Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting for the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon, 66883-66884 [2023-21287]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 187 / Thursday, September 28, 2023 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Geological Survey [GX23LR000F60100; OMB Control Number 1028–0068/Renewal] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Ferrous Metals Surveys U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior. ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to renew an Information Collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before November 27, 2023. ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this Information Collection Request (ICR) by mail to U.S. Geological Survey, Information Collections Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; or by email to gs-info_ collections@usgs.gov. 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[FR Doc. 2023–21183 Filed 9–27–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4338–11–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [FF01R05000/XXX/FSRS34510100000/ OROR–106303965] Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting for the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of proposed withdrawal. AGENCY: On behalf of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary of the Interior proposes to withdraw 199.90 acres of public lands from appropriation under the public land laws, including location and entry under the United States mining laws, subject to valid existing rights, for up to 100 years to protect and reserve the land for management as part of the Malheur SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\28SEN1.SGM 28SEN1 66884 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 187 / Thursday, September 28, 2023 / Notices National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) located in Harney County, Oregon. This notice temporarily segregates these lands for up to 2 years and announces to the public an opportunity to comment and request a public meeting on the proposed withdrawal. DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by December 28, 2023. ADDRESSES: All comments and meeting requests should be sent to the BLM Oregon/Washington State Director Attn: Malheur NWR Withdrawal Notice, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208. The BLM will not consider comments via telephone calls. The application and case file are available for public examination by interested persons by appointment at the BLM Public Room, 1220 SW 3rd Ave., 11th Floor, Portland, Oregon 97208 during regular business hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday except holidays. Please call 503–808–6001 to make an appointment. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Luke Poff, Realty Specialist, BLM Oregon/Washington State Office, 503– 808–6249, email at lpoff@blm.gov, or you may contact the BLM office at the address noted above. The FWS can be reached at the Region 1 Regional Office, 911 NE 11th Ave. Portland, Oregon 97232 or through Sequoia Williams, Realty Specialist, at 503–956–7691, or by email at sequoia_williams@fws.gov. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, blind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FWS filed a petition/application requesting that the Secretary of the Interior withdraw the following described public lands from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including location and entry under the United States mining laws, subject to valid existing rights, for up to 100 years to protect and reserve the land for wildlife refuge purposes: Willamette Meridian, Oregon Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Addition T. 25 S., R. 33 E., Sec. 34, lot 10. T. 26 S., R. 33 E., Sec. 3, lots 2, 4, and 10, and SW1⁄4SE1⁄4; Sec. 10, W1⁄2NE1⁄4. The areas described aggregate 199.90 acres. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:09 Sep 27, 2023 Jkt 259001 The Secretary of the Interior approved the FWS’s petition. Therefore, the petition/application constitutes a withdrawal proposal of the Secretary of the Interior (43 CFR 2310.1–3(e)). The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative agreement would not provide adequate protection of the wildlife refuge. There are no suitable alternative sites since these lands are located within the Malheur NWR. No water is necessary to fulfill the purpose of the proposed withdrawal. Comments will be available for public review. 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 personally identifying information— may be made publicly available at any time. While you may ask the BLM in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. An opportunity for a public meeting may be afforded in connection with the application for withdrawal. All interested persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on the application for this withdrawal must submit a written request to the State Director, BLM Oregon/Washington State Office at the address in the ADDRESSES section, within 90 days from the date of publication of this notice. If the authorized officer determines that a public meeting will be held, a notice of the date, time, and place will be published in the Federal Register and local newspapers and posted on the BLM website at www.blm.gov at least 30 days before the scheduled date of the meeting. For a period of two years from the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the lands will be segregated as specified above unless the application is denied or cancelled or if the withdrawal is approved prior to that date. The temporary uses that may be permitted during this segregation period are leases, licenses, permits, rights-ofway, and disposal of mineral or vegetative resources other than under the mining laws. The withdrawal application will be processed in accordance with the regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2300. (Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714) Barry R. Bushue, BLM Oregon/Washington State Director. [FR Doc. 2023–21287 Filed 9–27–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [BLM_NV_FRN_MO4500172232] Notice of Temporary Closure of Public Lands for the 2023–2027 Laughlin OffHighway Vehicle Races, Clark County, NV Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of temporary closure. AGENCY: The Las Vegas Field Office announces the temporary closures of certain public lands under its administration for three annual offhighway vehicle (OHV) races that occur in Laughlin, Nevada. This area is used by OHV recreationists, and the temporary closures are needed to limit their access to the race area and to minimize the risk of potential collisions with spectators and racers. DATES: One event will take place between January and March and two races will occur between October and December from 2023 through 2027. Each race will span a 2-day period. The closure dates will be listed on www.blm.gov/nevada 30 days prior to each event. ADDRESSES: The temporary closure order, communications plan, and map of the temporary closure area for each event will be posted at the BLM Las Vegas Field Office, 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130, and on the BLM website: www.blm.gov/ nevada. These materials will also be posted at the access point of the Laughlin race area and surrounding areas. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Braden Yardley, Outdoor Recreation Planner, (702) 515–5089, or byardley@ blm.gov. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action is being taken to help ensure public safety during the official permitted races in the Laughlin area. The public lands affected by this closure are described as follows: Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada T. 32 S., R. 66 E., Sec. 8, lots 2 thru 33; Sec. 9; E:\FR\FM\28SEN1.SGM 28SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 187 (Thursday, September 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66883-66884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21287]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[FF01R05000/XXX/FSRS34510100000/OROR-106303965]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting 
for the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: On behalf of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) 
and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary of the Interior 
proposes to withdraw 199.90 acres of public lands from appropriation 
under the public land laws, including location and entry under the 
United States mining laws, subject to valid existing rights, for up to 
100 years to protect and reserve the land for management as part of the 
Malheur

