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at 9:00 a.m. in the Western Heritage

Center located at 2822 Montana Avenue

in Billings, Montana. The meeting is

called primarily to discuss access to

public lands. Updates to several other

on-going BLM projects will be given.

The meeting is expected to last until

4:00 p.m.

The meeting is open to the public and

the public comment period is set for

1:00 p.m. The public may make oral

statements before the Council or file

written statements for the Council to

consider. Depending on the number of

persons wishing to make an oral

statement, a per person time limit may

be established. Summary minutes of the

meeting will be available for public

inspection and copying during regular

business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marilyn Krause, Public Affairs

Specialist, Miles City District, 111

Garryowen Road, Miles City, Montana

59301, telephone (406) 233–2831.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the Council is to advise the

Secretary of the Interior, through the

BLM, on a variety of planning and

management issues associated with

public land management. The 15

member Council includes individuals

who have expertise, education, training

or practical experience in the planning

and management of public lands and

their resources and who have a

knowledge of the geographical

jurisdiction of the Council.

Dated: January 6, 1998

Timothy M. Murphy,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 98–1234 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT–960–1990–00]

Resource Advisory Council Meeting,

Butte, MT

AGENCY: Butte District Office, Bureau of

Land Management, DOI.

ACTION: Notice of Butte District Resource

Advisory Council Meeting, Butte,

Montana.

SUMMARY: The Council will convene at

8:30 a.m., Friday, February 20, 1998.

The meeting will be held in conjunction

with an interactive video teleconference

concerning RAC operations and which

will be led by Secretary Babbitt and

Director Shea. All Resource Advisory

Councils will be included in the

teleconference.

The teleconference and meeting will

be held at the Butte District Office, 106

N. Parkmont, Butte, Montana. The

teleconference will begin at 9:00 a.m.

and last until 12:00 noon MST. The

RAC meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m.

The only issue that will be discussed

at the meeting is the Whitetail/

Pipestone Off Road Vehicle alternatives.

The meeting is open to the public and

written comments may be given to the

Council. Oral comments may be

presented to the Council at 3 p.m. The

time allotted for oral comment may be

limited, depending on the number of

persons wishing to be heard.

Individuals who plan to attend and

need further information about the

meeting, or need special assistance,

such as sign language or other

reasonable accommodations, should

contact the Butte District, 106 North

Parkmont (P.O. Box 3388), Butte,

Montana 59702–3388, telephone 406–

494–5059.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim

Owings at the above address or

telephone number.

Dated: January 9, 1998.

James R. Owings,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 98–1235 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–018–1430–00; CACA 38224]

Notice of Realty Action, Direct Sale of

Public Land, El Dorado County, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The following described

public land (surface and mineral) is

being considered for direct sale

pursuant to Sections 203 and 209 of the

Federal Land Policy and Management

Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713

and 1719):

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 8 N., R. 9 E.,

Sec. 24, lot 12;

Sec. 25, lot 13.

The area described contains .65 acres in El

Dorado County.

The above described parcel of land

would be sold to Mr. Gene Harm, an

adjacent landowner, by direct sale, at

fair market value. The disposal of this

land will resolve an inadvertent

trespass.

The parcel would be transferred

subject to a reservation to the United

States for a right-of-way for ditches and

canals. The conveyance would also be

made subject to section 24 of the

Federal Power Act of June 20, 1920, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 791a). All necessary

clearances including clearances for

archeology and for rare plants and

animals would be completed prior to

any conveyance of title by the United

States.

The land described is hereby

segregated from settlement under the

public land laws including location and

entry under the mining laws, pending

disposition of this action, or 270 days

from the date of publication of this

notice, whichever occurs first.

ADDRESS: Detailed information

concerning this action is available for

review at the office of the Bureau of

Land Management, Folsom Field Office,

63 Natoma Street, Folsom, CA 95630.

DATES: On or before March 6, 1998,

interested persons may submit

comments to the Field Manager, Folsom

Field Office at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Beck, Realty Specialist, at the above

address or by phone at (916) 985–4474.

Dated: January 8, 1998.

D.K. Swickard,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 98–1189 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–067–1110–00]

Prohibition Against Target Shooting;

El Centro Resource Area, CDD, CA

AGENCY: Department of the Interior,

Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Prohibition against target

shooting to conserve raptor habitat

inside of the Table Mountain Area of

Environmental Concern.

SUMMARY: This notice affects public

lands under administration of El Centro

Resource Area, CDD. The area includes

public lands in the San Bernardino

Meridian.

San Bernardino Meridian, San Diego

County, California

T. 17S., R. 8E., sec. 26, W1⁄2, sec. 27, E1⁄2

The above listed lands located within

the Table Mountain Area of

Environmental Concern (ACEC) are

hereby closed to shooting, except for

legitimate hunting. These shooting

regulations do not prohibit legitimate

hunting activities and therefore do not
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conflict with State Fish and Game

Regulations.

