Notices. Notice of Realty Action

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BILLING CODE 4310-32-M DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [AZ-110-07-1430-EU; AZA-33756] Notice of Realty Action; Proposed Competitive Sale of Public Land; Mohave County, AZ AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Realty Action. SUMMARY: Two parcels of public land totaling 118.82 acres in Mohave County, Arizona are being considered for competitive sale under the provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), at no less than the appraised fair market value.

DATES: In order to ensure consideration in the environmental analysis of the proposed sale, comments must be received by October 1, 2007. ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this Notice to Field Manager, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Arizona Strip Field Office, 345 East Riverside Drive, St. George, Utah 84790. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurie Ford, Team Lead, at the above address or phone

(435)688-3271. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following-described public lands in Mohave County, Arizona, are being considered for competitive sale under the authority of Section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2750, 43 U.S.C. 1713): Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona T. 39 N., R. 16 W., Sec. 4, lot 2; Sec. 5, lots 2 and 3. The area described contains 118.82 acres, more or less, in Mohave County. The 1992 BLM Arizona Strip District Resource Management Plan identifies these parcels of public land as suitable for disposal. Conveyance of the identified public lands will be subject to valid existing rights and encumbrances of record, including but not limited to, rights-of-way for roads and public utilities. Conveyance of any mineral interests pursuant to Section 209 of FLPMA will be analyzed during processing of the proposed sale. On August 17, 2007, the above-described lands will be segregated from appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, except the sale provisions of FLPMA. Until completion of the sale, the BLM is no longer accepting land use applications affecting the identified public lands, except applications for the amendment of previously-filed right-of-way applications or existing authorizations to increase the term of the grants in accordance with 43 CFR 2807.15 and 2886.15. The segregative effect will terminate upon issuance of a patent, publication in the **Federal Register** of a termination of the segregation, or August 17, 2009, unless extended by the BLM State Director in accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1-2(d) prior to the termination date. Public Comments For a period until October 1, 2007, interested parties and the general public may submit in writing any comments concerning the lands being considered for sale, including notification of any encumbrances or other claims relating to the identified land, to Field Manager, BLM, Arizona Strip Field Office, at the above address. In order to ensure consideration in the environmental analysis of the proposed sale, comments must be in writing and postmarked or delivered within 45 days of the initial date of publication of this Notice. Comments transmitted via e-mail will not be accepted. Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the BLM Arizona Strip Field Office during regular business hours, except holidays. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that your entire comment—including your personal—identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold from public review your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. (Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1-2) Becky J. Hammond, Field Manager. [FR Doc. E7-16198 Filed 8-16-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-32-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [CA-160-1430-ES; CALA 0170973] Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act Classification; CA AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Realty Action. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management

(BLM)has examined and found suitable for classification for conveyance under section 7 of the Taylor Grazing Act, 43 U.S.C. 315f, and the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, 10 acres of public land in Tulare County, California. Tulare County has filed an application to purchase the 10-acre parcel of BLM land that contains a closed, solid waste landfill facility. DATES: Comments of interested persons must be received in the BLM Bakersfield Field Office on or before October 1, 2007. Only written comments will be accepted. ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land Management, Bakersfield Field Office, 3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, California 93308. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosalinda Estrada, Realty Specialist, BLM Bakersfield Field Office,

