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security and public safety concerns, damage

caused by camping pressure and closure of

the north mesa access road due to

environmental damage, the Rio Bonito

Campground will be closed to camping and

vehicle use.

Dated: March 15, 1995.

Leslie M. Cone,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 95–7383 Filed 3–24–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–M

[NM–017–1430–01; NMNM 88815]

Sale of Public Land in Bernalillo

County, NM

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The following public land has

been found suitable for sale utilizing

modified competitive sale procedures

under Section 203 of the Federal Land

Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of

1976 (90 Stat. 2750; 43 U.S.C. 1713) at

not less than the appraised fair market

value (FMV) of $4,200. The land will

not be offered for sale for at least 60

days after publication of this notice

New Mexico Principal Meridian

T. 11 N., R. 6 E.,

Sec. 34; lot 2.

Containing 2.12 acres.

This land is isolated, difficult and

uneconomical to manage as part of the

public lands and is not suitable for

management by another Federal

department or agency. No significant

resource values will be affected by this

disposal. The sale is consistent with

BLM’s planning efforts and the public

interest will be served by offering this

land for sale.

Bidders must be United States

citizens, 18 years of age or older, a state

or state instrumentality authorized to

hold property, and corporations

authorized to own real estate in the state

in which the land is located. The

apparent high bidder must submit proof

of these requirements within 15 days

after the sale date.

The land will be offered for sale at

public auction using modified bidding

procedures authorized under 43 CFR

2711.3–2. Bidding for this parcel is open

to the following adjacent land owners

(designated bidders): George T. Glacken,

Jr. and Lucille Glacken, Wayne D.

Francisco, Gary D. Maple and Steven M.

Jackson, Gilbert B. Libby Jr., and Charles

Kennington.

The land will be offered for sale at

public auction beginning at 10 a.m. on

June 26, 1995, at 435 Montano Rd. NE.,

Albuquerque, NM 87107. The sale will

be by sealed bids only. All sealed bids

must be received by the BLM’s Rio

Puerco Resource Area Office at 435

Montano Rd. NE., Albuquerque, NM

87107, prior to 10 a.m. on the date of

the sale, June 26, 1995.

Bids must be for not less than the

appraised FMV specified in the notice.

Each sealed bid shall be accompanied

by a certified check, postal money order,

bank draft, or cashier’s check made

payable to the Department of the

Interior, Bureau of Land Management

for not less than 10 percent of the

amount bid. The sealed bid envelopes

must be marked on the lower left hand

corner: Public Sale Bid NMNM 88815.

Under modified competitive sale

procedures, the written sealed bids will

be opened and an apparent high bid will

be declared at the sale. The apparent

high bidder and the other designated

bidders will be notified. In case of a tie

of bids submitted by the designated

bidders, the interested bidders would be

given an opportunity to submit a written

agreement as to the division of the

lands, or an additional sealed bid,

within 30 days of notification of

eligibility. At that time, the high bidder

would be awarded the property. The

total purchase price for the land shall be

paid within 180 days of the date of this

sale.

The purchaser of this parcel acquires

the property realizing that public access

to the property is lacking.

Terms and Conditions

The patent, when and if issued, will

contain the following reservations to the

United States:

1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches

or canals constructed by the United

States pursuant to the Act of August 30,

1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).

2. All minerals will be reserved to the

United States together with the right to

prospect for, mine, and remove the

minerals. A more detailed description of

this reservation, which will be

incorporated in the patent document, is

available for review at this office.

3. The patent will be issued subject to

valid existing rights-of-way and

easements.

DATES: Interested parties may submit

comments regarding the proposed

action to the Rio Puerco Area Manager

by May 11, 1995. Comments must

reference the specific parcel number.

Objections will be reviewed by the State

Director who may sustain, vacate or

modify this realty action. In the absence

of any objections, this realty action will

become the final determination of the

Department of Interior.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to

the Bureau of Land Management, Rio

Puerco Resource Area Office, 435

Montano Road NE., Albuquerque, NM

87107.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Additional information concerning the

land, terms and conditions of sale, and

bidding instructions may be obtained

from the Rio Puerco Resource Area

Office at the above address. Telephone

calls may be directed to Joseph Jaramillo

at (505) 761–8779.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Upon

publication in the Federal Register, the

land described above will be segregated

from appropriation under the public

land laws, including the mining laws.

The segregative effect of this Notice of

Realty Action shall terminate upon

issuance of patent or other document of

conveyance to such land, upon

publication in the Federal Register of a

termination of the segregation, or 270

days from the date of publication,

whichever occurs first.

The BLM may accept or reject any

offer to purchase or withdraw this tract

from sale if the Authorized Officer

determines that consummation of the

sale would not be fully consistent with

FLPMA or another applicable law.

Dated: March 21, 1995.

Michael R. Ford,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 95–7446 Filed 3–24–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–M

[WY–060–1430–01; WYW88721, WYW88724,

WYW88725, WYW88728, WYW88730,

WYW88731]

Amended Realty Actions; Direct and

Modified Competitive Sale of Public

Lands; Wyoming; Land Sale Appraisal

Updates for Lands in Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Amended notices of realty

action, sale of land parcels in Platte and

Goshen Counties, Wyoming; and,

amended land sale appraisal update for

lands in Wyoming.

SUMMARY: On July 29, 1986, Notices of

Realty Action WYW88721, WYW88724,

WYW88725, WYW88730, and

WYW88731 were published in the

Federal Register in 51 FR 27090–27091.

