37798 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 117 / Friday, June 16, 2000 / Notices

July 5, 2000 Yerington H.S. MultiPurpose Room, 114 Pearl St.,

Yerington, Nevada

July 6, 2000 Mineral County Library,

110 1st St., Hawthorne, Nevada

July 12, 2000 Memorial Hall, School

Street, Bridgeport, California

July 13, 2000 Carson City Field Office

(BLM), 5665 Morgan Mill Rd,

Carson City, Nevada

These workshops will be conducted

by Desert Research Institute as the

principal contractor for preparing the

Walker River Basin EIS, and personnel

from the Bureau of Land Management,

Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of

Indian Affairs, and the Fish and

Wildlife Service will participate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information, write to the

Field Manager of the Carson City Field

Office at the address listed in the agency

section of this notice, call or email Walt

Devaurs (BLM Team Leader) at (775)

885–6150, wdevaurs@nv.blm.gov; or

Mike McQueen (BLM NEPA

Coordinator) at (775) 885–6120,

mmcqueen@nv.blm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

proposed EIS schedule is as follows:

Begin Initial Public Comment Period

February 1, 2000

Hold Four Public Workshops July 5–

13, 2000

End of Extended Public Scoping Period

July 31, 2000

Issue Draft EIS (75-day public review)

November 24, 2000

End Draft EIS Public Review February

7, 2000

Issue Final EIS (30-day public review)

June 1, 2001

Issue Record of Decision August 5,

2001

End 30-Day Appeal Period/

Implementation September 5,

2001

Dated: June 12, 2000.

John O. Singlaub,

Field Office Manager.

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BILLING CODE 4310–HC–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–600–00–1010–PG–241A]

Northwest Colorado Resource

Advisory Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

SUMMARY: The next meeting of the

Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory

Council (RAC) will be held on Friday,

July 21, 2000, from 9:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.

at the U.S. Forest Service Office

building located at 925 Weiss Drive,

Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

DATES: The meeting date is Friday, July

21, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The RAC meeting will be

held at the U. S. Forest Service Office

building located at 925 Weiss Drive,

Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lynn Barclay, Public Affairs Specialist,

Craig BLM Office, 455 Emerson Street,

Craig, CO 81625—Phone (970) 826–

5096.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meeting will begin at 9 a. m. on July 21,

2000. The purpose of the meeting is to

consider several resource management

topics. These topics are review of

Recreation Guidelines as prepared by

BLM staff, update of County Wilderness

Forum process, review of BLM plan to

develop strategy to manage ORV’s,

progress report of Wildlife Committee,

RAC association with the U.S. Forest

Service, and BLM Management Report

on wilderness review for Vermillion

Cliffs. The meeting will adjourn at 4:00

p.m.

Interested members of the public may

make oral statements at the meeting at

10:15 a.m. or submit written statements

following the meeting. Per-person time

limits for oral statements may be set to

allow all interested individuals an

opportunity to speak.

Summary minutes of RAC meetings

are maintained in the BLM Northwest

Center Office located at 2815 H Road,

Grand Junction, CO., 81506, phone (970)

244–3000 and the Craig BLM Office

located at 455 Emerson Street, Craig,

CO., 81625, phone (970) 826–5000.

They are available for public inspection

and reproduction during regular

business hours within thirty (30) days

following the meeting.

Dated: June 12, 2000.

Richard M. Arcand,

Assistant Manager, Northwest Center Office.

[FR Doc. 00–15306 Filed 6–15–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UTU–76557]

Utah; Proposed Reinstatement of

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease

June 12, 2000.

In accordance with Title IV of the

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty

Management Act (Public Law 97–451), a

petition for reinstatement of oil and gas

lease UTU–76557 for lands in Grand

County, Utah, was timely filed and

required rentals accruing from January

1, 2000, the date of termination, have

been paid.

The lessees have agreed to new lease

terms for rentals and royalties at rates of

$5 per acre and 162⁄3 percent,

respectively. The $500 administrative

fee has been paid and the lessees have

reimbursed the Bureau of Land

Management for the cost of publishing

this notice.

Having met all the requirements for

reinstatement of the lease as set out in

section 31 (d) and (e) of the Mineral

Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), the

Bureau of Land Management is

proposing to reinstate lease UTU–76557,

effective January 1, 2000, subject to the

original terms and conditions of the

lease and the increased rental and

royalty rates cited above.

Irene J. Anderson,

Acting Chief, Branch of Minerals

Adjudication.

[FR Doc. 00–15256 Filed 6–15–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–$$–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–056–1430–ES; N–66384]

Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Direct sale of reversionary

interest—Recreation or Public Purposes

Patent, Number 27–72–0082

SUMMARY: The following described

public land in Las Vegas, Clark County,

Nevada, was patented to Clark County

on June 7, 1972 under the Recreation or

Public Purpose Act for a public park.

Clark County requests the purchase of

the reversionary interest. The land has

been examined and found suitable for

sale at fair market value under the

provisions of the Federal Land Policy

and Management Act (43 CFR 2711.3–

3).

