24192 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 84 / Friday, May 1, 1998 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID–933–1430–00; IDI–31824]

Opening of Land in a Proposed

Withdrawal; Idaho

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The temporary 2-year

segregation of a proposed withdrawal of

20.00 acres of National Forest System

land for the protection of the Nez Perce

Indian Chinook Salmon Rearing Ponds

expires June 24, 1998, after which the

land will be open to mining. The land

has been and will remain open to

surface entry and mineral leasing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 24, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Larry R. Lievsay, BLM Idaho State

Office, 1387 S. Vinnell Way, Boise,

Idaho 83709, 208–373–3864.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice

of Proposed Withdrawal has been

published in the Federal Register (61

FR 123, June 25, 1996), which

segregated the land described therein for

up to 2 years from the mining laws,

subject to valid existing rights, but not

from the general land laws and the

mineral leasing laws. The 2-year

segregation expires June 24, 1998. The

withdrawal application will continue to

be processed unless it is canceled or

denied. The land is described as

follows:

Boise Meridian

T. 35 N., R. 6 E.,

Sec. 1, S1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4

The area described contains 20.00 acres in

Idaho County.

At 9 a.m. on June 24, 1998, the land

shall be opened to location and entry

under the United States mining laws,

subject to valid existing rights, the

provisions of existing withdrawals,

other segregations of record, and the

requirements of applicable law.

Appropriation of land described in this

order under the general mining laws

prior to the date and time of restoration

is unauthorized. Any such attempted

appropriation, including attempted

adverse possession under 30 U.S.C. 38

(1988), shall vest no rights against the

United States. Acts required to establish

a location and to initiate a right of

possession are governed by State law.

The Bureau of Land Management will

not intervene in disputes between rival

locators over possessory rights since

Congress has provided for such

determinations in local courts.

Dated: April 20, 1998.

Jimmie Buxton,

Branch Chief, Lands and Minerals.

[FR Doc. 98–11583 Filed 4–30–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Draft Petition Evaluation Document/

Environmental Impact Statement;

Tennessee

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the draft

petition evaluation document/

environmental impact statement (PED/

EIS) for Fall Creek Falls State Park,

Tennessee.

SUMMARY: The Office of Surface Mining

(OSM) of the United States Department

of the Interior is making available for

public comment, the draft PED/EIS for

a petition to designate certain lands in

the watershed and viewshed of Fall

Creek Falls State Park and Natural Area,

Van Buren and Bledsoe Counties,

Tennessee, as unsuitable for all surface

coal mining operations.

DATES: Written comments: OSM will

accept written comments on the draft

PED/EIS until July 30, 1998.

Public Hearing: A public hearing will

be held at 7 p.m., C.D.T. on Thursday,

June 18, 1998, at the address given

below.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the PED/EIS:

Single copies of the draft PED/EIS may

be obtained by contacting Beverly Brock

at the address and telephone number

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. A copy of the PED/EIS is

available for inspection at that address,

and also at the Bledsoe and Van Buren

County Clerk’s offices.

Written Comments: Written comments

may be hand delivered or mailed to

Beverly Brock, Supervisor, Technical

Group, Office of Surface Mining, 530

Gay Street, S.W., Suite 500, Knoxville,

Tennessee 37902.

Public Hearing: A public hearing will

be held at the Cumberland County High

School Gymnasium, Crossville,

Tennessee, at the date and time listed

under DATES.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beverly Brock, Supervisor, Technical

Group, Office of Surface Mining, 530

Gay Street, S.W., Suite 500, Knoxville,

Tennessee 37902. Telephone: (423) 545–

4103, ext. 146. E-Mail/Internet:

bbrock@osmre.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSM has

been petitioned by Save Our

Cumberland Mountains, Tennessee

Citizens for Wilderness Planning, and

forty-nine citizens to designate the

watershed and viewshed of Fall Creek

Falls State Park and Natural Area,

Tennessee, as unsuitable for all types of

surface coal mining operations. OSM

has prepared a draft PED/EIS as

required by Section 522(d) of the

Surface Mining Control and

Reclamation Act of 1977 and the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969. The draft PED/EIS evaluates the

potential coal resources of the area, the

demand for coal resources, and the

impacts of alternative unsuitability

decisions on the human environment,

the economy, and the supply of coal.

A public hearing has been scheduled

as indicated above. Anyone who wishes

to speak will be given the opportunity

to do so, but initial comments will be

limited to 10 minutes. Time limits may

be extended at the discretion of the

presiding official. Persons wishing to

present testimony are encouraged to

contact OSM at the address given above.

OSM would appreciate receiving a

written copy of the speaker’s comments

four days prior to the public hearing, if

possible. The hearing will be

transcribed. Filing a written statement at

the time of oral presentation is

encouraged as this will facilitate the job

of the court reporter. A transcript of the

hearing will be available at a nominal

fee approximately ten working days

after the hearing.

Dated: April 24, 1998.

Michael K. Robinson,

Acting Regional Director, Appalachian

Regional Coordinating Center.

[FR Doc. 98–11611 Filed 4–30–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Community Oriented Policing

Services; FY 1998 Community Policing

Discretionary Grants

AGENCY: Office of Community Oriented

Policing Services, Department of Justice.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The Department of Justice,

Office of Community Oriented Policing

Services (‘‘COPS’’) announces the

availability of Universal Hiring Program

(UHP) grants to pay up to 75 percent of

the total salary and benefits for new

officers over three years, and up to a

maximum of $75,000 per officer, with

the remainder to be paid by state or

local funds. Funding will begin once the

new officers have been hired or on the