(661)391-6126. Detailed information concerning this action, including but not limited to documentation related to compliance with applicable environmental and cultural resource laws, is available for review at the BLM Bakersfield Field Office at the address above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land in Tulare County, California has been examined and found suitable for classification for conveyance under section 7 of the Taylor Grazing Act, 43 U.S.C. 315f, and the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 *et seq.* ), and is hereby classified accordingly. Mount Diablo Meridian T. 22 S., R. 36 E., Sec. 20, NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 . The area described contains 10 acres, in Tulare County. The land is not needed for any Federal purpose. The County of Tulare has leased the described property from BLM since January, 1963. The described property will be conveyed to the County of Tulare without possibility of reverter to the United States, pursuant to 43 CFR Subpart 2743. The conveyance is consistent with current Bureau land-use planning and would be in the public interest. The patent, if issued, will be subject to the provisions of the R&PP Act and applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, in particular, but not limited to 43 CFR 2743.3-1, and will contain the following additional reservations, terms, and conditions: 1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the authority of the United States pursuant to the Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945). 2. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals under applicable laws and such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, including all necessary access and exit rights. 3. The patent, if issued, will be subject to all valid existing rights. 4. The patentee, by accepting a patent, covenants and agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold the United States and its officers, agents, representatives, and employees (hereinafter referred to in this clause as the “United States”), harmless from any costs, damages, claims, causes of action, penalties, fines, liabilities, and judgments of any kind or nature arising from the past, present, and future acts or omissions of the patentees or their employees, agents, contractors, or lessees, or any third-party, arising out of or in connection with the patentees' use, occupancy, or operations on the NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 section 20, T. 22 S., R. 36 E., M.D.M., Tulare County, California, the patented real property. This indemnification and hold harmless agreement includes, but is not limited to, acts and omissions of the patentees and their employees, agents, contractors, or lessees, or any third party, arising out of or in connection with the use and/or occupancy of the patented real property which has already resulted or does hereafter result in:

(a)Violations of Federal, State, and local laws and regulations that are now or may in the future become, applicable to the real property;

(b)judgments, claims, or demands of any kind assessed against the United States;

(c)costs, expenses, or damages of any kind incurred by the United States;

(d)releases or threatened releases of solid or hazardous waste(s) and/or hazardous substances(s), as defined by Federal or State environmental laws, off, on, into or under land, property and other interests of the United States;

(e)activities by which solids or hazardous substances or wastes, as defined by Federal and State environmental laws are generated, released, stored, used or otherwise disposed of on the patented real property, and any cleanup response, remedial action or other actions related in any manner to said solid or hazardous substances or wastes; or

(f)natural resource damages as defined by Federal and State law. This covenant shall be construed as running with the above described parcel of land patented or otherwise conveyed by the United States, and may be enforced by the United States in a court of competent jurisdiction. 5. The above described parcel is subject to the requirements of section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9620(h) (CERCLA), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1988, 100 Stat. 1670. 6. Upon publication of this notice in the **Federal Register** , the public land described above is segregated from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the general mining laws, except for conveyance under the R&PP Act. Interested parties may submit comments regarding the proposed conveyance classification of the lands for a period of 45 days from the date of publication of this notice in the **Federal Register** . Classification Comments Interested parties may submit comments involving the suitability of the land for a closed solid waste facility. Comments on the classification are restricted to whether the land is physically suited for the proposal, whether the use will maximize the future use or uses of the land, whether the use is consistent with local planning and zoning, or if the use is consistent with State and Federal programs. The classification of the land described in this Notice will become effective October 16, 2007. The land will not be offered for conveyance until after the classification becomes effective. Application Comments Interested parties may submit comments regarding the specific use proposed in the application and plan of development, whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures in reaching the decision, or any other factor not directly related to the suitability of the land for a closed solid waste facility. Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the BLM California State Director who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence of any adverse comments, this realty action will become the final determination of the Department of the Interior. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. In the absence of any adverse comments, the classification of the land described in this notice will become effective October 16, 2007. The land will not be available for conveyance until after the classification becomes effective. (Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5) J. Anthony Danna, Deputy State Director, Natural Resources (CA-930). [FR Doc. E7-16200 Filed 8-16-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-40-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [CO-800-1430-EU; COC 71055] Notice of Realty Action; Proposed Non-Competitive (Direct) Sale of Public Land, CO AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Realty Action. SUMMARY: A 40-acre parcel of public land in Archuleta County, Colorado, is being considered for direct sale to Archuleta County under the provisions of the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) at no less than the appraised fair market value. DATES: In order to ensure consideration in the environmental analysis of the proposed sale, comments must be received by October 1, 2007. ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this Notice to Kevin Khung, Pagosa Field Manager, Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 310, Pagosa Springs, Colorado 81147. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charlie Higby, Realty Specialist, BLM, 15 Burnett Court, Durango, Colorado, 81301, or phone

