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A land use plan amendment and

environmental analysis will be prepared

for the subject lands by an

interdisciplinary team including range,

wildlife, and recreation specialists.

DATES: Interested parties may submit

comments to the Field Manager at the

address shown below on or before

February 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to

the Field Manager, Bureau of Land

Management, Arizona Strip BLM, 345 E.

Riverside Drive, St. George, Utah 84790.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Sandberg, Arizona Strip Field

Office, Bureau of Land Management,

345 E. Riverside Drive, St. George, Utah

84790, (435) 688–3200 to obtain

additional information regarding this

plan amendment. The existing land use

plans and maps are available for review

at the Interagency Office in St. George,

Utah.

George Cropper,

Program Manager.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[NM–070–1050–00]

Cultural Resources Areas Critical

Environmental Concern (ACECs) for

the Farmington District, NM

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

(BLM) Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability and 60-day

comment period.

SUMMARY: The BLM, Farmington District

announces the availability of a draft

Resource Management Plan (RMP)

Amendment/preliminary Finding of No

Significant Impact and Supporting

Environmental Assessment (EA). This

document discusses the designation of

44 new ACESs including the expansion

of three existing Special Management

Area and their designation as ACESs.

Approximately 10,592.76 federal acres

are identified for designation. In

addition to designation, the plan

amendment, when approved, will guide

the BLM programs and management

practices within the ACECs.

DATES: Written comments relating to the

designation of ACECs, management

activities within the ACECs, and the EA

will be taken for the next 60 days.

Comments must be postmarked on or

before March 11, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to

District Manager, BLM Farmington

District, 1235 La Plata Highway, Suite

A, Farmington, New Mexico 87401.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee

Otteni, District Manager, BLM

Farmington District at (505) 599–6300 or

Peggy Gaudy, Project Leader,

Farmington District at (505) 599–6337.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACECs are

land designations unique to the BLM.

The purpose of ACECs is to recognize,

protect, and manage unique or sensitive

resources of potential hazards to the

public. Each area receives management

or protection based on its unique needs,

in consultation and coordination with

the public. The Farmington District has

completed inventories of areas

containing unique or sensitive cultural

resources and has designated a sample

as ACECs. In addition the District has

reviewed nominations both internally

and from the public to consider several

areas as ACECs based on cultural

values.

The draft document discusses two

alternatives, the No Action Alternative

and the Proposed Action. The BLM’s

preferred alternative is to implement the

Proposed Action by designating and

managing 44 new ACECs, including the

expansion of three existing Special

Management Areas and their

designation as ACECs. These

management prescription proposals

represent the highest level of resource

protection and continued public use.

The proposed ACECs represent seven

site types: Chacoan Outliers, Chacoan

Roads, Navajo Refugee (Pueblito) Sites,

Navajo Habitation Sites (Non-pueblito),

Pictograph and Petroglyph Sites,

Historic Sites, and Native American

Traditional Use and Sacred Areas.

Management prescriptions are site

specific depending on both the site type

and the current development in each

proposed ACEC.

Eight Chacoan Outliers have been

identified and proposed for ACEC

designation. They are:

Name Legal description

Toh-la-kai ................................................... T16N R18W Sec. 33 SW/4SE/4SE/4.

Bee Burrow ................................................ T19N R11W Sec. 27 W/2SW/4, S/2NW/4.

Sec. 28 SE/4, S/2NE/4.

Sec. 29 SW/4SE/4.

Sec. 33 N/2N/2NE/4.

Indian Creek .............................................. T20N R13W Sec. 7 S/2NW/4, W/2SW/4NE/4.

Upper Kin Klizhin ....................................... T20N R11W Sec. 22 NE/4NE/4.

Sec. 23 W/2NW/4NW/4.

Bis sa’ ani .................................................. T21N R9W Sec. 3 portions of N/2NW/4.

Sec. 4 portions of N/2N/2.

Morris 41 .................................................... T32N R13W Sec. 15 SE/4SW/4, portions of NE/4SW/4, portions of W/2SW/4SE/4.

Andrews Ranch ......................................... T14N R11W Sec. 32 NE/4NE/4SE/4, S/2SE/4NE/4.

Sec. 33 all.

Sec. 34 SW/4, NE/4SE/4, S/2SW/4NE/4, W/2NE/4SE/4, SW/4SE/4NE/4.

Church Rock Outlier .................................. T16N R16W Sec. 20 SE/4.

