53020 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 197 / Friday, October 10, 1997 / Notices

T. 37 S., R. 11 E.

Sec. 29–N1⁄2SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4 120.00

Sec. 30–N1⁄2SE1⁄4 .................... 80.00

Total ................................. 1,600.00

The above described land is hereby

segregated from appropriation under the

public land laws, including the mining

laws, but not from sale under the above

cited statute, for 270 days or until the

title transfer is completed or the

segregation is terminated by publication

in the Federal Register, which ever

occurs first.

These lands are difficult and

uneconomic to manage as part of the

public lands and are not suitable for

management by another Federal agency.

No significant resource values will be

affected by this disposal. The sale is

consistent with the Bureau of Land

Management’s planning for the lands

involved and the public interest will be

served by the sale. Sale of these lands

will contribute to reducing the land sale

commitment the Klamath Falls Resource

Area incurred with the acquisition of

the Wood River Ranch.

Purchaser must be U.S. citizens, 18

years of age or older, a state or state

instrumentality authorized to hold

property, or a corporation authorized to

own real estate in the state in which the

land is located.

The land is being offered by direct

sale to the American Land Conservancy,

a California public benefit corporation

using the Direct sale procedures

authorized under 43 CFR 2711.3–3.

direct sale is appropriate because the

American Land Conservancy assisted

the Bureau of Land Management in

acquiring the north half of the Wood

River Ranch.

The terms, conditions, and

reservations, applicable to the sale are

as follows:

1. A right-of-way for ditches and

canals will be reserved to the United

States under 43 U.S.C. 945.

2. The mineral interests being offered

for conveyance have not known mineral

value. The acceptance of a direct sale

offer will constitute an application for

conveyance of the mineral estate, with

the exception of the Oil, Gas and

Geothermal interests which will be

reserved to the United States in

accordance with Section 209 of the

Federal Land Policy and Management

Act of 1976. Direct purchasers must

submit a non refundable $50.00 filing

fee for the conveyance of the mineral

estate upon request of the Bureau of

Land Management.

3. Patents will be issued subject to all

valid existing rights and reservations of

record.

If the lands identified in this notice

are not sold, they will be offered

competitively on a continuing basis

until sold. Sealed bids will be accepted

at the Klamath Falls Resource Area

Office during regular business hours.

All bids will be opened the first

Wednesday of the month beginning on

March 4, 1998. To be considered, bids

must be received by 10:00 AM on the

day of the bid opening.

Detailed informational concerning the

sale, including the reservations, sale

procedures and conditions, and

planning and environmental

documents, is available at the Klamath

Falls Resource Area Office 2795

Anderson Ave. Building 25, Klamath

Falls, Oregon 97603 (541/883–6916).

This notice is for information

purposes only and is not appealable to

the Interior Board of Land Appeals. The

environmental assessment prepared for

the disposal of these public lands

evaluated disposal by sale or exchange.

The decision of the Klamath Falls Area

Manager, issued on May 13, 1994, was

to dispose of the above, and other,

public lands by exchange to the

American Land Conservancy, with

subsequent sale to the Thomas Lumber

Company or direct sale to the American

Land Conservancy. That decisions was

protested and subsequently appealed to

the Department of the Interior Board of

Land Appeals. The appeal was resolved

by the appellants and the Bureau of

Land Management agreeing to a

settlement which removed 560 acres of

public land from the proposed disposal.

A. Barron Bail,

Area Manager, Klamath Falls Resource Area.

[FR Doc. 97–26969 Filed 10–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–942–07–1420–00]

Filing of Plats of Survey; Nevada

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

filing of Plats of Survey in Nevada.

EFFECTIVE DATES: Filing is effective at

10:00 a.m. on the dates indicated below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert H. Thompson, Acting Chief,

Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), Nevada State

Office, 850 Harvard Way, P.O. Box

12000, Reno, Nevada 89520, 702–785–

6541.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. The Plat of Survey of the following

described lands was officially filed at

the Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada

on July 31, 1997:

The plat, in six (6) sheets,

representing the dependent resurvey of

a portion of the south, east, west and

north boundaries, a portion of the

subdivisional lines, and a portion of the

subdivision-of-section lines of sections

1 and 24, and the subdivision and

further subdivision of certain sections,

and the metes-and-bounds survey of

portions of U.S. Highway 50 right-ofway, in sections 5 and 6, Township 14

North, Range 19 East, of the Mount

Diablo Meridian, in the State of Nevada,

under Group No. 743, was accepted July

29, 1997.

This survey was executed to meet

certain administrative needs of the U.S.

Forest Service.

2. The Plat of Survey at of the

following described lands was officially

filed at the Nevada State Office, Reno,

Nevada on August 14, 1997:

The plat, representing the dependent

resurvey of a portion of the south

boundary and a portion of the

subdivisional lines of Township 17

South, Range 63 East, of the Mount

Diablo Meridian, in the State of Nevada,

under Group No. 733, was accepted

August 12, 1997.

This survey was executed to meet

certain administrative needs of Clark

County.

3. The Plat of Survey of the following

described lands was officially filed at

the Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada

on August 14, 1997:

The plat, in eleven (11) sheets,

representing the dependent resurvey of

a portion of the east boundary of

Township 18 South, Range 62 East, a

portion of the south boundary and a

portion of the subdivisional lines, and

the subdivision of certain sections,

Township 18 South, Range 63 East, of

the Mount Diablo Meridian, in the State

of Nevada, under Group No. 733, was

accepted August 12, 1997.

This survey was executed to meet

certain administrative needs of Clark

County.

