6322 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 27 / Tuesday, February 10, 2004 / Notices 

requirements for potential officers. The 

BIA OLES conditions officer 

commissions on meeting these 

requirements. The Chief of Police of a 

tribe must perform an FBI criminal 

history check on each officer and certify 

the officers are both full-time employees 

with a law enforcement program and 

certified through either the State or the 

BIA. If an officer is not yet certified by 

one of the two entities, the BIA provides 

training before commissioning an 

officer. These officers must also meet 

other requirements such as firearms 

certification and maintaining a record 

free of any felonies. The SLECs expire 

after 3 years, when the Chief of Police 

must recertify the qualifications of the 

officers, and the officers must reapply 

for SLECs. 

For SLEC officers to be used 

effectively to fill this void, it is 

important that all parties involved in 

Indian country law enforcement have a 

clear understanding of each of their 

roles and expectations. The BIA expects 

that, first, liability coverage under the 

Federal Tort Claims Settlement Act 

(FTCA) may be available to officers 

carrying Federal SLECs, but the 

Department of Justice makes all 

determinations on FTCA coverage on a 

case-by-case, factual basis, and their 

decisions are final. Second, because 

coordination is the foundation on which 

effective Indian country law 

enforcement is based, the BIA 

encourages full and open coordination 

between and among relevant tribal, 

local, and Federal law enforcement, and 

any relevant task forces or other similar 

organizations. Whenever possible the 

BIA encourages the relevant parties to 

enter agreements governing these 

cooperative relationships. The BIA will 

work with any parties to help 

accomplish this goal. There must also be 

coordination and communication 

among law enforcement entities, 

including local United States Attorney’s 

offices, on Federal policing and 

prosecutorial practices and on particular 

cases and prosecutions where 

appropriate. Finally, the BIA expects 

that tribes and local law enforcement 

will maintain appropriate training and 

policies to ensure that their officers will 

be able to maintain the appropriate level 

of training and are otherwise prepared 

to perform their duties as SLEC officers. 

The BIA will also assist law 

enforcement organizations in 

developing these policies and training 

standards. 

By clarifying the BIA’s 

understandings and expectations of 

agencies participating in Indian country 

law enforcement, it is the AS-IA’s intent 

to provide a strong basis on which to 

build and strengthen these essential 

relationships. With strong relationships 

and communication, the BIA and tribal, 

local, and other Federal law 

enforcement can better meet the law 

enforcement, public health, and safety 

needs of people in Indian country.

Dated: January 22, 2004. 

Aurene M. Martin, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs.

[FR Doc. 04–2842 Filed 2–9–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–G6–J

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[OR–090–5882–PH–EE01; HAG 04–0081] 

Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

ACTION: Meeting notice for the Engene 

District, Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) Resources Advisory Committees 

under Section 205 of the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community Self 

Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. 106–

393). 

SUMMARY: This notice is published in 

accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act. 

Meeting notice is hereby given for the 

Eugene District BLM Resources 

Advisory Committee pursuant to 

Section 205 of the Secure Rural Schools 

and Community Self Determination Act 

of 2000, Public Law 106–393 (the Act). 

Topics to be discussed by the BLM 

Resource Advisory Committee include 

selection of a chairperson, public forum 

and proposed projects for funding in 

‘‘Round 4, FY 05’’ under Title II of the 

Act.

DATES: The BLM Resource Advisory 

Committees will meet on the following 

dates: The Eugene Resource Advisory 

Committee will meet at the BLM Eugene 

District Office, 2890 Chad Drive, 

Eugene, Oregon 97440, 9 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m. on May 20, 2004 and 9 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., on June 10, 2004. The public 

forum will be held from 12:30–1 pm on 

both days.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Act, five Resource Advisory 

Committees have been formed for 

western Oregon BLM districts that 

contain Oregon & California (U&C) 

Grant Lands and Coos Bay Wagon Road 

lands. The Act establishes a six year 

payment schedule to local counties in 

lieu of funds derived from the harvest 

of timber on Federal lands, which have 

dropped dramatically over the past 10 

years. 

