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anticipate receiving information on this 

at COP13, at which time the United 

States will develop a negotiating 

position. The United States favors 

holding COP14 in a country where all 

Parties and observers will be admitted 

without political difficulties. 

64. Closing remarks (No document): 

Future Actions 

During our regular public briefings at 

COP13, we will discuss any changes in 

our negotiating positions. After COP13, 

we will host a public meeting to (see

ADDRESSES, Public Meeting, above) to 

announce results of COP13 and invite 

public input on whether the United 

States should take a reservation on any 

of the amendments adopted to the 

CITES Appendices. While CITES 

provides a period of 90 days from the 

close of a COP for any Party to enter a 

reservation with respect to an 

amendment to Appendices I or II, the 

United States has never entered a 

reservation on any CITES listing. As 

discussed in the Federal Register notice 

of November 17, 1987 (52 FR 43924), 

entering a reservation would do very 

little to relieve importers in the United 

States from the need for foreign export 

permits because the Lacey Act 

Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et 

seq.) make it a Federal offense to import 

into the United States any animals 

taken, possessed, transported, or sold in 

violation of foreign conservation laws. If 

the foreign nation has enacted CITES, 

and has not taken a reservation with 

regard to the species, part, or derivative, 

the United States would continue to 

require CITES documents as a condition 

of import. A reservation by the United 

States also would provide exporters in 

this country with little relief from the 

need for the U.S. export documents. 

Receiving countries that are party to 

CITES will require CITES-equivalent 

documentation from the United States 

even if it enters a reservation, because 

the Parties have agreed to allow trade 

with non-Parties (including reserving 

countries) only if they issue documents 

containing all of the information 

required in CITES permits and 

certificates.

Authority: This Federal Register notice has 

been published under the authority of the 

U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Dated: September 17, 2004. 

Marshall P. Jones, Jr., 

Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[AZ–910–0777–XP–241A] 

State of Arizona Resource Advisory 

Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

ACTION: Arizona Resource Advisory 

Council Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Arizona Resource 

Advisory Council (RAC). 

The business meeting will be held on 

October 27, 2004, at the Crowne Plaza 

located at 2532 W. Peoria Avenue, 

Phoenix, Arizona. It will begin at 9 a.m. 

and conclude at 4 p.m. The agenda 

items to be covered include: Review of 

the August 18, 2004, meeting minutes; 

BLM State Director’s update on 

statewide issues; new RAC member 

orientation; presentations on Mineral 

Split-Estate, Service First, and Draft 

Report to Congress on Section 321 of the 

Defense Authorization Act; and Arizona 

land use planning updates; RAC 

questions on written reports from BLM 

Field Managers; Field Office Rangeland 

Resource Team Proposals; reports by the 

Standards and Guidelines, Recreation, 

Off-Highway Vehicle Use, Public 

Relations, Land Use Planning and 

Tenure, and Wild Horse and Burro 

Working Groups; reports from RAC 

members; and discussion of future 

meetings. A public comment period will 

be provided at 11:30 a.m. on October 27, 

2004, for any interested publics who 

wish to address the Council.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Deborah Stevens, Bureau of Land 

Management, Arizona State Office, 222 

North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 

85004–2203, (602) 417–9215.

Joanie Losacco, 

Acting Arizona State Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[NV–930–1430–ET; Nev–045154; 4–08807] 

Public Land Order No. 7617; Partial 

Revocation of Public Land Order No. 

2307; Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

ACTION: Public land order.

SUMMARY: This order partially revokes 

Public Land Order No. 2307 insofar as 

it affects approximately 19 acres of land 

withdrawn for use by the Department of 

the Air Force in Nye County, Nevada. 

This order opens the land to surface 

entry, mining, mineral leasing, and 

mineral material disposals.

DATES: October 29, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wendy Seley, BLM Tonopah Field 

Station, P.O. Box 911, 1553 South Main, 

Tonopah, Nevada 89049, (775) 482–

7800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

21, 1961, Public Land Order No. 2307 

withdrew three parcels of land which 

included a Department of the Air Force 

radar site. The radar site is no longer 

needed and has been relinquished by 

the Air Force. 

Order 

By virtue of the authority vested in 

the Secretary of the Interior by Section 

204 of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 

1714 (2000), it is ordered as follows: 

1. Public Land Order No. 2307, which 

withdrew public land for use by the 

Department of the Air Force for the 

Beatty Range Radar Site, is hereby 

revoked insofar as it affects the 

following described land:

Mount Diablo Meridian 

T. 10 S., R. 46 E., 

Sec. 9, unsurveyed. Commencing for 

reference at a point on a high peak 

whose approximate geographical 

location is latitude 37°05′ and longitude 

116°49′ thence south 466.69 feet to the 

point of beginning; thence West, 466.69 

feet; North, 933.38 feet; East, 933.38 feet; 

South, 933.38 feet; West, 466.69 feet to 

the point of beginning.

The tract described contains 

approximately 19 acres in Nye County. 

2. At 9 a.m. on October 29, 2004, the 

land described in paragraph 1, will be 

opened to the operation of the public 

land laws generally, the operation of the 

mineral leasing laws, and the mineral 

material laws, subject to valid existing 

rights, the provisions of existing 

withdrawals, other segregations of 

record, and the requirements of 

applicable law. All valid applications 

received at or prior to 9 a.m. on October 

29, 2004, shall be considered as 

simultaneously filed at that time. Those 

received thereafter shall be considered 

in the order of filing. 

