Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 62 / Tuesday, April 1, 1997 / Notices 15533

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

The Commission Office at telephone

303–236–6211, FAX 303–236–4286, or

E-mail to rgunnarson@do.usbr.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public

Participation: Written statements may

be provided in advance to the Western

Water Policy Review Office, address

cited under the ADDRESSES caption of

this notice, or submitted directly at the

meeting. Statements will be provided to

the members prior to the meeting if

received by no later than April 10, 1997.

The Commission’s schedule will not

allow time for formal presentations by

the public during the meeting.

Dated: March 25, 1997.

Larry Schulz,

Administrative Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–8227 Filed 3–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–94–M

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–920–07–1320–00]

Powder River Regional Coal Team

Activities: Amendment of Agenda

AGENCY: Department of Interior,

Wyoming.

ACTION: Modification of regional coal

team meeting agenda.

SUMMARY: Addition of Discussion Items

to Regional Coal Team (RCT) agenda for

its Annual meeting.

DATES: The RCT meeting remains as

initially scheduled; e.g. 9:00 a.m. M.D.T.

on Wednesday, April 23, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held as

originally scheduled at the Wyoming

Conservation Commission’s Meeting

Room, 777 West 1st Street, Casper,

Wyoming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Hernandez or Eugene Jonart, Wyoming

State Office, Attn: (922), P.O. Box 1828,

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003, telephone

(307) 775–6270 or 775–6257.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RCT

would like to announce that several

changes have occurred which they

would like to bring to the public’s

attention. A new coal lease-byapplication (LBA) was filed with the

BLM Wyoming State Office by Amax

Land Company (WYW141568), on

March 20, 1997, for an estimated 200

million tons and 1,578 acres. This is the

initial public notification of this

pending application, in accordance with

the Powder River Operational

Guidelines (1991).

In addition, a brief update of the 1996

Powder River Basin Market Analysis has

been added. Any party interested in

providing comments or data related to

the above pending application may

either do so in writing to the State

Director (922), Wyoming State Office,

Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box

1828, Cheyenne, WY, 82003, no later

than April 18, 1997, or by addressing

the RCT with his/her concerns at the

meeting on April 23, 1997.

The amended agenda for the meeting

follows:

1. Introduction of RCT Members and

guests.

2. Approval of the Minutes of the

April 23, 1996, Regional Coal Team

meeting held in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

3. Regional Coal Activity Status:

a. Current Production and Trend.

b. Activity Since Last RCT Meeting.

c. Status of pending LBAs previously

reviewed by RCT:

—North Rochelle LBA—WYW127221,

Ziegler; filed 7/22/92; 140 million

tons; est. sale date July 1997. Draft EIS

was reviewed by public from

November 8, 1996, thru January 10,

1997. A public hearing was held in

Gillette, WY, on December 12, 1996

—Powder River—WYW136142;

Peabody; filed 3/23/95, est. 550

million tons, 4,020 acres, tentative

sale date in March 98

—Jacob’s Ranch—WYW136458;

(Wyoming), Kerr-McGee; filed 4/14/

95, est 432 million tons, 4,000 acres,

tentative sale date June 98

d. Status of Coal Exchanges—Belco/

Hay Creek; Nance/Brown AVF.

e. Pending Coal Lease Modifications

(if any).

f. New coal lease applications (LBAs).

4. Update of Selected Portions of 1996

Executive Summary.

5. Update of 1996 Market Analysis.

6. Other Regional Issues:

—Status of Buffalo Resource Area’s

Management Plan, (Wyoming).

—Encoal Corporation Presentation

—North American Power Group

Presentation

7. Lease Applicant Presentations:

—Evergreen Enterprises

—Antelope Coal Company

—Amax Land Company

8. RCT Activity Planning

Recommendations.

—Review and recommendation(s) on

pending lease Application(s)

9. Discussion of the next meeting site

and time.

10. Adjourn.

Public discussion opportunities will

be provided on all agenda items.

Alan R. Pierson,

State Director, Wyoming.

[FR Doc. 97–8163 Filed 3–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–22–M

[CA–930–1430–01; CAS 585]

Termination of Classifications of

Public Lands for Small Tract

Classification Number 506, Recreation

and Public Purpose, and Multiple-Use

Management, and Opening Order;

California; Correction

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Correction.

SUMMARY: In notice document 96–22270

beginning on page 46481 in the issue of

Tuesday, September 3, 1996, make the

following correction:

On page 46482 in the second column,

(a). Insert sec. 11 into the legal

description for T. 43 N., R. 13 E.; (b).

insert the following legal description:

T. 41 N., R. 14 E.,

Secs. 4 to 9, inclusive;

Secs. 16 to 21, inclusive;

Secs. 28 to 33, inclusive.

Dated: March 19, 1997.

David McIlnay,

Chief, Branch of Lands.

[FR Doc. 97–8159 Filed 3–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P

[NV–942–07–1420–00]

Filing of Plats of Survey; Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to inform the public and interested State

and local government officials of the

filing of Plats of Survey in Nevada.

DATES: Filing is effective at 10:00 a.m.

on the dates indicated below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert H. Thompson, Acting Chief,

Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), Nevada State

Office, 850 Harvard Way, P.O. Box

12000, Reno, Nevada 89520, 702–785–

6541.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. The Plat of Survey of the following

described lands was officially filed at

the Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada

on January 9, 1997:

The plat, representing the dependent

resurvey of a portion of the north

boundary and a portion of the

subdivisional lines of Township 14

North, Range 20 East, of the Mount

Diablo Meridian, in the State of Nevada,

under Group No. 739, was accepted

January 7, 1997.

This survey was executed to meet

certain administrative needs of the

Bureau of Land Management.

