81_FR_96732 81 FR 96481 - Notice of Application for Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Washington

81 FR 96481 - Notice of Application for Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Washington

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 251 (December 30, 2016)

Page Range96481-96483
FR Document2016-31746

The United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (USFS) has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requesting that the Secretary of the Interior withdraw, for a period of 20 years, approximately 340,079 acres of National Forest System lands located in the Methow Valley, Okanagan National Forest. The purpose of the withdrawal is to protect the area while Congress considers legislation to permanently withdraw the lands, and to protect the value of ecological and recreational resources of the Methow Valley. Publication of this notice segregates the lands, subject to valid existing rights, for up to 2 years from settlement, sale, location, and entry under the public land laws, location and entry under the United States mining laws, and operation of the mineral and geothermal leasing laws. This notice also gives the public an opportunity to comment on the application for withdrawal.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLOR936000.L14400000.ET0000 FUND. 17XL1109AF. WAOR068905 HAG17-0040]


Notice of Application for Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public 
Meeting; Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service 
(USFS) has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM) requesting that the Secretary of the Interior withdraw, for a 
period of 20 years, approximately 340,079 acres of National Forest 
System lands located in the Methow Valley, Okanagan National Forest. 
The purpose of the withdrawal is to protect the area while Congress 
considers legislation to permanently withdraw the lands, and to protect 
the value of ecological and recreational resources of the Methow 
Valley. Publication of this notice segregates the lands, subject to 
valid existing rights, for up to 2 years from settlement, sale, 
location, and entry under the public land laws, location and entry 
under the United States mining laws, and operation of the mineral and 
geothermal leasing laws. This notice also gives the public an 
opportunity to comment on the application for withdrawal.

DATES: Comments must be received by March 30, 2017. The date(s) and 
location(s) of meetings related to the application for withdrawal will 
be announced at least 30 days in advance of the meetings through local 
media, newspapers and the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the BLM Oregon/Washington State 
Director, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, OR 97208-2965.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Childers, BLM Oregon/Washington 
State Office, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, OR 97208-2965 or by phone at 
503-808-6225. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf 
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 to contact 
the above individual. The service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a 
week. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The applicant is the USFS. The application 
requests the Secretary of the Interior withdraw for a period of 20 
years, subject to valid existing rights, the following described 
National Forest System lands from settlement, sale, location, and entry 
under the public land laws, location and entry under the United States 
mining laws, and operation of the mineral and geothermal leasing laws 
to protect the value of ecological and recreational resources of the 
Methow Valley and to protect the area while legislation to permanently 
withdraw the lands is being considered. Recreation accounts for a 
substantial share of the Methow Valley community's economy while the 
watershed provides habitat for several threatened and endangered 
species. Legislation is currently pending in the 114th Congress as 
S.2991 and identified as the ``Methow Headwaters Protection Act of 
2016.''

Okanogan National Forest

Willamette Meridian

T. 34 N., R. 20 E.,
    Sec. 10, except that portion within the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth 
Wilderness and south of the ridge dividing Little Bridge Creek and 
Wolf Creek;
    Sec. 11;
    Secs. 14 and 15, those portions lying northerly of the ridge 
dividing Little Bridge Creek and Wolf Creek;
    Tract 37;
    Protraction block 37;
    Protraction blocks 38 and 39, except those portions lying within 
the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness;
    Protraction block 43, that portion lying westerly of the ridge 
beginning in the SW\1/4\ and termination in the NE\1/4\ dividing 
Wolf Creek and Rader Creek;

