Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 196 / Tuesday, October 10, 2000 / Notices 60207

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–920–1310–01; WYW111766]

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease

September 27, 2000.

Pursuant to the provisions of 30

U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR

3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), a petition for

reinstatement of oil and gas lease

WYW111766 for lands in Converse

County, Wyoming, was timely filed and

was accompanied by all the required

rentals accruing from the date of

termination.

The lessee has agreed to the amended

lease terms for rentals and royalties at

rates of $5.00 per acre, or fraction

thereof, per year and 162⁄3 percent,

respectively.

The lessee has paid the required $500

administrative fee and $125 to

reimburse the Department for the cost of

this Federal Register notice. The lessee

has met all the requirements for

reinstatement of the lease as set out in

section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral

Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C.

188), and the Bureau of Land

Management is proposing to reinstate

lease WYW111766 effective January 1,

2000, subject to the original terms and

conditions of the lease and the

increased rental and royalty rates cited

above.

Mavis Love,

Acting Chief, Leasable Minerals Section.

[FR Doc. 00–25912 Filed 10–6–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–958–1430–ET; HAG01–0002; OR–

55528]

Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity

for Public Meeting; Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management proposes to withdraw

2,637.81 acres of public lands, and

approximately 560 acres of non-Federal

land, if acquired, to protect the natural

and recreational values of the North

Fork Hunter Creek Area of Critical

Environmental Concern and the Hunter

Creek Bog Area of Critical

Environmental Concern. This notice

closes the public lands for up to 2 years

from location and entry from the mining

laws. The public lands will remain open

to the mineral leasing laws.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Comments and requests

for a public meeting must be received by

January 10, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meetings

requests should be sent to the Oregon/

Washington State Director, BLM, P.O.

Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208–

2965.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Allison O’Brien, BLM Oregon/

Washington State Office, 503–952–6171.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

October 3, 2000, a petition/application

was approved allowing the Bureau of

Land Management to file an application

to withdraw the following described

public lands and non-Federal lands

from entry and location under the

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

Ch. 2 (1994)), subject to valid existing

rights:

Willamette Meridian

Public Lands

T. 37 S., R. 14 W.,

Sec. 1, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S1⁄2N1⁄2,

NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;

Sec. 2, NE1⁄4 and E1⁄2SE1⁄4;

Sec. 11, E1⁄2;

Sec. 12, NE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4,

E1⁄2SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;

Sec. 13, N1⁄2N1⁄2;

Sec. 14, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4 and SE1⁄4NW1⁄4;

Sec. 24, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4,

S1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4.

The areas described aggregate

approximately 2,637.81 acres in Curry

County.

Non-Federal Lands:

T. 37 S., R. 14 W.,

Sec. 1, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4;

Sec. 12, W1⁄2NW1⁄4 and NW1⁄4SW1⁄4;

Sec. 13, S1⁄2N1⁄2 and SW1⁄4;

Sec. 24, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4 and NW1⁄4NE1⁄4.

The areas described aggregate

approximately 560 acres in Curry County.

The purpose of the withdrawal would

be to protect, conserve, and enhance

special status species (i.e., threatened,

endangered, and other classifications),

natural systems/plant communities, fish

and wildlife habitat, known historical

and cultural resources, public demand

recreational values, and the substantial

investment of Federal funds within the

North Fork Hunter Creek and Hunter

Creek Bog Area of Critical

Environmental Concern (ACEC) areas.

For a period of 91 days from the date

of publication of this notice, all persons

who wish to submit comments,

suggestions, or objections in connection

with the proposed withdrawal may

present their views in writing to the

State Director at the address indicated

above.

Notice is hereby given that an

opportunity for a public meeting is

afforded in connection with the

proposed action. All interested parties

who desire a public meeting for the

purpose of being heard on the proposed

action must submit a written request to

the State Director at the address

indicated above within 91 days from the

date of publication of this notice. Upon

determination by the authorized officer

that a public meeting will be held, a

notice of the time and place will be

published in the Federal Register at

least 30 days before the scheduled date

of the meeting.

The application will be processed in

accordance with the regulations set

forth in 43 CFR Part 2300.

For a period of two (2) years from the

date of publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the lands will be

segregated as specified above unless the

application is denied or canceled or the

withdrawal is approved prior to that

date. The temporary land uses which

may be permitted during this

segregative period include licenses,

permits, cooperative agreements, or

discretionary land use authorizations,

upon approval of the authorized officer

of the Bureau of Land Management.

Dated: October 3, 2000.

Sherrie L. Reid,

Acting Chief, Branch of Realty and Records

Services.

[FR Doc. 00–25966 Filed 10–6–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

60-Day Notice of Intention To Request

Clearance of Collection of Information;

Opportunity for Public Comment

AGENCY: Department of the Interior,

National Park Service, Acadia National

Park.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

(NPS) in conjunction with the U.S. Navy

and the University of Vermont, is

proposing in 2001 to conduct a survey

of military and civilian employees of the

U.S. Navy Base located in the Schoodic

Peninsula section of Acadia National

Park. In the survey, employees will be

asked about their recreational use of

Acadia National Park and their feelings

about how Navy Base property should

be used if and when it is transferred to

the National Park Service.