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allotment. Some watershed restoration

projects in the Stone Creek watershed

will also be visited on the way to Dillon.

The meeting will continue at the

Dillon Field Office, 1005 Selway Drive,

Dillon, Montana at 8 a.m. on June 1,

2001. A briefing on the status of the

Dillon Resource Management Plan will

be given. Public comment will be

accepted at 9 a.m.

Following the public comment

session, a field trip to visit an area that

has been assessed for compliance with

the Standards for Rangeland Health and

found to be meeting the standards will

be held. This will allow the RAC

members to see how the Standards for

Rangeland Health are being assessed on

the ground. The location for this tour

will be determined later based on

weather conditions.

The meeting is open to the public and

written comments can be given to the

Council. Oral comments may be

presented to the Council on June 1 at

9:00 a.m. The time allotted for oral

comment may be limited, depending on

the number of persons wishing to be

heard. Individuals who plan to attend

and need further information about the

meeting, or who need special assistance,

such as sign language or other

reasonable accommodations, should

contact Jean Nelson-Dean, Resource

Advisory Coordinator, at the Butte Field

Office, 106 North Parkmont, Butte,

Montana 59702–3388, telephone 406–

533–7617.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Scott Powers, Dillon Field Manager,

406–683–8023 or Jean Nelson-Dean at

the above address and telephone

number.

Dated: April 27, 2001.

Dave Pacioretty,

Acting Field Manager.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–370–1020–PG]

Notice of Resource Advisory Council

Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Northeast California Resource Advisory

Council, Cedarville, California, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in

the Federal Advisory Committees Act

(Pub. L. 92–463) and the Federal Land

Policy and Management Act (Pub. L.

94–579), the U.S. Bureau of Land

Management’s Northeast California

Resource Advisory Council will meet

Thursday, May 31, and Friday, June 1,

2001, in Cedarville, CA

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

Thursday, May 31, the RAC will

convene at 7 p.m. at Jan’s Country

Hearth, 551 Main St., Cedarville, to hear

public comments on issues affecting

management of public lands

administered by the BLM. On Friday,

June 1, the council will convene at 8

a.m. at the BLM Surprise Field Office,

602 Cressler St., Cedarville, and depart

for a field tour of public lands sites

managed by the BLM. Discussion topics

during the field tour will include BLM

Native American consultation

responsibilities, management

considerations associated with

threatened fish species, juniper

management, and rangeland

management after fires. Members of the

public are welcome on the tour. They

must provide their own transportation

and lunch. The field tour will return to

Cedarville by 4 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact BLM

Surprise Field Office Manager Susie

Stokke at (530) 279–6101, or Public

Affairs Officer Joseph J. Fontana, (530)

257–5381.

Joseph J. Fontana,

Public Affairs Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–12515 Filed 5–17–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AK–930–1310–EI]

Notice of Intent To Hold Oil and Gas

Lease Sale 2002; National Petroleum

Reserve—Alaska

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: National Petroleum ReserveAlaska (NPR–A); Notice of Intent to

Hold Oil and Gas Lease Sale 2002 in the

NPR–A. This Notice of Intent is

published as a matter of information to

the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob

Merrill or Gene Terland, BLM Alaska

State Office, 907–271–3833.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands

proposed for leasing in this sale will be

limited to a reoffering of those lands

which were made available but not

leased in Sale 991 on May 5, 1999, so

we are not issuing a new call for

Nominations and Comments on tracts

for this sale. The tracts will be

renumbered. Some modifications may

be made regarding tract potential and

tract delineations. Therefore, the

minimum bids, rentals, royalties, and

tract sizes for those lands may be

increased or decreased. Despite such

changes, all of the unleased lands will

be reoffered.

A Proposed Notice of Sale will be

published in the Federal Register at

least 60 days prior to the date of bid

opening. That publication will also

announce the availability of the Detailed

Statement of Sale and where copies may

be obtained. Compliance with all

applicable environmental laws and

regulations will be ensured before the

sale is held. The Secretary of the Interior

will also provide the State of Alaska and

the North Slope Borough the

opportunity to review the 2002 Detailed

Statement of Sale in regard to, among

other things, Coastal Zone Management

review.

The Final Notice of Sale will be

published in the Federal Register at

least 30 days prior to the date of bid

opening. Bid opening is tentatively

scheduled for June 2002.

Francis R. Cherry, Jr.,

State Director, Alaska.

[FR Doc. 01–12513 Filed 5–17–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MTM–050–1330–ES, MTM–89572]

Notice of Realty Action: Recreation

and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act

Classification, Madison County, MT

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

DOI.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The following public lands in

Madison County, Montana, have been

examined and found suitable for

classification for conveyance to the

State of Montana through the Montana

Heritage Commission under the

provisions of the Recreation and Public

Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.

869 et seq.). Montana Heritage

Commission proposes to use the lands

for historic monument purposes to

preserve the historic mining features on

the property for interpretation purposes.

