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Examples of Federal Register Notice of Receipt of a Permit Application

and

Notice of Availability of a NEPA Document
Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 20 / Tuesday, January 31, 1995 / Notices 5945

The applicant requests amendment of

their permit for take (capture and

release) of the Santa Cruz long-toed

salamander (Ambystoma

macrodactylum croceum) to include

Monterey County, California to

determine presence or absence of the

species for the purpose of enhancing its

survival.

Permit No. PRT–797315

Applicant: Dr. Michael L. Morrison,

Tucson, Arizona

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture, mark, and release) the salt

marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys

raviventris) and the Fresno kangaroo rat

(Dipodomys nitratoides exilis) at the

Lemoore Naval Air Station in Fresno,

California to conduct population/habitat

studies and to determine presence or

absence of the species for the purpose

of scientific research and for enhancing

its survival. These studies were

previously authorized under the

Regional Director’s permit no. PRT–

702631.

Permit No. PRT–798017

Applicant: Habitat Restoration Group,

Felton, California

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture and release) the Santa

Cruz long-toed salamander (Ambystoma

macrodactylum croceum) in Santa Cruz

and Monterey Counties, California to

determine presence or absence of the

species for the purpose of enhancing its

survival.

Permit No. PRT–798025

Applicant: California Desert Studies

Consortium, Fullerton, California

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture, mark, and release) the

Mohave tui chub (Gila bicolor

mohavensis) in Lake Tuendae, Desert

Studies Center, Baker, California to

determine presence or absence of the

species for the purpose of enhancing its

survival.

Permit No. PRT–798003

Applicant: North State Resources, Inc.,

Redding, California

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey, collect and

sacrifice voucher specimens) the

conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta

conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp

(Branchinecta longiantenna), Riverside

fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus wootoni),

and vernal pool tadpole shrimp

(Lepidurus packardi) in vernal pools

throughout the species’ range in

California to determine presence or

absence of the species for the purpose

of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. PRT–798015

Applicant: Mr. Michael Skenfield,

Murphys, California

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey, collect and

sacrifice voucher specimens) the

conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta

conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp

(Branchinecta longiantenna), and vernal

pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus

packardi) in vernal pools throughout

the species’ range in northern California

to determine presence or absence of the

species for the purpose of enhancing its

survival.

Permit No. PRT–795931

Applicant: Biota Biological Consulting,

Sacramento, California

The applicant requests amendment of

their permit to include take (harass by

survey, collect and sacrifice) of the

conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta

conservatio), longhorn fairy shrimp

(Branchinecta longiantenna), and

Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus

wootoni) in vernal pools throughout the

species’ range in California to determine

presence or absence of the species for

the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. PRT–798018

Applicant: Golden Gate Raptor

Observatory, San Francisco, California

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture, band, and release) the

peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) in

the Golden Gate National Recreation

Area, Marin County, California for the

purpose of enhancing its survival.

DATES: Written comments on the permit

applications must be received on or

before March 2, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments

should be submitted to the Chief,

Division of Consultation and

Conservation Planning, Ecological

Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

911 N.E. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon

97232–4181. Please refer to the

respective permit number for each

application when submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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, within 30

days of the date of publication of this

notice, to the following office: U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, Ecological

Services, Division of Consultation and

Conservation Planning, 911 N.E. 11th

Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232–4181.

Telephone: 503–231–2063; FAX: 503–

231–6243. Please refer to the respective

permit number for each application

when requesting copies of documents.

[The following applicants have applied

for a permit to conduct certain activities

with endangered species. This notice is

provided pursuant to section 10(c) of

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

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

Dated: January 20, 1995.

Thomas Dwyer,

Deputy Regional Director, Region 1, Portland,

Oregon.

[FR Doc. 95–2278 Filed 1–30–95; 8:45 am]

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Availability of an Environmental

Assessment and Finding of No

Significant Impact, and Receipt of an

Application for an Incidental Take

Permit for La Costa Villages, Carlsbad,

CA

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior Department.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Fieldstone/La Costa

Associates and the City of Carlsbad,

California (applicants) have applied for

an incidental take permit from the Fish

and Wildlife Service (Service) pursuant

to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered

Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended.

The proposed permit would authorize

take of the threatened coastal California

gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica

californica) in San Diego County,

California, for a period of 30 years. The

proposed taking is incidental to planned

home and road construction on 1,940

acres of land primarily owned by

Fieldstone/La Costa Associates.

This notice advises the public that the

Service has re-opened the comment

period on the permit application and

the environmental assessment (EA). The

permit application includes a Habitat

Conservation Plan (HCP), two HCP

addendums, and an Implementing

Agreement (IA). The EA package

includes an EA, EA addendum, and a

draft Finding of No Significant Impact

(FONSI) which concludes that issuing

the incidental take permit is not a major

Federal action significantly affecting the

quality of the human environment,

within the meaning of section 102(2)(C)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended.