(970)385-1374. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following-described public land is being considered for sale on a non-competitive (direct) sale basis to Archuleta County in accordance with section 203(f)(2) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) (90 Stat. 2750; 43 U.S.C. 1713): New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado T. 35 N., R. 2 W., Sec. 4, NE 1/4 SW 1/4 . The area described contains 40 acres in Archuleta County. The BLM Pagosa Field Manager has determined that a non-competitive (direct) sale will be in the best interest of the public to facilitate the planned adjustment of the Archuleta County's landownership in the vicinity of the parcel. The parcel lacks legal public access. Regulations at 43 CFR 2711.3-3(a)(2) implementing FLPMA authorize the use of direct sales of public lands in situations where a public land parcel is identified for transfer to a State or local government or the parcel is an integral part of a project and speculative bidding could jeopardize successful completion. The parcel is not required for any Federal purposes. The BLM 1985 San Juan/San Miguel Resource Management Plan identified this parcel of public land as suitable for disposal. Conveyance of title to the parcel will be subject to valid existing rights and encumbrances of record, including but not limited to, rights-of-way for roads and public utilities. Conveyance of any mineral interests pursuant to section 209 of the FLPMA will be analyzed during processing of the proposed sale. On August 17, 2007, the above-described land will be segregated from appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, except the sale provisions of the FLPMA. The segregative effect will terminate upon issuance of a patent, publication in the **Federal Register** of a termination of the segregation, or August 17, 2009, unless extended by the BLM State Director in accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1-2(d) prior to this date, whichever occurs first. Public Comments For a period until October 1, 2007, interested parties and the general public may submit in writing any comments concerning the land being considered for sale, including notification of any encumbrances or other claims relating to the parcel, to Kevin Khung, Pagosa Field Manager, BLM Pagosa Field Office, at the above address. In order to ensure consideration in the environmental analysis of the proposed sale, comments must be in writing and postmarked or delivered on or before October 1, 2007. Comments transmitted via e-mail will not be accepted. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the BLM Pagosa Field Office during regular business hours, except holidays. (Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1-2) Kevin Khung, Pagosa Field Manager. [FR Doc. E7-16202 Filed 8-16-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-JB-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [MT-100-1430-ES; MTM 95880] Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification; Granite County, MT AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Realty Action. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management

(BLM)has examined and found suitable for classification for lease under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, approximately 0.9 acre of public land in Granite County, Montana. The Valley Fire District, Philipsburg, Montana, proposes to use the land as a fire station. DATES: Interested parties may submit comments regarding the proposed lease or classification of the lands until October 1, 2007. ADDRESSES: Send written comments to the Missoula Field Manager, BLM, Missoula Field Office, 3255 Ft. Missoula Rd., Missoula, Montana 59804-7293. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Ledger, Realty Specialist, Missoula Field Office,

(406)329-3914 or via e-mail at *jledger@blm.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 7 of the Taylor Grazing Act, 43 U.S.C. 315f, the following described public land in Granite County, Montana has been examined and found suitable for classification for lease under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) and is hereby classified accordingly. The Valley Fire District proposes to use the land for the construction and operation of a fire station. The facility will serve citizens in the southern portion of the fire district near Maxville, Montana, where increased growth in the wildland urban interface has occurred. Principal Meridian, Montana T. 8 N., R. 13 W., Sec. 16, a metes and bounds parcel located in Lot 1, beginning at the northeast section corner of Section 16, thence West, 128.7 feet, thence South 89° 46′ West, 517.0 feet to the centerline of the Boulder Creek County Road, the true point of beginning, thence South 89° 46′ West, 245.0 feet, thence South, 150.0 feet, thence North 89° 46′ East, 310.0 feet to the centerline of the Boulder Creek County Road, thence North 37° 50′ West, 64.2 feet along the centerline of the Boulder Creek County Road, thence North 22° 15′ West, 44.7 feet along the centerline of the Boulder Creek County Road, thence North 9° 53′ West, 58.3 feet along the centerline of the Boulder Creek County Road to the true point of beginning. The area described contains 0.9 acre, more or less, in Granite County. The land is not required for any Federal purpose. The proposed action conforms to the Garnet Resource Management Plan and would be in the public interest. The lease, when issued, will be subject to the following terms and conditions: 1. Provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and to all applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior. 2. All valid, existing rights of record, including those documented on the official public land records at the time of lease issuance. 3. All minerals are reserved to the United States, together with the right to mine and remove the same, under applicable laws and regulations established by the Secretary of the Interior, including all necessary access and exit rights. 4. The lessee, its successors or assigns, by accepting a lease, agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold the United States, its officers, agents, representatives, and employees (hereinafter “United States”) harmless from any costs, damages, claims, causes of action, penalties, fines, liabilities, and judgments of any kind or nature arising out of, or in connection with the lessee's use, occupancy, or operations on the leased real property. This indemnification and hold harmless agreement includes, but is not limited to, acts or omissions of the lessee and its employees, agents, contractors, lessees, or any third-party, arising out of or in connection with the lessee's use, occupancy or operations on the leased real property which cause or give rise to, in whole or in part:

