Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 248 / Thursday, December 27, 2001 / Notices 66917

Washington, DC 20240; Telephone:

(202) 208–3592.

Dated: December 11, 2001.

Neal A. McCaleb,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 01–31682 Filed 12–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AK–962–1410–HY–P; F–14940–A]

Alaska Native Claims Selection

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of modified decision.

SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR

2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that

the decision approving lands for

conveyance to Dinyea Corporation,

notice of which was published in the

Federal Register on December 23, 1996,

61 FR 67573, is modified by changing

the uses allowed on site easement EIN

1 D3. Notice of the modified decision

will also be published four (4) times in

the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.

DATES: The time limits for filing an

appeal are:

1. Any party claiming a property

interest which is adversely affected by

the decision shall have until January 28,

2002 to file an appeal.

2. Parties receiving service of the

decision by certified mail shall have 30

days from the date of receipt to file an

appeal.

Parties who do not file an appeal in

accordance with the requirements of 43

CFR part 4, subpart E, shall be deemed

to have waived their rights. Except as

modified, the decision, notice of which

was given December 23, 1996, is final.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may

be obtained from: Bureau of Land

Management, Alaska State Office, 222

West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage,

Alaska 99513–7599.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christy Favorite, 907–271–5656, or by email at Christy_Favorite@ak.blm.gov.

Christy Favorite,

Land Law Examiner, Branch of ANCSA

Adjudication.

[FR Doc. 01–31757 Filed 12–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–$$–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ–070–02–1232–EA, SRP–070–02–06&07]

Closure of Selected Public Lands

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Temporary closure of selected

public lands in La Paz County, Arizona,

during the operation of the 2002

Whiplash Parker 200 and Parker 400

Desert Races.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management Lake Havasu Field Office

announces the temporary closure of

selected public lands under its

administration in La Paz County,

Arizona. This action is being taken to

help ensure public safety and prevent

unnecessary environmental degradation

during the official permitted running of

the 2002 Whiplash Parker 200 & 400

Desert Races.

DATES: Parker 200, January 19, through

January 20, 2002; Parker 400, January

24, through January 26, 2002.

Specific restrictions and closure

periods are as follows:

1. The PARKER 200 DESIGNATED

COURSE is identical to the Parker 400

designated course, but limited to the

area west of the CAP Canal and east of

the Colorado River Indian Tribes

Reservation boundary. The course is

closed to public use from 6:00 p.m.

Friday, January 18, 2002, to 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, January 20, 2002.

2. The PARKER 400 DESIGNATED

COURSE is comprised of BLM lands,

roads and ways located two miles either

side of:

(a) Shea Road from the eastern

boundary of the Colorado River Indian

Tribes Reservation to the junction with

Swansea Road, and two miles either

side of Swansea Road from its junction

with Shea Road to the eastern bank of

the Central Arizona Project Canal.

(b) Swansea Road from its junction

with Shea Road, to the Four Corners

intersection continuing to the

‘‘Midway’’ intersection.

(c) ‘‘Midway’’ intersection on the

power line road east to Cunningham

Wash.

(d) South on the OHV route

paralleling Cunningham Wash to the

intersection of Graham Well and the

unpaved maintained road.

(e) The unpaved maintained road to

the Bouse ‘‘Y’’.

(f) The Bouse ‘‘Y’’ paralleling east side

of unpaved maintained road to the

‘‘Midway’’ intersection.

(g) The power line road west along the

East Cactus Plain Wilderness Area

boundary to Osborne Wash.

(h) Osborne Wash west, crossing the

CAP Canal, following the Cactus Plain

WSA boundary south of Shea Road and

the Shea Road Pit Area.

(i) Osborne Wash west to the eastern

boundary of the Colorado River Indian

Tribes reservation is closed to public

use from 6 a.m. Friday, January 25,

2002, to 6 p.m. Sunday, January 27,

2002.

3. The entire designated race course is

closed to all vehicles except authorized

and emergency vehicles.

4. Vehicle parking or stopping in

areas affected by the closure is

prohibited except in the designated

spectator areas. Emergency parking for

brief periods of time is permitted on

roads open for public use.

5. Spectator viewing (on public land)

is limited to the two designated

spectator areas located near the Bouse

‘‘Y’’, and the east side of the unpaved

maintained road between the Bouse ‘‘Y’’

and the CAP crossing, four miles north

of Bouse, Arizona.

6. The following regulations will be in

effect for the duration of the closure.

Unless otherwise authorized, no person

shall:

a. Camp in any area outside of the

designated spectator areas.

b. Enter any portion of the race course

or any wash located within the race

course, including all portions of

Osborne Wash.

c. Spectate or otherwise be located

outside of the designated spectator or

pit areas.

d. Firearms must be unloaded and

cased, and are not to be used during the

closure.

e. Fireworks are prohibited.

f. Operate any vehicle (other than

registered event vehicles), including an

off-highway vehicle (OHV), which is not

legally registered for street and highway

operation, including operation of such a

vehicle in spectator viewing areas, along

the race course, and in designated pit

areas.

g. Park any vehicle in violation of

posted restrictions, or in such a manner

as to obstruct or impede normal or

emergency traffic movement or the

parking of other vehicles, create a safety

hazard, or endanger any person,

property or feature. Vehicles so parked

are subject to citation, removal and

impoundment at the owner’s expense.

h. Take any vehicle through, around

or beyond a restrictive sign,

recognizable barricade, fence or traffic

control barrier.

i. Fail to keep their site free of trash

and litter during the period of

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occupancy, or fail to remove all

personal equipment, trash, and litter

upon departure.

j. Violate quiet hours by causing an

unreasonable noise as determined by

the authorized officer between the hours

of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Mountain

Standard Time.

k. Allow any pet or other animal in

their care to be unrestrained at any time.

