Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 88 / Friday, May 5, 2000 / Notices 26235

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT–942–5420 J951; UTU–78738]

Proposed Disclaimer of Interest; Utah

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management has received an

application for a Disclaimer of Interest

for accreted lands along the Virgin River

in Washington, County, Utah. This

notice provides a public comment

period for the Disclaimer of Interest.

DATES: Comments should be received by

August 3, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to

the State Director, Utah State Office,

P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah

84145–0155.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Angela D. Williams, Bureau of Land

Management, Utah State Office, 801–

539–4107.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

United States of America, through the

Bureau of Land Management, of the

Department of the Interior, hereby

disclaims any interest in the following

tracts of land situated in Washington

County, State of Utah:

Parcel #1

Beginning at a point North 01°05′07′′

West 957.00 feet along the Section Line

from the Southeast Corner of Section 32,

Township 42 South, Range 15 West, Salt

Lake Base and Meridian; said point also

being on the South Meander Line of the

Virgin River as shown on the Surveyor’s

General Official Plat dated September 3,

1870; thence along said Meander Line

the following two (2) courses: South

89°40′55′′ West 1325.10 feet to the East

Sixteenth (1⁄16) Line of said Section 32;

thence South 59°40′55′′ West 255.22 feet

to a point on the arc of a 1477.89–foot

radius curve concave to the Northeast,

from which the radius point bears North

66°08′45′′ East; said point also being on

the Easterly Right-of-Way Line of River

Road, a 100-foot wide public street;

thence along said Right-of-Way Line the

following two (2) courses:

Northwesterly 138.84 feet along the arc

of said curve through a central angle of

5°22′58′′; thence North 18°28′17′′ West

750.70 feet; thence leaving said Right-ofWay Line South 68°50′50′′ East 786.00

feet; thence South 82°54′39′′ East 135.38

feet; thence North 77°14′39′′ East 87.66

feet; thence North 44°54′44′′ East 663.44

feet; thence North 85°30′46′′ East 176.24

feet; thence South 63°28′36′′ East 491.12

feet; thence South 61°39′26′′ East

1268.77 feet to the West Sixteenth (1⁄16)

Line of said Section 33; thence along

said Sixteenth Line South 00°53′19′′

East 140.28 feet to the said Meander

Line; thence along said Meander Line

the following two (2) courses: South

85°40′55′′ West 985.11 feet; thence

North 69°19′05′′ West 363.00 feet to the

point of beginning.

Continuing 41.49 acres, lying

Southerly of the Virgin River and

Northerly of original riparian lots 5 and

6, Section 32, Township 42 South,

Range 15 West, Salt Lake Base and

Meridian.

Parcel #2

Beginning at a point South 89°40′55′′

West 1876.79 feet along the Section Line

and North 00°00′00′′ East 647.88 feet

from the Southeast Corner of Section 32,

Township 42 South, Range 15 West, Salt

Lake Base and Meridian; said point also

being on the South Meander Line of the

Virgin River as shown on the Surveyor’s

General Official Plat dated September 3,

1870; said point also being on the arc of

an 822.85-foot radius curve concave to

the Northeast from which point the

radius point bears North 76°35′00′′ East;

thence Northwesterly 75.61 feet along

the arc of said curve through a central

angle of 5°15′54′′; thence North

08°09′06′′ West 866.84 feet; thence

North 14°58′06′′ West 193.60 feet;

thence North 79°21′04′′ East 9.32 feet;

thence North 58°29′09′′ East 14.74 feet;

thence North 34°47′30′′ East 17.78 feet;

thence South 52°04′08′′ East 24.12 feet;

thence South 25°00′10′′ East 31.06 feet;

thence South 60°04′38′′ East 19.83 feet;

thence South 75°46′19′′ East 4.15 feet to

a point on the Westerly Right-of-Way

Line of River Road, a 100.00-foot wide

public street; thence along said Right-ofWay line the following two (2) courses:

South 18°28′17 East 852.50 feet to the

point of curvature of a 1577.89-foot

radius curve concave to the Northeast;

thence Southeasterly 159.57 feet long

the arc of said curve through a central

angle of 5°47′39′′ to a point from which

the radius point bears North 65°44′04′′

East; thence leaving said Right-of-Way

Line South 59°40′55′′ West 2662.26 feet

to the point of beginning.

