Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 127 /Thursday, July 2, 1998 / Notices 36259

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–921–41–5700; WYW126395]

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease

June 18, 1998.

Pursuant to the provisions of 30

U.S.C. 188(d) and (3), and 43 CFR

3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), a petition for

reinstatement of oil and gas lease

WYW126395 for lands in Weston

County, Wyoming, was timely filed and

was accompanied by all the required

rentals accruing from the date of

termination. The lease has agreed to the

amended lease terms for rentals and

royalties at rates $5.00 per acre, or

fraction thereof, per year and 162⁄3

percent, respectively.

The lessee has paid the required $500

administrative fee and $125 to

reimburse the Department for the cost of

this Federal Register notice. The lessee

has met all the requirements for

reinstatement of the lease as set out in

Section 31 (d) and (e) of the Mineral

Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C.

188), and the Bureau of Land

Management is proposing to reinstate

lease WYW126395 effective March 1,

1998, subject to the original terms and

conditions of the lease and the

increased rental and royalty rates cited

above.

Pamela J. Lewis,

Chief, Leasable Minerals Section.

[FR Doc. 98–17655 Filed 7–1–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–22–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–921–41–5700; WYW138134]

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease

June 18, 1998.

Pursuant to the provisions of 30

U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR

3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), a petition for

reinstatement of oil and gas lease

WYW138134 for lands in Campbell

County, Wyoming, was timely filed and

was accompanied by all the required

rentals accruing from the date of

termination. The lessee has agreed to

the amended lease terms for rentals and

royalties at rates of $10.00 per acre, or

fraction thereof, per year and 162⁄3

percent, respectively.

The lessee has paid the required $500

administrative fee and $125 to

reimburse the Department of the cost of

the Federal Register notice. The lessee

has met all the requirements for

reinstatement of the lease as set out in

Section 31 (d) and (e) of the Mineral

Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C.

188), and the Bureau of Land

Management is proposing to reinstate

lease WYW138134 effective February 1,

1998, subject to the original terms and

conditions of the lease and the

increased rental and royalty rates cited

above.

Pamela J. Lewis,

Chief, Leasable Minerals Section.

[FR Doc. 98–17656 Filed 7–1–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–22–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[C–930–1430–01; COC–47115]

Public Land Order No. 7345;

Revocation of Public Land Order No.

6803; Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Public land order.

SUMMARY: This order revokes, in its

entirety, a public land order that

withdrew 30 acres of public land for a

Forest Service administrative site. The

land is no longer needed for this

purpose and the Forest Service has

relinquished the withdrawal. This

action will open the land to the

operation of the public land laws. The

land is temporarily closed to mining

due to a pending land exchange

proposal. The land has been and will

remain open to mineral leasing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 3, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Doris E. Chelius, BLM Colorado State

Office, 2850 Youngfield Street,

Lakewood, Colorado 80215–7076, 303–

239–3706.

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. Public Land Order No. 6803, which

withdrew public land for the Forest

Service Sulphur Center Administrative

Site, is hereby revoked in its entirety:

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 1 N., R. 76 W., sec. 8,

NW1⁄4NW1⁄4NW1⁄4 and E1⁄2NW1⁄4NW1⁄4.

The area described contains 30 acres in

Grand County.

2. At 9 a.m. on August 3, 1998, the

land will be opened to the operation of

the public land laws generally, subject

to valid existing rights, the provisions of

existing withdrawals, other segregations

of record, and the requirements of

applicable law. All valid applications

received at or prior to 9 a.m. on August

3, 1998, shall be considered as

simultaneously filed at that time. Those

received thereafter shall be considered

in the order of filing.

Dated: June 18, 1998

Bob Armstrong,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 98–17657 Filed 7–1–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT–060–08–1040–00]

Moratorium on Issuance of New

Commercial Permits and Rights-ofWay in Mill Creek Canyon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Department of Interior.

ACTION: Notice of moratorium on

authorization of new commercial

permits and rights of way for Mill Creek

Canyon pending completion of a special

management plan.

SUMMARY: This notice places a

moratorium on issuance of all new

commercial permits including new

special recreation and filming permits

and rights of way authorized by the

Moab Field Office for Mill Creek

Canyon near Moab, Utah. This action is

implemented under the authority of 43

CFR 2800, 2920 and 8372.

Increased recreation and other use of

public lands in Mill Creek Canyon has

adversely impacted wildlife, vegetation,

soil, water quality, visual and cultural

resources and poses a threat to public

health and safety and enjoyment of the

lands. This area encompasses lands

under BLM management within onequarter (1/4) mile of the stream, from

the public land boundary west of the

Power Dam to the Forest Service

boundary, in both forks of the canyon

including Rill Canyon.

The purpose and need for preparation

of a special management plan for the

area has been determined through

public scoping. To prevent foreclosure

of management options in that plan,

issuance of additional special recreation

and filming permits, rights-of-way, and

all other commercial use permits is

hereby suspended. Limiting new

permits is one way to control future

resource damage, ensure the

sustainability of existing resources, and

allow unhindered consideration and

possible adoption of use ceilings,

pending completion of the management

plan.
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It will also respond to public requests

for limitations on commercial uses,

rights-of-way, or any publicized use of

the area pending completion of the plan.

No limitation or suspension of existing

permits is created by this moratorium

nor is any limitation created affecting

previously pending permits or rights-ofway. This notice does not affect existing

or future authorizations on the Flat Pass

Trail.

Maps of the moratorium area are

available in the Moab Field Office.