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    Protraction block 44, that portion lying westerly of the ridge 
in the NW\1/4\.
T. 34 N., R. 21 E.,
    Sec. 6, W\1/2\, that portion lying north of the ridge in the 
SW\1/4\, except lots 4, 7, 8, and HES 218A.
T. 35 N., R. 18 E.,
    Secs. 10 thru 12, those portions lying southerly of ridge 
dividing Cedar Creek from Silver Star, Varden, and Early Winters 
Creeks;
    Secs. 13 and 14;
    Secs. 15, 16, and 21, those portions lying southerly and 
easterly of ridge dividing Cedar Creek from Early Winters Creek;
    Secs. 22 thru 24;
    Secs. 25 thru 27, except those portions within the Lake Chelan-
Sawtooth Wilderness;
    Sec. 28, except that portion within the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth 
Wilderness and including that portion lying easterly of ridge 
dividing Cedar Creek and Early Winters Creek;
    Secs. 33, 34, and 36, except those portions within the Lake 
Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness.
T. 35 N., R. 19 E.,
    Secs. 2 and 3;
    Sec. 4, that portion lying easterly of Cedar Creek and 
southwesterly of ridge in SW\1/4\;
    Secs. 5, 6 and 7, those portions lying southerly of ridge 
dividing Cedar Creek from Pekin and Varden Creeks;
    Secs. 8 thru 11;
    Sec. 14, except that portion within the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth 
Wilderness;
    Secs. 15 thru 21;
    Secs. 22 and 23 and 26 thru 31, except those portions within the 
Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness;
    Protraction blocks 37 and 38;
    Protraction blocks 39 and 40, except those portions within the 
Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness.
    T. 35 N., R. 20 E.,
    Secs. 1 and 2;
    Sec. 3, lots 1 through 4, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/
4\;
    Sec. 4, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
    Sec. 6, except HES 202;
    Sec. 7 and 8;
    Sec. 9, W\1/2\, except N\1/2\NW\1/4\ and HES 182; Sec. 10, lot 
1, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\;
    Secs. 11 and 12;
    Sec. 13, N\1/2\;
    Sec. 14, N\1/2\, except HES 180;
    Sec. 16, lots 3 thru 11, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\ and S\1/2\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 17, except Mineral Survey No. 1005, Tip Top Lode;
    Sec. 18;
    Sec. 19 and 20, except those portions within the Lake Chelan-
Sawtooth Wilderness;
    Sec. 21 and 22;
    Sec. 23, SW\1/4\;
    Secs. 26 thru 29 and 35, except those portions within the Lake 
Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness.
T. 35 N., R. 22 E.,
    Secs. 1 thru 5;
    Secs. 8 thru 12;
    Secs. 13 and 14, those portions lying northerly of ridge 
dividing Perarrygin Creek from Bear and Blue Buck Creek;
    Secs. 15 thru 17;
    Secs. 21 and 22, those portions lying northerly of ridge 
dividing Perarrygin Creek from Bear Creek; protraction block 37;
    Protraction blocks 38 and 39, except HES 211;
    Protraction block 40;
    Protraction blocks 41 and 43, those portions lying northerly of 
ridge dividing Perarrygin Creek from Bear Creek.
T. 35 N., R. 23 E.,
    Sec. 4, that portion lying northwesterly of the ridge that 
divides North Fork Boulder Creek and Granite Creek;
    Secs. 5 and 6;
    Secs. 7 thru 9;
    Sec. 18, those portions lying northerly of the ridge that 
divides Boulder Creek and Blue Buck Creek.
T. 36 N., R. 17 E.,
    Secs. 1 thru 3;
    Secs. 4, 5, 7 and 8, those portions lying in Okanogan County;
    Secs. 9 thru 17;
    Secs. 18 and 19, those portions lying in Okanogan County;
    Secs. 20 thru 24;
    Sec. 25, that portion lying northerly of ridge that divides 
Cataract Creek and Pine Creek;
    Sec. 26, that portion lying in Okanogan County and northerly of 
ridge that divides Cataract Creek and Pine Creek;
    Sec. 27, that portion lying in Okanogan County; Sec. 28;
    Sec. 29, 32 thru 34, that portion lying in Okanogan County.
T. 36 N., R. 18 E.,
    Secs. 1 thru 12;
    Secs. 13 thru 16, those portions lying northerly of ridge 
dividing Methow River and Early Winters Creek;
    Secs. 17 and 18;
    Secs. 19 thru 21 and 29 and 30, those portions lying northerly 
of ridge dividing Methow River and Early Winters Creek.
T. 36 N., R. 19 E.,
    Secs. 1 thru 3;
    Secs. 7, 11 and 12;
    Secs. 17, 18, 20 and 21, those portions lying northerly of ridge 
dividing Methow River and Early Winters Creek;
    Sec. 28, that portion of the E\1/2\, lying easterly of ridge and 
Cedar Creek;
    Sec. 33, that portion lying easterly of Cedar Creek;
    Secs. 34 and 35;
    HES 84, that portion purchased from Robert Wise, Jan. 1973, 
Forest Service case number OKA68, bk. 243 pg. 129;
    HES 89, that portion purchased from R.D. Merrill Company, Sept. 
1994, Forest Service case number OKA060806, bk. 125 pg. 2403;
    HES 237;
    Purchase-Marco Inc., Dec. 1994, bk. 128 pg. 1334;
    HES 198, that portion purchased from Trust for Public Land, Aug. 
2003, Forest Service case number OKA75TPL, AFN 3065255;
    Tracts 37, 39, 40, 42 and 43;
    Protraction blocks 37 thru 58.
T. 36 N., R. 20 E.,
    Secs. 5 thru 8, Secs. 10 thru 14, Secs. 17 thru 28;
    Sec. 29, except HES199 and Mineral Survey 618;
    Sec. 30, except E\1/2\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SE\1/4\, lot 5, HES 82, 
113, 114 and 229 and Mineral Survey 618;
    Sec. 31, except N\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, HES 81, HES 82, HES 199, 
HES 200, HES 202, HES 203;
    Sec. 32, except HES 199, HES 201, HES 203;
    Secs. 33 thru 36.
T. 36 N., R. 21 E.,
    Secs. 1 thru 11;
    Sec. 12, except HES 74;
    Sec. 13, except HES 74 and 75;
    Sec. 14, except HES 75;
    Secs. 15 thru 22;
    Secs. 23 and 24, except HES 75;
    Secs. 25 and 26, except HES 77
    Sec. 27;
    Secs. 28 and 29, except HES 80;
    Secs. 30 and 31;
    Sec. 32, except lots 9 thru 11 and HES 79, HES 80 and HES 210;
    Sec. 33, except HES 78, HES 79 and HES 210;
    Sec. 34, except N\1/2\NE\1/4\, lots 2 and 3;
    Sec. 35, except HES 76 and HES 77;
    Sec. 36.
T. 36 N., R. 22 E.,
    All.
T. 36 N., R. 23 E.,
    Secs. 7 thru 10;
    Secs. 11 and 14, those portions lying westerly of ridge dividing 
Boulder Creek from Clark, Pelican and McCay Creeks;
    Secs. 15 thru 21;
    Secs. 22 and 23, those portions lying westerly of ridge dividing 
Boulder Creek from McCay and Wilder Creeks;
    Secs. 27 and 28, those portions lying westerly of ridge dividing 
Boulder Creek from Wilder and Jim Creeks;
    Secs. 29 thru 32;
    Sec. 33, that portion lying westerly of ridge dividing Boulder 
Creek from Jim and West Fork Salmon Creeks;
Protraction block 38, that portion lying westerly of ridge dividing 
Boulder Creek from Peak and Clark Creeks, except Mineral Survey 
1242;
Protraction block 39, except Mineral Survey 1242;
Protraction blocks 40 thru 42.
T. 37 N., R. 17 E.,
    Secs. 12, 13, Secs. 22 thru 24, those portions lying in Okanogan 
County;
    Secs. 25 and 26;
    Sec. 27, 33 and 34 those portions lying in Okanogan County;
    Secs. 35 and 36.
T. 37 N., R. 18 E.,
    Sec. 7, that portion lying in Okanogan County and except that 
portion within the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness;
    Sec. 8 and 17, except those portions within the Pasayten 
Wilderness;
    Secs. 18 thru 20;
    Secs. 21, 25 thru 28, except those portions within the Pasayten 
Wilderness;
    Secs. 29 thru 36.
T. 37 N., R. 19 E.,
    Secs. 19 thru 24, except those portions within the Pasayten 
Wilderness;
    Secs. 25 thru 29;
    Secs. 30, except that portion within the Pasayten Wilderness;

