40540 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 145 / Tuesday, July 29, 1997 / Notices

business hours (7:45 a.m.–4:30 p.m.),

Monday through Friday, except

holidays, and may be published as part

of the DEIS. Individual respondents may

request confidentiality. If you wish to

withhold your name or street address

from public review or from disclosure

under the Freedom of Information Act,

you must state this prominently at the

beginning of your written comment.

Such requests will be honored to the

extent allowed by law. All submissions

from organizations or businesses, and

from individuals identifying themselves

as representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, will be

made available for public inspection in

their entirety.

Dated: July 16, 1997.

Alan L. Kesterke,

Associate State Director.

[FR Doc. 97–19845 Filed 7–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM–018–1220–00/G010–G7–0253]

Amendment to a Notice of Availability

of a Draft Coordinated Resource

Management Plan (CRMP) and

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS);

Taos Resource Area, New Mexico and

San Luis Resource Area, Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Amendment to notice.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) Albuquerque

District, Taos Resource Area and Can ̃ on

City District, San Luis Resource Area

have completed a Draft CRMP/EIS, and

a Taos Resource Management Plan

Amendment. This notice amends the

Notice of Availability printed in the

Federal Register on Friday, June 27,

1997 (Vol. 62, No. 124, 34771–72),

adding a fourth public hearing in

response to public interest, and

extending the public comment period

through October 20, 1997, to meet

Environmental Protection Agency

requirements.

DATES: Written comments must be

postmarked no later than October 20,

1997, and should be addressed to the

CRMP Team Leader at the address

below. Inaddition to the hearings

announced in the June 27 Notice of

Availability, formal oral comments will

be received at the following public

hearing, beginning at 7 p.m.: September

3, 1997—Dixon Elementary

Gymnasium, State Road 75, Dixon, New

Mexico.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

CRMP Team Leader, Taos Resource

Area, 226 Cruz Alta Road, Taos, NM

87571; phone (505) 758–8851.

Dated: July 23, 1997.

Mike Ford,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–19954 Filed 7–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–AG–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT–020–1060–00]

Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

(BLM), Montana, Miles City District,

Billings Resource Area, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Billings Resource Area of

the Miles City District will host a public

hearing on the use of helicopters for the

wild horse gather operation in the Pryor

Mountain Wild Horse Range. The

meeting will be held at the Bighorn

Canyon National Recreation Area

Visitor Center, in Lovell, Wyoming, on

Thursday, August 14, 1997 at 7 p.m.

Following the hearing, a general

meeting to discuss the proposed gather

operation will be held. The proposed

removal operation is scheduled to begin

no earlier than October 1, 1997.

DATES: Written comments on the

proposal should be submitted to the

address below by August 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), Billings Resource

Area, Linda Coates-Markle, 810 East

Main, Billings, Montana 59105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda Coates-Markle, Wild Horse and

Burro Specialist, telephone (406) 238–

1540.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Draft

Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range Wild

Horse Removal Plan was completed July

14, 1997 and is available for public

review. Copies may be obtained from

the above address.

Dated: July 22, 1997.

Janet L. Edmonds,

Acting District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–19894 Filed 7–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–958–0777–63; GP7–0062; OR–19851

(WA)]

Public Land Order No. 7277;

Revocation of Executive Order Dated

January 17, 1911; Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Public land order.

SUMMARY: This order revokes in its

entirety an Executive order which

withdrew 12,438.86 acres of National

Forest System lands for the Bureau of

Land Management’s Reservoir Site

Reserve No. 1. The lands are no longer

needed for this purpose and the

revocation is needed to permit disposal

of a portion of the land through a Forest

Service exchange. This action will open

the lands to surface entry and

nonmetalliferous mining, unless

included in existing withdrawals or

other segregations of record. All of the

lands have been and will remain open

to metalliferous mining and mineral

leasing unless closed by existing

withdrawals or other segregations of

record.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 28, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Betty McCarthy, BLM Oregon/

Washington State Office, P.O. Box 2965,

Portland, Oregon 97208–2965, 503–952–

6155.

