Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 244 / Friday, December 19, 1997 / Notices 66663

ACTION: Notice to authorize the

continued use of public lands for

recreation purposes.

SUMMARY: The following public lands in

Klamath County, Oregon have been

examined and found suitable for

classification for lease to the La Pine

Rodeo Association under the provisions

of the Recreation and Public Purposes

Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).

The La Pine Rodeo Association

proposes to use the lands for a

community rodeo grounds. This

proposal would allow for the continued

use that has been occurring for ten years

under a similar lease. The lands involve

about 20 acres and are described as:

Willamette Meridian, Oregon

T. 23 S., R. 10 E.,

Sec. 3, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4; (that portion lying north

of the county road),

The lands are not needed for Federal

purposes. The renewal of this lease is

consistent with current BLM land use

planning and would be in the public

interest.

The lease, when issued, will be

subject to the following:

1. The provisions of the Recreation

and Public Purposes Act and to all

applicable regulations of the Secretary

of the Interior.

2. State and local planning and zoning

ordinances.

3. The Management Plan approved by

BLM.

Detailed information concerning this

action is available for review at the

office of the Bureau of Land

Management, Prineville District, 3050

NE Third, Prineville, Oregon, 97754.

Upon publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the lands will be

segregated from all other forms of

appropriation under the public land

laws, including the general mining laws,

except for lease under the Recreation

and Public Purposes Act and leasing

under the mineral leasing laws. For a

period of 45 days from the date of

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register, interested persons may submit

comments regarding the proposed lease

or classification of the lands to the

District Manager, Prineville District

Office, P.O. Box 550, Prineville, Oregon

97754.

CLASSIFICATION COMMENTS: Interested

parties may submit comments involving

the suitability of the land for a

community rodeo grounds. Comments

on the classification are restricted to

whether the use will maximize the

future use of uses of the land, whether

the use is consistent with local planning

and zoning, or if the use is consistent

with State and Federal programs.

APPLICATION COMMENTS: Interested

parties my submit comments regarding

the specific use proposed in the

application and plan of development,

whether the BLM followed proper

administrative procedures in reaching

the decision, or any other factor not

directly related to the suitability of the

land for a community rodeo grounds.

Any adverse comments will be

reviewed by the State Director. In the

absence of any adverse comments, the

classification will become effective

February 17, 1998.

Dated: December 10, 1997.

Donald L. Smith,

Acting District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–33139 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[Docket No. NM–952–07–1420–00]

Notice of Filing of Plat of Survey; New

Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The plats of survey described

below will be officially filed in the New

Mexico States Office, Bureau of Land

Management, Santa Fe, New Mexico, on

January 10, 1998.

New Mexico Principal Meridian, New

Mexico.

Tps. 30–31 N., R. 16 W., accepted October

30, 1997, for Group 922 NM; T. 31 N., R. 18

W., accepted October 30, 1997, for Group 922

NM; T. 23 N., Rs. 10 and 11 W., accepted

November 7, 1997, for Group 909 NM; T. 25

S., R. 3E., accepted November 7, 1997, for

Group 949 NM.

If a protest against a survey, as shown

on any of the above plats is received

prior to the date of official filing, the

filing will be stayed pending

consideration of the protest. A plat will

not be officially filed until the day after

all protests have been dismissed and

become final or appeals from the

dismissal affirmed.

A person or party who wishes to

protest against any of these surveys

must file a written protest with the NM

State Director, Bureau of Land

Management, stating that they wish to

protest.

A statement of reasons for a protest

may be filed with the notice of protest

to the State Director, or the statement of

reasons must be filed with the State

Director within thirty (30) days after the

protest is filled.

The above-listed plats represent

dependent resurveys, surveys, and

subdivisions.

These plats will be in the New Mexico

State Office, Bureau of Land

Management, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe,

New Mexico 87502-0115. Copies may be

obtained from this office upon payment

of $1.10 per sheet.

Dated: December 9, 1997.

John P. Bennett,

Chief Cadastral Surveyor, For New Mexico.

[FR Doc. 97–33137 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–930–4214–010; COC–61331]

Proposed Withdrawal: Opportunity for

Public Meeting; Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Forest Service, proposes to

withdraw approximately 450 acres of

National Forest System lands for 10

years to allow management alternatives

for the Forest Service. This notice closes

these lands to location and entry under

the mining laws for up to two years. The

lands remain open to mineral leasing.

DATES: Comments on this proposed

withdrawal or requests for public

meeting must be received on or before

March 19, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments and requests for

a meeting should be sent to the

Colorado State Director, BLM, 2850

Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado

80215–7076.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Doris E. Chelius, 303–239–3706.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

November 24, 1997, the Department of

Agriculture, Forest Service, filed an

application to withdraw the following

described National Forest System lands

from location and entry under the

United States mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch

2):

Uncompahgre National Forest New Mexico

Principal Meridian

T. 44 N, R. 7 W.,

Sec. 31, W1⁄2.

T. 44 N, R. 8 W.,

Sec. 35, E1⁄2.

