Notice2021-23422
Notice of Application for Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity for Public Meeting for the Holden Mine Reclamation Project, Washington
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Published
October 27, 2021
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is providing notice of an application from the United States Forest Service (USFS) requesting that Public Land Order (PLO) No. 7533 be extended for an additional 20 years.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59422-59423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23422]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLOR936000.14400000.ET0000, 212 WAOR-55695]
Notice of Application for Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity
for Public Meeting for the Holden Mine Reclamation Project, Washington
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is providing notice of an
application from the United States Forest Service (USFS) requesting
that Public Land Order (PLO) No. 7533 be extended for an additional 20
years.
DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by
January 25, 2022.
ADDRESSES: All comments and meeting requests should be sent to the BLM
Oregon/Washington State Director, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon
97208. The application and the case file are available for public
examination by interested persons by appointment at the BLM Public
Room, 1220 SW 3rd Ave., 11th Floor, Portland, OR 97208 during regular
business hours 8:00 a.m.
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to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday except holidays. Please call 503-
808-6001 to make an appointment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dustin Wharton, Section Chief of Lands
and Realty, BLM Oregon/Washington State Office, at 503-808-6001, by
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dabeadb2bba8aeb5b49ab8b6b7f4bdb5ac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3357445b5241475c5d73515f5e1d545c45">[email protected]</span></a>, or at the address noted above. The USFS can
be reached at the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Supervisor's
Office, 215 Melody Lane, Wenatchee, WA 98801, 509-664-9204.
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact
either Dustin Wharton or the USFS during normal business hours. The FRS
is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or
question. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PLO No. 7533 withdrew 1,265 acres of
National Forest System lands in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
from location and entry under the United States mining laws for a
period of 20 years to protect the Holden Mine Reclamation Site, where
the USFS has remediated for release of hazardous substances under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act,
including undertaking infrastructure improvements and capital
investments in Chelan County, Washington. This notice advises the
public of an opportunity to comment on the USFS application for the
extension of the existing withdrawal for an additional 20 years and to
request a public meeting. This notice also corrects the legal land
description and acreage figure (from 1,265 acres to 1,285 acres) stated
in PLO No. 7533. Unless extended, the withdrawal established by PLO
7553 will expire on August 5, 2022.
The legal land description and acreage figure written in PLO No.
7533 is revised to reflect the BLM Cadastral Survey's Specification for
Descriptions of Land. The revised land description does not change the
footprint of the lands withdrawn which is as follows:
Willamette Meridian
T. 31 N., R. 16 E.,
Protraction Block 37.
T. 31 N., R 17 E.,
Sec. 8, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\;
Protraction Block 37.
The area described contains 1,285 acres, according to the official
protraction diagrams of said land on file with the BLM.
The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative
agreement would not constrain nondiscretionary uses or protect the
capital investments made. There are no suitable alternative sites since
the lands described in PLO No. 7533 identify the area as an ongoing
reclamation project tied to the location of former mining activities.
No water rights will be needed to fulfill the purpose of this
requested withdrawal extension.
Mining would be inconsistent with protecting the remediation work.
Comments, including name and street address of respondents, will be
available for public review by appointment at the BLM, 1220 SW 3rd
Ave., Portland, OR 97208 during regular business hours 8:00 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday except holidays. Call 503-808-6001 to
make an appointment.
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 personally identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you may
ask the BLM in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting may
be afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal extension. All
interested persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being
heard on the application for this withdrawal extension must submit a
written request to the State Director, BLM Oregon/Washington State
Office at the address in the ADDRESSES section, within 90 days from the
date of publication of this notice. If the authorized officer
determines that a public meeting will be held, a notice of the date,
time, and place will be published in the Federal Register and local
newspapers and posted on the BLM website at: <a href="http://www.blm.gov">www.blm.gov</a> at least 30
days before the scheduled date of the meeting. This withdrawal
extension proposal will be processed in accordance with the regulations
set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1)
Barry R. Bushue,
Oregon/Washington State Director.
[FR Doc. 2021-23422 Filed 10-26-21; 8:45 am]
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