Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 247 / Monday, December 27, 2004 / Notices 77263

ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits for 

endangered species and/or marine 

mammals. 

SUMMARY: The following permits were 

issued.

ADDRESSES: Documents and other 

information submitted with these 

applications are available for review, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act and Freedom of Information 

Act, by any party who submits a written 

request for a copy of such documents to: 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division 

of Management Authority, 4401 North 

Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, 

Virginia 22203; fax 703/358–2281.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Division of Management Authority, 

telephone 703/358–2104.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that on the dates below, as 

authorized by the provisions of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.), and/

or the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361, et 

seq.), the Fish and Wildlife Service 

issued the requested permits subject to 

certain conditions set forth therein. For 

each permit for an endangered species, 

the Service found that (1) the 

application was filed in good faith, (2) 

the granted permit would not operate to 

the disadvantage of the endangered 

species, and (3) the granted permit 

would be consistent with the purposes 

and policy set forth in Section 2 of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended.

ENDANGERED SPECIES

Permit number Applicant Receipt of application FEDERAL REGISTER

notice Permit issuance date 

078965 ................................. Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo .................... 69 FR 42764; July 16, 2004 ................... October 20, 2004. 

079034 ................................. Wildlife Conservation Society .................. 68 FR 70521; December 18, 2003 ......... October 20, 2004. 

080013 ................................. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo ...................... 68 FR 70521; December 18, 2003 ......... October 20, 2004. 

ENDANGERED MARINE MAMMALS AND MARINE MAMMALS

Permit number Applicant Receipt of application FEDERAL REGISTER

notice Permit issuance date 

090925 ................................. Clarence T. Clem .................................... 69 FR 51702; August 20, 2004 ............... October 19, 2004. 

091922 ................................. Patrick J. Carroll ...................................... 69 FR 54149; September 7, 2004 .......... October 26, 2004. 

Dated: October 29, 2004. 

Michael L. Carpenter, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 04–28224 Filed 12–23–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Issuance of Permits

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits for 

endangered species and marine 

mammals. 

SUMMARY: The following permits were 

issued.

ADDRESSES: Documents and other 

information submitted with these 

applications are available for review, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act and Freedom of Information 

Act, by any party who submits a written 

request for a copy of such documents to: 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division 

of Management Authority, 4401 North 

Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, 

Virginia 22203; fax 703/358–2281.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Division of Management Authority, 

telephone 703/358–2104.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that on the dates below, as 

authorized by the provisions of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.), and/

or the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361, et 

seq.), the Fish and Wildlife Service 

issued the requested permits subject to 

certain conditions set forth therein. For 

each permit for an endangered species, 

the Service found that (1) the 

application was filed in good faith, (2) 

the granted permit would not operate to 

the disadvantage of the endangered 

species, and (3) the granted permit 

would be consistent with the purposes 

and policy set forth in Section 2 of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended.

ENDANGERED SPECIES

Permit number Applicant Receipt of application Federal Register

notice Permit issuance date 

090787, 090788, 090790 to 

090803.

Feld Entertainment ................. 69 FR 61261; October 15, 2004 .................... November 24, 2004. 

093272 ..................................... Thomas L. Scott ..................... 69 FR 61261; October 15, 2004 .................... November 17, 2004. 

093281 ..................................... George R. Fusner, Jr ............. 69 FR 61261; October 15, 2004 .................... November 17, 2004. 

ENDANGERED MARINE MAMMALS AND MARINE MAMMALS

Permit number Applicant Receipt of application Federal Register

notice Permit issuance date 

066878 ..................................... Georgia Southern University .. 68 FR 52608; September 4, 2003 .................. November 23, 2004. 

091173 ..................................... William R. Powers .................. 69 FR 51702; August 20, 2004 ...................... November 18, 2004. 

77264 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 247 / Monday, December 27, 2004 / Notices 

Dated: December 3, 2004. 

Monica Farris, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 04–28222 Filed 12–23–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[WY–920–1320–EL, WYW161763] 

Coal Lease Exploration License, WY

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of invitation for coal 

exploration license. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 2(b) of the 

Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as 

amended by section 4 of the Federal 

Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976, 

90 Stat. 1083, 30 U.S.C. 201 (b), and to 

the regulations adopted at 43 CFR part 

3410, all interested parties are hereby 

invited to participate with Powder River 

Coal Company on a pro rata cost sharing 

basis in its program for the exploration 

of coal deposits owned by the United 

States of America in the followingdescribed lands in Campbell County, 

WY:

T. 48 N., R. 71 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming; 

Sec. 7: Lot 12; 

Sec. 8: Lots 10; 

Sec. 17: Lots 1–4, 6–10, 16; Containing 

489.43 acres, more or less.

