15534 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 62 / Tuesday, April 1, 1997 / Notices

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]

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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]

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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.