The areas described exclude any

patented lands within the application

and contain approximately 450 acres of

National Forest System lands in Ouray

County.
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The purpose of this withdrawal is to

protect the area and allow the Forest

Service alternatives in managing the

land.

For a period of 90 days from the date

of publication of this notice, all parties

who wish to submit comments,

suggestions, or objections in connection

with this proposed withdrawal, may

present their views in writing to the

Colorado State Director. If it is

determined that a public meeting

should be held, the public meeting will

be scheduled and conducted in

accordance with 43 CFR 2310.3–1(c)(2).

Notice of the meeting will be published

in the Federal Register.

This application will be processed in

accordance with the regulations set

forth in 43 CFR Part 2310.

For a period of two years from the

date of publication in the Federal

Register, this land will be segregated

from the mining laws as specified above

unless the application is denied or

cancelled or the withdrawal is approved

prior to that date. During this period the

Forest Service will continue to manage

these lands.

Jenny L. Saunders,

Realty Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–33135 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Concession Permits; Glacier Bay

National Park, AK

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Public notice.

SUMMARY: Public notice is hereby given

that the National Park Service (NPS)

proposes to award concession permits

authorizing the operation of cruise ship

services for the public at Glacier Bay

National Park, Alaska, for a period of

five (5) years from January 1, 2000,

through December 31, 2004. This

solicitation offers sixty-eight (68) cruise

ship entries from June 1 to August 31

and up to 546 cruise ship entries

outside of the June-August regulatory

period into Glacier Bay proper, subject

to the scheduling limitation of two

cruise ships per day, year round for all

companies combined. This solicitation

also serves as public notice that the NPS

intends to discontinue the former

practice of issuing Incidental Business

Permits for park waters outside Glacier

Bay proper, and instead require

prospective operators to apply under a

concession solicitation and prospectus

to operate in these waters after January

1, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Within 30 days of

January 15, 1998, a notice will be

published in the Commerce Business

Daily. The official release date of the

Prospectus shall be the date of

publication in the Commerce Business

Daily. Anyone interested in making an

offer for these permits must do so

within 90 days of the date of publication

of the Commerce Business Daily

announcement.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should

contact the Superintendent, Glacier Bay

National Park & Preserve, P.O. Box 140,

Gustavus, AK 99826 for a copy of the

prospectus.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An

assessment of the environmental impact

of this proposed action has been made

and it has been determined that it will

not significantly affect the quality of the

environment, and that it is not a major

Federal action having significant impact

on the environment under the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The

environmental assessment and finding

of no significant impact may be

reviewed in the headquarters building

of Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve,

Gustavus, Alaska.

There are two types of preferences

applicable to this solicitation, as

follows:

1. The provisions of the Alaska

National Interest Lands Conservation

Act (16 U.S.C. 3197), Section 1307(b)

and 36 CFR 13.83 apply to this

solicitation. Preference will be given to

the Native Corporation(s) most directly

affected by the creation of Glacier Bay

National Park and Preserve and to

persons who are determined to be local

residents. The preferences established

in ANILCA Section 1307 take

precedence over the preferential right of

renewal granted incumbent NPS

concessioners (see item #2 below).

2. Thirty of the 68 cruise ship entries

during the June 1-August 31 period

referred to above are assigned to existing

concessioners. These existing

concessioners have operated

satisfactorily during their current

permits, and may apply and compete for

new permits. As satisfactory operators,

they have the rights to renewal provided

for in PL 89–249, Section 5 and in 36

CFR 51.3(b) and 36 CFR 51.5.

For further details concerning these

preferences, see the prospectus.

All interested parties are encouraged

to apply and the Secretary will consider

and evaluate all offers received as a

result of this notice. Any offer,

including that of the existing

concessioner, must be received by the

Superintendent, Glacier Bay National

Park & Preserve, at the Bartlett Cove

Administration Building, Gustavus,

Alaska 99826–0140 or at P.O. Box 140,

Gustavus, AK 99826, not later than 90

days following the date of publication of

the Commerce Business Daily

announcement.

Tom Ferranti,

Acting Regional Director, Alaska Region.

[FR Doc. 97–33189 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing

its intention to request approval for the

collection of information on

Underground Mining Permit

Applications—Minimum Requirements

for Reclamation and Operation Plans, 30

CFR Part 784.

DATES: Comments on the proposed

information collection must be received

by February 17, 1998, to be assured of

consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

John A. Trelease, Office of Surface

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,

1951 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room

210—SIB, Washington, DC 20240.

Comments may also be submitted

electronically to jtreleas@osmre.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request a copy of the information

collection request, explanatory

information and related form, contact

John A. Trelease, at (202) 208–2783, or

submit electronically to

jtreleas@osmre.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which

implement provisions of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),

require that interested members of the

public and affected agencies have an

opportunity to comment on information

collection and recordkeeping activities

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice

identifies information collections that

OSM will be submitting to OMB for

extension. These collections are

contained in 30 CFR Part 784.