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California Forest Practice Rules,

including consideration of conservation

measures or plans addressing Statelisted species under the California

Endangered Species Act. It is expected

that a section 2090 or 2081 agreement

will be issued by the California

Department of Fish and Game under

state Fish and Game code for selected

State-listed species that potentially

occur on Georgia-Pacific’s California

timberlands.

Dated: November 4, 1997.

Thomas Dwyer,

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland,

Oregon.

[FR Doc. 97–29588 Filed 11–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–020–02–1430–01: GP8–0030]

Realty Action: Sale of Public Land in

Harney County, Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

(BLM), DOI.

ACTION: Notice of realty action, sale of

public land.

SUMMARY: The following described

public land in Harney County, Oregon,

has been examined and found suitable

for sale under Section 203 and 209 of

the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2750,

43 U.S.C. 1713 and 1719), at not less

than the appraised market value. All of

the land described is within the

Willamette Meridian.

OR–52782—T.25S., R.30E., sec. 28,

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4.

The area described aggregates 80

acres, more or less in Harney County,

Oregon. The appraised market value and

minimum bid for this parcel has been

determined to be $4,000.

The sale of this parcel will be by

modified competitive procedures. The

adjacent landowners Charles C. Jr., and

Drenda A. Leathers, Charles C. Leathers

Estate and Douglas H. and Delores L.

Stills will be given the opportunity to

meet or exceed the highest sealed bid

received from the general public.

OR–52783—T.25S., R.30E., sec. 32,

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, NW1⁄4SE1⁄4.

The area described aggregates 120

acres, more or less in Harney County,

Oregon. The appraised market value and

minimum bid for this parcel has been

determined to be $8,000.

The sale of this parcel will be by

modified competitive procedures. The

adjacent landowner Charles C. Leathers

Estate will be given the opportunity to

meet or exceed the highest sealed bid

received from the general public.

OR–52784—T.25S., R.30E., sec. 33,

NE1⁄4NE1⁄4.

The area described aggregates 40

acres, more or less in Harney County,

Oregon. The apprised market value and

minimum bid for this parcel has been

determined to be $2,000.

The sale of this parcel will be by

competitive procedures. The highest

valid sealed bid received from the

general public shall be declared the

purchaser. Bids shall meet the same

requirements and timeframes as

specified below for modified

competitive bids.

Sale of this parcel would be subject to

a road right-of-way in conjunction with

the Harney County road system.

OR–52785—T.26S., R.30E., North of Harney

Lake, sec. 4, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4.

The area described aggregates 40

acres, more or less in Harney County,

Oregon. The appraised market value and

minimum bid for this parcel has been

determined to be $2,000.

The sale of this parcel will be

modified by competitive procedures.

The adjacent landowners Charles C. Jr.,

and Drenda A. Leathers, Pacific Land

and Livestock, c/o Charles C. Leathers

Estate and Anna Lou Case will be given

the opportunity to meet or exceed the

highest sealed bid received from the

general public.

The sale of this parcel would be

subject to a right-of-way for buried

telephone cable purposes granted to

Telephone Utilities of Eastern Oregon,

Inc., dba PTI Communications.

OR–52786—T.26S., R.30E., North of Harney

Lake, sec. 5, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4,

NW1⁄4SE1⁄4.

The area described aggregates 120

acres, more or less in Harney County,

Oregon. The appraised market value and

minimum bid for this parcel has been

determined to be $8,000.

The sale of this parcel will be by

modified competitive procedures. The

adjacent landowners Robert A. and

Collen M. Rea, Pacific Land and

Livestock, c/o Charles C. Leathers Estate

and Stoko and Bremer Schaumburg,

along with the holder of the BLM

grazing permit J.V. Moon and Sons, will

be given the opportunity to meet or

exceed the highest sealed bid received

from the general public.

If any person other than J.V. Moon

and Sons is the successful bidder for the

land, such person agrees to take the

property subject to the current grazing

permit until December 31, 1998, when

the permit expires.

The sale of this parcel would be

subject to a right-of-way for electric

power transmission and distribution

purposes granted to Harney Electric

Cooperative, Inc.

OR–52787—T.26S, R.30E, North of Harney

Lake, sec. 9, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4.

The area described aggregates 40

acres, more or less in Harney County,

Oregon. The appraised market value and

minimum bid for this parcel has been

determined to be $2,000.

