50404 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 186 / Thursday, September 25, 1997 / Notices

222 West 7th Avenue, No. 13,

Anchorage, Alaska 99513–7599.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robbie J. Havens, BLM Alaska State

Office, 907–271–5477.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August

28, 1997, the General Services

Administration filed an application to

transfer jurisdiction and extend the

existing land withdrawal made by

Public Land Order No. 5645 for 20

years, pursuant to Section 204 of the

Federal Land Policy and Management

Act of 1976, U.S.C. 1714 (1994). The

land is described as follows:

Copper River Meridian

A parcel of land located within the S1⁄2S1⁄2

of sec. 25, T. 27 N., R. 22 E., more

particularly described as:

Beginning at the intersection of the AlaskaCanada International Boundary with the

centerline of the road between Boundary,

Alaska, and Dawson, Yukon, at approximate

latitude 64°05.1′′ N., longitude 141°00′′ W.;

Thence South along the International

Boundary 330 feet to corner No. 1;

Thence West 660 feet to corner No. 2;

Thence North 660 feet to corner No. 3;

Thence East 660 feet to corner No. 4 on the

Alaska-Canada International Boundary;

Thence South on said International

Boundary 330 feet to the point of beginning.

The area described contains

approximately 10 acres.

The purpose of the withdrawal is to

protect the Poker Creek Border Station.

The withdrawal segregates the land

from settlement, sale, location, or entry,

under all of the general land laws,

including the mining laws, as provided

by Public Land Order No. 5645. No

change is proposed in the purpose of the

withdrawal.

For a period of 90 days from the date

of publication of this notice, all persons

who wish to submit comments, or desire

a public meeting in connection with the

proposed withdrawal extension and

transfer of jurisdiction, may present

their views in writing to the Alaska

State Director of the Bureau of Land

Management at the address indicated

above.

The application will be processed in

accordance with the regulations set

forth in 43 CFR 2300.

Dated: September 19, 1997.

Donald W. Baggs,

Lands and Minerals Group Supervisor,

Division of Lands, Minerals, and Resources.

[FR Doc. 97–25418 Filed 9–24–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ–950–5700–77; AZA 30353]

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and

Opportunity for Public Meeting;

Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The United States Department

of Agriculture, Forest Service, has filed

an application to withdraw 7,040 acres

of National Forest System land to

protect the Diamond Rim Recreational

Mining Collection Area. This notice

closes the land for up to 2 years from

location and entry under the United

States mining laws. The land will

remain open to all other uses which

may be made of National Forest System

land.

DATES: Comments should be received on

or before December 24, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to

the Forest Supervisor, Tonto National

Forest, 2324 E. McDowell Road,

Phoenix, Arizona 85006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karyn Harbour, Tonto National Forest,

602–225–5200, or Rod Byers, Payson

Ranger District, 520–474–7900.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August

13, 1997, the United States Department

of Agriculture filed an application to

withdraw the following described

National Forest System land from

location and entry under the United

States mining laws, subject to valid

existing rights:

Gila and Salt River Meridian

Tonto National Forest

T. 11 N., R. 11 E.,

Sec. 1;

Sec. 2;

Sec. 3;

Sec. 10;

Sec. 11;

Sec. 12;

Sec. 13;

Sec. 14;

Sec. 15, NW1⁄4;

Sec. 23, N1⁄2N1⁄2;

Sec. 24, N1⁄2.

T. 111⁄2 N., R. 11 E.,

Sec. 34;

Sec. 35, W1⁄2, and SE1⁄4;

Sec. 36, SW1⁄4.

The area described contains 7,040 acres in

Gila County.

For a period of 90 days from the date

of publication of this notice, all persons

who wish to submit comments,

suggestions, or objections in connection

with the proposed withdrawal may

present their views in writing to the

Forest Supervisor of the Tonto National

Forest.

Notice is hereby given that a public

meeting in connection with the

proposed withdrawal will be held at a

later date. A notice of time and place

will be published in the Federal

Register and a newspaper in the general

vicinity of the lands to be withdrawn at

least 30 days before the scheduled date

of the meeting.

The application will be processed in

accordance with the regulations set

forth in 43 CFR 2300.

For a period of 2 years from the date

of publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the land will be

segregated as specified above unless the

application is denied or canceled or the

withdrawal is approved prior to that

date.

Michael A. Ferguson,

Deputy State Director, Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97–25478 Filed 9–24–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Sunshine Act Meeting

United States Parole Commission

Record of Vote of Meeting Closure

(Public Law 94–409) (5 U.S.C. 552b)

I, Michael J. Gaines, Chairman of the

United States Parole Commission, was

present at a meeting of said Commission

which started at approximately ninethirty a.m. on Wednesday, September

17, 1997 at 5550 Friendship Boulevard,

Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815. The

purpose of the meeting was to decide

four appeals from the National

Commissioners’ decisions pursuant to

28 CFR Section 2.27. Three

Commissioners were present,

constituting a quorum when the vote to

close the meeting was submitted.

Public announcement further

describing the subject matter of the

meeting and certifications of General

Counsel that this meeting may be closed

by vote of the Commissioners present

were submitted to the Commissioners

prior to the conduct of any other

business. Upon motion duly made,

seconded, and carried, the following

Commissioners voted that the meeting

be closed: Michael J. Gaines, Edward F.

Reilly, Jr., and John R. Simpson.

In witness of whereof, I make this

official record of the vote taken to close

this meeting and authorize this record to

be made available to the public.