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Commission’s Website for downloading

only. Printed copies will be available

from the Western Water Policy Review

Office. All comments must be provided

to the Commission Office, and may be

provided by email to the Commission

email address, or in writing by mail or

facsimile.

The Basin Study Researchers will

review all comments and may or may

not incorporate the comments in the

final reports; they will prepare comment

and response documents, which will be

available to the public after June 30,

1997. Specific replies to comments will

not be provided.

Dated: February 27, 1997.

Larry Schulz,

Administrative Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–5347 Filed 3–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–94–M

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Proclaiming Certain Lands as

Reservation for the Pinoleville Indian

Community of California; Correction

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Correction of notice of

reservation proclamation.

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary—

Indian Affairs proclaimed certain lands

in Mendocino County, California, as an

addition to the reservation of the

Pinoleville Indian Community of

California on November 1, 1996. This

notice is published to correct the legal

description of the land and is in the

exercise of authority delegated by the

Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant

Secretary—Indian Affairs by 209 DM

8.1.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Larry E. Scrivner, Bureau of Indian

Affairs, Chief, Division of Real Estate

Services, MS–4510/MIB/Code 220, 1849

C Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240,

telephone (202) 208–7737.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

November 1, 1996, a proclamation was

issued pursuant to the Act of June 18,

1934, (48 Stat. 986; 25 U.S.C. § 467). The

legal description of the tract was in

error. The portion reading ‘‘thence

North 09°28′20′′ West’’ is corrected to

read ‘‘thence North 01°28′20′′ West.’’

Corrected legal description is as follows:

Mendocino County, California

Being a portion of Parcel 1, as shown

on that map filed in Map Case 2, Drawer

1, Page 74, Mendocino County Records:

Beginning at the Southeast corner of the

said Parcel 1; thence North 01°28′20′′

West along the East line of the said

Parcel 1, a distance of 242.55 feet;

thence North 01°43′20′′West along the

said East line, a distance of 103.13 feet;

thence South 88°16′40′′ West, 185.41

feet; thence North 01°43′20′′ West, 40

feet; thence South 88°16′40′′West,

140.94 feet to the West line of said

Parcel 1; thence South 01°00′00′′ East

along the said West line, a distance of

367.13 feet to the Southwest corner of

said Parcel 1; thence South 88°30′00′′

East along the South line of said Parcel

1, a distance of 330.44 feet to the point

of beginning.

Dated: January 28, 1997.

Ada E. Deer,

Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–5379 Filed 3–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

Bureau of Land Management

[NM–070–1320–01; NM–11670, NM–8128,

NM–8130]

Notice of Coal Action; New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability, Cost

Estimate Document (CED) for the

Thermal Energy Preference Right Lease

Applications (PRLAs) San Juan County,

New Mexico.

SUMMARY: The PRLA process requires

that a CED be prepared and made

available to the public. The CED

estimates the costs of compliance with

all laws, regulations, lease terms, and

special stipulations intended to protect

the environmental impacts of mining.

This action establishes the availability

of the CED for Thermal Energy’s PRLAs.

DATES: On or before May 6, 1997,

interested parties may submit comments

regarding the CED to the Bureau of Land

Management at the following address.

All comments will be reviewed by the

Bureau of Land Management,

Farmington District Manager, 1235 La

Plata Hwy., Farmington, New Mexico,

87401.

Dated: February 27, 1997.

Charlie Beecham,

Team Leader for Solid Minerals, Farmington

District, Bureau of Land Management.

[FR Doc. 97–5381 Filed 3–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–M

[NM–030–1100–00; NMNM95109]

Notice of Realty Action; Recreation

and Public Purposes Act

Classification; Socorro County, NM

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

(BLM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

SUMMARY: The following public land in

Socorro County, New Mexico has been

examined and found suitable for

classification for lease or conveyance to

the County of Socorro under the

provisions of the Recreation and Public

Purpose Act as amended (43 U.S. 869 et

seq.). Socorro County proposes to use

the land for the San Antonio Volunteer

Fire Department, Luis Lopez Substation/

Training Facility.

New Mexico Principal Meridian

T. 4 S., R. 1 E.,

Sec. 18, lot 21.

Containing 5.78 acres.

The lands are not needed for Federal

purposes. Lease or conveyance is

consistent with current BLM land use

planning and would be in the public

interest.

DATES: Interested parties may submit

comments on the classification or

purposed lease/conveyance. Comments

must be submitted on or before April 21,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to

Area Manager, Socorro Resource Area

Office, 198 Neel Avenue NW, Socorro,

New Mexico 87801.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lois Bell, BLM, Socorro Resource Area

Office, 198 Neel Ave, NW, Socorro, New

Mexico 87801, or telephone (505) 835–

0412.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Lease or

conveyance will be subject to the

following terms, conditions, and

reservations:

1. Provisions of the R&PP Act and to

applicable regulations of the Secretary

of the Interior.

2. All valid existing rights

documented on the official public land

records at the time of lease/patent

issuance.

3. All minerals shall be reserved to

the United States, together with the

right to prospect for, mine, and remove

the minerals.

4. A reservation for the construction

of ditches and canals shall be reserved

to the United States.

5. Any other reservations that the

authorized officer determines

appropriate to ensure public access and

proper management of Federal lands

and interests therein.
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Upon publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the land will be

segregated from all other forms of

appropriation under the public land

laws, including the general mining laws,

except for lease or conveyance under

the R&PP Act and leasing under the

mineral leasing laws.