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    Sec. 31, 33 thru 36;
    Protraction block 37.
T. 37 N., R. 20 E.,
    Secs. 1 thru 3;
    Secs. 4, 5, and 8, except those portions within the Pasayten 
Wilderness;
    Secs. 9 thru 16;
    Secs. 17 thru 19, except those portions within the Pasayten 
Wilderness;
    Secs. 20 thru 35;
    Protraction block 37.
T. 37 N., R. 21 E.,
    All.
T. 37 N., R. 22 E.,
    All.
T. 37 N., R. 23 E.,
    Secs. 2, that portion lying westerly of ridge that divides 
Twenty Mile Creek from Sinlahekin Creek;
    Secs. 3 thru 10;
    Sec. 11, that portion lying westerly of ridge that divides 
Twenty Mile Creek from Sinlahekin Creek;
    Sec. 14, that portion lying westerly of ridge that divides 
Twenty Mile Creek from Lone Frank Creek;
    Secs. 15 thru 22;
    Secs. 23, 26, and 27, those portions lying westerly of ridge 
that divides Twenty Mile Creek from Lone Frank and Salmon Creeks;
    Secs. 28 thru 33;
    Secs. 34 and 35, those portions lying westerly of ridge that 
divides Boulder Creek from Salmon and Peak Creeks.
T. 38 N., R. 20 E.,
    Secs. 9 thru 14, except those portions within the Pasayten 
Wilderness;
    Sec. 15;
    Secs. 16 and 21, except those portions within the Pasayten 
Wilderness;
    Secs. 22 thru 27;
    Secs. 28 and 33, except those portions within the Pasayten 
Wilderness;
    Secs. 34 thru 36.
T. 38 N., R. 21 E.,
    Secs. 7, 13, and Secs. 18 thru 24, except those portions within 
the Pasayten Wilderness;
    Secs. 25 thru 36.
T. 38 N., R. 22 E.,
    Secs. 9 thru 11, except those portions within the Pasayten 
Wilderness;
    Secs. 14 and 15;
    Secs. 16 thru 18, except those portions within the Pasayten 
Wilderness;
    Secs. 19 thru 23, and Secs. 26 thru 35;
    Protraction block 37, except that portion within the Pasayten 
Wilderness; protraction block 38;
    Protraction block 39, except that portion within the Pasayten 
Wilderness; protraction blocks 40 thru 43.
T. 38 N., R. 23 E.,
    Secs. 3, that portion lying westerly of ridge dividing Wildhorse 
and Dog Creeks from Hilltop Creek;
    Secs. 4 thru 9;
    Secs. 10, 14 and 15, those portions lying westerly of ridge 
dividing Do and Thirty Mile Creeks from Hilltop and Crosby Creeks;
    Secs. 16 thru 21;
    Secs. 22, 23, and 26, those portions lying westerly of ridge 
dividing Twenty Mile Creek from Crosby and Toasts Coulee Creeks;
    Secs. 27 thru 33;
    Secs. 34 and 35, those portions lying westerly of ridge dividing 
Twenty Mile Creek from Toasts Coulee Creek.
T. 39 N., R. 22 E.,
    Sec. 35, except that portion within the Pasayten Wilderness;
    Protraction block 42, except that portion within the Pasayten 
Wilderness.
T. 39 N., R. 23 E.,
    Secs. 8 and 9, except those portions within the Pasayten 
Wilderness;
    Sec. 15, that portion lying westerly of ridge dividing Queer 
Creek and Middle Fork Toats Coulee Creek and except that portion 
within the Pasayten Wilderness;
    Secs. 16 thru19, except those portions within the Pasayten 
Wilderness;
    Secs. 20 and 21;
    Sec. 22 and 27, that portion lying westerly of ridge dividing 
Queer Creek and Middle Fork Toats Coulee Creek;
    Secs. 28 and 29;
    Sec. 30, except that portion within the Pasayten Wilderness;
    Secs. 31 thru 33;
    Sec. 34, that portion lying westerly of ridge dividing Wildhorse 
Creek from Hilltop and Middle Fork Toats Coulee Creeks.

