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the same order of succession as their

principals.

Officials ranking below the Deputy

General Counsel (Operations) in the

above Order of Succession and their

designees, while serving as Acting

General Counsel, may only take actions

with the approval of the Special

Assistant to the General Counsel.

Authorization to serve as Acting

General Counsel shall not exceed 120

days pursuant to the Vacancies Act, 5

U.S.C. 3348.

Section B. Authority Revoked

The Order of Succession of the

General Counsel, published in the

Federal Register on March 1, 1994, at 59

FR 9766, is hereby revoked.

Authority: Sec. 7(d), Department of

Housing and Urban Development Act [42

U.S.C. 3535(d)].

Dated: April 18, 1995.

Nelson A. Dı ́az,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 95–10036 Filed 4–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Receipt of Applications for Approval

The following applicants have

applied for approval to conduct certain

activities with birds that are protected

in accordance with the Wild Bird

Conservation Act of 1992. This notice is

provided pursuant to section 112(4) of

the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992,

50 CFR 15.26(c).

Applicant: Jerry Blocker, Rio Linda,

CA. The applicant wishes to establish a

cooperative breeding program for the

Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo), Lanner

falcon (Falco biarmicus), Saker falcon

(Falco cherrug), and the Tawny eagle

(Aquila rapax). Mr. Blocker wishes to be

an active participant in this program

with one other private individual. The

American Wildlife Rescue Service has

assumed the responsibility for the

oversight of the program.

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Director, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Office of Management

Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,

Room 420C, Arlington, Virginia 22203

and must be received by the Director

within 30 days of the date of this

publication.

Documents and other information

submitted with these applications are

available for review, subject to the

requirements of the Privacy Act and

Freedom of Information Act, by any

party who submits a written request for

a copy of such documents to the

following office within 30 days of the

date of publication of this notice: U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Room 420C, Arlington,

Virginia 22203. Phone: (703/358–2104);

FAX: (703/358–2281).

Dated: April 14, 1995.

Dr. Susan Lieberman,

Chief, Branch of Operations, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 95–10048 Filed 4–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

Geological Survey

Nevada, Hydrogeochemical Studies of

Gold and Ore-Related Elements in

Ground Water Systems

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the U.S Geological Survey has accepted

from Barrick Gold Exploration, Inc. a

contribution of $7,500 to support

hydrogeochemical studies of the

chemical mobility of gold and orerelated elements in ground water

systems that may be associated with

buried gold deposits in north-central

Nevada.

DATES: This notice is effective April 24,

1995.

ADDRESSES: Information on the work is

available to the public upon request at

the following location: U.S. Geological

Survey, Branch of Geochemistry, Denver

Federal Center, MS–973, P.O. Box

25046, Denver, Colorado 80225–0046.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. David Grimes of the U.S. Geological

Survey, Branch of Geochemistry, at the

address given above; telephone 303/

236–5510.

P. Patrick Leahy,

Acting Chief Geologist.

[FR Doc. 95–9955 Filed 4–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–31–M

Bureau of Land Management

[ID–015–05–1990–01; IDI–29233]

Notice of Availability of Record of

Decision

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act and 43 CFR part 3809 (Mining

Regulations) the Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) has issued a Record

of Decision for the final environmental

impact statement (EIS) on the Stone

Cabin Mine Plan of Operations. The

decision authorizes implementation of

the Proposed Action in the final EIS.

The decision, which includes

stipulations, authorizes open-pit mining

in Owyhee County, Idaho.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The decision became

effective on the date of issuance which

was April 14, 1995. The decision is

subject to appeal pursuant to 43 CFR

3809.4. The operator has the right of

appeal to the Bureau of Land

Management, Idaho State Director and

thereafter to the Department of Interior,

Board of Land Appeals under

procedures found at 43 CFR 3809.4(a)

through (e). A party, other than the

operator, has the right of appeal to the

Department of Interior, Board of Land

Appeals under procedures found at 43

CFR part 4, subpart E. An appeal under

43 CFR part 4, subpart E must be filed

not later than May 24, 1995. The appeal

period will end on May 24, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Record of

Decision and the final EIS are available

from: Bureau of Land Management,

3948 Development Avenue, Boise, ID

83705.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred

Minckler, Team Leader at the address

above. Telephone (208) 384–3300.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Stone

Cabin Mine will be an open-pit gold and

silver mine located in the Owyhee

Mountains in Southwestern Idaho. The

mine pit will be located on Florida

Mountain, about 50 miles southwest of

Boise, Idaho and about one mile west of

the historic mining town of Silver City,

Idaho. The Stone Cabin Mine will be

operated as a satellite facility and will

share some components of the existing

Kinross DeLamar Mine located about

five miles west of the Stone Cabin Mine

site. The final EIS was released to the

public on August 19, 1994. Copies of the

Record of Decision were mailed to those

who received a copy of the final EIS.

Rodger E. Schmitt,

Associate Ecosystem Manager.

[FR Doc. 95–9785 Filed 4–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P

[WY–010–4212–14; WYW 129948]

Realty Actions; Sales, Leases, etc.:

Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action; sale of

public land in Washakie County,

Wyoming.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) has determined that

the lands described below are suitable

for public sale by modified competitive
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sale procedures under sections 203 and

209 of the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976 (43

U.S.C. 1713, 1719). The BLM must

receive fair market value for the land

sold and any bid for less than fair

market value will be rejected. The BLM

may accept or reject any and all offers,

or withdraw any land or interest on the

land for sale if the sale would not be

consistent with FLPMA or other

applicable law. The lands are legally

described as:

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 47 N., R. 92 W.

