34458 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 125 / Thursday, June 28, 2001 / Notices

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information contact Rick

Julian at Rydell National Wildlife

Refuge, Route 3, Box 105, Erskine, MN

56535; or call Mr. Julian at 218/687–

2229; or direct e-mail to

rickljulian@fws.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Rydell

National Wildlife Refuge includes

wetlands, hardwood stands, conifer

plantations, grass meadows and

cropland. The Refuge was established in

1992 and today includes 2,120 acres.

The diverse habitat is used by diving

and dabbling ducks, geese, swans,

white-tailed deer, moose, ruffed grouse,

cormorants, herons, black bear, hawks

and owls, among other species. The

Refuge was established to protect

wildlife habitat diversity, to encourage

waterfowl and other migratory bird

production, and to promote

environmental education and

recreation. In addition, the Refuge was

established to demonstrate sound fish

and wildlife management and wise land

and water stewardship.

The Draft Comprehensive

Conservation Plan emphasizes the

habitat needs of fish and wildlife and

expanded opportunities for wildlifedependent recreation.

Dated: June 15, 2001.

Barbara A. Milne,

Acting Regional Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Technology Transfer Act of 1986

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed Cooperative

Research and Development Agreement

(CRADA) negotiation.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Geological Survey

(USGS) is contemplating entering into a

cooperative Research and Development

Agreement (CRADA) with the National

Stone, Sand & Gravel Association to

develop a CD–ROM database of U.S.

aggregates operations, based on the

information included in the USGS

National Atlas. The interative CD–ROM

will allow users to search and correlate

aggregates operations with a broad array

of geographical, geologic,

environmental, infrastructure, and

political features.

Inquiries: If any other parties are

interested in similar activities with the

USGS, please contact: Valentin V.

Tepordei, USGS National Center, MS

983, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., Reston,

VA 20192, Tel. 703–648–7728.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice is submitted to meet the USGS

requirements stipulated in the Survey

Manual Chapter 500.20.

P. Patrick Leahy,

Associate Director for Geology, U.S.

Geological Survey, Reston, VA.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of amendment to an

approved Tribal-State Compact.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 11 of the

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988,

Public Law 100–497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the

Secretary of the Interior shall publish, in

the Federal Register, notice of approved

Tribal-State Compacts for the purpose of

engaging in Class III gaming activities

on Indian lands. The Deputy Assistant

Secretary—Indian Affairs

(Management), Department of the

Interior, through his delegated

authority, has approved Amendment IX

to the Confederated Tribes of the Warm

Springs Reservation of Oregon and the

State of Oregon Gaming Compact, which

was executed on May 4, 2001.

DATES: This action is effective June 28,

2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George T. Skibine, Director, Office of

Indian Gaming Management, Bureau of

Indian Affairs, Washington, DC 20240,

(202) 219–4066.

Dated: June 20, 2001.

James H. McDivitt,

Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs

(Management).

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–920–00–1320–EL, WYW151133]

Belle Ayr 2000 Coal Lease Application,

WY

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of

Decision Record.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) announces the

availability of the Decision Record for

the Environmental Assessment (EA) for

the Belle Ayr 2000 Coal Lease

Application. That EA analyzes the

potential impacts of leasing and mining

Federal coal on lands in Campbell

County, WY. BLM’s decisions was to

approve the Selected Alternative, which

analyzed the impacts of offering for

competitive lease sale approximately

243.61 acres containing an estimated 29

million tons of in-place Federal coal.

BLM received six written comments

during the two scoping periods on the

Belle Ayr 2000 lease application. These

comments are on file in the Casper and

Cheyenne offices of the BLM. Three

written comments were received on the

draft EA, and these were included, with

written responses, in the final EA. The

transcript of the formal hearing is on file

in the Casper and Cheyenne Offices of

the BLM. Three written comments were

received on the final EA. All comments

that were received during the process

were considered in the preparation of

the draft and final EA’s, and in the

Decision Record.

BLM Notices of Availability for the

draft EA and for the final EA for this

project were published in the Federal

Register on December 29, 2000 (65 FR

83076), and on April 24, 2001 (66 FR

20681), respectively.

DATES: The Decision Record was signed

by the Acting BLM WY State Director on

June 6, 2001. Parties in interest have the

right to appeal that decision pursuant to

43 CFR part 4, within thirty days from

the date of publication of this NOA in

the Federal Register. The Decision

Record contains instructions on taking

appeals to the Interior Board of Land

Appeals.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Melvin Schlagel, phone: (307) 775–

6257. Copies of the Decision Record

may be obtained from the following

BLM offices: Casper Field Office, 2987

Prospector Drive, Casper, Wyoming

82604, 307–261–7600; and Wyoming

State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road,

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009, 307–775–

6256.

Dated: June 25, 2001.

Phillip C. Perlewitz,

Chief, Branch of Solid Minerals.

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