80_FR_35047 80 FR 34930 - Public Land Order No. 7836; Withdrawal of National Forest System Lands for the White King/Lucky Lass Mines Remediation Areas; Oregon

80 FR 34930 - Public Land Order No. 7836; Withdrawal of National Forest System Lands for the White King/Lucky Lass Mines Remediation Areas; Oregon

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau Of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 117 (June 18, 2015)

Page Range34930-34931
FR Document2015-15007

Subject to valid existing rights, this order withdraws 240.59 acres of National Forest System lands in the Fremont National Forest from location and entry under the United States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral leasing laws, for a period of 20 years for the United States Forest Service to protect the integrity and functionality of the mine reclamation work on the White King/Lucky Lass Mines. The withdrawal will protect the $4.9 million Federal investment for reclamation work that has been completed to contour, cap, and restore vegetation at the mine sites located in the Fremont National Forest in Lake County, Oregon.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 117 (Thursday, June 18, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 117 (Thursday, June 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15007]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau Of Land Management

[LLOR936000.L14400000.ET0000.15XL1109AF; HAG 15-0099; OR-67721]


Public Land Order No. 7836; Withdrawal of National Forest System 
Lands for the White King/Lucky Lass Mines Remediation Areas; Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Public Land Order.

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SUMMARY: Subject to valid existing rights, this order withdraws 240.59 
acres of National Forest System lands in the Fremont National Forest 
from location and entry under the United States mining laws, but not 
from leasing under the mineral leasing laws, for a period of 20 years 
for the United States Forest Service to protect the integrity and 
functionality of the mine reclamation work on the White King/Lucky Lass 
Mines. The withdrawal will protect the $4.9 million Federal investment 
for reclamation work that has been completed to contour, cap, and 
restore vegetation at the mine sites located in the Fremont National 
Forest in Lake County, Oregon.

DATES: Effective Date: June 7, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Ligons, Bureau of Land 
Management Oregon/Washington State Office, 503-808-6169, or Candice 
Polisky, U.S. Forest Service, Region 6, Pacific Northwest Regional 
Office, 503-808-2479. Persons who use a telecommunications device for 
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 
1-800-877-8339 to reach either of the contacts stated above. The FIRS 
is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or 
question with either of the above individuals. You will receive a reply 
during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This order will withdraw National Forest 
System lands that were previously withdrawn by two expired withdrawals 
created by Public Land Order Nos. 6990 (58 FR 42245 as corrected in 58 
FR 44536) and 7519 (67 FR 13649).

Order

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior 
by Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 
43 U.S.C. 1714, it is ordered as follows:
    1. Subject to valid existing rights, the following described 
National Forest System lands are hereby withdrawn from location and 
entry under the United States mining laws, but not from leasing under 
the mineral leasing laws, for a period of 20 years to protect the 
integrity and functionality of the mine reclamation work at the White 
King/Lucky Lass Mines reclamation project:

Willamette Meridian

Fremont National Forest

T. 37 S., R. 18 E.,
    sec. 25, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
T. 37 S., R. 19 E.,
    sec. 30, lot 1, and NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, and NW\1/
4\SE\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate 240.59 acres in Lake County.
    2. The withdrawal made by this order does not alter the 
applicability of those public land laws governing the use of the lands 
other than under the mining laws.
    3. This withdrawal will expire 20 years from the effective date of 
this order, unless, as a result of a review conducted before the 
expiration date pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), the Secretary of the 
Interior determines that the withdrawal shall be extended.

    Dated: June 7, 2015.
Janice M. Schneider,
Assistant Secretary--Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-15007 Filed 6-17-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3411-15-P

