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suspended further development of the

river plan in order to focus its limited

resources on allotment-specific

evaluation and improvement of grazing

management in the John Day basin. This

effort has continued under the joint

BLM/U.S. Forest Service’s 1995

‘‘Interim Strategies for Managing

Anadromous Fish-producing

Watersheds in Eastern Oregon and

Washington, Idaho, and portions of

California’’ (known as PACFISH), and

has resulted in a number of changes in

grazing management and reductions in

authorized grazing use on public lands

along the John Day River.

The BLM is now re-initiating

development of the John Day River

management plan. In light of comments

on the 1993 draft plan, the BLM intends

to address all significant resouce uses in

the revised draft plan, including grazing

and agricultural leasing.

Preliminary future management

strategies (alternatives) to be addressed

are (1) Baseline/Current Use,

Development and Management (No

Action), (2) Maximum Enhancement of

Natural Values With Minimal

Development, (3) Required Protection

and System Restoration with Moderate

Use and Development, (4) Increased Use

and Development to Enhance Local

Economic Activity and Developed

Recreation Consistent with River

Resource Protection and (5) a Preferred

Alternative (to be developed from

elements of the other alternatives with

public input). Any decisions which are

inconsistent with the current Two

Rivers or John Day RMPs would result

in amendments to the applicable plans

as a result of the Oregon State Director

approval of the Record of Decision. A

team of interdisciplinary specialists,

whose backgrounds are in the resources

to be affected, will be involved in the

review and development of the

description of the affected environment,

development of alternatives and impact

analysis. Disciplines to be represented

on the team preparing the plan

amendment and EIS include, but are not

limited to: Archeology, anthropology,

economics, lands and minerals,

recreation, forestry, fisheries, hydrology,

botanical, soils, wildlife, geology and

hazardous materials.

The Prineville District’s Two Rivers

(1986) and John Day (1985, 1995)

Resource Management Plans (RMPs)

currently provide general management

for the river corridors and known river

related values as well as overall land

resource use allocations and resource

protection or enhancement. Although it

is anticipated that the final decisions for

river management considered through

this analysis could be in full

conformance with the applicable RMPs,

it is possible that portions of some

actions under some alternatives may not

be in full conformance with the

approved RMPS, as required by 43 Code

of Federal Regulations (CFR), Subpart

1610.5–3, ‘‘Conformity and

Implementation’’. The environmental

analysis and public and interagency

review process anticipated for this

analysis are expected to fully comply

with the Bureau’s regulations for land

use planning, including land use plan

amendments, public involvement and

coordination with other Federal

agencies, State and local governments

and Indian tribes (43 CFR 1610.2,

1610.3 and 1610.5–5). This will allow

the analysis to consider river corridor

and value strategies which are

inconsistent with the current direction

or substantially affect other resource

uses and allocations in one or more of

the subject approved RMPs. Any

approved decisions which amend the

applicable plans will be incorporated

into the plans and become part of the

permanent planning record. Any

refinements or clarifications or

management direction, priority of river

resource allocations and use of final

river corridor boundaries will be

incorporated into the applicable plans

and documented through published

plan maintenance reports, as provided

under 43 CFR 1610.5–4. Copies of the

two existing approved plans (as

amended) will be available in the same

locations as the other elements of the

supporting record, as noted elsewhere

in this notice.

The decisions made through this

analysis are expected to be implemented

in a series of actions over a period of

several years. While the BLM intends to

implement most of the final river plan

within approximately two years of the

approval of the decision(s), some

actions that are in conformance with the

analysis and decisions and associated

approved RMPs may occur over a period

of ten or more years. This analysis will

serve to facilitate the immediate need

for a comprehensive river plan and

some immediate changes in resource

use, resource allocations, vegetation

remediation or recreational facility

projects. it will also provide for future

long-term actions that fall under the

programmatic nature of this analysis

dealing with ‘‘desired future

conditions’’. Future site developments,

land use allocation changes and projects

would be subject to appropriate

environmental analyses, public and

interagency reviews and will be

reported in the applicable District

periodic planning update reports which

are distributed to known interested

parties.

Dated: September 4, 1997.

James G. Kenna,

Acting District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–24044 Filed 9–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Land Use

Plan Amendment, Jefferson County, ID

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Department of Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a

plan amendment for the medicine lodge

Resource Management Plan (RMP),

approved in April of 1985, to provide

for the adjustment of the Sand Mountain

Wilderness Study Area (WSA)

Boundary and a proposed direct land

sale.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the regulations

found at 43 CFR 1600, the Idaho Falls

District Office of the Bureau of Land

Management proposes to amend the

Medicine Lodge Resource Management

Plan in order to adjust a Wilderness

Study Area boundary. The amendment

would also provide for the direct sale of

approximately 10 acres of public land.

DATES: Comments regarding the

proposed plan amendment must be

received by October 27, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be sent to Joe Kraayenbrink, BLM Area

Manager, Medicine Lodge Resource

Area, 1405 Hollipark Drive, Idaho Falls,

Idaho 83401.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Additional

information concerning the proposed

plan amendment may be obtained by

contacting Bruce Bash, Realty

Specialist, at the above address or by

calling (208) 524–7521.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

proposed plan amendment would adjust

the boundary of the Sand Mountain

Wilderness Study Area to exclude

existing developments which were

included in error within the WSA

boundary. These developments consist

of powerlines, roads and trails,

numerous dispersed recreational sites,

and a parcel of privately-owned land.

