WASHINGTON, D.C. 20240 Secretary of the Interior...... Rogers C. B. Morton PREFACE This volume of Decisions of the Department of the Interior covers the period from January 1, 1971 to December 31, 1971. It includes the most important administrative decisions and legal opinions that were rendered by officials of the Department during the period. The Honorable Rogers C. B. Morton served as Secretary of the Interior during the period covered by this volume; Mr. William T. Pecora served as Under Secretary; Messrs. Richard F. Bodman, Hollis M. Dole, John Larson, Harrison Loesch, Nathaniel Reed, James R. Smith served as Assistant Secretaries of the Interior; Mr. Mitchell Melich served as Solicitor of the Department of the Interior and Mr. Raymond C. Coulter as Deputy Solicitor. Mr. James M. Day, served as Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals. This volume will be cited within the Department of the Interior as "78 I.D." (II) Rogen CB Morton Secretary of the Interior. Page 33-Par. 2, Correct citation, Lester J. Hamel, 74 I.D. 125 (1967). Page 38-Par. 2, line 16, Correct Citation to read, J. M. Beard (on Rehear- Page 56 Pars. 3 and 4, lines 2 and 4 delete 00 from time, correct to read Page 71-Topical Index Heading should read, Mining Claims: Common Page 82-Correct Topical Index Heading to read, Sodium Leases and Per- Pages 107, 135, 145, 147, 148, 150, 151 and 152, note change "Office of Appeals and Hearings," Bureau of Land Management. Page 153-Delete colon preceding date. Page 175-3d Par., 4th line correct legal citation to read Castle v. Womble. Page 220-3d Par. 3d line correct the Act to read, June 17, 1902. Page 240-Line 10, Correct citation to read Estate of Joe (Joseph) Sherwood, Page 248-Footnote 9-line 3, correct citation to read Tooahnippah Page 254-Line 12, delete for, the phrase should read, settled heirship Line 19, correct date to January 25, 1970. Page 297-Par. 7, line 5 correct spelling for National and Par. 8, line 2 correct Page 303-Footnote 3, par. 5-line 1 correct date of Act to May 17, 1906. Page 394-Par. 2-lines 5 & 6 legal citation should read United States v. Page 398-Line 9 correct citation to read Madge V. Rodda * * *. Par. 2, line 9, correct citation (S.D. Cal. 1950)– IV |