Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 186 / Thursday, September 25, 1997 / Notices 50401

Veterinary medicine (equine science)

Natural resources management

(especially rangeland science)

Humane organization

Wildlife management

Livestock management

Public-at-large.

The specific category that the

nominee will represent should be

identified in the letter of nomination.

DATES: Nominations should be

submitted to the address listed below no

later than October 27, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim

Fox, Bureau of Land Management, LS

314, 1849 C Street, N.W., Washington,

D.C. 20240, telephone (202) 452–7744.

Internet: j1fox@wo.blm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the Wild Horse and Burro

Advisory Board will be to advise the

Secretary of the Interior, the Director of

the Bureau of Land Management, the

Secretary of Agriculture, and the Chief

of the Forest Service on matters

pertaining to management and

protection of wild free-roaming horses

and burros on the Nation’s public lands.

Board membership shall be balanced

in terms of categories of interest

represented. Each member will be a

person who, as a result of training and

experience, has knowledge or special

expertise that qualifies him or her to

provide advice from among the

categories of interest listed above.

Pursuant to Section 7 of the Wild FreeRoaming Horse and Burro Act, members

of the Board shall not be employees of

Federal or State Government.

Members will serve without salary,

but will be reimbursed for travel and per

diem expenses at current rates for

Government employees.

The Board will meet no less than two

times annually. Additional meetings

may be called by the Director, Bureau of

Land Management, in connection with

special needs for advice.

Dated: September 19, 1997.

Tom Fry,

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 97–25469 Filed 9–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT–020–1020–00]

Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

(BLM), Montana, Miles City District,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Miles City District

Resource Advisory Council will have a

meeting Wednesday, October 22, 1997

at 8:00 a.m. at the Big Horn Restaurant

meeting room in Lovell, Wyoming. On

October 23 the Council will participate

in a field trip to the Pryor Mountains.

Topics of discussion at the meeting

will be an overview of the management

and gather plan for the Pryor Mountain

Wild Horse Range, access, and updates

on current BLM projects including the

alluvial valley floor coal exchange.

The meeting is open to the public and

the public comment period is set for

12:30 p.m. The public may make oral

statements before the Council or file

written statements for the Council to

consider. Depending on the number of

persons wishing to make an oral

statement, a per person time limit may

be established. Summary minutes of the

meeting will be available for public

inspection and copying during regular

business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marilyn Krause, Public Affairs

Specialist, Miles City District, 111

Garryowen Road, Miles City, Montana

59301, telephone (406) 233–2831.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the Council is to advise the

Secretary of the Interior, through the

BLM, on a variety of planning and

management issues associated with

public land management. The 15

member Council includes individuals

who have expertise, education, training

or practical experience in the planning

and management of public lands and

their resources and who have a

knowledge of the geographical

jurisdiction of the Council.

Dated: September 17, 1997.

Timothy M. Murphy,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–25472 Filed 9–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–070–1230–00]

Castle Peak Area Travel Management

Designations and Use Restrictions

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of change in off highway

vehicle use designations, and area

closure and use restrictions.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given on

changes in the off highway vehicle use

designations and travel related rules of

conduct on approximately 119,631 acres

of public land administered by the

Grand Junction District, Glenwood

Springs Resource Area of the Bureau of

Land Management. This order closes

public lands in the Bull Gulch and

Castle Peak Wilderness Study Areas to

use and operation of all motorized and

mechanized vehicles, limits use of said

vehicles to designated routes on all

other public lands in the Castle Peak

planning area, and prohibits use of

motorized vehicles in specified areas

during the fall and winter seasons. The

motorized and mechanized travel

designations and use restrictions are

established pursuant 43 CFR 8341.2(a),

and 43 CFR 8464.1. These designations

and use restrictions modify current

designations established in the

Glenwood Springs Resource Area

Resource Management Plan, record of

decision signed in January 1984, and

supersede general rules of conduct for

recreational use of public lands in the

affected area.

The affected public lands are bounded

by the Colorado River, Eagle River and

Highway 131 and are located in

Townships 2, 3, 4, and 5 South, Ranges

83, 84, 85 and 86 West of the 6th

Principal Meridian, Eagle County,

Colorado.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The designations will

be effective as of the date of approval of

the Castle Peak Travel Management

Plan. The use restrictions shall be

effective as of September 15, 1997 until

rescinded or modified by the

Authorized Officer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public

lands in the Castle Peak area contain

important and fragile resource values

and provide a variety of outdoor

recreational opportunities. Changes in

the current travel designations are

needed to protect erosive soils,

wintering wildlife habitat, sensitive

water quality management areas,

cultural resources, important scenic

values, semi-primitive non-motorized

settings, and wilderness values.

Growing recreational use in the area is

expected to continue, and travel

management is needed to prevent

conflicts between users and

unacceptable impacts on resource

values, while continuing to provide a

variety of recreational opportunities.

These travel designations and use

restrictions are the result of the Castle

Peak Travel Management Plan. Public

comments were received throughout the

planning process beginning in April

1996, which included scoping of the

issues and potential solutions, review of

alternatives and the plan proposed in

September 1996, and review of the final

plan with record of decision approved