The Act creates a new mechanism for 

local community collaboration with 

Federal land management activities in 

the selection of projects to be conducted 

on federal lands or that will benefit 

resources on federal lands using funds 

under Title II of the Act. The BLM 

Resource Advisory Committees consist 

of 15 local citizens (plus 6 alternates) 

representing a wide array of interests.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Additional information concerning the 

BLM Resource Advisory Committees 

may be obtained from Wayne Elliott, 

Designated Federal Official, Eugene 

District Office, P.O. Box 10226, Eugene, 

Oregon 97440, (541) 683–6600, or 

wayne_elliott@or.blm.gov.

Dated: February 3, 2004. 

Julia Dougan, 

Eugene District Manager.

[FR Doc. 04–2781 Filed 2–9–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–33–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[AK–932–1410–ET; F–14838] 

Public Land Order No. 7595; 

Withdrawal of Public Lands for Bethel 

Village Selection; Alaska

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

ACTION: Public land order.

SUMMARY: This order withdraws 

approximately 61,139 acres of public 

lands located within and outside of the 

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge 

from all forms of appropriation under 

the public land laws, including the 

mining and mineral leasing laws, 

pursuant to section 22(j)(2) of the Alaska 

Native Claims Settlement Act. This 

action also reserves the lands for 

selection by the Bethel Native 

Corporation, the village corporation for 

Bethel. This withdrawal is for a period 

of 120 days; however, any lands 

selected shall remain withdrawn by the 

order until they are conveyed. Any 

lands described herein that are not 

selected by the corporation will remain 

withdrawn as part of the Yukon Delta 

National Wildlife Refuge, pursuant to 

the Alaska National Interest Lands 

Conservation Act, and will be subject to 

the terms and conditions of any other 

withdrawal or segregation of record.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 10, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robbie J. Havens, Bureau of Land 

Management, Alaska State Office, 222 

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W. 7th Avenue, No. 13, Anchorage, 

Alaska 99513–7599, 907–271–5477. 

Order 

By virtue of the authority vested in 

the Secretary of the Interior by Section 

22(j)(2) of the Alaska Native Claims 

Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. 1621 (j)(2) 

(2000), it is ordered as follows: 

1. Subject to valid existing rights, the 

following described public lands 

located within and outside of the Yukon 

Delta National Wildlife Refuge are 

hereby withdrawn from all forms of 

appropriation under the public land 

laws, including the mining and mineral 

leasing laws, and are hereby reserved for 

selection under Section 12 of the Alaska 

Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. 

1611 (2000), by the Bethel Native 

Corporation, the village corporation for 

Bethel:

Seward Meridian 

T. 10 N., R. 61 W., (unsurveyed) 

Secs. 5 to 8, inclusive; 

Secs. 16, 17, and 18. 

T. 11 N., R. 61 W., (unsurveyed) 

Secs. 3 to 8, inclusive; 

Secs. 17 to 20, inclusive; 

Secs. 30 and 31. 

T. 12 N., R. 61 W., (unsurveyed) 

Secs. 27 to 34, inclusive. 

T. 10 N., R. 62 W., (unsurveyed) 

Secs. 1 and 2; 

Secs. 7 to 18, inclusive, excepting 

therefrom Native Allotment application 

F–17230. 

T. 11 N., R. 62 W., (unsurveyed) 

Secs. 1 and 2; 

Secs. 11 to 14, inclusive; 

Secs. 23 to 26, inclusive; 

Secs. 35 and 36. 

T. 10 N., R. 63 W., (unsurveyed) 

Secs. 9 to 16, inclusive. 

T. 5 N., R. 68 W., (unsurveyed) 

Secs. 1 to 36, inclusive, excepting 

therefrom Native Allotment Certificates 

50–2000–0148, 50–2000–0045, 50–2000–

0015, and 50–2000–0078.

The areas described aggregate a total 

of approximately 61,139 acres. 

2. Prior to conveyance of any of the 

lands withdrawn by this order, the 

lands shall be subject to administration 

by the Secretary of the Interior under 

applicable laws and regulations, and his 

authority to make contracts and to grant 

leases, permits, rights-of-way, or 

easements shall not be impaired by this 

withdrawal. 