This notice is provided pursuant to

section 10(c) of the Act and NEPA

regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). The

Service will evaluate the application,

associated documents, and comments

submitted thereon to determine whether

the application meets the requirements

of NEPA regulations and section 10(a) of
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the Act. If it is determined that the

requirements are met, a permit will be

issued for the incidental take of the

coastal California gnatcatcher. The final

NEPA and permit determinations will

not be completed until after the end of

the 30-day comment period and will

fully consider all public comments

received during the comment period.

This notice supplements an earlier

notice published in the Federal Register

on October 28, 1994 (59 FR 54207). That

notice announced an initial 30-day

public comment period on the HCP, first

HCP addendum, and draft EA. The draft

EA was not available for public review

until two weeks into the initial 30-day

comment period. Subsequently, an

addendum to the draft EA, a second

addendum to the HCP, and an IA were

completed that include a description of

a change in mitigation for a portion of

the proposed project. Consequently, the

Service has re-opened the period for

public comment on the NEPA

documents and the complete

application package, as revised.

DATES: Written comments on the HCP,

HCP addendums, IA, EA, EA

addendum, and draft FONSI should be

received on or before March 2, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to Mr. Gail Kobetich, Field

Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, 2730 Loker Avenue West,

Carlsbad, California 92008. Comments

may be sent by facsimile to telephone

(619) 431–9618. Please refer to permit

No. PRT–795759 when submitting

comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gail

Kobetich (Field Supervisor) or Ken

Corey (Biologist) at the above address,

or telephone (619) 431–9440.

Individuals wishing copies of the

documents should immediately contact

Ken Corey. Documents also will be

available for public inspection, by

appointment, during normal business

hours at the above address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed

grading and construction activities

would directly impact 30 of 48 pairs of

the threatened coastal California

gnatcatcher (gnatcatcher) and 550 of

1,064 acres of suitable gnatcatcher

habitat on-site (506 of 944 acres of

coastal sage scrub and 44 of 120 acres

of southern maritime chaparral). In

addition, 254 of 307 acres of grassland

and 69 of 114 acres of riparian scrub/

woodland would be directly impacted

on-site. Approximately 18 pairs of

gnatcatchers, 438 acres of coastal sage

scrub, 76 acres of southern maritime

chaparral, and 173 acres of associated

habitats will be conserved and managed

on-site in perpetuity. In addition, the

applicants will provide $1,000,000 for

purchase of an off-site mitigation parcel,

within the City of Carlsbad, to be

approved by the Service.

The applicants have requested the

issuance of permits (immediately or

when a species is listed) under section

10(a) of the Act that would authorize

incidental take, in accordance with the

terms of the HCP, for up to 66 sensitive

species listed in the HCP. Of these

species, the coastal California

gnatcatcher is the only federally-listed

species observed on-site. Section 10(a)

permits are issued only for federallylisted species; however, unlisted species

that subsequently become listed, and are

adequately conserved by the original

HCP, can be added by permit

amendment.

A concern has been raised regarding

the consistency of the HCP with certain

subarea and subregional plans under the

statewide Natural Community

Conservation Planning program (NCCP)

(see 59 FR 54208). All interested

agencies, organizations, and individuals

are urged to provide comments on the

permit application, NEPA documents,

and the NCCP consistency issue. All

comments received by the closing date

will be considered in finalizing NEPA

compliance and permit issuance or

denial.

The Service will publish a record of

its final action in the Federal Register.

Dated: January 25, 1995.

Thomas J. Dwyer,

Deputy Regional Director, Region 1, Portland,

Oregon.

[FR Doc. 95–2279 Filed 1–30–95; 8:45 am]

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National Park Service

Committee for the Preservation of the

White House; Meeting

In compliance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, notice is

hereby given of a meeting of the

Committee for the Preservation of the

White House. The meeting will be held

at the Department of Commerce,

Washington, DC at 1 p.m., Friday,

February 17,1995. It is expected that the

agenda will include policies, goals and

long range plans. The meeting will be

open, but subject to appointment and

security clearance requirements,

including clearance information by

February 10, 1995.

Inquiries may be made by calling the

Committee for the Preservation of the

White House between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,

weekdays at (202) 619–6344. Written

comments may be sent to the Executive

Secretary, Committee for the

Preservation of the White House, 1100

Ohio Drive, SW., Washington, DC

20242.

Dated: January 18, 1995.

James I. McDaniel,

Executive Secretary, Committee for the

Preservation of the White House.

[FR Doc. 95–2256 Filed 1–30–95; 8:45 am]

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National Register of Historic Places;

Notification of Pending Nominations

Nominations for the following

properties being considered for listing

in the National Register were received

by the National Park Service before

January 21, 1995. Pursuant to § 60.13 of

36 CFR part 60 written comments

concerning the significance of these

properties under the National Register

criteria for evaluation may be forwarded

to the National Register, National Park

Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington,

D.C. 20013–7127. Written comments

should be submitted by February 15,

1995.

