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All inquiries or protests concerning

the technical aspects of the survey must

be sent to the Chief Cadastral Surveyor,

Eastern States, Bureau of Land

Management, 7450 Boston Boulevard,

Springfield, Virginia 22153, prior to

7:30 a.m., November 9, 2000.

Copies of the plat will be made

available upon request and prepayment

of the appropriate fees.

Dated: September 25, 2000

Stephen G. Kopach,

Chief Cadastral Surveyor.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES–960–1910–BJ–4489] ES–50827, Group

23, Illinois

Notice of Filing of Plat of Survey;

Illinois

The plat of the survey of the

subdivision of section 3 with an

amended portion of the Rend Lake

acquisition boundary, in Township 6

South, Range 2 East of the 3rd Principal

Meridian, Illinois, will be officially filed

in Eastern States, Springfield, VA at

7:30 a.m., on November 9, 2000.

The survey was requested by the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers.

All inquiries or protests concerning

the technical aspects of the survey must

be sent to the Chief Cadastral Surveyor,

Eastern States, Bureau of Land

Management, 7450 Boston Boulevard,

Springfield, VA 22153, prior to 7:30

a.m., November 9, 2000.

Copies of the plat will be made

available upon request and prepayment

of the appropriate fee.

Dated: September 25, 2000.

Stephen G. Kopach,

Chief Cadastral Surveyor.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–030–1920–ET–4132; NVN–37171]

Legal Description of Naval Air Station

Fallon Ranges—Range Safety and

Training Withdrawal; Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice provides official

publication of the legal description for

the Department of the Navy’s Range

Safety and Training Withdrawal as

required by sec. 3012 of Pub. L. 106–65,

enacted October 5, 1999.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 5, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dennis J. Samuelson, BLM Nevada State

Office, P.O. Box 12000, Reno, Nevada

89520, (775)–861–6532.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pub. L.

106–65 withdrew 201,933 acres in

Churchill County, Nevada for the Naval

Air Station Fallon Range Safety and

Training Withdrawal. The legal

description for this withdrawal is as

follows:

Mount Diablo Meridian

B–16

T. 17 N., R. 27 E.,

Secs. 1 to 3, inclusive;

Sec. 11, E1⁄2;

Secs. 12 and 13;

Sec. 14, E1⁄2;

Secs. 23 to 26, inclusive;

Secs. 35 and 36.

T. 18 N., 27 E.,

Secs. 25 and 26;

Sec. 35, E1⁄2;

Sec. 36.

T. 16 N., R. 28 E.,

Sec. 3, lots 2 to 4, inclusive, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4,

and S1⁄2NW1⁄4;

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

T. 17 N., R. 28 E.,

Secs. 4 to 9, inclusive;

Secs. 16 to 21, inclusive;

Sec. 22, W1⁄2NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4, and S1⁄2;

Secs. 27 to 34, inclusive;

T. 18 N., R. 28 E.,

Sec. 28, W1⁄2E1⁄2 and W1⁄2;

Secs. 29 to 32, inclusive;

Sec. 33, W1⁄2E1⁄2 and W1⁄2.

The area described for B–16 contains

27,252.76 acres in Churchill County.

B–17

T. 15 N., R. 33 E.,

Secs. 1 to 5, inclusive;

Sec. 6, that portion east of the easterly

right-of-boundary for State Route 839;

Sec. 7, that portion east of the easterly

right-of-boundary for State Route 839;

Secs. 8 to 17, inclusive;

Sec. 18, that portion east of the easterly

right-of-boundary for State Route 839;

Sec. 19, that portion east of the easterly

right-of-boundary for State Route 839;

Secs. 20 to 28, inclusive,

Secs. 35 and 36.

