Notice2024-03123
Notice of Withdrawal Extension Application and Opportunity for Public Meeting, Chief Joseph Dam Additional Units Project, Washington
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Published
February 15, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
The United States Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers (USACE), has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requesting that the Secretary of the Interior extend Public Land Order (PLO) No. 7608 for an additional 20-year term. Subject to valid existing rights, PLO No. 7608 withdrew 400.27 acres of public lands from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the general land laws, including the United States mining laws, and transferred jurisdiction over those lands to the Department of the Army for the Chief Joseph Dam Additional Units Project for a period of 20 years. This notice advises the public of a 90-day opportunity to comment on the withdrawal extension application and to request a public meeting.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 11862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03123]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WAOR106084175, WAOR 056583]
Notice of Withdrawal Extension Application and Opportunity for
Public Meeting, Chief Joseph Dam Additional Units Project, Washington
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of withdrawal extension.
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SUMMARY: The United States Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
(USACE), has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) requesting that the Secretary of the Interior extend Public Land
Order (PLO) No. 7608 for an additional 20-year term. Subject to valid
existing rights, PLO No. 7608 withdrew 400.27 acres of public lands
from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the general land laws,
including the United States mining laws, and transferred jurisdiction
over those lands to the Department of the Army for the Chief Joseph Dam
Additional Units Project for a period of 20 years. This notice advises
the public of a 90-day opportunity to comment on the withdrawal
extension application and to request a public meeting.
DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received by
May 15, 2024.
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 case file are available for public
examination by interested persons by appointment at the BLM Public
Room, 1220 SW 3rd Ave., 11th Floor, Portland, Oregon 97208 during
regular business hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
except holidays. Please call 503-808-6001 to make an appointment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luke Poff, Realty Specialist, BLM
Oregon/Washington State Office, (503) 808-6249, by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5c302c333a3a1c3e3031723b332a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="533f233c353513313f3e7d343c25">[email protected]</span></a>, or at the address noted earlier, or, Cindy Luciano,
Civil Works Program Manager, USACE Seattle District, (206) 316-4376, or
by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#296a40474d50076507655c4a40484746695c5a484a4c07485b445007444045"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="56153f38322f781a781a23353f3738391623253735337837243b2f783b3f3a">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals in the United
States who are deaf, blind, hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United
States should use the relay services offered within their country to
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USACE filed an application requesting
extension of the withdrawal created by PLO No. 7608 (69 FR 48253),
which will expire August 8, 2024, unless extended. The following lands
are affected by this notice:
Willamette Meridian, Washington
T. 29 N., R. 26 E.,
Sec. 9, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 30, lot 2.
T. 30 N., R. 26 E.,
Sec. 25, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\;
Sec. 35, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
T. 30 N., R. 27 E.,
Sec. 28, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 29, NE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 34, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\ and NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
T. 30 N., R. 28 E.,
Sec. 9, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 14, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
The areas described aggregate 400.27 acres.
The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative
agreement would not adequately constrain non-discretionary uses, which
could impede USACE's management of the Dam and reservoir. There are no
suitable alternative sites since the requested withdrawal extension is
associated with the Chief Joseph Dam Project.
Comments will be available for public review. 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.
An opportunity for a public meeting may be afforded in connection
with the application for 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 application will be processed in
accordance with the regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4.
(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714)
Dustin Webster-Wharton,
Branch Chief for Lands, Minerals, and Energy Resources.
[FR Doc. 2024-03123 Filed 2-14-24; 8:45 am]
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