40124 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 126 / Thursday, June 29, 2000 / Notices

Dated: June 2, 2000.

Sylvia V. Baca,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 00–16459 Filed 6–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–160–1220–AF]

Notice of Proposed Supplementary

Rules for Public Land in Eastern Tulare

County

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed supplementary rules.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), Bakersfield

(California) Field Office proposes the

rules listed below to protect natural

resources and provide for the safety of

visitors, and property on public land

located in eastern Tulare County

adjacent to the towns of Three Rivers

and Hammond, California. These

supplementary rules will be posted on

public land in the applicable areas and

made available at the Bakersfield Field

Office. The policy of the Department of

Interior is, whenever practicable, to

afford the public an opportunity to

participate in the rulemaking process.

Accordingly, BLM invites interested

persons to submit written comments,

suggestions, or objections regarding the

proposed supplementary rules to the

location identified in the ADDRESSES

section of this preamble.

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver

comments to Field Office Manager,

Bureau of Land Management,

Bakersfield Field Office, 3801 Pegasus

Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93308; telephone

(661) 391–6120.

Supplementary Rules

Pursuant to 43 CFR 8365.1–6

(Supplementary Rules), 43 CFR 8364.1

(Closure and restriction orders), and

8341.2 (Special rules) the following

supplementary rules are in effect on

public land managed by the BLM within

Case Mountain/Milk Ranch Peak area

defined as: Township 17 South, Range

29 East, MDB&M and Township 18

South, Range 29 East, MDB&M or the

North Fork of the Kaweah Special

Management Area defined as: Township

15 South, Range 28 East, MDB&M;

Township 16 South, Range 28 East,

MDB&M; and, Township 17 South,

Range 28 East, MDB&M.

A. Target shooting is permitted within

the Case Mountain/Milk Ranch Peak

area provided that the firearm is

discharged toward a proper backstop

sufficient to stop the projectile’s forward

progress beyond the intended target.

Target shooting may not occur within

one mile of any private residence or

occupied structure. Targets shall be

constructed of cardboard and paper or

similar non-breakable materials. All

targets must be removed and properly

discarded after use. No projectile may

be intentionally fired into any tree.

B. All roads, trails, and routes of

travel on public land within the North

Fork of the Kaweah Special

Management Area are closed to offhighway vehicles registered or

identified under Section 38020 of the

California Vehicle Code except as

permitted by the Authorized Officer.

C. All roads, trails, and routes of

travel within the Case Mountain/Milk

Ranch Peak area are closed to the

operation of any motor vehicle, except

for access to private real estate by

property owners or persons they

designate as having access to their

property, public employees, public

agency volunteers in the course of their

duties, or such access as authorized

under permit, easement, or lease by the

authorized officer.

D. The operation of motor vehicles

within the North Fork of the Kaweah

Special Management Area is limited to

designated roads. Designated roads

include roads maintained by federal,

state, or local government, roads leading

to parking areas created by the BLM,

Shepherd’s Saddle Road, and Overlook

Road. Overlook Road extends west from

Shepherd’s Saddle Road 0.8 miles from

the intersection of Shepherd’s Saddle

Road and North Fork Drive. Designated

roads may not be used for off-highway

vehicle free-play. Vehicles may not be

parked in a way which restricts the flow

of traffic through parking areas or on

roads. Vehicles parked in a way which

obstructs other passenger vehicles or

fire vehicles may be towed and stored

at the owner’s expense.

E. Within the Case Mountain/Milk

Ranch Peak area, and the North Fork of

the Kaweah Special Management Area,

property may not be left unattended for

more than three days without the prior

approval of the Authorized Officer. Any

such unattended property will be

considered abandoned, and may be

removed and stored by law enforcement

personnel at the owner’s expense.

F. Within the Case Mountain/Milk

Ranch Peak area, and the North Fork of

the Kaweah Special Management Area,

all litter, trash, and refuse must be kept

within a container or receptacle and

removed when leaving public land.

Litter, waste, or refuse may not be

thrown onto or stored on the ground.

G. Within the Case Mountain/Milk

Ranch Peak area, and the North Fork of

the Kaweah Special Management Area,

a permit or written authorization from

BLM shall be required for all research

activities which involve the taking, or

placement of, any natural or man-made

object, thing, plant, or animal on these

lands. A permit or written authorization

shall also be required if the research

involves the disturbance of any animal,

plant, cultural or historic resource, soil,

or federal property. Restrictions

regarding the disturbance of animal and

plant resources do not apply to the

California Department of Fish and Game

or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as

long as the activities are in accordance

with their trustee responsibilities for

managing wildlife resources. Leisure

activities such as astronomy, or bird

watching are not intended to be covered

by this supplementary rule.

H. Within the Case Mountain/Milk

Ranch Peak area, a state of California

Fire Permit is required for any camping,

cooking, or warming fire ignited on

these lands. Portable gas or propane

stoves are exempted from this

requirements. If any more restrictive fire

provisions are established by any

governing authority or public officer

having jurisdiction, then persons must

comply with these.

I. Within the Case Mountain/Milk

Ranch Peak area, and the North Fork of

the Kaweah Special Management Area,

all laws of the State of California

applicable to the possession, use, or

distribution of controlled substances

and/or the protection of persons or

property are in effect. These laws may

not be violated by any person.

