30606 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 93 / Friday, May 12, 2000 / Notices

Pub. L. 100–497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the

Secretary of the Interior shall publish, in

the Federal Register, notice of approved

Tribal-State Compacts for the purpose of

engaging in Class III gaming on Indian

lands. The Assistant Secretary—Indian

Affairs, Department of the Interior,

through his delegated authority, has

approved the Amendment to the Interim

Agreement with the State of Montana

and the Confederated Salish and

Kootenai Tribes, which was executed on

March 21, 2000.

DATES: This action is effective May 12,

2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George T. Skibine, Director, Office of

Indian Gaming Management, Bureau of

Indian Affairs, Washington, DC 20240.

(202) 219–4066.

Dated: May 3, 2000.

Kevin Gover,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 00–11943 Filed 5–11–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of approval of

amendment to Tribal-State Compact.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 11 of the

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988

(IGRA), Pub. L. 100–497, 25 U.S.C.

§ 2710, the Secretary of the Interior shall

publish, in the Federal Register, notice

of approved Tribal-State Compacts for

the purpose of engaging in Class III

gaming activities on Indian lands. The

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs,

Department of the Interior, through his

delegated authority, has approved an

Amendment, executed on May 2, 2000,

to the Gaming Compact between the

Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana

and the State of Louisiana.

DATES: This action is effective May 12,

2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George T. Skibine, Director, Office of

Indian Gaming Management, Bureau of

Indian Affairs, Washington, DC 20240,

(202) 219–4066.

Dated: May 3, 2000.

Kevin Gover,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 00–11941 Filed 5–11–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–160–1220–00]

Extension of Nomination Period for

Central California Resource Advisory

Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Resource Advisory

Council Call for Nominations.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to extend the deadline for receiving

nominations for membership on the

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Central California Resource Advisory

Councils (RAC). The RAC provides

advice and recommendations to BLM on

land use planning and management of

the public lands. Public nominations

will be considered until May 21, 2000.

The Federal Land Policy and

Management Act (FLPMA) directs the

Secretary of the Interior to involve the

public in planning and issues related to

management of lands administered by

BLM. Section 309 of FLPMA directs the

Secretary to select citizen-based

advisory councils that are established

and authorized consistent with the

requirements of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (FACA). As required by

the FACA, members appointed to the

RAC must be balanced and

representative of the various interests

concerned with the management of the

public lands. These include three

categories:

Category One—Holders of federal

grazing permits and representatives of

energy and mineral development,

timber industry, transportation or rightsof-way, off-highway vehicle use, and

commercial recreation;

Category Two—Representatives of

nationally or regionally recognized

environmental organizations,

archaeological and historic interests,

dispersed recreation, and wild horse

and burro groups;

Category Three—Holders of State,

county or local elected office,

employees of a State agency responsible

for management of natural resources,

academicians involved in natural

sciences, representatives of Indian

tribes, and the public-at-large.

Individuals may nominate themselves

or others. Nominees must be residents

of the State of California. Nominees will

be evaluated based on their education,

training, and experience and their

knowledge of the geographical area of

the RAC. Nominees should have

demonstrated a commitment to

collaborative resource decision making.

All nominations must be accompanied

by letters of reference from represented

interests or organizations, a completed

background information nomination

form, as well as any other information

that speaks to the nominee’s

qualifications.

There are four vacancies on the

Central California RAC; one in Category

One, one in Category Two, and two in

Category Three. Nominations should be

sent to: Larry Mercer, Bakersfield Field

Office, BLM, 3801 Pegasus Avenue,

Bakersfield, CA 93308, telephone: 661–

391–6000.

Dated: May 2, 2000.

Ron Fellows,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–11966 Filed 5–11–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–958–6333–ET; GPO–0159; OR–52939]

Public Land Order No. 7445;

Withdrawal of Public Lands for the

Row River Trail; Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Public land order.

SUMMARY: This order withdraws 189.31

acres of public lands from surface entry

and mining for a period of 20 years for

the Bureau of Land Management to

protect the Row River Trail. An

additional 11.41 acres of non-Federal

lands, if acquired by the United States,

would also be withdrawn by this order.

The public lands have been and will

remain open to mineral leasing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 12, 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 lands are

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)),

but not from leasing under the mineral

leasing laws, to protect the Bureau of

Land Management’s Row River Trail:

Willamette Meridian

T. 21 S., R. 1 W.,