Sec. 23, W1/2NE1/4SW1/4, NW1⁄41/

4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4.

The above land aggregates 30 acres more or

less.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen Hepp, Range Management

Specialist or Charles F. Wilkie, Area

Manager, Bighorn Basin Resource Area,

Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box

119, Worland, Wyoming 82401–0119

(307)347–9871.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sale of the

above land will be conducted by

modified competitive bidding. The land

sale is subject to a preference

consideration to allow Timberline

Feedlot Inc. to meet the high bid.

Timberline requires the land to expand

their feedlot. A bid will also constitute

an application for conveyance of

unreserved mineral estate, excluding oil

and gas resources. At the time of the

sale, the bidder will be required to pay

a $50.00 nonreturnable filing fee (in

addition to their bid) for all unreserved

mineral interests in accordance with 43

CFR Subpart 2720.

The public sale parcel is within

livestock grazing allotment number

00034. The permittee holding the

livestock grazing privileges in the

allotment has either signed a waiver on

the two-year grazing notice or is being

served a two-year notice that the subject

lands are being excluded from the

grazing allotment. The notice is being

sent with a copy of this Notice of Realty

Action. Less than one animal unit of

forage is being lost and no reduction in

grazing preference will be required.

The proposed sale is consistent with

the Washakie Resource Management

Plan and will serve an important public

objective. The proposed sale meets the

sale criteria described in 43 CFR

2710.0–3(a)(2).

The planning document,

environmental assessment, and other

relevant information concerning the sale

are available for review at the Bureau of

Land Management, Bighorn Basin

Resource Area office, 101 South 23rd,

Worland, Wyoming.

Any patent issued will be subject to

all valid existing rights. Specific patent

reservations include:

1. Reservation of rights-of-way

(ROWs) for ditches or canals pursuant to

the Act of August 30, 1890, 43 U.S.C.

945.

2. Reservation of Oil and Gas Lease

WYW60494.

3. Oil and Gas Pipeline ROW

WYW75340.

4. BLM Access Road ROW

WYW81772 and WYW74710.

5. Federal Aid Highway ROW

WYW0189320.

6. Power Transmission Line ROW

WYW72986.

7. Water Pipeline ROW WYW77981.

8. Telephone/Telegraph ROW

WYW68159.

Publication of this notice in the

Federal Register shall segregate the land

from all forms of appropriation under

the public land laws, including the

general mining laws. The segregative

effect will terminate upon issuance of

the patent, 270 days from the date of the

publication of this notice, or upon

publication in the Federal Register of a

notice of termination of segregation,

whichever occurs first.

For a period of forty-five (45) days

from the date of publication of this

notice in the Federal Register,

interested parties may submit comments

to the District Manager, Worland

District Office, Bureau of Land

Management, P.O. Box 119, Worland,

Wyoming 82401–0119. Any adverse

comments will be evaluated by the State

Director, who may sustain, vacate, or

modify this realty action. In the absence

of any action by the State Director, this

realty action will become final.

Charles F. Wilkie,

Area Manager, Bighorn Basin Resource Area.

Dated: April 18, 1995.

[FR Doc. 95–10015 Filed 4–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P

[UT–040–05–1430–00]

Resource Management Plans, etc.:

Cedar/Beaver/Garfield/Antimony

(CBGA) Resource Management Plan;

Utah et al.

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: This notice is to advise the

public that the proposed planning

amendments and associated

environmental assessment for the

Cedar/Beaver/Garfield/Antimony

(CBGA) Resource Management Plan

(RMP), and the Paria Management

Framework Plan (MFP) have been

completed. The proposed plan

amendments provide for the disposal of

two tracts of public land in Garfield

County and Kane County, Utah,

comprising 12.5 acres described as

follows:

Salt Lake Meridian, Utah

T. 34 S., R. 5 W.,

Sec. 26, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4.

Containing 10 acres.

T. 42 S., R. 1 E.,

Sec. 35, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4.

Containing 2.5 acres.

DATES: The protest period for these

proposed plan amendments will

commence with the date of this

publication. Protests must be submitted

on or before May 24, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Protests should be

addressed to the Director, Bureau of

Land Management (480), Resource

Planning Team, P.O. Box 65775,

Washington, DC 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Verlin L. Smith, Area Manager, Kanab

Resource Area, 318 North 100 East,

Kanab, Utah 84741, telephone (801)

644–2672, Ext. 2646.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These

plan amendments are necessary since

the existing plans do not identify these

lands for disposal. The environmental

assessment does not identify any

significant impacts. Resource values,

public values, objectives involved, and

the public interest would be served by

providing these lands to Panguitch City

and the Church Wells Special Service

District.

This action is announced pursuant to

Section 203 of the Federal Land Policy

and Management Act of 1976 and 43

CFR part 1610. The proposed planning

amendments are subject to protest from

any adversely affected party who

participated in the planning process.

Protests must be made in accordance

with the provisions of 43 CFR 1610.5–

2. Protests must contain the following

minimal information:

—The name, mailing address, telephone

number, and interest of the person

filing the protest.

—A statement on the issue or issues

being protested.

—A statement of the part or parts being

protested and a citing of pages,

paragraphs, maps, etc., of the

proposed plan amendment, where

practical.

—A copy of all documents addressing

the issue(s) submitted by the protester

during the planning process or a

reference to the date when the

protester discussed the issue(s) for the

record.