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Special Recreation Management Area

(171 acres) located within the Powder

River Depot Area of Critical

Environmental Concern, and rights-ofway construction would be avoided.

The Seline Cultural Site (80 public

surface acres) in Dawson County would

be designated an area of critical

environmental concern. This area would

be managed to enhance and protect

cultural resources. Management actions

affecting this area are: Off-road vehicle

travel would be limited to existing roads

and trails, locatable minerals would be

withdrawn from mineral entry, mineral

material sales and permits would not be

allowed, nonenergy leasable minerals

and coal would not be available for

leasing, oil and gas leasing would be

allowed with a no-surface occupancy

stipulation, geophysical exploration

would not be permitted, livestock

grazing would be allowed, and rights-ofway construction would be avoided.

The Ash Creek Divide Paleontology

Area (7,931 public surface acres) in

Garfield County would be designated an

area of critical environmental concern.

This area would be managed to enhance

and protect paleontology resources.

Management actions affecting this area

are: Off-road vehicle travel would be

limited to existing roads and trails,

locatable minerals would be withdrawn

from mineral entry, mineral material

sales and permits would not be allowed,

nonenergy leasable minerals and coal

would not be available for leasing, oil

and gas leasing would be allowed with

a no-surface occupancy stipulation,

geophysical exploration would not be

permitted, livestock grazing would be

allowed, and rights-of-way construction

would be permitted.

The Bug Creek Paleontology Area

(3,840 public surface acres) in McCone

County would be designated an area of

critical environmental concern. This

area would be managed to enhance and

protect paleontology resources.

Management actions affecting this area

are: Off-road vehicle travel would be

limited to existing roads and trails,

locatable minerals would be withdrawn

from mineral entry, mineral material

sales and permits would not be allowed,

nonenergy leasable minerals and coal

would not be available for leasing, oil

and gas leasing would be allowed with

a no-surface occupancy stipulation,

geophysical exploration would not be

permitted, livestock grazing would be

allowed, and rights-of-way construction

would be permitted.

The Hell Creek Paleontology Area

(19,169 public surface acres) in Garfield

County would be designated an area of

critical environmental concern. This

area would be managed to enhance and

protect paleontology resources.

Management actions affecting this area

are: Off-road vehicle travel would be

limited to existing roads and trails,

locatable minerals would be withdrawn

from mineral entry, mineral material

sales and permits would not be allowed,

nonenergy leasable minerals and coal

would not be available for leasing, oil

and gas leasing would be allowed with

a no-surface occupancy stipulation,

geophysical exploration would not be

permitted, livestock grazing would be

allowed, and rights-of-way construction

would be permitted.

The Sand Arroyo Paleontology Area

(9,056 public surface acres) in McCone

County would be designated an area of

critical environmental concern. This

area would be managed to enhance and

protect paleontology resources.

Management actions affecting this area

are: Off-road vehicle travel would be

limited to existing roads and trails,

locatable minerals would be withdrawn

from mineral entry, mineral material

sales and permits would not be allowed,

nonenergy leasable minerals and coal

would not be available for leasing, oil

and gas leasing would be allowed with

a no-surface occupancy stipulation,

geophysical exploration would not be

permitted, livestock grazing would be

allowed, and rights-of-way construction

would be permitted.

The Black-Footed Ferret Area (11,166

public surface acres) in Prairie and

Custer Counties would be designated an

area of critical environmental concern.

This area would be managed as a

potential black-footed ferret

reintroduction area and for associated

species. Management actions affecting

this area are: Off-road vehicle travel

would be limited to existing roads and

trails, locatable mineral entry would be

allowed, mineral material sales and

permits would not be allowed,

nonenergy leasable minerals and coal

would not be available for leasing, oil

and gas leasing would be allowed with

controlled surface use on 5,164 public

mineral acres, geophysical exploration

would not be permitted on 5,164 public

mineral acres, prairie dog colonies

would be allowed to expand within the

11,166 acre area of critical

environmental concern, livestock

grazing would be allowed, and rights-ofway construction would be avoided.

The Piping Plover Wildlife Site (16

public surface acres) in Sheridan

County would be designated an area of

critical environmental concern. This

area would be managed to enhance and

protect the piping plover. Management

actions affecting this area are: Off-road

vehicle travel would be limited to

existing roads and trails, locatable

minerals would be withdrawn from

mineral entry, mineral material sales

and permits would not be allowed,

nonenergy leasable minerals would not

be available for leasing, oil and gas

leasing would be allowed with a nosurface occupancy stipulation,

geophysical exploration would not be

permitted, livestock grazing would not

be allowed, and rights-of-way

construction would be avoided.

The Smoky Butte Area (80 public

surface acres) in Garfield County would

be designated an area of critical

environmental concern. This area would

be managed to protect the unique

geologic values. Management actions

affecting this area are: The area would

be closed to motorized vehicles,

locatable minerals would be withdrawn

from mineral entry subject to valid

existing rights, mineral material sales

and permits would not be allowed,

nonenergy leasable minerals and coal

would not be available for leasing, oil

and gas leasing would be allowed with

a no-surface occupancy stipulation,

geophysical exploration would be

permitted, livestock grazing would be

allowed, and rights-of-way construction

would be excluded.

Management prescriptions for these

areas of critical environmental concern

vary by alternative and are described in

the RMP and EIS.

Public participation has occurred

throughout the RMP process. A Notice

of Intent was filed in the Federal

Register in October 1989. Since that

time several public meetings, mailings,

and briefings were conducted to solicit

comments and ideas. All comments

presented throughout the process have

been considered.

This notice meets the requirements of

43 CFR 1610.7–2 for designation of

areas of critical environmental concern

and the requirements of the Final

Revised USDI–USDA Guidelines for

Eligibility, Classification, and

Management of Rivers (47 FR 39454).

