Proposed Withdrawal and Public Meeting; Washington

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[OR-943-4210-06; GP4-041; OR-48432 (WASH)]

Proposed Withdrawal and Public Meeting; Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management proposes to withdraw 9,730.82

acres of public lands in aid of legislation for the Department of the

Army, Corps of Engineers to expand the Yakima Firing Center. This

notice closes the lands for up to two years from surface entry and

mining. The lands have been and remain open to mineral leasing.

DATE: Comments must be received by August 1, 1994.

ADDRESS: Comments should be sent to the Oregon/Washington State

Director, BLM, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208-2965.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Kauffman, BLM Oregon/Washington

State Office, 503-280-7162.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 28, 1994, a petition was

approved allowing the Bureau of Land Management to file an application

to withdraw the following described public lands from settlement, sale,

location, or entry under the public land laws, including the United

States mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch. 2), but not the mineral leasing laws,

subject to valid existing rights:

Willamette Meridian

Surface and Mineral Estates

T. 17 N., R. 20 E.,

Sec. 22, S\1/4\;

Sec. 24, S\1/2\SW\1/4\ and that portion of the E\1/2\ lying

south of the Interstate Highway 90 right-of-way;

Sec. 26.

T. 16 N., R. 21 E.,

Sec. 4, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;

Sec. 12, SE\1/4\;

Sec. 18, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, E\1/2\, and E\1/2\W\1/2\.

T. 17 N., R. 21 E.,

Sec. 30, lots 3 and 4;

Sec. 32, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\.

T. 16 N., R. 22 E.,

Sec. 2, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, S\1/2\N\1/2\, and S\1/2\;

Sec. 4, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, S\1/2\N\1/2\, and S\1/2\;

Secs. 10 and 14;

Sec. 20, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\;

Sec. 22;

Sec. 26, N\1/2\;

Sec. 28, N\1/2\.

T. 16 N., R. 23 E.,

Sec. 18, lots 3 and 4, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, and that

portion of the E\1/2\SE\1/4\ lying westerly of the westerly right-

of-way line of Huntzinger Road;

Sec. 20, that portion of the SW\1/4\ lying westerly of the

easterly right-of-way line of the railroad;

Sec. 30, lots 1 and 2, NE\1/4\, and E\1/2\NW\1/4\.

Mineral Estate

T. 16 N., R. 20 E.,

Sec. 12;

Sec. 18, lot 4 and SE\1/4\;

Sec. 20, S\1/2\.

T. 16 N., R. 21 E.,

Sec. 4, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, and S\1/2\NE\1/4\;

Sec. 8.

T. 17 N., R. 21 E.,

Sec. 32, S\1/2\SE\1/4\;

Sec. 34, W\1/2\.

T. 16 N., R. 22 E.,

Sec. 12.

The areas described aggregate 9,730.82 acres in Kittitas County.

The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect the expansion

of the Yakima Firing Center pending Congressional action.

For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this

notice, all persons who wish to submit comments, suggestions, or

objections in connection with the proposed withdrawal may present their

views in writing to the State Director at the address indicated above.

Notice is hereby given that a public meeting in connection with the

proposed withdrawal will be held at a later date. A notice of the time

and place will be published in the Federal Register at least 30 days

before the scheduled date of the meeting.

The application will be processed in accordance with the

regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2300.

For a period of two years from the date of publication of this

notice in the Federal Register, the lands will be segregated as

specified above unless the application is denied or canceled or the

withdrawal is approved prior to that date. Subject to concurrence by

the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, the temporary uses

which may be permitted during this segregative period are leases,

licenses, permits, rights-of-way, and disposal of mineral or vegetative

resources other than under the mining laws.

Dated: April 13, 1994.

Robert D. DeViney, Jr.,

Acting Chief, Branch of Lands and Minerals Operations.

[FR Doc. 94-10402 Filed 4-29-94; 8:45 am]

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