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required to establish a location and to

initiate a right of possession are

governed by State law where not in

conflict with Federal 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 30, 2001.

Michael R. Holbert,

Associate Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 01–3747 Filed 2–13–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–058–01–1610–DG]

Notice of Availability

February 7, 2001.

AGENCY: Department of the Interior,

Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 103–

621 (11/2/94) which expanded the

boundaries of RRCNCA as designated in

the Red Rock Canyon National

Conservation Establishment Act (Public

Law 101–621 11/16/90) and amends

portions of the Act, the Las Vegas Field

Office, BLM, has completed the

Proposed General Management Plan/

Final Environmental Impact Statement

(GMP/FEIS) for Red Rock Canyon

National Conservation Area.

The Proposed Plan and FEIS is

available to the public for a 30 day

protest period. Originally the protest

period was to begin on January 29, 2001

and continue through February 28,

2001. Due to delays in printing of the

document, the new protest period will

begin on March 1, 2001 and continue

through March 30, 2001. The Proposed

Plan may be protested by any person

who participated in the planning

process and who has an interest which

is or may be adversely affected by the

approval of the Proposed Plan. A protest

may raise only those issues which were

submitted for the record during the

planning process (see 43 Code of

Federal Regulations 1610.5–2).

All protest must be written and must

be postmarked on or before March 30,

2001 and shall contain the following

information:

The name, mailing address, telephone

number and interest of the person filing

the protest.

A statement of the issue or issues

being protested.

A statement of the part or parts of the

document being protested.

A copy of all documents addressing

the issue or issues previously submitted

during the planning process by the

protesting party, or an indication of the

date the issue or issues were discussed

for the record.

A concise statement explaining

precisely why the Bureau of Land

Management, Nevada State Director’s

decision is wrong.

Upon resolution of any protests, an

Approved Plan and record of Decision

will be issued. The approved Plan/

Record of Decision will be mailed to all

individuals who participated in this

planning process and all other

interested publics upon their request.

ADDRESSES: Protests must be filed with:

Director, Bureau of Land Management,

Attn. Ms Brenda Williams, Protest

Coordinator, 1849 C Street NW,

Washington, D.C. 20240.

Copies of the Proposed Plan may be

obtained from the Las Vegas Field

Office, W. Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, NV

89108.

Public reading copies are available for

review at the Clark County public

libraries, all government repository

libraries and the following BLM

locations:

Office of External Affairs, Main Interior

Building, Room 5000, 1849 C Street,

NW, Washington, DC:

Public Room, Nevada State Office, 1340

Financial Blvd., Reno, NV;

and the Las Vegas Field Office at the

above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gene Arnesen, GMP Team Leader, at

BLM’s Las Vegas Field Office listed

above or telephone (702) 647–5068.

Dated: February 7, 2001

Mark T. Morse,

Las Vegas Field Office Manager.

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BILLING CODE 4310–HC–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–920–1430–EU, WYW148816]

Intent to Prepare an Environmental

Impact Statement and Notice of

Scoping on Proposed Exchange, WY

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement and

Notice of Scoping on a proposal from

The Pittsburg and Midway Coal Mining

Co. to exchange privately owned lands

and minerals in WY for Federal coal in

the decertified Powder River Federal

Coal Production Region.

SUMMARY: BLM received a proposal to

exchange Federal coal in the WY

Powder River Basin (PRB) for properties

owned by Pittsburg & Midway Coal

Mining Co. (P&M) on February 4, 1999.

P&M is a wholly owned subsidiary of

Chevron Corporation. The Federal coal

P&M proposes to acquire is located in

northern Sheridan County, WY. The

lands and minerals P&M proposes to

offer in exchange for the coal are located

in Carbon, Lincoln, and Sheridan

counties, WY. A portion of the lands

being offered in Lincoln County are

located within the Bridger-Teton

National Forest (BTNF), and would be

administered by the U. S. Forest Service

(FS) if an exchange is completed. The

exchange would be processed under the

provisions of 43 CFR 2200. The Powder

River Regional Coal Team (RCT)

reviewed this exchange proposal at a

public meeting held on October 27,

1999, in Gillette, WY. BLM has

determined that the requirements of

NEPA would be best served by

preparing an environmental impact

statement (EIS) for this exchange

proposal.

DATES: As part of the public scoping

process, public scoping meetings are

scheduled at the following times and

places:

7 p.m., March 5, 2001, LaBarge Town

Hall, LaBarge, WY

7 p.m., March 6, 2001, BLM Rawlins

Field Office, 1300 N. Third Street,

Rawlins, WY

7 p.m., March 7, 2001, Sheridan Holiday

Inn, 1809 Sugarland Drive, Sheridan,

WY

If you have concerns or issues that

you believe the BLM should address in

processing this exchange proposal, you

can express them verbally at the scoping

meetings; or you can mail, e-mail or fax

written comments to BLM at the address

given below by March 30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Please address questions,

comments or concerns to the BLM

Casper Field Office, attn: Nancy

Doelger, 2987 Prospector Drive, Casper,

WY 82604, fax: 307–261–7587, or e-mail

comments to the attention of Nancy

Doelger at casper_wymail@blm.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Doelger or Mike Karbs at the

above address, or phone: 307–261–7600,

or Jim Paugh at the BLM Wyoming State

Office (921), P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne,

Wyoming 82003–1828, 307–775–6306.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

February 4, 1999, BLM received a

proposal from P&M to exchange

properties P&M owns in WY, including

all minerals owned by P&M under these

properties, for Federal coal in Sheridan