11220 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 47 / Tuesday, March 11, 1997 / Notices

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George T. Skibine, Director, Indian

Gaming Management Staff, Bureau of

Indian Affairs, Washington, D.C. 20240,

(202) 219–4068.

Dated: February 21, 1997.

Ada E. Deer,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–5885 Filed 3–10–97; 8:45 am]

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Bureau of Land Management

(AZ–020–07–1430–00; AZA 29960)

Notice of Intent To Prepare an

Environment Assessment Analyzing

the Impacts of the Proposed Exchange

of Approximately 4,300 Acres of Public

Land in Maricopa County and up to 700

Acres of Private land Within the

Saguaro National Park Boundaries in

Pima County, Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

Environmental Assessment.

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public

that the Bureau of Land Management

intends to prepare an environmental

assessment for the exchange of public

lands in Maricopa County, Arizona for

private lands of equal value in Pima

County, Arizona.

1. Identification of the geographic

areas involved: The proposed land

exchange involves approximately 4,300

acres of public lands currently managed

by the Phoenix Field Office, Bureau of

Land Management, that are located

southwest of Lake Pleasent (south of

State Highway 74) near Phoenix,

Arizona. The private lands to be offered

in exchange (up to 700 acres) are within

the Saguaro National boundaries as

authorized by Pub. L. 103–364, October

14, 1994.

2. At a minimum, the no action

alternative and an alternative that

considers the proposed action will be

analyzed.

3. General types of issues anticipated:

the proposed land exchange involves

issues related to the natural resource

values and uses of public lands in

question. Issues to be fully analyzed

will involve impacts on water resources,

native vegetation, wildlife, recreation,

socioeconomic, public access, grazing

allotments, minerals and cultural

resources.

4. Disciplines to be represented and

used to prepare the environmental

assessment: wildlife, biology, recreation,

realty, range, socioeconomic, geology

and archaeology,

DATES: The kind and extent of public

participation: Public open house

scoping meetings will be held at the

following locations and times:

Tucson Open House, March 26, 1997 4–

8 p.m. at the Picture Rocks Retreat,

7101 W. Picture Rocks Road, Tuscon,

Arizona.

Phoenix Open House, March 27, 1997

4–8 p.m. Bureau of Land

Management, Phoenix Field Office

Conference Room, 2015 W. Deer

Valley Road, Phoenix, Arizona (602)

780–8090.

Written comments may be submitted

during the public meeting or to the

address given in the section below.

Public comments will be accepted

until 30 days after the publication of

this Notice.

ADDRESSES: Written comments

concerning the Environmental

Assessment should be submitted to

Bureau of Land Management, Attn.

Shela McFarlin, Project Manager, 2015

W. Deer Valley Road, Phoenix, Arizona

85027.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shela McFarlin, Bureau of Land

Management, Phoenix Field Office,

2015 W. Deer Valley Road, Phoenix,

Arizona 85027, phone (602) 780–8090.

Dated: March 5, 1997.

William T. Childress,

Resource Advisor.

[FR Doc. 97–5959 Filed 3–10–97; 8:45 am]

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[AZ–930–07–1020–00]

Notice of Availability of the Proposed

Plan Amendment of Land Use Plans in

Arizona for Implementation of Arizona

Standards for Rangeland Health and

Guidelines for Grazing Administration,

Finding of No Significant Impact, and

Environmental Assessment Summary

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section

202 of the National Environmental

Policy Act of 1969, an environmental

assessment (EA) on the Statewide Plan

Amendment for Implementation of

Arizona Standards and Guidelines has

been prepared. The Proposed Plan

Amendment would amend Arizona

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

land use plans (Resource Management

Plans, Management Framework Plans,

and amendments) containing decisions

that conflict with Arizona Standards

and Guidelines. The modified decisions

will bring the affected plans and

Arizona Standards and Guidelines into

conformance.

The EA assessed the impacts

associated with modifying land use plan

decisions. An analysis of potential

environmental impacts found that

impacts would not be significant,

resulting in a Finding of No Significant

Impact (FONSI).

DATES: Protests on the proposed

decisions in the Proposed Plan

Amendment for Implementation of

Arizona Standards and Guidelines must

be postmarked by April 7, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Protests must be sent to

Director (210); Bureau of Land

Management; 1849 C Street, NW; MS–

1000LS; Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken

Mahoney, Team Leader, Arizona State

Office, 222 North Central Avenue,

Phoenix, Arizona 85004, Telephone:

(602) 417–9238.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Three

alternatives are considered in the EA.

The no action alternative (continuation

of current management) provides a

baseline for comparison with other

alternatives. The Proposed Action

modifies land use plan decisions which

conflict with Arizona Standards and

Guidelines. This action affects decisions

in the Safford and Yuma Resource

Management Plans. Alternative A

analyzes the effects of decision changes

which would be needed if the Fallback

Standards and Guidelines, contained in

43 CFR 4180, were to be adopted.

Alternative A would affect decisions in

the Arizona Strip, Safford, and Yuma

Resource Management Plans.

Arizona Standards and Guidelines

were developed in partnership with the

Arizona Resource Advisory Council and

with other public involvement.

Other Relevant Information

The proposed decision is subject to a

30-day protest period as required by

BLM planning regulations. Any person

who participated in this planning

process and has an interest that may be

adversely affected by the proposed

decision may submit a protest following

the procedures provided in 43 CFR

1610.5–2.

Following the resolution of any

protest and Governor’s consistency

review, a final decision on the

Statewide Plan Amendment for

Implementation of Arizona Standards

and Guidelines will be documented in
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a decision record. Copies of the decision

record will be distributed to identified

parties.

