Withdrawal and reservation of lands: California,

[Federal Register: October 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 195)]

[Notices]

[Page 54908]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA-018-1430-01; CACA 38618]

Notice of Public Meeting; Proposed Land Withdrawal for the South Fork of the American River, El Dorado County, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the forthcoming public meeting that will provide an opportunity for public involvement regarding the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management's application for protective withdrawal for the BLM lands along the South Fork of the American River.

DATES: November 8, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Beck, Realty Specialist, BLM Folsom Field Office, (916) 985-4474.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that a public meeting will be held to provide an opportunity for public comment regarding the application by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management for a 50-year protective withdrawal on 3,368.85 acres of land along the South Fork of the American River. On December 3, 1997, a petition was approved allowing the Bureau of Land Management to file an application to withdraw the land from settlement, sale location, or entry under the general land laws, including the mining laws, subject to valid existing rights. The Notice of the proposal was published in the Federal Register and the Mountain Democrat newspaper on December 15, 1997, and January 19, 1998, respectively.

The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to assure long term protection and preservation of the riparian areas, wildlife habitat, scenic quality, and high recreation values of the public lands, newly acquired lands, and lands proposed to be acquired in the corridor of the South Fork of the American River.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m., Monday, November 8, 1999, at the Best Western Motel, 6850 Greenleaf Rd., Placerville, CA. The agenda will include: (1) An information briefing by the Bureau of Land Management; (2) Oral Statements by interested parties; (3) a question and answer period.

The meeting is open to the public. Interested parties may make oral statements at the meeting. All statements received will be considered by the BLM before any recommendation concerning the proposed withdrawal is submitted to the Secretary of the Interior for final action under the authority of Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1714).

Dated: October 1, 1999. D.K. Swickard, Field Manager, Folsom Field Office.

[FR Doc. 99-26396Filed10-7-99; 8:45 am]

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