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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Colorado River Irrigation Project—

Irrigation Division, Arizona, Irrigation

Rate Adjustment

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Final notice of rate adjustment.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs

(BIA) is adjusting irrigation rates for

customers of Colorado River Irrigation

Project, Irrigation Division, for the 2001

irrigation season. The Notice of

Proposed Rate Adjustment was

published in the Federal Register on

October 5, 2000 (65 FR 59461). The

public and interested parties were

provided an opportunity to submit

written comments during the 60-day

period subsequent to October 5, 2000.

No comments were received.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The new rates for the

2001 irrigation season are effective on

January 12, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Regional Director, Bureau of Indian

Affairs, Western Region, P.O. Box 10,

Phoenix, Arizona 85001, Telephone

(602) 379–6956.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

authority to issue this document is

vested in the Secretary of the Interior by

5 U.S.C. 301; the Act of August 14, 1914

(38 Stat. 583; 25 U.S.C. 385). The

Secretary has delegated this authority to

the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs

pursuant to part 209 Departmental

Manual, Chapter 8.1A and

memorandum dated January 25, 1994,

from Chief of Staff, Department of the

Interior, to Assistant Secretaries, and

Heads of Bureaus and Offices.

The new rates are specified in the

following schedule.

Irrigation Rate Per Assessable Acre—

2001 Irrigation Season

1. When Does This Schedule Apply to

Me?

This schedule applies to you if you

irrigate lands within the CRIP/ID for the

2001 irrigation season.

2. What Will BIA Charge for the 2001

Irrigation Season?

The following table shows how we

will bill you.

For * * * We will bill you * * *

(1) Zero to 5 acrefeet/acre.$37.00 per assessable acre.

(2) Excess Water

above 5 acre-feet.

$17.00 per acre foot.

Regulatory Planning and Review (E.O.

12866): This rate adjustment is not a

significant regulatory action and has

been reviewed by the Office of

Management and Budget under

Executive Order 12866.

Regulatory Flexibility Act: This rate

making is not a rule for the purposes of

the Regulatory Flexibility Act because it

is ‘‘a rule of particular applicability

relating to rates.’’ 5 U.S.C. 601(2).

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of

1995: This rate adjustment imposes no

unfunded mandates on any

governmental or private entity and is in

compliance with the provisions of the

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of

1995.

Takings (E.O. 12630): The Department

has determined that this rate adjustment

does not have significant ‘‘takings’’

implications.

Federalism (E.O. 13132): The

Department has determined that this

rate adjustment does not have

significant Federalism effects because it

pertains solely to Federal-tribal relations

and will not interfere with the roles,

rights, and responsibilities of states.

Civil Justice Reform (E.O. 12988): In

accordance with Executive Order 12988,

the Office of the Solicitor has

determined that this rule does not

unduly burden the judicial system and

meets the requirements of sections 3(a)

and 3(b)(2) of the Order.

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995:

This rate adjustment does not contain

collections of information requiring

approval under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995.

NEPA Compliance: The Department

has determined that this rate adjustment

does not constitute a major Federal

action significantly affecting the quality

of the human environment and that no

detailed statement is required under the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969.

Dated: December 20, 2000.

Kevin Gover,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

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BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–030–1220–PD; Closure Notice No. NV–

030–2001–001]

Emergency Closure of Federal Lands

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

(BLM).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

certain BLM public lands in Alpine

County, CA, west of Foothill Road,

which include the mouth of Faye

Canyon and Luther Creek, are closed to

all motorized vehicles. The recent

opening of a Forest Service parking lot

and trailhead adjacent to the subject

BLM lands has dramatically increased

the potential for motorized public

access. This temporary closure is

necessary to preclude potential adverse

effects to soils, vegetation, cultural,

wildlife and riparian resources.

EFFECTIVE DATES: This closure goes into

effect upon publication in the Federal

Register, and will remain in effect until

the Manager, Carson City Field Office,

determines it is no longer needed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO

C0MMENT CONTACT: Arthur Callan,

Outdoor Recreation Planner, 5665

Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, Nevada

89701. Telephone (775) 885–6000 or email: acallan@nv.blm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands

included in this closure are those public

lands within Mt. Diablo Meridian,

Sections 26 and 35, T. 12 N., R. 19 E.

The authorities for this closure are 43

CFR 8341.2 and 8364.1. Any person

failing to comply with the closure order

is subject to arrest and fines in

accordance with the applicable

provisions of 18 USC 3571 and/or

imprisonment not to exceed 12 months.

This order applies to all motorized

vehicles excluding (1) any emergency,

law enforcement or agency vehicles

while being used for emergency or

administrative purposes, and (2) any

vehicle whose use is expressly

authorized in writing by the Manager,

Carson City Field Office.

Dated: December 20, 2000.

John O. Singlaub,

Carson City Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 01–1074 Filed 1–11–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–030–01–1020–PE: GP1–0068]

Notice of Meeting of John Day/Snake

Resource Advisory Council

AGENCY: Vale District, Bureau of Land

Management, Interior.

ACTION: Meeting of John Day/Snake

Resource Advisory Council (RAC):

Pendleton, Oregon February 12–13,

2001.

