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and WA) 360–696–7630 or 

carey_smith@fws.gov. Playa Lakes (southeastern CO, 

southwestern KS, eastern NM, 

western OK, TX panhandle) 303–926–

0777 or mike.carter@pljv.org. Prairie Pothole (northwestern IA, 

western, MN, northern MT, northern 

and southeastern ND, eastern SD) 

303–236–8155 x 252 or 

carol_lively@fws.gov. Rainwater Basin (17 counties in 

southeastern NE) 308–382–8112 or 

steve_moran@fws.gov. San Francisco Bay (San Francisco Bay 

in CA) 415–883–3854 or 

bhuning@sfbayjv.org. Upper Mississippi River–Great Lakes

(eastern IA and counties bordering the 

Missouri River, IL, IN, KS counties 

bordering the Missouri River, MI, MO, 

eastern MN, NE counties bordering 

the Missouri River, OH, WI) 612–713–

5433 or Barbara_pardo@fws.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Council has two U.S. conservation 

grants programs for acquisition, 

restoration, and enhancement of 

wetlands in the United States. Any 

individual or organization who has a 

long-term, partner-based project with 

matching funds can apply. The focus of 

this notice is standard grant proposals 

for requests from $50,001 to $1,000,000 

per proposal (if well justified, more 

funds may be requested). A separate 

notice will be issued later this year for 

small grant proposals for requests up to 

$50,000 per proposal. The NAWCA (16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.) 

established the Council, a Federal-Stateprivate body that recommends projects 

to the Migratory Bird Conservation 

Commission (MBCC) for final approval 

and requires that proposals contain a 

minimum 1:1 ratio of non-Federal 

matching funds to grant funds. ‘‘Match’’

(as referred to throughout this 

document) can be cash, in-kind services, 

or land acquired/title donated for 

wetlands conservation purposes. This notice provides a summary of the 

2004 proposal instructions and 

eligibility criteria available on the 

Internet to develop a NAWCA standard 

grant proposal. In order to complete a 

proposal correctly, consult the Web site 

at http://birdhabitat.fws.gov for detailed 

instructions. If you cannot access the 

Web site, contact the Council 

Coordinator. 

Paperwork Reduction Act: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), 

the Office of Management and Budget 

has assigned clearance number 1018–

0100 to this information collection. 

Collection is necessary to gain a benefit 

in the form of a grant, as determined by 

the Council and MBCC; is necessary to 

determine the eligibility and relative 

value of wetland projects; results in an 

approximate paperwork burden of 400 

hours per application; and does not 

carry a premise of confidentiality. Your 

response is voluntary. An agency may 

not conduct or sponsor, and a person is 

not required to respond to, a collection 

of information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

The public may submit comments on 

the accuracy of the estimated average 

burden hours for application 

preparation and to suggest ways in 

which the burden may be reduced. 

Comments may be submitted to: 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Mail Stop 222 ARLSQ, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC 

20240. 

New NAWCA Proposal Information:

Six documents are available on the 

Internet at http://birdhabitat.fws.gov

and are summarized below: 

1. 2004 Grant Administration Policies 

and Assistance Award. Describes 

policies and procedures that NAWCA 

projects must comply with and shows 

the one-page grant agreement that will 

be completed if the proposal is funded. 

2. 2004 Eligibility Criteria & 

Processes. Describes eligible activities 

and costs for NAWCA projects, gives 

links to cost principles that apply to all 

Federal grant programs, and describes 

steps in the proposal funding process. A 

standard grant proposal is a 4-year plan 

of action supported by a NAWCA grant 

and partner funds to conserve wetlands 

and wetlands-associated fish and 

wildlife through acquisition (including 

easements and land title donations), 

restoration, and/or enhancement 

(including establishment). Match must 

be non-Federal and at least equal to the 

grant request (referred to as a 1:1 

match). Match is eligible up to 2 years 

prior to the year the proposal is 

submitted, and grant and match funds 

are eligible during the 2-year future 

Grant Agreement period. 

3. 2004 Proposal Instructions.

Describes changes from the 2003 

instructions, gives required information 

for a proposal, and provides examples. 

