[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 6, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 16747-16748] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-8402] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [AK-930-1410-00-NPRA; F-85600] Designation of Additions to Special Areas in National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska; Alaska
Agency
Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
Action
Notice.
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Summary
This notice provides official publication of additions to the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area and the Colville River Special Area located within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). The designation of these additions is pursuant to the Naval Petroleum Reserves Act of 1976, and in accordance with the Record of Decision for the Northeast National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Final Integrated Activity Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement (IAP/EIS).
Dates
April 6, 1999.
For Further Information Contact
Gene Terland, BLM Alaska State Office, 907-271-3344 or Michael Kunz, BLM Northern Field Office, 907-474-2302. Mail may be sent to the Bureau of Land Management (930), Alaska State Office, 222 West 7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7599.
Supplementary Information
In 1977, to assure protection of significant subsistence, recreational, fish and wildlife, historical and scenic values, the Secretary of the Interior designated the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area and Colville River Special Area, located within the NPR-A. In 1998, the BLM prepared the IAP/EIS for a 4.6-million-acre area within the NPR-A to determine the appropriate multiple-use management consistent with existing statutory direction which encourages oil and gas leasing while protecting important surface resources and uses. In order to meet these management responsibilities, the BLM recommended the Pik Dunes Land Use Emphasis Area (LUEA) be added to the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area and areas encompassing the Kikiakrorak and Kogosukruk Rivers be added to the Colville River Special Area. On October 7, 1998, the Secretary of the Interior
signed the Record of Decision adopting the management plan and directed the BLM to add the lands to the Teshekpuk Lake and Colville River Special Areas. Therefore, pursuant to section 104(b) of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Productions Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. 6501 (1994), the following described lands are added to the designated Special Areas:
Umiat Meridian
Teshekpuk Lake Special Area (Pik Dunes LUEA)
T. 10 N., R. 5 W., Secs. 2 through 11, inclusive; Secs. 14 through 23, inclusive; Secs. 28, 29, and 30. T. 11 N., R. 5 W., Secs. 33, 34, and 35.
Colville River Special Area (Kikiakrorak and Kogosukruk Rivers)
Those areas which are approximately 2 miles on either side of the Kikiakrorak River downstream from T. 2 N., R. 4 W., and 2 miles on either side of the Kogosukruk River and tributaries downstream from T. 2 N., R. 3 W., located within:
Tps. 1 through 7 N., R. 1 E. Tps. 2 through 8 N., R. 2 E. Tps. 1 through 5 N., Rs. 1 and 2 W. Tps. 2, 3, and 4 N., R. 3 W. Tps. 2, and 3 N., R. 4 W.
Dated: March 30, 1999. Sally Wisely, Acting State Director. [FR Doc. 99-8402 Filed 4-5-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-JA-P