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this camping stay limit. The decision for

reducing the fourteen day (14) limit to

seven (7) days is in compliance with the

Bureau’s San Juan/San Miguel Resource

Management Plan Amendment; San

Miguel River ACEC and SRMA, 1993.

8360.0–7 PENALTIES: Violations of

any regulations in this part by a member

of the public, except for the provisions

of 8365.1–7, are punishable by fine not

to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment

not to exceed 12 months. Violations of

supplementary rules authorized by

8365.1–6 are punishable in the same

manner.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Additional information concerning this

camping stay limit for public lands

administered by the BLM in San Miguel

and Montrose Counties in the State of

Colorado may be obtained from Karen

Tucker, Recreation Planner,

Uncompahgre Basin Resource Area,

Montrose District, 2505 South

Townsend Ave., Montrose, Colorado

80401, (970) 249–6047.

Dated: March 22, 1995.

Philip Dwyer,

Acting District Manager.

[FR Doc. 95–7681 Filed 3–28–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–M

[NM–010–1610–00]

Intent To Prepare a Rio Puerco

Resource Area Resource Management

Plan (RMP) Amendment/Environmental

Impact Statement (EIS) for El Malpais

National Conservation Area (NCA) and

Chain of Craters Wilderness Study Unit

(WSU); Albuquerque District, NM

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a

RMP amendment/EIS and invitation to

participate in developing a management

plan for the El Malpais NCA including

recommendation on the wilderness

suitability of the Chain of Craters WSU.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management, Albuquerque District is

initiating the preparation of the El

Malpais NCA management plan and

EIS. This action will amend the Rio

Puerco RMP. It will include a

recommendation on the wilderness

suitability of the Chain of Craters WSU

and may consider establishment of

Areas of Critical Environmental

Concern. Proposed planning criteria and

dates of public scoping meetings are

also included herein.

DATES: Written comments regarding

issues to be addressed in developing the

draft El Malpais Plan must be submitted

on or before May 19, 1995. In addition

to written comments, two public

scoping meetings will be held in April

(see below.)

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to

the El Malpais Planning Team, BLM,

Albuquerque District, 435 Montano NE.,

Albuquerque, NM 87107–4935.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kent Hamilton at 505–761–8746 or Patty

McLean at 505–761–8728, at 435

Montano NE., Albuquerque, NM 87107–

4935.

PUBLIC MEETINGS: The public is invited

to attend two public meetings to

identify issues to be considered in the

draft El Malpais Plan and Chain of

Craters wilderness suitability analysis.

The meetings will be held at the

following times and locations:

Date/time Location

April 25, 1995 ........... National Guard Armory.

7 p.m.–10 p.m ........... 2001 East Santa Fe

Avenue, Grants,

NM.

April 27, 1995 ........... Amberley Suite Hotel.

7 p.m.–10 p.m ........... 7620 Pan American

Freeway NE., Albuquerque, NM.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The El

Malpais NCA, near Grants, New Mexico

was established by Public Law 100–225

on December 31, 1987. The NCA

encompasses 262,600 acres. The Chain

of Craters WSU, established through the

same legislation, totals 18,300 acres and

is included within the NCA. Between

1988 and 1991, BLM developed a

General Management Plan (GMP) for the

El Malpais NCA. BLM considered the

GMP an ‘‘activity plan’’ and completed

an environmental assessment, rather

than a formal RMP amendment and EIS.

The GMP was appealed to the Interior

Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) by the

New Mexico Wilderness Coalition on

the grounds that the plan required an

EIS and in 1994 IBLA decided in favor

of the appellants and directed BLM to

prepare an RMP amendment. The

proposed El Malpais Plan and EIS will

direct the management of the NCA for

the next ten to twenty years and will

address all requirements of PL 100–225

and the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act, including a suitability

analysis and recommendation for the

Chain of Craters Wilderness Study Area.

The planning area will include all lands

within or contiguous to the NCA

boundary, including lands acquired

since the NCA was established.

The El Malpais plan will be

developed by an interdisciplinary team

representing Archeology, Range,

Outdoor Recreation, Interpretation and

Wildlife Biology. Additional technical

support will be provided by other

Technical Specialists as needed.

Anticipated Planning Issues

Suggested issues to be addressed in

the plan include the following:

American Indian Issues; Boundary

Adjustments; Cultural Resources;

Desired Plant Communities; Facility

Development; Interpretation and Public

Education; Natural Resources; Range

Management; Recreation;

Transportation (including ORV

designation); Wilderness (WSA and

designated wilderness areas); and

Wildlife Habitat.

Planning Criteria

Proposed planning criteria for

development of the El Malpais Plan are

listed below. Public comment is invited.

Planning criteria may be changed as

planning proceeds based on public

suggestions and the findings of various

studies and assessments.

1. Actions must comply with laws,

executive orders, and regulations.

2. In each planned action, resource

outputs must be reasonable and

achievable.

3. Planned actions will sustain the

productivity and diversity of natural

systems in the NCA.

4. The plan will be developed using

the best available scientific information

as the cornerstone for resource

allocations and other land management

decisions in the NCA. The plan will

incorporate the work done for the GMP

published in 1991 as well as new

information attained since

establishment of the NCA.

5. The BLM will use an

interdisciplinary approach to land

management.

6. The BLM will base planning and

management on long-term horizons and

goals.

7. To the extent possible, this plan

will be consistent with the lands and

policies of tribes, other federal agencies,

and state and local governments.

8. Consideration will be given to

designating special administrative

management areas within the planning

area, such as Areas of Critical

Environmental Concern and Research

Natural Areas.

9. Planned actions will contribute to

or sustain the health of the land.

Monitoring and inventory information

will be used to assess the effect of

management actions.

