Notice2021-27036
Notice of Public Meetings for Withdrawal Application of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN
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Published
December 13, 2021
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and United States Forest Service (USFS) will hold joint public meetings to provide opportunities for public comment on the USFS application to withdraw approximately 225,378 acres of National Forest System lands in the Rainy River Watershed on the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota from disposition under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. In addition, the public meetings will provide the public with an initial opportunity to participate in the environmental assessment being performed in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 236 (Monday, December 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 70857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27036]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLES960000.L14400000.ET0000.223; MNES-059784]
Notice of Public Meetings for Withdrawal Application of Federal
Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and United States Forest
Service (USFS) will hold joint public meetings to provide opportunities
for public comment on the USFS application to withdraw approximately
225,378 acres of National Forest System lands in the Rainy River
Watershed on the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota
from disposition under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws for 20
years, subject to valid existing rights. In addition, the public
meetings will provide the public with an initial opportunity to
participate in the environmental assessment being performed in
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
DATES: Public meetings will be held virtually on the following dates
and times via Zoom:
<bullet> Wednesday, January 12, 2022, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Central
Standard Time
<bullet> Saturday, January 15, 2022, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Central
Standard Time
<bullet> Tuesday, January 18, 2022, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Central Standard
Time
The BLM is accepting written comments regarding the withdrawal
application and the scope of the environmental assessment until January
19, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to F. David Radford, Deputy State
Director of Geospatial Services, BLM, Eastern States Office, RE:
Superior National Forest Withdrawal Application, 5275 Leesburg Pike,
Falls Church, Virginia 22041; or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#94d6d8d9cbd1c7cbd8f5faf0e7d4f6f8f9baf3fbe2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5e1c1213011b0d01123f303a2d1e3c323370393128">[email protected]</span></a>
(please include Superior National Forest Withdrawal Application in the
subject line).
The withdrawal application materials and public meeting information
are available online at <a href="https://go.usa.gov/xeWCn">https://go.usa.gov/xeWCn</a>. The Zoom link to
register for the meetings will be available on this website not later
than two weeks before the first meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: F. David Radford, BLM Eastern States
Office, telephone: (703) 558-7759, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a3c5d1c2c7c5ccd1c7e3c1cfce8dc4ccd5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b1d7c3d0d5d7dec3d5f1d3dddc9fd6dec7">[email protected]</span></a> during
regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except holidays. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 to
contact Mr. Radford. The Service 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: On October 21, 2021, the BLM published a
notice in the Federal Register announcing the receipt of a withdrawal
application filed by the USFS (86 FR 58299). A 90-day public comment
period on the proposal was initiated upon publication, which will close
on January 19, 2022. The withdrawal application requests that the
Secretary of the Interior withdraw all Federal lands and interests in
lands (excluding lands with federally owned fractional mineral
interests) situated within the exterior boundaries of the area depicted
on the map submitted with the application, titled Appendix B: Superior
National Forest, dated September 20, 2021, from disposition under the
United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws for a period of 20
years, subject to valid existing rights.
The USFS will serve as the lead agency for preparing the
environmental assessment to evaluate the impacts of the proposed
withdrawal. Comments submitted during the 90-day public comment period
will be used to inform the scope and contents of the NEPA analysis of
the proposed withdrawal. Public comments previously submitted for the
Superior National Forest: Minnesota Application for Withdrawal, which
was canceled on September 6, 2018, will be considered during this
analysis. The USFS will designate the BLM as a cooperating agency for
the NEPA analysis (40 CFR 1508.1(e)). The BLM will independently
evaluate and review the analysis and any other documents needed for the
Secretary of the Interior to make a decision on the proposed
withdrawal.
Comments, including the names and street addresses of respondents,
will be available for public review by appointment at the location
listed previously in the ADDRESSES section during regular business
hours.
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. While you can
ask us to withhold your personal identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
(Authority: 40 CFR 2310.3-1)
Leah Baker,
Acting BLM Eastern States State Director.
[FR Doc. 2021-27036 Filed 12-10-21; 8:45 am]
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