Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 97 /Wednesday, May 20, 1998 / Notices 27745

On March 13, 1998, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

63, No. 49, Page 12498, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by Edwin E. Smith,

Houston, TX, for a permit (PRT–838493)

to import a sport-hunted polar bear

(Ursus maritimus) trophy, taken prior to

April 30, 1994, from the Lancaster

Sound population, Northwest

Territories, Canada, for personal use.

Notice is hereby given that on April

27, 1998, as authorized by the

provisions of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) the Fish and

Wildlife Service authorized the

requested permit subject to certain

conditions set forth therein.

On March 13, 1998, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

63, No. 49, Page 12498, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by Dan L. Duncan,

Houston, TX, for a permit (PRT–838492)

to import a sport-hunted polar bear

(Ursus maritimus) trophy, taken prior to

April 30, 1994, from the Lancaster

Sound population, Northwest

Territories, Canada, for personal use.

Notice is hereby given that on April

27, 1998, as authorized by the

provisions of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) the Fish and

Wildlife Service authorized the

requested permit subject to certain

conditions set forth therein.

Documents and other information

submitted for these applications are

available for review by any party who

submits a written request to the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Rm 700, Arlington,

Virginia 22203. Phone (703) 358–2104

or Fax (703) 358–2281.

Dated: May 14, 1998.

MaryEllen Amtower,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 98–13337 Filed 5–19–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force

Meeting

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

organizing meeting of the Ballast Water

and Shipping Committee of the Aquatic

Nuisance Species Task Force. Topics to

be addressed during the meeting are

identified.

DATES: The Ballast Water and Shipping

Committee will meet from 10 a.m. to 3

p.m. on Thursday, May 28, 1998.

ADDRESSES: the meeting will be held in

the first floor conference room at the

Northeast-Midwest Institute, 218 D

Street, SE., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

LT Lawrence Greene, Ph.D., Committee

Chair, U.S. Coast Guard at 202–267–

0500, or Bob Peoples, Executive

Secretary, Aquatic Nuisance Species

Task Force, at 703–358–2025.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, this notice

announces a meeting of the Ballast

Water and Shipping Committee of the

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.

The Task Force was established by the

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance

Prevention and Control Act of 1990.

During the meeting, there will be an

in-depth discussion of the Notice of

Proposed Rule Making regarding

implementation of the National Invasive

Species Act of 1996 published by the

U.S. Coast Guard in the Federal Register

on April 10, 1998 (63 FR 17782). The

notice addresses national voluntary

ballast water management guidelines,

requirements for reporting ballast water

exchange, and modifications of Great

Lakes and Hudson River ballast water

management regulations. The meeting

will conclude with a discussion of

future activities and tasks of the

Committee and tasks to be undertaken

by individual members.

Minutes of the meeting will be

maintained by the Executive Secretary,

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force,

Suite 851, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,

Arlington, Virginia 22203–1622, and the

Chair, Ballast Water and Shipping

Committee, Plans and Preparedness

Division, Office of Response, U.S. Coast

Guard (G–MOR–2), 2100 Second Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20593–0001, and

will be available for public inspection

during regular business hours, Monday

through Friday, within 30 days

following the meeting.

Dated: May 14, 1998.

Gary Edwards,

Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task

Force, Assistant Director—Fisheries.

[FR Doc. 98–13390 Filed 5–19–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–920–08–1320–01; WYW136142]

Competitive Coal Lease Sale; Powder

River Tract; WY

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

certain coal resources in the Powder

River Tract, described below, in

Campbell County, Wyoming, will be

offered for competitive lease by sealed

bid in accordance with the provisions of

the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as

amended (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.).

DATES: The lease sale will be held at 2

p.m., on Tuesday, June 30, 1998. Sealed

bids must be submitted on or before 4

p.m., on Monday, June 29, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The lease sale will be held

in the First Floor Conference Room

(Room 107) of the Wyoming State

Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O.

Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003.

Sealed bids must be submitted to the

Cashier, Wyoming State Office, at the

address given above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mavis Love, Land Law Examiner, or

Melvin Schlagel, Coal Coordinator, at

307–775–6258 and 307–775–6257,

respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This coal

lease sale is being held in response to

a lease by application (LBA) filed by

Powder River Coal Company of Gillette,

Wyoming. The coal resources to be

offered consist of all reserves

recoverable by surface mining methods

in the following-described lands located

in Campbell County approximately 48

miles south-southeast of Gillette,

Wyoming, and about 7 miles east of

State Highway 59 just south of Piney

Canyon Road:

T. 41 N., R. 70 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming

Sec. 6: Lots 10 thru 13, 18 thru 21;

Sec. 7: Lots 6, 11, 14, and 19;

Sec. 18: Lots 5, 12, 13, and 20;

Sec. 19: Lots 5, 12 (N2);

Sec. 20: Lots 1 thru 4, 5 (N2), 6 (N2), 7

(N2), 8 (N2);

Sec. 21: Lots 4, 5 (N2);

T. 42 N., R. 70 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming

Sec. 31: Lots 5 thru 20;

Sec. 32: Lots 1 thru 16;

Sec. 33: Lots 1 thru 16;

Sec. 34: Lots 1 thru 16;

Sec. 35: Lots 1 thru 16.

Containing 4224.225 acres.

The tract is adjacent to the North

Antelope and Rochelle mines operated

by Powder River Coal Company. It

contains surface minable coal reserves
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in the Wyodak seam currently being

recovered in the adjacent, existing

mines. The Wyodak seam averages

about 74 feet thick and is the primary

recoverable coal seam on the tract. The

seam splits roughly in two in the far

southwestern portion of the LBA and a

thin split off the bottom occurs in the

eastern portion. There are no coal

outcrops on the tract.

