5838 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 26 / Friday, February 7, 1997 / Notices

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–130–1990–01; GP7–0085]

Notice of Availability of the Crown

Jewel Mine Record of Decision (ROD)

for the Final Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS)

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Spokane District.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the

Crown Jewel Mine Record of Decision

(ROD).

SUMMARY: On January 14, 1997, Spokane

District Manager, Joseph Buesing, made

a decision to select Alternative B as

presented in the Final Environmental

Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Crown

Jewel Mine, including the reclamation,

mitigation, monitoring and performance

security measures described in the Final

EIS. Alternative B will allow Battle

Mountain Gold Company and Crown

Resources Corporation to develop,

construct, operate, close and reclaim a

surface mining and milling operation for

gold and silver recovery and production

on Buckhorn Mountain. Portions of the

project are located on lands managed by

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),

Wenatchee Resource Area Office. Seven

alternatives were considered in detail.

Six of these were action alternatives

which evaluated a wide range of

component options.

Copies of the Crown Jewel Mine Final

EIS and accompanying Record of

Decision (ROD) will be available for

review at each Public Library in the

following cities in the State of

Washington: Brewster, Chelan, Colville,

Grand Coulee, Omak, Oroville,

Republic, Seattle (Government

Publications Dept.), Spokane, Tonasket,

Twisp, Wenatchee and Winthrop. U.S.

Forest Service (USFS) Office locations

in Washington State where copies of the

final EIS are available for review

include the USFS Okanogan National

Forest Supervisors Office in Okanogan

and Tonasket Ranger District in

Tonasket. The following State of

Washington Department of Ecology

Offices also have copies of the final EIS

and ROD; they include, Headquarters

Office in Lacey, Central Regional Office

in Yakima, and Eastern Regional Office

in Spokane. Public reading copies will

also be available for review at the

following BLM locations:

Oregon State Office, Public Room, 1515

S.W. Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97201

Spokane District Office, 1103 N.

Fancher, Spokane, Washington

99212–1275

Wenatchee Resource Area Office, 915

Walla Walla Avenue, Wenatchee,

Washington, 98801–1521.

DATES: The Decision may be appealed to

the Interior Board of Appeals within 30

days from the publication of this notice

of availability of the Crown Jewel Mine

Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final

EIS in the Federal Register. The appeal

procedures is set forth in the Record of

Decision.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brent Cunderla, Bureau of Land

Management Wenatchee Resource Area

Office, 915 Walla Walla Avenue,

Wenatchee, Washington 98801; (509)

665–2100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Only

those actions pertaining to the public

lands administered by the BLM and

subject to BLM jurisdiction may be

appealed under BLM administrative

appeal rights.

The decision affecting BLM

administered lands will be in full force

and effect as of the signature date of the

Record of Decision and will remain in

effect during any appeal unless a

written request for a stay is granted

pursuant to 43 CFR 4.21. The full force

and effect provisions only apply to the

approval of the Selected Alternative and

do not pertain to initiating actions

under a Plan of Operations.

The Proponent is required to prepare

a revised Plan of Operations and

financial guarantee estimate that fully

incorporates all of the requirements of

the Record of Decision, obtain BLM

approval of those documents, and post

acceptable financial guarantees prior to

commencing operations. BLM approval

of the Plan of Operations and financial

guarantee will be addressed in a

separate appealable decision.

Dated January 31, 1997.

Joseph K. Buesing,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–2928 Filed 2–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–M

[UT–056–1430–01–24–1A]

Notice of Intent to Amend Plan

SUMMARY: This Notice of Intent is to

advise the public that the Bureau of

Land Management (BLM) intends to

consider proposals which would require

amending an existing planning

document.

DATES: The comment period for this

proposed plan amendment will

commence with publication of this

notice. Comments must be submitted on

or before March 10, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dave Henderson, Sevier River Resource

Area Manager, 150 East 900 North,

Richfield, Utah 84701. Existing

planning documents and information

are available at the above address or

telephone (801)896–1500. Comments on

the proposed plan amendment should

be sent to the above address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM

is proposing to amend the Mountain

Valley Management Framework Plan

which includes public lands in Piute

County and Sevier County, Utah. The

purpose of the amendment would be to

identify certain lands as suitable for

direct sale pursuant to Section 203 of

the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976. The lands

identified for direct sale comprise 15.0

acres described as follows: T. 26 S., R.

1 W., Sec. 11, S1/2NE1/4NE1/4SE1/4

and T. 30 S., R. 4 W., Section 23, SE1/

4SW1/4SW1/4, Salt Lake Meridian,

Utah. The existing plan does not

identify these lands for disposal.

However, because of the resource values

and public values and objectives

involved, the public interest may well

be served by sale of these lands. An

environmental assessment will be

prepared by an interdisciplinary team to

analyze the impacts of this proposal and

alternatives.

Joseph L. Jewkes,

Acting State Director, Utah.

[FR Doc. 97–3059 Filed 2–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P

[AK–050–1620–00]

Brushkana Campground Fees, AK

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of campground fee.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

campground fees will be charged at

Brushkana Campground at Mile 104

Denali Highway in the Glennallen

District, Alaska. This is in accordance

with 36 CFR 71.3.

DATES: This action is effective as of May

1, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Inquires about this action

should be sent to the Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), Glennallen District

Office, Mile 186.5 Glenn Highway, Post

Office Box 147, Glennallen, Alaska

99588; Telephone (907) 822–3217.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathy Liska (907) 822–3217.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Brushkana

Campground meets the fee requirement

established under 36 CFR 71.3. A daily

fee will be charged for each campsite

occupied. The fee amount will vary

depending on the services provided and

will be posted at the fee collection

station.