[Federal Register: October 7, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 194)] [Notices] [Page 54637-54638] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr07oc99-73] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [OR-958-1430-01; GP9-0216; OR-53486] Public Land Order No. 7413; Withdrawal of Public Lands for the Protection of Four Recreation Sites; Oregon AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Public land order. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This order withdraws 143.32 acres of public lands from surface entry and mining for 20 years for the Bureau of Land Management to protect four recreation sites with developed [[Page 54638]] facilities. An additional 63.90 acres of non-Federal lands, if acquired by the United States, would also be withdrawn by this order. The lands have been and will remain open to mineral leasing. EFFECTIVE DATE: October 7, 1999. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles R. Roy, BLM Oregon/Washington State Office, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208-2965, 503-952-6189. By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior by Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714 (1994), it is ordered as follows: 1. Subject to valid existing rights, the following described public lands are hereby withdrawn from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the general land laws, including the United States mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch. 2 (1994), but not from the mineral leasing laws, to protect four Bureau of Land Management recreation sites with developed facilities: Willamette Meridian Iron Mountain Gold Panning Area T. 31 N., R.7 W., Sec. 4, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, excluding that portion granted to the railroad under the Act of July 25, 1866 (14 Stat. 239). Revested Oregon and California Railroad Grant Lands Island Creek Recreation Site T. 31 N., R. 7 W., Sec. 1, lot 5, excluding that portion granted to the railroad under the Act of July 25, 1866 (14 Stat. 239). Pickett Bridge Recreation Site T. 32 N., R. 2 W., Sec. 23, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\. Olalla-Thompson Creek Day Use Area T. 30 S., R. 7 W., Sec. 5, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\. The areas described aggregate 143.32 acres in Douglas County. 2. The following described non-Federal lands, if acquired by the United States, will be subject to the terms and conditions of this withdrawal as described in paragraph 1: Willamette Meridian Island Creek Recreation Site T. 30 N., R. 7 W., Sec. 36, S\1/2\S\1/2\S\1/2\SW\1/4\. T. 31 S., R. 7 W., Sec. 1, that portion of lot 5 granted to the railroad under the Act of July 25, 1866 (14 Stat. 239), and NW\1/4\NW\1/4\. T. 31 S., R. 7 W., Sec. 4, that portion of the NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ granted as a right- of-way to the railroad under the Act of July 25, 1866 (14 Stat. 239). The areas described aggregate 63.90 acres in Douglas County. 3. The withdrawal made by this order does not alter the applicability of those public land laws governing the use of the lands under lease, license, or permit, or governing the disposal of their mineral or vegetative resources other than under the mining laws. 4. This withdrawal will expire 20 years from the effective date of this order unless, as a result of a review conducted before the expiration date pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f) (1994), the Secretary determines that the withdrawal shall be extended. Dated: September 21, 1999. John Berry, Assistant Secretary of the Interior. [FR Doc. 99-26186 Filed 10-6-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-33-P