The overburden above the main seam

ranges from about 200–300 feet thick on

the LBA. The total in-place stripping

ratio (BCY/Ton) of the coal is 3.0:1.

The tract contains an estimated 532

million tons of minable coal. This

estimate of minable reserves includes

the two splits mentioned above but does

not include any tonnage from localized

seams or splits containing less than 5

feet of coal.

The coal is ranked as subbituminous

C. The overall average quality is 8742

Btu/lb, 27.93% moisture, 4.21% ash,

0.18% sulfur, and 1.84% sodium in ash.

These quality averages place the coal

reserves near the high end of the range

of coal quality currently being mined in

the southern Powder River Basin south

of Wright, Wyoming.

There are several oil and gas wells on

the tract. The estimate of the bonus

value of the coal lease will include

consideration of the future oil and gas

production from these wells. An

economic analysis of this future income

stream will determine whether a well is

bought out and plugged prior to mining

or re-established after mining is

completed. Other costs considered will

include moving or removing roads,

pipelines, and surface facilities.

The tract in this lease offering

contains split estate lands. There are

qualified surface owners as defined in

the regulations at 43 CFR 3400.0–5.

Consent granted by the qualified surface

owners has been filed with and verified

by the Bureau of Land Management. The

lands and purchase price of the consent

are shown below:

T. 41 N., R. 70 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming

Sec. 19: Lots 5, 12 (N2).

Containing 60.115 acres.

Purchase Price: $10.00 and an

overriding royalty of three percent (3%)

of the gross realization of all coal mined

and sold from the subject property.

The tract will be leased to the

qualified bidder of the highest cash

amount provided that the high bid

equals the fair market value of the tract.

The minimum bid for the tract is $100

per acre or fraction thereof. No bid that

is less than $100 per acre, or fraction

thereof, will be considered. The bids

should be sent by certified mail, return

receipt requested, or be hand delivered.

The Cashier will issue a receipt for each

hand-delivered bid. Bids received after

4 p.m., on Monday, June 29, 1998, will

not be considered. The minimum bid is

not intended to represent fair market

value. The fair market value of the tract

will be determined by the Authorized

Officer after the sale.

If identical high bids are received, the

tying high bidders will be requested to

submit follow-up sealed bids until a

high bid is received. All tie-breaking

sealed bids must be submitted within 15

minutes following the Sale Official’s

announcement at the sale that identical

high bids have been received.

The lease issued as a result of this

offering will provide for payment of an

annual rental of $3.00 per acre, or

fraction thereof, and of a royalty

payment to the United States of 12.5

percent of the value of coal produced by

strip or augur mining methods and 8

percent of the value of the coal

produced by underground mining

methods. The value of the coal will be

determined in accordance with 30 CFR

206.250.

Bidding instructions for the tract

offered and the terms and conditions of

the proposed coal lease are available

from the Wyoming State Office at the

addresses above. Case file documents,

WYW136142, are available for

inspection at the Wyoming State Office.

Michael Madrid,

Acting Deputy State Director.

[FR Doc. 98–12953 Filed 5–19–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural

Items in the Possession of the Denver

Museum of Natural History, Denver,

CO

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

Notice is hereby given under the

Native American Graves Protection and

Repatriation Act, 43 CFR 10.10 (a)(3), of

the intent to repatriate cultural items in

the possession of the Denver Museum of

Natural History (DMNH) which meet the

definition of ‘‘sacred objects’’ and

‘‘objects of cultural patrimony’’ under

Section 2 of the Act.

The 164 cultural items consist of 25

Hopi spirit friends or Katsina masks and

31 mask attachments; 59 pahos and

prayer feathers; one paho holder; three

altar figures from Walpi; five Katsina

Society dance items from Walpi; 21

Mazrau Society dance items from

Shungopavi; nine Katsina Society dance

items from Shungopavi; four Snake

Society dance items from Shungopavi;

two Katsina Society dance items from

Oraivi; one Mazrau Society dance item

from Oraivi; one Snake Society

medicine pouch from Shungopavi; one

Snake Society medicine bundle from

Shungopavi; and one Mazrau Society

ceremonial canteen from Shungopavi.

In 1973, the three altar figures from

Walpi were donated to the DMNH by

donors whose names are withheld at the

DMNH’s request. In 1981, three of the

pahos were donated to the DMNH by a

donor whose name is withheld at the

DMNH’s request. Between 1968–1983,

the remaining 158 cultural items were

donated to the DMNH by Dr. and Mrs.

Frances Crane, who had acquired the

items from at least 12 different sources,

including collectors, gift shops, and

dealers.

DMNH accession, catalogue, and

computer records indicate these 164

cultural items are of Hopi origin from

Hopi villages in northern Arizona.

Extensive consultations with

representatives of the Hopi Tribe and

Hopi traditional religious leaders

confirm the Hopi identity of these

cultural items. Representatives of the

Hopi Tribe and Hopi traditional

religious leaders have stated that these

164 cultural items are needed by

traditional Hopi religious leaders for the

practice of traditional Native American

religion by their present-day adherents;

and that these items also have on-going

historical, traditiona, and cultural

importance central to the culture itself

and could not have been alientated by

any individual.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the Denver

Museum of Natural History have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (d)(3), these 164 cultural items are

specific ceremonial objects needed by

traditional Native American religious

leaders for the practice of traditional

Native American religions by their

present-day adherents. Officials of the

Denver Museum of Natural History have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (d)(4), these 164 cultural items

have ongoing historical, traditional, and

cultural importance central to the tribe

itself, and could not have been

alienated, appropriated, or conveyed by

any individual. Officials of the Denver

Museum of Natural History have also

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared

group identity which can be reasonably

traced between these items and the Hopi

Tribe.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Hopi Tribe. Representatives of