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completion of the exchange,

approximately 285 acres acquired from

Hancock would be added to Land

Tenure Zone 1.

The two parcels proposed for sale to

resolve longstanding unauthorized use

situations would be assigned to Land

Tenure Zone 3 and are located within

Section 11, Township 16 South, Range

7 West and Section 2, Township 21

South, Range 3 West, Willamette

Meridian.

The parcel proposed for transfer to

Lane County would be assigned to Land

Tenure Zone 3 and is located within

Section 7, Township 16 South, Range 6

West, Willamette Meridian.

The proposed RMP provision to allow

the disposal of lands without a plan

amendment where survey hiatuses and

unintentional encroachments on public

land are discovered in the future would

provide for such lands to be

automatically assigned to Land Tenure

Zone 3 where legal disposal criteria are

met. This provision would potentially

affect lands located in portions of

Benton, Douglas, Lane and Linn

Counties, Oregon.

The plan amendment and proposed

Hancock exchange will be analyzed in

an environmental assessment. No

individual disposal actions to

accomplish the other actions described

above would be completed until the

appropriate environmental analyses and

public and interagency reviews were

completed in the future and the action

found to be in conformance with other

provisions of the RMP.

Major issues involved in the plan

amendment include: (1) Impacts to

management of public forest lands,

including scarce mature forest habitats

and (2) impacts to local government

revenues and the local economy.

Disciplines to be represented on the

interdisciplinary team preparing the

plan amendment and environmental

assessment include, but are not limited

to: archeology, anthropology, lands and

minerals, recreation, forestry, fisheries,

hydrology, botany, soils, wildlife,

geology and hazardous materials.

The need for a public meeting will be

evaluated based on the level of public

input as a result of public notification

procedures. Any public meeting will be

announced at least 15 days in advance.

Detailed information concerning the

proposed exchange and plan

amendment, including the

environmental assessment, will be

available at a later date at the BLM

office in Eugene, Oregon. When the

draft plan amendment and the

environmental assessment are

completed in the fall of 1997, another

comment period will be provided to

allow for additional public input to the

exchange and plan amendment. This

comment period will be announced in

a Federal Register notice and local

media. Any final decision will also be

published to these same standards and

applicable appeal or protest period(s)

will be provided.

Dated: September 2, 1997.

Denis Williamson,

Acting District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–24832 Filed 9–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT–960–1320–00]

Notice of Intent To Plan and Notice of

Exchange Proposal

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

(BLM), Montana, Miles City District,

Powder River Resource Area, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to plan and

notice of proposed exchange of alluvial

valley floor fee coal in Rosebud, County,

for federal coal in Rosebud and Powder

River Counties, Montana.

SUMMARY: An Environmental Impact

Statement will be prepared to consider

an exchange proposal of fee coal in the

alluvial valley floor of the Tongue River

within the Powder River Resource Area,

Miles City District. This action will be

in conformance with the Powder River

Resource Management Plan (1984). It

will be based on existing statutory

requirements and will meet the

requirements of the Federal Land Policy

and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976

and the Surface Mining Control and

Reclamation Act (SMCRA) of 1977. The

Draft EIS is scheduled for completion by

fall, 1998.

DATES: Any issues, concerns or

alternatives should be submitted to BLM

on or before November 14, 1997.

A series of public meetings have been

planned to facilitate public participation

in the proposal. The schedule is as

follows:

1. October 20, 7:00 p.m., Broadus, MT

2. October 21, 7:00 p.m., Forsyth, MT

3. October 22, noon, Lame Deer, MT

4. October 23, 7:00 p.m., Miles City, MT

5. October 27, 10:00 a.m., Crow Agency,

MT

6. October 28, 6:00 p.m., Ashland, MT

7. October 29, 7:00 p.m., Billings, MT

ADDRESSES: All submissions should be

sent to the following address: Bureau of

Land Management, Powder River

Resource Area Manager, 111 Garryowen

Road, Miles City, Montana 59301.