Containing 3.76 acres, lying Southerly

of the Virgin River and Northerly of

original riparian lot 5, Section 32,

Township 42 South, Range 15 West, Salt

Lake Base and Meridian.

By this action, the United States of

America hereby releases and

relinquishes any claim of interest to the

above described land.

Further, the United States of America

hereby releases and relinquishes any

claim of interest to the surface lands, for

lands patented out, from their original

surveyed and plated location to the

center line of the Virgin River. This

statement does not address any

subsurface interest that may still vested

with the United States of America.

The public is hereby notified that

comments may be submitted to the State

Director at the address shown above

withing the comment period identified

above. Any adverse comments will be

evaluated by the State Director who may

modify or vacate this action and issue

a final determination. In absence of any

action by the State Director, this notice

will become the final determination of

the Department of the Interior and a

disclaimer of interest maybe issued 90

day from the publication of this notice.

Joseph Incardine,

Chief, Branch of Lands and Realty.

[FR Doc. 00–11234 Filed 5–4–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT–059–00–1020–AC]

Resource Advisory Council Meeting,

Dillon, MT

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Western Montana

Resource Advisory Council will

convene at 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 31,

2000, and 9:00 a.m., Thursday, June 1,

2000, at the Dillon Field Office, 1005

Selway Drive, Dillon, Montana. On

Wednesday, there will be a field trip to

Dyce Creek to discuss issues associated

with the Dyce Creek Forest Health

Project, the field trip will end at 5:00

p.m. At the Thursday meeting, issues

will include the Whitetail-Pipestone

Environmental Impact Statement and

BLM’s budget, Thursday’s meeting will

end at 12:00 p.m.

The meeting is open to the public and

written comments can be given to the

Council. Oral comments may be

presented to the Council at 11:30 a.m.

on Thursday. The time allotted for oral

comment may be limited, depending on

the number of persons wishing to be

heard. Individuals who plan to attend

and need further information about the

meeting, or who need special assistance,

such as sign language or other

reasonable accommodations, should

contact Jean Nelson-Dean, Resource

Advisory Coordinator, at the Butte Field

Office, 106 North Parkmont, P.O. Box

3388, Butte, Montana 59702–3388,

telephone 406–533–7617.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Scott Powers, Dillon Field Manager,

406–683–2337, or Jean Nelson-Dean at

the above address and telephone

number.

Dated: April 28, 2000.

Dave Williams,

Acting Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–11217 Filed 5–4–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

Notice of Pryor Mountain Area OffHighway Vehicle (OHV) Designation

ACTION: Notice; correction.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management published a document in

the Federal Register of April 20, 2000,

concerning designations for Off

Highway Vehicle use on public lands.

The document contained an incorrect

road name and number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Jaynes, 406–896–5013.

Correction

In the Federal Register of April 20,

2000 (Volume 65, Number 77) on page

21209, correct the sentence in

‘‘Summary’’ from ‘‘Bear Canyon Ridge

Road [1031] from East Horsehaven

[1030] T.9S., R.26E., Section 2,

meandering north to the Custer National

Forest in Section 2’’ to read ‘‘Bear

Canyon Ridge Road [1031] from West

Horsehaven [1021] T.9S., R.26E.,

meandering north to the Custer National

Forest in Section 2’’.

Dated: May 1, 2000.

Sandra S. Brooks,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–11235 Filed 5–4–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–170–00N1220–DA]

Notice of Intent To Amend the San

Juan/San Miguel Resource

Management Plan

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Amend the

San Juan/San Miguel Resource

Management Plan, and prepare an

Environmental Assessment (EA).