All of the coal in the above-described 

land consists of unleased Federal coal 

within the Powder River Basin Known 

Recoverable Coal Resource Area. The 

purpose of the exploration program is to 

obtain data for the purpose of obtaining 

structural and quality information 

needed to identify coal reserves that 

may be used in the Gold Mine Draw 

Alluvial Valley Floor Exchange 

application that was filed August 15, 

2003, by Powder River Coal Company.

ADDRESSES: The proposed exploration 

program is fully described and will be 

conducted pursuant to an exploration 

plan to be approved by the Bureau of 

Land Management. Copies of the 

exploration plan are available for review 

during normal business hours in the 

following offices (serialized under 

number WYW161763): Bureau of Land 

Management, Wyoming State Office, 

5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828, 

Cheyenne, WY 82003; and, Bureau of 

Land Management, Casper Field Office, 

2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, WY 

82604.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice of invitation will be published in 

The News-Record of Gillette, WY, once 

each week for two consecutive weeks 

beginning the week of November 22, 

2004, and in the Federal Register. Any 

party electing to participate in this 

exploration program must send written 

notice to both the Bureau of Land 

Management and Powder River Coal 

Company no later than thirty days after 

publication of this invitation in the 

Federal Register. The written notice 

should be sent to the following 

addresses: Powder River Coal Company, 

Attn: Les Petersen, P.O. Box 3034, 

Gillette, WY 82717, and the Bureau of 

Land Management, Wyoming State 

Office, Branch of Solid Minerals, Attn: 

Mavis Love, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, 

WY 82003. 

The foregoing is published in the 

Federal Register pursuant to 43 CFR 

3410.2–1(c)(1).

Phillip C. Perlewitz, 

Acting Deputy State Director, Minerals and 

Lands.

[FR Doc. 04–28150 Filed 12–26–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[CA–310–0777–XG] 

Meeting Date Correction for Public 

Meeting: Northwest California 

Resource Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (FLPMA), and the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972 

(FACA), the U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) Northwest California Resource 

Advisory Council will meet as indicated 

below.

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 1 and 2, 

2005, in Redding, California. An earlier 

notice, published in the Federal 

Register on December 17, 2004 (Volume 

69, Number 242)] [Notices] [Page 

75561]) incorrectly listed the meeting 

dates as Feb. 2 and 3, 2005. On Feb. 1, 

the council members convene at 10 a.m. 

at the BLM Redding Field Office, 355 

Hemsted Dr., and depart immediately 

for a field tour of projected land 

exchange sites. Members of the public 

are welcome on the tour, but they must 

provide their own transportation and 

lunch. On Feb. 2, the council convenes 

at 8 a.m. in the Conference Center at the 

McConnell Foundation headquarters, 

800 Shasta View Drive in Redding. Time 

for public comment has been set aside 

for 10:30 a.m. Other meeting details 

published in the above referenced 

notice are unchanged.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich 

Burns, BLM Ukiah Field Office 

manager, (707) 468–4000; or BLM 

Public Affairs Officer Joseph J. Fontana, 

(530) 252–5332.

Dated: December 17, 2004. 

Joseph J. Fontana, 

Public Affairs Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–28122 Filed 12–23–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[ID–300–1020–PH] 

Notice of Public Meeting, Idaho Falls 

District Resource Advisory Council 

Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Idaho Falls 

District Resource Advisory Council 

(RAC), will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The meeting will be held January 

20 and 21, 2005 at the BLM Idaho Falls 

District Office, 1405 Hollipark Drive, in 

Idaho Falls, Idaho. The meeting will 

start at 1 p.m. January 20, with the 

public comment period as the first 

agenda item. The meeting will adjourn 

at or before 2 p.m. on the following day.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-

member Council advises the Secretary 

of the Interior, through the Bureau of 

Land Management, on a variety of 

planning and management issues 

associated with public land 

management in the BLM Idaho Falls 

District (IFD), which covers eastern 

Idaho. At this meeting, topics we plan 

to discuss include: 

• Sage Grouse Conservation strategies 

(BLM national, and State of Idaho if 

completed). 

• A presentation about tribal treaty 

rights by the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. 

• The South Fork of the Snake River 

Activity Plan (Upper Snake Field Office) 

public outreach opportunities. 

• Idaho Falls District operations plan. 

• Other current issues as appropriate. 

• Other items of interest raised by the 

Council.