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the Parachute Valley in Garfield County,

Colorado. There it would be further

processed to commercial grade sodium

carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, and

other sodium products.

The project would occur on BLM

lands of the White River Resource Area

and on private lands in Rio Blanco and

Garfield Counties, Colorado. The

proposed solution mine site is

contained within Sections 17, 18, 19,

20, 21, 28, and 29 of Township 1 South,

Range 97 West of the Sixth Prime

Meridian (PM), Rio Blanco County,

Colorado. It is approximately 63 miles

north-northeast of Grand Junction, 22

miles west-southwest of Meeker, and 29

miles east-southeast of Rangely,

Colorado. The proposed processing

operation would be located on private

property in Sections 34 and 35 of

Township 6 South, Range 96 West of the

Sixth PM, Garfield County, Colorado,

approximately 3 miles northwest of the

town of Parachute, Colorado.

The solution mine site and the

processing operation site would be

connected by two parallel, insulated

buried pipelines that would run eastsoutheast from the solution mine for

approximately 9 miles and then

generally south along an existing

pipeline right-of-way for approximately

35 miles to the processing operation.

Bulk sodium products would be

shipped from the processing operation

via a 4-mile-long dedicated rail spur to

an interstate rail connection near the

town of Parachute.

The solution mining process would

require approximately 1 cubic foot per

second (cfs) of water, including

solutions in the product pipeline. An

existing water right would be used to

allow process water to be taken from the

Colorado River via an existing intake

located in the river near the town of

Parchute. Water would be transported

from the Colorado River to the proposed

solution mine site by a return water

pipeline paralleling the product

pipeline.

The American Soda commercial

mining program is anticipated to

operate indefinitely. The commercial

Mine Plan under development

addresses the first 30 years of operation,

with an initial design basis of 1.4

million tons per year (tpy) of nahcolite

recovered.

Dated: June 8, 1998.

John J. Mehlhoff,

Resource Area Manager, Meeker, CO.

[FR Doc. 98–15816 Filed 6–12–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–BY–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–010–1430–00; GP8–0204]

Meeting Notice for the Southeast

Oregon Resource Advisory Council

AGENCY: Lakeview District, Bureau of

Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Southeast Oregon

Resource Advisory Council will meet at

the Red Lion Hotel, 621 21st Street,

Lewiston, Idaho 83501, from 12:00 noon

to 5:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time on July

14, 1998. Public comments are

scheduled from 4:30 pm to 5:00 pm on

July 14, 1998. The Council will discuss

the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem

Management Draft Environmental

Impact Statement and such other

matters as may reasonably come before

the Council. On July 15, 1998, the

Council will view noxious weed

infestations on public and private land

in the Grande Ronde, Snake, and

Salmon River Canyons. The entire

meeting is open to the public; however,

transportation into the canyons will not

be provided to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sonya Hickman, Bureau of Land

Management, Lakeview District Office,

P.O. Box 151, Lakeview, OR 97630

(Telephone 541–947–2177).

Dated: June 2, 1998.

Richard W. Mayberry,

Acting Lakeview District Manager.

[FR Doc. 98–15799 Filed 6–12–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–930–4210–05; N–61108]

Notice of Realty Action: Lease/

Conveyance for Recreation and Public

Purposes

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Recreation and Public Purpose

Lease/Conveyance.

SUMMARY: The following described

public land in Las Vegas, Clark County,

Nevada has been examined and found

suitable for lease/conveyance for

recreational or public purposes under

the provisions of the Recreation and

Public Purposes Act, as amended (43

U.S.C. 869 et seq.). Clark County

proposes to use the land for a public

park.

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 22 S., R. 61 E.,

Sec. 15, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4.

Containing 20.0 acres, more or less.

The land is not required for any

federal purpose. The lease/conveyance

is consistent with current Bureau

planning for this area and would be in

the public interest. The lease/patent,

when issued, will be subject to the

provisions of the Recreation and Public

Purposes Act and applicable regulations

of the Secretary of the Interior, and will

contain the following reservations to the

United States:

1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches

or canals constructed by the authority of

the United States, Act of August 30,

1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).

2. All minerals shall be reserved to

the United States, together with the

right to prospect for, mine and remove

such deposits from the same under

applicable law and such regulations as

the Secretary of the Interior may

prescribe and will be subject to:

1. An easement 50 feet in width along

the eastern and southern boundaries in

favor of Clark County for roads, public

utilities, or flood control purposes.

2. Those rights for distribution line

purposes which have been granted to

Las Vegas Valley Water District by

Permit No. N–57091 under the Act of

October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761).

3. Those rights for telephone line

purposes which have been granted to

Sprint Central Telephone by Permit No.

N–59915 under the Act of October 21,

1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761).

Detailed information concerning this

action is available for review at the

office of the Bureau of Land

Management, Las Vegas Field Office,

4765 W. Vegas Drive, Las Vegas,

Nevada.

Upon publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the above described

land will be segregated from all other

forms of appropriation under the public

land laws, including the general mining

laws, except for lease/conveyance under

the Recreation and Public Purposes Act,

leasing under the mineral leasing laws

and disposals under the mineral

material disposal laws.

For a period of 45 days from the date

of publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, interested parties may

submit comments regarding the

proposed lease/conveyance for

classification of the lands to the Las

Vegas Field Office Manager, Las Vegas

Field Office, 4765 Vegas Drive, Las

Vegas, Nevada 89108.

Classification Comments

Interested parties may submit

comments involving the suitability of

the land for a park site. Comments on