Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 112 / Friday, June 9, 2000 / Notices 36715

Dated: May 31, 2000.

James K. Murkin,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–14646 Filed 6–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–957–00–1420–BJ: GPO–0228]

Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/

Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the

following described lands are scheduled

to be officially filed in the Oregon State

Office, Portland, Oregon, thirty (30)

calendar days from the date of this

publication.

Willamette Meridian

Oregon

T. 6 S., R. 45 E., accepted April 28, 2000

T. 22 S., R. 4 W., accepted April 28, 2000

T. 18 S., R. 12 W., accepted May 10, 2000

T. 21 S., R. 5 W., accepted May 16, 2000

Washington

T. 33 N., R. 16 W., accepted April 28, 2000

T. 33 N., R. 15 W., accepted April 28, 2000

T. 33 N., R. 14 W., accepted April 28, 2000

T. 32 N., R. 15 W., accepted April 28, 2000

T. 23 N., R. 13 W., accepted May 3, 2000

T. 18 N., R. 11 W., accepted May 19, 2000

If protests against a survey, as shown

on any of the above plat(s), are received

prior to the date of official filing, the

filing will be stayed pending

consideration of the protest(s). A plat

will not be officially filed until the day

after all protests have been dismissed

and become final or appeals from the

dismissal affirmed.

The plat(s) will be placed in the open

files of the Oregon State Office, Bureau

of Land Management, 1515 S.W. 5th

Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97210, and

will be available to the public as a

matter of information only. Copies of

the plat(s) may be obtained from the

above office upon required payment. A

person or party who wishes to protest

against a survey must file with the State

Director, Bureau of Land Management,

Portland, Oregon, a notice that they

wish to protest prior to the proposed

official filing date given above. A

statement of reasons for a protest may be

filed with the notice of protest to the

State Director, or the statement of

reasons must be filed with the State

Director within thirty (30) days after the

proposed official filing date.

The above-listed plats represent

dependent resurveys, survey, and

subdivision.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bureau of Land Management, (1515

S.W. 5th Avenue) P.O. Box 2965,

Portland, Oregon 97208.

Dated: May 31, 2000.

Robert D. DeViney, Jr.,

Branch of Realty and Records Services.

[FR Doc. 00–14644 Filed 6–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Availability of the Record of

Decision for Combined Final Lower

Sheenjek Wild and Scenic River Study

and Legislative EIS

AGENCIES: National Park Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the

record of decision for the combined

final Lower Sheenjek Wild and Scenic

River Study and Legislative EIS

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

(NPS) announces the availability of the

Record of Decision (ROD) for the

combined final Lower Sheenjek Wild

and Scenic River Study and Legislative

EIS.

The final study/LEIS was required by

Section 5(a) of the National Wild and

Scenic Rivers Act as amended by

Section 604 of the Alaska National

Interest Lands Conservation Act. It

evaluates the segment of the Lower

Sheenjek River from the mouth to the

northern Boundary of the Yukon Flats

National Wildlife Refuge, a distance of

about 99 river miles.

The final study/LEIS and Record of

Decision were done cooperatively by the

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and

National Park Service, as the latter

agency was delegated wild and scenic

river study responsibility by the

Secretary of the Interior.

The Record of Decision (ROD)

documents the decision of the

Department of the Interior regarding the

lower Sheenjek River. This ROD briefly

discusses the background of the

planning effort, states the decision and

discusses the basis for it, describes other

alternatives considered, specifies the

environmentally preferable alternative,

identifies measures adopted to

minimize potential environmental

harm, and summarizes the results of

public involvement during the planning

process.

The Record of Decision recommends

congressional designation of the

segment as a wild river. The directors of

the National Park Service and U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service will continue

coordination of the joint

recommendation to the Secretary of the

Interior. The Secretary will forward the

final study/LEIS to the President, who

will provide his recommendation and

send it to Congress. Congress will make

the final decision whether or not to

designate the Lower Sheenjek River as

a component of the National Wild and

Scenic River System.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD are

available on request from: Jack Mosby,

Program Manager—Rivers, Trails, and

Conservation Assistance, National Park

Service, 2525 Gambell Street,

Anchorage, AK 99503–2892. Telephone

(907) 257–2650 or email:

jack_mosby@nps.gov

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack

Mosby, Program Manager—Rivers,

Trails, and Conservation Assistance,

National Park Service, 2525 Gambell

Street, Anchorage, AK 99503–2892.

Telephone (907) 257–2650 or email:

jack_mosby@nps.gov

Dated: May 26, 2000.

Robert D. Barbee,

Regional Director, Alaska.

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BILLING CODE 4310–70–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent

Decree

In accordance with Departmental

Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby

given that a proposed consent decree in

United States v. Johnson, Civil Action

No. 00CV11014 (D. Mass.), was lodged

with the United States District Court for

the District of Massachusetts on May 23,

2000. This proposed Consent Decree

concerns a complaint filed by the

United States against William Johnson

and Virginia Riley, pursuant to section

301(a) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C.

1311(a), and imposes civil penalties

against the Defendants for discharging

dredged or fill material and/or

controlling and directing the discharge

of dredged or fill material into waters of

the United States at portions of an

approximately 107 acre parcel of land

located at 136 Holly Lane in

Bridgewater, Massachusetts, where a

cranberry farm now exists.

The proposed Consent Decree

prohibits the discharge of pollutants

into the waters of the United States and

requires the payment of civil penalties

in the amount of $500.00 to be paid by

Defendant Virginia A. Riley and

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$1000.00 to be paid by Defendant

William Johnson.

