[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 185 (Monday, September 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 56187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19132]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[OR-936-1430-ET; HAG-05-0143; OR-59658]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting;
Oregon
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior proposes to withdraw on behalf
of the Bureau of Land Management, approximately 501.80 acres of public
lands, for a period of 20 years, to protect the unique natural, scenic,
and recreation values, along the Quartzville Creek Wild and Scenic
River corridor in eastern Linn County, Oregon. This notice segregates
the lands for up to 2 years from location and entry under the United
States mining laws. The lands will remain open to the public land and
mineral leasing laws.
DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by
December 27, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Oregon/
Washington State Director, BLM, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208-
2965.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stuart Hirsh, BLM Salem District
Office, (503) 375-5623, or Lakisha Sloan, BLM Oregon/Washington State
Office, (503) 808-6595.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The applicant is the Bureau of Land
Management at the address stated above. The petition/application
requests the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw, for 20 years, the
following described public lands from location and entry under the
United States mining laws, subject to valid existing rights:
Willamette Meridian
T. 11 S., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 25, W\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/
4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/
4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/
4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and
W\1/2\W\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 26, E\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/
4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 35, W\1/2\ lot 3, portion of W\1/2\E\1/2\ lot 3, NE\1/
4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\W\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/
2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/
4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/
4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and N\1/2\S\1/2\NW\1/
4\SE\1/4\.
T. 12 S., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 2, portion of W\1/2\ lot 3, portion of lot 4, W\1/2\SW\1/
4\NW\1/4\, and W\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 3, SE\1/4\ lot 1, N\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/
4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\,E\1/2\W\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\,
and W\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 9, E\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/
4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 10, W\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\,
N\1/2\N\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\N\1/2\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/
4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\N\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/
4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\W\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and N\1/2\N\1/
2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
The areas described aggregate 501.80 acres in Linn County.
The BLM petition/application has been approved by the Assistant
Secretary, Land and Minerals Management. Therefore, it constitutes a
withdrawal proposal of the Secretary of the Interior (43 CFR 2310.1-
3(e)).
The use of right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative
agreement would not adequately constrain nondiscretionary uses which
could irrevocably damage the area, threaten public health and safety,
and eliminate the access of the public to mine recreationally.
There are not suitable alternative sites that can be considered
because the lands described are entirely within the Quartzville Creek.
No water rights will be needed to fulfill the purpose of this
withdrawal.
A preliminary mineral potential evaluation found the above
described lands to have high potential for locatable placer gold
deposits that would be uneconomical to develop. The management of the
river corridor would allow for recreational mining.
The purpose of the proposed withdrawal would be to protect the
unique natural, scenic, and recreational values along the Quartzville
Creek Wild and Scenic River Corridor.
For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this
notice, all persons who wish to submit comments, suggestions, or
objections in connection with the proposed withdrawal may present their
views in writing, by the date specified above, to the BLM Oregon/
Washington State Director at the address indicated above.
Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will
be available for public view at the BLM Public Room Oregon/Washington
State Office, 333 SW. 1st Ave, Portland, Oregon during regular business
hours 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
Individual respondents may request confidentiality. 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 organizations 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. All interested
parties who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on
the proposed withdrawal must submit a written request to the BLM
Oregon/Washington State Director at the address indicated above within
90 days from the publication of this notice. 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 withdrawal proposal will be processed in accordance with the
regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2300.
For a period of 2 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 canceled or the withdrawal is
approved prior to that date. The temporary land uses which may be
permitted during this segregative period include licenses, permits,
rights-of-way, and disposal of vegetative resources other than under
the mining laws.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1(a))
Dated: September 19, 2005.
Robert D. DeViney, Jr.,
Chief, Branch of Land and Mineral Resources.
[FR Doc. 05-19132 Filed 9-23-05; 8:45 am]
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