Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 97 / Thursday, May 18, 2000 / Notices 31597

Enhanced Training in Idaho project,

sage grouse habitat management,

implementation of rangeland standards

and guidelines, off-highway vehicle

management and other land

management issues.

DATES: June 22, 2000. The meeting will

begin at 9 a.m. Public comment periods

will be held at 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Lower Snake River District Office,

located at 3948 Development Avenue,

Boise, Idaho.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barry Rose, Lower Snake River District

Office (208–384–3393).

Dated: May 12, 2000.

Howard Hendrick,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–12490 Filed 5–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–958–1430–ET; GP0–0014; OR–54087]

Public Land Order No. 7446;

Withdrawal of Public Lands for the

Desert Springs Seed Orchard; Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Public Land Order.

SUMMARY: This order withdraws 80 acres

of public land from surface entry and

mining for a period of 50 years and

transfers administrative jurisdiction to

the Forest Service to protect its

investment in the development of a seed

orchard. The land has been and will

remain open to mineral leasing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 18, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles R. Roy, BLM Oregon/

Washington State Office, P.O. Box 2965,

Portland, Oregon 97208–2965, 503–952–

6189.

By virtue of the authority vested in

the Secretary of the Interior by section

204 of the Federal Land Policy and

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

1714 (1994), it is ordered as follows:

1. Subject to valid existing rights, the

following described public land is

hereby withdrawn from settlement, sale,

location, or entry under the general land

laws, including the United States

mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch. 2 (1994)), to

protect the proposed investment of

Federal funds and related facilities for

the Forest Service’s Desert Springs Seed

Orchard:

Willamette Meridian

T. 33 S., R. 18 E.,

Sec. 11, E1⁄2SE1⁄4.

The area described contains 80 acres in

Lake County.

2. Administrative jurisdiction of the

land described in Paragraph 2 is hereby

transferred to the Forest Service.

3. The withdrawal made by this order

does not alter the applicability of those

public land laws governing the use of

the land under lease, license, or permit,

or governing the disposal of its mineral

or vegetative resources other than under

the mining laws.

4. This withdrawal will expire 50

years from the effective date of this

order unless, as a result of a review

conducted before the expiration date

pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal

Land Policy and Management Act of

1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f) (1994), the

Secretary determines that the

withdrawal shall be extended.

Dated: May 4, 2000.

Sylvia V. Baca,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 00–12478 Filed 5–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–100–1430–EU; WYW–146697]

Notice of Realty Action; Recreation

and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act

Classification; Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The following public lands

located near Pinedale, Wyoming, have

been examined and found suitable for

classification for conveyance to Sublette

County under the provisions of the

Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as

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

Sublette County intends to use the land

as a shooting sports complex.

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 33 N., R. 109 W.,

Section 7, Lots 1 and 2.

T. 33 N., R. 110 W.

Section 12, S1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4.

The land described above contains 132.67

acres.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Detailed information concerning this

action is available for review at the

Pinedale Field Office, Bureau of Land

Management, 432 East Mill Street, P.O.

Box 768, Pinedale, Wyoming 82941, or

contact Bill Wadsworth at (307) 367–

5341.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands

are not needed for Federal purposes.

Conveyance is consistent with current

BLM land use planning and would be in

the public interest. The conveyances,

when completed, will be subject to the

following terms, conditions and

reservations:

1. Provisions of the Recreation and

Public Purposes Act and to all

applicable regulations of the Secretary

of the Interior.

2. All valid existing rights

documented on the official public land

records at the time of patent issuance.

3. All minerals shall be reserved to

the United States, together with the

right to prospect for, mine, and remove

the minerals.

4. A right-of-way for ditches and

canals constructed by the authority of

the United States. Upon publication of

this notice in the Federal Register, the

lands will be segregated from all other

forms of appropriation under the public

land laws, including the general mining

laws, except for conveyance under the

Recreation and Public Purposes Act and

leasing under the mineral leasing 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 conveyance or classification of

the lands to the Field Manager, Bureau

of Land Management, Pinedale Field

Office, P.O. Box 768, Pinedale,

Wyoming 82941.

The analysis may identify that an

amendment to the Pinedale RMP is

needed. If a plan amendment is needed,

other notices, mailings, or media

releases will announce a 30-day protest

period on the proposed amendment.

Classification Comments

Interested parties may submit

comments involving the suitability of

the lands for a shooting sports complex.

Comments on the classification should

only address whether the land is

physically suited for a shooting sports

complex (as appropriate), 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 uses

proposed in the conveyance

applications and plans of development,

whether the BLM followed proper

administrative procedures in reaching

the decisions, or any other factor not

directly related to the suitability of the

land for a shooting sports complex. Any

adverse comments will be reviewed by

the State Director. In the absence of any