27532 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 96 / Thursday, May 17, 2001 / Notices

Maggie Creek Land Exchange N–63163,

has been modified since the original

request for segregation and the herein

described parcels were removed from

the exchange. The segregative effect is

hereby terminated for the following

described land located in Elko County:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 34 N., R. 51 E.,

Sec.12, Lots 1–4, W1⁄2E1⁄2, W1⁄2.

T. 34 N., R. 52 E.,

Sec. 2, Lots 1–4, S1⁄2N1⁄2, S1⁄2;

Sec. 4, Lots 1–4, S1⁄2N1⁄2, S1⁄2;

Sec 6, Lots 1–5, 7, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4,

E1⁄2SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4;

Sec 8, All;

Sec 10, All.

T. 35 N., R. 52 E.,

Sec. 2, Lots 3, 4, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4;

Sec. 4, SW1⁄4, SW1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 8, Lots 1–6, E1⁄2E1⁄2, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4,

W1⁄2SW1⁄4;

Sec. 10, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, S1⁄2;

Sec. 12, E1⁄2, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, NW1⁄4SW1⁄4,

S1⁄2SW1⁄4;

Sec. 14, All;

Sec. 16, All;

Sec. 18, E1⁄2, E1⁄2NW1⁄4;

Sec. 20, All;

Sec. 22, All;

Sec. 24, NE1⁄4, N1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, S1⁄2;

Sec. 26, N1⁄2, N1⁄2SW1⁄4, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4;

Sec. 28, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, W1⁄2NW1⁄4, S1⁄2;

Sec. 30, E1⁄2, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4;

Sec. 32, S1⁄2N1⁄2, S1⁄2;

Sec. 34, NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, S1⁄2;

Sec. 36, All.

T. 35 N., R. 53 E.,

Sec. 4, Lots 1–4, S1⁄2N1⁄2, S1⁄2S1⁄2;

Sec. 6, Lots 1–3, 6, 7, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4,

E1⁄2SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4;

Sec. 8, All;

Sec. 16, All;

Sec. 18, Lots 1, 3, 4, E1⁄2, E1⁄2W1⁄2.

T. 36 N., R. 53 E.,

Sec. 32 All.

1. At 9 a.m. on June 18, 2001, the land

described above will be opened to the

operation of the public land laws

generally, subject to valid existing

rights, the provision of existing

withdrawals, other segregations of

record, and the requirements of

applicable law.

2. At 9 a.m. on June 18, 2001, the land

described above will be opened to

location and entry under the United

States mining laws, subject to valid

existing rights, the provisions of existing

withdrawals, other segregations of

record, and the requirements of

applicable law. Appropriation of any of

the land described in this order under

the general mining laws prior to the date

and time of restoration is unauthorized.

Any such attempted appropriation,

including attempted adverse possession

under 30 U.S.C. 38 (1988), shall vest no

rights against the United States. Acts

required to establish a location and to

initiate a right of possession are

governed by State law where not in

conflict with Federal law. The Bureau of

Land Management will not intervene in

disputes between rival locators over

possessory rights since Congress has

provided for such determinations in

local courts.

Helen Hankins,

Elko Field Office Manager.

[FR Doc. 01–12408 Filed 5–16–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–020–1430–EU; N–27917, N–58996]

Opening of Public Lands; Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Correction of the legal

Description of the notice of termination

of Desert Land Entry Classification and

Segregation; Nevada.

SUMMARY: This action corrects the legal

description for a notice to terminate the

desert-land classification N–58996,

dated April 8, 1982, also to terminate

the segregation of Desert Land Entry

Application N–27917, published in the

Federal Register on pages 18498–18499,

Volume 66, Number 68, Document ID:

fr09ap01–77, on April 9, 2001.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 17, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Martha P. Smith, Bureau of Land

Management, Winnemucca Field Office,

5100 East Winnemucca Boulevard,

Winnemucca NV 89445 at (775) 623–

1500.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The legal

land description in the Notice of

Termination of Desert Land Entry

Classification and Segregation; Nevada,

published on April 9, 2001, is hereby

corrected as follows: The legal

description was cited as: T. 40 N., R. 39

E., Sec. 36: NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4,

but it should have read: T. 40 N., R. 38

E., Sec. 36: NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4.

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada.

Dated: May 1, 2001.

Terry A. Reed,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 01–12405 Filed 5–16–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM–030–1310–DB]

Draft Resource Management Plan

Amendment (RMPA) and

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

for Federal Fluid Minerals Leasing and

Development in Sierra and Otero

Counties, NM

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

(BLM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extended public

comment period.

SUMMARY: The BLM announces

additional time for public comment on

the Draft Resource Management Plan

Amendment (RMPA) and

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

for Federal Fluid Minerals Leasing and

Development in Sierra and Otero

Counties. Pursuant to 102(2)(c) of the

National Environmental Quality (CEQ)

regulations (40 CFR 1500–1508), and the

Federal Land Policy and Management

Act (FLPMA) of 1976, the BLM Las

Cruces Field Office has prepared a Draft

RMPA/EIS. The RMPA/EIS addresses

Federal fluid minerals (Oils, gas, and

geothermal) leasing and subsequent

activities (e.g., exploration,

development, or production) in Sierra

and Otero Counties, New Mexico. The

new deadline for public comment ends

June 22, 2001.

DATES: Written comments on the Draft

RMPA/EIS must be postmarked on or

before June 22, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be sent to: Tom Phillips, RMPA/EIS

Team Leader, BLM, Las Cruces Field

Office, 1800 Marquess, Las Cruces, NM

88005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom

Phillips, RMPA/EIS Team Leader, (505)

525–4377.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written

comments may be submitted to the

BLM, Las Cruces Field Office, 1800

Marquess, Las Cruces, NM 88005 on or

before June 22, 2001. Copies of the Draft

RMPA/EIS have been distributed to a

mailing list of identified interested

parties. Single copies of the Draft

RMPA/EIS are available from the BLM

Las Cruces Field Office, 1800 Marquess,

Las Cruces Field Office, New Mexico.

Public reading copies are available for

review at public and university libraries

in Las Cruces, Alamogordo, Truth or

Consequences, Roswell, and Santa Fe,

New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. The

RMPA amends the 1986 Resource

Management Plan (RMP) for the White

Sands Resource Area. The objective of