A proposal has the following sections: 

Project Officer’s Page; Summary; 

Purpose and Scope; Budget and Work 

Plan; Technical Assessment Questions; 

Attachments (budget table, tract table, 

partner contribution statements, 

optional matching contributions plan, 

Standard Form 424, optional aerial 

photographs, maps); and Easements, 

Leases, and Indirect Cost Rate 

Agreement. 

4. 2004 Word Proposal Outline. A fillin-the-blank proposal using the Word 

program. 

5. 2004 WordPerfect Proposal Outline.

A fill-in-the-blank proposal using the 

WordPerfect program. 

6. 2004 Excel Budget Table. A fill-inthe-blank budget table for those who do 

not want to use the budget tables 

provided in the Word and WordPerfect 

files.

Dated: December 24, 2003. 

Marshall P. Jones, Jr., 

Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service.

[FR Doc. 04–2717 Filed 2–6–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[UT–921–1430–BX–026J; UTU–81100] 

Notice of Application for Recordable 

Disclaimer of Interest in Public 

Highway Right-of-Way Established 

Pursuant to Revised Statute 2477 (43 

U.S.C. 932, Repealed October 21, 

1976), Weiss Highway, Juab County, 

UT

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of application.

SUMMARY: On January 14, 2004 the State 

of Utah and Juab County submitted an 

application for a recordable disclaimer 

of interest from the United States 

pursuant to Section 315 of the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act of 

1976, as amended (43 U.S.C 1745), the 

regulations contained in 43 CFR subpart 

1864, and the April 9, 2003 

Memorandum of Understanding 

Between the State of Utah and the 

Department of the Interior on State and 

County Road Acknowledgement. This 

recordable disclaimer of interest 

application, identified by BLM Serial 

Number UTU–81100, is for the Weiss 

Highway in Juab County, Utah. A 

recordable disclaimer of interest, if 

issued, will confirm the United States 

has no property interest in the identified 

public highway right-of-way. This 

Notice is intended to notify the public 

of the pending application and the 

State’s and County’s grounds for 

supporting it. 

The Weiss Highway is a major eastwest access route through Juab County, 

Utah. The highway is approximately 99 

miles long and connects with U.S. 

Highway 6 at Jericho Junction in eastern 

Juab County and runs generally west to 

its intersection with the Callao-Trout 

Creek Road in the western part of the 

County. The highway passes through

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approximately 881⁄2 miles of public 

lands administered by BLM. The 

highway also passes through 13 parcels 

of land administered by the State of 

Utah, School and Institutional Trust 

Lands Administration (aggregating 

approximately 10 miles) and three 

private land parcels (aggregating 

approximately 1⁄2 mile). The Weiss 

Highway is an improved (graded) 

highway with a native dirt/gravel travel 

surface throughout its entire length, 

with the exception of a paved segment 

approximately six miles long on the 

eastern end. The recordable disclaimer 

of interest application pertains only to 

the highway segments which pass 

through BLM administered public 

lands. Details of the application are 

provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section below.

DATES: On or before April 9, 2004, all 

interested parties may submit comments 

on the State’s and County’s application 

as follows. Comments on the 

application should reference BLM Case 

File Serial Number UTU–81100. Public 

comment will be accepted if received by 

BLM or postmarked no later than 60 

days following the date of publication of 

this notice. BLM will review all timely 

comments received on the application, 

and will address all relevant, 

substantive issues raised in the 

comments. A final decision on the 

merits of the application will not be 

made until at least 90 days has elapsed 

from the date of publication of this 

notice.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties and the 

public are encouraged to access the 

RS2477 Disclaimer Process public Web 

site at http://www.ut.blm.gov/rs2477 to 

review the application materials and 

provide comments on the application. 

