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Ft. McCoy Co: Monroe WI 54656–

Landholding Agency: Army

Property Number: 219620303

Status: Unutilized

Reason: Extensive deterioration.

Bldg. 2178, Fort McCoy

Ft. McCoy Co: Monroe WI 54656–

Landholding Agency: Army

Property Number: 219620304

Status: Unutilized

Reason: Extensive deterioration.

Bldg. 2194, Fort McCoy

Ft. McCoy Co: Monroe WI 54656–

Landholding Agency: Army

Property Number: 219620305

Status: Unutilized

Reason: Extensive deterioration.

[FR Doc. 96–14192 Filed 6–6–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Availability of Draft

Environmental Impact Statement for

the Proposed Establishment of

Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge in

Georgetown, Horry, and Marion

Counties, SC, and Notice of Meetings

To Seek Public Comments

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability and

meetings.

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public

that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Southeast Region, has made available

for public review a draft environmental

impact statement (EIS) for the proposed

establishment of a national wildlife

refuge in Georgetown, Horry, and

Marion Counties, South Carolina, and

plans to hold two public meetings in the

vicinity of the proposed refuge to solicit

public comments on the draft EIS.

DATES: The Service will hold two public

meetings as follows: (1) At 7:00 p.m. on

June 18, 1996, at the Georgetown High

School Auditorium, Georgetown, South

Carolina; and (2) at 7:00 p.m. on June

19, 1996, at the Burroughs School,

Government Annex, McCown

Auditorium, Conway, South Carolina. In

addition, written comments on the draft

EIS should be sent no later than July 31,

1996, to the address given below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Charles R. Danner, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Southeast Regional

Office, 1875 Century Boulevard,

Atlanta, GA 30345 (Telephone: 1–800–

419–9582).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The study

area for the proposed refuge covers

approximately 49,800 acres of wetlands

and upland forests between the

Intracoastal Waterway and U.S.

Highway 701 north of Winyah Bay in

coastal South Carolina. The draft EIS

presents five alternatives for the

protection and management of the study

area, including one ‘‘no action’’

alternative. The other four alternatives

are for the establishment of a refuge

involving different boundary sizes and

locations.

The proposed refuge would (1) Protect

and manage diverse habitat components

of an important coastal river ecosytem

for the benefit of endangered and

threatened species, migratory birds,

anadromous fish, and forest wildlife,

including a wide array of plants and

animals associated with bottomland

hardwood habitats; and (2) provide

compatible widlife-dependent

recreational activities involving

hunting, fishing, wildlife observation,

photography, and environmental

education and interpretation for the

enjoyment of present and future

generations.

The study area for the proposed

refuge contains extensive freshwater

tidal wetlands; large contiguous blocks

of bottomland hardwood forests; and

upland forests communities consisting

of longleaf and loblolly pine and mixed

hardwoods such as turkey, water, and

laurel oak. The area provides valuable

production habitat for wood ducks and

wintering habitat for migratory

waterfowl, and is recognized as a key

emphasis area in North American

Waterfowl Management Plan. The area’s

wetland and upland forests also provide

habitat for the red-cockaded

woodpecker, bald eagle, and wood

stork, all federally-listed threatened and

endangered species. Another

endangered species, the shortnose

sturgeon, inhabits the area’s rivers and

waterways.

Dated: May 23, 1996.

Garland D. Pardue,

Acting Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 96–14574 Filed 6–6–96; 8:45 am]

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Bureau of Land Management

[WO–610–4110–03–2410]; OMB Approval

Number 1004–0145]

Information Collection Submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

for Review Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act

The proposal for the collection of

information listed below has been

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget for approval under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). On March 5,

1996, the BLM published a notice in the

Federal Register (61 FR 8639)

requesting comments on the collection.

The comment period ended May 5,

1996. No comments were received.

Copies of the proposed collection of

information and related forms and

explanatory material may be obtained

by contacting the Bureau’s Clearance

Officer at the phone number listed

below. Comments and suggestions on

the requirement should be made within

30 days directly to the Bureau Clearance

Officer and to the Office of Management

and Budget, Paperwork Reduction

Project (1004–0145), Washington, DC

20503, telephone 202–395–7340.

Title: Oil and Gas Exploration and

Leasing.

OMB Approval Number: 1004–0145.

Abstract: Respondents supply

information which will be used to

determine the eligibility of an applicant

to hold, explore for, and produce oil and

gas on Federal lands. The information

supplied allows the Bureau of Land

Management to determine whether an

applicant is qualified to conduct

geophysical operations and to hold a

lease to obtain a benefit under the terms

of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920.

Bureau Form Numbers: N/A.

Frequency: On occasion.

Description of Respondents:

Individuals, small businesses, and oil

and gas exploration and drilling

companies.

Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour.

Annual Responses: 1400.

Annual Burden Hours: 1400.

Bureau Clearance Officer: Wendy

Spencer (303) 236–6642.

Dated: May 28, 1996.

Annetta Cheek,

Leader, Regulatory Management Team.

[FR Doc. 96–14361 Filed 6–6–96; 8:45 am]

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[AZ–024–06–1430–01]

Closure of Public Land To Access in

Navajo County, AZ

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of closure of public

lands.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the following described lands are

temporarily closed until further notice

for the protection of natural resources

under the provisions of 43 CFR 8364.1.