    The areas described aggregate 340,079 acres of National Forest 
System lands in Okanogan County, Washington.

    Non-Federal mineral lands located within the boundaries of the 
proposed withdrawal areas will not be affected.
    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 FS officer during the temporary 
segregation period. FS surface occupancy regulations will not 
adequately constrain land uses allowed under the General Mining Law (as 
amended) and the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (as amended).
    There are no suitable alternative sites for the withdrawal.
    No water rights would be needed to fulfill the purpose of the 
requested withdrawal.
    Records related to the application may be examined by contacting 
Jacob Childers, BLM Oregon/Washington State Office at the address or 
phone number listed above.
    For a period until March 30, 2017, 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 Oregon/
Washington State Office, State Director at the address indicated above. 
Information regarding the withdrawal application will be available for 
public review at the BLM Oregon State Office, 1220 SW 3rd Avenue, 
Portland, OR 97204 and at the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, 215 
Melody Lane, Wenatchee, WA 98801 during regular business hours, 8:45 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. 
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other 
personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware 
that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. Individuals 
who submit written comments may request confidentiality by asking us in 
your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from 
public review; however, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do 
so.
    Notice is hereby given that a minimum of at least one public 
meeting will be held in conjunction with the withdrawal application. 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 any 
meetings.
    For a period until December 31, 2018, subject to valid existing 
rights, the lands described in this notice will be segregated from 
settlement, sale, location, and entry under the public land laws, 
location and entry under the United States mining laws, and operation 
of the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, unless the application is 
denied or canceled or the withdrawal is approved prior to that date.
    This application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.

Lenore Heppler,
Branch Chief, Land, Mineral and Energy Resources.
[FR Doc. 2016-31746 Filed 12-29-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3411-15-P

