Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 186 / Monday, September 25, 2000 / Notices 57619

On December 19, 1996, BLM

published its preliminary determination

that release of the data would not

damage the competitive position of the

licensee or any participants in the

Federal Register (61 FR 67061). Only

one company responded with an

assertion that their competitive position

would be harmed by the release of the

data. Shortly after this response, the

respondent divested themselves of their

coal interests. On August 18, 1999, a

letter was sent to their apparent

successor-in-interest to enable them to

provide any further information in

support of an assertion that they might

be harmed by BLM’s release of the data.

Their August 29, 1999, response

expressed a desire to maintain

confidentiality of the data but provided

no information to support any assertion

that their competitive position would be

harmed by BLM allowing the data to

become public. Therefore, in accordance

with 43 CFR 3410.4(b), BLM has

determined that the data acquired by

Royal Land Company and any

participants in coal exploration license

UTU–48608 can be made public without

damage to the competitive position of

the licensee or any participants. The

coal exploration data, including drill

hole logs and coal quality analyses, will

be made public effective 30 days from

publication of this notice. This decision

may be appealed to the Interior Board of

Land Appeals, Office of the Secretary, in

accordance with the regulations

contained in 43 CFR, Part 4. If an appeal

is taken, your notice of appeal must be

filed with the Bureau of Land

Management, Utah State Office, P.O.

Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145–

0155 within 30 days from publication of

this notice. The appellant has the

burden of showing that the decision

appealed from is in error. If you wish to

file a petition (pursuant to regulation 43

CFR 4.21)(58 FR 4939, January 19,

1993)(request) for a stay (suspension) of

the effectiveness of this decision during

the time that your appeal is being

reviewed by the Board, the petition for

a stay must accompany your notice of

appeal. A petition for a stay is required

to show sufficient justification based on

the standards listed below. Copies of the

notice of appeal and petition for a stay

must be submitted to the Interior Board

of Land Appeals and to the appropriate

Office of the Solicitor (see 43 CFR 4.413)

at the same time the original documents

are filed in this office. If you request a

stay, you have the burden of proof to

demonstrate that a stay should be

granted.

Standards for Obtaining a Stay

Except as otherwise provided by law

or other pertinent regulation, a petition

for a stay of a decision pending appeal

shall show sufficient justification based

on the following standards:

(1) The relative harm to the parties if

the stay is granted or denied,

(2) The likelihood of the appellant’s

success on the merits,

(3) The likelihood of immediate and

irreparable harm if the stay is not

granted, and

(4) Whether the public interest favors

granting the stay.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Douglas M. Koza, Deputy State Director

Natural Resources, U.S. Bureau of Land

Management, Utah State Office, P.O.

Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145–

0155.

Dated: September 19, 2000.

Robert Lopez,

(Acting) Deputy State Director Natural

Resources.

[FR Doc. 00–24529 Filed 9–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–$$–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–610–09–0777–42]

Meeting of the California Desert

District Advisory Council

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, in

accordance with Public Laws 92–463

and 94–579, that the California Desert

District Advisory Council to the Bureau

of Land Management, U.S. Department

of the Interior, will participate in a field

tour of the BLM-administered public

lands on Friday, October 20, 2000, from

8:00 a.m to 4 p.m., and meet in formal

session on Saturday, October 21, from 8

a.m. to 5 p.m. The Saturday meeting

will be held in the City Council

Chambers at City Hall, located at 220

East Mountain View, Barstow,

California.

The Council and interested members

of the public will assemble for the field

tour at the Holiday Inn parking lot at

7:45 a.m. and depart at 8 a.m. The hotel

is located at 1511 East Main Street in

Barstow. Tour stops will include sites

along Route 66, Amboy Crater, Cadiz

Land Company for a discussion on the

proposed Cadiz-Metropolitan Water

District (MWD) Groundwater and DryYear Supply Program, Camp Essex

(Patton Camp), and Goffs. Members of

the public are welcome to participate in

the tour, but should plan on providing

their own transportation, drinks, and

lunch.

The Council will meet in formal

session on Saturday. Agenda items will

include updates/briefings on the BLM

National Off-Highway Vehicle

Management Strategy, Route 66, and the

California Desert District Recreation Fee

District Policy. At 1:00 p.m. discussions

will focus on the proposed Cadiz-MWD

Groundwater Storage Project. The

Council meeting also will serve as a

public meeting during which BLM will

accept and record public comment

regarding the proposed project.

Members of the public must register

with the Council Chairman to speak.

The time allotted each speaker will be

based upon the number of people who

register to speak.

All Desert District Advisory Council

meetings are open to the public. Time

for public comment may be made

available by the Council Chairman

during the presentation of various

agenda items, and is scheduled at the

beginning of the meeting for topics not

on the agenda.

Written comments may be filed in

advance of the meeting for the

California Desert District Advisory

Council, c/o Bureau of Land

Management, Public Affairs Office, 6221

Box Springs Boulevard, Riverside,

California 92507–0714. Written

comments also are accepted at the time

of the meeting and, if copies are

provided to the recorder, will be

incorporated into the minutes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Doran Sanchez at (909) 697–5220, BLM

California Desert District External

Affairs.