Dated: March 1, 1995.

John E. Moorhouse,

Acting Deputy State Director, Division of

Lands and Renewable Resources.

[FR Doc. 95–5852 Filed 3–9–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P

[WY–989–1050–00–P]

Filing of Plats of Survey; Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the

following described lands are scheduled
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to be officially filed in the Wyoming

State Office, Cheyenne, Wyoming, thirty

(30) calendar days from the date of this

publication.

Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming

T. 50 N., R. 73 W., accepted February 15,

1995

T. 51 N., R. 73 W., accepted February 14,

1995

If protests against a survey, as shown

on any of the above plats, are received

prior to the official filing, the filing will

be stayed pending consideration of the

protest(s) and or appeal(s). A plat will

not be officially filed until after

disposition of protests(s) and or

appeal(s). These plats will be placed in

the open files of the Wyoming State

Office, Bureau of Land Management,

2515 Warren Ave., Cheyenne, Wyoming,

and will be available to the public as a

matter of information only. Copies of

the plats will be made available upon

request and prepayment of the

reproduction fee of $1.10 per copy.

A person or party who wishes to

protest a survey must file with the State

Director, Bureau of Land Management,

Cheyenne, Wyoming, a notice of protest

prior to thirty (30) calendar days from

the date of this publication. If the

protest notice did not include a

statement of reasons for the protest, the

protestant shall file such a statement

with the State Director within thirty (30)

calendar days after the notice of protest

was filed.

The above-listed plats represent

dependent resurveys, subdivision of

sections.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box

1828, 2515 Warren Avenue, Cheyenne,

Wyoming 82003.

Dated: March 1, 1995.

John P. Lee,

Chief Branch of Cadastral Survey.

[FR Doc. 95–5847 Filed 3–9–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–22–M

[OR–942–00–1420–00: G5–066]

Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/

Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the

following described lands are scheduled

to be officially filed in the Oregon State

Office, Portland, Oregon, thirty (30)

calendar days from the date of this

publication.

Willamette Meridian

Oregon

T. 37 S., R. 3 E., accepted November 30, 1994

T. 11 S., R. 25 E., accepted November 30,

1994

T. 17 S., R. 1 W., accepted February 17, 1995

T. 21 S., R. 4 W., accepted December 19, 1994

T. 30 S., R. 12 W., accepted December 19,

1994 (2 Sheets)

Washington

T. 36 N., R. 40 E., accepted January 17, 1995

T. 37 N., R. 40 E., accepted January 17, 1995

If protests against a survey, as shown

on any of the above plat(s), are received

prior to the date of official filing, the

filing will be stayed pending

consideration of the protest(s). A plat

will not be officially filed until the day

after all protests have been dismissed

and become final or appeals from the

dismissal affirmed.

The plat(s) will be placed in the open

files of the Oregon State Office, Bureau

of Land Management, 1515 S.W. 5th

Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97201, and

will be available to the public as a

matter of information only. Copies of

the plat(s) may be obtained from the

above office upon required payment. A

person or party who wishes to protest

against a survey must file with the State

Director, Bureau of Land Management,

Portland, Oregon, a notice that they

wish to protest prior to the proposed

official filing date given above. A

statement of reasons for a protest may be

filed with the notice of protest to the

State Director, or the statement of

reasons must be filed with the State

Director within thirty (30) days after the

proposed official filing date.

The above-listed plats represent

dependent resurveys, survey and

subdivision.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bureau of Land Management, (1515

S.W. 5th Avenue), P.O. Box 2965,

Portland, Oregon 97208.

Dated: February 28, 1995.

Tempe T. Berggren,

Acting Chief, Branch of Realty and Records

Services.

[FR Doc. 95–5855 Filed 3–9–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–M

[AZ–930–1430–01; AZA–28980]

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and

Opportunity for Public Meeting;

Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: On January 19, 1995, the U.S.

Postal Service filed application AZA–

28980 to withdraw approximately 2.514

acres (109,510 square feet) of public

land as a post office site for the

community of San Luis, Arizona. The

land is located within the San Luis

Townsite in Yuma County. The

withdrawal is to be from mineral entry

only.

DATES: Comments and requests for a

meeting should be received on or before

June 8, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting

requests should be sent to the Arizona

State Director, Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), 3707 North 7th

Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85014–5080.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Mezes, BLM, Arizona State Office, 602–

650–0518.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

January 19, 1995, the U.S. Postal Service

filed application AZA–28980 to

withdraw the following described

public land from location and entry

under the United States mining laws,

subject to valid existing rights.

The legal description of the proposed

withdrawal is as follows:

Gila and Salt River Meridian

T. 11 S., R. 25 W.,

sec. 12, lots 1–5, block 26 of the San Luis

Townsite delineated and designated on

the approved Townsite Plat 35–300–68;

The area described aggregates 2.514 acres,

more or less, or 109,510 square feet of public

land in Yuma County, Arizona.

For a period of 90 days from the date

of publication of this notice, all persons

who wish to submit comments,

suggestions or objections in connection

with the proposed withdrawal may

present their views in writing to the

undersigned officer of the Bureau of

Land Management.

Notice is hereby given that an

opportunity for a public meeting is

afforded in connection with the

proposed withdrawal. All interested

persons who desire a public meeting for

the purpose of being heard on the

proposal must submit a written request

to the Arizona State Director within 90

days from the date of publication of this

notice. Upon a determination by the

authorized officer that a public meeting

will be held, a notice of time and place

will be published in the Federal

Register at least 30 days before the

scheduled date of the meeting.

The application will be processed in

accordance with the regulations set

forth in 43 CFR 2300.

For a period of 2 years from the date

of publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the lands will be

segregated as specified above unless an

application is denied or canceled or the