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 251 / Friday, December 30, 2016 / Notices 96481 avoid or lessen the proposed recommendation concerning the DATES: Comments must be received by withdrawal’s environmental impacts. proposed withdrawal is submitted to the March 30, 2017. The date(s) and The more specific your comments, the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for location(s) of meetings related to the more useful they will be. To ensure Land and Minerals Management for application for withdrawal will be consideration of your comments on the final action. announced at least 30 days in advance proposal in the final EIS, it is important Comments including names and street of the meetings through local media, that the BLM receive your comments addresses of respondents will be newspapers and the Federal Register. before March 28, 2017. available for public review at the BLM ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to After the comments are reviewed, any Washington Office at the address noted the BLM Oregon/Washington State significant new issues will be above, during regular business hours, Director, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, OR investigated, modifications will be made Monday through Friday, except Federal 97208–2965. to the draft EIS, and a final EIS will be holidays. Before including your address, published and distributed. The final EIS phone number, email address, or other FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: will contain the agency’s responses to personal identifying information in your Jacob Childers, BLM Oregon/ timely comments received on the draft comment, you should be aware that Washington State Office, P.O. Box 2965, EIS. your entire comment—including your Portland, OR 97208–2965 or by phone at In accordance with the requirements personal identifying information—may 503–808–6225. Persons who use a of 43 CFR 2310.3–1(b)(2)(iv) and 40 CFR be made publicly available at any time. telecommunications device for the deaf 1506.6(b), for a period until March 28, While you can ask us in your comment (TDD) may call the Federal Relay 2017, all persons who wish to submit to withhold your personal identifying Service at 1–800–877–8339 to contact comments, suggestions, or objections in information from public review, we the above individual. The service is connection with the proposed cannot guarantee that we will be able to available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. withdrawal amendment as it relates to do so. You will receive a reply during normal the lands in the six states and/or the business hours. Jenna Whitlock, draft EIS may present their views in Acting Deputy Director, Operations, Bureau SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The writing to Mark Mackiewicz, BLM WO, of Land Management. applicant is the USFS. The application C/O Price Field Office, 125 South 600 [FR Doc. 2016–31629 Filed 12–29–16; 8:45 am] requests the Secretary of the Interior West, Price, Utah 84501, or by email to: withdraw for a period of 20 years, BILLING CODE 4310–84–P sagebrush_withdrawals@blm.gov or by subject to valid existing rights, the attending one of the public meetings on following described National Forest the dates and times as noted below. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR System lands from settlement, sale, Notice is also hereby given that public location, and entry under the public meetings in connection with the Bureau of Land Management land laws, location and entry under the proposed withdrawal and the release of United States mining laws, and [LLOR936000.L14400000.ET0000 FUND. the draft EIS will be held on the operation of the mineral and geothermal 17XL1109AF. WAOR068905 HAG17–0040] following dates, times, and locations: leasing laws to protect the value of Monday, February 13, 2017, from 2 p.m. Notice of Application for Withdrawal ecological and recreational resources of to 4 p.m.—Great Northern Hotel, 2 and Opportunity for Public Meeting; the Methow Valley and to protect the South 1st Street, Malta, MT 59538 Washington area while legislation to permanently Tuesday, February 14, 2017, from 5 p.m. withdraw the lands is being considered. to 7 p.m.—BLM West Desert District AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Recreation accounts for a substantial Office, 2370 S. Decker Lake Dr., West Interior. share of the Methow Valley Valley City, UT 84119 ACTION: Notice. community’s economy while the Wednesday, February 15, 2017, from 5 watershed provides habitat for several p.m. to 7 p.m.—Rock Springs BLM SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (USFS) threatened and endangered species. Office, 280 Hwy 191 N, Rock Springs, Legislation is currently pending in the WY 82901 has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requesting 114th Congress as S.2991 and identified Thursday, February 16, 2017, from as the ‘‘Methow Headwaters Protection 5p.m. to 7 p.m.—Shiloh Suites that the Secretary of the Interior withdraw, for a period of 20 years, Act of 2016.’’ Conference Hotel, 780 Lindsay Blvd., Idaho Falls, ID 83402 approximately 340,079 acres of National Okanogan National Forest Tuesday, February 21, 2017, from 5 p.m. Forest System lands located in the Willamette Meridian to 7 p.m.—The Nugget, 1100 Nugget Methow Valley, Okanagan National Forest. The purpose of the withdrawal T. 34 N., R. 20 E., Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431 Sec. 10, except that portion within the Wednesday, February 22, 2017, from 5 is to protect the area while Congress Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness and p.m. to 7 p.m.