Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Washington

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[OR-943-4210-06; GP4-161; OR-50706 (WA); 4-00151]

Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting;

Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, proposes

to withdraw 496.22 acres of National Forest System lands to protect

five seed orchards in the Colville and Kaniksu National Forests. This

notice closes the lands for up to two years from mining. The lands have

been and will remain open to mineral leasing.

DATE: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by

August 25, 1994.

ADDRESS: Comments and meeting requests 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 March 28, 1994, the U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Forest Service, filed an application to withdraw the

following described National Forest System lands from location and

entry under the United States mining laws (30 U.S.C. ch. 2), but not

the mineral leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights:

Willamette Meridian

Colville National Forest

Brown Mountain Seed Orchard

T. 35 N., R. 33 E.,

Sec. 16, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\ and N\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\;

Sec. 17, E\1/2\E\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and E\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/

4\NE\1/4\.

Pal Moore Meadows Seed Orchard

T. 33 N., R. 41 E.,

Sec. 1, W\1/2\E\1/2\ and W\1/2\ of lot 4 and W\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/

4\;

Sec. 2, S\1/2\S\1/2\ of lot 1, S\1/2\SE\1/4\ of lot 2, and S\1/

2\NE\1/4\.

Teepee Seed Orchard

T. 37 N., R. 42 E.,

Sec. 34, S\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/

2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, and N\1/2\NE\1/

4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.

Cedar Creek Seed Orchard

T. 40 N., R. 42 E.,

Sec. 10, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\E\1/2\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/

4\, and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.

Kaniksu National Forest

Flowery Trail Seed Orchard

T. 32 N., R. 43 E.,

Sec. 5, S\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/

4\SW\1/4\.

The areas described aggregate 496.22 acres in Ferry, Stevens,

and Pend Oreille Counties.

The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect the investment

in seed orchard developments.

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 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 State

Director at the address indicated above within 90 days from the date of

publication of this notice. 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 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 part 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. The temporary uses which may

be permitted during this segregative period are other National Forest

management activities, including permits, licenses, and cooperative

agreements that are compatible with the intended use under the

discretion of the authorized officer.

Robert D. DeViney, Jr.,

Acting Chief, Branch of Lands and Minerals Operations.

Dated: May 16, 1994.

[FR Doc. 94-12948 Filed 5-26-94; 8:45 am]

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