43748 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 158 / Friday, August 15, 1997 / Notices

Basin Resource Area, P.O. Box 119, 101

South 23rd Street, 82401–0119.

Telephone (307) 347–5100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

closure is in response to a request from

the Washakie County Weed and Pest

District to control the spread of spotted

knapweed, a designated noxious weed.

Spotted knapweed is highly competitive

and readily establishes on any disturbed

soil. Once established, knapweed

releases chemical substances which

inhibit growth of surrounding

vegetation. Knapweed is easily caught

up in the undercarriage of motorized

vehicles, allowing seed to be spread for

miles.

This emergency closure applies to

approximately 1,520 acres of public

lands along the Rome Hill Stock Drive

in T. 47 N., R. 88 W., sections 23, 24,

25 and 26 and T. 47 N., R. 87 W.,

section 19, Sixth Principal Meridian,

Washakie County, Wyoming. Off-road

use designations apply to all motorized

vehicles with the exceptions of: (1) Any

fire, military, emergency, or law

enforcement vehicle when used for

emergency purposes or any combat

support vehicle when used for national

defense purposes; (2) Any vehicle

whose use is expressly authorized by

the Bureau of Land Management under

permit, license, or contract; and (3) Any

government vehicle on business.

Authority for closure order is

provided under 43 CFR subpart 8341.2

(a and b), 8364.1, 8372.0–7, 8372.1–2.

Violations of this closure are punishable

by a fine not to exceed $1,000 and (or)

imprisonment not to exceed 12 months.

Dated: July 31, 1997.

David Atkins,

Acting Area Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–21629 Filed 8–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–065–5700–10; NVN–57452]

Notice of Realty Action: Recreation

and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act

Classification, Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The following described

public lands in Tonopah, Nye County,

Nevada, have been examined and found

suitable for conveyance (patent) to Nye

County under the provisions of the

Recreation and Public Purposes Act of

June 14, 1926, as amended (43 U.S.C.

869 et seq.). Nye County proposes to use

the lands for a municipal solid waste

disposal site to serve Tonopah, Nevada,

and the surrounding area.

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 2 N., R. 43 E.,

Sec. 4, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, W1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4,

SW1⁄4NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4NW1⁄4,

N1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, and

NE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4;

Containing 80 acres, more or less.

The lands are not needed for Federal

purposes. The conveyance is consistent

with current Bureau land use planning

for this area and would be in the public

interest. The patent, when issued, will

be subject to the provisions of the

Recreation and Public Purposes Act and

applicable regulations of the Secretary

of the Interior, and will contain the

following reservations to the United

States:

1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches

and canals constructed by the authority

of the United States pursuant to the Act

of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945);

2. All mineral deposits shall be

reserved to the United States, together

with the right to prospect for, mine, and

remove such deposits from the same

under applicable laws and such

regulations as the Secretary of the

Interior may prescribe,

will contain the following provisions:

1. Nye County, its successors or

assigns, assumes all liability for and

shall defend, indemnify, and save

harmless the United States and its

officers, agents, representatives, and

employees (hereinafter referred to in

this clause as the United States), from

all claims, loss, damage, actions, causes

of action, expense, and liability

(hereinafter referred to in this clause as

claims) resulting from, brought for, or

on account of, any personal injury,

threat of personal injury, or property

damage received or sustained by any

person or persons (including the

patentee’s employees) or property

growing out of, occurring, or attributable

directly or indirectly, to the disposal of

solid waste on, or the release of

hazardous substances from Mount

Diablo Meridian, Nevada, T. 2 N., R. 43

E., sec. 4, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, W1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4,

SW1⁄4NE1⁄4NW1⁄4,

SW1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4NW1⁄4,

N1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, and

NE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, regardless of

whether such claims shall be

attributable to: (1) The concurrent,

contributory, or partial fault, failure, or

negligence of the United States, or (2)

the sole fault, failure, or negligence of

the United States;

2. Provided, that the title shall revert

to the United States upon a finding,

after notice and opportunity for a

hearing, that the patentee has not

substantially developed the land in

accordance with the approved plan of

development on or before the date five

years after the date of conveyance. No

portion of the land shall under any

circumstances revert to the United

States if any such portion has been used

for solid waste disposal or for any other

purpose which may result in the

disposal, placement, or release of any

hazardous substance;

3. If, at any time, the patentee

transfers to another party ownership of

any portion of the land not used for the

purpose specified in the application and

approved plan of development, the

patentee shall pay the Bureau of Land

Management the fair market value, as

determined by the authorized officer, of

the transferred portion as of the date of

transfer, including the value of any

improvements thereon;

4. The above described land has been

conveyed for utilization as a solid waste

disposal site by Nye County, Nevada.

Upon closure, the site may contain

small quantities of commercial and

household hazardous waste as

determined in the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976,

as amended (42 U.S.C. 6901), and

defined in 40 CFR 261.4 and 261.5.

Although there is no indication these

materials pose any significant risk to

human health or the environment,

future land uses should be limited to

those which do not penetrate the liner

or final cover of the landfill unless

excavation is conducted subject to

applicable State and Federal

requirements; and will be subject to

valid existing rights.

Detailed information concerning this

action is available for review at the

office of the Bureau of Land

Management, Tonopah Field Station,

102 Military Circle, Tonopah, Nevada.

Upon publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the above described

land will be segregated from all other

forms of appropriation under the public

land laws, including the general mining

laws, except for conveyance under the

Recreation and Public Purposes Act and

leasing under the mineral leasing laws.