—Lakeview BLM considers legislation to permanently south of the ridge dividing Little Bridge District Office, 1301 South G Street, withdraw the lands, and to protect the Creek and Wolf Creek; Lakeview, OR 97720 value of ecological and recreational Sec. 11; Thursday, February 23, 2017, from 5 resources of the Methow Valley. Secs. 14 and 15, those portions lying p.m. to 7 p.m.—Elko Conference Publication of this notice segregates the northerly of the ridge dividing Little Center, 724 Moren Way, Elko, NV lands, subject to valid existing rights, for Bridge Creek and Wolf Creek; up to 2 years from settlement, sale, Tract 37; srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 89801 Friday, February 24, 2017, from 5 p.m. location, and entry under the public Protraction block 37; land laws, location and entry under the Protraction blocks 38 and 39, except those to 7 p.m.—Best Western Vista Inn, portions lying within the Lake Chelan- 2645 Airport Way, Boise, ID 83709 United States mining laws, and Sawtooth Wilderness; The public will have an opportunity operation of the mineral and geothermal Protraction block 43, that portion lying to provide oral and written comments at leasing laws. This notice also gives the westerly of the ridge beginning in the the meetings. 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96482 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 251 / Friday, December 30, 2016 / Notices Protraction block 44, that portion lying Secs. 15 thru 17; Sec. 29, except HES199 and Mineral westerly of the ridge in the NW1⁄4. Secs. 21 and 22, those portions lying Survey 618; T. 34 N., R. 21 E., northerly of ridge dividing Perarrygin Sec. 30, except E1⁄2SW1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4, lot 5, Sec. 6, W1⁄2, that portion lying north of the Creek from Bear Creek; protraction block HES 82, 113, 114 and 229 and Mineral ridge in the SW1⁄4, except lots 4, 7, 8, and 37; Survey 618; HES 218A. Protraction blocks 38 and 39, except HES Sec. 31, except N1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, HES 81, T. 35 N., R. 18 E., 211; HES 82, HES 199, HES 200, HES 202, Secs. 10 thru 12, those portions lying Protraction block 40; HES 203; southerly of ridge dividing Cedar Creek Protraction blocks 41 and 43, those Sec. 32, except HES 199, HES 201, HES from Silver Star, Varden, and Early portions lying northerly of ridge dividing 203; Winters Creeks; Perarrygin Creek from Bear Creek. Secs. 33 thru 36. Secs. 13 and 14; T. 35 N., R. 23 E., T. 36 N., R. 21 E., Secs. 15, 16, and 21, those portions lying Sec. 4, that portion lying northwesterly of Secs. 1 thru 11; southerly and easterly of ridge dividing the ridge that divides North Fork Sec. 12, except HES 74; Cedar Creek from Early Winters Creek; Boulder Creek and Granite Creek; Sec. 13, except HES 74 and 75; Secs. 22 thru 24; Secs. 5 and 6; Sec. 14, except HES 75; Secs. 25 thru 27, except those portions Secs. 7 thru 9; Secs. 15 thru 22; within the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Sec. 18, those portions lying northerly of Secs. 23 and 24, except HES 75; Wilderness; the ridge that divides Boulder Creek and Secs. 25 and 26, except HES 77 Sec. 28, except that portion within the Blue Buck Creek. Sec. 27; Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness and T. 36 N., R. 17 E., Secs. 28 and 29, except HES 80; including that portion lying easterly of Secs. 1 thru 3; Secs. 30 and 31; ridge dividing Cedar Creek and Early Secs. 4, 5, 7 and 8, those portions lying in Sec. 32, except lots 9 thru 11 and HES 79, Winters Creek; Okanogan County; HES 80 and HES 210; Secs. 33, 34, and 36, except those portions Secs. 9 thru 17; Sec. 33, except HES 78, HES 79 and HES within the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Secs. 18 and 19, those portions lying in 210; Wilderness. Okanogan County; Sec. 34, except N1⁄2NE1⁄4, lots 2 and 3; T. 35 N., R. 19 E., Secs. 20 thru 24; Sec. 35, except HES 76 and HES 77; Secs. 2 and 3; Sec. 25, that portion lying northerly of Sec. 36. Sec. 4, that portion lying easterly of Cedar ridge that divides Cataract Creek and T. 36 N., R. 22 E., Creek and southwesterly of ridge in Pine Creek; All. SW1⁄4; Sec. 26, that portion lying in Okanogan T. 36 N., R. 23 E., Secs. 5, 6 and 7, those portions lying County and northerly of ridge that Secs. 7 thru 10; southerly of ridge dividing Cedar Creek divides Cataract Creek and Pine Creek; Secs. 11 and 14, those portions lying from Pekin and Varden Creeks; Sec. 27, that portion lying in Okanogan westerly of ridge dividing Boulder Creek Secs. 8 thru 11; County; Sec. 28; from Clark, Pelican and McCay Creeks; Sec. 14, except that portion within the Sec. 29, 32 thru 34, that portion lying in Secs. 15 thru 21; Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness; Okanogan County. Secs. 22 and 23, those portions lying Secs. 15 thru 21; T. 36 N., R. 18 E., westerly of ridge dividing Boulder Creek Secs. 22 and 23 and 26 thru 31, except Secs. 1 thru 12; from McCay and Wilder Creeks; those portions within the Lake Chelan- Secs. 13 thru 16, those portions lying Secs. 27 and 28, those portions lying Sawtooth Wilderness; northerly of ridge dividing Methow River westerly of ridge dividing Boulder Creek Protraction blocks 37 and 38; and Early Winters Creek; from Wilder and Jim Creeks; Protraction blocks 39 and 40, except those Secs. 17 and 18; Secs. 29 