Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 237 / Friday, December 8, 2000 / Notices 77037

Great Smoky Mtns.

Indian Camp Creek Co: Sevier TN 37722–

Landholding Agency: Interior

Property Number: 61200040004

Status: Excess

Reason: Extensive deterioration

Bldg. 488

Bahl House

Great Smoky Mtns.

Indian Camp Creek Co: Sevier TN 37722–

Landholding Agency: Interior

Property Number: 61200040005

Status: Excess

Reason: Extensive deterioration

Bldg. 489

Bahl House

Great Smoky Mtns.

Indian Camp Creek Co: Sevier TN 37722–

Landholding Agency: Interior

Property Number: 61200040006

Status: Excess

Reason: Extensive deterioration

[FR Doc. 00–30990 Filed 12–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–29–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

National Satellite Land Remote

Sensing Data Archive (NSLRSDA)

Advisory Committee; Notice of

Reestablishment

This notice is published in

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

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public

Law 92–463), 5 U.S.C. App. (1988).

Following consultation with the General

Services Administration, notice is

hereby given that the Secretary of the

Interior is reestablishing the National

Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data

Archive (NSLRSDA) Advisory

Committee. NSLRSDA was established

by Congress in the Land Remote Sensing

Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–

555), 15 U.S.C. 5601.

The purpose of the Committee is to

advise the U.S. Geological Survey

(USGS), Earth Resources Observation

Systems (EROS) Data Center (EDC) on

guidelines or rules relating to NSLRSDA

archival data deposit, maintenance, and

preservation as well as access

management policies and procedures.

The Committee will be responsible for

providing advice and consultation on a

broad range of technical and policy

topics in guiding development of

NSLRSDA.

In order for the Secretary to be

advised by a broad spectrum of remote

sensing data users and producers,

committee membership will be

composed of 15 members, as follows:

two from academia, with one being a

laboratory researcher-data user and one

a classroom educator; four from

government, with one being a Federal

data user, one a State data user, one a

local data user, and one a science

archivist; four from industry, with one

being a data management technologist,

one a licensed data provider, one a

value-added or other data provider, and

one an end user; five others, with one

being a nonaffiliated individual, one

representing a nongovernmental

organization, one an international

representative, and two at-large, from

any data user or producer sector.

Expertise in information science,

natural science, social science, and

policy/law must be represented within

the sectors listed above.

The Committee will function solely as

an advisory body, and in compliance

with the provisions of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act. The Charter

will be filed under the Act, 15 days from

the date of publication of this notice.

Further information regarding the

NSLRSDA Advisory Committee may be

obtained from the Director, USGS,

Department of the Interior, 12201

Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia

20192. Certification of reestablishment

is published below.

Certification

I hereby certify that the

restablishment of the National Satellite

Land Remote Sensing Data Archive

Advisory Committee is necessary and in

the public interest in connection with

the performance of duties by the

Department of Interior mandated

pursuant to the Land Remote Sensing

Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–

555), 15 U.S.C. 5601.

Dated: November 16, 2000.

Bruce Babbitt,

Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 00–31288 Filed 12–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–Y7–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Intent To Prepare a

Comprehensive Conservation Plan for

the Proposed Grand Kankakee Marsh

National Wildlife Refuge in

Northwestern Indiana and

Northeastern Illinois

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare a

comprehensive conservation plan for

the proposed Grand Kankakee Marsh

National Wildlife Refuge in

northwestern Indiana and northeastern

Illinois.

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public

that the Fish and Wildlife Service

(Service) intends to prepare a

comprehensive conservation plan and

an associated environmental document

for the proposed Grand Kankakee Marsh

National Wildlife Refuge. The Service is

furnishing this notice in compliance

with Service comprehensive

conservation plan policy and the

National Environmental Policy Act and

implementing regulations to achieve the

following:

(1) Advise other agencies and the

public of our intentions, and

(2) Obtain suggestions and

information on the scope of issues,

opportunities, and concerns for

inclusion in the environmental

assessment.

DATES: Beginning in November 2000,

the Service will solicit information from

the public via open houses, workshops,

focus groups, and written comments.

Special mailings, newspaper articles

and radio announcements will inform

people of the times and places of public

scoping meetings. The dates, times, and

places of future scoping meetings will

also be posted on the Service’s web site

at: http://www.fws.gov/r3pao/planning/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Address comments and requests for

more information to: Project Leader,

Grand Kankakee Marsh National

Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 189,

Plymouth, Indiana 46563; telephone:

219–935–3411.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is

Service policy to have all lands within

the National Wildlife Refuge System

managed in accordance with an

approved comprehensive conservation

plan. The plan guides management

decisions and identifies refuge goals,

objectives, and strategies for achieving

refuge purposes. Public input into this

planning process is encouraged. The

plan will provide other agencies and the

public with a clear understanding of the

desired future conditions of the refuge

and how the Service will implement

management strategies.

The purpose(s) of the Grand Kankakee

Marsh National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge)

is ‘‘for the development, advancement,

management, conservation, and

protection of fish and wildlife

resources’’ (Fish and Wildlife Act of

1956) and for ‘‘the conservation of the

wetlands of the Nation in order to

maintain the public benefits they

provide and to help fulfill international

obligations contained in various

migratory bird treaties and conventions

* * *’’ (Emergency Wetlands Resources

Act of 1986).

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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