42592 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 152 / Thursday, August 7, 1997 / Notices

Other contributors include the Joint

Interoperability Test Command (JITC),

the BIIF editorship, Geomatics Canada,

the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA), the National

Geodetic Data Center (NGDC), and the

Digital Geographic Information Working

Group, which represents the Digital

Geographic Information Exchange

Standard (DIGEST) under the auspices

of NATO. The membership of the SBCD

will provide a broad sponsorship for

this standard. The public review and

comment period will include an

aggressive program of outreach to

ensure a broad level of participation

from the geospatial data community.

Any of the contributing bodies

mentioned above may be called on to

participate in the adjudication of public

review comments and the redrafting of

the standard. There is also potential to

include representatives of the

commercial/private sector, State and

local governments, as well as the

academic community in the continuing

development of this standard.

Target Authorization Body: The FGDC

Steering Committee is the initial target

authorization body for this standard.

Once endorsed by the FGDC the intent

is to seek ANSI endorsement of this

standard.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before September 1, 1997.

CONTACT AND ADDRESSES: Comments

may be submitted via Internet mail or by

submitting an electronic copy on

diskette. Send comments via Internet to:

gdc-raster@www.fgdc.gov. Comments emailed as attachments must be in ASCII

format

A soft copy version may be submitted

on a 3.5 x 3.5 diskette in WordPerfect

5.0 or 6.0/6.1 format, along with one

hardcopy version of the comments, to

the FGDC Secretariat (attn: Jennifer Fox)

at U.S. Geological Survey, 590 National

Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,

Reston, Virginia 20192.

Dated: July 29, 1997.

Richard E. Witmer,

Chief, National Mapping Division.

[FR Doc. 97–20840 Filed 8–6–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Technology Transfer Act of 1986

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed Cooperative

Research and Development Agreement

(CRADA) negotiations.

SUMMARY: The United States Geological

Survey (USGS) is planning to enter into

a Cooperative Research and

Development Agreement (CRADA) with

Sedona GeoServices, Inc., Limerick,

Pennsylvania. The purpose of the

CRADA is to jointly research and

develop new algorithms and advanced

methods of automatic contour

vectorization. Any other organization

interested in pursuing the possibility of

a CRADA for similar kinds of activities

should contact the USGS.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be addressed

to the Acting Chief of Research, U.S.

Geological Survey, National Mapping

Division, 500 National Center, 12201

Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia

20192; Telephone (703) 648–4643,

facsimile (703) 648–4706; Internet

‘‘ebrunsonusgs.gov’’.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ernest B. Brunson, address above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice is to meet the USGS requirement

stipulated in the Survey Manual.

Dated: July 29, 1997.

Richard E. Witmer,

Chief, National Mapping Division.

[FR Doc. 97–20833 Filed 8–6–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AK–962–1410–00–P]

Notice for Publication; [AA–9249];

Alaska Native Claims Selection

In accordance with Departmental

regulation 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is

hereby given that a decision to issue

conveyance under the provisions of Sec.

14(h)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims

Settlement Act of December 18, 1971, 43

U.S.C. 1601, 1613(h)(1), will be issued

to Calista Corporation for approximately

0.21 acre. The lands involved are in the

vicinity of Nunivak Island, Alaska.

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 3 S., R. 95 W.,

Sec. 10.

A notice of the decision will be

published once a week, for four (4)

consecutive weeks, in the Anchorage

Daily News. Copies of the decision may

be obtained by contacting the Alaska

State Office of the Bureau of Land

Management, 222 West Seventh

Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513–

7599 ((907) 271–5960).

Any party claiming a property interest

which is adversely affected by the

decision, an agency of the Federal

government or regional corporation,

shall have until September 8, 1997 to

file an appeal. However, parties

receiving service by certified mail shall

have 30 days from the date of receipt to

file an appeal. Appeals must be filed in

the Bureau of Land Management at the

address identified above, where the

requirements for filing an appeal may be

obtained. Parties who do not file an

appeal in accordance with the

requirements of 43 CFR part 4, subpart

E, shall be deemed to have waived their

rights.

Patricia A. Baker,

Land Law Examiner, ANCSA Team, Branch

of 962 Adjudication.

[FR Doc. 97–20781 Filed 8–6–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–055–1220–00]

Camping Closure on Certain Public

Lands Managed by the Bureau of Land

Management Within the Red Rock

Canyon National Conservation Area

(NCA) Las Vegas District, Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Camping closure on selected

public lands within the Red Rock

Canyon NCA in Clark County, Nevada.

SUMMARY: The District Manager of the

Las Vegas District announces a camping

closure at Black Velvet Canyon within

the Red Rock Canyon NCA.

The increased popularity of rock

climbing in the Black Velvet Canyon

area is causing a greater impact than in

the past. Overnight camping is

contributing to more illegal campfires,

littering, and human waste than the

resources can handle. Due to the

primitive road condition accessing this

area, it is not feasible to provide a

supplemental toilet facility there,

requiring regular service. The

destruction of vegetation is the result of

a rising number of out-of-bounds

campers forced out of the limited area

open to vehicles.

The close proximity of Mud Spring to

the camping area invites more visitors to

bathe there, thus resulting in the

contamination of a vital water source for

wild horses, desert bighorn sheep, and

other wildlife native to the area.

In the fall of 1997 a new 100 space

campground along State Route 159 is

scheduled for completion, further

relieving the impact to the public lands

within the Conservation Area. With the

exception of Black Velvet Canyon, other

camping options currently available to
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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]

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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]

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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