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) announces the

initiation of a Resource Management

Plan (RMP) Amendment for the

Grandview Ridge Coordinated Resource

Management Plan, affecting

approximately 1,600 acres of BLM

administered public land. The proposed

action has been reviewed for

conformance with the San Juan Field

Office Resource Management Plan (43

CFR 1610.5, BLM 1617.3). The proposed

action would amend certain portions of

the plan as follows: (1) Motorized use

would be limited to access for oil/gas

development and maintenance, use and

maintenance of existing ROWs, wildlife

habitat improvement projects, and

administrative use, (2) Recreation

emphasis would be added to the

existing Wildlife and Mineral emphasis,

and (3) the Mineral emphasis for sand

and gravel development would be

reduced from 400 to 160 acres.

ADDRESSES: To obtain copies of the

Proposed Plan Amendment/EA and

Finding of No Significant Impact and for

further information, contact Calvin N.

Joyner, Bureau of Land Management

(BLM) San Juan Public Lands Center,

Durango, Colorado 81301; Telephone

(970) 247–4874.

DATES: This notice initiates a 30 day

public comment period on the proposed

plan amendment and finding of no

significant impact.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM

conducted an open house on November

5, 1998, and written comments were

received until January 30, 1999, to

identify issues to be evaluated and to

determine if new issues and

circumstances warranted amending the

RMP. The Grandview Ridge

Coordinated Resource Management

Area includes the following public

lands totaling approximately 1,600

acres: In New Mexico Principal

Meridian: T.34N., R.9W., Section 3 SE1⁄4

NW1⁄4: Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 &

13.; Section 4: Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

& 12; Section 9: 1, 2 4 & 5; Section 10:

NW1⁄4 NW1⁄4. T.34N., R.9W., Section 34.

T.35N., R.9w., Section 26: SE1⁄4 NE1⁄4,

SE1⁄4 SW1⁄4, W1⁄4 SE1⁄4; Section 34: Lots

6, 9, 13, 14 & 15; Section 35: W1⁄2 NW1⁄4.

In accordance with Section 202 of

FLPMA, the San Juan RMP will be

reviewed and potentially amended. The

first step in this process involved

soliciting public input to identify issues

to be evaluated in the process. Issue

identification is integral to the EA and

amendment process, and was utilized to

focus on relevant environmental

concerns, identify controversy over

resource management activities and

identify alternative management for the

area. The issues addressed by this Plan

Amendment/EA include safety, resource

protection, cultural resources, wildlife

habitat, mineral development, and

recreational opportunities. Following

completion of issue identification, the

BLM identified alternatives to be

analyzed and planning criteria to guide

the plan amendment process.

Additional public input was solicited at

a later date to complete these steps in

the process. Planning criteria are the

standards, rules, and other factors used

in formulating judgements about data

collection, analysis, and decision

making. These criteria establish

parameters and help focus the

amendment process. The proposed

planning criteria include:

1. All proposed actions and

alternatives considered must comply

with current laws and Federal

Regulations.

2. The resource allocations of

proposed actions will be made in

accordance with the principles of

‘‘multiple use’’ as defined in the Federal

Land Policy and Management Act of

1976 (FLPMA), Sec. 103(c).

3. The Proposed Plan Amendment

will consider the relatively scarcity of

the values involved and the availability

of alternative means and sites for

realization of those values.

4. This planning process provided for

public involvement including early

notice and frequent opportunity for

citizens and interested groups and

others to participate in and comment on

the preparation of plans and related

guidance.

5. To the extent possible under

Federal law, and within the framework

of proper long-term management of the

public lands, BLM will strive to ensure

that its management prescriptions and

planning actions take into consideration

related programs, plans, or policies of

other resource agencies. This will

include the formal consistency review

by the Governor of Colorado.

6. BLM provided local, State and

Federal agencies a copy of the Draft EA

with a written request to comment.

Agencies may identify in writing any

inconsistencies with formally approved

land use plans or related jurisdictions.

7. Planning decisions will apply only

to BLM administered public lands.

8. All valid existing rights will

continue to be recognized.

Dated: April 24, 2000.

Calvin N. Joyner,

Field Manager, San Juan Field Office.

[FR Doc. 00–11265 Filed 5–4–00; 8:45 am]

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