33536 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 125 / Thursday, June 27, 1996 / Notices

Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, (30

U.S.C. 188 (d) and (e), the Bureau of

Land Management is proposing to

reinstate the lease effective April 1,

1996, subject to the original terms and

condition of the lease and the increased

rental and royalty rates cited above.

Questions concerning this notice may

be directed to Milada Krasilinec of the

Colorado State Office (303) 239–3767.

Dated: June 17, 1996.

Milada Krasilinec,

Land Law Examiner, Oil and Gas Lease

Management Team.

[FR Doc. 96–16363 Filed 6–26–96; 8:45 am]

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Office of the Secretary

Statement of Findings, Implementation

of the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe

Water Rights Settlement Act of 1994,

Public Law No. 103–434

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice publishes the

statement of findings required by the

Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe Water

Rights Settlement Act 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Catherine E. Wilson, Chair,

Implementation Team for the YavapaiPrescott Indian Tribe Water Rights

Settlement Act of 1994, P.O. Box 10,

Phoenix, AZ 85001, (602) 379–6789.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is the

policy of the United States, in

fulfillment of its trust responsibility to

Indian Tribes, to promote Indian selfdetermination and economic selfsufficiency, and to settle, wherever

possible, the water rights claims of

Indian tribes without lengthy and costly

litigation. On October 31, 1994, the

Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe Water

Rights Settlement Act of 1994, Pub. L.

No. 104–434, 108 Stat. 4526, (Settlement

Act) was enacted to settle the water

rights claims of the Yavapai-Prescott

Indian Tribe (Tribe) located in Yavapai

County, Arizona. Section 112 of the

Settlement Act provides that the

waivers and releases of all present and

future claims of water rights or injuries

to water rights required to be executed

by the Tribe and the United States as

part of the settlement shall become

effective as the date the Secretary to be

published in the Federal Register a

statement of findings that certain

conditions, as prescribed in Section 112

(a)(1)–(4), have been met. Accordingly,

in compliance with Section 112(a), the

Secretary of the Interior issues the

following Statement of Findings.

Statement of Findings

Pursuant to Section 112(a)(1)–(4) of

the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe Water

Rights Settlement Act of 1994, Pub. L.

No. 104–434, 108 Stat. 4526 (1994), the

Secretary of the Interior hereby finds:

1. On December 27, 1995, an

acceptable party, The City of Scottsdale,

Arizona, executed contracts for

assignments of the Tribe’s CAP contract

and the City of Prescott’s CAP

subcontract. The proceeds paid by the

City of Scottsdale for such assignments

were deposited into the Verde River

Basin Water Fund on December 29,

1995.

2. On December 15, 1995, the

stipulation of the settling parties was

approved by Judgment entered by the

Superior Court of Arizona, in the case

titled, In re the General Adjudication of

All Rights to Use Water in the Gila River

System and Source.

3. The Settlement Agreement dated

June 29, 1995, consistent with the terms

of the Settlement Act, was executed by

the Assistant Secretary for Indian

Affairs, pursuant to authority delegated

by the Secretary of the Interior.

4. On October 24, 1995, the

contribution to the Settlement Act

appropriated by the State of Arizona, in

the amount of $200,000, was deposited

into the Verde River Basin Water Fund.

Dated: June 17, 1996.

Ada E. Deer,

Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 96–16485 Filed 6–26–96; 8:45 am]

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Bureau of Land Management

[UT–912–06–0777–52]

Meeting of the Utah Resource Advisory

Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Utah.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting of the Utah

Resource Advisory Council.

SUMMARY: The Utah Resource Advisory

Council (RAC) will meet from 9:00 a.m.

to 5:00 p.m. on July 15, 1996, at the

Bureau of Land Management’s Utah

State Office, Room 302, 324 South State

Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. The entire

meeting will be devoted to the

preparation of draft Standards &

Guidelines for grazing management.

RAC meetings are open to the public. A

30-minute comment period, whereby

members of the public may address the

Council, is scheduled at 9:00 a.m. Any

member of the public interested in

addressing the Council should contact

Sherry Foot, Special Programs

Coordinator, (801) 539–4195, by July 10,

1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sherry Foot, Utah State Office, Bureau

of Land Management, 324 South State

Street, Salt Lake City, 84111; phone

(801) 539–4195 or 539–4021.

Dated: June 19, 1996.

David Little,

Utah BLM Associate State Director.

[FR Doc. 96–16442 Filed 6–26–96; 8:45 am]

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[AZ–055–96–1430–01; AZA 15957, AZA

28915, and AZA 29255]

Arizona: Notice of Realty Action

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Classification of Public Land for

Recreation and Public Purposes Leases/

Conveyances, Yuma County, Arizona.

SUMMARY: The following described

public land in Yuma County, within the

City of San Luis, Arizona, has been

examined and found suitable for

classification for lease and conveyance

under the Recreation and Public

Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended (43

U.S.C. 869 et seq.). Public land affected

and the proposed land uses are

identified as follows:

AZA 28915—San Luis Water Treatment

Facility and Park

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

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

Sec. 1, lots 1 to 5, inclusive.

Containing 27.24 acres, more or less.

AZA 15957—San Luis Library

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

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

Sec. 1, north half of lot 11.

Containing 1.05 acres, more or less.

AZA 29255—Gadsden District/AWC School

Facility

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

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

Sec. 1, lot 14, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4.

Containing 14.41 acres, more or less.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The City

of San Luis (City), Arizona, and the

Gadsden Elementary School District

(with Arizona Western College—AWC)

have filed R&PP lease and conveyance

applications for parcels within the City

limits. The City intends to construct a

library resource center, a water

treatment facility, and a park. The

School District and AWC plan to

construct and share a school facility

which will be an expansion of the

existing elementary school. This land is

identified in the Yuma District Resource

Management Plan, as amended, as