5034 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 22 / Monday, February 3, 1997 / Notices

the draft Environmental Impact

Statement/Environmental Impact Report

is extended an additional 13 days

through February 13, 1997. Written

comments should be sent to the Bureau

of Land Management, 1661 South

Fourth Street, El Centro, California,

92251, Attention: Keith Shone, and

must be delivered or postmarked no

later than February 13, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Keith Shone (619) 337–4412 or Thomas

Zale (619) 337–4420.

Dated: January 28, 1997.

Thomas Zale,

Acting Area Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–2607 Filed 1–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P

[NM–070–1610–00]

Change of Mailing Address; New

Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the new

mailing address of the Bureau of Land

Management, Farmington District

Office, Farmington New Mexico AND

the new mailing address and physical

location of the Farmington Indian

Minerals Office (FIMO).

DATES: February 3, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary McCloskey, Administrative

Officer, Bureau of Land Management,

Farmington District Office, 505–599–

8920.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land

Management, New Mexico State,

Farmington District Office is changing

their mailing address effective February

3, 1997. The new mailing address will

be: Bureau of Land Management,

Farmington District Office, 1235 La

Plata Highway, Suite A, Farmington,

New Mexico 87401.

The Department of Interior’s

Farmington Indian Minerals Office

(FIMO) is changing their mailing

address and physical location. The new

mailing address and physical location

will be. Farmington Indian Minerals

Office (FIMO), 1235 La Plata Highway,

Suite B, Farmington, New Mexico

87401.

Dated: January 28, 1997.

Joel E. Farrell,

Acting District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–2582 Filed 1–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–M

[CA–018–1990–02]

Recreation Management; Final

Supplementary Rules; California

ACTION: Final supplementary rules.

SUMMARY: Establishment of

Supplemental Rules for the management

of recreational suction dredging only on

Public Lands and associated waters that

are withdrawn from mineral entry.

These rules would apply to all mineral

withdrawn lands administered by the

Folsom Resource Area.

Casual use mineral hunting is allowed

without a permit in the above defined

areas. Casual use mineral hunting is

defined as removing gold from the

ground using gold pans, sluice boxes,

hand shovels, metal detectors, or picks.

Casual use mineral hunting does not

include any activity using suction

dredges, machinery, water pumps, or

explosives.

The use of any suction dredge or

water pump (power sluicing) is allowed

with a Special Recreation Permit issued

by the Bureau of Land Management,

Folsom Resource Area. Using machinery

to remove rock and soil above the water

level of a river or stream, commonly

referred to as ‘‘highbanking’’, is not

allowed. Permits will not be issued for

areas designated wild rivers under the

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.

Any persons camping in areas open to

camping must comply with the

established 14 day camping limit

published in the Federal Register on

October 26, 1983. Exceptions to this

established rule will be only with a

Special Recreation Permit authorizing

the holder to camp longer than 14 days.

Persons holding a Special Recreation

Use Permit who fail to follow the

stipulations shall have the permit

revoked by the Authorized Officer.

No person shall:

1. Operate or possess a suction dredge

or water pump (power sluice) without a

valid Special Recreation Permit. The

definition of possess includes having a

suction dredge in the water or on the

shore adjacent to water.

2. Remove soil or rock above the

water level with any machinery

(commonly referred to as

‘‘highbanking’’).

3. Camp over the established 14-day

limit without having a valid Special

Recreation Use Permit.

4. Operate or possess a suction dredge

or water pump (power sluice) in

violation of California permit

requirements or California established

seasons. Supplemental Rule Number 4

shall apply to all public lands

administered by the Folsom Resource

Area Office.

Any person who fails to comply with

these Supplemental Rules may be

subject to fines up to $100,000 and/or

imprisonment not to exceed 12 months.

These penalties are specified by title 43

of the United States Code, section 303

and title 18 of the United States Code,

section 3623.

DATES: This rule will be in effect on

March 1, 1997 and is permanent until

canceled, amended, or replaced.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact

Deane Swickard, Area Manager, Bureau

of Land Management, Folsom Resource

Area, 63 Natoma Street, Folsom, CA

95630, (916) 985–4474.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public

Lands withdrawn from mineral entry

are currently unavailable for

recreational mineral hunting by the

public. The recreational gold hunter

who wishes to suction dredge or gold

pan must now locate an area open for

mineral entry that is free from claims.

This process is very cumbersome to the

person who wishes to engage in this

recreational activity. Opening some of

the withdrawn lands to the recreational

gold hunter will greatly increase the

opportunities.

The public has expressed a need for

places to gold pan and suction dredge

without the burden of mining claims.

This Supplemental Rule will make

available rivers for the recreational gold

hunter and will protect the public lands

and resources from unnecessary or

undue degradation.

Authority for Supplemental Rules are

contained in title 43 Code of Federal

Regulations, subpart 8364.1.

Deane K. Swickard,

Area Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–2523 Filed 1–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–M

[UT–020–07–1220–00]

Notice To Amend Pony Express

Resource Management Plan

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to designate a

Special Recreation Management Area

which would amend a resource

management plan.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) is proposing an

amendment to the Pony Express

Resource Management Plan (RMP). The

proposed amendment would designate

certain public lands in Utah and Tooele

Counties as a Special Recreation

Management Area (SRMA). A

Recreation Area Management Plan

(RAMP) and environmental assessment