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The mission for the Refuge is to

protect, restore, and manage ecological

processes within the Kankakee River

Basin that benefit threatened and

endangered species, migratory birds,

native fish, and diverse flora and fauna

populations, while providing, to the

extent possible, high quality wildlifedependent environmental

interpretation, education, and recreation

experiences that build an understanding

and appreciation for these resources,

and the role humankind plays in their

stewardship.

Dated: November 30, 2000.

Marvin E. Moriarty,

Acting Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 00–31284 Filed 12–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of approved extension to

tribal-state gaming 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

Extension of the Tribal-State Compact

for the conduct of Class III Gaming

between the Coushatta Tribe and the

State of Louisiana executed on

November 16, 2000.

DATES: This action is effective on

December 8, 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: December 1, 2000.

Kevin Gover,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 00–31305 Filed 12–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT–073–00–1990–AC]

Resource Advisory Council Meeting,

Butte, Montana

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Western Montana

Resource Advisory Council will

convene on January 9, 2001, from 9:00

a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the BLM Butte Field

Office, 106 North Parkmont, Butte,

Montana, 59701.

The topic for the meeting will be a

discussion on future issues to be

addressed by the Western Montana

Resource Advisory Council.

The meeting is open to the public and

written comments can be given to the

Council. Oral comments may be

presented to the Council at 11:30 a.m.

The time allotted for oral comment may

be limited, depending on the number of

persons wishing to be heard.

Individuals who plan to attend and

need further information about the

meeting, or who need special assistance,

such as sign language or other

reasonable accommodations, should

contact Jean Nelson-Dean, Resource

Advisory Coordinator, at the Butte Field

Office, 106 North Parkmont, P.O. Box

3388, Butte, Montana 59702–3388,

telephone 406–533–7617.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Hotaling, Butte Field Manager,

406–494–5059, or Jean Nelson-Dean at

the above address and telephone

number.

Dated: December 1, 2000.

Richard Hotaling,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–31260 Filed 12–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT–924–1430–ET; MTM 89384; Public Land

Order No. 7472]

Withdrawal of Public Land on the

Beaverhead River; Montana

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Public land order.

SUMMARY: This order withdraws

approximately 2,244 acres of public

land from surface entry and mining for

a period of 50 years for the Bureau of

Land Management to protect critical

resource values along the Beaverhead

River. The land has been and will

remain open to mineral leasing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 8, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra Ward, BLM Montana State

Office, P.O. Box 36800, Billings,

Montana 59107–6800, 406–896–5052, or

Russ Sorensen, BLM Dillon Field Office,

1005 Selway Drive, Dillon, Montana

59725, 406–683–2337.

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 public land is

hereby withdrawn from settlement, sale,

location, or entry under the general land

laws, including the United States

mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch. 2 (1994)),

but not from leasing under the mineral

leasing laws, to protect critical resource

values along the Beaverhead River:

Principal Meridian, Montana

Tract 1

T. 8 S., R. 10 W.,

Sec. 35, lots 3 and 4, and NW1⁄4SE1⁄4.

T. 9 S., R. 10 W.,

Sec. 1, lots 6 to 22, inclusive;

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

S1⁄2;

Sec. 11, lot 1 and N1⁄2, EXCEPTING

THEREFROM that tract of land described

in the Deed dated June 22, 1946,

recorded in Book 110 of Deeds, Page 263,

Records of Beaverhead County, Montana;

Sec. 12, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4,

E1⁄2SW1⁄4, NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;

Sec. 13, N1⁄2NE1⁄4 and NE1⁄4NW1⁄4,

EXCEPTING THEREFROM, Certificate of

Survey 889, all those portions conveyed

to the State of Montana for State

Highway purposes, those portions

conveyed for railroad purposes, and

those portions taken by the Declaration

of Taking dated September 13, 1960.

Tract 2

Certificate of Survey 889, which is a parcel

of land located in the NW1⁄4 of sec. 11, sec.

2, and lots 9 and 10 of sec. 1, T. 9 S., R. 10

W.

The area described contains approximately

2,244 acres in Beaverhead County.

2. The withdrawal made by this order

does not alter the applicability of those

public land laws governing the use of

the lands under lease, license, or permit,

or governing the disposal of their

mineral or vegetative resources other

than under the mining laws.

3. This withdrawal will expire 50

years from the effective date of this

order unless, as a result of a review

conducted before the expiration date

pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal

Land Policy and Management Act of

1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f) (1994), the

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Secretary determines that the

withdrawal shall be extended.

Dated: November 28, 2000.

