80 FR 8338 - Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Oregon

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 31 (February 17, 2015)

Page Range		8338-8339
FR Document		2015-03101

On behalf of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management proposes to withdraw, subject to valid existing rights, 3680.29 acres of public lands, including 3,600.29 acres of revested Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands in Josephine County, Oregon, from location and entry under the United States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral or geothermal leasing laws, or disposal under the Materials Act of 1947 for a period of 20 years. The proposed withdrawal is needed to protect the geological, fisheries, and wildlife resources within the Crooks Creek Fisheries and Limestone Caves area. This notice temporarily segregates the lands for up to 2 years from location and entry under the United States mining laws and gives the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed withdrawal application and to request a public meeting.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLOR-936000-L14300000-ET0000-14XL1109AF; HAG-14-0137; OR-67907]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; 
Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On behalf of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the 
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management proposes to 
withdraw, subject to valid existing rights, 3680.29 acres of public 
lands, including 3,600.29 acres of revested Oregon and California 
Railroad Grant lands in Josephine County, Oregon, from location and 
entry under the United States mining laws, but not from leasing under 
the mineral or geothermal leasing laws, or disposal under the Materials 
Act of 1947 for a period of 20 years. The proposed withdrawal is needed 
to protect the geological, fisheries, and wildlife resources within the 
Crooks Creek Fisheries and Limestone Caves area. This notice 
temporarily segregates the lands for up to 2 years from location and 
entry under the United States mining laws and gives the public an 
opportunity to comment on the proposed withdrawal application and to 
request a public meeting.

DATES: The BLM must receive comments and requests for a public meeting 
by May 18, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the BLM 
Oregon/Washington State Office, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208-
2965 or 1220 SW., 3rd Avenue Portland, Oregon 97204-3264.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Barnes, BLM Oregon/Washington 
State Office, 503-808-6155, or Anthony Kerwin, Medford District Office, 
BLM, 541-618-2402.
    Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to 
contact the above individual. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 
days a week, to leave a message or question with the above individual. 
You will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM filed an application requesting the 
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management to withdraw, 
subject to valid existing rights, the following described public lands 
located in Josephine County, Oregon, from location and entry under the 
United States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral or 
geothermal leasing laws, or disposal under the Materials Act of 1947, 
to protect geological, fisheries, and wildlife resources within the 
Crooks Creek Fisheries and Limestone Caves area:

Willamette Meridian

Revested Oregon and California Railroad Lands

T. 37 S., R. 6 W.,
    sec. 31, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, and E\1/2\SW\1/4\.
T. 37 S., R. 7 W.,
    sec. 35, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    sec. 36.
T. 38 S., R. 6 W.,
    sec. 4, lots 3 to 6, inclusive, lots 11 and 12, and SW\1/4\;
    sec. 5;
    sec. 6, lots 1 to 4 and 7 to 10, inclusive, and SE\1/4\;
    sec. 7, NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and N\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    sec. 8;
    sec. 9, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.
T. 39 S., R. 8 W.,
    sec. 11, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.

Other Public Lands

T. 39 S., R. 8 W.,
    sec. 14, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\NW\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate approximately 3,680.29 acres in 
Josephine County.

    The Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management approved 
the BLM's petition/application. Therefore,

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the petition/application constitutes a withdrawal proposal of the 
Secretary of the Interior (43 CFR 2310.1-3(e)).
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative 
agreement would not adequately constrain mineral location and surface 
entry which could adversely affect ongoing management activities, and 
existing and planned capital improvements resulting in land use 
conflicts as well as irretrievable loss of natural resources.
    No water is necessary to fulfill the purpose of the requested 
withdrawal.
    Records relating to this withdrawal application may be examined by 
contacting the BLM at the above address and phone number.
    For a period until May 18, 2015, all persons who wish to submit 
comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the proposed 
withdrawal may present their views in writing to the BLM State Director 
at the address indicated above.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will 
be available for public review at the address indicated above during 
regular business hours. Before including your address, phone number, 
email address, or other personal identifying information in your 
comment, be advised that your entire comment--including your personal 
identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. 
While you can ask us in your comment to withhold from public review 
your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will 
be able to do so.
    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 State 
Director at the address indicated above by May 18, 2015. 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 and a local newspaper at least 30 days before the scheduled 
date of the meeting.
    For a period until February 17, 2017, the public lands described in 
this notice will be segregated from location and entry under the United 
States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral or 
geothermal leasing laws, or disposal under the Materials Act of 1947, 
unless the application is denied or canceled or the withdrawal is 
approved prior to that date.
    Licenses, permits, cooperative agreements, or discretionary land 
use authorizations of a temporary nature that will not significantly 
impact the values to be protected by the withdrawal may be allowed with 
the approval of the authorized officer of the BLM during the temporary 
segregation period.
    The application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.