Tim Salt,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–24532 Filed 9–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Intention To Extend a

Concession Contract at Crater Lake

National Park

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Park

Service Concessions Management

Improvement Act of 1998, notice is

hereby given that the National Park

Service intends to extend the

concession contract with Crater Lake

Lodge, Inc., authorizing continuation of

visitor services which include lodging,

food service, campground, gasoline

service, retail merchandise, and boat

tour services within Crater Lake

National Park. This short-term extension

is necessary to avoid an interruption of

public services while the National Park

57620 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 186 / Monday, September 25, 2000 / Notices

Service finalizes and issues a Prospectus

soliciting offers to provide these

services under a new longer-term

contract. This short-term extension will

be for a one-year period beginning

November 1, 2000. This notice is in

pursuant to 36 CFR part 51, section

51.23.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

concession contract at Crater Lake

National Park will expire on October 31,

2000. The National Park Service is in

the process of completing the necessary

documents to competitively award a

new longer-term concession contract.

This 1-year extension is necessary to

allow for completion and issuance of

the Prospectus, leading to the selection

of a concessioner for a new longer-term

concession contract.

Information about this notice can be

sought from: National Park Service,

Chief, Concession Program Management

Office, Pacific West Region, Attn: Mr.

Tony Sisto, 600 Harrison Street, Suite

600, San Francisco, California 94107–

1372 or call (415) 427–1366.

Dated: September 14, 2000.

Cynthia Ip,

Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.

[FR Doc. 00–24501 Filed 9–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Pipestone National Monument;

Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a

general management plan and

environmental impact statement for

Pipestone National Monument,

Minnesota.

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

(NPS) will prepare a general

management plan (GMP) and an

associated environmental impact

statement (EIS) for Pipestone National

Monument, Minnesota, in accordance

with section 102(2)(C) of the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969

(NEPA). This notice is being furnished

as required by NEPA Regulations 40

CFR 1501.7.

To facilitate sound planning and

environmental assessment, the NPS

intends to gather information necessary

for the preparation of the EIS, and to

obtain suggestions and information from

other agencies and the public on the

scope of issues to be addressed in the

EIS. Comments and participation in this

scoping process are invited.

Participation in the planning process

will be encouraged and facilitated by

various means, including newsletters

and open houses or meetings. The NPS

will conduct public scoping meetings to

explain the planning process and to

solicit opinion about issues to address

in the GMP/EIS. Notification of all such

meetings will be announced in the local

press and in NPS newsletters.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

information concerning the scope of the

EIS, requests to be added to the project

mailing list, and other matters should be

directed to: Mr. Jim LaRock,

Superintendent, Pipestone National

Monument, 36 Reservation Avenue,

Pipestone, Minnesota 56164. Telephone:

507–825–5464. E-mail:

jim_larock@nps.gov

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim

LaRock, Superintendent, Pipestone

National Monument, at the address and

telephone number listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pipestone

National Monument is located near the

Minnesota-South Dakota border. Within

the 283-acres monument are pipestone

(catlinite) quarries, native tallgrass

prairie, and quartzite bluffs. The

monument was established for two

purposes: (1) To manage the pipestone

quarries to provide American Indians

the opportunity to quarry the pipestone,

and (2) to preserve and manage the

ethnological, historical, archeological,

and geological resources of the area for

the betterment and enjoyment of all.

In accordance with NPS Park

Planning policy, the GMP will ensure

the monument has a clearly defined

direction for resource preservation and

visitor use. The GMP will help define

what types of resource conditions,

visitor uses, and management actions

will best achieve the mission of the NPS

and Pipestone National Monument.

Additionally the GMP process will

address facility needs, staffing, park

interpretation and activities, and

maintenance. It will be developed in

consultation with servicewide program

managers, interested parties, and the

general public. It will be based on an

adequate analysis of existing and

potential resource conditions and visitor

experiences, environmental impacts,

and costs of alternative courses of

action.

The environmental review of the

GMP/EIS for the monument will be

conducted in accordance with

requirements of the NEPA (42 U.S.C.

4371 et seq.), NEPA regulations (40 CFR

1500–1508), other appropriate Federal

regulations, and NPS procedures and

policies for compliance with those

regulations.

Dated: September 13, 2000.

Linda C. Witkowski,

Acting Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 00–24502 Filed 9–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Death Valley National Park Advisory

Commission; Notice of Meeting

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with the Federal Advisory Commission

Act that a meeting of the Death Valley

National Park Advisory Commission

will be held October 11 and 12, 2000 at

the Furnace Creek Inn within Death

Valley National Park.

The main agenda will include:

• Death Valley National Park’s

Revised Draft General Management

Plan;

• Updates on Park Operational Plans;

• Appropriate field trips within Death

Valley National Park, if time allows.

The Advisory Commission was

established by PL #03–433 to provide

for the advice on development and

implementation of the General

Management Plan.

Members of the Commission are

Janice Allen, Kathy Davis, Michael

Dorame, Mark Ellis, Pauline Esteves,

Stanley Haye, Sue Hickman, Cal Jepson,

Joan Lolmaugh, Gary O’Connor, Alan

Peckham, Michael Prather, Wayne

Schulz, and Gilbert Zimmerman.

This meeting is open to the public.

Richard H. Martin,

Superintendent, Death Valley National Park.

[FR Doc. 00–24500 Filed 9–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Public Hearing;

Mojave National Preserve.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to public comment

to Federal Register Notice of Realty

Action published April 18, 2000

(Volume 65, Number 75, pages 20831–

20832) on the exchange of federal

property for private property at Mojave

National Preserve, this notice

announces a public hearing to be held

regarding the proposed exchange, at the

date, time and place noted below. The

hearing is open to the public.

Date: October 11, 2000.

Time: 11 am–2 pm.

Place: Hole in the Wall Visitors

Center, Mojave National Preserve.