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on federal lands in Riverside, Imperial,

and San Diego Counties, California.

The proposed Project would consist of

five links: (1) Lamesa to El Paso, Texas;

(2) El Paso, Texas to Tuscon, Arizona;

(3) Tucson to Phoenix, Arizona; (4)

Phoenix, Arizona to San Diego,

California; and (5) San Diego to Los

Angeles, California. The purpose being

to construct, operate and maintain a

buried fiber optic telecommunications

system, including signal regeneration or

optical amplification stations located

every 40–50 miles, between Texas and

California.

The project configuration, as

proposed and including measures to

avoid, minimize, or mitigate impacts on

the environment, is being considered

along with a ‘‘No Project’’ alternative.

The BLM has been asked to issue rightsof-way for portions of this fiber optic

system that cross federal lands.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

California portion of this Project begins

at the Point of Presence (POP) in Blythe,

California, and would travel in a

southwesterly direction along Highway

78 and Old Highway 80 through the

following city jurisdictions: Blythe,

Brawley, El Centro, El Cajon, La Mesa,

and San Diego. From San Diego north to

Los Angeles the route would primarily

parallel the coast. In addition, the route

would pass through large portions of

unincorporated areas in Riverside,

Imperial and San Diego Counties, and

would also cross Cleveland National

Forest, public lands administered by the

BLM, as well as the La Posta and Campo

Indian Reservations. It would require an

urban build through San Diego and Los

Angeles, terminating at the POP in Los

Angeles, California.

The fiber optic telecommunications

system project entails the design and

construction of a six-duct conduit

system and ancillary facilities to

accommodate digital broadband Internet

Protocol. Ancillary facilities would

include: regeneration stations and

Optical Amplification (Op Amp)

Stations spaced an average of 50 miles;

buried splice boxes placed at 2,500-foot

intervals; and market poles placed 500

feet apart. The Project, as proposed,

should contribute small to no additional

impacts to the environment and would

operate entirely within previously

disturbed and routinely maintained

road rights-of-way. The proposed

alignment is shorter and thus could

present fewer impacts on the

environment than construction entirely

within a utility corridor.

DATES: Written comments are requested

on this notice concerning the scope of

analysis of the Environmental

Assessment. Comments must be

received on or before May 30, 2000. It

is important that those interested in the

management of the BLM properties

within the Project area provide input at

this time. A Notice of Availability will

be published when the Environmental

Assessment is complete.

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments

concerning the scope of the analysis for

the Proposed AT&T Corp. Buried Fiber

Optic Telecommunications System and

Plan Amendment in writing to Mr.

Stephen Johnson, Bureau of Land

Management, California Desert District,

6221 Box Springs Boulevard, Riverside,

California, 92507.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Mr. Stephen Johnson at the

above address or at (909) 697–5233.

Dated: April 24, 2000.

Douglas A. Romoli,

Acting District Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–10679 Filed 4–27–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–200–1430–EQ COC–63465]

Notice of Realty Action—Chaffee

County, CO

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action COC–

63465, Federal Land Policy and

Management Act Section 302 Lease, in

Chaffee County, Colorado.

SUMMARY: The following public land,

northeast of Salida, Colorado is

available for lease under Section 302 of

the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976 as amended,

and the regulations thereunder 43 CFR

2920 for agricultural use.

New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado

T. 50 N., R. 8E., Section 14 S1⁄2S1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4,

an 800 foot by 200 foot portion

consisting of approximately 3.67 acres.

Adjacent landowner Chris Nachtrieb

would be offered a 20 year lease to

allow a center pivot irrigation system

that exists on his adjacent private land

to cross and irrigate the above described

Public land as well as operate a hay

production operation thereon.

DATES: Interested parties may submit

comments on this action on or before

June 15, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Field Officer Manager,

Bureau of Land Management, 3170 East

Main St., Canon City, CO 81212.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Hallock, BLM Realty Specialist, at

the above address, e-mail

dave_hallock@CO.BLM.gov, or phone:

(719) 269–8536.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The pivot

irrigation system is crossing the corner

of an isolated 40 acre parcel of Public

land that is surrounded by private land

and is without legal public access.

Levi D. Deike,

Field Office Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–10586 Filed 4–27–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–020–00–1060–PD: GP0–0100]

Notice of Supplementary Rules on

Public Land in Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

(BLM), Burns District, Oregon, DOI.

ACTION: Supplementary rules for public

land within the Three Rivers Resource

Area, Burns District, Oregon.

SUMMARY: These supplementary rules

will apply to the public land within the

Wild Horse Corrals facility in the Three

Rivers Resource Area, Burns District,

Harney County, Oregon. The

supplementary rules are needed to

protect the area’s wild horses and

burros, ensure public health and safety,

protect resources from damage, and

safeguard government property. The

Burns Wild Horse Corrals facility is

located west of Hines, Oregon, within

Section 6 of Township 24 South, Range

30 East of the Willamette Meridian. The

supplementary rules serve to limit entry

to the regular working hours of the

facility, prevent entry on service roads

or cross-country travel. This facility is

already closed and the main access road

gate locked after regular working hours.

This notice enables the BLM to limit

access to a sensitive facility.

DATES: These supplementary rules will

take effect upon the published date of

this notice.

Supplementary Rules for the Burns

Wild Horse Corrals Facility

Under 43 CFR 8365.1–6, the BLM will

enforce the following rules on the

public land within the Burns Wild

Horse Corrals facility, Three Rivers

Resource Area, Burns District, Oregon.

