Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 235 / Wednesday, December 6, 2000 / Notices 76275

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

Alaska Land Managers Forum

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice is published in

accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act

(FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) and 41

CFR 101–6.1015(b). The Department of

the Interior hereby gives notice of a

public meeting of the Alaska Land

Managers Forum (ALMF) to be held on

Thursday, December 14, 2000,

beginning at 9:00 a.m. It will take place

in conference room B, Department of the

Interior, 1689 C Street, Anchorage,

Alaska. This meeting will be held to

receive and discuss work group reports

and informational briefings on

recreation and tourism, and to announce

the winners of the 2000 ALMF Tourism

Awards Program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ronald B. McCoy at (907) 271–5485 or

Sally Rue at (907) 465–4084.

Marilyn Heiman,

Special Assistant to the Secretary for Alaska,

Department of the Interior, Office of the

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

Alaska Land Managers Forum

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice, reestablishment of

advisory committee.

SUMMARY: This notice is published in

accordance with section 9(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act

(FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2 (1988) and 41

CFR 101–6.1015(a). Following

consultation with the General Services

Administration and the Office of

Management and Budget, notice is

hereby given that the Secretary of the

Interior is administratively

reestablishing an advisory committee

known as the Alaska Land Managers

Forum. The purpose of the committee is

to advise the Secretary on Alaska land

and resources issues.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This decision is

effective November 29, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marilyn Heiman, Special Assistant to

the Secretary for Alaska, Office of the

Secretary, Department of the Interior,

1689 C Street, Suite 100, Anchorage,

Alaska 99501–5151, (907) 271–5485.

Marilyn Heiman,

Special Assistant to the Secretary for Alaska,

Department of the Interior, Office of the

Secretary

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Intent To Issue 2 Draft

Comprehensive Conservation Plans

and Associated Environmental

Assessments for 2 National Wildlife

Refuges in the Southwest Region

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public

that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

(Service) has prepared draft

Comprehensive Conservation Plans

(CCP) and associated Environmental

Assessments for the Balcones

Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge,

Austin, Texas; and the Buenos Aires

National Wildlife Refuge, Sasabe,

Arizona, pursuant to the National

Wildlife Refuge System Improvement

Act of 1997, and National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and

its implementing regulations.

DATES: The Service will be open to

written comments through March 5,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Copies may be obtained by

writing to: Mr. Tom Baca, Natural

Resource Planner, Division of Refuges,

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box

1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103–1306.

Comments should be submitted to: Mr.

Tom Baca, Natural Resource Planner,

Division of Refuges, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306,

Albuquerque, NM 87103–1306.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is

Service policy to have all lands within

the National Wildlife Refuge System

managed in accordance with an

approved CCP. The CCP guides

management decisions and identifies

refuge goals, long-range objectives, and

strategies for achieving refuge purposes.

The planning process has considered

many elements, including habitat and

wildlife management, habitat protection

and acquisition, public and recreational

uses, and cultural resources. Public

input into this planning process has

assisted in the development of the draft

documents. The CCP will provide other

agencies and the public with a clear

understanding of the desired conditions

for the Refuges and how the Service will

implement management strategies.

The Service intends to consider

comments and advice generated in

response to the draft documents prior to

the preparation of a final CCP. The

Service is furnishing this notice in

compliance with Service CCP policy: (1)

To advise other agencies and the public

of the availability of the draft

documents, and (2) to obtain

suggestions and advice for consideration

in preparation of final documents.

The Service anticipates that final CCP

documents and any associated NEPA

documents will be available by July 31,

2001.

Dated: November 29, 2000.

Thomas C. Bauer,

Acting Regional Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Land Acquisitions; Paskenta Band of

Nomlaki Indians of California

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Final Agency

Determination to take land into trust

under 25 CFR Part 151.

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary—

Indian Affairs made a final agency

determination to acquire approximately

1898.16 acres, more or less, of land into

trust for the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki

Indians of California on November 30,

2000. This notice is published in the

exercise of authority delegated by the

Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant

Secretary—Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George Skibine, Office of Indian Gaming

Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs,

MS–2070–MIB, 1849 C Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20240, telephone (202)

219–4066.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice is published to comply with the

requirement of 25 CFR 151.12(b) that

notice be given to the public of the

Secretary’s decision to acquire land in

trust at least 30 days prior to signatory

acceptance of the land into trust. The

purpose of the 30-day waiting period in

25 CFR 151.12(b) is to afford interested

parties the opportunity to seek judicial

review of final administrative decisions

to take land in trust for Indian tribes and

individual Indians before transfer of

title to the property occurs. On

November 30, 2000, the Assistant