thru 32; portions within the Lake Chelan- Secs. 19 thru 21 and 29 and 30, those Sec. 33, that portion lying westerly of ridge Sawtooth Wilderness. portions lying northerly of ridge dividing dividing Boulder Creek from Jim and T. 35 N., R. 20 E., Methow River and Early Winters Creek. West Fork Salmon Creeks; Secs. 1 and 2; T. 36 N., R. 19 E., Protraction block 38, that portion lying Sec. 3, lots 1 through 4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, Secs. 1 thru 3; westerly of ridge dividing Boulder Creek S1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4; Secs. 7, 11 and 12; from Peak and Clark Creeks, except Sec. 4, N1⁄2NW1⁄4, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4; Secs. 17, 18, 20 and 21, those portions Mineral Survey 1242; Sec. 6, except HES 202; lying northerly of ridge dividing Methow Protraction block 39, except Mineral Survey Sec. 7 and 8; River and Early Winters Creek; 1242; Sec. 9, W1⁄2, except N1⁄2NW1⁄4 and HES Sec. 28, that portion of the E1⁄2, lying Protraction blocks 40 thru 42. 182; Sec. 10, lot 1, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, E1⁄2SE1⁄4; easterly of ridge and Cedar Creek; T. 37 N., R. 17 E., Secs. 11 and 12; Sec. 33, that portion lying easterly of Cedar Secs. 12, 13, Secs. 22 thru 24, those Sec. 13, N1⁄2; Creek; portions lying in Okanogan County; Sec. 14, N1⁄2, except HES 180; Secs. 34 and 35; Secs. 25 and 26; Sec. 16, lots 3 thru 11, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4 and HES 84, that portion purchased from Sec. 27, 33 and 34 those portions lying in S1⁄2NW1⁄4; Robert Wise, Jan. 1973, Forest Service Okanogan County; Sec. 17, except Mineral Survey No. 1005, case number OKA68, bk. 243 pg. 129; Secs. 35 and 36. Tip Top Lode; HES 89, that portion purchased from R.D. T. 37 N., R. 18 E., Sec. 18; Merrill Company, Sept. 1994, Forest Sec. 7, that portion lying in Okanogan Sec. 19 and 20, except those portions Service case number OKA060806, bk. County and except that portion within within the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth 125 pg. 2403; the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness; Wilderness; HES 237; Sec. 8 and 17, except those portions within Sec. 21 and 22; Purchase-Marco Inc., Dec. 1994, bk. 128 pg. the Pasayten Wilderness; Sec. 23, SW1⁄4; 1334; Secs. 18 thru 20; Secs. 26 thru 29 and 35, except those HES 198, that portion purchased from Secs. 21, 25 thru 28, except those portions srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES portions within the Lake Chelan- Trust for Public Land, Aug. 2003, Forest within the Pasayten Wilderness; Sawtooth Wilderness. Service case number OKA75TPL, AFN Secs. 29 thru 36. T. 35 N., R. 22 E., 3065255; T. 37 N., R. 19 E., Secs. 1 thru 5; Tracts 37, 39, 40, 42 and 43; Secs. 19 thru 24, except those portions Secs. 8 thru 12; Protraction blocks 37 thru 58. within the Pasayten Wilderness; Secs. 13 and 14, those portions lying T. 36 N., R. 20 E., Secs. 25 thru 29; northerly of ridge dividing Perarrygin Secs. 5 thru 8, Secs. 10 thru 14, Secs. 17 Secs. 30, except that portion within the Creek from Bear and Blue Buck Creek; thru 28; Pasayten Wilderness; VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:18 Dec 29, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30DEN1.SGM 30DEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 251 / Friday, December 30, 2016 / Notices 96483 Sec. 31, 33 thru 36; Secs. 27 thru 33; Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Protraction block 37. Secs. 34 and 35, those portions lying 215 Melody Lane, Wenatchee, WA T. 37 N., R. 20 E., westerly of ridge dividing Twenty Mile 98801 during regular business hours, Secs. 1 thru 3; Creek from Toasts Coulee Creek. 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Secs. 4, 5, and 8, except those portions T. 39 N., R. 22 E., within the Pasayten Wilderness; Sec. 35, except that portion within the Friday, except Federal holidays. Before Secs. 9 thru 16; Pasayten Wilderness; including your address, phone number, Secs. 17 thru 19, except those portions Protraction block 42, except that portion email address, or other personal within the Pasayten Wilderness; within the Pasayten Wilderness. identifying information in your Secs. 20 thru 35; T. 39 N., R. 23 E., comment, you should be aware that Protraction block 37. Secs. 8 and 9, except those portions within your entire comment—including your T. 37 N., R. 21 E., the Pasayten Wilderness; personal identifying information—may All. Sec. 15, that portion lying westerly of ridge T. 37 N., R. 22 E., be made publicly available at any time. dividing Queer Creek and Middle Fork Individuals who submit written All. Toats Coulee Creek and except that T. 37 N., R. 23 E., portion within the Pasayten Wilderness; comments may request confidentiality Secs. 2, that portion lying westerly of ridge Secs. 16 thru19, except those portions by asking us in your comment to that divides Twenty Mile Creek from within the Pasayten Wilderness; withhold your personal identifying Sinlahekin Creek; Secs. 20 and 21; information from public review; Secs. 3 thru 10; Sec. 22 and 27, that portion lying westerly however, we cannot guarantee that we Sec. 11, that portion lying westerly of ridge that divides Twenty Mile Creek from of ridge dividing Queer Creek and will be able to do so. Middle Fork Toats Coulee Creek; Notice is hereby given that a Sinlahekin Creek; Secs. 28 and 29; minimum of at least one public meeting Sec. 14, that portion lying westerly of ridge Sec. 30, except that portion within