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Protection Agency, Muckleshoot Indian

Tribe, and Washington Department of

Transportation, intends to gather the

information necessary and prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

for the proposed taking into federal trust

of land for the construction of the

Muckleshoot Indian Tribe’s White River

Amphitheatre. A description of the

proposed project, location, and

environmental considerations to be

addressed in the EIS are provided in the

Supplementary Information section.

This notice also announces a public

meeting to be held on the proposal and

the preparation of the EIS.

This notice is published in

accordance with Section 1501.7 of the

Council on Environmental Quality

Regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500–1508)

implementing the procedural

requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as

amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and

the Department of the Interior Manual

(516 DM 1–6), and is in the exercise of

authority delegated to the Assistant

Secretary—Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8.

The purpose of this notice is to obtain

suggestions and information from other

agencies and the public on the scope of

issues to be addressed in the EIS.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before July 24, 1998. The public

scoping meeting will be held on July 15,

1998. We will consider all comments

sent during the comment period, or

submitted at the public scoping

meeting.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to Stanley Speaks, Area

Director, Portland Area Office, 911 N.E.

11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232–

4169. The public scoping meeting will

be held at Green River Community

College, Lindbloom Student Center,

12401 S.E. 320th Street, Auburn,

Washington, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June

Boynton, Area Environmental

Coordinator, 503–231–6749.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Muckleshoot Indian Tribe intends to

develop an amphitheatre on tribal

property within the boundaries of the

Muckleshoot Indian Reservation

adjacent to Highway 164, about seven

miles southeast of the City of Auburn in

King County, Washington. The White

River Amphitheatre Project will consist

of a 20,000-seat amphitheatre plus

parking for approximately 5900 cars, all

on a 90-acre site. The amphitheatre will

include fixed and lawn seating, a main

stage, concessions, cafes, and various

plantings surrounding the seating. The

amphitheatre will be used for about 30

to 40 concert events per year (which

will generate the greatest attendance)

and community and cultural events

such as Native American pow wows,

dance performances, and children’s

events.

The Tribe has recently requested that

the BIA acquire the land upon which

the amphitheatre is being built and hold

that land in trust status on behalf of the

Tribe. As a consequence, BIA must

decide either to acquire the land or not

acquire the land. With respect to

possible BIA action, only the action and

no action alternatives have so far been

identified. Additionally, a federal

district court ordered BIA to prepare an

EIS with respect to the amphitheatre in

United States ex rel. Citizens for Safety

& Environment v. Bill Graham

Enterprises, Inc., No. C97–1775C

(W.D.Wash.) (order issued April 17,

1998). It has not been decided whether

to appeal that decision.

The EIS will address the project’s

effects on the environment. Issues

identified include:

• Traffic—concerns that traffic jams

will result and that safety and

emergency services will be

compromised.

• Noise—concerns that the sounds

from the concerts will travel offsite and

adversely affect surrounding residents,

wildlife, and livestock.

• Crime—concern that crimes,

including alcohol and drug related ones,

will increase in the vicinity of the

amphitheatre.

• Water quality—the primary concern

is that runoff from the site will not be

adequately controlled or cleaned up to

prevent impact to the White River.

• Wetlands—are wetland impacts

minimized, accounted for, or mitigated?

• Wildlife—are there unacceptable

impacts on fish and wildlife and their

habitats, including threatened or

endangered species?

• Slope stability—will the project

affect the stability of the bluff above the

White River and thereby affect other

resources?

• Sewage disposal—how will sewage

from the site be handled?

• Air quality—will traffic at the

amphitheatre generate enough carbon

monoxide to violate regional standards?

• Land use—how will the project

affect the rural character of the

surrounding lands?

• Socioeconomics—how will the

project affect local businesses and

property values?

The Bureau of Indian Affairs

recognizes that the Corps of Engineers

has issued a public notice for a

proposed wetland fill permit for the

amphitheatre, has held a public hearing

to receive comments, and has accepted

numerous written comments concerning

the Amphitheatre project. The issues

and concerns received by the Corps of

Engineers in comments on the project

will be included as part of the scoping

for this EIS.

Dated: June 26, 1998.

Kevin Gover,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

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BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–985–0777–66]

Notice of Intent To Conduct a Planning

Review, Concerning Off Road Vehicle

Use in the Weston Hills Area, North of

Gillette, Wyoming, and Request for

Public Participation

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), Buffalo Resource

Area, invites the public to identify

issues and concerns to be addressed in

a review of vehicular use management

decisions for BLM administered public

lands in the Weston Hills Area.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Interested parties may obtain further

information, or request to be placed on

the Buffalo mailing list by contacting

Neil Schiche, Project Coordinator, at the

Buffalo Resource Area Office, Bureau of

Land Management, 1425 Fort Street,

Buffalo, Wyoming 82834, 307–684–

1100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A

planning review of the Weston Hills

area is needed to evaluate existing BLM

off road vehicle use and vehicular use

management decisions for the BLM

administered public lands in the area.

The purposes of the planning review are

to determine: (1) Whether the existing

vehicular use management decisions for

the BLM administered public lands in

the Weston Hills area provide for an

appropriate level of resource protection,

(2) whether other management actions

and alternatives that may be considered

would be in conformance with existing

decisions in the Buffalo Resource

Management Plan (RMP), and (3)

whether or not it will be necessary to

amend the Buffalo RMP.