Public Participation

Public participation activities during

the planning process will include

consultation with affected users and
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other agencies, meetings with interested

groups and individuals, mail outs,

media notices, Federal Register notices,

public meetings, and distribution of the

Plan and EIS for comments.

Complete records of the planning

process will be available for public

review at the Albuquerque District at

the address above.

Dated: March 20, 1995.

Michael R. Ford,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 95–7645 Filed 3–28–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–M

[WY–930–1430–O1; WYW 123105]

Cancellation of Proposed Withdrawal,

Correction of Decision Record;

Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice terminates a

proposal to withdraw 5,417.43 acres of

Federal surface and mineral estate, and

another 40.00 acres of Federal mineral

estate only, in Bighorn County to protect

significant paleontological resource

values discovered near Greybull,

Wyoming. The public lands and mineral

estate were temporarily closed for two

years from surface entry and mining

location to allow various studies and

analyses to be made in support of a final

decision concerning the proposed

withdrawal. The land automatically

became open to entry under the general

land laws, including the mining laws,

on January 15, 1994, when the

temporary segregation expired. The

lands have been, and remain open to

mineral leasing.

This notice also corrects the acreage

in the Decision Record for the Brown/

Howe Dinosaur Area Environmental

Assessment (WY–017–EA3–056), dated

January 20, 1995. The correct acreage of

public land surface designated an Area

of Critical Environmental Concern is

5,417.43 acres, instead of 5,457.43 acres.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 29, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tamara Gertsch, BLM Wyoming State

Office, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne,

Wyoming 82003, (307) 775–6115.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice

of Proposed Withdrawal was published

in the Federal Register on January 16,

1992, which segregated for two years the

Federal surface and mineral estate

described in the notice from entry under

the general land laws, including the

mining laws, subject to valid existing

rights. The Bureau of Land Management

has determined withdrawal of Federal

land and Federal mineral estate is not

needed to protect the paleontological

resources present. The Cody Resource

Management Plan contains management

prescriptions for the area which afford

adequate protection. The following

described area was designated on

January 20, 1995, as the Brown/Howe

Dinosaur Area ACEC.

Sixth Principal Meridian, Bighorn County,

Wyoming

T. 54 N., R. 91 W.,

Sec. 4, lots 1–2, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4,

SE1⁄4;

Sec. 5, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4;

Sec. 7, lots 9, 10, and 13;

Sec. 8, N1⁄2, SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4, SW1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 9, lots 1–14;

Sec. 16, NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4;

Sec. 17, W1⁄2NE1⁄4, W1⁄2, SE1⁄4;

Sec. 18, lots 5–11;

Sec. 19, E1⁄2, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4;

Sec. 20, N1⁄2, N1⁄2SW1⁄4, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4,

E1⁄2SE1⁄4;

Sec. 21, N1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, W1⁄2SW1⁄4;

Sec. 29, E1⁄2NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, W1⁄2,

N1⁄2SE1⁄4, SW1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 30, NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4,

SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 31, lot 5;

Sec. 32, W1⁄2NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4,

W1⁄2SE1⁄4.

The area described contains 5,417.43 acres

in Bighorn County, Wyoming.

Dated: March 17, 1995.

Alan R. Pierson,

State Director.

[FR Doc. 95–7646 Filed 3–28–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P

National Park Service

Notice of Intent To Issue a Prospectus

for the Operation of Hotel and Related

Facilities in Kings Canyon National

Park

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is

seeking to award a concession contract

for the future operation and

improvement of existing visitor facilities

within Kings Canyon National Park,

which is part of Sequoia and Kings

Canyon National Parks.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

concession facilities, which include

overnight accommodations, food

service, retail and other related

operations, are located at the Grant

Grove and Cedar Grove areas of the

park. Grant Grove is a year-round

operation, and Cedar Grove operates

only during the summer.

To be placed on the mailing list to

receive this prospectus send your name

and address to: National Park Service/

Concession Program Management

Division, Attention: Kings Canyon

Prospectus, 600 Harrison Street, Suite

600, San Francisco, CA 94107–1372, or

call: (415) 744–3981—Teresa Jackson.

Applications will be accepted for One

Hundred and Twenty (120) days under

the terms described in the Prospectus.

The One Hundred and Twenty (120) day

application period will begin with the

release of the Prospectus, is expected to

occur shortly after the publication of

this notice.

Dated: November 16, 1994.

Patricia L. Neubacher,

Acting Regional Director, Western Region.

[FR Doc. 95–7728 Filed 3–28–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–M

Notice of Intent To Issue a Prospectus

for the Construction and Operation of

Hotel and Related Facilities in Sequoia

National Park

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is

seeking to award a new concession

contract for the construction of new

visitor facilities and continued

operation of certain existing facilities

within Sequoia National Park, which is

part of Sequoia and Kings Canyon

National Parks.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

development to be constructed includes

a 414 room hotel, food service and other

related commercial and support

facilities. Extensive site preparation and

infrastructure work have already been

completed by the Government.

To be placed on the mailing list to

receive this prospectus send your name

and address to: National Park Service,

Concession Program Management

Division, 600 Harrison Street, Suite 600,

San Francisco, CA 94107–1372, or call:

(415) 744–3981—Teresa Jackson.

Applications will be accepted for One

Hundred and Twenty (120) days under

the terms described in the Prospectus.

The One Hundred and Twenty (120) day

application period will begin with the

release of the Prospectus, which will

occur shortly after the publication of

this notice.

Dated: November 16, 1994.

Patricia L. Neubacher,

Acting Regional Director, Western Region.

[FR Doc. 95–7729 Filed 3–28–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–M

General Management Plan,

Environmental Impact Statement, Isle

Royale National Park, Michigan

AGENCY: National Park Service,

Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

environmental impact statement for a