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return the license to the enterprise at the

expiration or termination of the

suspension period, with a memorandum

of the suspension written or stamped

upon the face thereof in red ink.

8.7.34 General Penalties. Any person

adjudged to be in violation of this Act,

including any lawful regulation

promulgated pursuant thereto, shall be

subject to a civil fine of not more than

five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each

such violation. The Tribal Council may

adopt by resolution a separate schedule

for fines for each type of violation,

taking into account the seriousness and

threat the violation may pose to the

general health and welfare. Such

schedule may also provide, in the case

of repeated violations, for imposition of

monetary penalties greater than the five

hundred dollar ($500.00) limitation set

forth above. The penalties provided for

herein shall be in addition to any

criminal penalties which may be

imposed under applicable law.

8.7.35 Initiation of Action. Any

violation of this Act shall constitute a

public nuisance. The Tribal Council, on

behalf of and in the name of the Tribe,

may initiate and maintain an action in

Tribal Court or any court of competent

jurisdiction to abate and permanently

enjoin any nuisance declared under this

Act. Any action taken under this section

shall be in addition to any other

penalties provided for in this Act. The

plaintiff shall not be required to give

bond in this action.

8.7.36 Inspection. All licensed

premises used in the storage or sale of

liquor, or any premises or parts of

premises used or in any way connected

physically or otherwise, with the

licensed enterprise, shall at all times be

opened to inspection by any tribal

inspector.

8.7.37 Contraband; Seizure;

Forfeiture.

8.7.37.1 All alcoholic liquor within

the Reservation held, owned, or

possessed by any person or licensee

operating in violation of this Act is

hereby declared to be contraband and

subject to forfeiture to the Tribe.

8.7.37.2 Within three (3) weeks

following the seizure of the contraband,

a hearing shall be held by the Tribal

Council, at which time the operator or

owner of the contraband shall be given

an opportunity to present evidence in

defense of his or her activities.

8.7.37.3 Notice of the hearing shall

be given to the person from whom the

property was seized, if known prior to

hearing. If the person is unknown,

notice of the hearing shall be posted at

the place where the contraband was

seized and at other public places on the

Reservation. The notice shall describe

the property seized, and the time, place,

and cause of seizure and give the name

and place of residence, if known, of the

person from whom the property was

seized.

8.7.37.4 If upon hearing, the

evidence warrants, or if no person

appears as a claimant, the Tribal

Council shall thereupon enter a

determination of forfeiture and order

such contraband sold or destroyed

forthwith.

Dated: November 10, 1997.

Ada E. Deer,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–30597 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ–070–08–7122–00, AZ–070–98–01]

Arizona, Temporary Closure of

Selected; Public Lands in La Paz

County, AZ

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Temporary closure of selected

public lands in La Paz County, Arizona,

during the operation of the 1997

Whiplash Parker 400 Desert Race.

SUMMARY: The Lake Havasu Field Office

Manager announces the temporary

closure of selected public lands under

its administration. This action is being

taken to help ensure public safety and

prevent unnecessary environmental

degradation during the official

permitted running of the 1997 Whiplash

Parker 400 Desert Race.

DATES: December 4, 1997 through

December 6, 1997.

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS: Specific

restrictions and closure periods are as

follows:

Designated Course

1. The portion of the course

comprised of BLM lands, roads and

ways south of the Bill Williams River,

East and north of AZ Highway 72 and

west of Wenden Road is closed to public

vehicle use from 9:00 a.m. Thursday,

December 4, 1997, to 9:00 p.m. Saturday

December 6, 1997 (Mountain Standard

Time).

2. Vehicles are prohibited from the

following four Wilderness Areas and

one Wilderness Study area (WSA):

a. AZ–070–12 (Gibraltar Mountain).

b. AZ–070–15A (Swansea).

c. AZ–070–71 (Buckskin Mountains).

d. AZ–070–17 (East Cactus Plain).

e. AZ–070–14A/B (Cactus Plain

WSA).

3. The entire area encompassed by the

designated course and all areas within

1 mile outside the designated course are

closed to all vehicles except authorized

and emergency vehicles. Access routes

leading to the course are closed to

vehicles.

4. Vehicle parking or stopping along

Bouse Road, Shea Road, and Swansea

Road is prohibited except for the

designated spectator areas.

5. Spectator viewing is limited to two

designated spectator areas located at:

a. South and North of Shea Road as

signed, approximately 7 miles east of

Parker, Arizona.

b. Bouse Road, also known as

Swansea Road as signed, approximately,

2 miles and 5 miles north of Bouse,

Arizona.

6. A fee will be collected from the

public entering the public land closure

from Shea Road, east of Parker, Arizona.

The primary purpose of the fee

implementation is to offset

management, and operation costs of

spectator area services and facilities.

The fee implementation is to improve

public safely while helping provide

natural resource protection through

improved management of the permitted

event.

7. The following regulations will be in

effect for the duration of the closure:

Unless otherwise authorized, no person

shall:

a. Camp in any area outside of the

designated spectator areas.

b. Enter any portion of the race course

or any wash located within the race

course, including all portions of

Osborne Wash.

c. Spectate of otherwise be located

outside of the designated spectator

areas.

d. Cut or collect firewood of any kind,

including dead and down wood or other

vegetative material.

e. Be in possession of any alcoholic

beverage unless that person has reached

the age of 21 years.

f. Possess, discharge, or use firearms,

other weapons, or fireworks.

g. Park, stop, or stand any vehicle

outside of the designated spectator

areas.

h. Operate any vehicle, including an

off-highway vehicle (OHV), which is not

legally registered for street and highway

operation, including operation of such a

vehicle in spectator viewing areas, along

the race course, and in designated pit

areas.

i. Park any vehicle in violation of

posted restrictions, or in such a manner

as to obstruct or impede normal or

emergency traffic movement or the

parking of other vehicles, create a safety

hazard or endanger any person, property
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or feature. Vehicles so parked are

subject to citation, removal and

impoundment at the owner’s expense.

j. Take any vehicle through, around or

beyond a restrictive sign, recognizable

barricade, fence or traffic control barrier.

k. Fail to keep their site free of trash

and litter during the period of

occupancy or fail to remove all personal

equipment, trash, and litter upon

departure.

l. Violate quiet hours by causing an

unreasonable noise as determined by

the authorized officer between the hours

of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Mountain

Standard Time.

m. Allow any pet or other animal in

their care to be unrestrained at any time.