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. The Executive Order dated January

17, 1911, which established Reservoir

Site Reserve No. 1, is hereby revoked in

its entirety:

Willamette Meridian

Wenatchee National Forest

T. 27 N., R. 16 E.,

Sec. 4, lots 3 and 4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;

Sec. 5, lot 1, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, and W1⁄2SE1⁄4;

Sec. 9, N1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4,

NW1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4NW1⁄4,

S1⁄2SW1⁄4NW1⁄4NW1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4,

S1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, and

SW1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 10, that portion of the NW1⁄4 lying

outside HES No. 48, and those portions

of the NE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4 and SE1⁄4 lying

outside HES Nos. 43 and 44;

Sec. 13, lot 5 and Tract 37 (formerly lot 1);

Sec. 14, lots 4, 6, and 7, and NE1⁄4NE1⁄4;

Sec. 15, N1⁄2NE1⁄4 and S1⁄2;

Sec. 16, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4,

S1⁄2NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4, and S1⁄2;

Sec. 17,

Sec. 18, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, E1⁄2, and

E1⁄2W1⁄2;
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Sec. 20, NE1⁄4;

Sec. 21, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, and NW1⁄4;

Sec. 22, lot 3, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, W1⁄2NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4,

and SE1⁄4;

Sec. 23, lots 1 to 5, inclusive, and S1⁄2S1⁄2;

Sec. 24, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, and

S1⁄2SW1⁄4;

Sec. 25, NE1⁄4.

T. 28 N., R. 16 E.,

Sec. 18, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, E1⁄2W1⁄2, and

that portion of the E1⁄2 lying outside HES

No. 163;

Sec. 19, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, E1⁄2W1⁄2, and

that portion of the E1⁄2 lying outside HES

No. 164;

Sec. 20, E1⁄2SW1⁄4 and that portion of the

W1⁄2SW1⁄4 lying outside HES No. 164;

Sec. 29, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4NW1⁄4,

SW1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4,

NE1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, E1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4,

W1⁄2SW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, N1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4,

N1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4,

SE1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, E1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4,

N1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4,

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4,

E1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4, and that portion of

the N1⁄2NW1⁄4NW1⁄4 lying outside HES

No. 164;

Sec. 30, W1⁄2NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4,

NW1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4,

S1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4,

SE1⁄4, and that portion of the NE1⁄4NE1⁄4

lying outside HES No. 164;

Sec. 32, N1⁄2NW1⁄4 and W1⁄2SW1⁄4.

T. 26 N., R. 17 E.,

Sec. 3, lot 3, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, and E1⁄2SW1⁄4;

Sec. 8, E1⁄2SW1⁄4 and W1⁄2SE1⁄4;

Sec. 9, lots 1, 4, 5, 7, 10, and 11, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4,

NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, and S1⁄2SE1⁄4;

Sec. 17, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4.

T. 27 N., R. 17 E.,

Sec. 14, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, W1⁄2NE1⁄4,

NW1⁄4, and W1⁄2SE1⁄4;

Sec. 15, lots 1 to 5, inclusive, and

NE1⁄4NE1⁄4;

Sec. 16, SW1⁄4;

Sec. 17, S1⁄2S1⁄2;

Sec. 19, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4;

Sec. 20, lots 1, 2, and 3, NE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4,

SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4, and

SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 21, lots 1, 2, and 3, NW1⁄4, and S1⁄2;

Sec. 22, lot 3, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NE1⁄4,

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, N1⁄2S1⁄2, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, and

SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 23, W1⁄2 and S1⁄2SE1⁄4;

Sec. 26, lots 1 and 2, and lots 6 to 11,

inclusive, N1⁄2NE1⁄4, and SW1⁄4;

Sec. 27, lots 1, 3, 4, and 5, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4,

NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, and S1⁄2S1⁄2;

Sec. 28, lot 8;

Sec. 30, lots 2, 6, and 7, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, and

S1⁄2SE1⁄4;

Sec. 32, N1⁄2N1⁄2;

Sec. 33, E1⁄2NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, and

E1⁄2NW1⁄4;

Sec. 34, W1⁄2.

