[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 17910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9970]



-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[ES-020-1310-00]


Notice of Intent for Planning Analyses

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior.

SUMMARY: The Jackson District Office, Eastern States, will prepare 
Planning Analyses (PA) for consideration of leasing ten scattered 
tracts of Federal mineral estate for oil and gas exploration and 
development. The PAs will be prepared in concert with Environmental 
Analyses (EA).
    This notice is issued pursuant to Title 40 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) 1501.7 and Title 43 CFR 1610.2(c). The planning 
effort will follow the procedures set forth in 43 CFR Part 1600.
    The public is invited to participate in this planning process, 
beginning with the identification of planning issues and criteria.

DATES: Comments relating to the identification of planning issues and 
criteria will be accepted through May 30, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Bureau of Land Management, Jackson 
District, 411 Briarwood Drive, Suite 404, Jackson, Mississippi 39206.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sid Vogelpohl, Assistant District Manager for Mineral Resources, 
Jackson District, (601) 977-5400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM has responsibility to consider 
applications to lease Federal mineral estate for oil and gas 
exploration and development. An interdisciplinary team will be used in 
the preparation of the PA/EAs. Preliminary issues, subject to change as 
a result of public input, are (1) potential impacts of oil and gas 
exploration and development on the surface resources and (2) 
consideration of restrictions on lease rights to protect surface 
resources.
    Due to the scattered nature of the ten tracts proposed for leasing, 
a separate analysis will be prepared for each tract. Tract locations, 
along with acreages, are listed below.

Arkansas; Sebastian County, Fifth Meridian

T 7 N, R 31 W, Sec. 36;
T 7 N, R 30 W, Sec. 31 & 32; 970 acres.

Arkansas, Yell County, Fifth Meridian

T 5 N, R 25 W, Sec. 10; 511 acres.

Louisiana, Bienville Parish, LA Meridian

T 16 N, R 7 W, Sec. 15; 40 acres.

Louisiana, Livingston Parish, LA Meridian

T 5 S, R 4 E, Sec. 39; 636 acres.

Louisiana, Vermillion Parish, LA Meridian

T 12 S, R 1 E, Sec. 26 & 27; 295 acres.

Mississippi, Covington County, St. Stephens Meridian

T 6 N, R 14 W, Sec. 21; 88 acres.

Mississippi, Hancock County, St. Stephens Meridian

T 7 S, R 16 W, Sec 31;
T 8 S, R 16 W, Sec. 8 & 17; 1,404 acres.

Mississippi, Jones County, St. Stephens Meridian

T 7 N, R 13 W, Sec. 33; 29 acres.

Mississippi, Monroe County, Huntsville Meridian

T 15 S, R 17 W, Sec. 1; 120 acres.

Mississippi, Pearl River, St. Stephens Meridian

T 4 S, R 18 W, Sec. 37; 26 acres.

    Due to the limited scope of this PA/EA process, public meetings are 
not scheduled.
Bruce E. Dawson,
District Manager, Jackson.
[FR Doc. 96-9970 Filed 4-22-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-GJ-M