50402 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 186 / Thursday, September 25, 1997 / Notices

by the Colorado State Director on

August 8, 1997. Comments were

received from users, adjacent

landowners, interest groups, the

Colorado Division of Wildlife and other

State and local agencies.

The areas, roads and trails affected by

this order will be posted with

appropriate regulatory signs.

Information including maps of the

restricted areas and travel management

designations is available in the Resource

Area Office and District Office at the

addresses shown below.

The Castle Peak Area described herein

will be subject to the following

designations, closures and use

restrictions:

A. Closed Designation

Use and operation of all motorized

and mechanized vehicles including

mountain bikes and snowmobiles

operating over snow shall be prohibited

year round within the following areas:

(1) Bull Gulch Wilderness Study

Area—15,201 acres located 8 miles

north of the Town of Gypsum in all or

portion of T2S R85W Secs. 21, 28, 32,

33; T3S R85W Secs. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,

9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21,

22, 23, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32; T3S R86W

Secs. 24; T4S R85W Secs. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8,

9, 10.

(2) Castle Peak Wilderness Study

Area—12,237 acres located 9 miles

north of the Town of Eagle in all or

portion of T3S R84W Secs. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,

10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,

26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34 and 35.

B. Limited Designation

All travel by motorized and

mechanized vehicles, except

snowmobiles operating over snow, is

limited to designated routes year-round

on all public lands not otherwise closed.

Motorized and mechanized travel off the

designated routes is prohibited.

C. Fall Limitation

Between October 1 and April 30

annually, use and operation of all

motorized vehicles, including

snowmobiles operating over snow, is

prohibited on the following routes. This

fall limitation does not restrict nonmotorized travel on these routes.

1. Stagecoach Trail (Route #8535) and

related spurs: 5.1 miles of route located

2 miles southwest of McCoy in T2S,

R84W Secs. 10, 11, 12, 13 and 24.

2. Domantle Road (Route #8513) and

related spurs: 3 miles of route located 11

miles northeast of the Town of Eagle in

T3S R 84 W Secs. 11, 12, and 13.

D. Winter Limitation

Between December 1 and April 30

annually, all motorized vehicle use,

including snowmobiles operating over

snow, is prohibited on and off the roads

and trails on public lands in the

following areas and on all routes

therein. This winter limitation does not

restrict non-motorized travel, or any

travel on county roads.

(1) Cottonwood Creek: 11,768 acres

west of Eby Creek, northwest of the

Town of Eagle in all or portion of T4S

R84W Secs. 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 29,

30, 31, and 32; T4S R85W Secs. 1, 2, 3,

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26,

27, 34, 35, and 36.

(2) Red Canyon: 5,451 acres east of

Eby Creek and west of Milk Creek,

northeast of the Town of Eagle in all or

portion of T4S R83W Secs. 5, 7, 8 and

18; T4S R84W Secs. 8, 13, 14, 15, 17,

20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, and

33.

(3) Bocco Mountain: 3,117 acres east

of Milk Creek, north of the Eagle River

to Alkali Creek and west of Highway

131, northeast of Wolcott in all or

portion of T3S R83W Secs. 27, 28, 32,

33 and 34; T4S R83W Secs. 3, 4, 5, 8,

9 and 10.

(4) Domantle-Boore Flats: 10,134 acres

north of Alkali Creek, south of Pisgah

Mountain and east of the Winter Ridge

Road, southeast of Burns in all or

portion of T2S R83W Secs. 30, 31, 32;

T2S R84W Secs. 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29,

30, 31, 32, 34, 35 and 36; T3S R83W

Secs. 6, 7, and 18; T3S R84W Secs. 1,

2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14.

(5) Pisgah Mountain-Windy Point

Area: 15,849 acres south of the Colorado

River, west of Highway 131 to Big Alkali

Creek, south of McCoy in all or portion

of T2S R83W 7, 8, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21,

22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36;

T2S R84W Secs 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,

13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,

24, 26, 27, and 28.

(6) Black Mountain: 7,536 acres south

of the Colorado River, west of the

Winter Ridge Road to the Bull Gulch

area near Burns in all or portion of T2S

R84W Secs. 17, 18, 19, 30, 31; T2S

R85W Secs. 13, 14, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26,

27, 28, 33, 34, 35, and 36.

E. Motorized Routes

Open to use and operation of all

motorized vehicles including

motorcycles, all terrain vehicles, four

wheel drive vehicles and snowmobiles,

subject to the conditions of use in 43

CFR 8341. Also open to non-motorized

travel including mountain bikes, foot

and horseback or pack animal unless

otherwise restricted.

F. Single Track Motorized Routes

Use and operation of motorized

vehicles over 40’’ in width is prohibited.

Open to use of motorcycles and

snowmobiles operating over snow and

mountain bikes unless otherwise closed.

G. Non Motorized Routes

Use and operation of all motorized

vehicles is prohibited. Open to all nonmotorized travel year round including

mountain bikes, unless otherwise

closed.

Persons who are exempt from these

restrictions include any Federal, State,

or local officers engaged in fire,

emergency and law enforcement

activities; BLM employees engaged in

official duties, and other persons

specifically authorized to conduct or

engage in the otherwise prohibited use

or activity. These designations and use

restrictions do not apply to use of

county roads or private lands.

The environmental impacts of these

designations and use restrictions are

described in the Castle Peak Travel

Management Plan Environmental

Assessment No. CO–078–07–49.

Penalties

Violations of this closure and

restriction order are punishable by fines

not to exceed $1,000 and/or

imprisonment not to exceed 12 months.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael S. Mottice, Area Manager,

Glenwood Springs Resource Area,

50629 Highway 6/24, P.O. Box 1009,

Glenwood Springs, CO 81602; (970)

947–2800. Mark Morse, District

Manager, Grand Junction District, 2815

H Road, Grand Junction, Colorado

81506; (970) 244–3000.