You must follow these rules:

1. You must not enter the facility

except during regular business hours of

8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through

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Friday, excluding Federal holidays or

during an adoption process.

2. You must not enter the facility

through any other location other than

the main gate located off Highway 20.

3. You must not drive any vehicle

anywhere in the facility except along

the main entrance road from the entry

gate to the public parking lot.

4. You must obey all posted signs.

Exemptions

Persons who are exempt from these

rules include any Federal, State or local

officer or employee in the scope of their

duties, members of any organized rescue

or firefighting force in performance of

an official duty, and any person

authorized in writing by the BLM.

Penalities

On public land, under Section 303(a)

of the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.

1733(a)) and 43 CFR 8360.0–7 any

person who violates any of these

supplementary rules within the

boundaries established in the rules may

be tried before a United States

Magistrate and fined no more than

$1,000 or imprisoned for no more than

12 months, or both. Such violations may

also be subject to the enhanced fines

provided for by 18 U.S.C. 3571.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cody Hansen, Three Rivers Resource

Area Manager, HC 74–12533 Highway

20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738,

telephone (541) 573–4400.

Dated: March 17, 2000.

Chuck Wassinger,

Associate, State Director.

[FR Doc. 00–10213 Filed 4–27–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT–021–00–1220–AF]

Modification of Firearms Closure for

the William L. Matthews Wildlife

Habitat and Recreation Area, Montana

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Miles City Field Office, Interior.

ACTION: Modification of firearms closure

to further restrict the discharge of

firearms on the William L. Matthews

Wildlife Habitat and Recreation Area,

Custer County, Montana.

SUMMARY: On May 31, 1994, the Bureau

announced, through the Federal

Register, a rule to close the William L.

Matthews Wildlife Habitat and

Recreation Area to discharge of rifles

and pistols year-long. Further analysis

and coordination with various interests,

landowners and agencies have

identified the need to expand the rule

as follows to improve visitor safety and

reduce conflicts:

The area of public land known as

William L. Matthews (formerly Tusler)

Wildlife Habitat and Recreation Area is

closed to discharge or use of all firearms

including archery equipment with the

following exceptions: (1) Law

enforcement officers in performance of

their official duties; and (2) use of

shotguns and archery equipment for

hunting during the State of Montana’s

legal upland game bird and waterfowl

hunting seasons. For the purpose of this

rule, a firearm is a rifle, pistol, shotgun

and bow and arrow. Even though

seasonal hunting is allowed on site,

shooting is not allowed at any time in

the picnic area. The intent is to prohibit

target shooting to improve safety for

non-hunting visitors.

The public land affected by this

closure is described as:

Principal Meridian, Montana

T. 9N., R. 48E.,

Sec. 30, lots 5 and 6, and that portion of

the W1⁄2SE1⁄4 lying westerly of the

Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul, and Pacific

Railroad right-of-way.

Consisting of 74.38 acres of surface estate.

DATES: Comments on the proposed

modification must be submitted on or

before May 30, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted to Field Manager, Miles City

Field Office, 111 Garryowen Road,

Miles City, MT 59301.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan

Bricco, Outdoor Recreation Planner,

Miles City Field Office, 111 Garryowen

Road, Miles City, MT 59301 or call (406)

233–2827.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Barring

any comments that cause BLM to

reconsider the modification, this rule

becomes effective the day after the

comment period ends. Opening this area

will require public participation and an

opening order published in the Federal

Register.

Authority for this action is outlined in

sections 302, 303, and 310 of the

Federal Land Policy and Management

Act of October 26, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716)

Title 43 Code of Federal Regulations

subpart 8364 (43 CFR 8364.1). Any

person who fails to comply with this

closure is subject to a fine not to exceed

$1,000 and/or imprisonment not to

exceed 12 months.

Dated: April 18, 2000.

Timothy M. Murphy,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–10626 Filed 4–27–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Selma to Montgomery National Historic

Trail Advisory Council; Notice of

Meeting

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with the Federal Advisory Committee

Act, Public Law 92–463, that a meeting

of the Selma to Montgomery National

Historic Trail Advisory Council will be

held May 24, 2000 at 9:30 am, at the

town hall in Whitehall, Alabama.

The Selma to Montgomery National

Historic Trail Advisory Council was

established pursuant to Public Law 100–

192 establishing the Selma to

Montgomery National Historic Trail.

This law was put in place to advise the

National Park Service on such issues as

preservation of trail routes and features,

public use, standards for posting and

maintaining trail markers, and

administrative matters.

The matters to be discussed include:

A. Update on status of Cultural

Resource Inventory.

B. Update of High priority projects.

C. Further define high priority

projects as input to ALDOT application

for FY 2001 Scenic Byways funds. The

application is due June 2000.

D. Update on Welcome Center at the

Tent City Site.

The meeting will be open to the

public. However, facilities and space for

accommodating members of the public

are limited and persons will be

accommodated on first come, first serve

basis. Any member of the public may

file a written statement concerning the

matters to be discussed with Lee

Edwards, Trail Superintendent.

Person wishing further information

concerning this meeting, or who wish to

submit written statements may contact

Lee Edwards, Trail Superintendent,

Selma to Montgomery National Historic

Trail, P.O. Box 5690, Montgomery, AL

36103, telephone 334–353–3744 or 334–

727–6390.

Lee Edwards,

Trail Superintendent.

[FR Doc. 00–10587 Filed 4–27–00; 8:45 am]

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