Management prescriptions for Chacoan Outliers vary slightly with the needs of each site, but in general they include

preparation of Cultural Resources Management Plans at sites without existing plans, designation as ‘‘closed’’ or ‘‘limited’’

Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) areas, if possible acquisition of non-federal minerals, withdrawal from mineral leasing or

sale, coordination with lease holders to minimize resource damage and withdrawal from land or resource modification

or sale. No new rights-of-way will be issued. The only exception is where a new right-of-way will be issued in existing

disturbance at Church Rock Outlier. The BLM will coordinate with existing right-of-way and easement holders, and

continue monitoring and patrol programs. Also proposed is complete Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) documentation on sites which have not been documented, stabilize structures as needed, conduct cultural inventories, complete

cadastral survey and fences as needed, nominate to the National Register of Historic Places and World Heritage List,

consolidate previous research data, and designate as Class I Visual Resource Management areas. Church Rock Outlier

will be proposed for inclusion as a Chaco Culture Archaeological Protection Site. Private and state lands have been

identified for acquisition at Andrews Ranch if there are willing participants.

Three Chacoan Roads have been identified and proposed for ACEC designation. They are:
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Name Legal description

North Road:.

Segment 1 .......................................... T23N R10W Sec. 17 W/2W/2SW/4.

Sec. 18 W/2W/2W/2.

Sec. 19 W/2W/2W2.

Sec. 30 W/2W/2W2.

T23N R11W Sec. 12 SE/4.

Sec. 13 E/2.

Sec. 24 E/4.

Sec. 25 SE/4.

Segment 2 .......................................... T23N R10W Sec. 6 W/2W/2.

T23N R11W Sec. 1 N/2SE/4, SW/4SE/4, N/2SE/4SE/4.

T24N 410W Sec. 31 W/2W/2.

T24N R11W Sec. 36 E/2.

Segment 3 .......................................... T24N R10W Sec. 7 W/2W/2.

Sec. 18 W/2W/2.

Sec. 19 W/2W/2.

Sec. 30 NW/4NW/4.

T24N R11W Sec. 12 E/2SE/4.

Segment 4 .......................................... T24N R11W Sec. 1 E/2SE/4.

Segment 5 .......................................... T25N R10W Sec. 30 SW/4.

Sec. 31 NW/4.

Segment 6 .......................................... T25N R10W Sec. 19 E/2NW/4, E/2NW/4NW/4, E/2SW/4NW/4, W/2W/2NE/4.

Segment 7 .......................................... T25N R10W Sec. 6 E/2NW/4, E/2SW/4, W/2SE/4.

Sec. 7 E/2W/2W/2.

T26N R10W Sec. 6 E/2.

Sec. 18 E/2.

Sec. 19 W/2E/2, W/2E/2E/2, E/2E/2W/2.

Sec. 30 W/2E/2, W/2E/2E/2, E/2E/2W/2.

Sec. 31 W/2E/2, E/2W/2.

T27N R10W Sec. 31 E/2.

Ah-shi-sle-pah Road .................................. T22N R11W Sec. 6 all.

Crownpoint Steps and Herradura .............. T16N R12W Sec. 6 all.

Management prescriptions for Chacoan Roads vary slightly with the needs of each site, but in general they include

preparation of Cultural Resource Management Plans, designation as ‘‘closed’’ or ‘‘limited’’ Off-Highway Vehicle areas,

if possible acquisition of minerals which are not under federal ownership, withdrawal from oil and gas leasing or

sale under 160 acres, with other ‘‘no surface occupancy’’ lease stipulation on other parcels, withdrawal from other

mineral entry, withdrawal from land or resource modification or sale, coordination with existing lease holders to minimize

resource damage, and acquisition of identified private lands. No new rights-of-way will be issued in the 160 acres

containing Halfway House or the Crownpoint Steps and Herradura parcel, or across parallel roads and the ‘‘Quads.’’

In other areas, rights-of-way will only be authorized with intensive roads inventory. The BLM will coordinate with

existing right-of-way holders. Also proposed is to conduct roads inventories, nominate to National Register of Historic

Places, consolidate previous research date, and designate as Class II Visual Resource Management areas (the 40 acres

containing Halfway House in Segment 6 have already been designated and will remain a Class I area).

Nine Navajo Refugee (Pueblito) Sites have been identified and proposed for ACEC designation. They are:

Name Legal description

Deer House ................................................. T24N R7W Sec. 15 NW/4NW/4.

NM 01–39344 .............................................. T27N R7W Sec. 33 NE/4SW/4, NW/4SE/4.

Kachina Mask .............................................. T28N R8W Sec. 11 SW/4SE/4SW/4.

Hummingbird ............................................... T24N R6W Sec. 29 NW/4SW/4.

Blanco Mesa ................................................ T26N R8W Sec. 12 S/2NW/4SE/4, N/2SW/4SE/4, S/2NE/4SW/4, SE/4NW/4SW/4, E/2SW/4SW/4,

NE/4SE/4SW/4, W/2SE/4SW/4.

Ye’is-in-Row ................................................ T28N R6W Sec. 20 NW/4NE/4.

Kiva .............................................................. T26N R7W Sec. 14 W/2NE/4NE/4, E/2NW/4NE/4.

Pretty Woman .............................................. T25N R8W Sec. 21 E/2E/2NE/4.

Sec. 22 W/2W/NW/4.

Gomez Point ................................................ T27N R7W Sec. 1 S/2SW/4NW/4, N/2SW/4SW/4, SW/4SE/4NW/4, NW/4NE/4SE/4.

Management prescriptions for Navajo Refugee (Pueblito) Sites vary slightly with the needs of each site, but in

general they include preparation of Cultural Resource Management Plans, designation as ‘‘closed’’ or ‘‘limited’’ OffHighway Vehicle areas, no surface occupancy oil and gas lease stipulation withdrawal from non-oil and gas mineral

leasing or sale, coordination with lease holders to minimize resource damage, and withdrawal from land or resource

modification or sale. New rights-of-way will only be authorized in existing right-of-way disturbance and the BLM will

coordinate with existing right-of-way and easement holders. Also proposed is complete Historic America Building Survey

documentation, nominate to National Register of Historic Places, and stabilize structure as needed. The proposed ACECs

will be designated as Class II Visual Resource Management areas.

Two Navajo Habitation Sites (Non-pueblito) have been identified and proposed for ACEC designation. They are:

Name Legal description

Gould Pass Camp ....................................... T27N R7W Sec. 6 W/2SW/4NW/4.
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Name Legal description

T27N R8W Sec. 1 E/2SE/4NE/4.

Superior Mesa Community .......................... T26N R7W Sec. 26 W/2W/2, W/2NE/4NW/4, W/2SE/4NW/4, W/2SNE/4SW/4, W/2SE/4SW/4.

Sec. 27 E/2E/2

Management prescriptions for the Navajo Habitation Sites (Non-pueblito) include preparation of Cultural Resource

Management Plans, designation as ‘‘closed’’ OHV area at Gould Pass Camp and ‘‘limited’’ OHV area at Superior Mesa

Community, no surface occupancy oil and gas lease stipulation, withdrawal from non-oil and gas mineral leasing or

sale, coordination with lease holders to minimize resource damage, and withdrawal from land or resource modification

or sale. Also proposed is that new rights-of-way will only be authized in existing right-of-way disturbance, coordinate

with exiting right-of-way holders, and designate as Class II Visual Resource Management areas. The ACECs will be

nominated to the National Register of Historic Places.

Fifteen Petroglyph and Pictograph Sites have been identified and proposed for ACEC designation. They are:

Name Legal description

Pregnant Basketmaker ................................ T30N R8W Sec. 35 S/2SW/4NE/4SW/4, N/2NW/4SE/4SW/4.

Encierro Canyon .......................................... T28N R6W Sec. 29 S/2NE/4.

NM 01–39236 .............................................. T27N R6W Sec. 6 NW/4NW/4SW/4.

Delgadita/Pueblo Canyons .......................... T28N R7W Sec. 16 W/2NE/4, N/2N/2SW/4, S/2S/2NW/4, N/2N/2SE/4.

Cibola Canyon ............................................. T26N R7W Sec. 36 S/2SE/4SW/4.

T25N R7W Sec. 1 N/2NE/4NW/4.

Bi Yaazh ...................................................... T24N R7W Sec. 23 E/2NW/4NW/4, W/2NE/4NW/4.

Four Ye’i ...................................................... T24N R6W Sec. 10 SE/4NW/4SE/4,SW/4NE/4SE/4, NE/4SW/4SE/4, NW/4SE/4SE/4.

Largo Canyon Star Ceiling .......................... T27N R8W Sec. 3 N/2SE/4SE/4.

Star Spring .................................................. T29N R8W Sec. 35 E/2SE/4NE/4.

