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and continue until 10:00 p.m. People

interested in the proposed extension of

the land withdrawal will have the

opportunity to make formal remarks.

Dated: June 9, 1998.

William K. Stowers,

Lands Team Lead.

[FR Doc. 98–15804 Filed 6–11–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM–910–08–1020–00]

New Mexico Resource Advisory

Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Council meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Land Policy and Management

Act and the Federal Advisory

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), 5 U.S.C.

Appendix 1, The Department of Interior,

Bureau of Land Management (BLM),

announces a meeting of the New Mexico

Resource Advisory Council (RAC). The

meeting will be held on July, 30 and 31,

1998 at the Holiday Inn Don Fernando

de Taos, 1005 Paseo del Pueblo Sur,

Taos, New Mexico. The agenda for the

RAC meeting will include agreement on

the meeting agenda, any RAC comments

on the draft summary minutes of the last

RAC meeting of May 7 & 8, 1998 in

Farmington, NM., a briefings and

discussions on the status of the NEPA

process for the RAC Standards for

Public Land Health and Guidelines for

Livestock Grazing Management and

other NEPA concerns. Also included on

the agenda are BLM Field Office

Manager presentations, continued

discussion on establishment of RAC

Subgroups and RAC Charter proposed

changes, standards and guidelineseconomic presentation, Clean Water Act

presentation and discussion, multiyear

plan and performance indicators

presentation and discussion, establish

location and date for next RAC meeting

and develop draft agenda items, RAC

discussion on assessment of the meeting

and other items as appropriate.

A field tour is scheduled for the

afternoon of July 31, 1998. The tour will

begin about 1:00 pm and take most of

the afternoon. The exact time and

location to meet for the field trip will be

established during the RAC meeting.

The meeting will begin on July 30,

1998 at 8:30 a.m. The meeting is open

to the public. The time for the public to

address the RAC is on Thursday, July

30, 1998, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The RAC may reduce or extend the end

time of 5:00 p.m. depending on the

number of people wishing to address

the RAC. The length of time available

for each person to address the RAC will

be established at the start of the public

comment period and will depend on

how many people there are that wish to

address the RAC. At the completion of

the public comments the RAC may

continue discussion on its Agenda

items. The meeting on Friday July 31,

1998, will be from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30

a.m. The ending time for the meeting

may be changed depending on the work

remaining for the RAC. Starting about

1:00 p.m. the RAC members, on a

volunteer basis, will go on a field tour

on rafts on the Rio Grande. The tour is

expected to last most of the afternoon.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bob Armstrong, New Mexico State

Office, Planning and Policy Team,

Bureau of Land Management, 1474

Rodeo Road, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe,

New Mexico 87502–0115, telephone

(505) 438–7436.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the Resource Advisory

Council is to advise the Secretary of the

Interior, through the BLM, on a variety

of planning and management issues

associated with the management of

public lands. The Council’s

responsibilities include providing

advice on long-range planning,

establishing resource management

priorities and assisting the BLM to

identify State and regional standards for

rangeland health and guidelines for

grazing management.

Dated: June 8, 1998.

Stephen A. Jordan,

Acting Deputy State Director.

[FR Doc. 98–15688 Filed 6–11–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AK–040–08–1410–00; AA–77257]

Notice; Correction

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management published a document in

the Federal Register of March 5, 1998,

concerning request for comments on a

Recreation and Public Purposes

Classification and Lease of Public Land

in Chenik Lake area, Alaska. The

document contained an incorrect legal

description.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathy A. Stubbs at 907–267–1284.

Correction

In notice document 98–5705,

beginning on page 10938, in the issue of

Thursday, March 5, 1998, Summary

section, the legal description, second

line, ‘‘T. 12 S., R. 29 W.,’’ should read

‘‘T. 11 S., R. 29 W.,’’.

Dated: May 14, 1998.

Nick Douglas,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 98–15645 Filed 6–11–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 1410–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–014–6332–00: GP8–0212]

Notice of Prohibited Acts in the

Klamath Falls Resource Area

AGENCY: Lakeview District, Klamath

Falls Resource Area, Bureau of Land

Management.

SUMMARY: The Lakeview District is

republishing certain closures and

restrictions at Topsy Campground.

Personnel that are exempt from the

closures and restrictions include any

Federal, State, or local officer, or

member of any organized rescue or firefighting force in performance of an

official duty, or any person authorized

by the Bureau of Land Management.

These restrictions and closures had

previously been published in the

Federal Register, but had been written

incorrectly. This notice remedies the

mistake. Pursuant to 43 CFR 8365.1–6,

the following restrictions are in effect at

Topsy Campground:

—No entry between 9pm and 6am,

except as an occupant.

—Campsites are limited to no more

than 12 people and 2 vehicles.

—Horses are prohibited.

—No discharge or use of firearms,

other weapons or fireworks between

Topsy Road and the J.C. Boyle Reservoir

from one eighth mile above to one

eighth mile below the campground.

DATES: These restrictions are in effect

immediately and shall remain in effect

until rescinded or modified by the

authorized officer.

PENALTIES: The authority for this

supplemental rule is found in 43 CFR

8365.1–6. Violation of this rule is

punishable by a fine not to exceed

$100,000 and/or imprisonment not to

exceed 12 months.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Barron Bail, Klamath Falls Resource

Area Manager, 2795 Anderson Ave.,

Bldg. 25, Klamath Falls, OR 97603, or

telephone (541) 883–6916.
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Dated: June 3, 1998.

Bob Hopper,

Acting Lakeview District Manager.