3. At 9 a.m. on October 29, 2004, the 

land described in paragraph 1, will be 

opened to location and entry under the 

United States mining laws, subject to 

valid existing rights, the provisions of 

existing withdrawals, other segregations 

of record, and the requirements of 

applicable law. Appropriation of any of 

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the land described in this order under 

the general mining laws prior to the date 

and time of restoration is unauthorized. 

Any such attempted appropriation, 

including attempted adverse possession 

under 30 U.S.C. 38 (2000), shall vest no 

rights against the United States. Acts 

required to establish a location and to 

initiate a right of possession are 

governed by State law where not in 

conflict with Federal law. The Bureau of 

Land Management will not intervene in 

disputes between rival locators over 

possessory rights since Congress has 

provided for such determinations in 

local courts.

Dated: September 14, 2004. 

Rebecca W. Watson, 

Assistant Secretary—Land and Minerals 

Management.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service (MMS) 

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Policy 

Committee; Notice and Agenda for 

Meeting

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The OCS Policy Committee 

will meet at the Holiday Inn Capitol in 

Washington, DC.

DATES: Wednesday, October 20, 2004, 

from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday, 

October 21, 2004, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 

p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Holiday Inn Capitol 

Hotel, 550 C Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20024, telephone (202) 479–4000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Jeryne Bryant at Minerals Management 

Service, 381 Elden Street, Mail Stop 

4001, Herndon, Virginia 20170–4187. 

She can be reached by telephone at 

(703) 787–1211 or by electronic mail at 

jeryne.bryant@mms.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCS 

Policy Committee represents the 

collective viewpoint of coastal states, 

local government, environmental 

community, industry, and other parties 

involved with the OCS Program. It 

provides policy advice to the Secretary 

of the Interior through the Director of 

the MMS on all aspects of leasing, 

exploration, development, and 

protection of OCS resources. 

The agenda for Wednesday, October 

20 will cover the following principal 

subjects:

Overview of Global Oil and Gas 

Situation 

This presentation will address the 

latest trends on oil and markets both 

nationally and internationally with an 

emphasis on how it relates to DOI’s role. 

OCS and MMS Role in the Domestic 

Energy Picture 

This presentation will address MMS’s 

mission and business practices in 

managing mineral resource 

development on the OCS. 

MMS Regional Issues 

The Regional Directors will highlight 

activities off the California and Alaska 

coasts and the Gulf of Mexico. 

Future Planning 

This presentation will address the 5–

Year OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program 

2007–2012 and ways to prepare for 

future decision or direction of the 

Program. 

Multiple Use of Existing Infrastructure 

This presentation will address 

conversion of OCS oil and gas 

infrastructure for other uses, proposed 

OCS legislation and MMS’s 

commitment to the challenge. 

The agenda for Thursday, October 21 

will cover the following principal 

subjects:

Committee Business 

The new Committee will establish 

operating procedures and elect officers. 

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy 

This presentation will highlight the 

Commission’s final report and its 

recommendations for a national ocean 

policy. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

Approximately 100 visitors can be 

accommodated on a first-come-firstserved basis. 

Upon request, interested parties may 

make oral or written presentations to the 

OCS Policy Committee. Such requests 

should be made no later than October 

13, 2004, to Jeryne Bryant. Requests to 

make oral statements should be 

accompanied by a summary of the 

statement to be made. Please see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 

for address and telephone number. 

Minutes of the OCS Policy Committee 

meeting will be available for public 

inspection and copying at the MMS in 

Herndon, Virginia.

Authority: Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, P.L. No. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 1, 

and the Office of Management and Budget’s 

Circular No. A–63, Revised.

Dated: September 24, 2004. 

Thomas A. Readinger, 

Associate Director for Offshore Minerals 

Management.

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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

Records Schedules; Availability and 

Request for Comments

AGENCY: National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of 

proposed records schedules; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA) 

publishes notice at least once monthly 

of certain Federal agency requests for 

records disposition authority (records 

schedules). Once approved by NARA, 

records schedules provide mandatory 

instructions on what happens to records 

when no longer needed for current 

Government business. They authorize 

the preservation of records of 

continuing value in the National 

Archives of the United States and the 

destruction, after a specified period, of 

records lacking administrative, legal, 

research, or other value. Notice is 

published for records schedules in 

which agencies propose to destroy 

records not previously authorized for 

disposal or reduce the retention period 

of records already authorized for 

disposal. NARA invites public 

comments on such records schedules, as 

required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a).

DATES: Requests for copies must be 

received in writing on or before 

November 15, 2004. Once the appraisal 

of the records is completed, NARA will 

send a copy of the schedule. NARA staff 

usually prepare appraisal 

memorandums that contain additional 

information concerning the records 

covered by a proposed schedule. These, 

too, may be requested and will be 

provided once the appraisal is 

completed. Requesters will be given 30 

days to submit comments.

ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of 

any records schedule identified in this 

notice by contacting the Life Cycle 

Management Division (NWML) using 

one of the following means: 

Mail: NARA (NWML), 8601 Adelphi 

Road, College Park, MD 20740–6001. 

e-mail: records.mgt@nara.gov.

FAX: (301) 837–3698. 

Requesters must cite the control 

number, which appears in parentheses 

after the name of the agency which