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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Thu, Dec 29 2005 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA, 102(2) (C)) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the USDOI Bureau of Land Management (Lead Agency) and the USDA Forest Service (Colead Agency) announce the availability of the DEIS for the Smoky Canyon Mine, Panels F and G mine expansion.

Public Comment About Congressionally Mandated Study of Energy Rights-of-Way on Tribal Lands

Thu, Dec 29 2005 11:00:00 GMT

Section 1813 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-58) requires the Department of the Interior (DOI) and Department of Energy to provide Congress with a study regarding energy rightsofway on tribal lands. The study is due to Congress by August 7, 2006. The Departments are interested in receiving comments from the public about how to proceed with implementing section 1813.

Cape Lookout National Seashore, Personal Watercraft Use

Thu, Dec 29 2005 11:00:00 GMT

The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing to designate areas where personal watercraft (PWC) may be used in Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina. This proposed rule implements the provisions of the NPS general regulations authorizing park areas to allow the use of PWC by promulgating a special regulation. The NPS Management Policies 2001 directs individual parks to determine whether PWC use is appropriate for a specific park area based on an evaluation of that area's enabling legislation, resources and values, other visitor uses, and overall management objectives.

Alaska Native Claims Acreage Allocation

Thu, Dec 29 2005 11:00:00 GMT

As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision allocating additional acreage to Alaskan Native regional corporations will be issued to:
Ahtna, Inc., The Aleut Corporation, Bering Straits Native
Corporation, Bristol Bay Native Corporation, Calista Corporation, Chugach Alaska Corporation, Cook Inlet Region, Inc., Doyon, Limited, Koniag, Inc., NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., and Sealaska Corporation.

Further information and a table showing the acreage computation are contained in the Supplementary Information portion of this notice. If there is an appeal that affects the allocation to any other region, then all other allocations are subject to administrative correction.

Alaska Native Claims Selection

Thu, Dec 29 2005 11:00:00 GMT

As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Shumagin Corporation. The lands are located in T. 51 S., R. 70 W., T. 52 S., R. 74 W., T. 53 S., R. 74 W., T. 53 S., R. 75 W., T. 52 S., R. 78 W., T. 54 S., R. 80 W., T. 50 S., R. 82 W., and T. 51 S., R. 83 W., Seward Meridian, Alaska, in the vicinity of Sand Point, Alaska, and contain approximately 24,626.58 acres. Notice of the decision will also be published four times in the Dutch Harbor Fisherman.

Call for Nominations for the Bureau of Land Management's California Desert District Advisory Council

Thu, Dec 29 2005 11:00:00 GMT

The Bureau of Land Management's California Desert District is soliciting nominations from the public for five members of its District Advisory Council to serve the 20072009 threeyear term. Council members provide advice and recommendations to BLM on the management of public lands in southern California. Nominations will be accepted through Wednesday, May 31, 2006. The threeyear term would begin January 1, 2007.

The five positions to be filled include:
One publicatlarge
One environmental protection
One renewable resources (grazing interests)

Two elected officials representing county government

The California Desert District Advisory Council is comprised of 15 private individuals who represent different interests and advise BLM officials on policies and programs concerning the management of 11.5 million acres of public land in southern California. The Council meets in formal session three to four times each year in various locations throughout the California Desert District. Council members

Notice of Meeting of the Pinedale Anticline Working Group

Thu, Dec 29 2005 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (1976) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (1972), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Anticline Working Group (PAWG) will meet in Pinedale, Wyoming, for a business meeting. Group meetings are open to the public.

Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act Classification; Arizona

Thu, Dec 29 2005 11:00:00 GMT

The public lands listed below, located in Mohave County, Arizona, near the community of Littlefield have been examined and found suitable for classification for lease or conveyance to the Virgin River Domestic Wastewater Improvement District (VRDWID) under provisions of the R&PP Act for use as a wastewater treatment facility.

Final Supplementary Rules on Public Lands Within the Knolls Special Recreation Management Area Managed by the Salt

Thu, Dec 29 2005 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with the Knolls Recreation Area Management Plan, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Salt Lake Field Office is issuing final supplementary rules. The BLM has determined that these rules are necessary to enhance the safety of visitors, protect natural resources, improve recreation opportunities, and protect public health.

Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, Wyoming

Thu, Dec 29 2005 11:00:00 GMT

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has filed the plats of survey of the lands described below in the BLM Wyoming State Office, Cheyenne, Wyoming, on December 16, 2005.

Harvest and Export of American Ginseng

Thu, Dec 29 2005 11:00:00 GMT

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce public meetings on American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius). These meetings will help us gather information from the public in preparation of our 2006 findings on the export of American ginseng roots, for the issuance of permits under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).