The sale of this parcel will be by

modified competitive procedures. The

adjacent landowners Charles C. Jr., and

Drenda A. Leathers and Anna Lou Case

will be given the opportunity to meet or

exceed the highest sealed bid received

from the general public.

The sale of this parcel would be

subject to a right-of-way for buried

telephone cable purposes granted to

Telephone Utilities of Eastern Oregon,

Inc., dba PTI Communications.

OR–52788—T.26S., R.30E., North of Harney

Lake, sec. 10, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NW 1⁄4,

NW1⁄4SW1⁄4.

The area described aggregates 160

acres, more or less in Harney County,

Oregon. The appraised market value and

minimum bid for this parcel has been

determined to be $10,600.

The sale of this parcel will be by

modified competitive procedures. The

adjacent landowners Charles C. Leathers

Estate, Charles C. Jr., and Drenda A.

Leathers, Joseph R. and Sharon K.

Buermann, Leroy B. Miller and United

Land, Carol A. Sack, and Clarence

Weitmier, c/o Regina Crutcher will be

given the opportunity to meet or exceed

the highest sealed bid received from the

general public.

The sale of this parcel would be

subject to a right-of-way for buried

telephone cable purposes granted to

Telephone Utilities of Eastern Oregon,

Inc., dba PTI Communications and a

right-of-way for electric power

transmission and distribution purposes

granted to Harney Cooperative, Inc.

OR–52789—T.25S., R.31E., sec. 7, NW 1⁄4SE1⁄4.

The area described aggregates 40

acres, more or less in Harney County,

Oregon. The appraised market value and

minimum bid for this parcel has been

determined to be $2,000.

The sale of this parcel will be by

modified competitive procedures. The

adjacent landowners Terry L. and

Donna J. Thomas and Vernon L. Seaman

will be given the opportunity to meet or

exceed the highest sealed bid received

from the general public.
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OR–52790—T.25S., R.31E., sec. 7, lots 3 and

4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4; sec. 8, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4; sec. 17,

SW1⁄4 NE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4; sec.

18 lot 1, N1⁄2NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4.

The area described aggregates 466.52

acres, more or less in Harney County,

Oregon. The appraised market value and

minimum bid for this parcel has been

determined to be $30,800.

The sale of this parcel will be by

modified competitive procedures. The

adjacent landowners Charles C. Leathers

Estate, Terry L. and Donna J. Thomas,

Vernon L. Seaman, Elmer H. and Azalea

E. Graves, and Floyd and Marion E.

Olson will be given the opportunity to

meet or exceed the highest sealed bid

received from the general public.

OR–52791—T.25S., R.31E., sec. 19,

NW1⁄4SE1⁄4.

The area described aggregates 40

acres, more or less in Harney County,

Oregon. The appraised market value and

minimum bid for this parcel has been

determined to be $2,000.

The sale of this parcel will be by

modified competitive procedure. The

adjacent landowners Joe B. Gates, III

and Joan C. Armstead will be given the

opportunity to meet or exceed the

highest sealed bid received from the

general public.

OR–52792—T.25S., R.31E., sec. 20,

SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, W1⁄2SE1⁄4.

The area described aggregates 160

acres, more or less in Harney County,

Oregon. The appraised market value and

minimum bid for this parcel has been

determined to be $10,600.

The sale of this parcel will be

modified competitive procedures. The

adjacent landowners Anthony R. Lasich,

Vernon L. Seaman, Joe B. Gates, III and

Joan C. Armstead, Douglas H. and

Delores L. Stills and the State of Oregon

will be given the opportunity to meet or

exceed the highest sealed bid received

from the general public.

OR–53367—T.25S., R.34E., sec. 30, NE1⁄4,

NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4.

The area described aggregates 320

acres, more or less in Harney County,

Oregon. The appraised market value and

minimum bid for this parcel has been

determined to be $21,000.

The sale of this parcel will be by

modified competitive procedures. The

adjacent landowners Bell A. Grazing

Cooperative and Paul and Cheryl Ables

will be given the opportunity to meet or

exceed the highest sealed bid received

from the general public.

OR–52578 T.26S.,R.29E., sec. 1, lots 2, 3,

SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4.

The area described aggregates 159.36

acres, more or less in Harney County,

Oregon. The appraised market value and

minimum bid for this parcel has been

determined to be $9,600.