For those without access to the public 

Web site, written comments may be 

provided to the Chief, Branch of Lands 

and Realty, BLM Utah State Office (UT–

921), P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, 

Utah 84145–0155.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mike DeKeyrel, Realty Specialist, BLM 

Utah State Office Branch of Lands and 

Realty (UT–921) at the above address or 

Phone (801) 539–4105 and Fax (801) 

539–4260.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 14, 2004, the State of Utah filed 

an application for a Recordable 

Disclaimer of Interest for the public 

highway right-of-way identified as 

Weiss Highway which passes through 

public lands administered by the 

Bureau of Land Management in Juab 

County. The State of Utah and Juab 

County assert that they hold a joint and 

undivided property interest in the Weiss 

Highway right-of-way as granted 

pursuant to the authority provided by 

Revised Statute 2477 (43 U.S.C. 932, 

repealed October 21, 1976) over public 

lands administered by the Bureau of 

Land Management. The State submitted 

the following information with the 

application in both paper copy and in 

electronic form (Compact Disk): 

1. Narrative description of the 

location, characteristics and attributes of 

the Weiss Highway which have been 

summarized above. The claimed rightof-way width ranges from 40 to 60 feet. 

2. Centerline description of the road 

based on Global Positioning System 

(GPS) data. 

3. Detailed descriptions of the rightof-way on 17 identified segments 

passing through public lands including 

beginning and end points, surface type, 

and disturbed width. The application 

identifies the disturbed right-of-way 

width as 40 feet wide on eight segments 

(43.3 miles) and 60 feet wide on nine 

segments (45.4 miles). 

4. Legal description by aliquot part 

(e.g., 1⁄41⁄4 section) of the land parcels 

through which the road passes. 

5. Maps showing location of the Weiss 

Highway and the location and dates of 

water diversion points and mining 

locations to which the highway 

provides access. 

6. Aerial photography dated 1976 and 

1990. 

7. Signed and notarized affidavits by 

seven persons attesting to the road 

location; its establishment as a highway 

prior to October 21, 1976; familiarity 

with the road character and attributes 

including type of travel surface, 

disturbed width, associated 

improvements and ancillary features 

such as bridges, cattleguards, etc.; 

current public usage of the road; the 

historic and current purposes for which 

the road is used; and evidence of 

periodic maintenance. 

8. Recent photographs of the highway 

at various points along its alignment. 

The State of Utah did not identify any 

known adverse claimants of the 

identified public highway rights-of-way. 

If approved, the recordable disclaimer 

document would confirm that the 

United States has no property interest in 

the public highway right-of-way as it is 

identified in the official records of the 

Bureau of Land Management as of the 

date of the disclaimer document. 

Comments, including names and 

street addresses of commenters, will be 

available for public review at the Utah 

State Office (see address above), during 

regular business hours 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

local time, Monday through Friday, 

except holidays. Individual respondents 

may request confidentiality. If you wish 

to hold your name or address from 

public review or from disclosure under 

the Freedom of Information Act, you 

must state this prominently at the 

beginning of your comments. Such 

requests will be honored to the extent 

allowed by law. All submissions from 

organizations or business will be made 

available for public inspection in their 

entirety. Anonymous comments will not 

be accepted.

Dated: January 27, 2004. 

Don Banks, 

Acting State Director.

[FR Doc. 04–2651 Filed 2–6–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[CO–200–1610–DU] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare the South 

Park Land Tenure Adjustment Plan and 

Amend the Royal Gorge Resource 

Management Plan

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: This document provides 

notice that the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) will initiate a 

comprehensive planning effort to 

address land tenure adjustments for a 

portion of the Royal Gorge Field Office. 

The plan, entitled the South Park Land 

Tenure Adjustment Plan, will focus on 

72,000 acres of BLM administered lands 

that lie in the South Park planning unit 

and the northern end of the Badger 

Creek planning unit in Park County, 

Colorado. The land tenure plan would 

potentially amend the Royal Gorge 

RMP, that currently states that BLM 

would dispose of all BLM-administered 

lands in Park County. The land tenure 

plan and plan amendment would 

reevaluate these decisions by examining 

other possible land tenure scenarios. 

The amendment process will be used to 

identify those lands to be retained in 

public ownership and those that can 

still be disposed of. The amendment 

process will attempt to reconcile the 

needs of the public while protecting the 

cultural and natural resources of the 

BLM-managed lands. The EA will 

analyze and compare the impacts of any 

changes in land tenure adjustment 

status with the continuation of current 

management, and other alternatives that 

may be identified. 

The BLM will prepare the amendment 

and associated EA pursuant to the BLM 

planning regulations in 43 CFR 1600.