Notice of Withdrawal Extension Application and Opportunity for Public Meeting, Chief Joseph Dam Additional Units Project, Washington, 11862 [2024-03123]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Land Management

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 11862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03123]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WAOR106084175, WAOR 056583]


Notice of Withdrawal Extension Application and Opportunity for 
Public Meeting, Chief Joseph Dam Additional Units Project, Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of withdrawal extension.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers 
(USACE), has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM) requesting that the Secretary of the Interior extend Public Land 
Order (PLO) No. 7608 for an additional 20-year term. Subject to valid 
existing rights, PLO No. 7608 withdrew 400.27 acres of public lands 
from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the general land laws, 
including the United States mining laws, and transferred jurisdiction 
over those lands to the Department of the Army for the Chief Joseph Dam 
Additional Units Project for a period of 20 years. This notice advises 
the public of a 90-day opportunity to comment on the withdrawal 
extension application and to request a public meeting.

DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by 
May 15, 2024.

ADDRESSES: All comments and meeting requests should be sent to the BLM 
Oregon/Washington State Director, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 
97208. 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, by email at 
[email protected], or at the address noted earlier, or, Cindy Luciano, 
Civil Works Program Manager, USACE Seattle District, (206) 316-4376, 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 USACE filed an application requesting 
extension of the withdrawal created by PLO No. 7608 (69 FR 48253), 
which will expire August 8, 2024, unless extended. The following lands 
are affected by this notice:

Willamette Meridian, Washington

T. 29 N., R. 26 E.,
    Sec. 9, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 30, lot 2.
T. 30 N., R. 26 E.,
    Sec. 25, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 35, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 30 N., R. 27 E.,
    Sec. 28, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 29, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 34, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ and NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 30 N., R. 28 E.,
    Sec. 9, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 14, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate 400.27 acres.

    The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative 
agreement would not adequately constrain non-discretionary uses, which 
could impede USACE's management of the Dam and reservoir. There are no 
suitable alternative sites since the requested withdrawal extension is 
associated with the Chief Joseph Dam Project.
    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 extension. All interested persons 
who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on the 
application for this withdrawal extension 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.
    This withdrawal extension application will be processed in 
accordance with the regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4.

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

Dustin Webster-Wharton,
Branch Chief for Lands, Minerals, and Energy Resources.
[FR Doc. 2024-03123 Filed 2-14-24; 8:45 am]
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