34930 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 117 / Thursday, June 18, 2015 / Notices In addition to initiating scoping for Section 203 sale criteria. No other development of the environmental this RMP amendment, this notice also decisions associated with the analysis as a cooperating agency. segregates the above-mentioned parcels Cottonwood RMP will be amended. Before including your address, phone from appropriation under the public 2. The plan amendments will comply number, email address, or other land laws, including the mining laws, with FLPMA, NEPA, and all other personal identifying information in your except the sale provisions of FLPMA. applicable laws, regulations, and comment, you should be aware that The segregation of the public lands policies. your entire comment—including your being considered for sale will be for a 3. For program-specific guidance personal identifying information—may period of 2 years. Conveyance of the regarding decisions at the land use be made publicly available at any time. identified public land will be subject to planning level, the process will follow While you can ask us in your comment valid existing rights and encumbrances the BLM’s policies in the Land Use to withhold your personal identifying of record, including but not limited to Planning Handbook, H–1601–1. information from public review, we rights-of-way for roads and public 4. Public participation and cannot guarantee that we will be able to utilities. Conveyance of any mineral collaboration will be an integral part of do so. The BLM will evaluate identified interest pursuant to Section 209 of the planning process. issues to be addressed in the plan and FLPMA will be considered as part of 5. The BLM will strive to make will place them into one of three processing the proposed sales. decisions in the plan amendments categories: On June 18, 2015, the two above- compatible with the existing plans and 1. Issues to be resolved in the plan described parcels identified for policies of adjacent local, State, and amendment; potential sale will be segregated from Federal agencies, and affected Native 2. Issues to be resolved through policy appropriation under the public land American tribes, as long as the decisions or administrative action; or laws, including the United States are consistent with the purposes, 3. Issues beyond the scope of this plan mining laws, except the sale provisions policies, and programs of Federal law amendment. of FLPMA. Until completion of the sale, and regulations applicable to public The BLM will provide an explanation the BLM will no longer accept land use lands. in the EA as to why an issue was placed applications affecting the two identified 6. The BLM will work collaboratively in category two or three. The public is public land parcels, except applications with cooperating agencies and all other also encouraged to help identify any for the amendment of previously filed management questions and concerns interested groups, agencies, and right-of-way applications or existing that should be addressed in the plan. individuals. authorizations to increase the term of The BLM will work collaboratively with The public is invited to provide the grants in accordance with 43 CFR interested parties to identify the scoping comments on issues mentioned 2807.15 and 2886.15. The segregative management decisions that are best above, as well as other issues that effect will terminate upon issuance of a suited to local, regional, and national should be addressed in the preparation patent, publication in the Federal needs and concerns. of the plan amendment or the proposed Register of a termination of the The BLM will use an interdisciplinary segregation, or June 19, 2017, whichever sales. You may submit comments on issues approach to develop the plan occurs first, unless extended by the amendment in order to consider the BLM Idaho State Director in accordance and planning criteria in writing to the BLM using one of the methods listed in variety of resource issues and concerns with 43 CFR 2711.1–2(d) prior to the identified. Specialists with expertise in termination date. the ADDRESSES section above. To be most helpful, you should submit the following disciplines will be The Cottonwood RMP identifies comments by the close of the 30-day involved in the planning process: 19,054 acres of public land as available for disposal. However, the RMP fails to scoping period. Minerals and geology, forestry, outdoor specify whether those lands have been The BLM will use and coordinate the recreation, archaeology, wildlife and evaluated under FLPMA’s Section 203 NEPA scoping process to help fulfill the fisheries, lands and realty, hydrology, sale criteria. public involvement requirements under and soils. The purpose of the public scoping the National Historic Preservation Act Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1713(a); 43 CFR process is to determine relevant issues (54 U.S.C. 306108) as provided in 36 2711.1–2, 40 CFR 1501.7, and 43 CFR 1610.2. that will influence the scope of the CFR 800.2(d)(3). The information about Jeffery L. Foss, environmental analysis, including historic and cultural resources within the area potentially affected by the Acting BLM Idaho State Director. alternatives, and guide the planning proposed actions will assist the BLM in [FR Doc. 2015–15032 Filed 6–17–15; 8:45 am] process. A preliminary issue for the plan amendment area has been identifying and evaluating impacts to BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P identified by BLM personnel; Federal, such resources. State, and local agencies; and other The BLM will consult with Indian tribes on a Government-to-Government DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR stakeholders. The issue is to identify lands currently designated as available basis in accordance with Executive Bureau Of Land Management for disposal, that also meet FLPMA’s Order 13175 and other policies. Tribal Section 203 sale criteria (43 U.S.C. concerns, including impacts on Indian [LLOR936000.L14400000.ET0000. 1713(a)). trust assets and potential impacts to 15XL1109AF; HAG 15–0099; OR–67721] Comments may also be submitted cultural resources, will be given due regarding the planning criteria. consideration. Federal, State, and local Public Land Order No. 7836; Withdrawal of National Forest System tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Preliminary planning criteria include: agencies, along with tribes and other 1. The proposed amendment will only stakeholders that may be interested in or Lands for the White King/Lucky Lass address lands already designated as affected by the proposed actions that the Mines Remediation Areas; Oregon available for disposal (approximately BLM is evaluating, are invited to AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 19,054 acres in Latah, Clearwater, Nez participate in the scoping process and, Interior. Perce, Lewis, Idaho, and Adams if eligible, may request or be requested ACTION: Public Land Order. Counties of Idaho) that meet FLPMA’s by the BLM to participate in the VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:53 Jun 17, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18JNN1.SGM 18JNN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 117 / Thursday, June 18, 2015 / Notices 34931 SUMMARY: Subject to valid existing The areas described aggregate 240.59 • Mail: Bureau of Land Management, rights, this order withdraws 240.59 acres in Lake County. Kanab Field Office, Attn: Keith Rigtrup, acres of National