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National Weather Service as an

administrative site. The land has been

and will remain open to mineral leasing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 3, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dennis J. Samuelson, BLM Nevada State

Office, P.O. Box 12000, Reno, Nevada,

89520, 702–861–6532.

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hereby withdrawn from settlement, sale,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)),

but not from leasing under the mineral

leasing laws, for use by the Department

of Commerce, National Weather Service

as an administrative site:

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 34 N., R. 55 E.,

Sec. 2, S1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4 and

SW1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4.

The area described contains 15 acres in

Elko County.

2. The withdrawal made by this order

does not alter the applicability of those

public land laws governing the use of

lands under lease, license, or permit, or

governing the disposal of their mineral

or vegetative resources other than under

the mining laws.

3. This withdrawal will expire 20

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: July 22, 1998.

Bob Armstrong,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 98–20622 Filed 7–31–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–030–1430–00; COC61614]

Notice of Realty Action; Recreation

and Public Purposes Act Classification

and Application for Recreation

Development, COC61614; Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The following public lands in

Delta County, Colorado have been

examined and found suitable for

classification for lease and conveyance

under the provisions of the Recreation

and Public Purposes Act (R&PP), as

amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). The

purpose of the classification and

application for R&PP lease and potential

conveyance is to allow recreational

development on the public land by the

City of Delta, Colorado for use as a golf

course.

Sixth Principal Meridian

T.14S., R.95W.

Sec. 30: SE1⁄4SW1⁄4,

Sec. 31: NE1⁄4NW1⁄4.

T.14S., R.96W.

Sec. 36: lot 1 (NE1⁄4SE1⁄4).

Containing 120 acres.

Lease and conveyance is consistent

with current BLM land use planning

and would be in the public interest.

The lease/patent, if issued, would be

subject to valid existing rights and the

following terms, conditions and

reservations:

1. Provisions of the Recreation and

Public Purposes Act and to all

applicable regulations of the Secretary

of the Interior.

2. A right-of-way for ditches and

canals constructed by the authority of

the United States.

3. All minerals shall be reserved to

the United States, together with the

right to prospect for, mine and remove

the minerals.

Upon publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the lands will be

segregated from all other forms of

appropriation under the public land

laws, including the general mining laws,

except for lease and conveyance under

the Recreation and Public Purposes Act

and leasing under the mineral leasing

laws.

For a period of 45 days from the date

of publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, interested persons

may submit written comments regarding

the classification and proposed lease

and conveyance of the lands to the

District Manager, Montrose District

Office, 2465 South Townsend,

Montrose, CO 81401.

CLASSIFICATION COMMENTS: Interested

parties may submit comments involving

the suitability of the land for

recreational purposes for use as a golf

course. Comments on the classification

are restricted to whether the land is

suited for the proposal, whether the use

will maximize the future use or uses of

the land, whether the use is consistent

with local planning and zoning, or if the

use is consistent with State and Federal

programs.

Any adverse comments will be

reviewed by the State Director. In the

absence of any adverse comments the

classification will become effective 60

days from the date of publication of this

notice in the Federal Register.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Teresa

Pfifer, Uncompahgre Basin Resource

Area, phone (970) 240–5316. Documents

pertinent to this proposal may be

reviewed at the Uncompahgre Basin

Resource Area Office, 2505 South

Townsend, Montrose, Colorado.

Dated: July 28, 1998.

Mark Stiles,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 98–20574 Filed 7–31–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES–030–08–1430–01; WIES–48123]

Realty Action: Classification of Public

Lands for Recreation and Public

Purposes; Marinette County, WI

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

SUMMARY: The following described

public land in Marinette County,

Wisconsin has been examined and

found suitable for conveyance to the

Wisconsin Department of Natural

Resources pursuant to the Recreation

and Public Purposes Act of June 14,

1926, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et

seq.).

Fourth Principal Meridian, Wisconsin

T.29N., R.23E.

Sec. 13, Tract 37

Containing 2.26 acres.

The subject island lies within the

project boundary of the Peshtigo Harbor

Wildlife Area, a part of the Green Bay

West Shores Project under the

management of the Wisconsin

Department of Natural Resources and

will be used for recreation purposes.

The island is not needed for Federal

purposes. Conveyance is consistent with

current Bureau of Land Management

land use planning and is deemed to be

in the public interest. The patent, when

issued, shall be subject to the provisions

of the Recreation and Public Purposes

Act, to all applicable regulations of the

Secretary of the Interior, and to the

following reservations to the United

States:

1. All minerals shall be reserved to

the United States, together with the

right to prospect for, mine, and remove

the minerals.

2. All valid existing rights

documented on the official public land

records at the time of patent issuance.
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3. Any other reservations that the

authorized officer determines

appropriate to ensure public access and

proper management of Federal lands

and interests herein.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon publication of

this notice in the Federal Register, the

land will be segregated from all forms of

appropriation under the public land

laws, except for conveyance under the

Recreation and Public Purposes Act and

leasing under the mineral leasing laws.

Segregation will terminate upon

issuance of a patent or eighteen (18)

months from the date of this notice or

upon publication of a notice of

termination, whichever occurs first.