For a period of 45 days from the date of

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register, interested parties may submit

comments regarding the proposed

conveyance or land classification to the

Field Station Manager, Tonopah Field

Station, P.O. Box 911, Tonopah, Nevada

89049.

Classification Comments

Interested parties may submit

comments involving the suitability of
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the land for a municipal solid waste

disposal site. Comments on the

classification are restricted to whether

the land is physically suited for the

proposal, whether the use is consistent

with local planning and zoning, or if the

use is consistent with State and Federal

programs.

Application Comments

Interested parties may submit

comments regarding the specific use

proposed in the application and plan of

development, whether the BLM

followed proper administrative

procedures in reaching the decision, or

any other factor not directly related to

the suitability of the land for a

municipal solid waste disposal site.

Any adverse comments will be

reviewed by the State Director. In the

absence of any adverse comments, the

classification of the land described in

this notice will become effective 60 days

from the date of publication in the

Federal Register. The lands will not be

offered for conveyance until after the

classification becomes effective.

Dated: August 6, 1997.

Ron Huntsinger,

Field Station Manager, Tonopah, NV.

[FR Doc. 97–21637 Filed 8–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID–957–1430–00]

Idaho: Filing of Plats of Survey

The plat of the following described

land was officially filed in the Idaho

State Office, Bureau of Land

Management, Boise, Idaho, effective

9:00 a.m. August 7, 1997.

The plat representing the dependent

resurvey of a portion of mineral survey

No. 2890, Zephir lode, T. 3 N., R. 3 E.,

Boise Meridian, Idaho, Group 1001, was

accepted, August 7, 1997.

This survey was executed to meet

certain administrative needs of the

Bureau of Land Management. All

inquiries concerning the survey of the

above described land must be sent to the

Chief, Cadastral Survey, Idaho State

Office, Bureau of Land Management,

1387 South Vinnell Way, Boise, Idaho,

83709–1657.

Dated: August 7, 1997.

Duane E. Olsen,

Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Idaho.

[FR Doc. 97–21683 Filed 8–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID–957–1430–00]

Idaho: Filing of Plats of Survey

The plat of the following described

land was officially filed in the Idaho

State Office, Bureau of Land

Management, Boise, Idaho, effective

9:00 a.m. August 7, 1997.

The plat representing the dependent

resurvey of a portion of the east

boundary, and of the subdivisional

lines, and the subdivision of tract A in

section 25 (now lots 1 and 2 of section

25), and of a metes-and-bounds survey

within section 25, T. 8 S., R. 24 E., Boise

Meridian, Idaho, Group 983, was

accepted, August 7, 1997.

This survey was executed to meet

certain administrative needs of the

Bureau of Land Management. All

inquiries concerning the survey of the

above described land must be sent to the

Chief, Cadastral Survey, Idaho State

Office, Bureau of Land Management,

1387 South Vinnell Way, Boise, Idaho,

83709–1657.

Dated: August 7, 1997.

Duane E. Olsen,

Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Idaho.

[FR Doc. 97–21684 Filed 8–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID–957–1430–00]

Idaho: Filing of Plats of Survey

The plat of the following described

land was officially filed in the Idaho

State Office, Bureau of Land

Management, Boise, Idaho, effective

9:00 a.m., August 7, 1997.

The plat representing the dependent

resurvey of portions of the east

boundary, and of the subdivisional

lines, and the subdivision of section 25,

T. 20 N., R. 3 E., Boise Meridian, Idaho,

Group 961, was accepted, August 7,

1997.

This survey was executed to meet

certain administrative needs of the US

Forest Service. All inquiries concerning

the survey of the above described land

must be sent to the Chief, Cadastral

Survey, Idaho State Office, Bureau of

Land Management, 1387 South Vinnell

Way, Boise, Idaho, 83709–1657.

Dated: August 7, 1997.

Duane E. Olsen,

Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Idaho.

[FR Doc. 97–21685 Filed 8–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID957–1430–00]

Idaho: Filing of Plats of Survey

The plat of the following described

land was officially filed in the Idaho

State Office, Bureau of Land

Management, Boise, Idaho, effective

9:00 a.m. August 1, 1997.

The plat representing the dependent

resurvey of portions of the subdivisional

lines, the subdivision of section 27, and

the survey of certain lots in sections 27

and 28, T. 3 N., R. 2 E., Boise Meridian,

Idaho, Group 982, was accepted, August

1, 1997.

This survey was executed to meet

certain administrative needs of the

National Interagency Fire Center. All

inquiries concerning the survey of the

above described land must be sent to the

Chief, Cadastral Survey, Idaho State

Office, Bureau of Land Management,

1387 South Vinnell Way, Boise, Idaho

83709–1657.

Dated: August 1, 1997.

Duane E. Olsen,

Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Idaho.

[FR Doc. 97–21688 Filed 8–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID–957–1430–00]

Idaho: Filing of Plats of Survey

The plat of the following described

land was officially filed in the Idaho

State Office, Bureau of Land

Management, Boise, Idaho, effective

9:00 a.m. August 1, 1997.

The plat representing the dependent

resurvey of a portion of the

subdivisional lines, and the 1884

meanders of the right bank of the Snake

River, the subdivision of section 28, and

the survey of lots 10, 11, and 12 in

section 28, T. 7S., R. 13 E., Boise

Meridian, Idaho, Group 868, was

accepted, August 1, 1997.

This survey was executed to meet

certain administrative needs of the

National Park Service. All inquiries

concerning the survey of the above

described land must be sent to the