21176 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 82 / Friday, April 27, 2001 / Notices

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Commercial guides are exempt from

paying the special area permit fees only

when they are on official duty with their

respective companies. Golden Eagle,

Age, and Access Passports apply only to

entrance fees and cannot be used to

cover user fees such as those imposed

by this notice. Failure to pay fees will

result in a fine of up to $100. Noncompliance with registration

requirements and/or other user

regulations at the sites may result in

fines up to $1,000 and/or imprisonment

up to 12 months and possibly,

additional civil action.

Additional Information

The purpose of this action is for Utah

BLM to implement national policy set

forth under title 43 CFR, Subpart 8372.

Special area use permits may be

required for individual (private,

noncommercial) recreation use in

special areas. Special areas are areas

officially designated by statute or

Secretarial order including: components

of the National Trails System, the

National Wild and Scenic Rivers

System, the National Wilderness

System; National Conservation Areas,

Monuments and recreation areas; an

area covered by joint agreement between

the Bureau of Land Management and a

State government as provided for in

Title II of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a

et seq.); or any area where the

authorized officer determines that the

resources require special management

and control measures for their

protection and a permit system for

individual use would achieve

management objectives.

The areas listed above are also

participating in the Recreation Fee

Demonstration Program. In 1996, to

address increasing visitor use and

impact on public lands and declining

federal budgets for recreation, Congress

directed the U.S. Department of the

Interior to implement the Recreation Fee

Demonstration Program for three of its

agencies, the BLM, the National Park

Service, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service. The intent of the program is to

help spread some of the costs for

managing these lands among those who

use them. All of the fees collected at

these sites are returned to the site for

use in managing the area.

Authorities: The Omnibus Consolidated

Rescissions and Appropriation Act of 1996

(Pub. L. 104–134, Sec. 315) provides the

authority for BLM to carry out the

Recreational Fee Demonstration Program by

charging and collecting fees in Pilot Fee

Sites. Under this authority, the agency has

the authority to collect fees for admission to

the area or for the use of outdoor recreation

sites, facilities, visitor centers, equipment,

and services.’’ Additional authorities for

collecting user fees, implementing special

regulations for visitor conduct, and imposing

fines for noncompliance with regulations

include the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976, Pub. L. 94–579 (43

U.S.C. 1701 et. seq.), the Land and Water

Conservation Fund Act of 1965, Pub. L. 88–

578 (16 U.S.C. 460 (1–6a) et seq.), and title

43 CFR, Subpart 8372.

Dated: March 14, 2001.

Linda S. Colville,

Acting State Director.

[FR Doc. 01–10459 Filed 4–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ–956–09–1420–00]

Arizona State Office; Notice of Filing of

Plats of Survey

April 16, 2001.

1. The plats of survey of the following

described land were officially filed in

the Arizona State Office, Phoenix,

Arizona on the dates indicated:

A plat representing the survey of the

Sixth Guide Meridian East, (west

boundary), the east and north

boundaries, and the subdivisional lines,

Township 35 North, Range 25 East, of

the Gila and Salt River Meridian,

Arizona, accepted January 30, 2001 and

officially filed February 9, 2001.

This plat was prepared at the request

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo

Regional Office.

A plat representing the survey of the

east and north boundaries, and the

subdivisional lines, Township 35 North,

Range 26 East, of the Gila and Salt River

Meridian, Arizona, accepted February

20, 2001 and officially filed March 2,

2001.

This plat was prepared at the request

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo

Regional Office.

These plats will immediately become

the basic records for describing the land

for all authorized purposes. These plats

have been placed in the open files and

are available to the public for

information only.

2. All inquiries relating to these lands

should be sent to the Arizona State

Office, Bureau of Land Management,

222 N. Central Avenue, P.O. Box 1552,

Phoenix, Arizona 85001–1552.

Kenny D. Ravnikar,

Chief Cadastral Surveyor of Arizona.

[FR Doc. 01–10479 Filed 4–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–32–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Quarterly Status Report of Water

Service, Repayment, and Other WaterRelated Contract Negotiations

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of

proposed contractual actions that are

new, modified, discontinued, or

completed since the last publication of

this notice on March 5, 2001. The March

5, 2001, notice should be used as a

reference point to identify changes. This

notice is one of a variety of means used

to inform the public about proposed

contractual actions for capital recovery

and management of project resources

and facilities. Additional Bureau of

Reclamation (Reclamation)

announcements of individual contract

actions may be published in the Federal

Register and in newspapers of general

circulation in the areas determined by

Reclamation to be affected by the

proposed action. Announcements may

be in the form of news releases, legal

notices, official letters, memorandums,

or other forms of written material.

Meetings, workshops, and/or hearings

may also be used, as appropriate, to

provide local publicity. The public

participation procedures do not apply to

proposed contracts for sale of surplus or

interim irrigation water for a term of 1

year or less. Either of the contracting

parties may invite the public to observe

contract proceedings. All public

participation procedures will be

coordinated with those involved in

complying with the National

Environmental Policy Act.

ADDRESSES: The identity of the

approving officer and other information

pertaining to a specific contract

proposal may be obtained by calling or

writing the appropriate regional office at

the address and telephone number given

for each region in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra L. Simons, Manager, Water

Contracts and Repayment Office, Bureau

of Reclamation, PO Box 25007, Denver,

Colorado 80225–0007; telephone 303–

445–2902.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to section 226 of the Reclamation

Reform Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 1273) and

43 CFR 426.20 of the rules and

regulations published in 52 FR 11954,

Apr. 13, 1987, Reclamation will publish

notice of the proposed or amendatory

contract actions for any contract for the