Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 86 / Wednesday, May 3, 2000 / Notices 25745

BLM estimates that it will take an

average of 14 hours to complete the

applications, petitions, offers and

statements required. The applicants will

have access to records, plats and maps

necessary for providing legal land

descriptions. The type of information

necessary is outlined in the regulations

and is already maintained by the

respondents for their own

recordkeeping purposes and needs only

to be compiled in a reasonable format.

The estimate also includes the time

required for assembling the information,

as well as the time of clerical personnel

if needed. BLM estimates that

approximately 276 filings will be made

each year for a total of 3,760 reporting

hours.

Annual Responses: 276.

Annual Burden Hours: 3,760.

Annual Cost Burden Due to Filing

Fees: $2,675 (estimated 107 filings at

$25 each).

Bureau Clearance Office: Carole

Smith, (202) 452–0367.

Dated: April 27, 2000.

Carole Smith,

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–10966 Filed 5–2–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–920–1990–NJ]

Notice of Availability of the

Programmatic Environmental

Assessment for Selected Actions

Taken for Mining Claim Use and

Occupancy in Nevada, and the Finding

of No Significant Impact

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969 (NEPA), and Use and Occupancy

Under the Mining Laws regulations (43

CFR 3715), the Bureau of Land

Management has prepared an

environmental assessment (EA) that

evaluates the impacts of typical mining

claim and/or mill site occupancies. This

EA describes and analyzes the proposed

action, consisting of six typical

occupancy scenarios, and the no

occupancy option. The actions analyzed

in this EA involve operations that

disturb 5 acres or less. This notice is

intended to inform the public of the

analysis of impacts presented in the EA

and the performance measures

developed for the proposed action.

DATES: Copies of the EA and the Finding

of No Significant Impact (FONSI) will

be provided to any person or agency, or

to other interested parties, upon written

request.

ADDRESSES: Send requests for the EA to:

Bureau of Land Management, Nevada

State Office, P.O. Box 12000, Reno, NV

89520–0006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob

Gibson, Geologist, Nevada State Office.

Telephone: (775) 861–6564.

Robert V. Abbey,

State Director.

[FR Doc. 00–10974 Filed 5–2–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–M

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–030–00–1020–XU: GPO–0198]

Notice of Meeting of John Day/Snake

Resource Advisory Council

AGENCY: Vale District, Bureau of Land

Management, Interior.

ACTION: Meeting of John Day/Snake

Resource Advisory Council: Enterprise,

Oregon, May 23 & 24, 2000.

SUMMARY: On May 23, 2000 a field trip

to view grazing and weed issues for the

John Day/Snake Resource Advisory

Council will begin at the WallowaWhitman National Forest office, 88401

Hwy 82, Enterprise, Oregon at 8:00 a.m.

The meeting will continue on May 24,

2000 at the Wallowa-Whitman National

Forest office, 88401 Hwy 82, Enterprise,

Oregon from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The

meeting is open to the public. Public

comments will be received at 10:00 a.m.

on May 24, 2000. The following topics

will be discussed by the council on May

24: Hells Canyon Subgroup

recommendation on the Hells Canyon

Comprehensive Management Plan, John

Day River Subgroup update, Blue Mtn.

Demo discussion, and a 15 minute

round table for general issues.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juan

Palma, Bureau of Land Management,

Vale District Office, 100 Oregon Street,

Vale, Oregon 97918, Telephone (541)

473–3144.

Juan Palma,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–11043 Filed 5–2–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO–200–00–1020–00]

Science Advisory Board

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) announces a public

meeting of the Science Advisory Board

to examine the use of science for

improving the management of the

Nation’s public lands and resources.

Topics of discussion will include the

proposed BLM strategic science plan,

continuity of culture across borders, use

of GIS in managing paleontologic

resources, and implications for science

on national monument designations.

DATES: BLM will hold the public

meeting on Wednesday, May 31, 2000,

from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. local time.

ADDRESSES: BLM will hold the public

meeting in Room 6071 at the Main

Interior Building, 1849 C Street, NW.,

Washington, DC, 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee

Barkow, Bureau of Land Management

Denver Federal Center, Building 50,

P.O. Box 25047, Denver, CO 80225–

0047, (303) 236–6454.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice is published in accordance with

Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 92–463).

I. The Agenda for the Public Meeting Is

as Follows

9:00—9:30 Opening Remarks

Committee Membership and Chair

9:30—10:00 Report from BLM Assistant

Director

10:00—12:00 Proposed BLM Strategic

Science Plan

12:00 Lunch

1:00—2:00 Continuity of Culture

Across Borders

2:00—3:00 Use of GIS in Managing

Paleontologic Resources

3:00—4:00 Implications for Science on

National Monument Designations

4:00—4:30 Public Comments

4:30 Adjourn

II. Public Comment Procedures

Participation in the public meeting is

not a prerequisite for submittal of

written comments from all interested

parties. Your written comments should

be specific and explain the reason for

any recommendation. The BLM

appreciates any and all comments, but

those most useful and likely to

influence decisions on BLM’s use of