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(C) Federal budget disbursement.

(D) Private agreements between trona

producers and oil and gas lessees.

The BLM is seeking public comment

on these options and asking the public

for additional options that should be

addressed in the environmental analysis

for the land use plan amendments.

DATES: Send comments to Ted Murphy,

Associate Field Manager for Lands and

Minerals, BLM, Rock Springs Field

Office, 307–352–0321. Comments are

due March 3, 2000 and may be sent via

regular mail to BLM, Rock Springs Field

Office, 280 Highway 191, Rock Springs,

Wyoming 82901, or email

rocklspringlwymail@blm.gov. Please

refer to ‘‘Coincidental Development’’ in

the subject field.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted

Murphy, Associate Field Manager for

Lands and Minerals, BLM, Rock Springs

Field Office, 307–352–0321. Documents

supporting JIC recommendations and

BLM options may be viewed at the Rock

Springs Field Office, 280 Highway 191

North, Rock Springs, Wyoming (307–

352–0256), Kemmerer Field Office, 312

Highway 189 North, Kemmerer,

Wyoming (307–828–4500), and the

Wyoming State Office, 5353

Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming

(307–775–6261).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: History

has shown that mining, and oil and gas

operations can behave unpredictably

despite the best efforts in the

application of newest technology and

strict operating practices. Studies,

performed under the direction of the

JIC, have proven that coincidental

development of trona and oil and gas

within the MMTA could have

catastrophic consequences. This finding

is based on the analysis of current

drilling and completion standards used

in the Green River Basin and the

potential for uncontrolled fluid

migration from oil and gas wells into the

underground mine(s). The safety and

well being of underground miners

employed in the trona industry is of

paramount importance. Therefore,

action must be taken to resolve this

issue.

Written comments in response to this

notice, including the names and

addresses of respondents, will be

available for public review at the BLM

Rock Springs office during regular

business hours (7:45 a.m.–4:30 p.m.),

Monday through Friday (except Federal

holidays) after the comment period

closes and may be published as part of

the environmental process. Individual

respondents may request

confidentiality. If you wish to withhold

your name and/or address from public

review or from disclosure under the

Freedom of Information Act, you must

state this prominently at the beginning

of your written comment. Such requests

will be honored to the extent allowed by

law. All submissions from organizations

or businesses, and from individuals

identifying themselves as

representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, will be

made available for public inspection in

their entirety.

Dated: January 13, 2000.

Alan R. Pierson,

State Director.

[FR Doc. 00–1292 Filed 1–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLIING CODE 4310–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–030–5700–77; N–61479]

Realty Action: Recreation and Public

Purposes Act Classification; Washoe

County, Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

SUMMARY: The following public land in

Washoe County, Nevada has been

examined and found suitable for

classification for lease/conveyance to

the Holy Cross Catholic Community

under the provisions of the Recreation

and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as

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

A parcel of land in section 14, Township

20 North, Range 20 East, Mount Diablo

Meridian, Nevada, more particularly

described as follows: Beginning at the corner

of sections 14, 15, 22, and 23, Township 20

North, Range 20 E, MDM, Nevada; N.

89°59′21′′ E., on the line between sections 14

and 23, 650.00 feet distance; N. 0°32′51′′ E.,

on a line parallel to the south one half mile

of the west boundary of section 14, 1000.00

feet distance; S. 89°59′21′′ W., on a line

parallel to the west one half mile of the south

boundary of section 14, 650.00 feet distance;

S. 0°32′51′′ W., on the line between section

14 and 15, 1000.00 feet distance to the corner

of sections 14, 15, 22, and 23, and the point

of beginning.

The parcel of land contains 14.92 acres

more or less.

Note: This description will be replaced by

lot designation upon final approval of the

official plat of survey.

Holy Cross Catholic Community

proposes to use the land for a worship

center. The land is not needed for

federal purposes. Lease/conveyance is

consistent with current BLM land use

planning and would be in the public

interest. Issuance of a 5-year lease with

a purchase option is proposed. The

lease/patent when issued, will be

subject to the provisions of the R&PP

Act and to all 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 and

canals constructed by the authority of the

United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43

U.S.C. 945).

2. All mineral deposits in the land so

patented, and to it, or persons authorized by

it, the right to prospect, mine and remove

such deposits from the same under

applicable law and regulations to be

established by the Secretary of the Interior.

And will be subject to:

Those rights for road and underground

utility purposes granted to the City of Sparks,

Nevada, its successors or assigns, by right-ofway N–59826 pursuant to the Act of October

21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761).

Those rights for a water pump station

granted to Sierra Pacific Power Company, its

successors or assigns, by right-of-way N–

61493 pursuant to the Act of October 21,

1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761).

Those rights for an underground gas line

granted to Sierra Pacific Power Company, its

successors or assigns, by right-of-way N–

62493 pursuant to the Act of February 25,

1920 (41 Stat 437).

Upon publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the land will be

segregated from all forms of

appropriation under the public land

laws, including the general mining laws,

except for lease or conveyance under

the Recreation and Public Purposes Act

and leasing under the mineral leasing

laws. For a period of 45 days after

publication of this notice, interested

parties may submit comments regarding

the proposed lease/conveyance or

classification to the Acting Assistant

Manager, Non-Renewable Resources,

Bureau of Land Management, Carson

City Field Office, 5665 Morgan Mill

Road, Carson City, NV 89701.

Classification Comments

Interested parties may submit

comments involving the suitability of

the land for a worship center.