This parcel went unsold during the

1996 offering. In accordance with the

Notice of Realty Action published in the

Federal Register on June 18, 1996,

unsold parcels will be offered

competitively until sold. The sale of this

parcel will be by the procedures

described below for unsold parcels.

If any person other than J.V. Moon

and Sons is the successful bidder for the

land, such person agrees to take the

property subject to the current grazing

permit until December 31, 1998, when

the permit expires.

OR–52579—T.26S., R.29E., sec. 2, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4.

The area described aggregates 40

acres, more or less in Harney County,

Oregon. The appraised market value and

minimum bid for this parcel has been

determined to be $2,400.

This parcel went unsold during the

1996 offering. In accordance with the

Notice of Realty Action published in the

Federal Register on June 18, 1996,

unsold parcels will be offered

competitively until sold. The sale of this

parcel will be by the procedures

described below for unsold parcels.

In any person other than J. V. Moon

and Sons is the successful bidder for the

land, such person agrees to take the

property subject to the current grazing

permit until December 31, 1998, when

the permit expires.

In addition to the conditions

described above, all patents when

issued, will contain a reservation for a

right-of-way for ditches and canals

constructed thereon by the authority of

United States under the Act of August

30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).

Access will not be guaranteed to any

of the parcels being offered for sale, nor

any warranty made as to the use of the

property in violation of applicable land

use laws and regulations. Before

submitting a bid, prospective purchasers

should check with the appropriate city

or county planning department to verify

approved uses.

All persons, other than the successful

bidder, claiming to own unauthorized

improvements on the land are allowed

60 days from the date of sale to remove

the improvements.

All land described is hereby

segregated from appropriation under the

public land laws, including the mining

laws, pending disposition of this action,

or 270 days from the date of publication

of this notice, whichever occurs first.

With the exception of OR–52784, OR–

52578 and OR–52579, sales will be by

modified competitive procedures.

Federal regulations dealing with sales

(43 CFR 2710.0–6(c)(3)(ii)) provide for

modified competitive procedures to

assure compatibility with possible uses

on adjacent land and to protect ongoing

uses. The above named landowners abut

the property on at least one side, control

access and, in some cases, use the land

in conjunction with adjacent private

land.

Under modified competitive

procedures the preference bidders

designated above will be given the

opportunity to match or exceed the

apparent high bid. The apparent high

bid will be established by the highest

valid sealed bid received from the

general public for each parcel. If two or

more valid sealed bids of the same

amount are received for the same parcel,

that amount shall be determined to be

the apparent high bid. The bid deposit

for the apparent high bid(s) will be

retained and all others will be returned.

The preference bidders will be

notified by certified mail of the apparent

high bid. Where there are two or more

preference bidders for a single parcel,

they will be allowed 30 days to provide

the authorized officer with an agreement

as to the division of the property or, if

agreement cannot be reached, sealed

bids for not less than the apparent high

bid. Failure to submit an agreement or

a bid shall be considered a waiver of the

option to divide the property equitably

and forfeiture of the preference

consideration. Failure to act by all of the

preferred bidders will result in the

parcel being offered to the apparent high

bidder or declared unsold, if no bids

were received in the initial round of

bidding.

All sealed bids must be submitted to

the Burns District Office, no later than

2:00 p.m. PST on January 14, 1998, the

time of the bid opening. Bid envelopes

must be clearly marked ‘‘BLM Land

Sale’’ with the parcel number and the

bid opening date. Bids must be for not

less than the appraised fair market value

specified in this notice. Separate bids

must be submitted for each parcel. Each

sealed bid shall be accompanied by a

certified check, postal money order,

bank draft, or cashier’s check made

payable to the Department of the

Interior-BLM for not less than 20

percent of the amount bid.

The total purchase price for the land

shall be paid within 180 days of the date

of the offer to sell. Failure to pay the full

price will disqualify the purchaser and

the bid deposit will be forfeited. The

parcel will then be offered to the

apparent high bidder, next highest

bidder or declared unsold, as

appropriate.

Sale of unsold parcels will be by

sealed bid meeting the requirements

specified above. Sealed bids for unsold
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parcels will be opened on the second

Wednesday of each month at 2:00 p.m.

PST.

Federal law requires that purchasers

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.

A successful bid on a parcel will

qualify the prospective purchaser to

make application for conveyance of

those mineral interest offered under the

authority of Section 209(b) of the

Federal Land Policy and Management

Act of 1976. A nonrefundable fee of $50

will be required from the prospective

purchaser for purchase of the mineral

interests to be conveyed simultaneously

with the sale of the land.