Exceptions to this notice include all

activities associated with public safety

including but not limited to emergency

personnel, law enforcement and fire
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fighting personnel and employees of

Citizens Utility Company who may be

required to perform emergency

maintenance repairs on a

communications site on adjoining

private lands.

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

T. 16 N., R. 22 E.,

Sec. 8, N1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This order became

effective on the lands described above

on May 21, 1996—the date of signature

of the Land Closure Order by the

authorized officer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

public lands involved (approximately

120 acres) are adjacent to private lands

commonly referred to as Woodruff

Butte. These private lands are currently

being mined for sand and gravel. The

butte is regarded as an area of

traditional religious significance by the

Hopi, Zuni and Navajo tribes. Existing

access (unauthorized) to these private

lands involves the crossing of the above

described public lands. The purpose of

this closure order is to allow the Bureau

of Land Management to consider

granting access to these private lands.

This process will include legally

mandated consultations with the tribes

and other interested parties, and the

completion of the environmental

analysis required under the National

Environmental Policy Act.

ORDER: Notice is hereby given that the

above described public lands, upon

their respective dates, are closed until

further notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gail

Achesdon, Area Manager, Phoenix

Resource Area, 2015 West Deer Valley

Road, Phoenix, AZ 85027, (602) 780–

8090.

Dated: May 22, 1996.

G.L. Cheniae,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 96–14342 Filed 6–6–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–32–M

[NV–010–1990–01]

Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

DOI.

ACTION: Notice of Availability for the

Final Environmental Impact Statement

(FEIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) for

Newmont Gold Company’s Bootstrap

Project.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act, 40 CFR parts 1500–1508 and 43

CFR 3809, notice is given that the

Bureau of Land Management has

prepared, with the assistance of a thirdparty consultant, a FEIS on Newmont’s

proposed Bootstrap Project in

northeastern Nevada, and has made

copies of the document available for

public review. Also available is the

FEIS’s associated Record of Decision

approving the findings of the

Environmental Impact Statement on

Newmont’s Plan of Operations.

As provided in the Council of

Environmental Quality regulation 40

CFR 1506.10(b)(2), an exception to the

required thirty day delay between the

release of the FEIS and its associated

ROD has been granted. Therefore, the

ROD is being released simultaneously

with the FEIS.

DATES: Written comments on the FEIS

will be accepted until close of business

on July 8, 1996. No public meetings are

scheduled.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the FEIS and ROD

can be obtained from: Bureau of Land

Management, Elko District Office, Attn:

Deb McFarlane, EIS Coordinator, 3900

E. Idaho St., Elko, NV 89801.

The FEIS and ROD are available for

inspection at the following locations:

BLM State Office (Reno), BLM Elko

District Office, Carson City library, Elko

County library, the University of Nevada

libraries in Reno and Las Vegas, and the

Great Basin College library (Elko).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information, write to the

above address or call Deb McFarlane at

(702) 753–0200.

Dated: May 31, 1996.

Helen Hankins,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 96–14337 Filed 6–06–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P

[CA–010–1430–01; CACA 7623, CACA 7870,

CACA 7930]

Public Land Order No. 7199;

Revocation of Secretarial Order Dated

June 6, 1922, and Partial Revocation of

Executive Order Dated December 31,

1912; California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Public land order.

SUMMARY: This order revokes, in its

entirety, a Secretarial Order as it affects

21.50 acres of public lands withdrawn

for Power Site Classification No. 43.

This order also revokes an Executive

Order insofar as it affects 60 acres of

public lands withdrawn for Power Site

Reserve No. 328. This action is

necessary to permit completion of a

land exchange under Section 206 of the

Federal Land Policy and Management

Act of 1976. This action will open the

lands to surface entry unless closed by

overlapping withdrawals or temporary

segregations of record. The lands have

been and will remain open to mineral

leasing, but they are closed to mining

due to being located within a power

project withdrawal. The Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission has concurred

with this action.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 6, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Duane Marti, BLM California State

Office (CA–931.4), 2800 Cottage Way,

Sacramento, CA 95825, 916–979–2858.

By virtue of the authority vested in

the Secretary of the Interior by Section

204 of the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.

1714 (1988), it is ordered as follows:

1. The Secretarial Order dated June 6,

1922, which withdrew public lands for

Power Site Classification No. 43, and

the Executive Order dated December 31,

1912, which withdrew public lands for

Power Site Reserve No. 328, are hereby

revoked insofar as they affect the

following described lands:

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 4 S., R. 15 E.,

Sec. 14, E1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 23, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4.

T. 5 S., R. 15 E.,

Sec. 3, lots 7 to 15, inclusive (formerly lot

2).

The areas described aggregate 81.50 acres

in Mariposa County.

2. The State of California has a

preference right for public highway

rights-of-way or material sites for a

period of 90 days from the date of

publication of this order and any

location, entry, selection, or subsequent

patent shall be subject to any rights

granted the State as provided by the Act

of June 10, 1920, Section 24, as

amended, 16 U.S.C. 818 (1988).

3. At 10 a.m. on September 6, 1996,

the lands will be opened to the

operation of the public land laws

generally, subject to valid existing

rights, the provision of existing

withdrawals, other segregations of

record, and the requirements of

applicable law. All valid applications

received at or prior to 10 a.m. on

September 6, 1996, shall be considered

as simultaneously filed at that time.

Those received thereafter shall be

considered in the order of filing.

Dated: May 29, 1996.

Bob Armstrong,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 96–14344 Filed 6–6–96; 8:45 am]

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