The public meetings will be held at

the following locations:

1. Broadus, Community Center

2. Forsyth, City Hall, 247 North 9th

3. Lame Deer, Chamber of Commerce

Meeting Room

4. Miles City, Miles Community College,

Room 106

5. Crow Agency, location to be

announced

6. Ashland, St. Labre School

Auditorium

7. Billings, Montana Department of Fish,

Wildlife and Parks Conference Room,

2300 Lake Elmo Drive

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan

Benoit, Team Leader, (406) 233–2841.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM

is considering a proposal to exchange

fee coal pursuant to Section 206 of

FLPMA, (43 U.S.C. 1716) as amended,

and Section 510(b)(5) of SMCRA (30

U.S.C. 1260(b)(5)). The exchange has

been proposed by the Nance Cattle

Company, Brown Cattle Company, et al.,

through Montco acting as their agent.

Section 510(b)(5) of SMCRA provides

that owners of coal determined to be

unminable due to prohibitions against

mining coal within an alluvial valley

floor, west of the 100th Meridian, west

longitude, are entitled to an exchange of

coal with the Federal Government.

The Nance Cattle Company, Brown

Cattle Company, et al. have proposed to

exchange to the United States the

following described nonfederal Alluvial

Valley Floor coal in Rosebud County,

Montana:

Principal Meridian Montana

T. 4 S., R. 43 E.,

Sec. 23, Lot 2, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 24, Lots 2 to 4 inclusive, S1⁄2SW1⁄4,

NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, SW1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 25, W1⁄2NW1⁄4;

Sec. 26, NE1⁄4, E1⁄2W1⁄2, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4,

N1⁄2SE1⁄4, SW1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 27, Lot 1;

Sec. 33, Lot 1;

Sec. 34, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4, W1⁄2SE1⁄4;

Sec. 35, W1⁄2NW1⁄4;

T. 5 S., R. 42 E.,

Sec. 22, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 25, Lot 5, E1⁄2E1⁄2;

Sec. 27, Lot 1, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4;

Sec. 35, E1⁄2, E1⁄2SW1⁄4;

T. 5 S., R.43 E.,

Sec. 3, Lots 3 and 4;

Sec. 9, W1⁄2NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, NW1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 17, N1⁄2NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4;

T. 6 S., R. 42 E.,

Sec. 1, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, E 1⁄2SE1⁄4, SW1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 12, E1⁄2E1⁄2, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4,

W1⁄2SE1⁄4;

Sec. 13, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4;

T. 6 S., R. 43 E.,

Sec. 6, Lots 2 to 7 inclusive, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4,

E1⁄2SW1⁄4;

Sec. 7, Lots 1 to 4 inclusive, E1⁄2W1⁄2;

Sec. 18, Lots 1 and 2, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4,

NE1⁄4NW1⁄4.
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Approximately 3,737.99 acres.

In exchange, the United States would

transfer title to federal coal of equal

value, as determined by appraisal and in

accordance with the procedures found

in 43 CFR 2201.6, from the following

described pool of federal coal:

Principal Meridian Montana, (Rosebud

County, Montana)

T. 4 S., R. 44 E.,

Sec. 7, Lots 6 and 7, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 8, Lots 2 to 4 inclusive, Lots 6 to 13

inclusive, S1⁄2SW1⁄4;

Sec. 16, SE1⁄4;

Sec. 18, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4;

Sec. 20, all;

Sec. 30, Lots 1 to 4 inclusive, E1⁄2, E1⁄2W1⁄2;

Sec. 31, Lot 1, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4,

S1⁄2N1⁄2S1⁄2NE1⁄4, S1⁄2S1⁄2NE1⁄4,

W1⁄2NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4,

N1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4,

SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, N1⁄2N1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 32, Lots 1 to 4 inclusive, N1⁄2, N1⁄2S1⁄2;

T. 5 S., R. 43 E.,

Sec. 2, Lots 1 to 10 inclusive, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4,

S1⁄2NW1⁄4, N1⁄2SW1⁄4, NW1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 10, Lots 1 to 11 inclusive, NW1⁄4,

NW1⁄4SE1⁄4.

Approximately 4,147.78 acres.

