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Lodge East Fork Adventures and all

existing improvements. The comments

and application must include a

reference to this notice. Fair market

rental as determined by appraisal will

be collected for the use of these lands,

and reasonable administrative and

monitoring costs for processing the

lease. A final determination will be

made after completion of an

environmental assessment.

David Mushovic,

Realty Specialist.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM–070–1050–00]

Cultural Resource Areas Critical

Environmental Concern (ACECs) for

the Farmington District, New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

(BLM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The BLM, Farmington District

announces the availability of a Proposed

Resource Management Plan (RMP)

Amendment/Finding of No Significant

Impact (FONSI) and supporting

Environmental Assessment (EA). This

document discusses the designation of

44 new ACECs, including the expansion

of three existing Special Management

Area and their designation as ACECs.

Approximately 10,592.76 federal acres

are identified for designation. In

addition to designation, the plan

amendment, when approved, will guide

the BLM programs and management

practices within the ACECs. The

Proposed Plan is a modified version of

the Preferred Alternative presented in

the Draft. The Proposed RMP

Amendment/FONSI and supporting EA

is available for public review. A 30-day

protest period is provided, as required,

by BLM planning regulations (43 CFR

1610.5–2).

DATES: Protests on the Proposed Plan

must be postmarked on or before July

20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Protests must be sent to

Director (WO–210), Bureau of Land

Management, ATTN: Brenda Williams,

1849 C Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee

Otteni, District Manager, BLM

Farmington District at (505) 599–6300 or

Peggy Gaudy, Project Leader,

Farmington District at (505) 599–6337.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACECs are

land designations unique to the BLM.

The purpose of ACECs is to recognize,

protect, and manage unique or sensitive

resources or potential hazards to the

public. Each area receives management

or protection based on its unique needs,

in consultation and coordination with

the public. The Farmington District has

completed inventories of areas

containing unique or sensitive cultural

resources and has designated a sample

as ACECs. In addition the District has

reviewed nominations both internally

and from the public to consider several

areas as ACECs based on cultural

values.

The draft document discusses two

alternatives, the No Action Alternative

and the Proposed Action. The BLM’s

preferred alternative is to implement the

Proposed Action by designating and

managing 44 new ACECs, including the

expansion of three existing Special

Management Areas and their

designation as ACECs. These

management prescription proposals

represent the highest level of resource

protection and continued public use.

The proposed ACECs represent seven

site types: Chacoan Outliers, Chacoan

Roads, Navajo Refugee (Pueblito) Sites,

Navajo Habitation Sites (Non-pueblito),

Pictograph and Petroglyph Sites,

Historic Sites, and Native American

Traditional Use and Sacred Areas.

Management prescriptions are site

specific depending on both the site type

and the current development in each

proposed ACEC.

Eight Chacoan Outliers have been

identified and proposed for ACEC

designation. They are: Toh-la-kai, Bee

Burrow, Indian Creek, Upper Kin

Klizhin, Bis sa’ani, Morris 41, Andrews

Ranch and Church Rock Outlier.

Management prescriptions for

Chacoan Outliers vary slightly with the

needs of each site, but in general they

include preparation of Cultural

Resource Management Plans at sites

without existing plans, designation as

‘‘closed’ or ‘‘limited’’ Off-Highway

Vehicle (OHV) areas, if possible

acquisition of non-federal minerals,

withdrawal from mineral leasing or sale,

coordination with lease holders to

minimize resource damage, and

withdrawal from land or resource

modification or sale. No new rights-ofway will be issued. The only exception

is where a new right-of-way will be

issued in existing disturbance at Church

Rock Outlier. The BLM will coordinate

with existing right-of-way and easement

holders, and continue monitoring and

patrol programs. Also proposed is

complete Historic American Buildings

Survey (HABS) documentation of sites

which have not been documented,

stabilize structures as needed, conduct

cultural inventories, complete cadastral

survey and fences as needed, nominate

to the National Register of Historic

Places and World Heritage List,

consolidate previous research data, and

designate as Class I Visual Resource

Management areas. Church Rock Outlier

will be proposed for inclusion as a

Chaco Culture Archaeological

Protection Site. Private and state lands

have been identified for acquisition at

Andrews Ranch if there are willing

participants.

Three Chacoan Roads have been

identified and proposed for ACEC

designation. They are: North Road, Ahshi-sle-pah Road, and Crownpoint Steps

and Herradura.