(1)Violations of Federal, state, and local laws and regulations that are now, or may in future become, applicable to the real property and/or applicable to the use, occupancy, and/or operations thereon;

(2)judgments, claims, or demands of any kind assessed against the United States;

(3)costs, expenses or damages of any kind incurred by the United States;

(4)releases or threatened releases of solid or hazardous waste(s) and/or hazardous substance(s), pollutant(s) or contaminant(s), and/or petroleum product or derivative of a petroleum product, as defined by Federal and state environmental laws; off, on, into or under land, property and other interests of the United States;

(5)other activities by which solid or hazardous substance(s) or waste(s), pollutant(s) or contaminant(s), or petroleum product or derivative of a petroleum product as defined by Federal and state environmental laws are generated, stored, used or otherwise disposed of on the leased real property, and any cleanup response, remedial action, or other actions related in any manner to the said solid or hazardous substance(s) or waste(s), pollutant(s) or contaminant(s), or petroleum product or derivative of a petroleum product;

(6)natural resource damages as defined by Federal and state laws. Lessee shall stipulate that it will be solely responsible for compliance with all applicable Federal, state and local environmental laws and regulatory provisions, throughout the life of the facility, including and closure and/or post-closure requirements that may be imposed with respect to any physical plant and/or facility upon the real property under and Federal, state or local environmental laws or regulatory provisions. Detailed information concerning this action, including but not limited to documentation relating to compliance with applicable environmental and cultural resource laws, is available for review at the BLM, Missoula Field Office, 3255 Ft. Missoula Rd., Missoula, Montana 59804-7293. Upon publication of this notice in the **Federal Register** , the above described public lands will be segregated from all other forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the general mining laws, except for lease under the R&PP Act, leasing under the mineral leasing laws, and disposals under the mineral material disposal laws. *Classification Comments:* Interested parties may submit comments involving the suitability of the land for lease as a fire station. Comments on the classification are restricted to whether the land is physically suited for the proposal, whether the use will maximize the future uses of the land, whether the use is consistent with local planning and zoning, or if the use is consistent with state and Federal programs. *Lease Comments:* Interested parties may submit comments regarding the lease and the specific use proposed in the application and plan of development, whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures in reaching the decision, or any other factor not directly related to the suitability of the land for R&PP use. To be considered, comments must be received at the BLM Missoula Field Office on or before the date stated above in this notice for that purpose. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Only written comments submitted by postal service or overnight mail to the Field Manager, BLM Missoula Field Office will be considered properly filed. E-mail, facsimile or telephone comments will not be considered properly filed. Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the Missoula Field Manager, who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence of any adverse comments, the classification of the land described in this notice will become effective on October 16, 2007. The land will not be offered for lease until after the classification becomes effective. Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5. Nancy T. Anderson, Field Manager. [FR Doc. E7-16206 Filed 8-16-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-$$-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [NV-930-1430-ES; NVN-82346] Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification, Washoe County, NV AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Realty Action. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management