the will be held in conjunction with the that divides Twenty Mile Creek from Pasayten Wilderness; withdrawal application. A notice of the Lone Frank Creek; Secs. 15 thru 22; Secs. 31 thru 33; Sec. 34, that portion lying westerly of ridge time and place will be published in the Secs. 23, 26, and 27, those portions lying Federal Register and a local newspaper westerly of ridge that divides Twenty dividing Wildhorse Creek from Hilltop and Middle Fork Toats Coulee Creeks. at least 30 days before the scheduled Mile Creek from Lone Frank and Salmon Creeks; The areas described aggregate 340,079 date of any meetings. Secs. 28 thru 33; acres of National Forest System lands in For a period until December 31, 2018, Secs. 34 and 35, those portions lying Okanogan County, Washington. subject to valid existing rights, the lands westerly of ridge that divides Boulder described in this notice will be Non-Federal mineral lands located segregated from settlement, sale, Creek from Salmon and Peak Creeks. T. 38 N., R. 20 E., within the boundaries of the proposed location, and entry under the public Secs. 9 thru 14, except those portions withdrawal areas will not be affected. land laws, location and entry under the within the Pasayten Wilderness; Licenses, permits, cooperative United States mining laws, and Sec. 15; agreements, or discretionary land use operation of the mineral and geothermal Secs. 16 and 21, except those portions authorizations of a temporary nature within the Pasayten Wilderness; leasing laws, unless the application is that will not significantly impact the Secs. 22 thru 27; denied or canceled or the withdrawal is values to be protected by the Secs. 28 and 33, except those portions approved prior to that date. withdrawal may be allowed with the This application will be processed in within the Pasayten Wilderness; Secs. 34 thru 36. approval of the authorized FS officer accordance with the regulations set T. 38 N., R. 21 E., during the temporary segregation forth in 43 CFR part 2300. Secs. 7, 13, and Secs. 18 thru 24, except period. FS surface occupancy those portions within the Pasayten regulations will not adequately Lenore Heppler, Wilderness; constrain land uses allowed under the Branch Chief, Land, Mineral and Energy Secs. 25 thru 36. General Mining Law (as amended) and Resources. T. 38 N., R. 22 E., the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (as [FR Doc. 2016–31746 Filed 12–29–16; 8:45 am] Secs. 9 thru 11, except those portions amended). BILLING CODE 3411–15–P within the Pasayten Wilderness; Secs. 14 and 15; There are no suitable alternative sites Secs. 16 thru 18, except those portions for the withdrawal. within the Pasayten Wilderness; No water rights would be needed to DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Secs. 19 thru 23, and Secs. 26 thru 35; fulfill the purpose of the requested Protraction block 37, except that portion withdrawal. Bureau of Land Management within the Pasayten Wilderness; Records related to the application [LLNV912000. L13400000.PQ0000 protraction block 38; may be examined by contacting Jacob LXSS006F0000 261A; 14–1109; Protraction block 39, except that portion Childers, BLM Oregon/Washington MO#4500102930] within the Pasayten Wilderness; State Office at the address or phone protraction blocks 40 thru 43. Notice of Public Meetings: Sierra T. 38 N., R. 23 E., number listed above. For a period until March 30, 2017, all Front-Northwestern Great Basin Secs. 3, that portion lying westerly of ridge persons who wish to submit comments, Resource Advisory Council, Nevada dividing Wildhorse and Dog Creeks from Hilltop Creek; suggestions, or objections in connection AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Secs. 4 thru 9; with the proposed withdrawal may Interior. Secs. 10, 14 and 15, those portions lying present their views in writing to the srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES ACTION: Notice of public meetings. westerly of ridge dividing Do and Thirty BLM Oregon/Washington State Office, Mile Creeks from Hilltop and Crosby State Director at the address indicated SUMMARY: In accordance with the Creeks; Secs. 16 thru 21; above. Information regarding the Federal Land Policy and Management Secs. 22, 23, and 26, those portions lying withdrawal application will be available Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory westerly of ridge dividing Twenty Mile for public review at the BLM Oregon Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Creek from Crosby and Toasts Coulee State Office, 1220 SW 3rd Avenue, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Creeks; Portland, OR 97204 and at the Land Management (BLM) Sierra Front- VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:18 Dec 29, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30DEN1.SGM 30DEN1


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CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments must be received by March 30, 2017. The date(s) and location(s) of meetings related to the application for withdrawal will be announced at least 30 days in advance of the meetings through local media, newspapers and the Federal Register.
ContactJacob Childers, BLM Oregon/Washington State Office, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, OR 97208-2965 or by phone at 503-808-6225. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual. The service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
FR Citation81 FR 96481 
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