The areas described aggregate

approximately 12,438.86 acres in Chelan

County.

2. That portion of the NE1⁄4 of Sec. 18,

T. 28 N., R. 16 E., lying within the

Glacier Peak Wilderness Area

withdrawal, remains closed to operation

of the public land laws, including the

mining and mineral leasing laws.

3. The following described lands are

included in Forest Service recreation

and administrative area withdrawals

and will remain closed to operation of

the public land laws, including the

mining laws:

T. 27 N., R. 16 E.,

Sec. 13, lot 5;

Sec. 23, lots 2, 3, 4, and 5;

Sec. 24, lots 2, 3, and 4, and SE1⁄4SW1⁄4.

4. The following described lands are

included in two Forest Service

campground withdrawals, and will

remain closed to location and entry

under the United States mining laws:

T. 27 N., R. 17 E.,

Sec. 27, lots 4 and 5, and NW1⁄4NW1⁄4;

Sec. 33, E1⁄2E1⁄2NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, and

NW1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4.

5. At 8:30 a.m. on August 27, 1997,

the lands described in paragraph 1,

except as provided in paragraphs 2, 3,

and 4, will be opened to such forms of

disposition as may by law be made of

National Forest System lands, including

location and entry under the United

States mining laws for nonmetalliferous

minerals, subject to valid existing rights,

the provisions of existing withdrawals,

other segregations of record, and the

requirements of applicable law.

Appropriation of lands described in this

order under the general mining laws for

nonmetalliferous minerals prior to the

date and time of restoration is

unauthorized. Any such attempted

appropriation, including attempted

adverse possession under 30 U.S.C. 38

(1994), shall vest no rights against the

United States. Acts required to establish

a location and to initiate a right of

possession are governed by State law

where not in conflict with Federal law.

The Bureau of Land Management will

not intervene in disputes between rival

locators over possessory rights since

Congress has provided for such

determinations in local courts.

Dated: July 16, 1997.

Bob Armstrong,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 97–19833 Filed 7–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT–080–1430–00; UTU 2036, UTU 4061]

Public Land Order No. 7276; Partial

Revocation of Executive Order No.

5327 and Public Land Order No. 4522;

Utah

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Public Land Order.

SUMMARY: This order partially revokes

an Executive order and a public land

order insofar as they affect 75 acres of

public land withdrawn for protection of

oil shale resources. The withdrawals are

no longer needed for this purpose and

revocations are needed to permit

disposal of the land through sale under

the Recreation and Public Purposes Act,

as amended. The land is temporarily

closed to surface entry and mining due

to a pending sale application. The land

has been and will remain open to

mineral leasing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 28, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

LaVerne Steah, BLM Utah State Office,

P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah

84145–0155, (801) 539–4114.

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. Executive Order No. 5327 and

Public Land Order No. 4522, which

withdrew public land for the protection

of oil shale and associated values, are

hereby revoked insofar as they affect the

following described land:

Salt Lake Meridian

T. 5 S., R. 19 E.

Sec. 11, W1⁄2W1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4,

W1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, and

N1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4.

The area described contains 75 acres in

Uintah County.

2. At 9 a.m. on August 28, 1997, the

land will be opened to the operation of

the public land laws generally, subject

to valid existing rights, the provisions of

existing withdrawals, other segregations

of record, and the requirements of

applicable law. All valid applications

received at or prior to 9 a.m. August 28,

1997, shall be considered as

simultaneously filed at that time. Those

received thereafter shall be considered

in the order of filing.

3. At 9 a.m. on August 28, 1997, the

land will be opened to location and

entry under the United States mining

laws, subject to valid existing rights,

provisions of existing withdrawals,

other segregations of record, and the

requirements of applicable law.

Appropriation of any of the land

described in this order under the

general mining laws prior to the date

and time of restoration is unauthorized.

Any such attempted appropriation,

including attempted adverse possession

under 30 U.S.C. 38 (1994), shall vest no

rights against the United States. Acts

required to establish a location and to

initiate a right of possession are