DATES: On or before December 24, 1997,

interested persons may submit

comments regarding the proposed sale

to the Burns District Manager at the

address described below. Comments or

protests must reference a specific parcel

and be identified with the appropriate

serial number. In the absence of any

objections, this proposal will become

the determination of the Department of

the Interior.

ADDRESSES: Comments, bids, and

inquiries should be submitted to the

Burns District Manager, HC 74–12533,

Hwy 20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Detailed information concerning this

public land sale is available from Craig

M. Hansen, Area Manager or Skip

Renchler, Realty Specialist, Three

Rivers Resource Area at the above

address, phone (541) 573–4400.

Dated: October 29, 1997.

Michael T. Green,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–29585 Filed 11–1–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Extension of Post-Sale Evaluation

Period for Western Gulf of Mexico

Lease Sale 168

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice to extend post-sale

evaluation period for Western Gulf of

Mexico Lease Sale 168.

SUMMARY: This notice extends by 15

days, the post-sale evaluation period for

Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 169.

The Minerals Management Service

(MMS) will complete evaluating all the

bids received in this sale by December

9, 1997. This action is necessary due to

the unusually high number of bids

received in response to this lease sale.

DATES: The post-sale evaluation period

ends on December 9, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary

L. Lore, Regional Supervisor, Resource

Evaluation, Gulf of Mexico Region,

telephone (504) 736–2710.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the

Western Gulf of Mexico Sale 168, held,

August 27, 1997, we received 1,224 bids

on 804 tracts, 738 of which passed to a

second phrase required for detailed

evaluations. This unprecedented

response by industry in Sale 168

resulted from the enactment of the

Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water

Royalty Relief Act (Pub. L. 104–58) and

other factors, such as higher natural gas

and oil prices. Consequently, MMS is

unable to conduct and complete the

entire bid review process within the 90

days, i.e., by November 24, 1997. Under

provisions of § 256.47(e)(2), MMS is

extending the bid evaluation period

until December 9, 1997.

Dated: November 4, 1997.

Chris C. Oynes,

Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico.

[FR Doc. 97–29586 Filed 11–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–M

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: November 19, 1997 at

2:30 p.m.

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street S.W.,

Washington, DC 20436.

STATUS: Open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. Agenda for future meeting: None.

2. Minutes.

3. Ratification List.

4. Inv. Nos. 701–TA–368–371 and

731–TA–763–766 (Final) (Certain Steel

Wire Rod from Canada, Germany,

Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela)—

briefing and vote.

5. Outstanding action jackets:

In accordance with Commission

policy, subject matter listed above, not

disposed of at the scheduled meeting,

may be carried over to the agenda of the

following meeting.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: November 6, 1997.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–29781 Filed 11–6–97; 3:34 pm]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–U

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby

given that a proposed consent decree in

United States v. Keystone Sanitation

Company, et al., Civil Action No. 1:CV:–

93–1482 (M.D. Pa.) was lodged on

October 22, 1997, with the United States

Court for the Middle District of

Pennsylvania.

The consent decree resolves the

liability of approximately 376 third and

fourth party defendants at the Keystone

Sanitation Superfund Site, located near

Hanover, Pennsylvania. The decree

provides that the Settling Defendants

listed in Appendix B to the consent

decree and several federal agencies will

pay a total of $4.25 million to the

United States as follows: $80,000 of that

sum will be paid to the Department of

the Interior to resolve claims for natural

resource damages; $1.25 million will be

paid to the Superfund to reimburse the

United States for past response costs

incurred at the Site; and the balance of

$2,920,000 will be paid into a Special

Account to be used either for future

remedial work at the Site or, if not so

used, to be paid back into the

Superfund.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

is also a party to the decree. It is a third

party to the litigation. It grants the

settling parties a covenant not to sue

under section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42

U.S.C. § 9607(a), its state law

counterpart, and other state statutes. In

exchange, the Settling Defendants and

Settling Federal Agencies agree to pay to

the United States the share allocated to

the state agencies of $66,775.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of thirty (30) days

from the date of this publication,

comments relating to the proposed

consent decree. Comments should be

addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General for the Environment and

Natural Resources Division, Department

of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and

should refer to United States v.

Keystone Sanitation Company, et al.,

DOJ Ref. #90–11–2–656A.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the office of the United