T. 16 N., R. 33 E.,

Sec. 1, that portion south of the southerly

right-of-boundary for U.S. Highway 50;

Sec. 2, that portion south of the southerly

right-of-boundary for U.S. Highway 50;

Sec. 3, those portions of the S1⁄2NE1⁄4,

SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, S1⁄2, south of the southerly

right-of-way boundary for U.S. Highway

50;

Sec. 4, that portion south of the southerly

right-of-boundary for U.S. Highway 50;

Sec. 5, that portion south of the southerly

right-of-way boundary for U.S. Highway

50 and east of the easterly right-of-way

boundary for State Route 839;

Sec. 8, that portion east of the easterly

right-of-boundary for State Route 839;

Sec. 9 to 16, inclusive;

Sec. 17, that portion east of the easterly

right-of-boundary for State Route 839;

Sec. 18, that portion east of the easterly

right-of-boundary for State Route 839;

Sec. 19, that portion east of the easterly

right-of-boundary for State Route 839;

Secs. 20 to 29, inclusive;

Sec. 30, that portion east of the easterly

right-of-boundary for State Route 839;

Sec. 31, that portion east of the easterly

right-of-boundary for State Route 839;

Sec. 32, that portion east of the easterly

right-of-boundary for State Route 839;

Secs. 33 to 36, inclusive.

T. 15 N., R. 34 E., (partially surveyed)

Sec. 4, lot 4 and W1⁄2SW1⁄4;

Secs. 5 and 6;

Sec. 7, except patented lands;

Sec. 8;

Sec. 9, W1⁄2W1⁄2;

Sec. 16, W1⁄2W1⁄2;

Sec. 17;

Sec. 18, except patented lands;

Secs. 19 and 20.

Sec. 21, W1⁄2NW1⁄4 and NW1⁄4SW1⁄4;

Secs. 29 to 31, inclusive.

T. 16 N., R. 331⁄2 E, (unsurveyed)

Secs. 1, that portion south of the southerly

right-of-boundary for U.S. Highway 50;

Secs. 12, 13, 24, 25, and 36.

T. 16 N., R. 34 E., (partially surveyed)

Sec. 4, lots 4, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, and SW1⁄4;

Sec. 5, that portion south of the southerly

right-of-boundary for U.S. Highway 50;

Sec. 6, that portion south of the southerly

right-of-boundary for U.S. Highway 50;

Sec. 7, except patented lands;

Sec. 8;

Sec. 9, W1⁄2 except patented lands;

Sec. 16, W1⁄2 except patented lands;

Sec. 17, lots 1 to 16, inclusive;

Sec. 18, except patented lands;

Sec. 19, except patented lands;

Sec. 20, except patented lands;

Sec. 21, W1⁄2 except patented lands;

Sec. 28, W1⁄2;

Secs. 29 to 32, inclusive;

Sec. 33, W1⁄2.

The area described for B–17 contains

52,830.35 acres in Churchill County.

B–19

T. 15 N., R. 29 E.,

Secs. 1 to 3, inclusive;

Sec. 4, those portions of lot 1, S1⁄2NE1⁄4,

E1⁄2SE1⁄4 east of the easterly right-of-way

boundary for U.S. Highway 95;

Sec. 9, that portion of the E1⁄2E1⁄2 east of

the easterly right-of-way boundary for

U.S. Highway 95;

Secs. 10 to 15, inclusive;

Sec. 16, that portion of the E1⁄2E1⁄2 east of

the easterly right-of-way boundary for

U.S. Highway 95;

Sec. 21, that portion east of the easterly

right-of-way boundary for U.S. Highway

95;

Secs 22 to 24, inclusive.

T. 15 N., R. 30 E.,

Secs. 1 to 24, inclusive;

T. 16 N., R. 30 E.,

Sec. 32, SE1⁄4;

Sec. 33, S1⁄2;

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Sec. 34, S1⁄2;

Sec. 35, S1⁄2.

T. 15 N., R. 31 E.,

Secs. 5 to 8, inclusive;

Secs. 17 to 20, inclusive.

The area describe for B–19 contains

29,276.40 acres in Churchill County.

B–20

T. 23 N., R. 32 E.,

Sec. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 20, 22,

24, 26, 28, and 30.

T. 24 N., R. 32 E.,

Secs. 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, and 36.

T. 23 N., R. 33 E.,

Secs. 6 and 8;

Sec. 17, SE1⁄4;

Sec. 18;

Sec. 19, lots 3 and 4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;

Secs. 20 and 29;

Sec. 30, lots 1 to 4, E1⁄2, and E1⁄2W1⁄2.

T. 24 N., R. 33 E.,

Secs. 20, 30, and 32.

The area described for B–20 contains

21,577 acres in Churchill County.

Shoal Site

T. 15 N., R. 32 E.,

Secs. 4 and 5;

Sec. 8, N1⁄2;

Sec. 9, N1⁄2.