Management prescriptions for

Chacoan Roads vary slightly with the

needs of each site, but in general they

include preparation of Cultural

Resource Management Plans,

designation as ‘‘closed’’ or ‘‘limited’’

Off-Highway Vehicle areas, if possible

acquisition of minerals which are not

under federal ownership, withdrawal

from oil and gas leasing or sale under

160 acres, with other ‘‘no surface

occupancy’’ lease stipulation on other

parcels, withdrawal from other mineral

entry, withdrawal from land or resource

modification or sale, coordination with

existing lease holders to minimize

resource damage, and acquisition of

identified private lands. No new rightsof-way will be issued in the 160 acres

containing Halfway House or the

Crownpoint Steps and Herradura parcel,

or across parallel roads and the

‘‘Quads.’’ In other areas, rights-of-way

will only be authorized with intensive

roads inventory. The BLM will

coordinate with existing right-of-way

holders. Also proposed is to conduct

roads inventories, nominate to National

Register of Historic Places, consolidate

previous research data, and designate as

Class II Visual Resource Management

areas (the 40 acres containing Halfway

House in Segment 6 have already been

designated and will remain a Class I

area).

Nine Navajo Refugee (Pueblito) Sites

have been identified and proposed for

ACEC designation. They are: Deer

House, NM 01–39344, Kachina Mask,

Hummingbird, Blanco Mesa, Ye’is-inRow, Kiva, Pretty Woman and Gomez

Point.

Management prescriptions for Navajo

Refugee (Pueblito) Sites vary slightly

with the needs of each site, but in

general they include preparation of

Cultural Resource Management Plans,

designation as ‘‘closed’’ or ‘‘limited’’

Off-Highway Vehicle areas, no surface
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occupancy oil and gas lease stipulation,

withdrawal from non-oil and gas

mineral leasing or sale, coordination

with lease holders to minimize resource

damage, and withdrawal from land or

resource modification or sale. New

rights-of-way will only be authorized in

existing right-of-way disturbance and

the BLM will coordinate with existing

right-of-way and easement holders. Also

proposed is complete Historic America

Building Survey documentation,

nominate to National Register of

Historic Places, and stabilize structures

as needed. The proposed ACECs will be

designated as Class II Visual Resource

Management areas.

Two Navajo Habitation Sites (Nonpueblito) have been identified and

proposed for ACEC designation. They

are: Gould Pass Camp and Superior

Mesa Community.

Management prescriptions for the

Navajo Habitation Sites (Non-pueblito)

include preparation of Cultural

Resource Management Plans,

designation as ‘‘closed’’ OHV area at

Gould Pass Camp and ‘‘limited’’ OHV

area at Superior Mesa Community, no

surface occupancy oil and gas lease

stipulation, withdrawal from non-oil

and gas mineral leasing or sale,

coordination with lease holders to

minimize resource damage, and

withdrawal from land or resource

modification or sale. Also proposed is

that new rights-of-way will only be

authorized in existing right-of-way

disturbance, coordinate with existing

right-of-way holders, and designate as

Class II Visual Resource Management

areas. The ACECs will be nominated to

the National Register of Historic Places.

Fifteen Petroglyph and Pictograph

Sites have been identified and proposed

for ACEC designation. They are:

Pregnant Basketmaker, Encierro Canyon,

NM 01–39236, Delgadita/Pueblo

Canyons, Cibola Canyon, Bi Yaazh, Four

Ye’i, Largo Canyon Star Ceiling, Star

Spring, Blanco Star Panel, Shield

Bearer, Big Star, Rabbit Tracks, Carrizo

Cranes, and Martinez Canyon.

Management prescriptions for

Petroglyph and Pictograph Sites vary

slightly with the needs of each site, but

in general they include preparation of

Cultural Resource Management Plans,

designation as ‘‘closed’’ or ‘‘limited’’

Off-Highway Vehicle areas, no surface

occupancy oil and gas lease stipulation,

withdrawal from non-oil and gas

mineral leasing or sale, coordination

with lease holders to minimize resource

damage, and withdrawal from land or

resource modification or sale. State land

and minerals at two sites and private

surface at one site have been identified

for acquisition if there are willing

participants. New rights-of-way will

only be authorized in existing right-ofway disturbance and the BLM will

coordinate with existing right-of-way

holders. Also proposed is nomination to

the National Register of Historic Places,

Class III cultural inventories including

detail documentation of images,

withdrawal of 55 acres from grazing,

and designation as Class II Visual

Resource Management areas.

Recent land survey in the Pregnant

Basketmaker proposed ACEC

determined that the boundaries needed

to be adjusted. The revised legal

description of this 10 acre proposed

ACEC is T30N R8W Section 35. E/2NE/

4SW/4SW/4 and S/2NW/4SE/4SW/4

Six Historic Sites have been identified

and are proposed for ACEC designation.

They are: Dogie Canyon School, Rock

House—Nestor Martin Homestead,

Gonzales Canyon—Senon S. Vigil

Homestead, Martin Apodaco

Homestead, Margarita Martinez

Homestead and Santos Peak.

Management prescriptions for

Historic Sites vary slightly with the

needs of each site, but in general they

include preparation of Cultural

Resource Management Plans,

designation as ‘‘closed’’ or ‘‘limited’’

Off-Highway Vehicle areas, no surface

occupancy oil and gas lease stipulation,

withdrawal from non-oil and gas

mineral leasing or sale, coordination

with lease holders to minimize resource

damage, and withdrawal from land or

resource modification or sale. New

rights-of-way will only be authorized in

existing rights-of-way disturbance and

the BLM will coordinate with existing

right-of-way and easement holders. Also

proposed is nomination to the National

Register of Historic Places, conduct

stabilization of structures as needed,

withdrawal of 35 acres from grazing and

designation as Class II Visual Resource

Management area. Private minerals have

been identified for acquisition at three

sites.

One Native American Traditional Use

and Sacred Area has been identified and

is proposed for ACEC designation. It is

Cho’li’i [Gobernador Knob].

Management prescriptions for the

Native American Traditional Use and

Sacred Area include preparation of a

Cultural Resource Management Plan,

designation as a ‘‘limited’’ Off-Highway

Vehicle area, no surface occupancy oil

and gas lease stipulation, withdrawal

from non-oil and gas mineral leasing or

sale, coordination with lease holders to

minimize resource damage, and

withdrawal from land or resource

modification or sale. New rights-of-way

will only be authorized in existing rightof-way disturbance and the BLM will

coordinate with existing right-of-way

holders. Also proposed is nomination to

the National Register of Historic Places,

conduct Class III cultural and

ethnographic inventories, and

designation as Class II Visual Resource

Management area. The area will remain

open for Native American religious

practices.

Additional data on management

prescriptions for individual ACECs can

be found in this RMP amendment.

Any person who is on record for

participating in the planning process

and has an interest that may be

adversely affected may be adversely

affected may protest approval of the

Plan Amendment. Protest should be

made to the Director with the following

information : (1) Name, mailing address,

telephone number, and interest of the

person filing the protest; (2) a statement

of the concern or concerns being

protested; (3) a statement of the part or

parts being protested; (4) a copy of all

documents addressing the concern or

concerns that were submitted during the

planning process by the protesting party

or an indication of the date the concern

or concerns were discussed for the

records; and (5) a concise statement

explaining why the BLM New Mexico

State Director’s decision is wrong. At

the end of the 30-day protest period, the

Proposed Plan, excluding any portions

under protest, will become final.

Approval will be withheld on any

portion of the Plan under protest until

final action has been completed on such

protest. Individuals not wishing to

protest the Plan, but wanting to

comment, may send comments to the

BLM, Farmington District Office, 1235

La Plata Highway, Farmington, New

Mexico 87401. All comments received

will be considered in preparation of the

Decision Record.

Comments, including names and

street addresses of respondents, will be

available for public review at the BLM

Farmington District Office, 1235 La

Plata Highway, Farmington, New

Mexico, during regular business hours

(7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Monday through

Friday, except holidays, and may be

published as part of the RMP

Amendment/EA. Individuals

respondents may request

confidentiality. If you wish to withhold

your name or street address from public

review or from disclosure under the

Freedom of Information Act, you must

state this prominently at the beginning

of your written comment. Such requests

will be honored to the extent allowed by

law. All submissions from organizations

or businesses, and from individuals

identifying themselves as

representatives or officials of
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1The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19

CFR § 207.2(f)).

organizations or businesses, will be

made available for public inspection in

their entirety.

Public participation has occurred

throughout the RMP Amendment

process. A Notice of Intent was filed in

the Federal Register (Vol. 61, No. 39

Pages 7273–7274) on February 27, 1996.

An article was published in the

Farmington Daily Times on March 6,

1996, notifying the public that the BLM

was requesting public input on

proposed ACECs. A notice of a 60-day

comment period on the designation of

the ACECs and a Notice of Availability

of the draft RMP Amendment/

preliminary FONSI and supporting EA

was published in the Federal Register

(Vol. 62, No. 247, pages 67402–67405)

on December 24, 1997. Affected

individuals and companies along with

those known to have concern with

cultural resources or the planning

process on public lands in northwest

New Mexico were notified of the

availability of the draft RMP

Amendment/preliminary FONSI and

supporting EA by mail. Several public

meetings and briefing were conducted

during the comment period to solicit

comments and ideas, or to familiarize

various groups with the proposal and

the BLM planning process. Comments

received during the 60-day comment

period were considered in preparation

of the Proposed RMP Amendment and

supporting EA. Single copies of the

proposed RMP Amendment/FONSI and

supporting EA for the Cultural Resource

ACECs may be obtained from the BLM

Farmington District Office, 1235 La

Plata Highway, Farmington, NM 87401.

A public reading copy is available for

review at the BLM New Mexico State

Office, 1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, New

Mexico.

Dated: June 8, 1998.

Lee Otteni,

District Manager, Farmington.

[FR Doc. 98–15544 Filed 6–17–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Availability; Draft

Environmental Impact Statement,

Interagency Bison Management Plan

for the State of Montana and

Yellowstone National Park

AGENCY: National Park Service,

Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Draft

Environmental Impact Statement.

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

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969, the National Park Service

announces the availability of a draft

environmental impact statement (DEIS)

for the long-term management of bison

in Yellowstone National Park and the

state of Montana. This notice also

announces the locations of public

hearings for the purpose of receiving

comments on the draft document.

DATES: There will be a 120-day public

review period on the document.

Comments on the DEIS should be

received no later than October 16, 1998.

Public hearings will be held in Helena,

Billings, Gardiner, and West

Yellowstone, Montana; Cody and

Jackson Hole, Wyoming; Idaho Falls,

Idaho; Denver, Colorado; Salt Lake City,

Utah; Minneapolis, Minnesota; San

Francisco, California; Austin, Texas;

and Washington D.C. from July through

October 1998. The exact dates and

locations of the public hearings will be

announced in press releases in regional

newspapers.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the DEIS

should be sent to Sarah Bransom,

National Park Service DSC–RP, P.O. Box

25287, Denver, CO 80225–0287,

Telephone: (303) 969–2310. A limited

number of copies of the DEIS or the

executive summary are available upon

request from the above address. The

executive summary of the DEIS and a

complete listing of libraries where the

DEIS is available for review on the

Internet at http://www.nps.gov/

planning/current.htm.

Copies of the DEIS will be available

for review at the following locations:

Office of Public Affairs, National Park

Service, Department of the Interior,

18th and C Streets NW, Washington

D.C. 20240, Telephone: (202) 208–

6843.

Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone

NP, Wyoming 82190, Telephone:

(307) 344–2207.

National Park Service, Denver Service

Center, 12795 West Alameda

Parkway, Lakewood, CO 80228,

Telephone: (303) 969–2310.

Gallatin National Forest, 10 East

Babcock Street, Bozeman, Montana

59771, Telephone: (406) 587–6701.

MT. Department of Fish, Wildlife and

Parks, 1420 East 6th, Helena, Montana

59620, Telephone: (406) 444–2535.

MT. Department of Livestock, 301

Roberts, Room #308, Helena, MT

59620, Telephone: (406) 444–2023.

APHIS Veterinary Services, Western

Regional Office, 384 Inverness Drive

South, Englewood, CO 80112,

Telephone: (303) 784–6200.

Montana State University Reene Library,

P.O. Box 73320, Bozeman, Montana

59717–3320, Telephone: (406) 994–

3119.

University of Montana, Mansfield

Library, Missoula, Montana 59812,

Telephone: (406) 243–6860.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since

1990, management of bison in and

adjacent to Yellowstone National Park

has been covered by a series of interim

management plans. In 1992, the

National Park Service (lead agency),

state of Montana (co-lead), United States

Forest Service (co-lead), and the Animal

and Plant Health Inspection Service

(cooperating agency) signed a

Memorandum of Understanding to

prepare a long-term bison management

plan/EIS.

The DEIS presents seven alternatives

with a full range of management

techniques for maintaining a wild, free

ranging bison population while

minimizing the risk of transmitting the

disease Brucellosis from bison to

domestic cattle on public and private

lands in Montana adjacent to

Yellowstone National Park.

Management techniques used in various

combinations to meet the plan’s

objectives include capturing and testing

bison for Brucellosis, quarantining,

slaughtering, hunting and vaccination.

Impacts are analyzed on the following

topics: bison population, recreation,

livestock operations, socioeconomics,

threatened, endangered and sensitive

species, other wildlife species, human

health, cultural resources, and visual

resources.

All review comments received on the

DEIS will become part of the public

record.

Dated: June 3, 1998.

John E. Cook,

Regional Director, Intermountain Region,

National Park Service.

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

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786 (Preliminary)]

Stainless Steel Round Wire From

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in the subject investigations, the United

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determines, pursuant to section 733(a)