Christopher DeWitt,
Acting Chief, Branch of Land, Mineral, and Energy Resources.
[FR Doc. 2015-03101 Filed 2-13-15; 8:45 am]
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the petition/application constitutes a authorizations of a temporary nature SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
withdrawal proposal of the Secretary of that will not significantly impact the
I. Abstract
the Interior (43 CFR 2310.1–3(e)). values to be protected by the
The use of a right-of-way, interagency withdrawal may be allowed with the The Native American Graves
agreement, or cooperative agreement approval of the authorized officer of the Protection and Repatriation Act
would not adequately constrain mineral BLM during the temporary segregation (NAGPRA), requires museums to
location and surface entry which could period. compile certain information
adversely affect ongoing management The application will be processed in (summaries, inventories, and notices)
activities, and existing and planned accordance with the regulations set regarding Native American cultural
capital improvements resulting in land forth in 43 CFR part 2300. items in their possession or control and
use conflicts as well as irretrievable loss provide that information to lineal
Christopher DeWitt, descendants, likely interested Indian
of natural resources.
No water is necessary to fulfill the Acting Chief, Branch of Land, Mineral, and tribes and Native Hawaiian
purpose of the requested withdrawal. Energy Resources. organizations, and the National
Records relating to this withdrawal [FR Doc. 2015–03101 Filed 2–13–15; 8:45 am] NAGPRA Program (acting on behalf of
application may be examined by BILLING CODE 4310–33–P the Secretary of the Interior, housed in
contacting the BLM at the above address the National Park Service), to support
and phone number. consultation in the process of
For a period until May 18, 2015, all DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR publishing notices that establish rights
persons who wish to submit comments, to repatriation. The summaries are
suggestions, or objections in connection National Park Service general descriptions of the museum’s
with the proposed withdrawal may [NPS–WASO–CR–NAGPRA–17655; Native American collection, sent to all
present their views in writing to the PPWOCRADN0, PCU00RP14.R50000] possibly interested tribes to disclose the
BLM State Director at the address collection, should the tribe desire to
indicated above. Proposed Information Collection; consult on items and present a claim.
Comments, including names and Native American Graves Protection The inventories are item-by-item lists of
street addresses of respondents, will be and Repatriation Regulations the human remains and their funerary
available for public review at the AGENCY: National Park Service (NPS), objects, upon which the museum
address indicated above during regular Interior. consults with likely affiliated tribes to
business hours. Before including your determine cultural affiliation, tribal land
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
address, phone number, email address, origination, or origination from
or other personal identifying SUMMARY: We (National Park Service) aboriginal lands of Federal recognized
information in your comment, be will ask the Office of Management and tribes. Consultation and claims for items
advised that your entire comment— Budget (OMB) to approve the require information exchange between
including your personal identifying information collection described below. museums and tribes on the collections.
information—may be made publicly As required by the Paperwork Notices of Inventory Completion,
available at any time. While you can ask Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our published in the Federal Register,
us in your comment to withhold from continuing efforts to reduce paperwork indicate the museum decisions of rights
public review your personal identifying and respondent burden, we invite the of lineal descendants and tribes to
information, we cannot guarantee that general public and other Federal receive human remains and funerary
we will be able to do so. agencies to take this opportunity to objects; Notices of Intent to Repatriate,
Notice is hereby given that an comment on this IC. This IC is published in the Federal Register,
opportunity for a public meeting is scheduled to expire on November 30, indicate the agreements of museums
afforded in connection with the 2015. We may not conduct or sponsor and tribes to transfer control to tribes of
proposed withdrawal. All interested and a person is not required to respond funerary objects, sacred objects and
parties who desire a public meeting for to a collection of information unless it objects of cultural patrimony. Museums
the purpose of being heard on the displays a valid OMB control number. identify NAGPRA protected items in the
proposed withdrawal must submit a DATES: To ensure we are able to collection through examination of
written request to the BLM State consider your comments, we must museum records and from consultation
Director at the address indicated above receive them on or before April 20, with tribes.
by May 18, 2015. Upon determination 2015. The National NAGPRA Program
by the authorized officer that a public maintains the public databases of
meeting will be held, a notice of the ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
summary, inventory and notice
time and place will be published in the IC to Madonna L. Baucum, Information information to support consultation. In
Federal Register and a local newspaper Collection Clearance Officer, National the first 20 years of the administration
at least 30 days before the scheduled Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., MS of NAGPRA approximately 40,000
date of the meeting. 2601, Washington, DC 20240 (mail); or Native American human remains, of a
For a period until February 17, 2017, madonna_baucum@nps.gov (email). possible collection of 180,000
the public lands described in this notice Please reference OMB Control Number individuals, have been listed in
will be segregated from location and ‘‘1024–0144, NAGPRA’’ in the subject NAGPRA notices. Information
entry under the United States mining line of your comments. collection of previous years is of lasting
laws, but not from leasing under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: benefit, diminishing efforts in future
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mineral or geothermal leasing laws, or Melanie O’Brien, Acting Manager, years.
disposal under the Materials Act of National NAGPRA Program, National
1947, unless the application is denied or Park Service, 1201 Eye Street NW., 8th II. Data
canceled or the withdrawal is approved floor, Washington, DC 20005; or via OMB Number: 1024–0144.
prior to that date. phone at 202/354–2204; or via fax at Title: Native American Graves
Licenses, permits, cooperative 202/354–5179; or via email at Melanie_ Protection and Repatriation Regulations,
agreements, or discretionary land use O’Brien@nps.gov. 43 CFR part 10.

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		The BLM must receive comments and requests for a public meeting by May 18, 2015.
Contact		Michael Barnes, BLM Oregon/Washington State Office, 503-808-6155, or Anthony Kerwin, Medford District Office, BLM, 541-618-2402.
FR Citation		80 FR 8338

80 FR 8338 - Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Oregon

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 31 (February 17, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management