1997 News Releases

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• Two New Mexico Students Offered Jobs By BLM, Deputy Director Tom Fry Announces (11/25/97)
• BLM Presents Second Annual "Excellence in Environmental Education and Interpretation" Awards at the 1997 National Interpreters Workshop (11/18/99)
• Proposed Rule Would Prohibit Powers of Attorney in Wild Horse and Burro Adoptions (11/10/97)
• BLM Publishes Technical Amendments and Corrections to 1996 Use-and-Occupancy Mining Rule (11/5/97)
• BLM Deputy Director Mat Millenbach To Assume New Interior Department Position (10/31/97)
• Fact Finders to Assess BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program (10/16/97)
• BLM Will Hold Public Meeting on Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument(10/10/97)
• National Association of Hispanic Firefighters Joins Agreement Between BLM and National Hispanic Coalition (9/27/97)
• BLM Distributes $113 Million in "PILT" Checks to Local Governments for Tax-Exempt Lands (9/25/97)
• BLM, Langston University Sign Agreement To Enhance Education in Natural Resource Management (9/25/97)
• BLM Publishes Final Rule That Revises Oil and Gas Cooperative Agreements (9/22/97)
• BLM Releases Summary of Public Comments Relating to "Section 3809" Mining Effort (9/18/97)
• BLM Announces Decision To Build Replica of Eye of the Needle Arch (9/12/97)
• BLM Approves Conoco's Request for an Exploratory Oil and Gas Well in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (BLM-Utah release, 9/8/97)
• BLM Publishes Final Rule on Formation of Logical Mining Units (8/20/97)
• BLM Director Pat Shea Announces Personnel Changes in Washington, D.C., and Eastern States Offices (8/18/97)
• Protection of Yellowstone National Park Progresses as Public Lands in Cooke City Area Are Withdrawn From Mineral Entry (Joint Release: 8/14/97)
• Patrick Shea of Utah Confirmed By Senate To Head Bureau of Land Management (8/1/97)
• BLM Issues Fire Safety Guidelines, Baca Enlists Public Support (7/14/97)
• BLM Invites Nominations For Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (6/5/97)
• BLM Extends "Scoping" Period for Comments on Effort to Develop New Hardrock Mining Rules (6/4/97)
• BLM Invites Public To "Hit the Trail" (6/3/97)
• BLM Will Hold Public Meeting on Effort To Revise Hardrock Mining Regulations (5/19/97)
• Secretary Babbitt Signs Agreement To Promote Economic Development for Alaska Natives and To Protect the Kenai River (DOI release, 5/15/97)
• Secretary Babbitt Hails President Clinton's Selection of Patrick Shea of Utah as BLM Director (DOI release, 5/6/97)
• BLM and HACU Expand Education Partnership - New Mexico State Director Assumes Executive Position (joint release, 5/2/97)
• Weed Coalition Announces National Strategy to Combat the Spread of Non-Native Invasive Plants (DOI release, 4/29/97)
• Federal Agencies Announce Release of Interior Columbia River Basin Draft Environmental Impact Statements (interagency release, 4/23/97)
• BLM Strengthens Adopt-A-Horse Program (4/22/97)
• From Firefighting to Flood Relief (4/21/97, NIFC)
• BLM Presents "Making A Difference" Awards to Volunteers for Their Work on Behalf of Public Lands (4/15/97)
• BLM Proposes Revision Of Oil And Gas Cooperative Agreement Regulations (4/9/97)
• BLM Task Force Releases Plan on Developing New Hardrock Mining Rules (4/4/97)
• Wildland Fire Season Forecast (4/3/97)
• Federal-State Historic Preservation Agreement Signed (3/26/97)
• BLM Evaluates Alyeska Pipeline Service Company's Employee Concerns Program (3/25/97)
• Bill Provides Framework for Solving Development Issues in Las Vegas Valley, BLM Official Says (3/13/97)
• BLM's 1998 Budget Proposal Aimed at Promoting Health of Public Lands, BLM Interim Director Sylvia Baca Tells Congress (3/11/97)
• DOI Press Release: Secretary Babbitt Directs BLM to Halt Action, Go Back to the Drawing Board With Law Enforcement Regulations (3/11/97)
• BLM Publishes Final Rule on Hardrock Bonding (2/28/97), plus Q's and A's and Fact Sheet
• BLM To Amend Hardrock Mining Regulations (2/25/97) plus supporting attachments
• Investigation Into Wild Horse Abuse Contradicts Press Accounts (2/19/97)
• BLM Withdraws Proposed Rule on Federal Coal Management Program (2/14/97)
• BLM Extends Public Comment Period for Proposed Rule on Wilderness Area Activities (2/14/97)
• BLM, IOGCC Work To Increase Federal-State Coordination in Oil and Gas Regulation (2/13/97)
• Babbitt Signs Standards and Guidelines That Will Promote Health of Public Lands in Nevada (2/12/97)
• BLM Announces Wild Horse Program Reforms (2/11/97), plus related fact sheet
• BLM's 1998 Budget Proposal Reflects Commitment to Public Land Heritage and Deficit Reduction (2/6/97)
• BLM Rule Allows Higher Fees for Wild Horses, Burros (2/5/97)
• BLM Publishes Its 1996 Annual Report (1/23/97)
• BLM Extends Comment Period for Proposed Law Enforcement Regulations (1/14/97)
  Detailed Explanation of Proposed Rule Consolidating BLM Law Enforcement Regulations
• 1997 Federal Grazing Fee Announced (1/14/97)
• SYLVIA BACA NAMED INTERIM BLM DIRECTOR (DOI release, 1/7/97)
• Op Ed: AP Article A Disservice to Thousands of Wild Horse Adopters (1/7/97)

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