3. This order constitutes final 

withdrawal action by the Secretary of 

the Interior under section 22(j)(2) of the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 

U.S.C. 1621(j)(2)(2000), to make lands 

available for selection by the Bethel 

Native Corporation, to fulfill the 

entitlement of the village for Bethel, 

under section 12 and section 14(a) of the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 

U.S.C. 1611 and 1613 (2000). 

4. This withdrawal will terminate 120 

days from the effective date of this 

order, provided, any lands selected shall 

remain withdrawn pursuant to this 

order until conveyed. Any lands 

described in this order not selected by 

the corporation shall remain withdrawn 

as part of the Yukon Delta National 

Wildlife Refuge, pursuant to section 303 

(7) of the Alaska National Interest Lands 

Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. 668(dd) 

(2000); and will be subject to the terms 

and conditions of any other withdrawal 

or segregation of record. 

5. It has been determined that this 

action is not expected to have any 

significant effect on subsistence uses 

and needs pursuant to section 810(c) of 

the Alaska National Interest Lands 

Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. 3120(c) 

(2000) and this action is exempted from 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321 note (2000), by 

section 910 of the Alaska National 

Interest Lands Conservation Act, 43 

U.S.C. 1638 (2000).

Dated: January 9, 2004. 

Rebecca W. Watson, 

Assistant Secretary—Land and Minerals 

Management.

[FR Doc. 04–2756 Filed 2–9–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[CA–180–1430–ES; CACA 27456] 

Notice of Realty; Recreation and Public 

Purposes Classification for Lease and/

or Conveyance; El Dorado County, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

SUMMARY: It is proposed to classify 190 

acres of land for lease and/or 

conveyance to the Georgetown Divide 

Recreation District (GDRD) under the 

Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) 

Act, such land to be added by 

amendment to an existing R&PP Act 

lease of 35 acres, CACA 27456–01. As 

explained below, it is further proposed 

to change the use of the existing lease 

from a local park to a regional 

recreational facility.

DATES: The land will be segregated from 

all other forms of appropriation under 

the public land laws, including the 

general mining laws and leasing under 

the mineral leasing laws, except for 

leasing or conveyance under the 

Recreation and Public Purposes Act on 

February 10, 2004.

ADDRESSES: For a period until March 26, 

2004, interested persons may submit 

comments regarding the proposed 

classification, leasing or conveyance of 

the land to the Field Manager, Folsom 

Field Office Bureau of Land 

Management, 63 Natoma Street, Folsom, 

California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may contact Karen Montgomery at (916) 

985–4474.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GDRD 

proposes an amendment to R&PP Lease 

CACA 27456–01 to add 190 acres to an 

existing lease of 35 acres and to change 

the use of the lease from a local park to 

a regional recreational facility with 

playing fields, a skate park, a disc golf 

course, a swimming pool, a recreation 

center/gymnasium, and an equestrian 

staging area. The following public land, 

located in El Dorado County, near the 

community of Greenwood has been 

examined and found suitable for lease 

and/or conveyance for recreational or 

public purposes under the provisions of 

the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, 

as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).

T. 12 N., R. 10 E., M.D.M., 

Sec. 6, lots 8 and 13; 

Sec. 7, lots 1, 11, 20, 23, 25, 26, 31, 33, and 

portions of lots 28, 32, and MS 6418.

Containing 225 acres, more or less. 

The land is not required for any 

federal purpose. The lease and/or 

conveyance is consistent with current 

Bureau planning for this area and would 

be in the public interest. The lease and/

or patent, when issued, will be subject 

to the provisions of the Recreation and 

Public Purposes Act and applicable 

regulations of the Secretary of the 

Interior and will contain the following 

reservations to the United States: 

1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches 

or canals constructed by the authority of 

the United States, Act of August 30, 

1890 (43 U.S.C. 945). 

2. All minerals shall be reserved to 

the United States. 

3. Any other valid and existing rights 

of record not yet identified. 

Classification Comments 

Interested parties may submit 

comments involving the suitability of 

the land for a regional park facility. 

Comments on the classification are 

restricted to whether the land is 

physically suited for the proposal, 

whether the use will maximize the 

future use or uses of the land, whether 

the use is consistent with local planning 

and zoning, or if the use is consistent 

with State and Federal programs.