T. 16 N., R. 32 E.,

Secs. 33 and 34.

The area described for Shoal Site contains

2,560 acres in Churchill County.

The areas B–16, B–17, B–19, B–20,

and Shoal Site aggregate 133,496.51

acres. Portions of these lands are

unsurveyed and the acres were based on

protraction diagrams. Pursuant to

section 3011(a)(1) of Public Law 106–65,

dated October 5, 1999, these areas were

withdrawn from all forms of

appropriation under the public land

laws, including the mining laws, and

the mineral leasing and geothermal

leasing laws.

Dixie Valley Training Area

T. 16 N., R. 33 E.,

Sec. 1, that portion lying north of the

northerly right-of-way boundary for U.S.

Highway 50;

Sec. 2, that portion lying north of the

northerly right-of-way boundary for U.S.

Highway 50;

Sec. 3, that portion lying north of the

northerly right-of-way boundary for U.S.

Highway 50;

Sec. 4, that portion lying north of the

northerly right-of-way boundary for U.S.

Highway 50;

Sec. 5, that portion lying north of the

northerly right-of-way boundary for U.S.

Highway 50.

T. 17 N., R. 33 E.,

Secs. 1 to 5, inclusive;

Secs. 8 to 17, inclusive;

Secs. 20 to 29, inclusive;

Secs. 32 to 36, inclusive.

T. 18 N., R. 33 E.,

Sec. 9, E1⁄2;

Sec. 10, that portion south of Elevenmile

Canyon Wash;

Sec. 13, that portion south of Elevenmile

Canyon Wash;

Sec. 14, that portion south of Elevenmile

Canyon Wash;

Sec. 15,

Sec. 16, E1⁄2;

Secs. 21 to 28, inclusive;

Sec. 29, E1⁄2;

Secs. 32 to 36.

T. 16 N., R. 331⁄2 E.,

Sec. 1, that portion north of the northerly

right-of-way boundary for U.S. Highway

50.

T. 17 N., R. 331⁄2 E.,

Secs. 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, and 36;

T. 18 N., R. 331⁄2 E.,

Sec. 13, those portions of lot 4 and the

E1⁄2SW1⁄4 south of Elevenmile Canyon

Wash;

Sec. 24, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, E1⁄2SW1⁄4,

SE1⁄4, and those portions of the E1⁄2NW1⁄4

and the NE1⁄4 south of Elevenmile

Canyon Wash;

Secs. 25 and 36.

T. 16 N., R. 34 E.,

Sec. 4, lots 3 and 5;

Sec. 5, that portion north of the northerly

right-of-way boundary for U.S. Highway

50;

Sec. 6, that portion north of the northerly

right-of-way boundary for U.S. Highway

50.

T. 17 N., R. 34 E.,

Sec. 3, lots 3 and 4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, and SW1⁄4;

Secs. 4 to 9, inclusive;

Sec. 10, W1⁄2;

Sec. 15, W1⁄2;

Secs. 16 to 21, inclusive;

Sec. 22, W1⁄2;

Sec. 27, W1⁄2;

Secs. 28 to 33, inclusive;

Sec. 34, W1⁄2.

T. 18 N., R. 34 E.,

Sec. 3;

Sec. 4, lot 1, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, E1⁄2SE1⁄4, and those

portions of lot 2, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, W1⁄2SE1⁄4,

lying east of the easterly right-of-way

boundary for State Route 121 (Dixie

Valley Road);

Sec. 9, E1⁄2E1⁄2, and that portion of the

W1⁄2E1⁄2 lying east of the easterly rightof-way boundary for State Route 121

(Dixie Valley Road);

Secs. 10 and 15;

Sec. 16, E1⁄2E1⁄2, and that portion of the

W1⁄2E1⁄2 lying east of the easterly rightof-way boundary for State Route 121

(Dixie Valley Road);

Sec. 19, lots 2 to 4, inclusive, E1⁄2SW1⁄4,

SE1⁄4, and those portions of the S1⁄2NE1⁄4

and SE1⁄4NW1⁄4 lying south of

Elevenmile Canyon Wash;

Sec. 20, that portion lying south of

Elevenmile Canyon Wash;

Sec. 21, E1⁄2, and that portion of the

E1⁄2W1⁄2 lying east of the easterly rightof-way boundary for State Route 121

(Dixie Valley Road), and that portion of

W1⁄2SW1⁄4 lying south of Elevenmile

Canyon Wash;

Sec. 22;

Secs. 27 to 34.