SUMMARY: On February 12, 2001 at 11

a.m. there will be a meeting of the John

Day/Snake RAC at the Red Lion Hotel,

304 Southeast Nye Avenue in

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Pendleton, Oregon. The meeting is open

to the public. Public comments will be

received at 10 a.m. on February 13,

2001. The following topics will be

discussed by the council: RAC

membership update; Hells Canyon

Subgroup update; Blue Mountain

Subgroup update; ICBEMP Subgroup

update; OHV Subgroup update; Noxious

Weeds Subgroup udpate; Program of

work review; Counties Payment Act

(1608 Act); and a 15 minute round table

for general issues.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandy L. Guches, Bureau of Land

Management, Vale District Office, 100

Oregon Street, Vale, Oregon 97918,

Telephone (541) 473–3144

Sandy L. Guches,

Acting District Manager.

[FR Doc. 01–1005 Filed 1–11–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Final Supplemental Environmental

Impact Statement, Yosemite Valley

Plan, Yosemite National Park,

Mariposa, Madera, and Tuolumne

Counties, California; Notice of

Approval of Record of Decision

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

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91–190, as

amended) and the regulations

promulgated by the Council on

Environmental Quality (40 CFR 1505.2),

the Department of the Interior, National

Park Service has prepared and approved

a Record of Decision for the Final

Supplemental Environmental Impact

Statement on the Yosemite Valley Plan

for Yosemite National Park. The

decisions reached are consistent with

the Revised Record of Decision for the

Merced Wild and Scenic River

Comprehensive Management Plan/Final

Environmental Impact Statement.

DECISION: The National Park Service

(NPS) will implement actions,

strategies, and programs encompassed

in Alternative 2 as described in the

Final Supplemental Environmental

Impact Statement on the Yosemite

Valley Plan. The selected alternative

provides for an overall combination of

actions to restore natural processes in

Yosemite Valley, preserve cultural

resource values, reduce harmful

environmental impacts (including those

related to traffic congestion), and

continue to provide opportunities for

high-quality visitor experiences based

upon resource values. This course of

action and four alternatives were

identified and analyzed in the Draft and

Final Supplemental Environmental

Impact Statements (issued April 2000

and November 2000 respectively). The

NPS identified Alternative 2 as

presented in the Final Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement as the

‘‘environmentally preferred’’ alternative.

Elements of the selected alternative are

to be implemented as soon as practical.

PUBLIC REVIEW AND CONSULTATION: The

Draft and Final Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statements

(SEIS) on the Yosemite Valley Plan were

prepared by the NPS pursuant to the

National Environmental Policy Act. A

Notice of Intent to initiate this

conservation planning and

environmental impact analysis process

was published in the Federal Register

on December 16, 1998. General issues

and specific concerns already raised

during previous relevant planning

processes were provided to the public.

Scoping comments were received

through February 1, 1999. The Draft

Yosemite Valley Plan/SEIS was formally

announced for public review per Notice

of Availability published in the Federal

Register on April 13, 2000. The Final

Yosemite Valley Plan/SEIS was

announced on November 21, 2000.

From initiation of the scoping process

through December 26, 2000 when the

‘‘No Action’’ period for the Final

Yosemite Valley Plan/SEIS officially

concluded, almost 11,000 written

responses were received (all written

comments will be archived and

available for public review in the park’s

research library). In addition, over 150

public meetings, discussions, and

briefings (attended by over 1500

individuals and representatives of

organizations, Tribes, elected officials,

and congressional delegations) were

conducted in the park, throughout

California, and in Seattle, Washington;

Denver, Colorado; Chicago, Illinois; and

Washington, DC.

The NPS also consulted with various

regulatory and resource protection

agencies including the Advisory

Council on Historic Preservation, State

Historic Preservation Office, and the US

Fish and Wildlife Service. As a result of

these collaborations, as well as the

public involvement indicated above,

four action alternatives and appropriate

mitigation strategies were identified,

compared, and refined.

COPIES: Interested parties can review the

Record of Decision on the NPS website

at www.nps.gov/yose/planning. Copies

can also be obtained by contacting the

Superintendent, Yosemite National

Park, P.O. Box 577, Yosemite, California

95389; via telephone request at (209)

372–0261; or via email request at

yose_planning@nps.gov.

Dated: January 5, 2001.

William C. Walters,

Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.

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BILLING CODE 4310–70–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects in the

Possession of the Utah Museum of

Natural History, Salt Lake City, UT, and

in the Control of the U.S. Department

of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation,

Upper Colorado Region, Salt Lake City,

UT

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in possession of the Utah Museum of

Natural History, Salt Lake City, UT, and

in control of the U.S. Department of the

Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Upper

Colorado Region, Salt Lake City, UT.

This notice is published as part of the

National Park Service’s administrative

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR

102.2(c). The determinations within this

notice are the sole responsibility of the

museum, institution, or Federal agency

that has control of these cultural items.

The National Park Service is not

responsible for the determinations

within this notice.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by the Bureau of

Reclamation and Utah Museum of

Natural History professional staff in

consultation with representatives of the

Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah; Kaibab

Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab

Indian Reservation, Arizona; San Juan

Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; White

Mesa Ute Tribe; Ute Indian Tribe of the

Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah;

Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the

Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado;

and the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute

Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New

Mexico & Utah.

In 1962, human remains representing

one individual were collected from a

site near Bicknell, Wayne County, UT,

under a memorandum of agreement

between the Department of