Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 18 / Friday, January 26, 1996 / Notices 2529

[Docket No. 4310–DN; MT–060–06–1020–00]

Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Lewistown District Office, Montana.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Lewistown District

Resource Advisory Council will meet

February 26 and 27, 1996, at the Best

Western Ponderosa Inn, 220 Central

Avenue, in Great Falls, Montana. The

meeting will begin at 8 a.m. on the 26th

and will include background

information from the BLM and US

Forest Service concerning oil and gas

development along the Rocky Mountain

front. Beginning around 10 a.m. that

day, the council will hear comments

offered by spokespersons for the variety

of organizations and entities interested

in this topic. Beginning at 7 p.m. that

evening, there will be a public comment

period to afford the council the

opportunity to hear concerns from the

general public. The evening session will

end around 9 p.m.

On February 27, the council’s

business meeting will begin at 7:30 a.m.

and will end around 5:30 p.m. The

topics of the day will include: using

calling cards; discussing the council’s

charter; discussing standards and

guidelines; a public comment period

beginning at 11:30 a.m.; a presentation

about the Little Rocky Mountains; a

discussion of prairie dogs; a meeting

evaluation; other topics the council

deems necessary; and, selecting the date

and location for the next meeting.

DATES: February 26 and 27, 1996.

LOCATION: Best Western Ponderosa Inn,

220 Central Avenue, Great Falls,

Montana.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

District Manager, Lewistown District

Office, Bureau of Land Management,

Box 1160, Lewistown, MT 59457.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meeting is open to the public and there

will be public comment periods as

detailed above.

Dated: January 19, 1996.

Gary Slagel,

Acting District Manager.

[FR Doc. 96–1384 Filed 1–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

[AK–020–1430–01–P; F–91549]

Realty Action: Non-Competitive Lease

of Public Land in Alaska

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

SUMMARY: The Fairbanks North Star

Borough has requested a lease of certain

lands at the intersection of Badger and

Holmes Roads near Fairbanks, Alaska.

The purpose of the lease would be to

construct, operate and maintain a solid

waste transfer station site.

DATES: Comments must be received by

Effective Date: March 11, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this

Notice should be submitted to the

District Manager, Bureau of Land

Management, Northern District Office,

1150 University Avenue, Fairbanks,

Alaska 99709.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Victor Wallace, Realty Specialist, at the

address given above or at telephone

(907) 474–2363.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

following public land near Fairbanks,

Alaska is being considered for lease to

the Fairbanks North Star Borough for

solid waste transfer station purposes

pursuant to Section 302(b) of the

Federal Land Policy and Management

Act of 1976 (96 Stat. 2763; 43 U.S.C.

1732):

Fairbanks Meridian, Alaska

T.1S., R.1E.,

That portion of the S1⁄2 Sec. 16 located

south and east of Badger Road and south

and west of Holmes Road.

The area described contains 13 acres, more

or less.

The above described lands have been

withdrawn for military purposes by

Public Land Order 1760; however, the

Department of the Interior retains

jurisdiction to manage the surface and

subsurface resources and may dispose of

such resources under applicable public

land laws with the concurrence of the

proper military authorities.

An environmental assessment will be

prepared for this action; public

comment is requested. The analysis will

be available for public review at the

address above.

Dated: January 19, 1996.

Dee Ritchie,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 96–1316 Filed 1–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–M

[ID–933–1430–01; IDI–30525]

Opening of Land in a Proposed

Withdrawal; Idaho

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The temporary 2-year

segregation of a proposed withdrawal of

40.00 acres of National Forest System

land for the Forest Service’s Monarch

Mine Stamp Mill Site (Kirby Dam)

expires March 9, 1996, after which the

land will be opened mining. The land

is located in the Boise National Forest.

The land has been and will remain open

to surface entry and mineral leasing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 9, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Larry R. Lievsay, BLM Idaho State

Office, 3380 American Terrace, Boise,

Idaho 83706–2500, (208) 384–3166.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice

of Proposed Withdrawal was published

in the Federal Register (59 FR 47,

March 10, 1994), which segregated the

land described therein for up to 2 years

from the mining laws, subject to valid

existing rights, but not from the general

land laws and the mineral leasing laws.

The 2-year segregation expires March 9,

1996. The withdrawal application will

continue to be proposed unless it is

canceled or denied. The land is

described as follows:

Boise Meridian

T.5 N., R.11 E.,

Sec. 5, lot 8.

The area described contains 40.00 acres in

Elmore County.

At 9 a.m. on March 9, 1996, the land

shall be opened to location and entry

under the United States mining laws,

subject to valid existing rights, the

provisions of existing withdrawals,

other segregations of record, and the

requirements of applicable law.

Appropriation of land described in this

order under the general mining laws

prior to the date and time of restoration

is unauthorized. Any such attempted

appropriation, including attempted

adverse possession under 30 U.S.C. 38

(1988), shall vest no rights against the

United States. Acts required to establish

a location and to initiate a right of

possession are governed by State law.

The Bureau of Land Management will

not intervene in disputes between rival

locators over possessory rights since

Congress has provided for such

determinations in local courts.

Dated: January 18, 1996.

Jimmie Buxton,

Supervisory Realty Specialist, Lands and

Minerals.

[FR Doc. 96–1252 Filed 1–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–M

National Park Service

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore;

Availability of Final Environmental

Impact Statement

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.