Sec. 36 W/2W/2SW/4NW/4.

Blanco Star Panel ....................................... T28N R9W Sec. 26 S/2SE/4SW/4.

Shield Bearer ............................................... T30N R8W Sec. 34 SE/4NE/4NE/4, NE/4SE/4NE/4.

Sec. 35 SW/4NW/4NW/4, NW/4SW/4NW/4.

Big Star ........................................................ T27N R7W Sec. 3 SE/4SE/4.

Rabbit Tracks .............................................. T27N R6W Sec. 6 S/2NE/4NW/4NW/4, N/2SE/4NW/4NW/4.

Carrizo Cranes ............................................ T27N R6W Sec. 6 NE/4NE/4SW/4, N/2SE/4NE/4SW/4.

Martinez Canyon ......................................... T27N R6W Sec. 10 W/2SW/4SE/4, E/2SE/4SW/4.

Management prescriptions for Petroglyph and Piectograh Sites vary slightly with the needs of each site, but in

general they include preparation of Cultural Resource Management Plans, designation as ‘‘closed’’ or ‘‘limited’’ OffHighway Vehicle areas, no surface occupancy oil and gas lease stipulation, withdrawal from non-oil and gas mineral

leasing or sale, coordination with lease holders to minimize resource damage, and withdrawal from land or resource

modification or sale. State land and minerals at two sites and private surface at one site have been identified for

acquisition if there are willing participants. New rights-of-way will only be authorized in existing right-of-way disturbance

and the BLM will coordinate with existing right-of-way holders. Also proposed is nomination to the National Register

of Historic Places, Class III cultural inventories including detail documentation of images, withdrawal of 55 acres from

grazing, and designation as Class II Visual Resource Management areas.

Six Historic Sites have been identified and are proposed for ACEC designation. They are:

Name Legal description

Dogie Canyon School ................................ T26N R6W Sec. 19 NW/4NE/4SW/4.

Rock House—Nestor Martin Homestead .. T25N R6W Sec. 27 W/2SW/4SW/4.

Sec. 28 E/2E/2SE/4SE/4.

Gonzales Canyon—Senon S .................... T25N R6W Sec. 23 E/2SE/4NE/4.

Sec. 24 W/2SW/4NW/4.

Martin Apodaco Homestead ...................... T25N R6W Sec. 35 NW/4NE/4SW/4, N/2NW/4SW/4, SE/4NW/4, S/2SW/4NW/4.

Margarita Martinez Homestead ................. T24N R6W Sec. 10 SE/4NW/4NW/4.

Santos Peak .............................................. T27N R5W Sec. 6 SE/4SE/4, S/2NE/4SE/4, SE/4NW/4SE/4, E/2,SW/4NE/4.

Sec. 7 N/2NE/4NE/4, NE/4NW/4NE/4.

Management prescriptions for Historic Sites vary slightly with the needs of each site, but in general they include

preparation of Cultural Resource Management Plans, designation as ‘‘closed’’ or ‘‘limited’’ Off-Highway Vehicle areas,

no surface occupancy oil and gas lease stipulation, withdrawal from non-oil and gas mineral leasing or sale, coordination

with lease holders to minimize resource damage, and withdrawal from land or resource modification or sale. New

rights-of-way will only be authorized in existing rights-of-way disturbance and the BLM will coordinate with existing

right-of-way and easement holders. Also proposed is nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, conduct

stabilization of structures as needed, withdrawal of 35 acres from grazing and designation as Class II Visual Resource

Management area. Private minerals have been identified for acquisition at three sites.

One Native American Traditional Use and Sacred Area has been identified and is proposed for ACEC designation.

It is:

Name Legal description

Cho’li’i [Gobernador Knob] ........................ T28N R5W Sec. 22 SE/4SE/4.
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Name Legal description

Sec. 23 S/2SW/4.

Sec. 26 NW/4.

Sec. 27 E/2NE/4.

Management prescriptions for the

Native American Traditional use and

Sacred Area include preparation of a

Cultural Resource Management Plan,

designation as a ‘‘limited’’ Off-Highway

Vehicle area, no surface occupancy oil

and gas lease stipulation, withdrawal

from non-oil and gas mineral leasing or

sale, coordination with lease holders to

minimize resource damage, and

withdrawal from land or resource

modification or sale. New rights-of-way

will only be authorized in existing rightof-way disturbance and the BLM will

coordinate with existing right-of-way

holders. Also proposes is nomination to

the National Register of Historic Places,

conduct Class III cultural and

ethnographic inventories, and

designation as Class II Visual Resource

Management area. The area will remain

open for Native American religious

practices.

