Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 112 / Friday, June 9, 2000 / Notices 36713

Prineville Oregon 97754, telephone

(541) 416–6784.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Violation

of this closure order is punishable by a

fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or

imprisonment not to exceed 12 months

as provided in 43 CFR 9268.3(d)(iv).

Dated: June 1, 2000.

Don L. Smith,

Acting District Manager, Prineville District

Office.

[FR Doc. 00–14641 Filed 6–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM–932–4120–05; OKNM 104590]

Invitation To Participate; Exploration

for Coal in Oklahoma

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Members of the public are

hereby invited to participate with

Farrell Cooper Mining Company on a

pro rata cost sharing basis, in a program

for the exploration of coal deposits

owned by the United States of America.

The lands are located in Haskell County,

Oklahoma, and are described as follows:

T. 10 N., R. 21 E., Indian Meridian

Sec. 1, S1⁄2, NE1⁄4;

Sec. 12, NW1⁄4, N1⁄2SW1⁄4, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4,

NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, W1⁄2NE, and NE1⁄4NE1⁄4;

Containing 920.00 acres, more or less.

Any parties electing to participate in

this exploration program shall notify in

writing, both the Sate Director, Bureau,

of Land Management, NW Mexico State

Office, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe, New

Mexico 87502–0115, and Farrell Cooper

Mining Company, P.O. Box 11050, Fort

Smith, Arkansas 72917. such written

notice must include a justification for

wanting to participate and any

recommended changes in the

exploration plan with specific reasons

for such changes. The notice must be

received no later than 30-calendar days

after the publication of this notice in the

Federal Register.

This proposed exploration program is

for the purpose of determing the quality

and quantity of the coal in the area and

will be conducted pursuant to an

exploration plan to be approved by the

Bureau of Land Management. A copy of

the exploration plan as submitted by

Farrel Cooper Mining company may be

examined at the Bureau of land

Management, New Mexico State Office,

1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, New

Mexico 87502, and the Tulsa Field

Office, 7906 East 33rd Street, Suite 101,

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74145.

Dated: June 1, 2000.

Carsten F. Goff,

Acting State Director.

[FR Doc. 00–14642 Filed 6–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Environmental Impact Statement for

Fruitland Coalbed Methane Gas

Development

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

USDI, and Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

SUMMARY: The Forest Service San Juan

National Forest and the Bureau of Land

Management San Juan Field Office

published a notice of intent to prepare

an environmental impact statement for

the Fruitland Coalbed Methane Gas

Development on April 4, 2000, (65 FR

17672). Included in the notice were

dates for public meetings to review the

notice of intent. This notice changes the

public meeting dates from May 16 to

June 28, 2000, and from May 17 to June

29, 2000, and extends the comment

period for written comments for the

notice of intent from June 1 to July 14,

2000. These changes are necessary to

accommodate increased public interest.

DATES: The meetings will be held on

June 28, 2000, and June 29, 2000;

written comments must be received by

July 14, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The June 28 meeting will be

held at La Plata County Fairgrounds,

Exhibit Hall, 2500 Main Street, Durango,

Colorado; the June 29 meeting will be

held at Bayfield High School, 800

County Road 501, Bayfield, Colorado.

Both meetings will be from 5 p.m. to 8

p.m. Written comments should be sent

to the San Juan Field Office Manager,

Bureau of Land Management, USDI, 15

Burnett Court, Durango, Colorado

81301.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim

Powers (970) 247–4874.

Dated: June 1, 2000.

Calvin N. Joyner,

San Juan Field Office Manager, Colorado,

Bureau of Land Management, USDI, and

Forest Supervisor, San Juan National Forest,

Colorado, Forest Service, USDA.

[FR Doc. 00–14639 Filed 6–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management.

[NV–056–1430-ES; N–41567–29]

Notice of Realty Action: Lease/

conveyance for Recreation and Public

Purposes

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Recreation and public purpose

lease/conveyance.

SUMMARY: The following described

public lands in Las Vegas, Clark County,

Nevada, were segregated on December 1,

1996 for administrative purposes under

serial number N–61855. This

segregation on the lands listed below

will be terminated upon publication of

this notice in the Federal Register. The

land has been examined and found

suitable for lease/conveyance for

recreational or public purposes under

the provisions of the Recreation and

Public Purposes Act, as amended (43

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

School District proposes to amend their

current Recreation and Public Purposes

lease N–41567–29 to include the

following lands for development and

expansion of Edith Garehime

Elementary School.

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 20 S., R. 60 E.,

Section 8: S1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, Containing 5

acres, more or less.

The land is 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 each 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 favor of City of Las

Vegas for roads, public utilities and

flood control purposes.

2. All valid and existing rights, which

are identified and shown in the case

file.