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the Existing Management Plan’’)

remained that of implementing the

existing (1986) management plan but

accelerating completion to a five-year

schedule. Approximately fifty San

Benito evening primrose habitat areas

would be protected.

Alternative 3 was modified and is

now the BLM-preferred alternative.

Under this alternative (entitled

‘‘Dispersed OHV Use’’), most of the

Clear Creek Management Area would be

managed under a ‘‘Limited Use’’

designation for off-highway vehicles

(OHVs). BLM would, over the next five

years, implement a designated route

system of about 270 miles. The final

mileage available would be dependent

on a variety of factors, including

protection of T&E plants, maintenance

costs, recreation and administrative

access requirements, and compliance.

Additionally, alternative 3 would limit

unrestricted OHV play on ‘‘barren’’

hillslopes to a number of designated

play areas. In the transition period,

about 207 acres of unrestricted play

areas on ‘‘barren’’ hillslopes would be

available, (down from about 2,800

available now). This acreage could be

adjusted up or down depending on

resource inventories. Camping would

continue to be allowed at the six Staging

Areas and at Oak Flat Campground.

Backcountry camping would be allowed

in designated areas. The San Benito

Mountain Natural Area would be

expanded to approximately 4,082 acres

(this proposal was unchanged from the

draft alternative 3), to include a crosssection of unique ecotones associated

with the San Benito Mountain forest. A

public wash rack would be constructed

and about 30 miles of main routes could

be dust-suppressed. Approximately fifty

San Benito evening primrose habitat

areas would be protected.

Alternative 4, entitled ‘‘Restricted

OHV use’’ remains the same as the draft,

and is described above in the discussion

of the draft EIS. Alternative 5 (‘‘OHV

Closure’’), closed the CCMA to

motorcycles and restricted 4-wheeled

vehicles to the main County road system

(about 30 miles). Camping would be

limited to Oak Flat Campground only.

The San Benito Mountain Natural Area

would be expanded to 4,082 acres.

Approximately fifty-eight San Benito

evening primrose habitat areas would be

protected. Alternative 6, (‘‘Enhancement

of Natural Values’’) would allow vehicle

use as under Alternative 5, but would

expand the San Benito Mountain

Natural Area to include the entire

serpentine outcropping (about 30,000

acres). Approximately fifty-eight San

Benito evening primrose habitat areas

would be protected.

Public participation has occurred

throughout the planning process and is

encouraged. Anyone wishing additional

information may contact the Hollister

Resource Area Office, located at 20

Hamilton Court, Hollister, CA 95023

(phone: 408–637–8183).

Dated: May 3, 1996.

Robert E. Beehler,

Hollister Area Manager.

[FR Doc. 96–11659 Filed 5–9–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P

[CA–019–96–1220–24–1A]

Availability of Proposal To Expand

Boundaries of an Existing Area of

Critical Environmental Concern

(ACEC) in the Clear Creek Management

Area, To Rename the San Benito

Mountain Outstanding Natural Area To

the San Benito Mountain Research

Natural Area; Availability of

Completion of Previous Planning

Decision To Reincorporate 380-Acre

San Benito Mountain Natural Area

Extension

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 43 CFR 1610. 2 (c)

and 43 CFR 1610.7(1)(b), a final

Resource Management Plan

Amendment/Environmental Impact

Statement (RMP Amendment/EIS) has

been prepared by the Hollister Resource

Area. The final RMP Amendment/EIS

describes and analyzes alternative

management scenarios for about 50,000

acres of public lands in the Clear Creek

Management Area. These lands are

located in south San Benito and Fresno

Counties in central California. This

Federal Register notice provides notice

about decisions and/or proposed actions

regarding two existing designations

within the Clear Creek Management

Area. The first notice is with regard to

the Serpentine Area of Critical

Environmental Concern (ACEC), and the

second is with regard to the San Benito

Mountain Outstanding Natural Area.

(1) Serpentine Area of Critical

Environmental Concern. One of the

decisions proposed in the Final EIS and

RMP Amendment is to expand the

existing Serpentine ACEC. The 23,834-

acre ACEC was originally designated in

1984 through the public planning

process. The Serpentine ACEC was

designated because soils in the area

contain natural asbestos and there are

health issues associated with recreating

in the area. It was also designated an

ACEC because the vegetative

communities associated with serpentine

soils are quite unusual.

The Serpentine ACEC boundary was

reviewed in 1992 during the EIS

process, and adjustments were made

based upon soil surveys. The map

provided with the final EIS reflects the

new known boundaries of the

serpentine mass on public land. The

adjustments result in a proposed

addition of about 10%, or about 2,500

acres, to the geologic boundary line. The

changes can be viewed in the ‘‘Errata

Sheet’’ map included in the Final EIS,

or can be reviewed at the locations

listed below. The legal description will

be published with the Record of

Decision for the Final EIS.

(2) San Benito Mountain Natural

Area: Given the heavy emphasis of

research suggested for this area, the

BLM is proposing to change the name of

the Natural Area to the ‘‘San Benito

Mountain Research Natural Area’’.

Management of the Natural Area would

remain as described in the Final EIS,

and the name change would be

consistent with the proposed primary

use of the area. Finally, to formalize and

complete the designation process for

this Natural Area, the public is hereby

notified that a 380-acre extension

approved for re-incorporation under

previous planning efforts is now

formally re-incorporated into the San

Benito Mountain Natural Area. The

legal description of this extension is:

Mount Diablo Meridian, California

T. 18S R. 12E

Sec. 14, N1⁄2SW1⁄4, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4

SW1⁄4, and NW1⁄4SE1⁄4;

T. 18S R. 12E

Sec. 15, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, and E1⁄2E1⁄2;

In the original 1971 Federal Register

notices, the legal description had a

typographical error and one omission;

both of these have been corrected.

