81 FR 7373 - Public Land Order No. 7850; Extension of Public Land Order No. 7184, Elk River Wild and Scenic Corridor; Oregon

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 28 (February 11, 2016)

This order extends the duration of the withdrawal created by Public Land Order No. 7184 for an additional 20-year period, which would otherwise expire on February 13, 2016. This extension is necessary to continue the protection of the investment of Federal funds and recreational and visual resources of the Elk River Wild and Scenic Corridor within the Siskiyou National Forest in Oregon.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 28 (Thursday, February 11, 2016)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02797]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Public Land Order No. 7850; Extension of Public Land Order No. 
7184, Elk River Wild and Scenic Corridor; Oregon

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. 7184 for an additional 20-year period, which 
would otherwise expire on February 13, 2016. This extension is 
necessary to continue the protection of the investment of Federal funds 
and recreational and visual resources of the Elk River Wild and Scenic 
Corridor within the Siskiyou National Forest in Oregon.

DATES: This withdrawal extension is effective on February 14, 2016.

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 above contacts. 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: The purpose for which the withdrawal was 
first made requires this extension to continue protection of the 
Federal investment of approximately $6.6 million in recreational 
developments and fisheries in the Elk River Wild and Scenic Corridor 
within the Siskiyou National Forest located in Curry County, Oregon.

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:
    Public Land Order No. 7184 (61 FR 5719 (1996)), as corrected (61 FR 
24948 (1996)), which withdrew 4,921 acres of National Forest System 
lands from location and entry under the United States mining laws, but 
not from leasing under the mineral leasing laws, to protect the 
significant recreational and visual resources of the Elk River Wild and 
Scenic Corridor, is hereby extended for an additional 20-year period. 
The withdrawal extended by this order will expire on February 13, 2036, 
unless, as a result of a review conducted prior to the expiration date 
pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 43 U.S.C. 1714, the Secretary determines that the 
withdrawal shall be further extended.

    Dated: January 31, 2016.
Janice M. Schneider,
Assistant Secretary--Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-02797 Filed 2-10-16; 8:45 am]
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