The developments impair the

naturalness of the WSA and should not

have been included within the WSA

boundary during the original inventory

process. The amendment would also

allow the BLM to sell approximately 10

acres of public land to resolve an

encroachment problem.
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The following resources will be

considered in preparation of the

amendment: lands, wildlife, recreation,

wilderness, range, minerals, cultural

resources, watershed/soils, threatened/

endangered species, and hazardous

materials. Staff specialists representing

each resource will make up the

planning team. Planning issues will

include the same planning criteria

originally considered for the Medicine

Lodge RMP; however, issues for this

amendment are expected to primarily

involve the proposed WSA boundary

adjustment and the minor change in

land ownership. This action is not

expected to be controversial.

No public meetings are scheduled.

Current land use planning

information is available at the Idaho

Falls BLM office. Office hours are 7:45

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through

Friday except holidays.

Dated: September 3, 1997.

Joe Kraayenbrink,

Area Manager, Medicine Lodge Resource

Area.

[FR Doc. 97–24143 Filed 9–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID–020–1430–01]

Notice of Realty Action, Sale of Public

Land in Minidoka County, ID

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Sale of public land in Minidoka

County.

SUMMARY: The following-described

public land has been examined and

through the public-supported land use

planning process has been determined

to be suitable for disposal by direct sale

pursuant to Section 203 of the Federal

Land Policy and Management Act of

1976, as amended. The land will not be

offered for sale until at least 60 days

after the date of publication of this

notice in the Federal Register.

Boise Meridian, Idaho

T. 8 S., R. 25 E.

Sec. 2: Lots 10,11,16,N1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4.

Comprising 39.89 acres of public land,

more or less.

The patent, when issued, will contain

a reservation to the United States for

ditches and canals and will be subject

to existing rights-of-way for two buried

telephone cables, a railroad, and a

county road.

DATES: Upon publication of this notice

in the Federal Register, the land

described above will be segregated from

appropriation under the public land

laws, including the mining laws, except

the sale provisions of the Federal Land

Policy and Management Act. The

segregative effect will end upon

issuance of patent or 270 days from the

date of publication, whichever occurs

first.

ADDRESSES: Any comments on this

notice should be mailed by close of

business on October 15, 1997 to the

Bureau of Land Management, Snake

River Resource Area, Attention: Scott

Barker, 15 East 200 South, Burley, ID

83318.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Scott D. Barker, Realty Specialist, (208)

677–6678.

Dated: August 29, 1997.

Tom Dyer,

Snake River Area Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–24151 Filed 9–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decrees

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of

1980, as Amended

Notice is hereby given that on

September 3, 1997, a proposed partial

consent decree in United States v.

Barrier Industries, Inc., et al., Civil

Action No. 95 Civ. 9114 (JSR), was

lodged with the United States District

Court for the Southern District of New

York.

In this action, the United States

sought the recovery of response costs

incurred by the United States with

respect to the Barrier Industries

Superfund Site (the ‘‘Site’’) in Port

Jervis, New York. The proposed partial

consent decree resolves the United

States’ claims under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., and

the Federal Debt Collection Procedures

Act of 1990, 28 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.,

against defendants Harvey Wasserman

and Linda Wasserman (‘‘the

Wassermans’’) relating to the Site.

Under the terms of the proposed partial

consent decree, the Wassermans will

pay $120,000 in satisfaction of the

United States’ claims.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication, comments

relating to the proposed partial consent

decree. Comments should be addressed

to the Assistant Attorney General of the

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice,

Washington, D.C. 20530, and should

refer to United States v. Barrier

Industries, Inc., et. al., Civil Action No.

95 Civ. 9114 (JSR), D.J. Ref. 90–11–2–

1132.

The proposed partial consent decree

may be examined at the Office of the

United States Attorney, Southern

District of New York, 100 Church Street,

New York, New York 10007, at U.S.

EPA Region II, 290 Broadway, New

York, New York 10007, and at the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,

N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C.

20005, (202) 624–0892. A copy of the

proposed partial consent decree may be

obtained in person or by mail from the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,

N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C.

20005. In requesting a copy, please

enclose a check in the amount of $10.75

(25 cent per page reproduction cost).

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97–24111 Filed 9–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in

Undergraduate Education; Notice of

Meetings

This notice is being published in

accord with the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, as

amended). During the periods

September and October, 1997, the

Special Emphasis Panel will be holding

panel meetings to review and evaluate

research proposals. The dates, contact

person, and types of proposals are as

follows:

Special Emphasis Panel in Undergraduate

Education (1214)

1. Date: September 17–20, 1997.

Contact: Frank Settle, Program Director,

Room 835, 703–306–1666.

Times: 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (September

17); 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (September 18–

19); 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (September 20).

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA.

Type of Proposal: Course and Curriculum

Development Program.

Reason for Late Notice: Determination that

a Phase II panel was needed was not made

until the time requirement for the meeting

notice had passed. Conducting this review

was essential this FY.

2. Date: October 15–17, 1997.

Contact: Terry Woodin, Program Director,

Room 835, 703–306–1666.

Times: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day.

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA.