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ADDRESSES: Individuals wishing copies

of any of the above permits and

associated decision documents should

contact the Fish and Wildlife Service,

Division of Consultation and

Conservation Planning, 911 N.E. 11th

Avenue, 4th Floor East, Portland,

Oregon 97232.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Laura Hill, Fish and Wildlife Biologist,

at the above address; telephone (503)

231–6241.

Dated: June 8, 1998.

Thomas J. Dwyer,

Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.

[FR Doc. 98–16621 Filed 6–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Letters of Authorization to Take Marine

Mammals

AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of Letters of

Authorization to take marine mammals

incidental to oil and gas industry

activities.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

101(a)(5)(A) of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended, and

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

implementing regulations [50 CFR

18.27(f)(3)], notice is hereby given that

Letters of Authorization to take polar

bears and Pacific walrus incidental to

oil and gas industry exploration,

development, and production activities

have been issued to the following

companies:

Company Activity Date issued

BP Exploration

(Alaska)

Inc

Exploration June 8, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. John W. Bridges at the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Marine Mammals

Management Office, 1011 East Tudor

Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, (800)

362–5148 or (907) 786–3810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Letters of

Authorization were issued in

accordance with U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service Federal Rules and Regulations

‘‘Marine Mammals; Incidental Take

During Specific Activities (58 FR 60402;

November 26, 1993); modified and

extended (60 FR 42805; August 17,

1995).

Dated: June 11, 1998.

David B. Allen,

Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 98–16306 Filed 6–22–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–050–1620–00]

Closure of a Road on Public Lands;

Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Closure order for a road in

Fremont County, CO.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that,

effective June 25, 1998, the BLM nonsystem road between the Upper and

Lower Grape Creek Wilderness Study

Areas will be closed to all types of

motorized vehicle access and travel. The

purpose of this closure is to prevent

further disturbance to soils and

vegetation in and near the riparian area,

reduce sedimentation into Grape Creek

and reduce the development of

unauthorized user-created trails into the

Upper and Lower Grape Creek

Wilderness Study Areas. Authority for

this action is found in 43 CFR 8364.1

and the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976. The 3 mile

(approximate) road closure is

specifically identified as follows:

Fremont County, Colorado.

Begin closure on the BLM system road

6227, located approximately 2⁄10 of a

mile east of Grape Creek in T 20S, R71W

Section 8. The road closure continues in

a westerly direction along the BLM nonsystem road through section 7 and T

20S, R72W Sections 12 and 11, and

ends at the public/private boundary on

the north boundary of the NE of the NE

of Section 11.

DATES: Effective June 25, 1998 and shall

remain in effect unless revised, revoked,

or amended.

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land

Management, Royal Gorge Resource

Area, 3170 East Main Street, Canon City,

CO 81212; Telephone (719) 269–8500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Levi

Deike, Area Manager or Diana Kossnar,

Outdoor Recreation Planner at the Royal

Gorge Resource Area at the above

address and phone number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

closure does not apply to emergency,

law enforcement, and federal or other

government vehicles while being used

for official or emergency purposes, or to

any vehicle whose use is expressly

authorized or otherwise officially

approved by BLM. Violation of this

order is punishable by fine and/or

imprisonment as defined in 43 CFR

8340 and subparts thereof. A copy of

this Federal Register Notice and a map

of the road closure is posted in the

Canon City District Office.

Donnie R. Sparks,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 98–16660 Filed 6–22–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ–020–05–3809–00; AZA 29237]

Notice of Availability of Draft

Environmental Impact Statement for

the Proposed Yarnell Mining Project,

Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

(BLM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability and

Notice of Public Hearings.

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

of the National Environment Policy Act

of 1969, the Bureau of Land

Management, Phoenix Field Office, has

prepared a draft environmental impact

statement (DEIS) that describes the

impacts of a proposed surface gold mine

and ore processing facility, known as

the Yarnell Mining Project, that would

be located on public, private, and state

lands near the town of Yarnell in

Yavapai County in central Arizona.

DATES: The DEIS is available for public

review and comment for the next 60

days. Written comments on the DEIS

must be postmarked on or before August

25, 1998. Public hearings will be held

on July 28, 29, and 30, 1998, at the times

and locations listed under

Supplementary Information.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be sent to the Project Manager for the

Yarnell Mining Project EIS, Bureau of

Land Management, Phoenix Field

Office, 2015 West Deer Valley Road,

Phoenix, AZ 85027.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Connie Stone, EIS Project Manager,

(602) 580–5517.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DEIS

was prepared in response to a proposed

mining plan of operations submitted by

the Yarnell Mining Company, a

subsidiary of Bema Gold (U.S.) Inc. The

impact analysis in the DEIS includes

proposed mitigation measures and

alternatives to the proposed project. The

Environmental Protection Agency,