61342 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 221 / Monday, November 17, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT–070–96–1990–00]

Resource Advisory Council Meeting,

Butte, Montana

AGENCY: Butte District Office, Bureau of

Land Management, DOI.

ACTION: Notice of Butte District Resource

Advisory Council Meeting, Butte,

Montana.

SUMMARY: The Council will convene at

9:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 17,

1997. Issues that will be discussed

include Whitetail/Pipestone ORV

alternatives, and how the BLM’s twotier system will affect the Resource

Advisory Councils.

The meeting will be held at the Butte

District Office, 106 N. Parkmont, Butte,

Montana.

The meeting is open to the public and

written comments may be given to the

Council. Oral comments may be

presented to the Council at 11 a.m. The

time allotted for oral comment may be

limited, depending on the number of

persons wishing to be heard.

Individuals who plan to attend and

need further information about the

meeting, or need special assistance,

such as sign language or other

reasonable accommodations, should

contact the Butte District, 106 North

Parkmont (P.O. 3388), Butte, Montana

59702–3388, telephone 406–494–5059.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jim Owings at the above address or

telephone number.

Dated: November 7, 1997.

Michele Good,

Acting District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–30132 Filed 11–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–942–5700–00]

Filing of Plats of Survey; California

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

latest filing of Plats of Survey in

California.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Unless otherwise noted,

filing was effective at 10:00 a.m. on the

next federal work day following the plat

acceptance date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lance J. Bishop, Chief, Branch of

Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), California State

Office, 2135 Butano Drive, Sacramento,

CA 95825–0451, (916) 978–4310.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The plats

of Survey of lands described below have

been officially filed at the California

State Office of the Bureau of Land

Management in Sacramento, CA.

Humboldt Meridian, California

Ts. 11N., Rs. 4 & 5 E.,—Dependent resurvey

and corrective dependent resurvey,

(Group 997) accepted October 29, 1997,

to meet certain administrative needs of

the US Forest Service, Six Rivers

National Forest.

Mount Diablo Meridian, California

T. 8 N., R. 9 E.,—Dependent resurvey and

metes-and-bounds survey, (Group 1279)

accepted October 3, 1997, to meet certain

administrative needs of the BLM,

Bakersfield District, Folsom Resource

Area.

T. 37 N., R. 16 E.,—Dependent resurvey and

subdivision of sections, (Group 1162)

accepted October 31, 1997, to meet

certain administrative needs of the BLM,

Surprise Resource Area.

All of the above listed survey plats are

now the basic record for describing the

lands for all authorized purposes. The

survey plats have been placed in the

open files in the BLM, California State

Office, and are available to the public as

a matter of information. Copies of the

survey plats and related field notes will

be furnished to the public upon

payment of the appropriate fee.

Dated: November 7, 1997.

Lance J. Bishop,

Chief, Branch of Cadastral Survey.

[FR Doc. 97–30130 Filed 11–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID–957–1430–00]

Idaho: Filing of Plats of Survey; Idaho

The protraction diagram of

unsurveyed T. 30 N., R. 7 E., Boise

Meridian, Idaho, was accepted on

November 6, 1997 and was officially

filed in the Idaho State Office, Bureau

of Land Management, Boise, Idaho,

effective 9:00 a.m. November 6, 1997.

The preparation of this diagram was

necessary to meet certain administrative

needs of the USDA Forest Service,

Geometronics Service Center, to support

its mapping program. All inquiries

concerning the protraction diagram of

the above described land must be sent

to the Chief, Cadastral Survey, Idaho

State Office, Bureau of Land

Management, 1387 South Vinnell Way,

Boise, Idaho 83709–1657.

Dated: November 6, 1997.

Duane E. Olsen,

Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Idaho.

[FR Doc. 97–30059 Filed 11–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–958–1430–01; GP8–0031; OR–53486]

Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity

for Public Meeting; Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management proposes to withdraw

207.22 acres of lands, of which 143.32

acres are public lands and 63.90 acres

are non-Federal lands, to protect the

natural and recreational values of four

recreation sites. This notice closes the

lands for up to 2 years from surface

entry and mining. The public lands

have been and will remain open to

mineral leasing. Upon acquisition, the

non-Federal lands will be opened to the

mineral leasing laws.

DATES: Comments and requests for a

public meeting must be received by

February 16, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meetings

requests should be sent to the Oregon/

Washington State Director, BLM, P.O.

Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208–

2965.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Betty McCarthy, BLM Oregon/

Washington State Office, 503–952–6155.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

October 21, 1997, a petition was

approved allowing the Bureau of Land

Management to file an application to

withdraw the following described

public lands and non-Federal lands

from settlement, sale, location, or entry

under the United States mining laws (30

U.S.C. Ch. 2 (1994)), but not from

leasing under the mineral leasing laws,

subject to valid existing rights:

Willamette Meridian

Public Lands

Iron Mountain Gold Panning Area

T. 31 S., R. 7 W.,

sec. 4, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, excluding that portion

granted to the railroad under the Act of

July 25, 1866 (14 Stat. 239).