Principal Meridian Montana, (Powder River

County, Montana)

T. 2 S., R. 45 E.,

Sec. 29, S1⁄2;

Sec. 30, Lots 1 to 4 inclusive, E1⁄2, E1⁄2W1⁄2;

Sec. 32, Lots 1 to 4 inclusive, N1⁄2, N1⁄2S1⁄2;

T. 3 S., R. 45 E.,

Sec. 4, Lots 3 and 4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4;

Sec. 6, Lots 1, 2, 6 and 7, S1⁄2NE1⁄4,

E1⁄2SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4;

Sec. 8, all.

Approximately 3,048.60 acres.

Principal Meridian Montana, (Rosebud

County, Montana)

T. 3 S., R. 44 E.,

Sec. 34, all;

T. 4 S., R. 44 E.,

Sec. 2, Lots 1 to 4 inclusive, S1⁄2N1⁄2, S1⁄2;

Sec. 4, Lots 1 to 10 inclusive, S1⁄2NW1⁄4,

SW1⁄4.

Approximately 1,883.17 acres.

Subject to valid existing rights, the

federal land identified above has been

segregated from appropriation under the

public land laws and minerals laws,

except from a coal exchange for a period

of three years beginning August 6, 1997.

Dated: September 12, 1997.

Darrel Pistorius,

Acting District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–24791 Filed 9–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT–070–97–1990–00]

Resource Advisory Council Meeting,

Butte, MT

AGENCY: Butte District Office, Bureau of

Land Management, DOI.

ACTION: Notice of Butte District Resource

Advisory Council Meeting, Butte,

Montana.

SUMMARY: The Council will convene at

9:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 15, 1997.

Issues that will be discussed include

travel management plan, ORV use, and

the RAC’s involvement in implementing

the Standards and Guidelines.

The meeting will be held at the Butte

District Office, 106 N. Parkmont, Butte,

Montana.

The meeting is open to the public and

written comments may be given to the

Council. Oral comments may be

presented to the Council at 11 a.m. The

time allotted for oral comments may be

limited, depending on the number of

persons wishing to be heard.

Individuals who plan to attend and

need further information about the

meeting, or need special assistance,

such as sign language or other

reasonable accommodations, should

contact the Butte District, 106 North

Parkmont (P.O. Box 3388), Butte,

Montana 59702–3388; telephone 406–

494–5059.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jim Owings at the above address or

telephone number.

Dated: September 9, 1997.

James R. Owings,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–24765 Filed 9–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–930–1430–01; COC 1269]

Public Land Order No. 7283; Partial

Revocation of Executive Order No.

5327 and Public Land Order No. 4522;

Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Public land order.

SUMMARY: This order partially revokes

an Executive order and a public land

order insofar as they affect 164.86 acres

of public land withdrawn for protection

of oil shale resources. The withdrawals

are no longer needed for this purpose

and revocations are needed to permit

disposal of the land through sale under

the Recreation and Public Purposes Act,

as amended. The land is temporarily

closed to surface entry and mining due

to a pending sale application. The land

has been and will remain open to

mineral leasing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 20, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Doris E. Chelius, BLM Colorado State

Office, 2850 Youngfield, Lakewood,

Colorado 80215–7076, (303) 239–3706.

By virtue of the authority vested in

the Secretary of the Interior by Section

204 of the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.

1714 (1994), it is ordered as follows:

1. Executive Order No. 5327 and

Public Land Order No. 4522, which

withdrew public land for the protection

of oil shale and associated values, are

hereby revoked insofar as they affect the

following described land:

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 6 S., R. 94 E.,

Sec. 17, lots 18, 20, 22, and 24;

Sec. 20, lots 1, 5, 8, and 11.

The area described contains 164.86 acres in

Garfield County.

2. At 9 a.m. on October 20, 1997, the

land will be opened to the operation of

the public land laws generally, subject

to valid existing rights, the provisions of

existing withdrawals, other segregations

of record, and the requirements of

applicable law. All valid applications

received at or prior to 9 a.m. October 20,

1997, shall be considered as

simultaneously filed at that time. Those

received thereafter shall be considered

in the order of filing.

Dated: September 4, 1997.

Bob Armstrong,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 97–24834 Filed 9–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ–050–97–1430–01; AZA 25991]

Arizona: Notice of Realty Action;

Bureau Motion Recreation and Public

Purposes Classification; La Paz

County, AZ

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The following public land in

the Town of Quartzsite, Arizona, has

been examined and found suitable for