Mark Morse,

Grand Junction District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–25474 Filed 9–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ–020–5410–A153] AZA 30011; [AZ–020–

5410–A152] AZA 30354]

Notice of Segregation

SUMMARY: An application for the

conveyance of federally-owned minerals

has been filed for the federally-owned

mineral interests in the following

described lands, under the provisions of

43 U.S.C. 1719:

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

T. 4 S., R. 13 E.,

Sec. 33, SE1⁄4, W1⁄2.

T. 6 S., R. 15 E.,
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 186 / Thursday, September 25, 1997 / Notices 50403

Sec. 33.

Aggregating 1,120 acres.

Upon publication in the Federal

Register, the mineral interests owned by

the United States in the land described

above will be segregated from

appropriation under the public land

laws, including the mining laws. The

segregation will terminate upon

issuance of a patent for the mineral

interests, rejection of the application, or

2 years from the date of publication,

whichever comes first.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Laura Wood, Land Law Examiner,

Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land

Management (602) 417–9360.

Dated: September 11, 1997.

Mary Jo Yoas,

Supervisor, Lands and Minerals Operations.

[FR Doc. 97–25476 Filed 9–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–32–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–010–1430–00; COC60563]

Realty Action: Sale Of Public Land In

Grand County, Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.

SUMMARY: The following public lands in

Grand County, Colorado have been

examined and found suitable for direct

sale under section 203 and 209(b) of the

Federal Land Policy and Management

Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713 & 1719), at

not less than the appraised fair market

value. The mineral interest will be

included in the sale.

Affected Public Lands:

Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado

T. 1S., R. 76W.,

Sec. 20, NW1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 21, NW1⁄4SW1⁄4.

The lands described above contains 80

acres more or less.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Information concerning this sale is

available for review by contacting

Madeline Dzielak at the Kremmling

Resource Area Office at P.O. Box 68,

Kremmling, Colorado 80459, (970) 724–

3437.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Publication of this notice in the Federal

Register segregates the public land from

the operation of the public land laws,

including the mining laws, for a period

of 270 days from the date of publication

of this notice. The land will be

segregated as specified above unless the

sale is cancelled or completed prior to

that date.

The following reservations, will be

made in a patent issued for the public

lands:

1. A reservation to the United States

of a right-of-way for ditches and canals

constructed by authority of the United

States, pursuant to the Act of August 30,

1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).

For a period of 45 days from the date

of this notice, interested parties may

submit comments to the Area Manager,

Kremmling Resource Area Office,

Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box

68, Kremmling, Colorado 80459. Any

adverse comments will be evaluated by

the State Director, who may sustain,

vacate, or modify this realty action. In

the absence of any adverse comments,

this realty action will become the final

determination of the Department of the

Interior.

Dated: September 3, 1997.

Mark T. Morse,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–25405 Filed 9–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 1430–CO–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–942–5700–00]

Filing of Plats of Survey; California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to inform the public and interested state

and local government officials of the

latest filing of Plats of Survey in

California.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Unless otherwise noted,

filing was effective at 10:00 a.m. on the

next federal work day following the plat

acceptance date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lance J. Bishop, Chief, Branch of

Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), California State

Office, 2135 Butano Drive, Sacramento,

CA 95825–0451, (916) 978–4310.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The plats

of Survey of lands described below have

been officially filed at the California

State Office of the Bureau of Land

Management in Sacramento, CA.

Humboldt Meridian, California

Tps. 3 & 4 N., Rs. 1 E. and 1 W.—

Dependent resurvey and tract survey (Group

1300), accepted August 29, 1997, to meet

certain administrative needs of the BLM,

Arcata Resource Area.

Mount Diablo Meridian, California

T. 29 S., R. 40 E.—Supplemental plat of a

portion of section 35, accepted August 7,

1997, to meet certain administrative needs of

the BLM, California Desert District,

Ridgecrest Resource Area.

T. 6 N., R. 14 E.—Corrective dependent

resurvey and subdivision (Group 1257),

accepted August 12, 1997, to meet certain

administrative needs of the BLM, Bakersfield

District, Folsom Resource Area.

T. 26 S., R. 10 E.—Dependent resurvey and

subdivision (Group 1219), accepted August

25, 1997, to meet certain administrative

needs of the BLM, Bakersfield District,

Caliente Resource Area.

All of the above listed survey plats are now

the basic record for describing the lands for

all authorized purposes. The survey plats

have been placed in the open files in the

BLM, California State Office, and are

available to the public as a matter of

information. Copies of the survey plats and

related field notes will be furnished to the

public upon payment of the appropriate fee.

Dated: September 15, 1997.

Lance J. Bishop,

Chief, Branch of Cadastral Survey.

[FR Doc. 97–25406 Filed 9–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AK–931–1430–01; F–92350]

Notice of Proposed Extension of

Withdrawal and Transfer of

Jurisdiction; Alaska

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The General Services

Administration has filed an application

for the Extension of Withdrawal and

Transfer of Jurisdiction from the U. S.

Department of the Treasury, Bureau of

Customs, to the General Services

Administration for approximately 10

acres of land known as the Poker Creek

Border Station. The land is withdrawn

from all forms of appropriation under

the public land laws by Public Land

Order No. 5645. The land will be

administered by the General Services

Administration, and used jointly with

the Bureau of Customs and the

Immigration and Naturalization Service

as a border inspection station to aid in

the enforcement of the Customs and

Immigration laws.

DATE: Comments and requests for a

public meeting must be received by

December 24, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting

requests should be sent to the Alaska

State Director, BLM Alaska State Office,