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statement be submitted at the time of

the meeting for distribution to members

of the ACWI and placement in the

official file. Any member of the public

may submit written information and (or)

comments to Dr. Smith for distribution

at the ACWI.

Dated: February 28, 1997.

Lewis V. Wade,

Assistant Chief Hydrologist for Water

Information, U.S. Geological Survey.

[FR Doc. 97–7078 Filed 3–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–31–M

Bureau of Land Management

[AK–962–1410–00; AA–8482–A]

Notice for Publication; Alaska Native

Claims Selection

In accordance with Departmental

regulation 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is

hereby given that a decision to issue

conveyance under the provisions of Sec.

14(a) of the Alaska Native Claims

Settlement Act of December 18, 1971, 43

U.S.C. 1601, 1613(a), and Sec. 1427(e) of

the Alaska National Interest Lands

Conservation Act of December 2, 1980,

Pub L. 96–487, 94 Stat. 2371, 2525,

2526, will be issued to Ayakulik, Inc.,

for approximately 147 acres. The lands

involved are in the vicinity of Ayakulik,

Alaska.

U.S. Survey No. 4655, Alaska.

A notice of the decision will be

published once a week, for four (4)

consecutive weeks, in the Kodiak Daily

Mirror. Copies of the decision may be

obtained by contacting the Alaska State

Office of the Bureau of Land

Management, 222 West Seventh

Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513–

7599 ((907) 271–5960).

Any party claiming a property interest

which is adversely affected by the

decision, an agency of the Federal

government or regional corporation,

shall have until April 21, 1997 to file an

appeal. However, parties receiving

service by certified mail shall have 30

days from the date of receipt to file an

appeal. Appeals must be filed in the

Bureau of Land Management at the

address identified above, where the

requirements for filing an appeal may be

obtained. Parties who do not file an

appeal in accordance with the

requirements of 43 CFR Part 4, Subpart

E, shall be deemed to have waived their

rights.

Chris Sitbon,

ANCSA Team, Land Law Examiner, Branch

of 962 Adjudication.

[FR Doc. 97–6997 Filed 3–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P

[MT–060–1020–00]

Notice Seeking Nominations for

Resource Advisory Council

AGENCY: Notice.

ACTION: The Lewistown District BLM

Office is soliciting public nominations

for one position in Category 3 of its

Resource Advisory Council (RAC).

Public nominations will be accepted

and considered for 30 days beginning on

the publication date of this notice.

Category 3 is for persons who: hold

state, county or local elected office; are

employed by a state agency responsible

for management of natural resources,

land and water; represent Indian tribes

within or adjacent to the area for which

the council is organized; are employed

as academicians in natural resource

management or the natural sciences; or

represent the public-at-large.

Individuals may nominate themselves

or others. Nominees must reside in the

state in which the council has

jurisdiction. Nominees will be evaluated

based on their education, training and

experience of the issues and knowledge

of the geographical area of the council.

Nominees should have demonstrated a

commitment to collaborative resource

decision making.

Each nomination package must

include a brief background information

nomination form, provided upon

request from any BLM office in the

Lewistown District, and a letter(s) of

nomination detailing the nominee’s

qualifications for serving on the council.

Nominations to this RAC should be

sent to: David L. Mari, Lewistown

District Manager, P.O. Box 1160, Airport

Road, Lewistown, MT 59457. The

nomination period will also be

announced through press releases

issued by the Lewistown District BLM

Office.

The Secretary of the Interior makes

the appointments to this council. The

individual selected will serve a term

that expires September 19, 1999.

Members of the Lewistown RAC

advice the District Manager concerning

resource planning and other issues

related to management of lands

administered by BLM. As required by

the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

RAC membership must be balanced and

representative of the various interests

concerned with the management of

public lands.

DATES: All nominations must be

received by the Lewistown District

Office on or before April 14, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

District Manager, Lewistown District

Office, Bureau of Land Management,

P.O. Box 1160, Airport Road,

Lewistown, MT 59457.

Dated: March 5, 1997.

David L. Mari,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–7077 Filed 3–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

[CA–060–07–1990–00]

Notice of Public Meetings

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, in

accordance with Public Laws 92–463

and 94–579, that the National Park

Service, Bureau of Land Management,

and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have

scheduled a series of workshops to

update the public on the status of the

Northern and Eastern Mojave planning

effort and gather comments on the

framework of alternatives that will be

addressed in the plan. The workshops

are scheduled at the following locations:

Monday, April 14, 7–10 p.m., City

Council Chambers, 1111 Baily

Avenue, Needles, CA

Tuesday, April 15, 7–10 p.m., Cashman

Field, 850 N. Las Vegas Blvd., Room

107, Las Vegas, NV

Wednesday, April 16, 7–10 p.m., Visitor

Center Auditorium, Furnace Creek,

Death Valley National Park

Thursday, April 17, 7–10 p.m., Eastern

Sierra Fairgrounds, Sierra Street &

Fair Drive, Bishop, CA

Friday, April 18, 7–10 p.m., Boulder

Creek RV Park, Highway 395 (5 miles

south of Lone Pine), Lone Pine, CA

Saturday, April 19, 1–4 p.m., Dana Park

Bldg., 850 South Barstow Road,

Barstow, CA

Monday, April 21, 7–10 p.m., Holiday

Inn-—Magnolia Room, 303 East

Cordova, Pasadena, CA

Tuesday, April 22, 7–10 p.m., Ramada

Inn—Lakes Room, 2000 Ostrems Way,

San Bernardino, CA

Wednesday, April 23, 7–10 p.m., Baker

Community Center, Baker Blvd.,

Baker, CA

Thursday, April 24, 7–10 p.m., City

Council Chambers, 100 California

Ave., Ridgecrest, CA

The conceptual planning alternatives

will outline a range of three possible

alternatives, plus the no-action

alternative. The interagency team is

seeking input from the public on the

array of alternatives and the details that

will be addressed in the planning effort.

The 7.7 million acre planning area

encompasses Death Valley National

Park, the Mojave National Preserve, and

BLM-managed public lands in parts of

Inyo and San Bernardino counties. The

interagency planning effort will guide

the protection, public use and