Boundary Establishment for Whychus Creek National Wild and Scenic River, Deschutes National Forest, Deschutes County, Oregon

• Published date: 15 July 2019
• Citation: 84 FR 33737
• Record Number: 2019-14993
• Section: Notices
• Court: Forest Service

Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 135 (Monday, July 15, 2019)

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 135 (Monday, July 15, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 33737]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-14993]
                -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                Forest Service
                Boundary Establishment for Whychus Creek National Wild and Scenic
                River, Deschutes National Forest, Deschutes County, Oregon
                AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
                ACTION: Notice of availability.
                -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 3(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers
                Act, the USDA, Forest Service, Washington Office, is transmitting the
                final boundary of the Whychus Creek National Wild and Scenic River to
                Congress.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information may be obtained by
                contacting Deschutes National Forest Supervisor's Office, 63095
                Deschutes Market Road, Bend, OR 97701; (541) 383-5300.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Whychus Creek Wild and Scenic River
                boundary is available for review at the following offices: USDA Forest
                Service, Yates Building, 14th and Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
                DC 20024; Pacific Northwest Region, 1220 SW 3rd Avenue, Portland,
                Oregon 97204; and, Deschutes National Forest Supervisor's Office, 63095
                Deschutes Market Road, Bend, OR 97701.
                 The Omnibus Oregon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-
                557) of October 28, 1988, designated Squaw Creek, Oregon, as a National
                Wild and Scenic River, to be administered by the Secretary of
                Agriculture. The John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and
                Recreation Act (Pub. L. 116-9) of March 12, 2019 amended the
                designation, including changing the name to Whychus Creek in the Wild
                and Scenic Rivers Act.
                 As specified by law, the boundary will not be effective until
                ninety days after Congress receives the transmittal.
                 Dated: June 7, 2019.
                Frank R. Beum,
                Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
                [FR Doc. 2019-14993 Filed 7-12-19; 8:45 am]
                BILLING CODE 3411-15-P