(BLM)has examined and found suitable for classification for lease or conveyance to Washoe County, Nevada under the authority of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act as amended, approximately 343 acres of public land in Washoe County, Nevada. Washoe County proposes to use the land for a regional park. DATES: Interested parties may submit comments until October 1, 2007. ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to the Field Manager, Carson City Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, NV 89701. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Nelson, realty specialist, BLM Carson City Field Office,

(775)885-6000. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 7 of the Taylor Grazing Act, 43 U.S.C. 315f, the following described public land in Washoe County, Nevada has been examined and found suitable for classification for lease or conveyance under the provisions of the R&PP Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 *et seq.* ): Mt. Diablo Meridian, Nevada T. 20 N., R. 20 E. Sec. 7, Lots 1, 2, 5-9 inclusive, W 1/2 NE 1/4 , E 1/2 NW 1/4 , NE 1/4 SW 1/4 , E 1/2 NW 1/4 SW 1/4 , NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 , W 1/2 NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 , N 1/2 SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 , SW 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 , W 1/2 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 , W 1/2 NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 , W 1/2 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 , W 1/2 SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 , W 1/2 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 , W 1/2 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 , W 1/2 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 , W 1/2 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 , N 1/2 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 , N 1/2 SW 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 , N 1/2 SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 , N 1/2 NW 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 , N 1/2 SW 1/4 NW 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 , N 1/2 SE 1/4 NW 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 . Containing 342.79 acres, more or less. The land is not needed for Federal purposes. Lease or conveyance is consistent with the Carson City Consolidated Resource Management Plan

(2001)and would be in the public interest. The land was previously withdrawn from surface entry and mining, but not from sales, exchanges or recreation and public purposes, by Public Land Order No. 7491. The Carson City Field Office has received from Washoe County an R&PP Act application, together with the requisite filing fee and supporting documents required by 43 CFR 2741.5. The application states that the County plans to construct and operate a regional park on the land. No other use will be made of the land. The lease/patent, when issued will be subject to the following terms, conditions and reservations: 1. Provisions of the R&PP Act and to all applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior. 2. A right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by the authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945). 3. All mineral deposits in the land leased or patented are reserved to the United States, and to the United States, or persons authorized by it, are reserved the right to prospect for, mine and remove such deposits from the same under applicable law and regulations to be established by the Secretary of the Interior, including all necessary access and exit rights. The lease/patent, when issued, will also be subject to: 1. All valid existing rights. 2. Those rights for access road and water pipeline purposes granted to Sun Valley General Improvement District, its successors or assigns, by right-of-way N-10910 pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976 (90 Stat. 2776; 43 U.S.C. 1761). 3. Those rights for buried telephone purposes granted to Nevada Bell, its successors or assigns, by right-of-way N-35561 pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976 (90 Stat. 2776; 43 U.S.C. 1761). 4. Those rights for access road and water pipeline purposes granted to Sun Valley General Improvement District, its successors or assigns, by right-of-way N-38419 pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976 (90 Stat. 2776; 43 U.S.C. 1761). Detailed information concerning the proposed lease/conveyance, including conditions, planning and environmental documents, is available for inspection at the BLM Carson City Field Office at the address stated in this notice. Comments on the classification are restricted to four subjects:

(1)Whether the land is physically suited for the proposal;

(2)Whether the use will maximize the future uses of the land;

(3)Whether the use is consistent with local planning and zoning; and

(4)If the use is consistent with State and Federal programs. *Application Comments:* You may submit comments regarding the specific use proposed in the application and plan of development, whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures in reaching the decision, or any other factor not directly related to the suitability of the land for the requested R&PP use. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Facsimiles, telephone calls, and electronic mails are unacceptable means of notification. Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the State Director who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the absence of any adverse comments, the classification of the land described in this notice will become effective October 16, 2007. The lands will not be offered for lease/conveyance until after the classification becomes effective. (Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5) Donald T. Hicks, Manager, Carson City Field Office. [FR Doc. E7-16204 Filed 8-16-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-HC-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [ES-020-06-1610-DP-028M] Notice of Availability of the Alabama and Mississippi Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Availability. SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the Bureau of Land Management