Sylvia V. Baca,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 00–31258 Filed 12–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO–250–01–1220–PA]

Notice of Availability and Comment

Period for the Public Review of the

Draft, BLM National Off-Highway

Vehicle (OHV) Management Strategy

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

(BLM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The BLM is developing a

Strategy to improve management of

vehicle access on the public lands. In

response to the first public comment

period, BLM has developed a draft

strategy document. A public review

copy will be available by December 4,

2000 at BLM’s website http://

www.blm.gov. All members of the

public who submitted comments, or

signed in at a ‘‘listening meeting,’’ and

provided a legible address, will receive

a copy of the draft Strategy. Copies will

also be available at all BLM offices.

DATES: The draft strategy was released

on December 4, 2000 via the internet.

Public comments should be submitted

to BLM’s Washington Office by close of

business, January 3, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Return comments in writing

to: OHV Comment Manager, Bureau of

Land Management, Room 204 LS, 1849

C Street NW, Washington D.C. 20236;

via the Internet by clicking on the OHV

Strategy Link on http://www.blm.gov; or

via e-mail at:

ohvlcommentlmanager@blm.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim

Keeler at (202) 452–7771, Rodger

Schmitt at (202) 452–7738, or Bob

Ratcliffe at (202) 452–5040. Persons who

use a telecommunications device for the

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339 24 hours a day, 7 days a

week.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Comment Procedures

II. Background

I. Public Comment Procedures

If you wish to comment, you may

submit comments by any one of several

methods:

• You may mail comments to: OHV

Comment Manager, Bureau of Land

Management, Room 204 LS, 1849 C

Street NW, Washington D.C. 20240;

• Comments may be delivered to

Room 401, 1620 L Street, NW,

Washington, DC, 20236;

• A self-addressed mailer is available

in printed copies, being sent to all

members of the public who submitted

comments during the initial comment

period, and additional copies of the

mailer are available at all BLM offices:

• You may comment via the Internet

by following the Links from the BLM

Homepage (http://www.blm.gov) or by

sending comments to

ohvlcommentlmanager@blm.gov.

Please submit Internet comments as an

ASCII file avoiding the use of special

characters and any form of encryption.

Please include ‘‘Attn.: OHV Comment

Manager, and your name and return

address in your Internet message.’’

II. Background

Proper management of America’s

Public lands is vital for the natural

ecosystems that they support and for the

activities and resources they provide.

The use of off-highway vehicles (OHVs)

on BLM-administered public lands has

increased substantially in recent years,

and there has been an increasing

concern about the impact of all types of

recreational activities, including OHV

use, on the 264 million acres of public

land resources. The management

challenges posed by OHV use in the

fast-growing West have become very

apparent, especially since the BLM’s

land-use plans, budgets, and staffing

levels have not kept pace with OHV

technology and popularity. These

factors, along with litigation over OHV

management issues, have created the

need for a National OHV Management

Strategy.

In August 2000, the BLM asked the

public for ideas and proposed solutions

for improving management of the OHV

program. We are again requesting your

participation to review this document

and give us substantive comments.

Because of the immense interest the

public has shown in the OHV

management on BLM-administered

public lands, we are requesting that

your comments specifically relate to this

document. All comments will be fully

considered and evaluated in making any

necessary changes in the development

of the final National Off-Highway

Management Strategy.

Comments, including names and

street addresses of respondents will be

available for public review at the Bureau

of Land Management, Equity Building,

Room 204, 1620 L Street NW,

Washington, DC from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30

p.m., Monday through Friday, except

holidays. Individual respondents may

request confidentiality. If you wish to

withhold your name or address from

public review or from disclosure under

the Freedom of Information Act, you

must state this prominently at the

beginning of your comments. Such

requests will be honored to the extent

allowed by law. All submissions from

organizations or businesses, and from

individuals identifying themselves as

representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, will be

made available for public inspection in

their entirety.

Dated: December 4, 2000.

Henri Bisson,

Assistant Director Renewal Resources and

Planning.

[FR Doc. 00–31283 Filed 12–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–930; COC–64599]

Proposed Withdrawal; Opportunity for

Public Meeting; Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Forest Service, proposes to

withdraw approximately 12,867 acres of

National Forest System lands for 20

years to provide management

alternatives. This notice closes this land

to location and entry under the mining

laws for up to two years. The lands

remain open to mineral leasing.

DATES: Comments on this proposed

withdrawal must be received on or

before March 8, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to

the Colorado State Director, 2850

Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado

80215–7093.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Doris E. Chelius, 303–239–3706.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

November 27, 2000, the Department of

Agriculture, Forest Service, filed an

application to withdraw the following

described National Forest System lands

from location and entry under the

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

2), subject to valid existing rights:

Sixth Principal Meridian

White River National Forest

T. 5 S., R. 76 W.,

Sec. 3, W1⁄2SE1⁄4;