T. 19 N., R. 34 E.,

Sec. 3;

Sec. 4, those portions of lot 1, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4,

E1⁄2SE1⁄4, lying east of the easterly rightof-way boundary for State Route 121

(DixieValley Road);

Sec. 9, that portion of E1⁄2 lying east of the

easterly right-of-way boundary for State

Route 121 (Dixie Valley Road);

Secs. 10 and 15;

Sec. 16, that portion of E1⁄2 lying east of the

easterly right-of-way boundary for State

Route 121 (Dixie Valley Road);

Sec. 21, that portion of E1⁄2 lying east of the

easterly right-of-way boundary for State

Route 121 (Dixie Valley Road);

Secs. 22 and 27;

Sec. 28, that portion of E1⁄2 lying east of the

easterly right-of-way boundary for State

Route 121 (Dixie Valley Road);

Sec. 33, that portion of E1⁄2 lying east of the

easterly right-of-way boundary for State

Route 121 (Dixie Valley Road);

Sec. 34.

T. 20 N., R. 34 E.,

Sec. 2, lots 2 to 4, inclusive, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4,

S1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4, and W1⁄2SE1⁄4;

Sec. 3, lot 1, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, and E1⁄2SE1⁄4;

Sec. 10, E1⁄2E1⁄2;

Sec. 11, W1⁄2E1⁄2 and W1⁄2;

Sec. 26, W1⁄2E1⁄2 and W1⁄2;

Sec. 27;

Sec. 28, that portion of the E1⁄2E1⁄2 lying

east of the easterly right-of-way

boundary for State Route 121 (Dixie

Valley Road);

Sec. 33, that portion of the E1⁄2E1⁄2 lying

east of the easterly right-of-way

boundary for State Route 121 (Dixie

Valley Road);

Sec. 34.

T. 21 N., R. 34 E.,

Sec. 25, lots 1 and 2, W1⁄2NE1⁄4, and NW1⁄4.

T. 21 N., R. 35 E.,

Sec. 17, W1⁄2;

Sec. 18, lots 5 to 11, inclusive, and

E1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4.

The Dixie Valley Training Area

contains 68,437 acres in Churchill

County. Portions of these lands are

unsurveyed and acres are based on

protraction diagrams. Pursuant to

Section 3011(a)(1) of Public Law 106–

65, dated October 5, 1999, these areas

were withdrawn from all forms of

appropriation under the public land

laws, including the mining laws, and

the geothermal leasing laws, but not the

mineral leasing laws.

A copy of the legal description and

the map depicting the withdrawn lands

are available for public inspection at the

following offices:

Director (350), BLM, 1620 L Street, NW.,

Room 1000, Washington, DC 20036

State Director, BLM, Nevada State

Office, 1430 Financial Blvd., Reno,

Nevada, 89502

Field Manager, BLM Carson City Field

Office, 5665 Morgan Hill Rd., Carson

City, Nevada, 89701.

Commanding Officer, Naval Air Station

Fallon, 4755 Pasture Road, Fallon,

Nevada 89496–5000

Commanding Officer, Engineering Field

Activity Northwest, Naval Facilities

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Engineering Command, 19917 7th

Ave. NE, Poulsbo, Washington 98370

Dated: September 29, 2000.

Margaret L. Jensen,

Deputy State Director, Natural Resources,

Lands, and Planning.

[FR Doc. 00–25688 Filed 10–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Notice on Outer Continental Shelf Oil

and Gas Lease Sales

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service,

Interior.

ACTION: List of restricted joint bidders.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authority

vested in the Director of the Minerals

Management Service by the joint

bidding provisions of 30 CFR 256.41,

each entity within one of the following

groups shall be restricted from bidding

with any entity in any other of the

following groups at Outer Continental

Shelf oil and gas lease sales to be held

during the bidding period November 1,

2000, through April 30, 2001. The List

of Restricted Joint Bidders published

March 30, 2000, in the Federal Register

at 65 FR 16957 covered the period May

1, 2000, through October 31, 2000.