(BLM)has prepared a Draft Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS) for Alabama and Mississippi and by this notice is announcing the opening of the comment period. DATES: To assure that they will be considered, BLM must receive written comments on the Draft RMP/EIS within 90 days following the date the Environmental Protection Agency publishes their Notice of Availability in the **Federal Register** . The BLM will announce future meetings or hearings and any other public involvement activities at least 15 days in advance through public notices, media news releases, and/or mailings. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods: • *Web Site: http://www.es.blm.gov/AL_MS_RMP.* • *E-mail: jcomment@blm.gov.* • *Fax:*

(601)977-5440. • *Mail:* Send to the contact listed below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Taylor, Planning and Environmental Coordinator, Bureau of Land Management, Jackson Field Office, 411 Briarwood Drive, Jackson, Mississippi 39206. Mr. Taylor may also be contacted by telephone:

(601)977-5413. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft RMP/EIS addresses all BLM-administered lands and mineral estate in Alabama and Mississippi. This includes 333 acres of public surface land including mineral estate in Baldwin, Calhoun, Chilton, Coosa, Geneva, Mobile, Shelby and Talladega Counties in Alabama and in Hancock County, Mississippi. The Draft RMP/EIS also covers 704,850 acres of Federal mineral estate where the surface is non-Federal and 126,570 acres of Federal minerals where the surface is managed by Federal agencies other than the BLM or the Forest Service. The issues addressed in the Draft RMP/EIS are mineral (oil, gas, and coal) leasing and ownership adjustment of the scattered surface tracts. The Alabama and Mississippi RMP will be the first BLM land use plan for these states. Until now BLM resource management in Alabama and Mississippi has been implemented through broad policy guidance and by project-specific environmental assessments. When the RMP is approved, the BLM will be better able to respond to mineral leasing requests and deal efficiently with the long-term management of its scattered lands. The BLM published its Notice of Intent to prepare the Alabama and Mississippi RMP/EIS in the **Federal Register** on July 12, 2002. Letters were sent to Federal and state agencies, as well as county supervisors and commissioners to inform them of the planning process and to the governors of both states, inviting them to be cooperating agencies. The State of Mississippi accepted the invitation to become a cooperating agency. The BLM also contacted Native American tribes to invite them to participate in the planning process and coordinated closely with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the development of oil and gas lease stipulations and best management practices. A public workshop was held in Gulf Shores, Alabama on September 2, 2004, to solicit additional comments for developing alternatives. Four alternatives were developed in response to the issues identified during the planning process. The “no action” alternative represents current management and is identified as Alternative 1. Three additional “action” alternatives present varying levels of oil and gas leasing constraints to protect sensitive species and their habitats. The alternatives also range from retaining all the surface tracts under BLM management to transferring them to other agencies or out of Federal ownership. Alternative 3 was identified as the preferred alternative because it provides the best balance in protecting sensitive resources while allowing responsive mineral development and surface ownership adjustment for most of the scattered surface tracts. Please note that public comments and information submitted will be available for public review and disclosure at the above address during regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), Monday through Friday, except holidays. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. All submissions from organizations and businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be available for public inspection in their entirety. Copies of the Draft Alabama and Mississippi RMP/EIS are available in the Jackson Field Office at the above address. A. Barron Bail, Acting State Director. [FR Doc. E7-16165 Filed 8-16-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-GJ-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [CO-140-1610-DT-009C] Notice To Reopen the Public Comment Period Regarding Supplemental Information for Proposed Areas of Critical Environmental Concern