Additional copies of maps of both areas

and background information can be

obtained or reviewed at the Hollister

Resource Area Office, 20 Hamilton

Court, Hollister, CA 95023. Copies of

the Final EIS and maps are available at

27 public libraries in the following

locations: Antioch, Fresno, Davis,

Gilroy, Fairfield, Hanford, Hayward,

Livermore, Madera, Menlo Park,

Modesto, Monterey, Oroville,

Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose,

San Mateo, San Rafael, Santa Clara,

Santa Cruz, Seaside, Sunnyvale, Tracy,

Vallejo, Visalia and Yuba City. Public

review copies are also available at:

(1) California State Office, 2800 Cottage

Way, Sacramento, CA 95825.

(2) Bakersfield District Office, 3801

Pegasus Avenue, Bakersfield, CA

93308
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DATES: The public has no later than July

9, 1996 to comment on the proposed

expansion of the Serpentine ACEC and

the proposed name change for the San

Benito Mountain Natural Area.

ADDRESSES: Comments should

addressed to: Bureau of Land

Management, Hollister Resource Area

Office, 20 Hamilton Court, Hollister, CA

95023, Attn: Robert E. Beehler, Area

Manager.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (1)

Serpentine ACEC: Mining plans of

operation must be filed for claims inside

an ACEC—thus anyone proposing to

operate on a valid claim within the

expansion area would need to comply

with this regulation. Management of the

expansion areas would be the same as

within the previous boundaries.

(2) San Benito Mountain Natural

Area: The San Benito Mountain Natural

Area was designated in 1971. It was

designated as an ‘‘Outstanding’’ Natural

Area, one of the two possible types of

Natural Area classifications. The other

type of natural area classification is a

‘‘Research’’ Natural Area. The original

designation was 1,880 acres (August,

1971 36FR16122). In September 1971,

380 acres were withdrawn from the

designation because of unresolved

mining issues (36FR19177). In 1984,

with the development of the Hollister

Resource Management Plan, the

decision was made to re-incorporate

those 380 acres as Natural Area, because

the mining claim issue had been

resolved. Although this decision was

analyzed in the public planning process

and ultimately approved, the legal

boundaries were never published in the

Federal Register. Historic planning

maps and documents for the Natural

Area and the extension show that there

was one portion of the extension which

was not described in the Federal

Register notice. This portion is in

Section 14 and covers a 20-acre segment

in the north half of the south-east

quarter of the south-west quarter. It is

included in this notice. Additionally, a

typographical error in the Federal

Register notices showed the whole

western quarter of Section 15 being

included. This should have been the

eastern quarter of the section. This has

been corrected as well.

Public participation has occurred

throughout the planning process and is

encouraged. Anyone wishing additional

information may contact the Hollister

Resource Area Office at the address

shown above, or call 408– 637–8183.

Dated: May 3, 1996.

Robert E. Beehler,

Hollister Area Manager.

[FR Doc. 96–11660 Filed 5–9–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[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

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. 52 N., R. 64 W., accepted April 23, 1996

T. 12 N., R. 114 W., accepted April 23, 1996

T. 13 N., R. 114 W., accepted April 23, 1996

T. 13 N., R. 115 W., accepted April 23, 1996

T. 44 N., R. 118 W., accepted May 1, 1996

Sixth Principal Meridian, Nebraska

T. 26 N., R. 9 E., accepted March 22, 1996

T. 27 N., R. 8 E., accepted April 23, 1996

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 protest(s) and or

appeal(s).

These plans will be placed in the

open files of the Wyoming State Office,

Bureau of Land Management, 5353

Yellowstone Road, 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

protestants shall file such a statement

with the State Department 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, 5353 Yellowstone Road,

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003.

Dated: May 2, 1996.

Jerry L. Messick,

Acting Chief, Cadastral Survey Group.

[FR Doc. 96–11658 Filed 5–9–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–22–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects from

Prince William Sound in the

Possession of the Burke Museum,

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d), of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the possession of the Burke Museum,

University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by the Burke

Museum professional staff in

consultation with representatives of the

Chugach Alaska Corporation, a Native

Alaskan Regional Corporation.

In 1902, human remains representing

two individuals were removed from an

island cave known as ‘‘Billy’s Hole’’ in

Prince William Sound, Alaska, by

Edmond S. Meany and donated to the

Burke Museum. No known individuals

were identified. The thirteen associated

funerary objects include two grave

boards, two paddles, a canoe prow, a

canoe section, and wooden sticks.

Prior to 1909, a pair of haliotis shell

earring were collected by George T.

Emmons and accessioned by the Burke

Museum in 1909. Accession records

indicate these earrings were removed

from a ‘‘mummy cave on an island in

Prince William Sound (Alaska).’’

Archeological and ethnographic

evidence from the islands of Prince

William Sound, including manner of

internment, continuity of technology,

and cultural items indicate continuous

occupation by the same communities

from the precontact period to the

present. Oral tradition presented by the

representatives of the Chugach Alaska

Corporation also supports Chugach

occupation of this area throughout this

period.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the Burke

Museum have determined that,