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2. At 9 a.m. on March 10, 1997, the

lands will be opened to the operation of

the public land laws generally, subject

to valid existing rights, the provisions of

existing withdrawals, other segregations

of record, and the requirements of

applicable law. All valid applications

received at or prior to 9 a.m. on March

10, 1997, shall be considered as

simultaneously filed at that time. Those

received thereafter shall be considered

in the order of filing.

3. At 9 a.m. on March 10, 1997, the

lands will be opened to location and

entry under the United States mining

laws, subject to valid existing rights, the

provisions of existing withdrawals,

other segregations of record, and the

requirements of applicable law.

Appropriation of any of the lands

described in this order under the

general mining laws prior to the date

and time of restoration is unauthorized.

Any such attempted appropriation,

including attempted adverse possession

under 30 U.S.C. 38 (1988), shall vest no

rights against the United States. Acts

required to establish a location and to

initiate a right of possession are

governed by State law where not in

conflict with Federal law. The Bureau of

Land Management will not intervene in

disputes between rival locators over

possessory rights since Congress has

provided for such determinations in

local courts.

Dated: January 23, 1997.

Bob Armstrong,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 97–2956 Filed 2–5–97; 8:45 am]

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[OR–958–0777–54; GP6–0159; OR–19601

(WA), OR–19633 (WA)]

Public Land Order No. 7241;

Revocation of Secretarial Orders Dated

May 8, 1914, and March 12, 1924;

Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Public land order.

SUMMARY: This order revokes in their

entirety two Secretarial orders which

withdrew 1,218.78 acres of public lands

for the Bureau of Land Management’s

Powersite Reserve No. 424 and

Powersite Classification No. 61. The

lands are no longer needed for the

purpose for which they were

withdrawn. The lands are within the

Spokane Indian Reservation and this

action will open the lands to such forms

of disposition as may by law be made

of Indian Reservation lands.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 10, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Betty McCarthy, BLM Oregon/

Washington State Office, P.O. Box 2965,

Portland, Oregon 97208–2965, 503–952–

6155.

By virtue of the authority vested in

the Secretary of the Interior by Section

204 of the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.

1714 (1988), it is ordered as follows:

1. The Secretarial Order dated May 8,

1914, which established Powersite

Reserve No. 424, is hereby revoked in its

entirety:

Willamette Meridian

T. 28 N., R. 36 E.,

Sec. 9, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 11, S1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4;

Sec. 12, S1⁄2NW1⁄4NW;1⁄4;

Sec. 30, lots 7 and 10, and

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4.

T. 28 N., R. 37 E.,

Sec. 7, lot 17.

T. 27 N., R. 38 E.,

Sec. 30, S1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4 and

SW1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4.

All that portion of the Spokane Indian

Reservation lying between the meander line

of the north or right bank of the Spokane

River and the south boundary of said

reservation, in T. 28 N., R. 36 E., Tps. 27 and

28 N., R. 37 E., and T. 27 N., Rs. 38 and 39

E.

The areas described aggregate

approximately 1,200 acres in Lincoln and

Stevens Counties.

2. The Secretarial Order dated March

12, 1924, which established Powersite

Classification No. 61, is hereby revoked

in its entirety:

Willamette Meridian

T. 28 N., R. 36 E.,

Sec. 11, lots 20, 22, and that portion of lot

18 within the N1⁄2N1⁄2NE1⁄4.

The area described contains 18.78 acres in

Stevens County.

3. At 8:30 a.m., on March 10, 1997,

subject to valid existing rights, the

provisions of existing withdrawals,

other segregations of record, and the

requirements of applicable law, the

lands will be open to such forms of

disposition as may by law be made of

Indian Reservation lands.

Dated: January 23, 1997.

Bob Armstrong,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 97–2955 Filed 2–5–97; 8:45 am]

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National Park Service

Public Notice

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

SUMMARY: Public notice is hereby given

that the National Park Service proposes

to award a concession contract

authorizing food service, lodging and

conference center facilities and services

for the public at Fort Wadsworth within

the Staten Island Unit of Gateway

National Recreation Area for a period of

ten (10) years from date of contract

execution.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 7, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should

contact Gateway National Recreation

Area, Concession Division, Floyd

Bennett Field, Building 69, Brooklyn,

New York 11234, telephone (718) 338–

4603, to obtain a copy of the prospectus

describing the requirements of the

proposed contract.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

contract has been determined to be

categorically excluded from the

procedural provisions of the National

Environmental Policy Act and no

environmental document will be

prepared.

There is no existing concessioner. The

Secretary will consider and evaluate all

proposals received as a result of this

notice. Any proposal must be received

by the National Park Service, New

England System Support Office,

Concession Management Division, 15

State Street, Boston, Massachusetts

02109–3572, not later than the sixtieth

(60th) day following publication of this

notice to be considered and evaluated.

Dated: December 17, 1996.

Chrysandra L. Walter,

Acting Field Director, Northeast Field Area.

[FR Doc. 97–3011 Filed 2–5–97; 8:45 am]

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Delaware Water Gap National

Recreation Area Citizens Advisory

Commission Meeting

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces two

upcoming meetings of the Delaware

Water Gap National Recreation Area

Citizens Advisory Commission. Notice

of these meetings is required under the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public

Law 92–463).

Meeting Date and Time: Thursday,

March 27, 1997 at 7:00 pm.

Address: Bushkill School, Bushkill

PA 18324.

Meeting Date and Time: Thursday,

June 5, 1997 at 7:00 pm.

Address: Walpack Church, Walpack

Center, NJ 07881.

The agenda for the meeting consists of

reports from Citizen Advisory

Commission committees including; ByLaws, Natural Resources, Recreation,

Cultural and Historical Resources, Inter-