Classification Comments

Interested parties may submit

comments involving the suitability of

the land for a fire substation/training

facility. Comments on the classification

are restricted to whether the land is

physically suited for a fire substation/

training facility, whether the use will

maximize the future use or uses of the

land, whether the use is consistent with

local planning and zoning, or if the use

is consistent with State and Federal

programs.

Application Comments

Interested parties may submit

comments regarding the specific use

proposed in the application and plan of

development, whether the BLM

followed proper administrative

procedures in reaching the decision, or

any other factor not directly related to

the suitability of the land for a fire

substation/training facility.

Any adverse comments will be

reviewed by the State Director. In the

absence of any adverse comments, the

classification will become effective 60

days from the date of publication of this

notice.

Dated: February 26, 1997.

Stephanie Hargrove,

Acting District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–5317 Filed 3–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–VC–M

[UTU–73634 & UTU–73635]

Notice of Realty Action; Recreation

and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act

Classification; Utah

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

SUMMARY: The following public lands in

Uintah County, Utah have been

examined and found suitable for

classification for conveyance to Uintah

County under the provisions of the

Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP)

Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).

Uintah County proposes to purchase

these tracts of public land for landfill

purposes.

Salt Lake Meridian, Utah

T. 4 S., R. 22 E.,

Sec. 8, Lots 3 and 5, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4,

E1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4;

Sec. 17, N1⁄2NW1⁄4.

Containing 211.05 acres, more or less.

T. 5. S., R. 19 E.,

Sec. 11, W1⁄2W1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4,

W1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4,

N1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4.

Containing 75.00 acres, more or less.

The 211.05 acre tract, located near

Vernal City, Utah, is needed by Uintah

County to expand their Vernal Landfill

facility presently situated on adjoining

land. The 75.00 acre tract, located near

the community of LaPoint, Utah, is

currently leased to Uintah County for

landfill purposes (R&PP lease, UTU–

53917) and would continue to be used

for landfill purposes and as a solid

waste transfer station. The public lands

are not needed for Federal purposes.

Conveyance is consistent with current

BLM and Uintah County land use

planning and would be in the public

interest.

The patents, if issued, will be subject

to the following terms, conditions and

reservations:

1. Provisions of the Recreation and

Public Purposes Act, as amended and to

all applicable regulations of the

Secretary of the Interior.

2. A right-of-way for ditches and

canals constructed by the authority of

the United States.

3. All minerals shall be reserved to

the United States, together with the

right to prospect for, mine and remove

the minerals.

4. The patentee shall comply with all

federal and state laws applicable to the

disposal, placement, or release of

hazardous substances (substances as

defined in 40 CFR Part 302).

5. Reservation of oil and gas lease

UTU–64918.

6. Those rights granted to Utah Power

and Light for a 138kV power

transmission line under right-of-way (R/

W) grant, UTU–0118311.

7. The privilege of grazing permittees

to continue to graze livestock on public

land adjoining the existing Vernal

Landfill would expire on January 31,

1998, unless the permittees choose to

waive their grazing privileges earlier.

8. Uintah County, its successors or

assigns, shall defend, indemnify, and

save harmless the United States and its

officers, agents, representatives, and

employees (hereinafter referred to in

this clause as the United States), from

all claims, loss, damage, actions, causes

of action, expense, and liability

(hereinafter referred to in this clause as

claims) resulting from, brought for, or

on account of, any personal injury,

threat of personal injury, or property

damage received or sustained by any

person or persons (including the

patentee’s employees) or property

growing out of, or occurring or

attributable directly or indirectly, to the

disposal of solid waste on, or the release

of hazardous substances from Salt Lake

Meridian, Utah, Sec. 11,

W1⁄2W1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4,

W1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4,

N1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, and T. 5 S., R. 19 E., and

Sec. 8, Lots 3 and 5, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4 and

E1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, Sec. 17, N1⁄2NW1⁄4, T. 4

S., R. 22 E., regardless of whether such

claims shall be attributable to: (1) the

concurrent, contributory, or partial

fault, failure, or negligence of the United

States, or (2) the sole fault, failure, or

negligence of the United States.

A partial revocation of a withdrawal

created by Public Land Order 4522

would be completed prior to issuing a

patent for the 75.00 acres of public land

located near LaPoint, Utah.

Detailed information concerning this

action is available for review at the

BLM’s Vernal District office, 170 South

500 East, Vernal, Utah 84078.

Classification Comments

Interested parties may submit

comments concerning the suitability of

these public lands for landfill purposes.

Comments on the classification are

restricted to whether the land is

physically suited for the proposal,

whether the use will maximize the

future use or uses of the land, whether

the use is consistent with local planning

and zoning, or if the use is consistent

with State and Federal programs.

Application Comments

Interested parties may submit

comments regarding the specific use

proposed in the County’s applications

and plans of development, whether the

BLM followed proper administrative

procedures in reaching the decision, or

any other factor not directly related to

the suitability of the land for landfill

purposes.

Comments received on the

classification will be answered by the

State Director with the right to further

comment to the Secretary. Comments on

the applications will be answered by the

State Director with the right of appeal to

the Interior Board of Land Appeals.

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,

except for conveyance under the R&PP

Act, as amended and leasing under the

mineral leasing laws. The segregative

effect shall terminate upon issuance of

a patent, upon final rejection of the

applications, or two years from the date

of filing of the applications, whichever

occurs first.