[FR Doc. 98–15613 Filed 6–11–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–014–6332–00: GP8–0211]

Notice of Prohibited Acts in the

Klamath River Canyon Area of Critical

Environmental Concern (ACEC)/Wild

and Scenic River Corridor

AGENCY: Lakeview District, Klamath

Falls Resource Area, Bureau of Land

Management.

SUMMARY: The Lakeview District is

implementing certain closures and

restrictions as described in the 1995

Klamath Falls RMP. Personnel that are

exempt from the closures and

restrictions are described under 43 CFR

8351.2–1(b)(1–5). All of these

restrictions and closures had previously

been published in the Federal Register,

but had been written incorrectly. This

notice remedies the mistake. Pursuant to

43 CFR 8351.2–1(e)(7), the following

restrictions are in effect:

Klamath River Boat Access

—Closed to entry from one half hour

after sunset to one half hour before

sunrise.

—The following activities are prohibited

between the river and the access road

from one quarter mile above to one

quarter mile below the site: camping,

overnight parking, fire building, and

the discharge or use of firearms, other

weapons, or fireworks.

—No unattended vehicles in the posted

turn-around area located one eighth

mile past the boat access road.

Klamath River Campground

—Campsites are limited to no more than

12 people and 2 vehicles.

—No entry between 9 pm and 6 am,

except as an occupant.

Turtle Primitive Group Campground

—Campsites are limited to 8 to 35

people from May 1 to October 1; and

1 to 35 people from October 1 to April

30.

—No entry between 9 pm and 6 am,

except as an occupant.

—No discharge or use of firearms, other

weapons, or fireworks between the

river and the main access road from

one quarter mile above to one quarter

mile below the site.

Klamath River Canyon

—All public lands from the J.C. Boyle

Powerhouse to the Oregon/California

border are closed to firearms target

shooting, from May 1 to October 1.

—Vehicle use within the ACEC

boundary is limited to designated

roads and trails.

Salt Caves

—Closed to entry from May 1 to

September 15.

DATES: These closures and restrictions

are in effect immediately and shall

remain in effect until rescinded or

modified by the authorized officer.

PENALTIES: The authority for this

supplemental rule is found in 43 CFR

8351.2–1(e)(7). Violation of this rule is

punishable by a fine not to exceed

$5,000 and/or imprisonment not to

exceed 6 months.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barron Bail, Klamath Falls Resource

Area Manager, 2795 Anderson Ave.,

Bldg. 25, Klamath Falls, OR 97603, or

telephone (541) 883–6916.

Dated: June 3, 1998.

Bob Hopper,

Acting Lakeview District Manager.

[FR Doc. 98–15614 Filed 6–11–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–015–1210–00: GP8–0210]

Notice of Vehicle Closures and

Restrictions in the Lakeview District

AGENCY: Lakeview District, Bureau of

Land Management.

SUMMARY: The following list of vehicle

closures and restrictions covers lands

within the Lakeview and Klamath Falls

Resource Areas of the Lakeview District

located in south central Oregon.

Lakeview Resource Area

The Lakeview Resource Area is

republishing certain vehicle closures

and restrictions as part of the

implementation of the following

documents: Warner Lakes and High

Desert Management Framework Plans

(MFPs; 1983), Off-Road-Vehicle

Implementation Plans (1981), Oregon

Wilderness EIS (1989), Warner Lakes

Plan Amendment for the Warner

Wetlands Area of Critical

Environmental Concern (ACEC; 1989),

High Desert Plan Amendment for the

Lake Abert ACEC (1996), and four small

emergency closures done under 43 CFR

8341.2 and/or 8342. All of these

restrictions and closures had previously

been published in the Federal Register,

but without the penalty cited. This

notice remedies the omission. Pursuant

to the regulations contained in 43 CFR

8364.1, the Bureau of Land Management

is limiting motorized vehicle travel as

detailed in the above documents.

Closed to Vehicles

Black Hills

Buck Creek

Fossil Lake

Crane Mountain

South Green Mountain (emergency)

Table Rock (emergency)

Cougar Mountain (emergency)

Westside gravel pit area (emergency)

Vehicles Limited to Designated Roads

and Trails

Lost Forest RNA

Warner Wetlands ACEC

Vehicles Limited to Existing Roads and

Trails

Alkali Lake Sand Dunes

Abert Lake ACEC

Wilderness Study Areas

Picture Rock Pass

Seasonal Vehicle Closures

Fort Rock/Silver Lake Deer Winter

Range (December 1 to March 31)

Two vehicle restrictions previously

listed in the 1983 MFPs are no longer

needed, and through this notice they are

dropped or included within newer

designations: Cox Creek Wildlife

Closure is no longer necessary and is

now ‘‘open’’ to vehicles; Lake Abert

Archeologic Zone is now within the

larger Lake Abert ACEC.

Klamath Falls Resource Area

The Klamath Falls Resource Area is

implementing vehicle closures and

restrictions in the following areas as

described in the 1995 Klamath Falls

Resource Management Plan (RMP) and

the 1995 Upper Klamath Basin and

Wood River Wetland RMP. Pursuant to

the regulations contained in 43 CFR

8364.1, the Bureau of Land Management

is limiting motorized vehicle travel as

detailed in both RMP’s:

Closed to Vehicles

Wood River Wetland Area of Critical

Environmental Concern (ACEC)

Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail

Lower Klamath Hills Wildlife area

Spencer Creek

Miller Creek ACEC

Old Baldy Research Natural Area (RNA)

Areas where water quality is being

adversely affected

Progeny test sites