43746 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 158 / Friday, August 15, 1997 / Notices

Administered Public Lands in the

Worland District, Wyoming.

1. To help prevent the spread of

weeds on BLM-administered lands in

Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park, and

Washakie counties of Wyoming,

effective September 1, 1997, all BLMadministered public lands within the

BLM’s Worland District of Wyoming,

shall be closed to possessing,

transporting or storing hay, cubes,

straw, and mulch that has not been

certified as free of noxious weed seed.

2. Certification will comply with

‘‘Regional Weed Free Forage

Certification Standards,’’ jointly

developed by the states of Wyoming,

Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Utah, and

Nebraska, for noxious weed-free forage.

3. The following persons are exempt

from this order: (1) Any person with a

permit signed by an authorized officer

of the BLM’s Bighorn Basin Resource

Area office or the Cody Resource Area

office, specifically authorizing the

prohibited act or omission within that

resource area; (2) Persons possessing or

using pelletized feed or grain products;

and (3) Persons transporting forage

products on Federal and State Highways

and County roads.

4. Any person who knowingly and

willfully violates the provisions of these

supplemental rules may be commanded

to appear before a designated United

States Magistrate and may be subject to

a fine of not more than $1,000 or

imprisonment of not more than 12

months, or both, as defined in 43 United

States Code 1733(a).

Dated: July 29, 1997.

Darrell Barnes,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–21628 Filed 8–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ–030–1920–00–4305]

Notice of Intent To Prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement for

the Proposed Improvement of

Diamond Bar Road From the Pearce

Ferry Road Near Meadview, Arizona, to

the Western Boundary of the Hualapai

Indian Reservation in Mohave County,

AZ

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent, notice of

scoping period, and notice of scoping

meetings.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969, the Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), Kingman Field

Office, will be directing the preparation

of an environmental impact statement

(EIS) to analyze the impacts of a

proposal to improve Diamond Bar Road,

an existing unimproved road that

crosses BLM and private lands in

northwestern Arizona. The project

proponent is the Bureau of Indian

Affairs (BIA), Truxton Canyon Agency.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs proposes

to widen the existing road to a two-lane

highway, pave it, construct dirt

shoulders on each side, and install

culverts as needed. Approximately 70

percent of the proposed roadway would

follow the alignment of the existing

road. This proposal conforms with

BLM’s Kingman Resource Area

Resource Management Plan, approved

in 1995. The BLM will act as Lead

Agency and the BIA as Cooperating

Agency for preparation of the EIS.

This notice is intended to invite the

public to participate in identifying

issues and developing alternatives for

the proposal.

DATES: Three meetings to identify public

concerns will be held on the following

dates at the locations indicated. Each

meeting is scheduled to start at 6–8 p.m.

September 3, 1997, Holiday Inn, 3100

East Andy Devine, Kingman, Arizona

86401

September 4, 1997, VFW Hall, 15943

Pearce Ferry Road, Dolan Springs,

Arizona 86441

September 5, 1997, Hualapai

Multipurpose Building, 921 Hualapai

Way, Peach Springs, Arizona 86434

Comments relating to the

identification of issues and alternatives

will be accepted for up to 30 days

following the publication of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Bureau

of Land Management, Kingman Field

Office, 2475 Beverly Avenue, Kingman,

Arizona 86401.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Don

McClure, Project Manager, (520) 757–

3161.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of and need for this project are

to enhance the safety and efficiency of

motorized travel on Diamond Bar Road

and to accommodate projected future

traffic demand resulting from further

development of Grand Canyon West on

the Hualapai Indian Reservation.

Diamond Bar Road provides access to

Grand Canyon West, primarily for

commercial and private vehicles

originating from Las Vegas. Grand

Canyon West is a development near the

rim of the Grand Canyon that currently

consists of an airport and associated

terminal building, a food service

facility, restrooms, and a permits office.

Implementation of a master plan for

Grand Canyon West completed in 1994,

is expected to cause up to a sixfold

increase in the total number of visitors

over a ten-year period. This increase

would result in a substantial increase in

the number of vehicles on Diamond Bar

Road. The proposed improvement of

Diamond Bar Road would accommodate

this increased volume by providing a

roadway designed for up to 2,400

vehicles per day.

Anticipated Issues

Management concerns that will be

addressed include, but are not limited

to, impacts on vegetation, visual quality,

recreation, cultural resources,

socioeconomic, public safety, and the

Joshua Tree Forest Area of Critical

Environmental Concern. Studies to be

conducted include a native plant

inventory, biological evaluation,

cultural resource survey, traffic study,

and visual impact analysis. Tribal

consultation pursuant to Section 106 of

the National Historic Preservation Act of

1966, as amended, is ongoing.

Other Relevant Information

The EIS will be prepared by an

interdisciplinary team of resource

specialists in the fields of vegetation

(including salvage), wildlife, visual

quality, archaeological and traditional

cultural resources, soils, range

management, realty, and roadway

design. Complete records of all phases

of the EIS process will be available for

public review at the Kingman Field

Office, 2475 Beverly Avenue, Kingman,

86401.

Dated: August 11, 1997.

Michael A. Ferguson,

Acting State Director.

[FR Doc. 97–21638 Filed 8–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–32–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–030–1220–00; Federal Register Notice

No. NV–030–97–006]

Limited Use Designation of Federal

Lands

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the boundary of the Jumbo-Bailey

Watershed Limited Use Area. Washoe

County, Nevada, has been expanded.

