Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 227 / Friday, November 24, 2000 / Notices 70609

[FR Doc. 00–30035 Filed 11–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of approval of

amendment to Tribal-State Compact.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 11 of the

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988

(IGRA), Pub. L. 100–497, 25 U.S.C.

2710, the Secretary of the Interior shall

publish, in the Federal Register, notice

of approved Tribal-State Compacts for

the purpose of engaging in Class III

gaming activities on Indian lands. The

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs,

Department of the Interior, through his

delegated authority, has approved the

Amendment to the Compact between

the Confederated Salish and Kootenai

Tribes and the State of Montana

Regarding Class III Gaming on the

Flathead Reservation, executed on

October 17, 2000.

DATES: This action is effective

November 24, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George T. Skibine, Director, Office of

Indian Gaming Management, Bureau of

Indian Affairs, Washington, DC 20240,

(202) 219–4066.

Dated: November 9, 2000.

Kevin Gover,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 00–30036 Filed 11–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of amendment to

approved tribal-state compact.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 11 of the

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988,

Public Law 100–497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the

Secretary of the Interior shall publish, in

the Federal Register, notice of approved

Tribal-State Compacts for the purpose of

engaging in Class III gaming activities

on Indian lands. The Assistant

Secretary—Indian Affairs, Department

of the Interior, through his delegated

authority, has approved Amendment VII

to the Confederated Tribes of the Warm

Springs Reservation of Oregon and the

State of Oregon Gaming Compact, which

was executed on September 28, 2000.

DATES: This action is effective

November 24, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George T. Skibine, Director, Office of

Indian Gaming Management, Bureau of

Indian Affairs, Washington, DC 20240,

(202) 219–4066.

Dated: November 9, 2000.

Kevin Gover,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 00–30037 Filed 11–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[(NM–930–1310–01); (NMNM 28813)]

New Mexico: Proposed Reinstatement

of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease

Under the provisions of Public Law

97–451, a petition for reinstatement of

oil and gas lease NMNM 28813 for lands

in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, was

timely filed and was accompanied by all

required rentals and royalties accruing

from May 1, 2000, the date of

termination.

No valid lease has been issued

affecting the lands. The lessee has

agreed to new lease terms for rentals

and royalties at rates of $5.00 per acre

or fraction thereof and 162⁄3 percent,

respectively. The lessee has paid the

required $500 administrative fee and

has reimbursed the Bureau of Land

Management for the cost of the Federal

Register notice.

The Lessee has met all the

requirements for reinstatement of the

lease as set out in sections 31(d) and (e)

of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30

U.S.C. 188), and the Bureau of Land

Management is proposing to reinstate

the lease effective May 1, 2000, subject

to the original terms and conditions of

the lease and the increased rental and

royalty rates cited above.

For further information contact:

Lourdes B. Ortiz, BLM, New Mexico

State Office, (505) 438–7586.

Dated: November 6, 2000.

Lourdes B. Ortiz,

Land Law Examiner.

[FR Doc. 00–29977 Filed 11–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ–040–00–7122–EU–5709; AZA 31123]

Notice of Realty Action; Airport

Conveyance; Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The following public lands in

Greenlee County, Arizona have been

examined and found suitable for

conveyance for airport purposes to the

Town of Duncan, a political

subdivision, under the provisions of the

Airport and Airway Improvement Act of

1982 (96 Stat. 692, 49 U.S.C. 2215).

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

T. 8 S., R. 31 E.,

Sec. 35, E1⁄2E1⁄2.

The area described contains 160 acres.

This action is a motion by the Bureau

of Land Management to make available

lands identified and designated as

disposal lands under the Safford District

Resource Management Plan, dated

August 1991, and are not needed for

Federal purposes. Conveyance is

consistent with current BLM land use

planning and would be in the public

interest. Detailed information

concerning this action is available for

review at the Bureau of Land

Management, Safford Field Office, 711

14th Avenue, Safford, Arizona.

The patent when issued will be

subject to the following terms,

conditions and reservations:

1. A right-of-way for ditches and

canals constructed by the authority of

the United States, Act of August 30,

1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).

2. All minerals in the land shall be

reserved to the United States, together

with the right to mine and remove the

same under applicable laws and

whether such mining and removal of

minerals will interfere with the

development, operation and

maintenance of the airport.

3. All valid existing rights

documented on the official public land

records at the time of patent issuance.

4. Two rights-of-way under section 28

of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as

amended (41 Stat. 437; 30 U.S.C. 185)

for oil and gas pipeline purposes

granted to El Paso Natural Gas Company

(AZA 004521 and PHX 0079873).

5. The property interest conveyed

shall revert to the United States in the

event that the lands in question are not

developed for airport or airway

purposes or are used in a manner

70610 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 227 / Friday, November 24, 2000 / Notices

inconsistent with the terms of the

conveyance.