Copies of the Proposed Plan

Amendment of Land Use Plans in

Arizona for Implementation of Arizona

Standards for Rangeland Health and

Guidelines for Grazing Administration

can be reviewed in the Public Rooms of

the following BLM Offices:

Arizona State Office, 222 North Central

Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85004

Arizona Strip Field Office, 345 East

Riverside Drive, St. George, Utah

84790

Kingman Field Office, 2475 Beverly

Avenue, Kingman, Arizona 86401

Lake Havasu Field Office, 2610

Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu

City, Arizona 86406

Phoenix Field Office, 2015 West Deer

Valley Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85027

Safford Field Office, 711 14th Avenue,

Safford, Arizona 85546

Tucson Field Office, 12661 East

Broadway, Tucson, Arizona 85748

Yuma Field Office, 2555 Gila Ridge

Road, Yuma, Arizona 85365–2240

Michael A. Ferguson,

Deputy State Director, Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97–5919 Filed 3–10–97; 8:45 am]

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[ES–960–1910–00–4377] ES–48640, Group

171, Minnesota

Notice of Filing of Plat of Survey;

Minnesota

The plat of the dependent resurvey of

a portion of the west boundary of the

Grand Portage Indian Reservation,

Townships 63 and 64 North, Range 4

East, Fourth Principal Meridian,

Minnesota, will be officially filed in

Eastern States, Springfield, Virginia at

7:30 a.m., on April 17, 1997.

The survey was requested by the

Bureau of Indian Affairs.

All inquiries or protests concerning

the technical aspects of the survey must

be sent to the Chief Cadastral Surveyor,

Eastern States, Bureau of Land

Management, 7450 Boston Boulevard,

Springfield, Virginia 22153, prior to

7:30 a.m., April 17, 1997.

Copies of the plat will be made

available upon request and prepayment

of the reproduction fee of $2.75 per

copy.

Dated: March 3, 1997.

Stephen G. Kopach,

Chief Cadastral Surveyor.

[FR Doc. 97–6057 Filed 3–10–97; 8:45 am]

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[ES–960–1910–00–4377] ES–48642, Group

176, Minnesota

Notice of Filing of Plat of Survey;

Minnesota

The plat of the dependent resurvey of

a portion of the subdivisional lines, and

the subdivision of fractional section 14,

south of the Minnesota River, Township

115 North, Range 39 West, Fifth

Principal Meridian, Minnesota, will be

officially filed in Eastern States,

Springfield, Virginia at 7:30 a.m., on

April 17, 1997.

The survey was requested by the

Bureau of Indian Affairs.

All inquiries or protests concerning

the technical aspects of the survey must

be sent to the Chief Cadastral Surveyor,

Eastern States, Bureau of Land

Management, 7450 Boston Boulevard,

Springfield, Virginia 22153, prior to

7:30 a.m., April 17, 1997.

Copies of the plat will be made

available upon request and prepayment

of the reproduction fee of $2.75 per

copy.

Dated: March 3, 1997.

Stephen G. Kopach,

Chief Cadastral Surveyor.

[FR Doc. 97–6061 Filed 3–10–97; 8:45 am]

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[ES–960–1910–00–4377; ES–48641, Group

171, Minnesota]

Notice of Filing of Plat of Survey;

Minnesota

The plat of the dependent resurvey of

a portion of the subdivisional lines, and

the partial subdivision of section 24,

Township 64 North, Range 5 East,

Fourth Principal Meridian, Minnesota,

will be officially filed in Eastern States,

Springfield, Virginia at 7:30 a.m., on

April 17, 1997.

The survey was requested by the

Bureau of Indian Affairs.

All inquiries or protests concerning

the technical aspects of the survey must

be sent to the Chief Cadastral Surveyor,

Eastern States, Bureau of Land

Management, 7450 Boston Boulevard,

Springfield, Virginia 22153, prior to

7:30 a.m., April 17, 1997.

Copies of the plat will be made

available upon request and prepayment

of the reproduction fee of $2.75 per

copy.

Dated: March 3, 1997.

Stephen G. Kopach,

Chief Cadastral Surveyor.

[FR Doc. 97–6062 Filed 3–10–97; 8:45 am]

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Gauley River National Recreation Area

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Availability of final general

management plan/final environmental

impact statement for the Gauley River

National Recreation Area, Fayette and

Nicholas counties, West Virginia.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) of 1969, the National Park

Service (NPS) announces the

availability of a final general

management plan/environmental

impact statement/land protection plan

(FGMP/FEIS/LPP) for the Gauley River

National Recreation Area. The draft

environmental impact statement was on

public review for 150 days from June 6

through November 7, 1994.

Four alternatives for future resource

protection, interpretation, visitor use,

and facility development were

presented in the Draft GMP/EIS/LPP

which was distributed for public

review. During that review period, over

300 comments were received and

summarized for use by the NPS in its

selection of a alternative. As a result of

that analysis, Alternative B, with minor

modifications, was chosen as the

proposed final plan.

Key components of the Final GMP/

FEIS/LPP are the continuation of

existing whitewater rafting and boating

activities, along with providing other

recreational opportunities. Land

acquisition will be needed to implement

most of the recommended activities and

protection measures—such as public

access to the river and the development

of a trails system. Development will be

limited to a small visitor and operations

facility, two small maintenance

buildings, parking, two middle and one

lower river access points, one primitive

camping area, viewpoints, trails, and

minor road improvements.

DATES: The 30-day no action period for

review of the FGMP/FEIS/LPP will end

on April 10, 1997. A record of decision

will follow the no action period.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Superintendent, Gauley River National

Recreation Area, PO Box 246, Glen Jean,

West Virginia 25846, or telephone 304–

465–0508.

Dated: March 5, 1997.

Pete Hart,

Superintendent, Gauley River NRA.

[FR Doc. 97–5986 Filed 3–10–97; 8:45 am]

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