This prohibition is designed to protect

raptor habitat. The Table Mountain

ACEC specifically noted the habitat of

raptor species and they were

noteworthy in the designating of the

ACEC. The ACEC Plan’s goals are to

maintain suitability of raptor habitat

throughout the ACEC. Additionally, the

Eastern San Diego County Management

Framework Plan provides for protecting

habitat for sensitive wildlife species

with emphasis on raptors.

Signs will be posted in the area

restricted and a map showing the exact

location of the restricted area will be

available at the El Centro Resource Area

office in El Centro, CA 92243.

Any person who knowingly and

willfully violates these prohibitions may

be subject to a $1,000.00 fine or

imprisonment for not longer than 12

months, or both, under authority of 43

CFR 8365.1–6 Supplementary Rules.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Area

Manager, Bureau of Land Management,

1661 South 4th Street, El Centro, CA

92243 760–337–4400.

Dated: January 8, 1998.

Terry A. Reed,

Area Manager.

[FR Doc. 98–1187 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–67–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[7–00160–ILM]

Interlakes Special Recreation

Management Area

AGENCY: U.S.D.I. Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), Redding Field

Office; National Park Service (NPS),

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area;

Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Shasta

Area Office, California.

ACTION: Record of decision.

SUMMARY: BLM, NPS and BOR have

approved a management plan detailing

land management strategies for the

Interlakes Special Recreation

Management Area. Preparation of the

management plan was a joint effort

between the BLM, NPS, BOR and the

U.S.D.A. Forest Service. The Forest

Service has determined that the

management plan is entirely consistent

with the Record of Decision for the

Shasta-Trinity National Forest Land and

Resource Management Plan (1995).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft

Interlakes Plan and Environmental

Impact Statement was released on

March 6, 1997. The Final Interlakes Plan

and Environmental Impact Statement

was released on October 31, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles M. Schultz, Field Office

Manager, Bureau of Land Management,

355 Hemsted Drive, Redding, CA.,

96002.

Dated: January 12, 1998.

Francis Berg,

Acting Field Office Manager.

[FR Doc. 98–1199 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID–957–1430–00]

Idaho: Filing of Plats of Survey; Idaho

The plat of the following described

land was officially filed in the Idaho

State Office, Bureau of Land

Management, Boise, Idaho, effective

9:00 a.m. January 8, 1998.

The plat representing the department

resurvey of portions of the west

boundary and of the subdivisional lines,

the subdivision of section 18, and a

metes-and-bounds survey in section 18,

T. 6S., R. 5E, Boise Meridian, Idaho,

Group 994, was accepted January 8,

1998.

This survey was executed to meet

certain administrative needs of the

Bureau of Land Management. All

inquiries concerning the survey of the

above described land must be sent to the

Chief, Cadastral Survey, Idaho State

Office, Bureau of Land Management,

1387 South Vinnell Way, Boise, Idaho,

83709–1657.

Dated: January 8, 1998.

Duane E. Olsen,

Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Idaho.

[FR Doc. 98–1233 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ–950–5700–77; AZA 30390]

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and

Opportunity for Public Meeting;

Arizona; Correction

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Correction.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management published a document in

the Federal Register of October 9, 1997,

concerning a proposed U.S. Forest

Service withdrawal. This notice corrects

several legal descriptions which did not

reflect current survey information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beverly Everson or Doug Franch,

Prescott National Forest, (520) 445–

7253.

In the Federal Register issue of

October 9, 1997, Vol. 62, No. 196, page

52770, third column, correct the legal

description for T. 121⁄2 N., R. 2 W., secs.

26, 27, and 35 to read:

Sec. 26, lot 4, lots 8 to 17 inclusive, and MS

4051;

Sec. 27, lots 1 to 6 inclusive, W1⁄2NW1⁄4, and

MS 4051;

Sec. 35, lots 2, 3, and 9, and MS 2648.

Following the legal description in column

3, line 37, change the area described from

1,620 acres to 1,677.25 acres.

Dated: January 9, 1998.

Michael A. Ferguson,

Deputy State Director Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98–1191 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Draft Yosemite Valley Implementation

Plan Supplemental Environmental

Impact Statement; Yosemite National

Park, California; Extension of Public

Comment Period

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

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91–190 as

amended), the National Park Service,

Department of the Interior, has prepared

a Draft Supplemental Environmental

Impact Statement assessing alternatives

for, and potential impacts of, a proposed

Yosemite Valley Implementation Plan

for Yosemite National Park, California.

In deference to public interest expressed

to date from local governmental

agencies, organizations, and other

interested parties, the original 75 day

public comment period has been

extended an additional 31 calendar days

to February 23, 1998.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written

comments on the draft document must

now be received or post-marked not

later than February 23, 1998, and

should be directed to the

Superintendent, Attn: VIP Planning,

Yosemite National Park, P.O. Box 577,

Yosemite, CA 95389, (209) 372–0202.

Comments may also be submitted

through the National Park Service

planning page: Yosemite Valley

Implementation Plan/Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement. Also,

open houses and public workshops have

previously been conducted in several

California cities; during the extended