Signs and maps directing the public to

the designated spectator areas will be

provided by the Bureau of Land

Management and the event sponsor.

The above restrictions do not apply to

emergency vehicles and vehicles owned

by the United States, the State of

Arizona or to La Paz County. Vehicles

under permit for operation by event

participants must follow the race permit

stipulations. Operators of permitted

vehicles shall maintain a maximum

speed limit of 35 mph on all La Paz

County and BLM roads and ways.

Authority for closure of public lands

is found in 43 CFR 8340, subpart 8341;

43 CFR 8360, Subpart 8364.1, and 43

CFR 8372. Persons who violate this

closure order are subject to arrest and,

upon conviction, may be fined not more

than $100,000 and/or imprisoned for

not more than 12 months.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark Harris, BLM Ranger, or Myron

McCoy, Outdoor Recreation Planner,

Lake Havasu Field Office, 2610

Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu City,

Arizona 86406 at (520) 505–1200.

Dated: November 12, 1997.

Robert M. Henderson,

Acting Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–30589 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–32–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID–037–08–1200–00–264a]

Public Land Closure To Use of

Firearms

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 43 CFR 8364.1(a)

and 8365.2–5(a), in order to protect

persons, property and resources, notice

is hereby given that the Pocatello

Resource Area, Bureau of Land

Management, prohibits the discharge or

use of firearms, other weapons and

fireworks within the Formation Cave/

Springs Research Natural Area/Area of

Critical Environmental Concern (RNA/

ACEC), located within the following

boundaries of public lands:

T. 08 S., R. 42 E., Boise Meridian, Caribou

County,

Sec. 28: E1⁄2SW1⁄4.

DATES: Effective immediately, this

prohibition will remain in effect until

revoked.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff

Steele, Pocatello Resource Area

Manager, Bureau of Land Management,

1111 N. 8th St., Pocatello, Idaho, 83201

(208) 236–6860.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

prohibition on the use of firearms, other

weapons or fireworks within the

Formation Cave/Springs RNA/ACEC

will serve to protect the safety and

health of individuals and groups

visiting and hiking the network of trails

located within the lands described

above. Signs will be posted in strategic

locations to provide notice of this

restriction.

Dated: November 13, 1997.

Jeff S. Steele,

Area Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–30581 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM/MT/PL–98/003+1990; DES 97–38]

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

for the Golden Sunlight Mines, Inc.;

Amendment 008 and Mine Life

Extension

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4347) and

the Montana Environmental Policy Act,

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

and the Montana Department of

Environmental Quality (DEQ), as lead

agencies, have prepared, through a third

party contractor, a Draft EIS on the

impacts of the Golden Sunlight Mines,

Inc., implementation of Amendment

008 and the extension of the mine life

through 2006. The Draft EIS presents a

preferred alternative derived from seven

alternatives including the company

proposed action. The preferred

alternative is the agencies’ attempt to

reduce or avoid the potential

environmental impacts of the proposed

action. The Draft EIS discloses the

possible environmental consequences

associated with each alternative.

DATES: Written comments on the Draft

EIS will be accepted for 60 days

following the date the Environmental

Protection Agency publishes the Notice

of Filing of the draft in the Federal

Register.

Comments can also be presented at a

public hearing to be arranged. Interested

parties will be notified of the date, time,

and location. This meeting will also be

the forum for the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers to collect public comments on

the Golden Sunlight Mines, Inc., 404

permit application for the Golden

Sunlight Mines Amendment 008 and

mine life extension.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to Merle Good,

Headwaters Resource Area Manager,

Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box

3388, Butte, Montana 59702.

Copies of the Draft EIS will be

available from the Bureau of Land

Management, P.O. Box 3388, Butte,

Montana 59702, telephone 406–494–

5059; or the Montana Department of

Environmental Quality, P.O. Box

200901, Helena, Montana 50620–0901,

telephone 406–444–3276.

Public reading copies will be

available for review at the following

locations: (1) Bureau of Land

Management, Office of External Affairs,

Main Interior Building, Room 5600,

18th and C Streets NW., Washington,

DC; (2) Bureau of Land Management,

External Affairs Office, Montana State

Office, 222 North 32nd Street, Billings,

Montana; (3) Bureau of Land

Management, Butte District Office, 106

North Parkmont Street; Butte, Montana

and (4) State of Montana, Department of

Environmental Quality, 1520 East Sixth

Avenue, Helena, Montana.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg

Hallsten, Team Leader, Montana

Department of Environmental Quality,

P.O. Box 200901, Helena, Montana

59620–0901, telephone 406–444–3276

or David Williams, Team Leader,

Bureau of Land Management, Box 3388,

P.O. Butte, Montana 59702, telephone

406–494–5059.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Golden Sunlight Mine (GSM) began

large-scale operations to mine and

process gold-bearing ore in 1982

following completion of an

Environmental Impact Statement by the

Montana Department of State Lands

(DSL) in 1981. Several minor