[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 103 (Friday, May 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29427-29428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14234]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[OR-958-1430-01; GP8-0183; OR-53979]
Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Oregon
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, proposes
to withdraw approximately 960 acres of National Forest System lands,
lying within the Siskiyou National Forest, to protect the recreation,
fisheries, scenic, and water quality values of the Scenic section of
the North Fork Smith Wild and Scenic River. This notice closes the
lands for up to 2 years from surface entry and mining. The public lands
have been and will remain open to mineral leasing.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be
received by August 28, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Comments and meetings requests should be sent to the Oregon/
Washington State Director, BLM, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208-
2965.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles R. Roy, BLM Oregon/Washington
State Office, 503-952-6189.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 3, 1997, the Forest Service filed
an application to withdraw the following described National Forest
System lands from location and entry under the United States mining
laws (30 U.S.C. Ch. 2 (1988)), but not the mineral leasing laws,
subject to valid existing rights:
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Willamette Meridian
Siskiyou National Forest
All lands lying on the right (west) bank of the river corridor,
including the river bed, and extending \1/4\ mile from the
centerline of the North Fork Smith River, from Horse Creek
downstream 4.5 miles to the confluence of Baldface Creek, as
described in the following:
T. 40 S., R. 11 W., unsurveyed
Sec. 15, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 16, E\1/2\;
Sec. 21, E\1/2\E\1/2\ and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 22, W\1/2\W\1/2\ and SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 27, W\1/2\E\1/2\, E\1/2\W\1/2\ and NW\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 28, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 34, W\1/2\E\1/2\ and E\1/2\W\1/2\.
T. 41 S., R. 11 W.,
Sec. 2, W\1/2\;
Sec. 3, NE\1/4\;
Sec. 11, N\1/2\NW\1/4\.
AND all lands lying on the left (east) bank of the river
corridor, including the river bed, and extending \1/4\ mile from the
centerline of the North Fork Smith River as described in the
following:
T. 41 S., R. 11 W.,
Sec. 2, those portions of the E\1/2\SW\1/4\ and W\1/2\SE\1/4\,
lying outside the boundaries of the Kalmiopsis Wilderness Area;
Sec. 11, those portions of the NW\1/4\NE\1/4\ and NE\1/4\NW\1/
4\, lying outside the boundaries of the Wild segment of the North
Fork Smith Wild and Scenic River.
The areas described aggregate approximately 960 acres in Curry
County.
The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect the
outstanding recreation, fisheries, scenic, and water quality values for
which the North Fork Smith River was designated Wild and Scenic.
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 to the State Director at the address indicated above.
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 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 application 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.
Dated: May 19, 1998.
Sherrie L. Reid,
Acting Chief, Branch of Realty and Records Services.
[FR Doc. 98-14234 Filed 5-28-98; 8:45 am]
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