Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 187 / Tuesday, September 26, 2000 / Notices 57825

Roseburg District, has prepared an FEIS

that describes and analyzes the

environmental impacts of management

on the 6,580 acre North Bank Habitat

Management Area. The action

alternatives respond to the need for

managing habitats on the NBHMA to

maintain or enhance Columbia whitetailed deer (a Federally listed

‘‘endangered’’ species), as well as rare

plants and other sensitive species of

wildlife; the need to restore and

maintain water quality; and the need to

manage lands in accordance with

existing land use plan decisions. The

EIS also identifies recreational

opportunities and habitat restoration

opportunities. The action alternatives

propose different levels of a variety of

management actions including:

planting, seeding, in-stream restoration,

upland watershed restoration,

development of water sources,

development of forage plots, and the

maintenance or enhancement of habitat

through burning, fertilization, mowing

and grazing. The FEIS analyzes impacts

of implementing three alternatives. The

alternatives include: (A) no action

alternative, (B) a passive and less active

approach to management, and (C) an

active management alternative

(preferred). The effect of this action

would be to meet criteria in the

Recovery Plan required for delisting the

Columbian white-tailed deer.

As a result of public comment and

staff review of the Draft EIS (DEIS), the

FEIS was written to clarify presentation

and provide greater detail of proposed

activities. Alternative B was modified to

present an alternative that would take a

less intrusive and more passive

approach to management. Additional

detail and analysis of environmental

effect was also included in order to

address those issues raised during

public review of the draft.

The NBHMA is approximately five

miles east of Wilbur, Oregon on County

Road 200 (North Bank Road).

DATES: A thirty day (30) day public

review period for this document will be

provided commencing on September 22,

2000 (the date of publication of the EPA

Notice).

ADDRESSES: Request for copies should

be addressed to the Field Manager,

Swiftwater Field Office, Roseburg

District, Bureau of Land Management,

777 NW Garden Valley Blvd., Roseburg,

Oregon 97470; Attention NBHMA

Project.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ralph Klein (Team Lead) 541–440–

4930.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (1) The

EIS was written in cooperation with the

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

(2) The EIS is available on the Roseburg

District web site (www.or.blm.gov/

roseburg).

Dated: September 1, 2000.

Jay K. Carlson,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–24601 Filed 9–22–00; 10:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM–930–1310–01; TXNM 100592]

New Mexico: Proposed Reinstatement

of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease

Under the provisions of Public Law

97–451, a petition for reinstatement of

oil and gas lease TXNM 100592 for

lands in Wise County, Texas, was timely

filed and was accompanied by all

required rentals and royalties accruing

from April 1, 2000, the date of

termination.

No valid lease has been issued

affecting the lands. The lessee has

agreed to new lease terms for rentals

and royalties at rates of $5.00 per acre

or fraction thereof and 162⁄3 percent,

respectively. The lessee has paid the

required $500 administrative fee and

has reimbursed the Bureau of Land

Management for the cost of this Federal

Register notice.

The Lessee has met all the

requirements for reinstatement of the

lease as set out in Sections 31 (d) and

(e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920

(30 U.S.C. 188), and the Bureau of Land

Management is proposing to reinstate

the lease effective April 1, 2000, subject

to the original terms and conditions of

the lease and the increased rental and

royalty rates cited above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gloria S. Baca, Bureau of Land

Management, New Mexico State Office,

(505) 438–7566.

Dated: September 14, 2000.

Gloria S. Baca,

Land Law Examiner.

[FR Doc. 00–24686 Filed 9–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

ACTION: Chaco Culture National

Historical Park; Transfer of

Administrative Jurisdiction Over

Certain Lands

DATES: The effective date of this Order

shall be the date of publication in the

Federal Register.

SUMMARY: Title V of the Act of December

19, 1980, Pub. L. No. 96–550, 94 Stat.

3227, codified as amended at 16 U.S.C.

410ii through 410ii-7 (1994), abolished

Chaco Canyon National Monument and

established an enlarged park known as

Chaco Culture National Historical Park

in northwestern New Mexico. Within

the enlarged park boundaries were

1,755.40 acres of land, more or less,

owned by the State of New Mexico. On

March 31, 2000, the Bureau of Land

Management acquired the 1,755.40

acres, in the name of the United States,

in a land exchange with the State, along

with additional lands outside the park.

On August 14, 2000, the Bureau of Land

Management advised that it was

transferring administrative jurisdiction

on the 1,755.40 acres to the National

Park Service.

The lands and/or interests acquired

by the Bureau of Land Management,

subject to this notice, are designated as

Tracts 01–154, 01–159, 01–168, and 01–

174, within the park. Notice is hereby

given that, as of the date of publication

of this notice, administrative

jurisdiction over the lands and/or

interests in land, consisting of 1,755.40

acres, more or less, is formally

transferred to the National Park Service.

Maps and legal descriptions of these

particular lands are available for

inspection at Chaco Culture National

Historical Park Headquarters and the

National Park Service, Land Resources

Program Center, 2968 Rodeo Park Drive

West, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505.

Dated: August 31, 2000.

Karen Wade,

Regional Director, Intermountain Region,

National Park Service.

[FR Doc. 00–24695 Filed 9–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Petroglyph National Monument;

Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction

Over Certain Lands

DATES: The effective date of this Order

shall be the date of publication in the

Federal Register.

SUMMARY: The Petroglyph National

Monument Establishment Act of 1990,

Pub. L. No. 101–313, 104 Stat. 272,

established Petroglyph National

Monument on the outskirts of

Albuquerque, New Mexico. Within the

monument’s authorized boundaries