COMMENTS: For a period of 45 days from

the date of first publication of this

notice, interested parties may submit

comments to Field Manager, Milwaukee

Field Office, P.O. Box 631, Milwaukee,

Wisconsin 53201–0631. In the absence

of timely objections, this proposal shall

become the final determination of the

Department of the Interior.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marcia Sieckman, Realty Specialist,

Milwaukee Field Office, 310 West

Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 450,

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203, or (414)

297–4402.

Dated: July 23, 1998.

James W. Dryden,

Field Office Manager.

[FR Doc. 98–20226 Filed 7–31–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Announcement of Posting of

Amendment to Invitation for Bids on

Crude Oil From Federal Leases in

Wyoming

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of amendment to

Invitation for Bids on Federal crude oil

in the State of Wyoming.

SUMMARY: The Minerals Management

Service (MMS) has amended its

Invitation for Bids (IFB) offering of

approximately 3,700 barrels per day

(bpd) of crude oil to be taken as royaltyin-kind (RIK) from Federal leases in

Wyoming’s Bighorn and Powder River

Basins, and has posted the amendment

on MMS’s Internet Home Page and

made it available in hard copy. MMS

will sell the oil publicly by competitive

bid.

DATES: Due date for submission of bids

to MMS has been extended to August 7,

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 amendment to the IFB

is posted on MMS’s Home Page under

‘‘What’s New’’ at: http://

www.rmp.mms.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Interested bidders with questions

should contact Mr. Bonn J. Macy,

telephone number (202)208–3827; fax

(202)208–3918; e-mail

Bonn.Macy@mms.gov; or Mr. Robert

Kronebusch of MMS (the ‘‘COTR’’)

telephone number(303) 275–7113; fax

(303) 275–7124; e-mail

Robert.Kronebusch@mms.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Because

the existing text was misinterpreted by

several potential bidders, MMS made

editorial changes to the document to

clarify content. The specific

amendments to the IFB follow:

AMENDMENT NUMBER (1) OF

SOLICITATION IFB No. 3947 dated July

1, 1998.

Effective Date: July 20, 1998.

The hour and date of the bid opening

is extended to August 7, 1998, at 1:00

PM EST.

ISSUED BY: Minerals Management

Service, Procurement Operations

Branch, 381 Elden Street, MS–2500,

Herndon, Virginia 22070–4817.

The following Items are Amended:

1. Section G.1 ‘‘BIDDERS

QUALIFICATIONS’’ Delete entire

second paragraph and replace with the

following: ‘‘Bidder was principally

responsible for buying and selling not

less than the sum of $20,000,000 (U.S.

Dollars) of oil during each calendar year

from 1994 through 1997.’’

2. Section G.8 ‘‘FINANCIAL

STATEMENTS’’ First sentence: delete

the word ‘‘published’’ and replace with

the word ‘‘audited.’’

3. Section I.5 ‘‘DISCLOSURE

STATEMENT REGARDING CONFLICT

OF INTEREST’’ Delete entire section.

4. Section H.3 ‘‘PAPERWORK ACT

OF 1995 STATEMENT’’ Last sentence

add after the word ‘‘is’’ 1010–0115.

5. Section G.3 ‘‘SUBMISSION OF

BIDS’’ Under (c) and (e) change the date

from July 31, 1998, to August 7, 1998.

6. Except as provided herein, all terms

and conditions of IFB 3947, as

heretofore changed, remains unchanged

and in full force and effect.

Betty M. Estey,

Contracting Officer.

July 20, 1998.

MMS has also announced the

amendments to the IFB by Internet

posting and has provided them to oil

and gas trade journals.

Dated: July 29, 1998.

Walter D. Cruickshank,

Associate Director for Policy and

Management Improvement.

[FR Doc. 98–20657 Filed 7–29–98; 4:10 pm]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Intent to Issue a Prospectus

for the Operation of a Marina at Willow

Beach Site Within Lake Mead National

Recreation Area

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

will be releasing a concession

Prospectus authorizing the operation of

a marina at the Willow Beach Site

within Lake Mead National Recreation

Area. During the term of the new

contract, improvements will be required

to Government-owned facilities that

consist of a restaurant/store, marina

fuel/boat rental dock and maintenance

building. In addition to these

improvements, the concessioner will be

required to construct a 125-slip marina,

an on-site employee housing unit(s),

and installation of new fuel tanks. This

is a year-round operation with peak

visitation use during the summer

months. The term of the contract will be

for fifteen (15) years. There is no current

concession operator and this is a fully

competitive solicitation.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The cost

for purchasing a Prospectus is $30.00 by

mail or $25.00 if picked up in person at

the below address. Purchasing of the

Prospectus will be by check only (NO

CASH). The check must be made

payable to ‘‘National Park Service’’. A

Tax Identification Number (TIN) or

Social Security Number (SSN) MUST be

provided on all checks. Copies can be

obtained at the following address:

National Park Service, Pacific Great

Basin Support Office, Office of

Concession Program Management, 600

Harrison Street, Suite 145, San

Francisco, California 94107–1372. If

purchased by mail, the front of the

envelope should be marked ‘‘Mailroom

Do Not Open’’. Please include in your

request a mailing address indicating

where to send the Prospectus. Inquiries

may be directed to Ms. Teresa Jackson,

Office of Concession Program

Management at (415) 427–1369.