J. Within the Case Mountain/Milk

Branch Peak area and the North Fork of

the Kaweah Special Management Area,

no person may be under the influence

of a controlled substance. No person

may be under the influence of alcohol

to the extent that their ability to be

responsible for their own safety is

impaired.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The above

supplementary rules are being

implemented for the following

purposes: The above defined lands

contain valuable watershed resources,

groves of Sequois Trees, and regionally

significant recreational resources.

Improved public access through

acquired easements has increased

visitation. These supplementary rules

are effected to maintain the area’s

traditional uses consistent with hiking,

bicycle riding, equestrian use, and other

low impact recreational activities. The

concerns of local residents and property

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owners are also addressed by these

supplementary rules.

This order is in no way intended to

affect the rights or existing privileges of

private land owners or their interests

within the defined public land. Existing

public easements, county roads, state

highways, private lanes or driveways,

and private real estate is exempt from

these supplementary rules. Further, this

order does not infer any Bureau of Land

Management jurisdiction over private or

state owned lands. These

supplementary rules will be in effect

until replaced by a more comprehensive

recreational management plan for the

areas. These supplementary rules are in

compliance with the Caliente Resource

Management Plan of May 1997.

Federal, State, and local law

enforcement officers and California

peace officers, as defined in Chapter 4.5

of the California Penal Code, are exempt

from these supplementary rules in the

course of their official duties.

Limitations upon the use of motorized

vehicles do not apply to emergency

vehicles, fire suppression and rescue

vehicles, law enforcement vehicles, and

other vehicles performing official

duties, or as approved by an authorized

officer of the BLM.

These supplementary rules will take

effect following review of public

comment, and publication as final

supplementary rule making in the

Federal Register.

Penalties

The authorities for these closures and

supplementary rules are 43 CFR 8341.2,

8364.1, and 8365.1–6. Violations of

these supplementary rules are

punishable by fines of up to $1,000 and/

or imprisonment not to exceed 12

months as well as the penalties

provided under State law.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT. Ronald

D. Fellows, Bureau of Land

Management, Bakersfield Field Officer

Manager, 3801 Pegasus Drive,

Bakersfield, CA 93308

Dated: June 23, 2000.

Ron Fellows,

Field Office Manager, Bakersfield Field Office.

[FR Doc. 00–16462 Filed 6–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–930; COC–60653]

Notice of Meeting on Proposed

Withdrawal; Spanish Peaks Planning

Area; Colorado

June 20, 2000.

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and agenda for a forthcoming

meeting on the Forest Service

withdrawal application for the Spanish

Peaks Planning Area for the protection

of natural resources. This meeting will

provide the opportunity for public

involvement in this proposed action as

required by regulation. All comments

will be considered when a final

determination is made on whether this

land should be withdrawn.

DATES: Meeting will be held on

September 12, 2000, at 7:00 p.m. All

comments or requests to be heard

should be received by close of business

on September 7, 2000, at the Colorado

State Office.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Walsenburg Community Center,

Walsenburg, Colorado, 81089.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Doris E. Chelius, BLM Colorado State

Office, (303) 239–3706.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal for the

Spanish Peaks Planning Area which was

published in the Federal Register on

June 20, 1997, (62 FR 33675), is hereby

modified to schedule a public meeting

as provided by 43 U.S.C. 1714, and 43

CFR 2310.

This meeting will be open to all

interested persons; those who desire to

be heard in person and those who desire

to submit written comments on this

subject. All comments and requests to

be heard should be submitted to the

Colorado State Director, Bureau of Land

Management, 2850 Youngfield Street,

Lakewood, Colorado 80215–7093, by

September 7, 2000.

Herbert K. Olson,

Acting Realty Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–16464 Filed 6–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

60 Day Notice of Intention To Request

Clearance of Collection of Information;

Opportunity for Public Comment

AGENCY: Department of the Interior,

National Park Service, Urban and

Adjacent Parks.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

(NPS) is proposing in 2000 and 2001 to

conduct surveys of persons living in the

metropolitan areas of Boston, MA, Los

Angeles, CA, Miami, FL, and New

Orleans, LA where the following urban

national parks are located: Boston

African-American National Historic

Site, Santa Monica Mountains National

Recreation Area, Biscayne National

Park, and Jean Lafitte National

Historical Park and Preserve. In these

surveys, persons will be asked about

their knowledge of the urban national

park located in their metropolitan area,

and their familiarity with community

outreach efforts that the urban national

park has instituted.

URBAN NATIONAL PARK COMMUNITY

OUTREACH SURVEY

Estimated numbers of

Responses Burden hours

400 200

Under provisions of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR part

1320, Reporting and Recordkeeping

Requirements, the National Park Service

is soliciting comments on the need for

gathering the information in the

proposed surveys. The NPS also is

asking for comments on the practical

utility of the information being

gathered; the accuracy of the burden

hour estimate; ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and ways to

minimize the burden to respondents,

including use of automated information

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

The NPS goal in conducting these

surveys is to assess the effectiveness of

community outreach programs of urban

national parks to residents within

selected metropolitan areas

DATES: Public comments will be

accepted on or before August 28, 2000.

SEND COMMENTS TO: Ronald J. Vogel,

Nelson Mandela School of Public

Policy, Higgins Hall, Southern