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National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) located in Harney County, Oregon. This 
notice temporarily segregates these lands for up to 2 years and 
announces to the public an opportunity to comment and request a public 
meeting on the proposed withdrawal.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
December 28, 2023.

ADDRESSES: All comments and meeting requests should be sent to the BLM 
Oregon/Washington State Director Attn: Malheur NWR Withdrawal Notice, 
P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208. The BLM will not consider 
comments via telephone calls. The application and case file are 
available for public examination by interested persons by appointment 
at the BLM Public Room, 1220 SW 3rd Ave., 11th Floor, Portland, Oregon 
97208 during regular business hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday except holidays. Please call 503-808-6001 to make an 
appointment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luke Poff, Realty Specialist, BLM 
Oregon/Washington State Office, 503-808-6249, email at [email protected], 
or you may contact the BLM office at the address noted above. The FWS 
can be reached at the Region 1 Regional Office, 911 NE 11th Ave. 
Portland, Oregon 97232 or through Sequoia Williams, Realty Specialist, 
at 503-956-7691, or by email at [email protected]. Individuals 
in the United States who are deaf, blind, hard of hearing, or have a 
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United 
States should use the relay services offered within their country to 
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FWS filed a petition/application 
requesting that the Secretary of the Interior withdraw the following 
described public lands from all forms of appropriation under the public 
land laws, including location and entry under the United States mining 
laws, subject to valid existing rights, for up to 100 years to protect 
and reserve the land for wildlife refuge purposes:

Willamette Meridian, Oregon

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Addition

T. 25 S., R. 33 E.,
    Sec. 34, lot 10.
T. 26 S., R. 33 E.,
    Sec. 3, lots 2, 4, and 10, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 10, W\1/2\NE\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate 199.90 acres.

    The Secretary of the Interior approved the FWS's petition. 
Therefore, the petition/application constitutes a withdrawal proposal 
of the Secretary of the Interior (43 CFR 2310.1-3(e)).
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative 
agreement would not provide adequate protection of the wildlife refuge. 
There are no suitable alternative sites since these lands are located 
within the Malheur NWR.
    No water is necessary to fulfill the purpose of the proposed 
withdrawal.
    Comments will be available for public review. 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 personally identifying information--may be made 
publicly available at any time. While you may ask the BLM in your 
comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public 
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    An opportunity for a public meeting may be afforded in connection 
with the application for withdrawal. All interested persons who desire 
a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on the application for 
this withdrawal must submit a written request to the State Director, 
BLM Oregon/Washington State Office at the address in the ADDRESSES 
section, within 90 days from the date of publication of this notice. If 
the authorized officer determines that a public meeting will be held, a 
notice of the date, time, and place will be published in the Federal 
Register and local newspapers and posted on the BLM website at 
www.blm.gov at least 30 days before the scheduled date of the meeting.
    For a period of two years from the date of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register, the lands will be segregated as 
specified above unless the application is denied or cancelled or if the 
withdrawal is approved prior to that date. The temporary uses that may 
be permitted during this segregation period are leases, licenses, 
permits, rights-of-way, and disposal of mineral or vegetative resources 
other than under the mining laws.
    The withdrawal application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2300.

(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714)

Barry R. Bushue,
BLM Oregon/Washington State Director.
[FR Doc. 2023-21287 Filed 9-27-23; 8:45 am]
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