Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 125 / Wednesday, June 28, 2000 / Notices 39923

DATES: This amendment goes into effect

at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, May 26, 2000

and shall remain in effect until 11:59

p.m. on Saturday, July 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim

Read, Barstow Field Office Manager,

Bureau of Land Management, 2601

Barstow Road, Barstow, CA 92311; or

call (760) 252–6000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

Saturday August 28th, the Willow Fire

started on U.S. Forest Service lands

adjacent to BLM lands in the Juniper

Flats area. The fire burned 63,486 acres,

including approximately 16,000 acres of

BLM land.

Natural resources comprising the

local ecosystems were extensively

damaged by the fire. The affected public

land has been closed to human entry

since the fire. Over the winter the

vegetation began growing back. This

indicates the natural systems are

beginning to recover. The closure is now

amended to exempt human access on

the trail leading to the Deep Creek Hot

Springs. The trail is well marked and is

located in T.3N. R. 3W. Section 11.

In general, the closed pubic lands are

east of Deep Creek Road, south of the

Atchison Topeka and Sante Fe rail lines,

west of Highway 18, and north of Deep

Creek. The authority for this closure is

43 CFR 8364.1, 18 U.S.C. 3571. This

closure only applies to those portions of

the following sections burned during

the Willow Fire: San Bernardino Base

and Meridian, T.3N. R.1W. sections 2, 3,

4, 5 and 6; T.3N. R.2W. sections 1, 2, 3,

4, 5, 6, 7 and 8: T.3N. R.3W. sections 1,

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12; T.4N.

R.1W. sections 31 and 32; T.4N. R.2W.

sections 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34

and 35: T.4N. R.3W. sections 21, 22, 23,

24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and

35. If you fail to comply with this

closure order you may be fined up to

$100,000.00 or be imprisoned for up to

12 months, or both.

You are exempt from this closure if

you are engaged in one of these

activities: law enforcement, emergency

services, government business, or work

to maintain utilities and infrastructure.

You may be exempt if permitted by a

BLM Authorizing Officer. You and your

guests are exempt to access your

residence or property if it is within the

closed area. This closure only affects

public lands. County roads and

segments of roads through private lands

are unaffected. You are exempt to use

the portion of Bowen Ranch Road that

is a County road. The exempt portion

crosses public lands in section 31 of

T.4N. R.2W., and sections 1, 11 and 12

of T.3N. R.3W., ending at the boundary

of the Bowen Ranch.

Tim Read,

BLM, Barstow Field Office Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–16267 Filed 6–27–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY070–00–EJ]

Notice of Intent To Prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement;

Correction

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Correction of dates in Notice of

Intent (NOI) to Prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement for Oil

and Gas Development in the Powder

River Basin, Wyoming, published on

June 21, 2000.

SUMMARY: This notice provides a

correction of the dates included in the

‘‘Dates’’ Section of the above referenced

NOI. The revised section is included

below.

DATES: Comments to be considered in

the draft EIS from the scoping period

should be submitted by July 31, 2000.

The draft EIS should be available for

public review by April 15, of 2001.

ADDRESSES: Questions or concerns

should be addressed to Paul Beels in the

BLM Buffalo Field Office, 1425 Fort

Street, Buffalo, WY 82834.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

Beels, phone 307–684–1100.

Dated: June 22, 2000.

Alan L. Kesterke,

Associate State Director.

[FR Doc. 00–16284 Filed 6–27–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ–910–0777–26–241A]

State of Arizona Resource Advisory

Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Arizona Resource Advisory

Council meeting notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Arizona Resource

Advisory Council (RAC). The meeting

will be held on August 4, 2000, in

Phoenix, Arizona. The RAC meeting

will begin at 9 a.m and will conclude at

approximately 4 p.m. The agenda items

to be covered include the review of the

March 31 and May 11, 2000, meeting

minutes; BLM State Director’s Update

on legislation, regulations and statewide

planning efforts; National Off-Highway

Vehicle Use Strategy Presentation/RAC

Discussion; Sonoran Desert

Conservation Plan Presentation; Arizona

Trails System; Update Proposed Field

Office Rangeland Resource Teams;

Reports from BLM Field Office

Managers; Reports by the Standards and

Guidelines, Recreation and Public

Relations, Wild Horse and Burro

Working Groups; Reports from RAC

members; and Discussion of future

meetings. A public comment period will

be provided at 11 a.m. on August 4,

2000, for any interested publics who

wish to address the Council.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Deborah Stevens, Bureau of Land

Management, Arizona State Office, 222

North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona

85004–2203, (602) 417–9215.

Denise P. Meridith,

Arizona State Director.

[FR Doc. 00–16283 Filed 6–27–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–680–00–1220–HQ]

Supplemental Rule Restricting

Recreational Shooting to Protect

Human Health and Safety in a Portion

of Wonder Valley, California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Department of the Interior, Barstow

Field Office, Desert District, California.

