, 2018.
Susan Combs,
Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Exercising the Authority of the
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
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