Detailed information concerning this

action is available for review at the

Bureau of Land Management, Safford

Field Office, 711 14th Avenue, Safford,

Arizona 85546. Upon publication of this

notice in the Federal Register, the lands

will be segregated from all other forms

of appropriation under the public land

laws, including the general mining laws.

The segregative effect of the notice of

realty action will terminate either upon

the issuance of a document of

conveyance or one year after the date of

publication, whichever occurs first.

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 lands to the

Field Office Manager, Safford Field

Office, 711 14th Avenue, Safford,

Arizona 85546.

Dated: November 7, 2000.

Wayne King,

Acting Field Office Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–29978 Filed 11–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–32–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

(WY–950–1420–00–P)

Filing of Plats of Survey; Nebraska

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The plat of survey of the

following described land is scheduled to

be officially filed in the Wyoming State

Office, Cheyenne, Wyoming, thirty (30)

calendar days from the date of this

publication.

Sixth Principal Meridian, Nebraska

T. 32 N., R. 3 E., the Survey of Tract 37,

accepted November 13, 2000

This plat will be placed in the open

files of the Wyoming State Office,

Bureau of Land Management, 5353

Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne,

Wyoming, and will be available to the

public as a matter of information only.

Copies of the plat will be made available

upon request and prepayment of the

reproduction fee of $1.10 per copy.

A person or party who wishes to

protest this survey must file with the

State Director, Bureau of Land

Management, Cheyenne, Wyoming, a

notice of protest within thirty (30)

calendar days from the date of this

publication. If the protest notice did not

include a statement of reasons for the

protest, the protestant shall file such a

statement with the State Director within

thirty (30) calendar days after the notice

of protest was filed.

If protests against this survey, are

received prior to the official filing, the

filing will be stayed pending

consideration of the protest(s) and or

appeal(s). A plat will not be officially

filed until after disposition of protest(s)

and or appeal(s).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

P. Lee, (307) 775–6216, Bureau of Land

Management, P.O. Box 1828, 5353

Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming

82003.

Dated: November 13, 2000.

John P. Lee,

Chief Cadastral Survey Group.

[FR Doc. 00–29976 Filed 11–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Environmental Assessment Prepared

for Proposed Central Gulf Sale 178 on

the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental

Shelf

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the

environmental assessment on proposed

central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 178.

SUMMARY: The Minerals Management

Service (MMS) has prepared an

environmental assessment (EA) for the

proposed annual Lease Sale 178 for the

Central Planning Area of the Gulf of

Mexico Outer Continental Shelf.

In this EA, MMS has reexamined the

potential environmental effects of the

proposed action and alternatives based

on any new information regarding

potential impacts and issues that was

not available at the time the Final

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)

for Lease Sales 169, 172, 175, 178, and

182 was prepared.

In summary, no new significant

impacts were identified for proposed

Lease Sale 178 that were not already

assessed in the FEIS for Lease Sales 169,

172, 175, 178, and 182. As a result,

MMS determined that a supplemental

EIS is not required and prepared a

Finding of No New Significant Impact.

If you wish to comment, you may

mail or hand-carry written comments to

the Department of the Interior, Minerals

Management Service, Regional Director

(MS 5410), Gulf of Mexico OCS Region,

1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New

Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394. Our

practice is to make comments, including

names and home addresses of

respondents, available for public review

during regular business hours.

Individual respondents may request

that we withhold their home address

from the record, which we will honor to

the extent allowable by law. There may

be circumstances in which we would

withhold from the record a respondent’s

identity, as allowable by the law. If you

wish 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Public Information Unit, Information

Services Section at the number below.

You may obtain single copies of the EA

from the Minerals Management Service,

Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Attention:

Public Information Office (MS 5034),

1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room

114, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–

2394 or by calling 1–800–200–GULF.

Dated: November 17, 2000.

Chris C. Oynes,

Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.

[FR Doc. 00–29961 Filed 11–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Stipulated

Settlement Order Pursuant To the

Clean Air Act

Notice is hereby given that on

November 9, 2000, a proposed

stipulated settlement order in United

States v. The Detroit Edison Company,

Civil Action No. 99–CV–70171

(consolidated with The Detroit Edison

Company v. Michigan Department of

Environmental Quality, et al., Civil

Action No. 98–CV–74129), was lodged

with the United States District Court for

the Eastern District of Michigan.

In this action, the United States

sought injunctive relief and civil

penalties under Section 113(b) of the

Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7413(b), for

violations of the Clean Air Act’s

Prevention of Significant Deterioration

(‘‘PSD’’) regulations, incorporated into

the federally approved Michigan State

Implementation Plan (‘‘SIP’’), the

Nonattainment New Source Review

(‘‘NSR’’) regulations, and the New

Source Performance Standards