69326 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 222 / Thursday, November 16, 2000 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–010–2822JL]

Emergency Closure to Motorized

Vehicle Use on Public Lands

Administered by the Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), Worland Field

Office, Within the Enos Complex Fire

area, Hot Springs and Park Counties,

Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Emergency closure.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), Worland Field

Office, hereby gives notice that, effective

immediately, all tracks and other areas

disturbed by fire-fighting equipment in

the Enos Complex Fire area are closed

to motorized vehicle use. The purpose

for this emergency closure is to facilitate

reclamation of the public lands

disturbed or damaged during

suppression of the 13,664-acre Enos

Complex Fire.

An Emergency Fire Rehabilitation

Plan has been prepared and approved

for this burned area. Some of the

rehabilitation actions include reseeding

areas with native vegetation and

constructing water bars on fire lines.

Areas disturbed by fire-fighting

equipment will be signed as ‘‘Closed to

Motor Vehicle Use.’’ Motorized vehicle

travel on these disturbed areas and other

areas affected by the fire could increase

soil erosion, impair wildlife habitat,

damage cultural resources, and

jeopardize the rehabilitation efforts.

This emergency closure includes

some roads and trails which existed

before the fire.

EFFECTIVE DATES: This closure to

motorized vehicle use is effective

immediately and will remain in effect

until modified or rescinded by the

authorized officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Darrell Barnes, Field Manager, Worland

Field Office, P.O. Box 119, 101 South

23th Street, Worland, Wyoming 82401–

0119. Telephone (307)347–5100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Enos

Creek Complex Fire began with

lightning strikes on July 27, 2000. The

fires encompassed 13,664 acres of

federal, state, and private lands. The

purpose of this emergency closure is to

eliminate unnecessary vehicle use while

providing a minimum amount of access

into the area for recreation. This order

will help facilitate the area’s

rehabilitation from the fire. Vehicles

traveling off-road in a burned area may

damage reemerging plants, increase

erosion, and spread noxious weeds.

The management of off-road vehicles

is addressed in the Grass Creek

Resource Management Plan (BLM, Sept.

1998).

The Enos Creek area is an important

wildlife habitat and hunting area. The

recent fire burned more then 90 percent

of the area, leaving very little in the way

of security cover for wildlife. Keeping

vehicle traffic away from some areas for

one or two growing seasons will help in

the rehabilitation. There is also a need

to allow some vehicle access so hunters

can harvest big game animals. The

Worland Field Office specialists will

analyze the effects of this closure in the

summer of 2001 and extend, modify, or

rescind this order as deemed necessary

by the authorized officer.

The following described BLMadministered lands are included in this

Emergency Road Closure.

6th Principal Meridian

T. 46 N., R. 99 W., sec. 15, 17, and 18;

T. 45 N., R. 100 W., sec. 1, 2, 3 ,4, 5, 6, and

21;

T. 46 N., R, 100 W., sec. 13 through 29, 33,

34, and 35;

T. 47 N., R. 100 W., sec. 27, 28, 33, 24, and

35.

Authority for Off-Road Vehicle

Management, closure and restriction

orders is provided under 43 CFR

subpart 8341.2 (a and b), and 8364.1.

Violations of this management plan are

punishable by a fine not to exceed

$1,000 and (or) imprisonment not to

exceed 12 months.

Dated: October 13, 2000.

Darrell Barnes,

Worland Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–29396 Filed 11–15–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–180–1430–EU; CACA–42586]

Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of

Public Sale, Mariposa County, CA

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) examined the

following described federal lands and

through the NEPA process determined

them suitable for disposal by direct sale,

including the mineral estate with no

known value, pursuant to sections 203

and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of October 21, 1976

(43 U.S.C. 1713 and 1719), at no less

than fair market value.

Federal lands determined suitable for

direct sale are described as:

Mount Diablo Meridian, California

T. 3 S., R. 16 E.,

Sec. 11: portion of the SESW.

Containing approximately 3.31 acres.

The lands are not required for federal

purposes, and it has been determined

that disposal of these parcels would be

in the public’s interest. The land is

being offered by direct sale to Dr.

Raymond Bessemer. It has been

determined that the subject parcels

contain no known mineral values.

Acceptance of a direct sale offer will

constitute an application for conveyance

of those mineral interests having no

known value. The applicant will be

required to pay a $50.00 non-refundable

filing fee for conveyance of the said

mineral interests. The land will not be

offered for sale until at least 60 days

after publication of this notice in the

Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen Montgomery, Realty Specialist,

Bureau of Land Management, Folsom

Field Office, 63 Natoma Street, Folsom,

California 95630; (916) 985–4474.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

public lands being offered to Dr.

Raymond Bessemer are currently

encumbered by Dr. Bessemer’s

improvements. The above described

land is hereby segregated from

appropriation under the public land

laws, including the mining laws, but not

from sale under the above cited statutes,

for 270 days from the date of

publication of this notice, or until title

transfer is completed or the segregation

is terminated by publication in the

Federal Register, whichever occurs first.

A patent, when issued, will contain

the following reservations to the United

States: 1. A right-of-way thereon for

ditches or canals constructed by the

authority of the United States pursuant

to the Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat.

391; 43 U.S.C. 945).

Application Comments: For a period

of 45 days from the date of publication

of this notice in the Federal Register,

interested persons may submit

comments regarding the proposed

conveyance of the land to the Field

Manager, Bureau of Land Management,

Folsom Field Office, 63 Natoma Street,

Folsom, California 95630. Objections

will be reviewed by the Field Manager

who may sustain, vacate, or modify this

realty action.

Dated: November 6, 2000.

D.K. Swickard,

Field Manager, Folsom Field Office.

[FR Doc. 00–29394 Filed 11–15–00; 8:45 am]

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