Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 5 / Friday, January 7, 2000 / Notices 1167

Dated: December 22, 1999.

Kevin Gover,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 00–323 Filed 1–6–00; 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 Approved 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

Slots Only Compact between the Moapa

Band of Paiute Indians and the State of

Nevada, which was executed on October

18, 1999.

DATES: This action is effective January 7,

2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George T. Skibine, Director, Office of

Indian Gaming Management, Bureau of

Indian Affairs, Washington, D.C. 20240,

(202) 219–4066.

Dated: December 9, 1999.

Kevin Gover,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 00–324 Filed 1–6–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT–079–00–1010–PA]

Seasonal Area Closures to All

Unauthorized Public Uses of Lands

Located Along Hauser Lake,

Downstream from Canyon Ferry and 10

Miles Northeast of Helena, Montana

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

DOI.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

every year from October 15th through

December 31st all public lands lying in

the 2.5-mile stretch from Canyon Ferry

Dam downstream to Brown’s Gulch

Road and between the east shore of

Hauser Lake and Johnny’s Gulch Road

are closed to public uses in portions of:

Principle Meridian, Montana

T. 10 N., R. 1 W., Secs. 5 and 6, and T. 11

N., R. 1 W, Sec. 32.

During the annual kokanee salmon

spawning runs up Hauser Lake to

Canyon Ferry Dam, bald eagles migrate

into this area. These lands provide

critical eagle habit for communal

roosting, perching and foraging in the

river. The purpose of this closure is to

protect bald eagles and the habitat

where they congregate.

Persons exempt from this closure

order include employees and

contractors of the Montana Department

of Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Bureau of

Land Management; and Bureau of

Reclamation engaged in official

business. Also, with permission from

the Bureau of Land Management,

Montana Power Company employees

may enter the closure to do emergency

repair of power lines and monitor for

injured eagles.

Authority for this closure is cited

under 43 CFR, Subpart 8364.1.

PENALTIES: Penalties are as prescribed

under the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act, 43 USC 1733(a).

Violation is punishable by fines and/or

imprisonment under 43 CFR 8360.0–7.

EFFECTIVE DATE: To comply with the

Administrative Procedures Act, this

Supplemental Rule will go into effect

February 7, 2000, if no substantive

negative comments are received, and

will remain in effect until rescinded or

modified by the authorized officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Chuck Neal of the Butte Field Office,

Park Manager, 7661 Canyon Ferry Road,

Helena, Montana 59602, telephone 406–

475–3319.

Dated: December 22, 1999.

Merle Good,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–306 Filed 1–6–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

(NV–030–00–1020–24)

Sierra Front/Northwestern Great Basin

Resource Advisory Council; Notice of

Meeting Location and Time

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting location and

time for the Sierra Front/Northwestern

Great Basin Resource Advisory Council

(Nevada).

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Land Policy and Management

Act and the Federal Advisory

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.

Department of the Interior, Bureau of

Land Management (BLM) Sierra Front/

Northwestern Great Basin Resource

Advisory Council (Nevada) will be held

as indicated below. Topics for

discussion will include issues related to

mine closures; the role and function of

Federal and state Walker River Basin

Assessment Teams; scoping of the

Proposed Action for the Walker Lake

EIS; review and comment on the lands

acquisition criteria for funds generated

by the Southern Nevada Public Lands

Management Act; review of standards

and guidelines for wild horse and burro

management previously developed by

the Mojave/Southern Great Basin

Resource Advisory Council; review of

the guiding principles for integrated

watershed planning for the Carson

River; a review of Black Rock

Subcommittee value statements; review

of the BLM preferred alternative for the

Black Rock Management Plan, and other

topics the council may raise.

All meetings, including field trips, are

open to the public. Members of the

public wishing to join field trips will

need to provide their own

transportation. The public may present

written comments to the council. The

public comment period for the council

meeting will be at 4:30 p.m. on

Thursday, January 27th. The agenda

will be available on the internet by

January 7, 2000, at www.nv.blm.gov/rac;

hard copies can also be mailed or sent

via FAX. Individuals who plan to attend

and need special assistance such as sign

language interpretation or other

reasonable accommodations, or who

desire a hard copy of the agenda, should

contact Mark Struble, Carson City Field

Office, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson

City, NV 89701, telephone (775) 885–

6107 no later than January 24, 2000.

DATE AND TIME: The council will meet on

Thursday, January 27, 2000, from 8 a.m.

to 5 p.m. and Friday, January 28, 2000,

from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the main

conference room of the Bureau of Land

Management’s Winnemucca Field

Office, 5100 East Winnemucca Blvd,

Winnemucca, NV 89445. Public

comment will be received at the

discretion of the Council Chairperson,

as meeting moderator, with a general

public comment period on Thursday,

January 27, 2000, at 4:30 p.m. The

council will take a field tour between 10

a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on January 27th; the

public is invited to join the field trip,

but will need to provide their own

transportation.