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.

Application Comments

Interested parties may submit

comments regarding the specific use

proposed in the application and plan of

development, whether the BLM

followed proper administrative

procedures in reaching the decision, or

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any other factor not directly related to

the suitability of the land for a worship

center.

Any adverse comments will be

reviewed by the State Director. In the

absence of any adverse comments, the

classification will become effective 60

days from the date of publication of this

notice in the Federal Register. The land

will not be offered for lease/conveyance

until after the classification becomes

final.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments, including names and street

addresses of respondents will be

available for public review at the Carson

City Field Office during regular business

hours. Individual respondents may

request confidentiality. If you wish to

withhold your name or address from

public review or from disclosure under

the Freedom of Information Act, you

must state this prominently at the

beginning of your comments. Such

requests will be honored to the extent

allowed by law. All submissions from

organizations or businesses, and from

individuals identifying themselves as

representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, will be

made available for public inspection in

their entirety.

Dated this 4th day of January, 2000.

Charles P. Pope,

Acting Assistant Manager, Non-Renewable

Resources, Carson City Field Office.

[FR Doc. 00–1268 Filed 1–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–056–1430–ES; N–66075, N–66076, N–

66077, N–66078]

Notice of Realty Action: Segregation

Terminated, Lease/Conveyance for

Recreation and Public Purposes

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Segregation Terminated,

Recreation and Public Purpose Lease/

Conveyance.

SUMMARY: The following described

public lands in Las Vegas, Clark County,

Nevada were segregated on July 23,

1997 for exchange purposes under serial

number N–61855. The exchange

segregation on the subject lands will be

terminated upon publication of this

notice in the Federal Register. The

lands have been examined and found

suitable for leases/conveyances for

recreational or public purposes under

the provisions of the Recreation and

Public Purposes Act, as amended (43

U.S.C. 869 et seq.). Clark County

proposes to use the lands for the

following libraries:

Case file N–66075, Compass Point Library

T. 22 S., R. 60 E., M.D.M.,

Sec. 10, W1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4,

SW1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4.

Containing approximately 15.00 acres and

is located at Rainbow Boulevard and

Windmill Lane.

Case file N–66076, Cactus South Library

T. 22 S., R. 60 E., M.D.M.,

Sec. 26, E1⁄2E1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4,

W1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4.

Containing approximately 15.00 acres and

is located at South Jones Boulevard and West

Cactus Avenue.

Case file N–66077, Town Center Library:

T. 19 S., R. 60 E., sec. 29, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4,

E1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4

Containing approximately 15.00 acres

located at Durango Drive and Tropical

Parkway.

Case file N–66078, Lone Mountain West

Library

T. 20 S., R. 59 E., M.D.M.,

Sec. 1, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4,

E1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4.

Containing approximately 15 acres and is

located near North Hualapai Way and

Alexander Road.

The lands are not required for any

federal purpose. The leases/

conveyances are consistent with current

Bureau planning for this area and would

be in the public interest. The leases/

patents, 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, together with the

right to prospect for, mine and remove

such deposits from the same under

applicable law and such regulations as

the Secretary of the Interior may

prescribe and will be subject to:

1. Easements in accordance with the

Clark County Transportation Plan; and

for N–66075, Compass Point Library,

will be subject to:

1. Those rights for roadway purposes

which have been granted to Clark

County by right-of-way N–63015 under

the Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C.

1761), and for N–66076, Cactus South

Library, will be subject to:

1. Those rights for transmission/

distribution purposes which have been

granted to Sprint Central Telephone by

right-of-way N–10688 under the Act of

March 4, 1911 (43 U.S.C. 961), and for

N–66077, Town Center Library, will be

subject to:

1. Those rights for transmission/

distribution purposes which have been

granted to Sprint Central Telephone by

right-of-way N–53652 under the Act of

October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761).

2. Those rights for transmission/

distribution purposes which have been

granted to Las Vegas Valley Water

District by right-of-way N–55369 under

the Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C.

1761).

3. Those rights for transmission/

distribution purposes which have been

granted to Southwest Gas Corporation

by right-of-way N–57864 under the Act

of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761).

4. Those rights for transmission/

distribution purposes which have been

granted to Nevada Power Company by

right-of-way N–61051 under the Act of

October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761), and

for N–66078, Lone Mountain West

Library, will be subject to:

1. Those rights for roadway purposes

which have been granted to Clark

County by right-of-way N–61323 under

the Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C.

1761).

Detailed information concerning this

action is available for review at the

office of the Bureau of Land

Management, Las Vegas Field Office,

4765 W. Vegas Drive, Las Vegas,

Nevada.

Upon publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the above described

lands will be segregated from all other

forms of appropriation under the public

land laws, including the general mining

laws, except for lease/conveyance under

the Recreation and Public Purposes Act,

leasing under the mineral leasing laws

and disposals under the mineral

material disposal laws.

For a period of 45 days from the date

of publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, interested parties may

submit comments regarding the

proposed leases/conveyances for

classification of the lands to the Las

Vegas Field Office Manager, Las Vegas

Field Office, 4765 Vegas Drive, Las

Vegas, Nevada 89108.

Classification Comments

Interested parties may submit

comments involving the suitability of

the lands for library sites. Comments on

the classification are restricted to

whether the lands are physically suited

for the proposal, whether the use will

maximize the future use or uses of the

lands, whether the use is consistent

with local planning and zoning, or if the

use is consistent with State and Federal

programs.