The Department of Justice will accept

written comments relating to this

proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30)

days from the date of publication of this

notice. Please address comments to Jon

M. Lipshultz, Environment and Natural

Resources Division, Environmental

Defense Section, U.S. Department of

Justice, P.O. Box 23986, Washington,

D.C. 20026–3986 and refer to United

States v. Johnson, DJ # 90–5–1–1–

05400/1.

The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the Clerk’s Office, United

States District Court for the District of

Massachusetts, 2300 United States

Courthouse, One Courthouse Way,

Boston, MA 02210–3002.

Letitia J. Grishaw,

Chief, Environmental Defense Section,

Environment & Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 00–14618 Filed 6–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Application by the Denver

Rocky Mountain News and The Denver

Post for Approval of a Joint

Newspaper Operating Arrangement

AGENCY: Department of Justice.

ACTION: Notice of public’s right to

comment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Attorney General has received an

application for approval of a joint

newspaper operating arrangement

involving two daily newspapers in

Denver, Colorado. The application was

filed on May 12, 2000 by The E.W.

Scripps Company, whose subsidiary,

the Denver Publishing Company,

publishes the Denver Rocky Mountain

News, and the MediaNews Group, Inc.,

whose subsidiary, the Denver Post

Corporation, publishes The Denver Post.

The proposed arrangement provides that

the printing and commercial operations

of both newspapers would be handled

by a third entity, the ‘‘Agency’’ which

will be owned by the parties in equal

shares. The joint operating agreement

provides for the complete independence

of the news and editorial departments of

the two newspapers.

The Newspaper Preservation Act, 15

U.S.C. 1801 et seq., requires that joint

newspaper operating arrangements such

as that proposed by the Denver

newspapers have the prior written

consent of the Attorney General of the

United States in order to qualify for the

antitrust exemption provided by the

Act. Before granting her consent, the

Attorney General must find that one of

the publications is a failing newspaper

and that approval of the arrangement

would effectuate the policy and purpose

of the Act. Any person with views about

the proposed arrangement may file

written comments stating the reasons

why approval should or should not be

granted, or requesting that a hearing be

held on the application. A request for

hearing must set forth the issues of fact

to be determined and the reason that a

hearing is believed necessary to

determine them.

All correspondence to the Department

of Justice, the Attorney General and

other Senior Department Officials

commenting on the proposed JOA will

be placed in the public file and made

available as described below.

DATES AND PLACE FOR FILING: Comments

shall be filed by mailing or delivering

five copies to the Assistant Attorney

General for Administration, Justice

Management Division, Department of

Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and

must be received by July 10, 2000.

Replies to any comments filed on or

before that date may be filed on or

before August 8, 2000.

ADDRESSES: In accordance with the

Newspaper Preservation Act

Regulations, at 28 CFR Part 48, copies

of the proposed arrangement and other

materials filed by the newspapers in

support of the application are available

for public inspection in the main offices

of the newspapers involved. In addition,

these materials plus any filed comments

are available for public inspection in the

Department of Justice, National Place

Building, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Suite 1220, Washington, DC

20530.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stuart Frisch, General Counsel, Justice

Management Division, 202–514–3452.

Dated: June 6, 2000.

Stephen R. Colgate,

Assistant Attorney General for

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–14692 Filed 6–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–AR–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent

Decree

In accordance with Departmental

Policy, 28, CFR § 50.7, notice is hereby

given that a proposed consent decree in

United States v. Dyer, Civil Action No.

00CV11013 (D. Mass.), was lodged with

the United States District Court for the

District of Massachusetts on May 23,

2000. This proposed Consent Decree

concerns a complaint filed by the

United States against Bruce S. Dyer and

the Holly Farms Nominee Trust,

pursuant to section 301(a) of the Clean

Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1311(a), to obtain

injunctive relief from, and impose civil

penalties against the Defendants for the

discharge of pollutants into the waters

of the United States at portions of an

approximately 107 acre parcel of land

located at 36 Holly Lane in Bridgewater,

Massachusetts where a cranberry farm

now exists.

The proposed Consent Decree

prohibits the discharge of pollutants

into waters of the United States without

authorization by the United States

Department of the Army Corps of

Engineers and requires Defendants, at

their own expense and at the direction

of EPA, to restore and/or mitigate the

damages caused by their unlawful

activities. This proposed Consent

Decree further requires Defendants to

pay civil penalties to the United States

as follows: two thousand dollars

($2,000) within thirty (30) days of the

date of entry of this Consent Decree;

three thousand dollars ($3,000) at the

one year anniversary of the date of

entry; three thousand dollars ($3,000) at

the two year anniversary of the date of

entry; and four thousand dollars

($4,000) at the four year anniversary of

the date of entry.

The Department of Justice will accept

written comments relating to this

proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30)

days from the date of publication of this

notice. Please address comments to Jon

M. Lipshultz, Environment and Natural

Resources Division, Environmental

Defense Section, U.S. Department of

Justice, P.O. Box 23986, Washington,

D.C. 20026–3986 and refer to United

States v. Dyer, DJ # 909–5–1–1–05400/

1.

The proposed Consent decree may be

examined at the Clerk’s Office, United

States District Court for the District of

Massachusetts, 2300 United States

Courthouse, One Courthouse Way,

Boston, MA 02210–3002.

Letitia J. Grishaw,

Chief, Environmental Defense Section,

Environment & Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 00–14617 Filed 6–8–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act

In accordance with Department of

Justice policy codified at 28 CFR 50.7