Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 152 / Thursday, August 7, 1997 / Notices 42593

the public, as allowed by supplementary

rule 43 CFR 8365.1–6(3.16)(a), dated

May 11, 1993, are areas at elevations

5,000 feet above sea level and higher,

and within the Oak Creek Camp Ground

along State Route 159. Also available is

the temporary overflow camping area

provided on public lands adjacent to the

Conservation Area boundary at mile

post 2 on State Route 159.

This camping closure will have no

effect on the current vehicle, hiking, or

public access to Black Velvet Canyon.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The closure will be

effective September 8, 1997. It will

remain in effect indefinitely.

Closure Area

Black Velvet Canyon Camping Area,

Red Rock Canyon NCA, located within

Township 22 South, Range 58 East,

section 14, Mount Diablo Meridian.

Closure Restrictions: Unless otherwise

authorized, within the closure area no

person shall:

a. Camp or engage in camping.

b. Fail to follow orders or directions

of an authorized officer relating to this

closure order.

c. Obstruct, resist, or attempt to elude

a law enforcement officer, or fail to

follow their orders or directions,

relating to this closure order.

Definitions

Camp or camping means the erecting

of a tent or shelter, preparing a sleeping

bag or other bedding material for use, or

the parking of a vehicle, motor vehicle,

motor home, or trailer for the apparent

purpose of sleeping or overnight

occupancy.

Maps depicting the area affected by

this closure order are available for

public inspection at the Las Vegas

District Office, Bureau of Land

Management.

This closure order is issued under the

authority of 43 CFR 8364.1. Violation of

any of the terms, conditions, or

restrictions contained within this

closure order may subject the violator to

citation or arrest, with the penalty of

fine or imprisonment as specified by

law.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dave Wolf, Assistant District Manager,

Recreation; or Ruben J. Conde Jr., Law

Enforcement Ranger; at the Bureau of

Land Management, Las Vegas District

Office, 4765 W. Vegas Drive, Las Vegas,

NV 89108, telephone (702) 647–5000.

Dated: July 28, 1997.

Michael F. Dwyer,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–20780 Filed 8–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–85–97–6310–00;GP7–0255]

Closure of Roads in Lane County,

Oregon

ACTION: Closure of roads in Lane

County, Oregon.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

certain roads in Lane County, Oregon,

are closed to public vehicular use. The

purpose of the closure is to reduce

vandalism to communications facilities

on Prairie Peak. BLM employees and

other individuals operating within the

scope of official duties are exempt from

this closure.

The effective date of the closure is

August 15, 1997. The closure is made

under the authority of 43 CFR 8364.1.

The roads affected by this closure are:

Road No. Location

15–7–7 ....... BLM segment in T. 15 S., R. 7

W., Section 7, W.M., Oregon.

15–7–7.1 .... BLM segment in T. 15 S., R. 7

W., Section 7, W.M., Oregon.

A locked gate will be installed on

Road No. 15–7–7 near it’s junction with

Road No. 15–7–23.

John Bacho,

Marys Peak Area Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–20834 Filed 8–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ–040–4333–02]

Call for the Gila Box Advisory

Committee Nominations

AGENCY: Safford Field Office, Bureau of

Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Extension of Call for

Nominations for Gila Box Riparian

National Conservation Area Advisory

Committee.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to solicit public nominations to fill one

position of the Gila Box Riparian

National Conservation Area Advisory

Committee, pursuant to Title 2, Section

201, of the Arizona Desert Wilderness

Act of 1990.

The purpose of the Advisory

Committee is to provide informed

advice to the Safford Field Office

Manager on management of public lands

in the Gila Box Riparian National

Conservation Area. Members are

currently assisting BLM specialists with

the preparation of the Final Gila Box

Interdisciplinary Activity Plan. The

Advisory Committee will meet

approximately one time during (FY 97)

to assist plan preparation. Members

serve without salary, but are reimbursed

for travel and per diem expenses at

current rates for government employees.

To ensure membership of the

Advisory Committee is balanced in

terms of categories of interest

represented and functions performed,

nominees must be qualified to provide

advice in specific areas related to the

primary purposes for which the Gila

Box Riparian National Conservation

Area was created. These categories of

expertise include wildlife conservation,

riparian ecology, archaeology,

hydrology, recreation, environmental

education, or other related disciplines.

Persons wishing to nominate

individuals or those wishing to be

considered for appointment to serve on

the Advisory Committee should provide

names, addresses, professions,

biographical data, and category of

expertise for qualified nominees.

Persons selected to serve on the

Committee will serve a three-year term

ending on July 31, 2000. Nominations

should be submitted to the Safford Field

Office Manager at the address below.

DATES: All nominations should be

received by September 2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: For further information

contact: Elmer Walls, Team Leader, Gila

Resource Area, Safford Field Office, 711

14th Ave., Safford, AZ 85546, telephone

(520) 348–4400.

Dated: July 27, 1997.

Bill T. Civish,

Field Office Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–20763 Filed 8–6–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 CFR § 50.7, notice is hereby

given that on July 22, 1997, a proposed

amended consent decree in United

States v. Proteccion Tecnica Ecologica,

Inc., et. al., Civil Action No. 86–1698

(HL), was lodged with the United States

District Court for the District of Puerto

Rico, pursuant to the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act, 42

U.S.C. § 6901, et seq. The proposed

consent decree amends a consent decree

the United States entered into with

Proteccion Tecnica Ecologica Inc.

(‘‘Proteco’’), and Compania Ganadera