Signs and maps directing the public

to the designated spectator areas will be

provided by the Bureau of Land

Management or the event sponsor. The

above restrictions do not apply to

emergency vehicles and vehicles owned

by the United States, the State of

Arizona, or La Paz County. Vehicles

under permit for operation by event

participants must follow the race permit

stipulations. Authority for closure of

public lands is found in 43 CFR 8340,

Subpart 8341; 43 CFR 8360, Subpart

8364.1; and 43 CFR 8372. Persons who

violate this closure order are subject to

arrest and, upon conviction, may be

fined not more than $100,000 and/or

imprisoned for not more than 12

months.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bryan Pittman, District Law

Enforcement Ranger, or Myron McCoy,

Outdoor Recreation Planner, BLM Lake

Havasu Field Office, 2610 Sweetwater

Avenue, Lake Havasu City, Arizona

86406, (928) 505–1200.

Dated: November 30, 2001.

Donald Ellsworth,

Field Manager, Lake Havasu Field Office.

[FR Doc. 01–31756 Filed 12–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–32–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–350–1220–AA]

Emergency Closure Order

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Emergency closure of trails, Fort

Sage Off Highway Vehicles Area.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

effective immediately, certain roads and

trails in the Fort Sage Off Highway

Vehicle Area are closed to all vehicle

use. The affected routes are (1) A 4WD

vehicle trail located in Sections 1 and 2,

T. 25 N., R. 17 E., M.D.M, traversing

easterly-westerly; (2) a 4WD vehicle trail

located in Sections 2 and 11, T. 25 N.,

R. 17 E., M.D.M, traversing easterlywesterly; (3) a motorcycle trail located

in Sections 2 and 11, T. 25 N., R. 17 E.,

and Section 34, T. 26 N., R. 17 E.,

M.D.M, traversing northerly-southerly;

(4) All vehicle trails in Sections 7, 18,

19, and 30 T. 25 N., R. 18 E., M.D.M

except the road to Willow Springs. The

authorized officer reserves the right to

allow administrative access when it is

determined to be in the interest of the

government (i.e. emergency-search and

rescue, fire suppression).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of this closure is to allow for

recovery of lands burned by wildfire in

August, 2001. Vehicular use of the area

has the potential for causing adverse

impacts to soil, vegetation, wildlife,

wildlife habitat, scenic, and recreation

resources until stabilization of the area

has occurred. The closure will remain in

effect until vegetation recovery is

sufficient to delimit the trails and routes

and adjacent soil, vegetation, wildlife,

wildlife habitat, scenic, and recreation

resources are not at risk of adverse

impact from trail use of motorized

vehicles. The authority for this closure

is 43 CFR 834.12.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: James

Sippel, Outdoor Recreation Planner,

BLM Eagle Lake Field Office (530) 257–

0456.

Linda D. Hansen,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 01–31753 Filed 12–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES–020–02–1610–DU]

Correction to Notice of Availability and

Protest Period of the Proposed

Planning Analysis for Arkansas and

Louisiana

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Correction to notice of

availability and protest period.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) published a notice

in the Federal Register on November 30,

2001, regarding the availability of the

Proposed Planning Analysis and

Environmental Assessment (PA/EA) for

public domain lands in Arkansas and

Louisiana. The notice contains

information that is incorrect. The PA/

EA became available and the 30-day

protest period began on December 14,

2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy

Pace, Bureau of Land Management, 411

Briarwood Drive, Suite 404, Jackson, MS

39206; telephone (601) 977–5403.

Correction: In the Federal Register of

November 30, 2001 (Volume 66,

Number 231), in DOCID: fd30no01–11

on page 59811, under the DATES caption,

change the protest ending date to

January 13, 2002.

Dated: December 5, 2001.

Bruce Dawson,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 01–31747 Filed 12–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–GJ–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–120–5101 ER–H019, 2–0044]

Notice of Availability for the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

(BLM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability for the

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

(EIS) on a proposed natural gas pipeline

right-of-way.

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

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969, the Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), Coos Bay District,

directed the preparation of a Draft EIS

by Biological Information Specialists,

Inc., a third party contractor on the

impacts of a proposed natural gas

pipeline from near Roseburg in Douglas

County, Oregon, to Coos Bay in Coos

County, Oregon. BLM received a rightof-way application under Section 501 of

the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of October 21, 1976,

(43 U.S.C. 1737) on May 17, 2000. The

proposed pipeline will cross

approximately 60 miles of public and

private lands in Coos and Douglas

Counties, Oregon. This notice initiates

the public review process on the draft

EIS. The public is invited to review and

comment on the range and adequacy of

the draft alternatives and associated

environmental effects.

DATES: The comment period will end 60

days after publication of the

Environmental Protection Agency’s

Notice of Availability of this draft

environmental impact statement in the

Federal Register. Comments on the draft

EIS should be received on or before the

end of the comment period at the

address listed below.

Public Participation: Public meetings

will be held during the comment period.

To ensure local community

participation and input, public meetings

will be held in Coos Bay, Oregon and at

other locations if requested. Early

participation by all those interested is