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and resource protection of public and

private lands.

Public lands closed to the discharge of

firearms, pellet guns, and paint-ball

guns:

T. 1 S., R. 26 E., P.M.M., South Hills Area,

Sec. 14, lot 3, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4,

S1⁄2SE1⁄4;

Sec. 21, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4;

Sec. 22, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4, N1⁄2SW1⁄4,

N1⁄2SE1⁄4;

Sec. 23, N1⁄2NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4;

Sec. 24, W1⁄2W1⁄2;

Sec. 25, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4;

Sec. 26, E1⁄2NE1⁄4.

T. 2 S., R. 24 E., P.M.M., adjoining the

Sundance Lodge Recreation Area,

Sec. 23, lot 5aa;

secs. 23 and 24, lot 5b.

Exempted from this closure are law

enforcement officers, or persons with

written authorization allowing the

otherwise prohibited act.

Authority: Authority for this action is

outlined sections 302, 303, and 310 of the

Federal Land Policy and Management Act (43

USC 1716) and Title 43 Code of Federal

Regulations, Subpart 8364 (43 CFR 8364.1).

Any person who fails to comply with this

closure is subject to arrest and a fine up to

$1,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 12

months, or both.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This closure is effective

year-round upon the date of publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra S. Brooks, Field Manager, BLM,

Billings Field Office, 5001 Southgate

Drive, P.O. Box 36800, Billings,

Montana 59107–6800, or call (406) 896–

5013.

Dated: October 6, 2000.

Sandra S. Brooks,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–26441 Filed 10–13–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT–020–1010–AA]

Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

(BLM), Montana, Billings and Miles City

Field Offices, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Eastern Montana

Resource Advisory Council will have a

meeting on November 16 at the

Hampton Inn Conference Room, 5110

Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana

starting at 8 a.m. Primary agenda topics

include updates on coalbed methane

development, Pompeys Pillar,

Weatherman Draw, continued

discussion on access, and an update on

the fire season.

The meeting is open to the public and

the public comment period is set for 11

a.m. The public may make oral

statements before the Council or file

written statements for the Council to

consider. Depending on the number of

persons wishing to make an oral

statement, a per person time limit may

be established. Summary minutes of the

meeting will be available for public

inspection and copying during regular

business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marilyn Krause, Public Affairs

Specialist, Miles City Field Office, 111

Garryowen Road, Miles City, Montana

59301, telephone (406) 233–2831.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the Council is to advise the

Secretary of the Interior, through the

BLM, on a variety of planning and

management issues associated with

public land management. The 15

member Council includes individuals

who have expertise, education, training

or practical experience in the planning

and management of public lands and

their resources and who have a

knowledge of the geographical

jurisdiction of the Council.

Dated: October 4, 2000.

Aden L. Seidlitz,

Associate Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–26424 Filed 10–13–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT–070–01–2810–PD]

Designation Order: MT–070–0001;

Emergency Off-Road Vehicle Closure

Designation, Butte Field Office,

Montana

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Emergency off-road closure to

all motorized vehicles.

SUMMARY: Final notice is hereby given

that effective immediately all public

BLM lands burned in the Bucksnort Fire

(Spokane Hills) and the Boulder Hill

Complex Fire (High Ore/Wickes and

Muskrat Creek areas) are temporarily

closed to all off-road motorized vehicle

uses year-long. The use of existing roads

will be allowed to continue. Lands

affected are in:

Principal Meridian, Montana

T. 6 N., R. 4 W.

Sec. 1, 5–8, and 18

T. 6 N., R. 5 W.

Sec. 1–3, and 10–15

T. 7 N., R 4 W.

Sec. 16, 20–22, 27–29, and 31–33

T. 9 N., R. 1 E.

Sec. 18 and 19

T. 9 N., R. 1 W.

Sec. 1, 3, 11 and 12

T. 10 N., R. 1 W.

Sec. 21, 26–28, 34 and 35

The Spokane Hills are located about

15 miles East of Helena and

immediately West of Canyon Ferry

Lake. The High Ore/Wicks area is about

20 miles south of Helena and 3 miles

North of Boulder on the West side of I–

15. A small portion of the Muskrat

Creek area in Section 1, currently open

under the Elkhorns Travel Management

Plan, is located about 5 miles NNE of

Boulder and East of I–15.

The purpose of this post-burn,

emergency area closure is to protect

soils and vegetation. This closure will

also help to reduce the spread of

noxious weeds and public safety

hazards within the affected areas. BLM

will be conducting post-burn

rehabilitation treatments this fall and

next year. The bureau’s use of motorized

equipment in these areas will be limited

to that which is essential for project

completion. Specific use exceptions to

these closures will be considered on a

case by case basis subject to reasonable

needs and resource impacts. This

decision is consistent with the

Headwaters Resource Management Plan

and is authorized under 43 CFR 8342.

These post-burn closures will remain in

effect until rescinded or modified by the

authorized official.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dave Pacioretty, Assistant Manager,

Butte Field Office, P.O. Box 3388, Butte,

Montana 59702, 406–494–5059.

