[Federal Register: October 8, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 195)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-950-5700-77; AZA-30355]

 
Notice of Public Meeting; Proposed Withdrawal at Roosevelt Lake; 
Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the time and place for an open house to 
provide an opportunity for public involvement regarding the Bureau of 
Reclamation's application to withdraw 9,880 acres of National Forest 
System lands. The withdrawal is requested to protect the public from 
rising water levels due to the operation of the recently raised 
Theodore Roosevelt Dam, and to protect Reclamation's investment in the 
associated recreational developments at Roosevelt Lake. This notice 
also establishes an additional written comment period to allow people 
to present their views after attending the open house.

DATES: Written comments will be accepted November 17, 1998 to December 
3, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Phoenix Area Manager, Bureau 
of Reclamation, P.O. Box 81169, Phoenix, Arizona 85069.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Koontz, BOR Phoenix Area Office, 
602-216-3852.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and 
Opportunity for Public Meeting was published in the Federal Register 
issue of December 3, 1997, Vol. 62, No. 232, page 63957. The notice 
required comments to be submitted on or before March 3, 1998 and stated 
that a public meeting would be held at a later date.
    Notice is hereby given that an open house will be held on November 
17, 1998. The open house will be held at the Bureau of Reclamation, 
Phoenix Area Office, located in the Concord Commerce Center, Suite 100. 
The Concord Commerce Center is located at 2222 West Dunlap Avenue, 
Phoenix, Arizona. The open house will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The 
public will be able to view the reservoir maps, gather information, and 
ask questions.
    All persons who wish to submit comments, suggestions, or objections 
in connection with the proposed withdrawal may present their views in 
writing, during the dates specified above, to the Phoenix Area Manager 
of the Bureau of Reclamation.

    Dated: September 29, 1998.
Phillip D. Moreland,
Acting Deputy State Director, Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 98-27006 Filed 10-7-98; 8:45 am]
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