40690 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 127 / Friday, June 30, 2000 / Notices

Principal Meridian, Montana, was accepted

June 9, 2000.

T. 16 N., R. 29 W.

The plat, representing Amended

Protraction Diagram 22 of unsurveyed

Township 16 North, Range 29 West,

Principal Meridian, Montana, was accepted

June 9, 2000.

The amended protraction diagrams

were prepared at the request of the U.S.

Forest Service to accommodate Revision

of Primary Base Quadrangle Maps for

the Geometronics Service Center.

A copy of the preceding described

plats of the amended protraction

diagrams accepted June 9, 2000, will be

immediately placed in the open files

and will be available to the public as a

matter of information.

If a protest against these amended

protraction diagrams, accepted June 9,

2000, as shown on these plats, is

received prior to the date of the official

filings, the filings will be stayed

pending consideration of the protests.

These particular plats of the amended

protraction diagrams will not be

officially filed until the day after all

protests have been accepted or

dismissed and become final or appeals

from the dismissal affirmed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bureau of Land Management, 5001

Southgate Drive, P.O. Box 36800,

Billings, Montana 59107–6800.

Dated: June 20, 2000.

Mark D. Dixon,

Acting Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of

Resources.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–930–1430–ET; COC–61608]

Public Land Order No. 7455;

Withdrawal of Public Land for the

Saguache Smelter Site, Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Public land order.

SUMMARY: This order withdraws 60 acres

of public land from surface entry and

mining for a period of 20 years for the

Bureau of Land Management to protect

the Saguache Smelter Site. The land has

been and will remain open to mineral

leasing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 30, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Doris E. Chelius, BLM Colorado State

Office, 2850 Youngfield Street,

Lakewood, Colorado 80215–7076, 303–

239–3706.

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 land is

hereby withdrawn from settlement, sale,

location, or entry under the general land

laws, including the United Stated

mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch. 2, (1994)),

but not from leasing under the mineral

leasing laws, for the Bureau of Land

Management to protect the Saguache

Smelter Site:

New Mexico Principal Meridian

T. 45 N., R. 7 E.,

Sec. 26, S1⁄2S1⁄2S1⁄2SE1⁄4;

Sec. 35, N1⁄2N1⁄2NE1⁄4.

The area described contains 60 acres in

Saguache County.

2. The withdrawal made by this order

does not alter the applicability of those

public land laws governing the use of

the land under lease, license, or permit,

or governing the disposal of the mineral

or vegetative resources other than under

the mining laws.

3. This withdrawal will expire 20

years from the effective date of this

order, unless, as a result of a review

conducted before the expiration date

pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal

Land Policy and Management Act of

1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f) (1994), the

Secretary determines that the

withdrawal shall be extended.

Dated: June 7, 2000.

Sylvia V. Baca,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AA210–00–1610–01–2410]

Public Land and Resources; Planning,

Programming and Budgeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Extension of comment period

for draft land use planning manual and

handbook.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) is developing a new

manual and handbook for preparing

land use plans and is extending by 30

days the time period for the public to

review the proposed guidance and

provide comments.

DATES: Send your comments on the draft

land use planning manual and

handbook to reach BLM by August 9,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Mail your comments to the

Bureau of Land Management (WO–210),

Attention: Ted Milesnick, 1849 C Street

NW., (LS–1050), Washington, DC,

20240–0001 or send them electronically

to wo210.blm.gov.

Copies of the draft land use planning

manual and handbook may be obtained

from any of the following sources: the

Internet at www.blm.gov; the BLM

Washington Office (U.S. Department of

the Interior, BLM, Planning, Assessment

and Community Support Group (WO–

210), 1849 C Street, NW., (LS–1050),

Washington, DC. 20240–0001); or from

any BLM State Office or Field Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted

Milesnick at (202) 452–7727, Ann

Aldrich at (202) 452–7722, or Paul

Politzer at (202) 452–0349.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice

of availability and additional

supplementary information for the Draft

Land Use Planning Manual and

Handbook were published in the

Federal Register on May 30, 2000 (65

FR 34495), with a comment period

expiring July 10, 2000. The BLM has

received requests from the public to

extend the comment period on the draft

planning guidance. We recognize the

value of public input on the draft

guidance and therefore are extending

the comment period for 30 days. We are

limiting the extension to 30 days

because of our desire to fully consider

all comments and finalize the manual

and handbook so that they can be used

to guide the development of numerous

planning efforts scheduled to begin

October 1, 2000, the beginning of Fiscal

Year 2001.

Dated: June 27, 2000.

Sherry Barnett,

Acting Assistant Director, Renewable

Resources and Planning.

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