Forest System lands in 2. The withdrawal made by this order 669 South Highway 89 A, Kanab, Utah the Fremont National Forest from does not alter the applicability of those 84741. location and entry under the United public land laws governing the use of • Written comments may also be States mining laws, but not from leasing the lands other than under the mining hand-delivered to the BLM-Utah Kanab under the mineral leasing laws, for a laws. Field Office in Kanab. period of 20 years for the United States 3. This withdrawal will expire 20 Copies of the Supplemental Draft EIS Forest Service to protect the integrity years from the effective date of this are available at the following BLM office and functionality of the mine order, unless, as a result of a review locations: BLM-Utah State Office Public reclamation work on the White King/ conducted before the expiration date Room, 440 West 200 South, Suite 500, Lucky Lass Mines. The withdrawal will pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal Salt Lake City, Utah 84101, and the protect the $4.9 million Federal Land Policy and Management Act of BLM-Utah Kanab Field Office, 669 investment for reclamation work that 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), the Secretary of South Highway 89 A, Kanab, Utah has been completed to contour, cap, and the Interior determines that the 84741, during business hours (8:00 restore vegetation at the mine sites withdrawal shall be extended. a.m.–4:30 p.m.), Monday through located in the Fremont National Forest Dated: June 7, 2015. Friday, except holidays. The in Lake County, Oregon. Janice M. Schneider, Supplemental Draft EIS is available Assistant Secretary—Land and Minerals electronically at the following Web site: DATES: Effective Date: June 7, 2015. http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/ Management. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [FR Doc. 2015–15007 Filed 6–17–15; 8:45 am] kanab.html Robin Ligons, Bureau of Land BILLING CODE 3411–15–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Management Oregon/Washington State Keith Rigtrup, BLM-Utah Color Country Office, 503–808–6169, or Candice District Office, 176 East DL Sargent Polisky, U.S. Forest Service, Region 6, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Drive, Cedar City, Utah 84721, or by Pacific Northwest Regional Office, 503– telephone at 435–865–3000. Persons 808–2479. Persons who use a Bureau of Land Management who use a telecommunications device telecommunications device for the deaf [15XL1109AF LLUTC04000 for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal (TDD) may call the Federal Information L13200000.EL0000, UTU 081895] Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 800–877–8339 to contact the above to reach either of the contacts stated Notice of Availability for the Alton Coal individual during normal business above. The FIRS is available 24 hours a Tract Coal Lease by Application hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message Supplemental Draft Environmental day, seven days a week. You will or question with either of the above Impact Statement, Utah receive a reply during normal business individuals. You will receive a reply hours. during normal business hours. AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This order ACTION: Notice of availability. made the initial Alton Coal Tract LBA will withdraw National Forest System Draft EIS available for public review lands that were previously withdrawn SUMMARY: In accordance with the from November 4, 2011 through January by two expired withdrawals created by National Environmental Policy Act of 27, 2012. The BLM received Public Land Order Nos. 6990 (58 FR 1969 (NEPA), as amended, the Bureau of approximately 177,000 comments 42245 as corrected in 58 FR 44536) and Land Management (BLM) has prepared during that time expressing concerns 7519 (67 FR 13649). a Supplemental Draft Environmental with sensitive species (sage-grouse), Impact Statement (EIS) for the Alton protection of wetlands and air quality, Order Coal Tract Lease by Application (LBA) among others. Based on those comments By virtue of the authority vested in and by this notice is announcing its and work with other Federal agencies, the Secretary of the Interior by Section availability and the start of a comment including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 204 of the Federal Land Policy and period on the Supplemental Draft EIS. Service, Environmental Protection Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. DATES: To ensure comments on the Agency, and the National Park Service, 1714, it is ordered as follows: Supplemental Draft EIS will be the BLM determined that a 1. Subject to valid existing rights, the considered, the BLM must receive Supplemental Draft EIS was needed to following described National Forest written comments on the Alton Coal adequately address public concerns. System lands are hereby withdrawn Tract LBA Supplemental Draft EIS Preparation of the Supplemental Draft from location and entry under the within 60 days following the date the EIS began in July 2012. As part of the United States mining laws, but not from Environmental Protection Agency Supplemental Draft EIS process, the leasing under the mineral leasing laws, publishes its Notice of Availability in BLM worked with Federal, State, and for a period of 20 years to protect the the Federal Register. The BLM will county partners to address public integrity and functionality of the mine announce future meetings and any other concerns and also collaborated to reclamation work at the White King/ public involvement activities at least 15 identify mitigation measures for impacts Lucky Lass Mines reclamation project: days in advance through public notices, associated with the project. The media releases, and/or mailings. Supplemental Draft EIS analyzes the tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Willamette Meridian ADDRESSES: You may submit comments potential impacts of issuing a lease for Fremont National Forest by any of the following methods: the Alton Coal Tract, serial number T. 37 S., R. 18 E., • Email: UT_Kanab_Altoncoal@ UTU 081895. The lease tract is located sec. 25, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4; blm.gov. Please include ‘‘Alton Coal near the town of Alton, Utah, and T. 37 S., R. 19 E., Lease SDEIS’’ in the subject line. immediately adjacent to the existing sec. 30, lot 1, and NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4, • Fax: 435–644–1299, Attn: Keith Coal Hollow Mine. The LBA for the and NW1⁄4SE1⁄4. Rigtrup. Alton tract was filed by Alton Coal VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:53 Jun 17, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18JNN1.SGM 18JNN1


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Document Modified: 2018-02-22 11:12:19
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CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionPublic Land Order.
DatesEffective Date: June 7, 2015.
ContactRobin Ligons, Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington State Office, 503-808-6169, or Candice Polisky, U.S. Forest Service, Region 6, Pacific Northwest Regional Office, 503-808-2479. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to reach either of the contacts stated above. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with either of the above individuals. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
FR Citation80 FR 34930 
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