Group I. Exxon Mobil Corporation; and

ExxonMobil Exploration Company

Group II. Shell Oil Co.; Shell Offshore

Inc.; SWEPILP; Shell Frontier Oil &

Gas Inc.; Shell Consolidated Energy

Resources Inc.; Shell Land & Energy

Company; Shell Onshore Ventures

Inc.; Shell Deepwater Development

Inc.; Shell Deepwater Production Inc.;

and Shell Offshore Properties and

Capital II, Inc.

Group III. BP Exploration & Oil Inc.; BP

Exploration (Alaska) Inc.; Amoco

Production Company; Vastar Offshore

Inc.; and Vastar Resources Inc.

Group IV. Elf Exploration, Inc.; Elf

Aquitaine Oil Programs, Inc.; TOTAL

Exploration Production USA, Inc.;

and PetroFina Delaware, Inc.

Dated: October 2, 2000.

Walt Rosenbusch,

Director, Minerals Management Service.

[FR Doc. 00–25794 Filed 10–5–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Intent To Prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement for

the General Management Plan for

Chattahoochee River National

Recreation Area, Georgia

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969 (Public Law 91–190, as amended),

the National Park Service (NPS) is

preparing an Environmental Impact

Statement to assess the impacts of

alternative management concepts that

would be implemented under a revised

General Management Plan for the

Chattahoochee River National

Recreation Area. the purpose of the

General Management Plan is to establish

the basic management philosophy for

the park and provide strategies for

addressing issues and achieving

identified management objectives. The

General Management Plan/

Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/

EIS) will evaluate the environmental

impacts of a range of alternatives to

address distinct management issues

such as resource protection and visitor

use. As a conceptual framework for

formulating these alternatives, the

Chattahoochee River National

Recreation Area’s purpose, significant

resources, and management goals will

first be identified. The GMP/EIS will

conform to Director’s Order—2, the

planning guidance for National Park

Service units, effective May 27, 1998.

DATES: Public scoping meetings will be

scheduled this fall, and additional

public meetings will be scheduled upon

release of the Draft GMP/EIS. Time and

place of the public meetings will be

publicized in area newspapers.

Persons who may be interested in or

affected by the proposed GMP/EIS are

invited to participate in the scoping

process by responding to this notice

with written comments. We will accept

comments through December 15, 2000.

A Draft GMP/EIS will be available for

review in the fall of 2001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Our

practice is to make comments, including

names and home addresses of

respondents, available for public review

during regular business hours. If you

wish for us to withhold your name and/

or address, you must state this

prominently at the beginning of your

comment. However, we will not

consider anonymous comments. We

will make all submissions from

organizations or businesses, and from

individuals identifying themselves as

representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, available

for public inspection in their entirety.

The Draft and Final GMP/EIS will be

made available to known interested

parties and appropriate agencies. Full

public participation by Federal, State,

and local agencies as well as other

concerned organizations and private

citizens is invited throughout the

preparation process of this document.

ADDRESSES: Written comments

concerning the GMP/EIS should be sent

to Mr. Kevin Cheri, Superintendent,

Chattahoochee River National

Recreation Area, 1978 Island Ford

Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30350–3400,

telephone (770) 399–8070.

Dated: September 29, 2000.

Charlie Powell,

Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Glacier Bay National Park and

Preserve; Alaska; Glacier Bay

Compensation Program

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the

draft Glacier Bay Compensation

Program Plan.

SUMMARY: Section 123(c) of the Omnibus

Consolidated and Emergency

Supplemental Appropriations Act for

FY 1999 (‘‘the Act’’), as amended by

section 501 of the 1999 Emergency

Supplemental Appropriations Act,

Public Law 106–31 (05/21/99),

authorizes compensation for fish

processors, fishing vessel crewmembers,

communities and others negatively

affected by congressionally directed

restrictions and closures on commercial

fishing in the marine waters of Glacier

Bay National Park. The National Park

Service (NPS) and the State of Alaska

have been working to develop and

implement the compensation program

as broadly envisioned by Congress in

the Act. The first step in this process

was the August 1, 2000, release of the

Final Economics Assessment Report

which quantified the financial impacts

resulting from the commercial fishing

restrictions and closures. The draft plan

was available for public review on

September 29, 2000.

DATES: Comments on the draft Glacier

Bay Compensation Program Plan will be

accepted through November 30, 2000. If

individuals submitting comments

request that their name or/and address

be withheld from public disclosure, it