18358 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 72 / Tuesday, April 15, 1997 / Notices

Leon Berggren, Resource Advisor,

Bureau of Land Management, Salt Lake

District, 2370 South 2300 West, Salt

Lake City, UT 84119, telephone (801)

977–4350. Existing planning documents

and information are available at the

above address or telephone number.

Comments on the proposed plan

amendment should be sent to the above

address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Salt

Lake District, BLM, is proposing to

amend the Box Elder RMP management

prescriptions for Off-Highway Vehicle

(OHV) use in Box Elder County. The

BLM is in partnership with the county

and a citizen’s group to determine OHV

usage in the county. An environmental

assessment (EA) will be prepared to

analyze the impacts of this proposal and

alternatives. Public participation is

being sought at this initial stage in the

planning process to ensure the RMP

amendment addresses all issues,

problems and concerns from those

interested in the management of lands

within the Salt Lake District.

Douglas M. Koza,

Acting State Director.

[FR Doc. 97–9664 Filed 4–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES–030–07–1430–01; WIES–047060]

Notice of Realty Action: Sale of Public

Land in Bayfield County, Wisconsin;

Correction

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Correction.

SUMMARY: This notice corrects the

information published beginning on

page 53236 in the issue of Thursday,

October 10, 1996, (Vol. 61, No. 198). On

page 53237, the first column should

read as follows:

The following land has been found

suitable for sale under authority of the

Act of August 24, 1954 (68 Stat. 789) as

a claim to omitted lands resurveyed in

1980. The land will not be offered for

sale until at least 60 days after the date

of this notice.

Fourth Principal Meridian,

T.43N., R.7W.

Sec. 17, Lot #7

Containing 22.00 acres.

The remainder of the notice is correct

as printed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Larry Johnson, Realty Specialist,

Milwaukee District, (414) 297–4413.

Dated: April 9, 1997.

Judy A. Patterson,

Acting District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–9621 Filed 4–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–PN–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–030–1020–04-WEED]

Proposed Supplementary Rules for

Use of Certified Noxious Weed-Free

Forage, Straw, and Mulch in the

Rawlins District, WY

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior

ACTION: Notice of proposed

supplementary rules to require the use

of certified noxious weed-free forage,

straw, and mulch on Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) administered lands

in the Rawlins District, Wyoming.

SUMMARY: The District Manager of the

Rawlins District BLM in Wyoming is

proposing a requirement that all BLM

visitors and permittees in the Rawlins

District use certified noxious weed-free

hay, straw, or mulch when visiting BLM

administered lands in the District. This

requirement will affect visitors who use

hay or straw on the BLM administered

lands in the Rawlins District such as:

recreationists using pack and saddle

stock, ranchers with grazing permits,

outfitters, and contractors who use

straw or other mulch for reseeding

purposes. These individuals or groups

would be required to purchase certified

noxious weed-free forage products, or

use other approved products such as

processed grains and pellets while on

BLM administered lands in the District.

DATES: Comments concerning the

proposal should be received on or

before May 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments

concerning the Wyoming requirement

to: District Manager, Bureau of Land

Management, 1300 North Third Street,

Rawlins, Wyoming 82301.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bureau of Land Management, Rawlins

District Office, Attn: Susan Foley, 1300

North Third Street, Rawlins, WY 82301,

or telephone 307–328–4200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Noxious

weeds are a serious problem in the

western United States. Estimates of the

rapid spread of weeds in the west

include 2,300 acres per day on BLM

administered lands and 4,600 acres per

day on all western public lands. Species

like Leafy Spurge, Spotted Knapweed,

Russian Knapweed, Musk Thistle,

Dalmatian Toadflax, Purple Loosestrife,

and many others are alien to the United

States and have no natural enemies to

keep their populations in balance.

Consequently, these undesirable weeds

invade healthy ecosystems, displace

native vegetation, reduce species

diversity, and destroy wildlife habitat.

Widespread infestations lead to soil

erosion and stream sedimentation.

Furthermore, noxious weed invasions

weaken reforestation efforts, reduce

domestic and wild ungulates’ grazing

capacity, occasionally irritate public

land users by aggravating allergies and

other ailments, and threaten Federally

protected plants and animals.

To curb the spread of noxious weeds,

a growing number of Western States

have jointly developed noxious weedfree forage certification standards, and,

in cooperation with various Federal,

State, and County agencies, passed

weed management laws. Because hay

and other forage products containing

noxious weed seed are part of the

infestation problem, Wyoming has

developed a State hay inspectioncertification-identification process,

participates in a regional inspectioncertification-identification process, and

encourages forage producers in

Wyoming to grow noxious weed-free

products. The Weed and Pest Districts

of Albany, Carbon, Fremont, and

Laramie Counties have documented

that, in 1996, 74 growers in these

counties produced approximately

15,000 acres of certified forage for sale

including grass hay, alfalfa hay, a

mixture of grass and alfalfa hay, as well

as straw.

Region Two of the United States

Forest Service, Department of

Agriculture, implemented a similar

policy for National Forest lands in

Wyoming and surrounding States in

1994. The BLM in Wyoming

implemented a standard stipulation on

all Special Recreation Permits in 1992

requiring holders of those permits to use

certified weed-free products. This

proposal will provide a standard

regulation for all users of BLM lands in

Wyoming and will provide for

coordinated management with National

Forest lands across jurisdictional lines.

In cooperation with the State of

Wyoming and the U.S. Forest Service,

the BLM is proposing, for all BLM

administered lands within the Rawlins

District, a ban on hay, straw, or mulch

that has not been certified. This

proposal includes a public information

plan to ensure that:

1. This ban is well publicized and

understood; and