DATES: This restriction shall remain in

effect pending revision of the resource

management plan for the Grand

Resource Area or completion of a

special management plan for South Mill

Creek Canyon or until updated by the

authorized officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad

Palmer, Moab Field Office, 82 East

Dogwood Avenue, Moab, Utah 84532 at

(435) 259–6111.

Dated: June 22, 1998

Brad Palmer,

Acting Moab Field Office Manager.

[FR Doc. 98–17653 Filed 7–1–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Announcement of Posting of Invitation

for Bids on Crude Oil From Federal

Leases in Wyoming

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of IFB on Federal crude

oil in the State of Wyoming.

SUMMARY: The Minerals Management

Service (MMS) will post on MMS’s

Internet Home Page and make available

in hard copy an Invitation for Bids (IFB)

offering of approximately 3,700 barrels

per day (bpd) of crude oil to be taken

as royalty-in-kind (RIK) from Federal

leases in Wyoming’s Bighorn and

Powder River Basins. The oil will be

sold publicly by competitive bid.

DATES: The IFB will be posted on

MMS’s Internet Home Page on or about

July 1, 1998. Bids will be due to MMS

on or about July 31, 1998. MMS will

notify successful bidders on or about

August 17, 1998. The Federal

Government will begin actual taking of

royalty volumes for a 6-month period

beginning on or about October 1, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The IFB will be posted on

MMS’s Home page at http://

www.rmp.mms.gov under the icon

‘‘What’s New.’’ The IFB may also be

obtained by contacting Ms. Betty Estey

at the address in the FURTHER

INFORMATION section. Bids should be

submitted to the address provided in the

IFB.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information on MMS’s RIK

pilots, contact Mr. Bonn J. Macy,

Minerals Management Service, 1849 C

Street, NW, MS 4230, Washington, DC

20240; telephone number (202) 208–

3827; fax (202) 208–3918; e-mail

Bonn.Macy@mms.gov. For additional

information concerning the IFB

document, terms, and process, contact

Ms. Betty Estey, Minerals Management

Service, MS 2510, 381 Elden Street,

Herndon, VA 20170–4817; telephone

number (703) 787–1352; fax (703) 787–

1009; e-mail Betty.Estey@mms.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

offering of crude oil in the IFB is Phase

I of the first of MMS’s three planned RIK

pilots. The other two RIK pilots will be

in the Gulf of Mexico. MMS’s objective

in all its pilots is to identify the

circumstances under which taking oil

and gas royalties as a share of

production, or RIK, is a viable

alternative to MMS’s usual practice of

collecting oil and gas royalties as a share

of the value received by the lessee for

sale of the production. The Wyoming

pilot is a joint project with the State of

Wyoming expected to last 2 to 3 years.

The sale will involve approximately

3,700 bpd of crude oil from some 186

Federal properties located in Wyoming’s

Bighorn and Powder River Basins.

Purchasers may bid on individual

properties and/or on the entire packages

of Wyoming sweet crude oil (1,051 bpd),

Wyoming general sour crude oil (890

bpd), or Wyoming asphaltic sour crude

oil (1,782 bpd). Bids will be due as

specified in the IFB on or about July 31,

1998; successful bidders will be notified

on or about August 17, 1998.

The following are some of the

additional details regarding the offerings

that will be posted in the IFB on or

about July 1, 1998:

• List of specific properties;

• For each property, royalty rate(s),

average daily royalty volume, quality,

transportation method (truck/pipe), and

current transporter and operator;

• Bid basis;

• Reporting requirements;

• Terms and conditions; and

• Contract format.

The internet posting and availability

of the IFB in hard copy are being

announced in oil and gas trade journals

as well as in this Federal Register

notice.

Dated: June 26, 1998.

Walter D. Cruickshank,

Associate Director for Policy and

Management Improvement.

[FR Doc. 98–17694 Filed 7–1–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Glen Canyon Adaptive Management

Work Group; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation.

ACTION: Public meetings of the Glen

Canyon Adaptive Management Work

Group (AMWG) and Glen Canyon

Technical Work Group (TWG).

SUMMARY: The Glen Canyon Adaptive

Management Work Group will conduct

public meetings to discuss

administrative and program related

issues. The following agenda items will

be discussed during this meeting:

Administrative issues, Formation of the

Science Advisory Board, Installation of

Flashboards on Glen Canyon Dam,

Beach Building Flows, Hydrology,

Grand Canyon Conceptual Model, Lake

Powell Monitoring and Research,

Temperature Control Device, Cultural

Resources, 1998 April-May Dam

Releases, and Budgetary Issues. The

TWG will be meeting to discuss future

Beach Building Flows and Research

Activities in Lake Powell. This TWG

meeting is in addition to the meeting

previously scheduled on July 23 in the

Federal Register notice dated March 17,

1998.

DATE AND LOCATION: The AMWG public

meeting will be held at the following

time and location:

Phoenix, Arizona—July 21–22, 1998.

The two-day meeting will begin at 9:30

a.m. on the first day and conclude at

3:30 p.m. on the second day. The

meeting will be held at the Embassy

Suites, 1515N. 44th St., Phoenix,

Arizona.

DATE AND LOCATION: The additional

TWG public meeting will be held at the

following time and location:

Phoenix, Arizona—July 20, 1998. The

meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. and end

at 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be held

at the Embassy Suites, 1515N. 44th St.,

Phoenix, Arizona.

Time will be allowed at each meeting

for any individual or organization

wishing to make formal oral comments

(limited to 10 minutes), but written

notice must be provided at least FIVE

(5) days prior to the meeting to Mr.

Bruce Moore, Bureau of Reclamation,

Upper Colorado Regional Office, 125