A narrow gage railroad, built in the

1940s, runs between Nevada City and

Virginia City, Montana providing the

public with an interpretive tour of the

historic mining period and technologies

used in the area. The parcel will provide

an integral link between the historic

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towns of Nevada City and Virginia City.

The revenues received from the train

operation will be used for the operation

and maintenance of buildings and

artifacts owned by the State of Montana

in Virginia City and Nevada City.

Principal Meridian Montana

T. 6S., R. 3W.,

Sec. 21, lot 8; sec. 22, lot 14

Containing 160 acres more or less.

The lands are not needed for Federal

purposes. Conveyance of these lands is

consistent with current Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) land use planning

and would be in the public interest. A

patent will be issued for these lands.

The patent, when issued, will be subject

to 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 (Act of August 30,

1890).

3. All minerals shall be reserved to

the United States, together with the

right to prospect for, mine and remove

the minerals.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Detailed information concerning this

action is available for review at the

Bureau of Land Management’s Dillon

Field Office, 1005 Selway Drive, Dillon,

Montana 59725–9431.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 and the mineral

leasing laws, except for conveyance

under the Recreation and Public

Purposes Act. For a period of 45 days

from the date of publication of this

notice in the Federal Register,

interested persons may submit

comments regarding the classificaiton of

the lands or the proposed conveyance to

the Field Manager at the address listed

above.

Classification Comments: Interested

parties may submit comments involving

the suitability of the land for historic

monument purposes. Comments on the

classification are restricted to whether

the land is physically 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.

Application Comments: Interested

parties may submit comments regarding

the specific use proposed in the

application and plan of development,

whether the BLM followed proper

administrative procedures in reaching

the decision, or any other factor not

directly related to the suitability of the

land for historic monument purposes.

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.

Mark J. Goeden,

Acting Dillon Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 01–12407 Filed 5–17–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–930–1430–EU; N–66786]

Notice of Realty Action; Nevada; Direct

Sale of Public Lands in Nye County

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Direct Sale of Public Lands in

Nye County, Nevada.

SUMMARY: The following described land

near Beatty, Nye County, Nevada, has

been examined and found suitable for

disposal by direct sale, at the appraised

fair market value, to James Key, resident

of Beatty, Nevada. The sale is

authorized under Section 203 and

Section 209 of the Federal Land Policy

and Management Act (FLPMA) of

October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713 and

1719):

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 12 S., R. 47 E.,

Section 8, NW1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4SW1⁄4;

comprising 2.5 acres, more or less.

The land will not be offered for sale

until at least 60 days after the date of

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles Wright, Realty Specialist,

Bureau of Land Management, Tonopah

Field Station, P.O. Box 911, 1553 South

Main Street, Tonopah, NV, 89049.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The land

has been identified as suitable for

disposal within the Tonopah Resource

Management Plan. The land is not

needed for any resource program and is

not suitable for management by the

Bureau or another Federal department

or agency. An environmental

assessment which analyzes potential

impacts from this action has been

prepared and is available for review at

the address shown above.

The mineral estate, has been

determined to have no known value.

Therefore, the mineral estate will be

conveyed simultaneously with the

surface estate in accordance with

Section 209(b)(1) of Federal Land Policy

and Management Act of 1976.

Acceptance of the sale offer will

constitute application for conveyance of

the mineral interests. The sale

proponent will be required to submit a

$50.00 non-refundable filing fee for

conveyance of the mineral interests with

the purchase price for the land. Failure

to submit the non-refundable fee for the

mineral estate within the time frame

specified by the authorized officer will

result in cancellation of the sale.

Upon publication of this Notice of

Realty Action in the Federal Register,

the lands will be segregated from all

forms of appropriation under the public

land laws, including the mining laws,

but not the mineral leasing laws or

disposals pursuant to Sections 203 and

209 of FLPMA. The segregation shall

terminate upon issuance of a patent or

other document of conveyance, upon

publication in the Federal Register of a

termination of segregation, or 270 days

from date of this publication, which

ever occurs first.

Patent, if issued, will be subject to the

following third party rights:

Excepting and Reserving to the United

States:

A right-of-way thereon for ditches or

canals constructed by the authority of

the United States. Act of August 30,

1980 (43 U.S.C. 945).

Subject to:

All valid existing rights.

For a period of 45 days from the date

of publication in the Federal Register,

interested parties may submit comments

to the Assistant Field Manager, Tonopah

Field Station, P.O. Box 911, Tonopah,

NV 89049. Any adverse comments will

be evaluated by the State Director, who

may sustain, vacate or modify this realty

action and issue a final determination.

In the absence of timely filed objections,

this realty action will become a final

determination of the Department of the

Interior.

Dated: May 4, 2001.

W. Craig MacKinnon,

Assistant Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 01–12511 Filed 5–17–01; 8:45 am]

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