Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 125 / Thursday, June 28, 2001 / Notices 34459

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

Notification of Public Hearing

Regarding Surface Mining Control and

Reclamation Act (SMCRA), Section

601, Petition To Declare Federal Lands

Unsuitable for Non-coal Mining in

Plumas County, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Department of the Interior, State Office,

Sacramento, California.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, in

accordance with Section 601 of the

Surface Mining Control and

Reclamation Act (SMCRA), the Bureau

of Land Management will be holding a

public hearing to gather comments on

the suitability for noncoal mining of

public land in eastern Genesee Valley.

Specifically, 2.9 square miles of federal

land administered by the U. S. Forest

Service located within Sections 25 and

36, Township 26 N, Range 11 E, and

Sections 30 and 31, Township 26 N,

Range 12 E, MDB&M, Plumas County,

California.

The hearing will be held in the

Taylorsville Grange Hall, located at

4322 Main Street, Taylorsville, Plumas

County, California, on Wednesday, July

25, 2001, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. All public

comments will be recorded and the

transcript will become part of the

record. Comments provided by members

of the general public will be reviewed

and considered in rendering a final

determination of this noncoal mining

land suitability petition.

In addition, an informational meeting

will also be held two weeks prior to the

public hearings at the Taylorsville

Grange Hall, on Wednesday, July 11,

2001, from 5 to 8 p.m. The purpose of

this meeting is to provide the public

with information regarding important

details of the SMCRA, Section 601

petition process and relevant facts and

issues pertaining to the case.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Modesto Tamondong (Mining Engineer)

US DOI BLM–CASO (916) 978–4372

David Lawler (Geologist) US DOI BLM–

CASO (916) 978–4365

Lee Ann Taylor (Public Affairs Officer)

USDA USFS–PNF (530) 283–7850

Dated: June 11, 2001.

Sean Hagerty,

Acting Deputy State Director—Minerals.

[FR Doc. 01–16217 Filed 6–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–350–1430–EU)(CACA 40437]

Notice of Realty Action;

Noncompetitive Sale of Public Land in

Plumas County, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

SUMMARY: (CACA–40437) Notice of

Noncompetitive Sale of Public Land in

Plumas County, California.

This notice affects public lands in

Plumas County, California within T.28

N., R. 7 E., Section 17, NWNW, M.D.M.

These public lands will be offered for

direct sale to Plumas County.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 40±

acre parcel being offered for disposal by

direct sale to Plumas County, pursuant

to section 203 of the Federal Land

Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43

U.S.C. 1713) and 43 CFR 2711.3–3(a)(4).

Lands described as T.28 N., R. 7 E.,

Section 17, NWNW, M.D.M., containing

40± acres more or less have been

examined and found suitable for

disposal and is consistent with the 1984

Land Tenure Amendment. The land will

not be offered for sale until at least 60

days after the date of this notice. The

land described is hereby segregated

from appropriation under the public

land laws, including the mining laws,

pending disposition of this action or 270

days from the date of publication of this

notice, whichever occurs first. This land

is not essential to any Bureau of Land

Management program and no resource

needed by the public will be lost

through the transfer to private

ownership. Conveyance is consistent

with the current Land Tenure

Amendment for Beckwourth Planning

Unit which specifically identified the

40± acres as one of the parcels available

for disposal.

It has been determined that the

subject parcel contains no known

mineral values; therefore mineral

interests may be conveyed

simultaneously. Acceptance of the

direct sale offer will qualify the

purchaser to make application for

conveyance of those mineral interests

pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976,

Section 209 entitled Reservation and

Conveyance of Minerals.

The patent, when issued, may contain

certain reservations to the United States.

Detailed information concerning these

reservations, as well as specific

conditions of sale, are available for

review at the Eagle Lake Field Office,

2950 Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA

96130.

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

proposed conveyance of the lands to the

Field Manager at the above address. Any

adverse comments will be reviewed by

the State Director. In the absence of any

adverse comments, the lands will be

offered for sale to Plumas County.

Dated: June 5, 2001.

Linda D. Hansen,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 01–16218 Filed 6–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CACA–42908]

Notice of Realty Action, Plumas

County, CA; Noncompetitive Sale of

Public Land

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: (CACA–42908) Notice of

noncompetitive sale of public land in

Plumas County, California.

SUMMARY: This notice affects public

lands in Plumas County, California

within T.23N., R.16E., Section 35,

SWNW, M.D.M. These public lands will

be offered for direct sale to the adjoining

landowner, David Goss of the Pitchfork

Cattle Company.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 40±

acre parcel being offered for disposal by

direct sale to the adjoining landowner,

David Goss, is pursuant to section 203

of the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.

1713) and Title 43 Code Federal

Regulations (CFR) 2711.3–3(a)(4). Lands

described as T.23N., R.16.E., Section 35,

SWNW, M.D.M., containing 40± acres

more or less have been examined and

found suitable for disposal in a 1984

Land Tenure Amendment. The land will

not be offered for sale until at least 60

days after the date of this notice. The

land described is hereby segregated

from appropriation under the public

land laws, including the mining laws,

pending disposition of this action or 270

days from the date of publication of this

notice, whichever occurs first. This land

is not essential to any Bureau of Land

Management program and no resource

needed by the public will be lost

through the transfer to private

ownership. Conveyance is consistent

with current the Land Tenure