On July 30, 1987, Notice of Realty

Action WYW88728 was published in

the Federal Register in 52 FR 28488–

28489. On August 25, 1987, Notices of

Realty Action WYW88721, WYW88724,

WYW88725, WYW88730, and

WYW88731 were published in the

Federal Register in 52 FR 32064–32066.

This Notice from the date it is published

amends the earlier notices by deleting
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the appraised values for the parcels of

land.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William H. Mortimer, Area Manager,

Bureau of Land Management, Platte

River Resource Area, P.O. Box 2420,

Mills, Wyoming 82644–2420, (307) 261–

7500.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

appraised fair market value of the land

described in 51 FR 27090–27091, 52 FR

28488–28489, and 52 FR 32064–32066

has been reevaluated. Please contact the

Platte River Resource Area Office for

current appraisal information.

Dated: March 16, 1995.

Donald D. Whyde,

Acting District Manager.

[FR Doc. 95–7384 Filed 3–24–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–22–M

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of availability of a Draft

Recovery Plan for the Mexican Spotted

Owl for Review and Comment

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability

and public comment period.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service) announces the

availability for public review of a draft

recovery plan for the Mexican spotted

owl (Strix occidentalis lucida) which

the Service listed as a threatened

species on March 16, 1993 (58 FR

14271). The Mexican spotted owl is one

of three spotted owl subspecies

recognized by the American

Ornithologists’ Union. This subspecies

was originally described from a

specimen collected at Mount Tancitaro,

Michoacan, Mexico. The Mexican

spotted owl is a medium-sized bird

found from parts of central Colorado

and Utah south through Arizona, New

Mexico, and western Texas to the State

of Michoacan, Mexico. This owl

commonly inhabits mountains and

canyons containing dense, multistoried

forests with closed canopies. Its survival

is threatened by destruction and

modification of habitat caused by timber

harvest, forest fires, and increased

predation associated with habitat

fragmentation. The draft recovery plan

recommends management actions to be

taken by Federal, State, and tribal land

management agencies to remove

recognized threats and recover the

spotted owl. The Service solicits review

and comment from the public on this

draft plan.

DATES: Comments on the draft recovery

plan must be received on or before June

26, 1995, to receive consideration by the

Service.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review

the draft recovery plan may obtain a

copy by contacting the Supervisor,

Ecological Services State Office, 2105

Osuna Road NE, Albuquerque, New

Mexico 87113. Written comments and

materials regarding the plan should be

addressed to the Regional Director at the

above address. Comments and materials

received are available on request for

public inspection, by appointment,

during normal business hours at the

above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Fowler-Propst, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, (see ADDRESSES

section) (telephone 505/761–4525;

facsimile 505/761–4542).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Restoring an endangered or

threatened plant or animal to the point

where it is again a secure, selfsustaining member of its ecosystem is a

primary goal of the Service’s

endangered species program. To help

guide the recovery effort, the Service is

working to prepare recovery plans for

most of the listed species native to the

United States. Recovery plans describe

site-specific management actions

considered necessary for conservation

and survival of the species; establish

objective, measurable criteria for the

recovery levels for downlisting or

delisting species; and estimate time and

cost for implementing the recovery

measures needed.

The Endangered Species Act of 1973

(Act), as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et

seq.) requires the development of

recovery plans for listed species unless

such a plan would not promote the

conservation of a particular species.

Section 4(f) of the Act, as amended in

1988 requires that public notice and an

opportunity for public review and

comment be provided during recovery

plan development. The Service will

consider all information presented

during public comment prior to

approval of each new or revised

recovery plan. The Service and other

Federal agencies will also take these

comments into account in the course of

implementing approved recovery plans.

The recovery plan provides a basis for

management actions to be undertaken

by Federal, State, and tribal land

management agencies to remove threats

to the Mexican spotted owl’s continued

existence. The recovery plan contains

six basic elements: 1. A recovery goal

and set of delisting criteria that will

allow the Mexican spotted owl to be

removed from the endangered species

list; 2. strategies for management that

provide varying levels of habitat

protection depending on the owl’s

needs and habitat use; 3.

recommendations for population and

habitat monitoring; 4. research to

address critical information needs to

better understand the owl’s life history;

5. implementation procedures that

specify oversight and coordination

responsibilities for the owl’s recovery;

and 6. information on the approximate

costs of carrying out the tasks set forth

in the draft recovery plan.

The Mexican spotted owl recovery

plan has been prepared by a team of

experts on the owl and its habitat

requirements. This recovery plan will be

finalized and approved following

incorporation of comments and

materials received during this comment

period.

Public Comments Solicited

The Service solicits written comments

on the recovery plan described. All

comments received by the date specified

above will be considered prior to the

approval of the plan.

Authority

The Authority for this action is

section 4(f) of the Endangered Species

Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533 (f).

Dated: March 7, 1995.

James A. Young,

Acting Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife

Service, Region 2.

[FR Doc. 95–7449 Filed 3–24–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

Geological Survey

Notice

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the U.S. Geological Survey is planning

to enter into a Cooperative Research and

Development Agreement (CRADA) with

a geophysical data processing company

(Paterson, Grant and Watson Limited)

and mining and petroleum companies.

The purpose of the CRADA is to

reprocess the magnetic-anomaly data

base on the United States and produce

a more consistent and accurate data set

in the form of a one-kilometer grid that

will be made available to the general

public. All magnetic survey data will be

continued to a surface at 1000 feet above

the ground and an appropriate reference

field will be removed. Paterson, Grant

and Watson Limited will be responsible

for acquiring funding from petroleum

and mining companies for this