81 FR 3818 - Public Land Order No. 7848; Extension of Public Land Order No. 7179, California

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 14 (January 22, 2016)

This order extends the duration of the withdrawal created by Public Land Order No. 7179 for an additional 20-year period. The extension is necessary to continue protection of the seismic integrity of the University of California-Berkeley Seismic Observatory located in the Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County which will expire on January 24, 2016, unless extended.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 14 (Friday, January 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3818-3819]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01295]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Public Land Order No. 7848; Extension of Public Land Order No. 
7179, California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Public Land Order.

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SUMMARY: This order extends the duration of the withdrawal created by 
Public Land Order No. 7179 for an additional 20-year period. The 
extension is necessary to continue protection of the seismic integrity 
of the University of California-Berkeley Seismic Observatory located in 
the Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County which will expire on 
January 24, 2016, unless extended.

DATES: This withdrawal extension is effective on January 25, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan Price, United States Forest 
Service, Regional Office, R5, 1323 Club Drive, Vallejo, California 
94592, 707-562-8963, or Elizabeth Easley, Bureau of Land Management 
California State Office (CA-930), Federal Building (Room W-1928), 2800 
Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 95825-1886; 916-979-4673. Persons 
who use a

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telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact either of 
the above individuals. 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 purpose for the extension of the 
duration of the withdrawal created by Public Land Order No. 7179 is to 
continue protecting seismic monitoring instruments and the seismic 
integrity of the University of California-Berkeley Seismic Observatory, 
located on 45 acres of National Forest System land, from future mining 
activities that either disturb the seismic equipment or create seismic 
noise in the general area that would interfere with the accuracy of the 
seismograph.

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 hereby ordered as follows:
    Public Land Order No. 7179 (61 FR 2137 (1996)) which withdrew 45 
acres of National Forest System land from location and entry under the 
United States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral 
leasing laws to protect the seismic integrity of the University of 
California-Berkeley Seismic Observatory, is hereby extended for an 
additional 20-year period. This withdrawal will expire on January 24, 
2036, 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 determines 
that the withdrawal shall be further extended.

    Dated: January 10, 2016.
Janice M. Schneider,
Assistant Secretary--Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-01295 Filed 1-21-16; 8:45 am]
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