2. The Plat of Survey of the following

described lands was officially filed at
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the Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada

on January 16, 1997:

The plat, in five (5) sheets,

representing the dependent resurvey of

the Sixth Standard Parallel South,

through a portion of Range 59 East, a

portion of the south boundary, the east

boundary, a portion of the subdivisional

lines and a portion of Mineral Survey

No. 5026, and the subdivision of certain

sections, Township 25 South, Range 59

East, of the Mount Diablo Meridian, in

the State of Nevada, under Group No.

702, was accepted January 14, 1997.

This survey was executed to meet

certain administrative needs of the

Bureau of Land Management.

3. The Plat of Survey of the following

described lands was officially filed at

the Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada

on January 30, 1997:

The plat, representing the dependent

resurvey of a portion of the north

boundary and a portion of the

subdivisional lines, and the subdivision

of sections 4 and 9, Township 11 North,

Range 26 East, of the Mount Diablo

Meridian, in the State of Nevada, under

Group No. 757, was accepted January

28, 1997.

This survey was executed to meet

certain needs of the Bureau of Land

Management.

4. The Plat of Survey of the following

described lands will be officially filed at

the Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada

on May 5, 1997:

The plat, representing the dependent

resurvey of a portion of the

subdivisional lines and Mineral Survey

No. 4813 in Township 16 North, Range

29 East; and the dependent resurvey of

a portion of Mineral Survey No. 5123 in

Townships 16 North, Ranges 28 and 29

East, and the survey of a portion of the

west boundary and a portion of the

subdivisional lines of Township 16

North, Range 29 East, of the Mount

Diablo Meridian, in the State of Nevada,

under Group No. 759, was accepted

March 18, 1997.

This survey was executed to meet

certain needs of the Bureau of Land

Management.

5. Subject to valid existing rights the

provisions of existing withdrawals and

classifications, the requirements of

applicable laws, and other segregations

of record, those lands listed under item

4 are open to application, petition, and

disposal, including application under

the mineral leasing laws. All such valid

applications received on or prior to May

5, 1997, shall be considered as

simultaneously filed at that time. Those

received thereafter shall be considered

in order of filing.

6. The above-listed surveys are now

the basic record for describing the lands

for all authorized purposes. These

surveys have been placed in the open

files in the BLM Nevada State Office

and are available to the public as a

matter of information. Copies of the

surveys and related field notes may be

furnished to the public upon payment of

the appropriate fees.

Dated: March 19, 1997.

Robert H. Thompson,

Acting Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Nevada.

[FR Doc. 97–8160 Filed 3–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P

National Park Service

Notice of Boundary Adjustment and

Exchange of Lands in Clallam and

Mason Counties, Washington

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

revision of the boundaries of Olympic

National Park. Federal lands within

Olympic National Park (ONP) have been

conveyed to the City of Tacoma

(Tacoma) for operation of the Lake

Cushman hydroelectric project. The

boundary of ONP has been adjusted to

delete these disposed federal lands. In

exchange, the United States (U.S.) has

acquired formerly State-owned lands

within the boundaries of ONP, which

were provided by Tacoma.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Realty Officer, Land Resources Program

Center, Columbia Cascades System

Support Office, 909 First Avenue,

Seattle, WA 98104–1060 (206) 220–

4065.

SUPPLEMENTRY INFORMATION: This

boundary change and land exchange

was made pursuant to the Act of

October 23, 1992, Public Law 102–436

(106 Stat. 2217).

Effective March 3, 1997, the following

described federal lands were conveyed

to Tacoma by the U.S. and deleted from

the boundaries of ONP:

Willamette Meridian

Township 23 North, Range 5 West, Mason

County

Tract 37 in unsurveyed Sections 3 and 4.

Containing 29.83 acres, more or less.

In exchange, the U.S. acquired the

following described lands which are

within the boundary of ONP:

Willamette Meridian

Township 30 North, Range 10 West, Clallam

County

Section 26: NW1⁄4NW1⁄4, and

Township 28 North, Range 15 West, Clallam

County

Section 36: N1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4.

The above lands aggregating 45 acres, more

or less.

The lands exchanged were

determined to be of equal value. An

environmental assessment of the project

resulted in a Finding of No Significant

Impact.

Management of the former federal

lands, although conveyed to Tacoma

and being removed from the boundary

of ONP, will continue to include public

access and resource protection through

a management agreement.

Maps concerning the exchange and

boundary adjustment are on file and

available for inspection in the office of

the National Park Service, Department

of the Interior, Land Resources Program

Center, Columbia Cascades System

Support Office.

Dated: March 14, 1997.

William C. Walters,

Deputy Field Director, Pacific West Area.

[FR Doc. 97–8187 Filed 3–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–P

Petersburg National Battlefield General

Management Plan Public Meeting and

Intent To Publish an Environmental

Impact Statement

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting/open house

and notice of intent to publish

environmental impact statement.

SUMMARY: This notice announces an

upcoming scoping meeting/open house

for Petersburg National Battlefield

General Management Plan and the

intent to publish an environmental

impact statement in association with the

general management plan.

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, April 10, 1997

from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.

ADDRESSES: Petersburg National

Battlefield Visitor Center, Highway 36,

Petersburg, VA 23803.

The purpose of the meeting/open

house to describe the general

management planning effort beginning

for Petersburg National Battlefield and

to solicit concerns about the future

management of the park. The agenda for

the open house consists of an overview

of the project and an open discussion of

citizen concerns.

We encourage all who have an

interest in the park’s future to attend or

to contact the Park Superintendent by

letter or telephone. Minutes of the

meeting will be available for public

review four weeks after the meeting at

the Visitor Center.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Superintendent, Petersburg National

Battlefield, 1539 Hickory Hill Road,

Petersburg, VA 23803, (804) 732–4210.