Furthermore, motorized vehicle traffic is

restricted to designated routes. The term

‘‘designated routes’’ replaces the
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 158 / Friday, August 15, 1997 / Notices 43747

original restriction first published on

September 15, 1988, which appeared as

‘‘designated maintained roads.’’ This

action is taken to carry out the intent of

current land use plan decisions to

protect soil and watershed values in the

Jumbo/Bailey Watershed.

DATES: This Limited Use Designation

goes into effect on August 15, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Clifford Ligons, Assistant District

Manager, Division on Non-Renewable

Resources, Carson City District, 1535

Hot Springs Road, Carson City, Nevada

89707. Telephone (702) 885–6000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

authorities for this closure are 43 CFR

8341.1, and 43 CFR 8342.1. Any person

who fails to comply with a closure order

is subject to arrest and fines in

accordance with applicable provisions

of 18 USC 3571 and/or imprisonment

not to exceed 12 months.

This limited use are a designation

applies to all motorized vehicles

excluding (1) any emergency or law

enforcement vehicle while being used

for emergency purposes, and (2) any

vehicle whose use is expressly

authorized in writing by the Assistant

District Manager, Division of NonRenewable Resources.

The public lands affected by this

explanation of the Limited Use Area are

located in the Jumbo-Bailey Watershed

and include lands within:

Mt. Diablo Meridian

T.17N., R.20E.

Secs. 3, 9, 10, 11.

A map of the designated routes open

to motorized vehicles is posted in the

Carson City District Office.

Dated: August 1, 1997.

John O. Singlaub,

Carson City District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–21631 Filed 8–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–010–07–1020–00–241A]

Northwest Colorado Resource

Advisory Council Meetings

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The next meetings of the

Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory

Council will be held on Tuesday,

September 9, 1997, in Grand Junction,

Colorado; and Friday, November 7,

1997, in Eagle, Colorado.

DATES: Meetings are scheduled for

Tuesday, September 9, 1997, and

Friday, November 7, 1997.

ADDRESSES: For further information,

contact Joann Graham, Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), Grand Junction

District Office, 2815 H Road, Grand

Junction, Colorado 81506; Telephone

(970) 244–3037.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Tuesday,

September 9, 1997. A business meeting

will be held from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. in the

Grand Junction District Office

conference room, 2815 H Road, Grand

Junction, Colorado. Agenda topics

include draft 3809 mining regulations

update, sanctioned subcommittee

reports, and wilderness review update.

The business meeting will be followed

by a raft trip down the Colorado River

through Ruby Canyon.

Friday, November 7, 1997. This

meeting will be held in Eagle, Colorado.

The meeting time, location, and agenda

will be posted at a later time.

All resource advisory council

meetings are open to the public.

Interested persons may make oral

statements at the meetings or submit

written statements following the

meetings. Per-person time limits for oral

statements may be set to allow all

interested persons an opportunity to

speak.

Summary minutes of council

meetings are maintained in both the

Grand Junction and Craig District

Offices. They are available for public

inspection and reproduction during

regular business hours within thirty (30)

days following the meeting.

Dated: August 5, 1997.

Richard Arcand,

Grand Junction Associate District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–21632 Filed 8–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–050–1020–00: GP7–0258]

Notice of Meeting of John Day-Snake

Resource Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Prineville District.

ACTION: Meeting of John Day-Snake

Resource Advisory Council: John Day,

Oregon; September 16–17, 1997.

SUMMARY: A field trip and meeting of the

John Day-Snake Resource Advisory

Council will be held on September 16

and September 17, 1997 in John Day,

Oregon. On September 16 the Council

will tour the Summit Fire on the

Malheur National Forest and the Nature

Conservancy Preserve on the Middle

Fork John Day River. On September 17,

the Council will hold a business

meeting at the Malheur National Forest

Office located at 431 Patterson Bridge

Road, John Day, Oregon, from 8 a.m. to

noon. The field tour will leave the John

Day Sunset Inn, 390 West Main Street,

at 7:30 a.m. on September 16. The field

tour and business meeting are open to

the public. However, no public

transportation will be provided for the

field trip. Public comments will be

received by the Council at 10:00 a.m. on

September 17. Topics to be discussed

include the Interior Columbia Basin

Ecosystem Management Project,

Standards for Rangeland Health and

Guidelines for Livestock Grazing on

public lands, current issues, and forest

health on Forest Service Lands and BLM

lands.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James L. Hancock, Bureau of Land

Management, Prineville District Office,

3050 NE Third Street, Prineville, Oregon

97754, or call 541–416–6700.

Dated: August 1, 1997.

James L. Hancock,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–21633 Filed 8–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–985–0777–66]

Emergency Closure for All Motorized

Vehicles on BLM-Administered Public

Land 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., Bighorn Basin Resource Area,

Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Closure.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

effective immediately, all public lands

administered by the Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), Worland District in

T.47 N, R. 88 W., sections 23, 24, 25 and

26 and T.47 N., R. 87 W., section 19 are

closed to all motorized vehicle use. The

Worland District BLM has determined

that immediate action is needed to stop

the spread of spotted knapweed.

EFFECTIVE DATES: This emergency

closure is effective immediately and

will remain in effect until rescinded or

modified by the authorized officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Chuck Wilkie, Area Manager, Bighorn