(ACEC)With Associated Resource Use Limitations Identified in the Proposed Roan Plateau Resource Management Plan Amendment/Final Environmental Impact Statement (PRMPA/FEIS) for Public Lands in Garfield and Rio Blanco Counties, CO AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice to reopen the public comment period for 14 days following the publication of this notice in the **Federal Register** for four potential ACEC designations identified in the PRMPA/FEIS. SUMMARY: The public comment period is being reopened to allow the public to submit comments on the proposed ACECs in the PRMPA/FEIS in an electronic format as well as in writing. DATES: The public comment period is being reopened for 14 days following the publication of this notice in the **Federal Register** . Submissions may be made electronically on the Colorado BLM Web site at *http://www.blm.gov/rmp/co/roanplateau/comments.htm,* or in writing to the address listed below. Instructions on how to submit electronic comments are posted on the Web site. ADDRESSES: Submit any written comments to Jamie Connell—Glenwood Springs Field Manager, Bureau of Land Management, 50629 Highways 6 and 24, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601. Comments (written or electronic) submitted during the ACEC review process, including names and street addresses of respondents will be available for public review at the Glenwood Springs Field Office during regular business hours 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays, and will be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamie Connell, Field Manager, Bureau of Land Management Glenwood Springs Field Office, 50629 Highways 6 & 24, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601, or by telephone at

(970)947-2800; or Greg Goodenow at 303-239-3789. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice to invite comment on the proposed ACECs was originally published in the **Federal Register** on June 11, 2007 (72 FR 32138). Information concerning the proposed ACECs, as well as the entire Proposed Roan Plateau RMPA/FEIS may be found on the Colorado BLM Web site at *http://www.blm.gov/rmp/co/roanplateau.* Dated: August 13, 2007. Sally Wisely, State Director, Colorado. [FR Doc. E7-16308 Filed 8-16-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-JB-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service General Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior. ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for a General Management Plan amendment, Petrified Forest National Park. SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement

(EIS)for a General Management Plan

(GMP)amendment for Petrified Forest National Park. The park is currently managed under a GMP that was completed in 1993. This plan describes a proposed boundary expansion for the park of approximately 93,000 acres. However, the 1993 GMP does not prescribe management for the proposed expansion lands. The GMP was revised in 2004 to address specific aspects of the park's management; this GMP Revision also does not address management activities for proposed expansion lands. Public Law 108-430 was passed by congress and signed by the President in December 2004. This Act expanded Petrified Forest National Park boundaries by approximately 125,000 acres, and directed the NPS to prepare a management plan for the new park lands within three years. Planning for the new lands is the focus of this GMP amendment and its associated EIS. The GMP amendment will establish the overall direction for park expansion lands, setting broad management goals for the area for the next 15 to 20 years. Among the topics that will be addressed are protection of natural and cultural resources, protection of riparian resources, appropriate range of visitor uses, impacts of visitor uses, adequacy of park infrastructure, visitor access to the park expansion area, education and interpretive efforts, and external pressures on the park. Management zones that were established in the current GMP will be applied to expansion lands. These zones outline the kinds of resource management activities, visitor activities, and developments that would be appropriate in the expansion lands. A range of reasonable alternatives for managing the park, including a no-action alternative and a preferred alternative, will be developed through the planning process and included in the EIS. The EIS will evaluate the potential environmental impacts of the alternatives. As the first phase of the planning and EIS process, the National Park Service is beginning to scope the issues to be addressed in the GMP amendment. All interested persons, organizations, and agencies are encouraged to submit comments and suggestions regarding the issues or concerns the GMP amendment should address, including a suitable range of alternatives and appropriate mitigating measures, and the nature and extent of potential environmental impacts. DATES: Written comments on the scope of the GMP amendment/EIS will be accepted for 60 days beyond the publication of this Notice of Intent. In addition, a public scoping session will be held in Holbrook, Arizona in the fall of 2007. The location, date, and time of this meeting will be provided in local and regional newspapers, and on the Internet at *http://www.nps.gov/pefo.* ADDRESSES: Written comments or requests to be added to the project mailing list should be directed to: Brad Traver, Acting Superintendent, Petrified Forest National Park, P.O. Box 2217, Petrified Forest, AZ 86028; telephone

(928)524-6228; e-mail: *http://parkplanning/nps.gov/pefo.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad Traver, Acting Superintendent, Petrified Forest National Park, P.O. Box 2217, Petrified Forest, AZ 86028; telephone

(928)524-6228. General information about Petrified Forest National Park is available on the Internet at *http://www.nps.gov/pefo.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Please submit Internet comments as a text file, avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Dated: July 13, 2007. Michael D. Snyder, Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service. [FR Doc. 07-3877 Filed 8-16-07; 8:45 am]

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