The National Environmental Policy

Act environmental analysis and

documentation process will be used in

conducting the planning review and in

making the above determinations for the

planning review area. An

Environmental Assessment will be
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prepared to document the review and its

results.

The planning review will include

opportunities for public participation.

The public will be invited to a

meeting(s) to discuss: (1) problems,

conflicts, concerns, and planning issues

in the review area, and (2) potential

management options to consider. A

public meeting is scheduled for June 30,

1998, at 7 p.m., in the Campbell County

Public Library, 2101 4J Road, Gillette,

Wyoming.

If other public meetings, open houses

or similar events are needed, they will

be announced through other notices,

mailings, or news releases. The

planning review results, and any need

to amend the Buffalo RMP and to

provide a protest period on the

amendment will be announced in the

same manner.

Dated: June 25, 1998.

Alan L. Kesterke,

Associate State Director.

[FR Doc. 98–17458 Filed 6–30–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–066–1430–00; CACA 35556]

Public Land Order No. 7343;

Withdrawal of Public Land for the

Pechanga Historic Site; CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Public Land Order.

SUMMARY: This order withdraws 19.83

acres of public land from surface entry,

mining, mineral leasing, and mineral

materials sales for a period of 50 years

on behalf of the Bureau of Land

Management to protect the Pechanga

Historic Site.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Duane Marti, BLM California State

Office (CA–931.4), 2135 Butano Drive,

Sacramento, California 95825; 916–978–

4675.

By virtue of the authority vested in

the Secretary of the Interior by Section

204 of the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.

1714 (1994), it is ordered as follows:

1. Subject to valid existing rights, the

following described public land is

hereby withdrawn from settlement, sale,

location, or entry under the general land

laws, including the United States

mining laws, 30 U.S.C. Ch. 2 (1994),

mineral leasing laws, 30 U.S.C. 181 et

seq. (1994), and mineral material sale

laws, 30 U. S. C. 601–604 (1994), to

protect the Pechanga Historic Site:

San Bernardino Meridian

T. 5 S., R. 4 W.,

Sec. 22, lot 5.

The area described contains 19.83 acres in

Riverside County.

2. This withdrawal will expire 50

years from the effective date of this

order unless, as a result of a review

conducted before the expiration date

pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal

Land Policy and Management Act of

1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f) (1994), the

Secretary determines that the

withdrawal shall be extended.

Dated: June 18, 1998.

Bob Armstrong,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 98–17466 Filed 6–30–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–958–1430–01; GP7–0182; OR–19080]

Public Land Order No. 7347;

Revocation of Executive Order Dated

August 2, 1916; OR

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Public land order.

SUMMARY: This order revokes an

Executive order in its entirety as to the

remaining 24.38 acres withdrawn for

Bureau of Land Management Powersite

Reserve No. 537. The lands are no

longer needed for the purpose for which

they were withdrawn. This action will

remove restrictions on 6.25 acres of

public lands that were subject to the

provisions of Section 24 of the Federal

Power Act. These lands will remain

closed to the agricultural land laws due

to an overlapping withdrawal. The

remaining 18.13 acres have been

conveyed out of Federal ownership with

a reservation of all minerals to the

United States.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill

Bliesner, BLM Oregon/Washington State

Office, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon

97208–2965, 503–952–6157.

By virtue of the authority vested in

the Secretary of the Interior by Section

204 of the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.

1714 (1994), it is ordered as follows:

1. The Executive Order dated August

2, 1916, which established Powersite

Reserve No. 537, is hereby revoked in its

entirety:

Willamette Meridian

(a) Public Lands

T. 2 S., R. 7 E.,

Sec. 33, lots 11, 21, 22, 27, and 28.

(b) Non-Federal Surface

T. 2 S., R. 7 E.,

Sec. 33, lots 1, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 15, 18, 20,

23, 24, 26, 30, 31, 32, and 34.

The areas described aggregate 24.38 acres

in Clackamas County.

2. The lands described in paragraph

1(b) have been conveyed out of Federal

ownership with a reservation of all

minerals to the United States.

3. The lands described in paragraph

1(a) have been open to operation of the

public land laws, subject to the

provisions of Section 24 of the Federal

Power Act of June 10, 1920, and will be

relieved of such restrictions at 8:30 a.m.

on July 1, 1998. These lands have been

and will remain open to mining and

mineral leasing.

4. The lands described in paragraph

1(a) remain withdrawn from all forms of

appropriation under the agricultural

land laws, 43 U.S.C. Ch. 9; 25 U.S.C.

331 (1994), by Public Land Order No.

5490, as modified by Public Land Order

Nos. 5542 and 7043.

Dated: June 18, 1998.

Bob Armstrong,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 98–17463 Filed 6–30–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–958–1430–01; GP8–0002; OR–19578

(WA)]

Public Land Order No. 7344; Partial

Revocation of Executive Order dated

July 2, 1910; Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Public land order.

SUMMARY: This order partially revokes

an Executive order insofar as it affects

1,147.26 acres of National Forest System

lands withdrawn for Bureau of Land

Management Powersite Reserve No. 73.

The lands are no longer needed for the

purpose for which they were

withdrawn. The lands will remain

closed to surface entry, mining, and

mineral leasing due to another

overlapping withdrawal.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles R. Roy, BLM Oregon/

Washington State Office, P.O. Box 2965,

Portland, Oregon 97208–2965, 503–952–

6189.