98-7827. State Grants, Alaska

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 59 (Friday, March 27, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 14874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7827]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

43 CFR Part 2620

RIN 1004-AC71


State Grants, Alaska

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is withdrawing a proposed 
rule published in the November 15, 1996, Federal Register, that 
proposed removing subpart 2627 of 43 CFR part 2620. This subpart spells 
out the applicaton process involved in the State of Alaska's selection 
of lands under the Alaska Statehood Act and the Act of January 21, 1929 
(University of Alaska land grant). BLM had proposed removing the 
regulations because we thought they were repetitive of statutory 
language, outdated, and not necessary for program implementation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frances Watson, Regulatory Affairs 
Group (WO-630), Bureau of Land Management, Mail Stop 401LS, 1849 C 
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240; telephone [phone] 
(Commercial or FTS).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BLM published the proposed rule on November 
15, 1996, at 61 FR 58500-58501. We received one comment from a State 
agency during the public comment period that ended on January 14, 1997. 
The agency opposed the proposed rule as being premature since all State 
selections have not been made under the Alaska Statehood Act and the 
Act of January 21, 1929 (University of Alaska land grants). After 
consideration of that comment, BLM has decided to withdraw the proposed 
rule and will take no further action on the proposal.

    Dated: March 5, 1998.
Bob Armstrong,
Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 98-7827 Filed 3-26-98; 8:45 am]
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