69780 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 221 / Thursday, November 17, 2005 / Notices 

The SSA petitioner meets criterion 

83.7(f), which requires that a petitioning 

group be comprised principally of 

persons who are not members of any 

acknowledged North American Indian 

tribe. The petitioner has indicated that 

a number of current members are not 

listed on the group’s current 

membership list. Thus, this conclusion 

for criterion 83.7(f) does not apply to 

those individuals whose names were 

not submitted. 

The SSA petitioner meets criterion 

83.7(g) because there is no evidence in 

the record that the petitioner or its 

members have been explicitly 

terminated or forbidden a Federal 

relationship by an act of Congress. 

Based on this preliminary factual 

determination, the Department proposes 

not to extend Federal Acknowledgment 

as an Indian Tribe under 25 CFR Part 83 

to the petitioner known as the St. 

Francis/Sokoki Band of Abenakis of 

Vermont. 

As provided by 25 CFR 83.1(h) of the 

regulations, a report summarizing the 

evidence, reasoning, and analyses that 

are the basis for the proposed decision 

will be provided to the petitioner and 

interested parties, and is available to 

other parties upon written request. 

Comments on the proposed finding 

and/or requests for a copy of the report 

of evidence should be addressed to the 

Office of the Assistant Secretary—

Indian Affairs, 1951 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20240, 

Attention: Office of Federal 

Acknowledgment, Mail Stop 34B–SIB. 

Comments on the proposed finding 

should be submitted within 180 

calendar days from the date of 

publication of this notice. The period 

for comment on a proposed finding may 

be extended for up to an additional 180 

days at the AS–IA’s discretion upon a 

finding of good cause (83.10(i)). 

Comments by interested and informed 

parties must be provided to the 

petitioner as well as to the Federal 

government (83.10(h)). After the close of 

the 180-day comment period, and any 

extensions, the petitioner has 60 

calendar days to respond to third-party 

comments (83.10(k)). This period may 

be extended at the AS–IA’s discretion, 

if warranted by the extent and nature of 

the comments. 

After the expiration of the comment 

and response periods described above, 

the Department will consult with the 

petitioner concerning establishment of a 

schedule for preparation of the final 

determination. The AS–IA will publish 

the final determination of the 

petitioner’s status in the Federal 

Register as provided in 25 CFR 83.10(1), 

at a time that is consistent with that 

schedule. 

Dated: November 9, 2005. 

James E. Cason, 

Associate Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–22756 Filed 11–16–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–GI–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[UT–030–06–1610—PH–241A] 

Notice of Resource Advisory 

Committee Meeting Cancellation 

AGENCY: Grand Staircase-Escalante 

National Monument (GSENM), Bureau 

of Land Management (BLM), 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Cancellation of Grand 

Staircase-Escalante National Monument 

Advisory Committee (GSENMAC) 

Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument Advisory 

Committee (GSENMAC) meeting 

scheduled for November 15 and 16, 

2005 is cancelled. 

DATES: Two days of meetings were 

scheduled for November 15 and 16, 

2005, at the GSENM Visitor Center, 

Conference Room, 745 HWY 89 East, 

Kanab, Utah. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Crutchfield, Public Affairs Officer, 

GSENM Headquarters Office, 190 East 

Center, Kanab, Utah 84741; phone (435) 

644–4310, or email 

larry_crutchfield@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) 

and the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM), the 

GSENMAC was scheduled to meet on 

November 15 and 16, 2005, in Kanab, 

Utah, at the GSENM Visitor Center, 745 

HWY 89 East, Kanab, Utah. The meeting 

has been cancelled and will be 

rescheduled at a later date. 

Dated: November 10, 2005. 

Dave Hunsaker, 

Monument Manager, Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument. 

[FR Doc. 05–22787 Filed 11–16–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of 

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease, UTU 

18726 

November 9, 2005. 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 

Section 371(a) of the Energy Policy Act 

of 2005, the lessee, Del-Rio Resources, 

Inc., timely filed a petition for 

reinstatement of oil and gas lease 

UTU18726 in Uintah County, Utah. The 

lessee paid the required rental accruing 

from the date of termination, June 1, 

2002. 

No leases were issued that affect these 

lands. The lessee agrees to new lease 

terms for rentals and royalties of $5 per 

acre and 162⁄3 percent, respectively. The 

lessee paid the $500 administration fee 

for the reinstatement of the lease and 

$155 cost for publishing this notice. 

The lessee met the requirements for 

reinstatement of the lease per Sec. 31(e) 

of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 [30 

U.S.C. 188(e)]. We are proposing to 

reinstate the lease, effective the date of 

termination subject to: 

• The original terms and conditions 

of the lease; 

• The increased rental of $5 per acre; 

• The increased royalty of 162⁄3

percent; and 

• The $155 cost of publishing this 

notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David H. Murphy, Acting Chief, Branch 

of Fluid Minerals at (801) 539–4122. 

David H. Murphy, 

Acting Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals. 

[FR Doc. 05–22776 Filed 11–16–05; 8:45am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–DK–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for 1029–0063 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing 

that the information collection request