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 21 S., R. 62 E., M.D.M.

Sec. 25, S1⁄2N1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4,

S1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4,

S1⁄2N1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4,

S1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4,

SW1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4,

S1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4,

S1⁄2N1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, S1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4.

Containing 78.75 acres, more or less,

located near the Wetlands Park. The land is

not required for any federal purpose. The

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direct sale is consistent with current Bureau

planning for this area and would be in the

public interest. The patent will be subject to

the provisions of the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act and applicable regulations

of the Secretary of the Interior, and the land

will continue to be subject to 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 (26 Stat. 391, 43 U.S.C. 945).

2. All the mineral deposits in the

lands 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 will

be subject to: Easements in accordance

with the Clark County Transportation

Plan.

Detailed information concerning this

action is available for review at the

office of the Bureau of Land

Management, Las Vegas Field Office,

4765 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada.

The lands have been segregated from

all forms of appropriation under the

Southern Nevada Public Lands

Management Act (P.L. 105–263).

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 direct sale to the Las Vegas

Field Manager, Las Vegas Field Office,

4765 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada

89108.

Classification Comments: Interested

parties may submit comments involving

the suitability of the land for a direct

sale. 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 application as to whether the BLM

followed proper administrative

procedures in reaching the decision or

any other factor not directly related to

the suitability of the land for a direct

sale. Any adverse comments will be

reviewed by the State Director.

In the absence of any adverse

comments, the classification of the land

described in this Notice will become

effective 60 days from the date of

publication in the Federal Register. The

lands will not be offered for conveyance

until after the classification becomes

effective.

Dated: June 8, 2000.

Rex Wells,

Assistant Field Manager, Division of Lands,

Las Vegas, NV.

[FR Doc. 00–15254 Filed 6–15–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–HC–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Availability of Draft General

Management Plan/Environmental

Impact Statement (DGMP/EIS) for the

Cane River Creole National Historical

Park, Located in Natchitoches Parish,

LA

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969 (16 U.S.C. 410ccc–4; 42

U.S.C. 4371; 40 CFR 1503), the National

Park Service (NPS) announces the

availability of the DGMP/EIS. The

DGMP/EIS responds to Public Law 103–

449 establishing Cane River Creole

National Historical Park.

The DGMP/EIS has been prepared in

cooperation with the Cane River

National Heritage Area Commission. It

presents a proposal and four alternative

strategies for guiding future

management of the national historical

park and balancing resource protection

and public use. It includes an analysis

of the potential consequences of these

actions. The major subject areas are

cultural resources management, visitor

experience, future development, and

partnership opportunities.

DATES: Written comments concerning

the DGMP/EIS should be received no

later than August 14, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Writtem comments

concerning the DGMP/EIS or requests to

be added to the project mailing list

should be sent to Ms. Laura Soulliere,

Superintendent, Cane River Creole

National Historical Park, 4386 Highway

494, Natchez, LA 71456.

The DGMP/EIS can be reviewed on

the NPS Planning Website at http://

www.nps.gov/planning.

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for locations of public reading

copies of the DGMP/EIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Laura Soulliere, Superintendent, Cane

River Creole National Historical Park, at

(318) 352–0383, or

cari_superintendent@nps.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Commenters should be aware that

National Park Service practice is to

make comments, including names and

home addresses of respondents,

available for public review during

regular business hours. Individual

commenters may request that we

withhold their home address from the

planning record, which we will honor to

the extent allowable by law. There also

may be circumstances in which we

would withhold from the planning

record a respondent’s identity, as

allowable by law. If you wish us to

withhold your name and/or address,

you must state this prominently at the

beginning of your comment. We will

make all submissions from

organizations or businesses, and from

individuals identifying themselves as

representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, available

for public inspection in their entirety.

Public meetings will be held in

Natchitoches and the Cane River area.

The meetings will provide the public

additional opportunities to comment on

the DGMP/EIS. Information on meeting

dates, times, and locations will be

provided in advance through

announcements in local newspapers

and other media. For more information

on upcoming public meetings, contact

the park superintendent.

Public reading copies of the DGMP/

EIS will be available for review at the

following locations;

Cane River Creole National Historical

Park, 4386 Highway 494, Natchez, LA

Natchitoches Parish Library, 431

Jefferson Street, Natchitoches, LA

Book Merchant, 512 Front Street,

Natchitoches, LA

Asbury United Methodist Church, 704

5th Street, Natchitoches, LA

St. Augustine Historical Society, c/o St.

Augustine Catholic Church (office),

2262 Highway 484, Cane River, LA

Northwestern State University Campus,

715 College Avenue

• Watson Library, Special Collections

• National Center for Preservation

Training and Technology

Keyser Hall, Louisiana Creole Heritage

Center

Dated: June 7, 2000.

Val Knight,

Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.

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BILLING CODE 4310–70–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Environmental Statements; Availability

etc.: Voyageurs National Park, MN;

General Management/Visitor Use and

Facilities Plan

AGENCY: National Park Service, DOI.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the

Draft General Management Plan/Visitor