Dated: October 3, 2000.

Richard M. Hotaling,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–26428 Filed 10–13–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–920–1310–01; WYW142079]

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease

October 5, 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

WYW142079 for lands in Johnson

County, Wyoming, was timely filed and

was accompanied by all the required

rentals accruing from the date of

termination.

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The lessee has agreed to the amended

lease terms for rentals and royalties at

rates of $10.00 per acre, or fraction

thereof, per year and 162⁄3 percent,

respectively.

The lessee has paid the required $500

administrative fee and $158 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 WYW142079 effective July 1,

2000, subject to the original terms and

conditions of the lease and the

increased rental and royalty rates cited

above.

Theresa M. Stevens,

Acting Chief, Leasable Minerals Section.

[FR Doc. 00–26422 Filed 10–13–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–920–1310–01; WYW142080]

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease

October 5, 2000.

Pursuant to the provisions of 30

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

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

reinstatement of oil and gas lease WYW

142080 for lands in Campbell and

Johnson Counties, 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 $10.00 per acre, or fraction

thereof, per year and 162⁄3 percent,

respectively.

The lessee has paid the required $500

administrative fee and $158 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 WYW142080 effective July 1,

2000, subject to the original terms and

conditions of the lease and the

increased rental and royalty rates cited

above.

Theresa M. Stevens,

Acting Chief, Leasable Minerals Section.

[FR Doc. 00–26423 Filed 10–13–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–920–1310–01; WYW142081]

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease

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

WYW142081 for lands in Campbell

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 $10.00 per acre, or fraction

thereof, per year and 162⁄3 percent,

respectively.

The lessee has paid the required $500

administrative fee and $158 to

reimburse the Department of 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 WYW142081 effective July 1,

2000, subject to the original terms and

conditions of the lease and the

increased rental and royalty rates cited

above.

Theresa M. Stevens,

Acting Chief, Leasable Minerals Section.

[FR Doc. 00–26433 Filed 10–13–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZA 30749]

Public Land Order No. 7467;

Withdrawal of National Forest System

Lands for San Francisco Peaks/Mount

Elden Recreation Area; Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Public land order.

SUMMARY: This order withdraws

74,380.50 acres of National Forest

System lands from location and entry

under the United States mining laws for

20 years to protect the San Francisco

Peaks/Mount Elden Recreation Area. An

additional 320 acres of non-Federal

lands within the San Francisco Peaks/

Mount Elden Recreation Area would

become subject to the withdrawal if

acquired by the United States.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 16, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cliff

Yardley, BLM Arizona State Office, 222

North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona

85004–2203; 602–417–9437.

By virtue of the authority vested in

the Secretary of the Interior by section

204 of the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.

1714 (1994), it is ordered as follows:

1. Subject to valid existing rights, the

following described National Forest

System lands are hereby withdrawn

from location and entry under the

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

Ch. 2 (1994)), to protect the San

Francisco Peaks/Mount Elden

Recreation Area:

Gila and Salt River Meridian

Coconino National Forest

T. 21 N., R. 7 E.,

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

S1⁄2;

Sec. 2, lots 1 to 8, inclusive, S1⁄2NW1⁄4,

S1⁄2SE1⁄4, and SW1⁄4, excluding HES 86.

T. 21 N., R. 8 E.,

Sec. 6, lots 1 to 7, inclusive, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4,

NE1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4,W1⁄2E1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4,

W1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4,

NW1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4,

NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, N1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4,

SW1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4,

SW1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4,

NW1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, and

W1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4.

T. 22 N., R. 6 E.,

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

S1⁄2;

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

S1⁄2;

Sec. 3, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S1⁄2N1⁄2, and

S1⁄2;

Sec. 4, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S1⁄2NE1⁄4,

SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, and S1⁄2;

Secs. 9 to 11, inclusive;

Sec. 12, E1⁄2 and SW1⁄4;

Sec. 13, N1⁄2;

Secs. 14 and 15;

Sec. 16, E1⁄2.

T. 22 N., R. 7 E.,

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

S1⁄2;

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

S1⁄2;

Sec. 3, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S1⁄2N1⁄2, and

S1⁄2;

Sec. 4;

Sec. 5, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S1⁄2N1⁄2, and

S1⁄2;

Sec. 6, lots 1 to 7, inclusive, S1⁄2NE1⁄4,

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;

Sec. 7, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, E1⁄2, and

E1⁄2W1⁄2;

Secs. 8 to 17, inclusive;

Sec. 18, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, E1⁄2, and

E1⁄2W1⁄2;

Secs. 20 to 23, inclusive;

Sec. 24, lots 1 to 16, inclusive;

Sec. 25, lots 1 to 16, inclusive;

Sec. 26, lots 1 to 16, inclusive;

Sec. 27, NW1⁄4 and S1⁄2;

Secs. 28 and 29;

Sec. 32, N1⁄2;