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)

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, Number 117 (Thursday, June 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34930-34931]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15007]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

[[Page 34931]]

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