44716 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 163 / Friday, August 22, 1997 / Notices

Indians of Shoalwater Bay from the

Chinook Indian descendants along the

Columbia River. During the early-20th

century, some non-Indians identified an

Indian village at Bay Center, but

concentrations of Chinook descendants

at Ilwaco and Dahlia were not identified

as Indian entities, or as parts of a single

Indian entity in conjunction with the

Bay Center Indian community. From the

1930’s to the 1950’s, anthropologists

recognized that some Chinook

descendants were still living, but agreed

that they had lost their traditional

culture and tribal organization. Since

1951, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, local

governments, and local newspapers

have noted the existence of three

different organizations of Chinook

descendants, but have not credited them

with continuity with each other.

Because external sources have not

continuously identified the petitioner

from 1855 to the present on a

substantially continuous basis, the

petitioner does not meet criterion (a).

Dated: August 11, 1997.

Ada E. Deer,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–22298 Filed 8–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT–962–1430–00-CCAM]

Notice of Availability for the Cooke

City Area Mineral Withdrawal Record

of Decision; Montana

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture;

Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Record of Decision (ROD)

on the final environmental impact

statement (EIS) for the Cooke City Area

Mineral Withdrawal is available. The

ROD documents the selection of the

Preferred Alternative, the mineral

withdrawal of approximately 22,065

acres of Federal land, and provides

background information and rationale

for the decision. The ROD also

documents the decision to amend the

Custer and Gallatin Forest Plans to

reflect the intent of the mineral

withdrawal.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Thompson, BLM Co-Lead, or Larry

Timchak, FS Co-Lead, CCAM, BLM

Montana State Office, PO Box 36800,

Billings, Montana 59107–6800, 406–

255–0322.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final

EIS for the Cooke City Area Mineral

Withdrawal was released and made

available for a 30-day public availability

period on July 11, 1997. The final EIS

documents the effects of withdrawing

from federal mineral location and entry

22,065 acres of federal mineral estate

near Cooke City, Montana. The mineral

withdrawal would also apply to

hardrock minerals acquired by the

United States and managed as leasable

minerals. The mineral withdrawal

would be subject to review after 20

years. Forest plans for the Custer and

Gallatin National Forests would be

amended to reflect the intent of the

mineral withdrawal. Unpatented mining

claims with valid existing rights and

private lands would not be affected. The

decisions are not subject to

administrative appeal or protest under

Forest Service and BLM regulations.

Dated: August 12, 1997.

James R. Lyons,

Under Secretary Natural Resources and

Environment.

Bob Armstrong,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Lands

and Minerals Management.

[FR Doc. 97–21970 Filed 8–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT–060–1020–00]

Lewistown District Resource Council

Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Lewistown District Office.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Lewistown District

Resource Advisory Council will meet

September 10 and 11, 1997, at the

Cotton Wood Inn, on Highway 2 East, in

Glasgow, Montana.

The September 10 portion of the

session will begin at 7 a.m. with a tour

of the Bitter Creek Wilderness Study

Area in the morning and the Missouri/

Lonetree Watershed in the afternoon.

The council should return to Glasgow

around 5 p.m.

The September 11 portion will begin

at 8 a.m. at the Cotton Wood Inn in

Glasgow. The meeting will begin with a

review of old business including the

Lonesome Lake project, the Lewistown

District’s project list, proposed council

charter revisions, moisture conditions

throughout the district, and comments

concerning grazing standards and

guidelines.

The District Manager will also discuss

the recent appointment of Mr. Pat Shea

as Director of the Bureau of Land

Management.

New council members will be

introduced and if necessary, the group

will address the election of officers and

other matters of organization.

The group will hear/consider

presentations concerning the Eye of the

Needle, flooding earlier on the Upper

Missouri National Wild and Scenic

River, the status of the Devil’s Kitchen

plan amendment, current status of the

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s Two

Crow acquisition, proposed range

improvements in the district, the need

for a revised council mission statement,

the status of prairie dogs in the Phillips

Resource Area, the Judith-ValleyPhillips oil and gas amendment, and offroad-vehicle regulation implementation.

There will be a public comment

period at 11:30 a.m. during the

September 11 meeting.

DATES: September 10 and 11, 1997.

LOCATION: Glasgow, MT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

District Manager, Lewistown District

Office, Bureau of Land Management,

P.O. Box 1160, Airport Road,

Lewistown, MT 59457.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meeting is open to the public and there

will be a public comment period as

detailed above.

Dated: August 11, 1997.

David L. Mari,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–22304 Filed 8–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT–020–07–1430–00]

Notice of Availability for Proposed

Plan Amendment to the Pony Express

Resource Management Plan in the Salt

Lake District, UT

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management completed a Proposed Plan

Amendment/EA/FONSI for the Pony

Express Resource Management Plan

(RMP) August 11, 1997. The proposed

plan amendment specifically addresses

the management of resources and land

uses in the North Oquirrh Mountains on

a total of 14,254 acres of public land, of

which 8,291 acres have been acquired