4. The Plat of Survey of the following

described lands was officially filed at

the Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada

on August 14, 1997:

The plat, in three (3) sheets,

representing the dependent resurvey of

a portion of the east boundary of

Township 19 South, Range 62 East, and

a portion of the subdivisional lines of

Township 19 South, Range 63 East, of
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the Mount Diablo Meridian, in the State

of Nevada, under Group No. 733, was

accepted August 12, 1997.

This survey was executed to meet

certain needs of Clark County.

5. The Plat of Survey of the following

described lands was officially filed at

the Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada,

on September 11, 1997:

The plat, representing the entire

survey record of the corrective resurvey

of a portion of the subdivision-ofsection lines of section 18, Township 14

North, Range 25 East, of the Mount

Diablo Meridian, in the State of Nevada,

under Group No. 762, was accepted

September 9, 1997.

This survey was executed to meet

certain needs of the Bureau of Land

Management.

6. The above-listed surveys are now

the basic records for describing the

lands for all authorized purposes. These

surveys have been placed in the open

files in the BLM Nevada State Office

and are available to the public as a

matter of information. Copies of the

surveys and related field notes may be

furnished to the public upon payment of

the appropriate fees.

Dated: September 30, 1997.

Robert H. Thompson,

Acting Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Nevada.

[FR Doc. 97–26968 Filed 10–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Native American Graves Protection

and Repatriation Review Committee:

Meeting

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix (1988),

that a meeting of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation

Review Committee will be held on

January 29, 30, and 31, 1998, in

Washington, DC.

The Committee will meet in the

Ambassador Room of the Embassy Row

Hilton Hotel; telephone: (202) 265–

1600, fax: (202) 328–7526. Meetings will

begin each day at 8:30 am and conclude

not later than 5:00 pm.

The Native American Graves

Protection and Repatriation Review

Committee was established by Public

Law 101–601 to monitor, review, and

assist in implementation of the

inventory and identification process and

repatriation activities required under

the Native American Graves Protection

and Repatriation Act.

The agenda for this meeting will

include: development of a list of

persons from which the Secretary will

appoint the seventh member of the

committee; Federal compliance with the

statute; disposition of culturally

unidentifiable human remains; and the

status of national implementation.

The meeting will be open to the

public. However, facilities and space for

accommodating members of the public

are limited. Persons will be

accommodated on a first-come, firstserved basis. Some lodging will be

available at the Embassy Row Hilton

Hotel. Please mention that you will be

attending the NAGPRA Review

Committee Meeting. Any member of the

public may file a written statement

concerning matters to be discussed with

Dr. Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist.

Persons wishing further information

concerning this meeting, or who wish to

submit written statements may contact

Dr. Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

National Park Service (2275), 1849 C St.

NW, Washington, DC 20240; telephone:

(202) 343–8161. Transcripts of the

meeting will be available for public

inspection approximately eight weeks

after the meeting at the office of the

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

800 North Capitol St., NW, Suite 340,

Washington, DC.

Dated: September 29, 1997.

Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

[FR Doc. 97–26870 Filed 10–9–97 ; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural

Items From the Island of Hawaii in the

Possession of the Bernice Puahi

Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given under the

Native American Graves Protection and

Repatriation Act, 43 CFR 10.10 (a)(3), of

the intent to repatriate cultural items in

the possession of the Bernice Puahi

Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI which

meet the definition of ‘‘unassociated

funerary objects’’ under Section 2 of the

Act.

The 53 cultural items include pieces

or fragments of burial kapa cloth, a

stick, an amulet, cordage, gourd water

bottles, coconut cups, wooden bowls, a

burial mat, a float net, a canoe part,

fishhooks, pieces of matting, and netting

samples.

In 1889, 30 items including pieces or

fragments of burial kapa cloth, a stick,

an amulet, cordage, gourd water bottles,

coconut cups, and wooden bowls were

purchased by the Bishop Museum from

Joseph S. Emerson as part of the original

collections of the Bishop Museum. In

1904, additional kapa fragments were

received by the Bishop Museum from

Mr. Emerson. Catalog information lists

their locality as Hawaii.

In 1929, eleven items including pieces

of burial kapa, cordage, and a burial mat

were received in an exchange with Mr.

Theodore T. Dranga. Catalog

information lists their locality as

Hawaii.

In 1931, four items including a

pillow, a container, a float net, and a

canoe part were donated to the Bishop

Museum by Ms. Marcia Brown

Richards. Catalog information lists their

locality as Hawaii.

In 1939, one item consisting of burial

kapa fragments was donated to the

Bishop Museum by Mr. Julius S.

Rodman. Catalog information lists their

locality as Hawaii.

In 1940, three items including two

fishhooks and kapa samples were

donated to the Bishop Museum by Mr.

Keith K. Jones. Catalog information lists

their locality as Hawaii.

In 1960, one item consisting of kapa

samples were donated to the Bishop

Museum by Mrs. Cy Gillette. Catalog

information lists their locality as

Hawaii.

In 1985, three items including

samples of mat, cordage, and netting

were collected by Bishop Museum staff

from burial sites in Kalala, Kohala, HI.

Based on known Native Hawaiian

tradition and practices, these items are

consistent with Native Hawaiian

funerary objects. Consultation evidence

presented by Hui Malama I Na Kupuna

O Hawai’i Nei supports the conclusion

that these items were placed with

human remains.

Officials of the Bishop Museum have

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.

3001 (3)(B), these 53 cultural items are

reasonably believed to have been placed

with or near individual human remains

at the time of death or later as part of

the death rite or ceremony and are

believed, by a preponderance of the

evidence, to have been removed from a

specific burial site of an Native

American individual. Officials of the

Bishop Museum have also determined