ACTION: On those public lands

administered by the BLM and located

within T.1 N., R.10 E., Sec 5 S1⁄2 and

Sec 8 N1⁄2, San Bernardino Meridian, it

is prohibited to fire any firearm. This

supplemental rule does not affect the

legitimate and legal pursuit of game or

the discharge of a firearm for purposes

of personal protection.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Title 43,

Code of Federal Regulations Section

8365.1–6 the State Director may

establish supplementary rules in order

to provide for the protection of persons,

property and public lands and

resources. This authority was delegated

to the District Managers and Field

Managers pursuant to BLM Manual

1203, California Supplement.

Penalties: Failure to comply with this

supplementary rule is punishable by a

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fine not to exceed $100,000 and/or

imprisonment not to exceed twelve

months.

DATES: The supplemental rule will take

effect at midnight, August 1, 2000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

supplemental rule was proposed to

create a safer environment for residents

living in northwestern Wonder Valley.

Residents have complained that rounds

from gunfire originating on public land

has either caused property damage or

nearly caused human injury. During a

sixty-day comment period and an open

house, many legitimate concerns

regarding shooting in Wonder Valley

surfaced. Comments received spanned

the gamut between closing all of

Wonder Valley to all shooting and

taking no action. Consensus was, that by

closing the 640-acres surrounding the

Valle Vista uncontrolled shooting area

in northwest Wonder Valley to shooting,

the safety concerns of nearby citizens

could be met while allowing

recreational shooting to continue in

other portions of Wonder Valley. The

user group for the Valle Vista site will

be redirected to controlled ranges or

dispersed to contiguous blocks of public

land on the fringes of Wonder Valley.

This supplemental rule will not infringe

upon Constitutional rights of an

individual to own or possess a lawful

firearm. The environmental effects of

the suppelemntal rule have been

analyzed separately by Environmental

Assessment CA–680–00–29.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:

BLM Barstow Field Office, 2601

Barstow Road, Barstow, CA 92231,

telephone (760) 252–6000

Tim Read,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–16145 Filed 6–27–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife

Task Force

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation

(Reclamation), Department of the

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463),

announcement is made of a meeting of

the Trinity River Basin Fish and

Wildlife Task Force.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

Thursday, July 20, 2000, 1:00 p.m. to

5:00 p.m. and Friday, July 21, 8:00 a.m.

to 12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be at the

Radisson Hotel, 500 Leisure Lane,

Sacramento, California 95815.

Telephone 916/922–2020 (FAX 916/

920–7312).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Russell P. Smith, Chief, Environmental

and Natural Resource Division,

Northern California Area Office, 1639

Shasta Dam Boulevard, Shasta Lake,

California 96019. Telephone: 530/275–

1554 (TDD 530/450–6000).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife

Task Force will meet to formulate and

implement the ongoing Trinity River

watershed ecosystem management

program for fish and wildlife. This

program considers the needs of multiple

species and their interactions with

physical habitats in restoring the natural

function, structure, and species

composition of the ecosystem,

recognizing that all components are

interrelated.

Dated: June 19, 2000.

Lester A. Snow,

Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 00–16285 Filed 6–27–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing

its intention to request approval for the

collection of information for the general

provisions at 30 CFR Part 700.

DATES: Comments on the proposed

information collection must be received

by August 28, 2000, to be assured of

consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

John A. Trelease, Office of Surface

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,

1951 Constitution Ave, NW., Room 210–

SIB, Washington, DC 20240. Comments

may also be submitted electronically to

jtreleas@smre.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request a copy of the information

collection request, explanatory

information and related forms, contact

John A. Trelease, at (202) 208–2783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which

implement provisions of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),

require that interested members of the

public and affected agencies have an

opportunity to comment on information

collection and recordkeeping activities

(see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)). This notice

identifies information collections that

OSM will be submitting to OMB for

extension. These collections are

contained in 30 CFR 700, General.

OSM has revised burden estimates,

where appropriate, to reflect current

reporting levels or adjustments based on

reestimates of burden or respondents.

OSM will request a 3-year term of

approval for each information collection

activity.

Comments are invited on: (1) The

need for the collection of information

for the performance of the functions of

the agency; (2) the accuracy of the

agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to

enhance the quality, utility and clarity

of the information collection; and (4)

ways to minimize the information

collection burden on respondents, such

as use of automated means of collection

of the information. A summary of the

public comments will accompany

OSM’s submission of the information

collection request to OMB.

This notice provides the public with

60 days in which to comment on the

following information collection

activity:

Title: General, 30 CFR Part 700.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0094.

Summary: This Part establishes

procedures and requirements for

terminating jurisdiction of surface coal

mining and reclamation operations,

petitions for rulemaking, and citizen

suits filed under the Surface Mining

Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.

Bureau Form Number: None.

Frequency of Collection: Once.

Description of Respondents: State and

tribal regulatory authorities, private

citizens and citizen groups, and surface

coal mining companies.

Total Annual Responses: 6.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 12.

Dated: June 22, 2000.

Richard G. Bryson,

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.

[FR Doc. 00–16286 Filed 6–27–00; 8:45 am]

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