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examined and found suitable for

classification for conveyance to the

County of Modoc under the provisions

of the Recreation Public Purpose Act, as

amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). The

county of Modoc proposes to use the

lands for a tactical shooting range.

Mount Diablo Meridian

T39N, R13E

W2NESW, W2SW, SESW, W2W2SWSE,

W2E2NESW, of Section 11

Containing 150 acres, more or less.

The lands are not needed for Federal

Purposes. Conveyance is consistent with

current BLM land use planning and

would be in the public interest.

The patent, when issued, will be

subject to the following terms,

conditions and reservations.

(1) Provisions of the Recreation and

Public Purposes Act and to all

applicable regulations of the Secretary

of the Interior.

(2) A right-of-way for ditches and

canals constructed by the authority of

the United States.

(3) All minerals shall be reserved to

the United States, together with the

right to prospect for, mine, and remove

the minerals. Detailed information

concerning this action is available for

review at the office of the Bureau of

Land Management, Alturas Resource

Office, 708 West 12th Street, Alturas,

CA 96101, (916) 233–4666.

Upon publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the lands 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 in the Federal Register,

interested persons may submit

comments regarding the proposed

conveyance or classification of the lands

to the address above.

CLASSIFICATION COMMENTS: Interested

parties may submit comments involving

the suitability of the land for a tactical

shooting range. Comments on the

classification are restricted to whether

the land is physically suited for the

proposal, whether the use will

maximize the future use of the land,

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 shooting range.

Any adverse comments will be

reviewed by the State Director. In the

absence of any adverse comments, the

classification will become effective 60

days from the date of publication of this

notice in the Federal Register.

Dated: August 21, 1997.

Scott Lieurance,

Acting Area Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–22893 Filed 8–27–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES–960–1910–12] ES–48891, Group 29,

Illinois]

Notice of Filing of Plat of Survey;

Illinois, Stayed

On Monday, July 21, 1997, there was

published in the Federal Register,

Volume 62, Number 140, on page 39249,

a notice entitled, Notice of Filing of Plat

of Survey; Illinois. Said notice

referenced the filing of the plat of the

dependent resurvey of a portion of U.S.

Survey No. 578, and the survey of the

Locks and Dam No. 27 acquisition

boundary, Township 3 North, Ranges 9

and 10 West, Third Principal Meridian,

Illinois, accepted July 11, 1997.

This plat filing is hereby stayed,

pending the consideration of additional

information which may bear upon this

survey.

Dated: August 20, 1997.

Stephen G. Kopach,

Chief Cadastral Surveyor.

[FR Doc. 97–22884 Filed 8–27–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

(CO–930–1920–00–4357; COC–61013)

Proposed Withdrawal; Opportunity for

Public Meeting; Colorado

August 18, 1997.

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Energy proposes to withdraw

approximately 209.2 acres of public

land for 5 years to protect the

construction area of the permanent

disposal site near Maybelle, Colorado.

This order closes this land for up to two

years from operation of the public land

laws, including the mining and the

mineral leasing laws.

DATES: Comments on this proposed

withdrawal or requests for public

meeting must be received on or before

November 26, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments and requests for

a meeting should be sent to the

Colorado State Director, BLM, 2850

Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado

80215–7093.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Doris E. Chelius, 303–239–3706.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August

18, 1997, the Department of Energy filed

an application to withdraw the

following described public lands from

settlement, sale, location or entry under

the general land laws, including the

mining laws and the mineral leasing

laws:

T. 7 N., R. 94 W.,

Sec. 19, Lots 9, 11, 13, and 15, and

E1⁄2NE1⁄4.

The area described contains 209.20 acres of

public land in Moffat County.

The purpose of this withdrawal is to

protect the Maybelle Uranium Mill

Tailings construction site. For a period

of 90 days from the date of publication

of this notice, all parties who wish to

submit comments, suggestions, or

objections, in connection with this

proposed withdrawal, may present their

views in writing to the Colorado State

Director. If the authorized officer

determines that a public meeting should

be held, the meeting will be scheduled

and conducted in accordance with 43

CFR 2310.3–1(c)(2).

This application will be processed in

accordance with the regulations set

forth in 43 CFR Part 2310.

For a period of two years from the

date of publication in the Federal

Register, this land will be segregated

from the mining laws as specified above

unless the application is denied or

cancelled or the withdrawal is approved

prior to that date. During this period the

Bureau of Land Management, in

conjunction with the Department of

Energy, will continue to manage these

lands.

Jenny L. Saunders,

Realty Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–22870 Filed 8–27–97; 8:45 am]

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