Additional data on management

prescriptions for individual ACECs can

be found in this RMP amendment.

Public participation has occurred

throughout the RMP Amendment

process. A Notice of Intent was filed in

the Federal Register (Vol. 61, No. 39

Pages 7273–7274) on February 27, 1996.

An article was published in the

Farmington Daily Times on March 6,

1996, notifying the public that the BLM

was requesting public input on

proposed ACECs. Comments received

during this 60-day comment period will

be considered in preparation of the

Farmington RMP Amendment and

supporting EA. Copies have been sent to

identified concerned and affected

publics. A public meeting on this

document is scheduled for February 10,

1998. Single copies of the draft

Farmington RMP Amendment/

Preliminary Finding of No Significant

Impact (FONSI) and supporting EA for

the 44 ACECs may be obtained from the

BLM Farmington District, 1235 La Plata

Highway, Suite A, Farmington, NM

87401. A public reading copy is

available for review at the BLM New

Mexico State Office, 1474 Rodeo Road,

Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Dated: December 22, 1997.

Lee Otteni,

District Manager, Farmington.

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BILLING CODE 4310–FB–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Glacier Bay National Park and

Preserve; Notice of Public Workshops

on Commercial Fishing

AGENCIES: National Park Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Public Workshops on

Glacier Bay National Park Commercial

Fishing Proposal

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

will conduct public workshops on the

Glacier Bay National Park commercial

fishing proposal in Juneau, Alaska in

January and February, 1998. The

workshops will include discussion of

data and management information

regarding commercial fisheries

occurring within the park, and ongoing

and proposed research associated with

commercial fishing activities. NPS

published a Proposed Rule on April 16,

1997 (62 FR 18547) and is preparing an

Environmental Assessment regarding

commercial fishing within the park

scheduled for release in March, 1998.

NPS is sponsoring public workshops to

improve public understanding of issues

associated with commercial fishing in

the park. Open houses and formal

public hearings on the Proposed Rule

and Environmental Assessment will be

held in April, 1998 in Alaskan

communities and Seattle, Washington

before the May 15, 1998 public

comment deadline. Notice of these

hearings will be published in the

Federal Register.

DATES: Public workshops will be held

on January 8 and February 3, 1998 from

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

LOCATIONS: The January 8 public

workshop will be held in the Hickel

Room at Centennial Hall in Juneau,

Alaska. The February 3 public

workshop will be held in the

Lumberjack Room at the Westmark

Hotel, Juneau, Alaska.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. M.

Brady, Superintendent, Glacier Bay

National Park and Preserve, P.O. Box

140, Gustavus, Alaska 99826,

Telephone: (907) 697–2230.

Dated: December 12, 1997.

John Quinley,

Acting Regional Director, Alaska Region.

[FR Doc. 97–33543 Filed 12–23–97; 8:45 am]

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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

COOPERATION AGENCY

Agency for International Development

Board for International Food and

Agricultural Development One

Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Meeting;

Notice of Meeting

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, notice is hereby given of

the one hundred and twenty-fifth

meeting of the Board for International

Food and Agricultural Development

(BIFAD). The meeting will be held from

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on February 9, and from

9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on February 10,

1998, both days, at the Pan-American

Health Organization, located at 525 23rd

Street NW., Washington, DC 20523, in

Conference Room B.

As part of its two-day agenda, Board

members will discuss the Food Aid

Code of Conduct; enhancing

interactions and information exchange

among key groups such as the private

sector and universities; and the

involvement of the USDA’s Agriculture

Research Service in USAID’s activities.

It will also receive an update from the

Board’s task force reviewing the

Collaborative Research Support Program

guidelines.

The meeting is open to the public.

Any interested person may attend the

meeting, may file written statements

with the Committee before or after the

meeting, or present any oral statements

in accordance with procedures

established by the Committee, to the

extent that time available for the

meeting permits.

Those wishing to attend the meeting

should contact Mr. George Like at the

Agency for International Development,

Ronald Reagan Building, Office of

Agriculture and Food Security, 1300

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 2.11–

072, Washington, DC 20523–2110,

telephone (202) 712–1436, fax (202)

216–3010 or internet [glike@usaid.gov]

with your full name.

Anyone wishing to obtain additional

information about BIFAD should