Carol D. Shull,

Chief of Registration, National Register.

ALABAMA

Jefferson County

Arlington Park, 800–840 First St. W., 815–

909 Second St. W. and 100–269 Munger

Ave., Birmingham, 95000097

Lauderdale County

Seminary—O’Neal Historic District, Roughly,

Seminary St. between Hermitage Dr. and

Irvine Ave. and Irvine between Seminary

and Wood Ave., Florence, 95000092

DELAWARE

New Castle County

Merestone, 1610–1620 Yeatman’s Mill Rd.,

Mill Creek Hundred (Delaware); Yeatman’s

Station Rd., New Garden Township

(Pennsylvania), Newark vicinity, 95000093

IOWA

Humboldt County

Renwick Generating Plant, 103 N. Field St.,

Renwick, 95000099

Jackson County

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Narrow Gauge

Depot—LaMotte (Advent & Development of

Railroads in Iowa MPS), Market St.,

LaMotte, 95000105

Polk County

Camp Dodge Pool District, Buildings A22–

A24, Camp Dodge, Johnston, 95000098

LOUISIANA

Terrebonne Parish

Cook, Herman Albert, House, 515 W. Main

St., Houma, 95000107
Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 96 / Thursday, May 18, 1995 / Notices 26737

Sec. 21;

Sec. 28;

Sec. 29, N1⁄2, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4SW1⁄4,

S1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, S1⁄2SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;

Sec. 30, lots 1, 4, and 6, N1⁄2NE1⁄4,

E1⁄2W1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4,

W1⁄2SE1⁄4NE, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, S1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4,

SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, W1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4,

SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, and

S1⁄2SE1⁄4;

Sec. 31, lots 1 to 4 inclusive, E1⁄2, and

E1⁄2W1⁄2;

Sec. 32;

Sec. 33.

T. 30 S., R. 38 E.,

All of the following land lying north of the

northern right-of-way boundary of the

highway known as the Redrock Randsburg

Road:

Sec. 4, lot 2 of NE1⁄4, and E1⁄2 lot 2 of

NW1⁄4.

Sec. 6, lot 1 of NE1⁄4, lot 1 of NW1⁄4, lot 2

of NE1⁄4, lot 2 of NW1⁄4, lot 1 of SW1⁄4,

lot 2 of SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4.

The area within the withdrawal contains

approximately 16,560 acres.

Congress has mandated all the public

lands described above be conveyed to

the State of California, subject to valid

existing rights, for inclusion in Red

Rock Canyon State Park (California

Desert Protection Act, 108 Stat. 4471,

sec. 701.) The purpose of the proposed

withdrawal is to protect the park values

of this designated area until the lands

can be conveyed to the State of

California pursuant to the

aforementioned act.

For a period of 90 days from the date

of publication of this notice, all persons

who wish to submit comments,

suggestions, or objections in connection

with the proposed withdrawal may

present their views in writing to the

California State Director of the Bureau

of Land Management.

A public meeting is required to be

held regarding the proposed

withdrawal. Upon determination by the

authorized officer of the location and

date of the meeting, a notice of time and

place will be published in the Federal

Register and in a local newspaper at

least 30 days before the scheduled date

of the meeting.

The application will be processed in

accordance with the regulations set

forth in 43 CFR 2300. Records relating

to the application are available for

examination in the BLM Public Room,

2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA

95825.

For a period of 2 years from the date

of publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the lands will be

segregated as specified above unless the

application is denied or canceled or the

withdrawal is approved prior to that

date.

The temporary uses which will be

permitted during this segregative period

are land uses consistent with the

California Desert Conservation Area

Plan and permitted by the

Memorandum of Understanding

between the Bureau of Land

Management and the California

Department of Parks and Recreation.

Existing rights are not affected by this

action.

David M. McIlnay

Chief, Branch of Lands

[FR Doc. 95–12205 Filed 5–17–95; 8:45 am]

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Fish and Wildlife Service

Information Collection Submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

for Review Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act

The proposal for the collection of

information listed below has been

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for reinstatement

approval under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35). Copies of the proposed

information collection requirement and

related forms and explanatory material

may be obtained by contacting the

Service’s clearance officer at the phone

number listed below. Comments and

suggestions on the requirement should

be made directly to the Service

Clearance Officer and the Office of

Management and Budget, Paperwork

Reduction Project (1018–0009)

Washington, D.C. 20503, telephone 202–

395–7340.

Title: Woodcock Wing Collection

Envelope

OMB Approval Number: 1018–0009

Abstract: The Migratory Bird Treaty

Act authorizes and directs the Secretary

of the Interior to determine to what

extent migratory game birds may be

hunted. For several species of game

birds, including the woodcock, this

determination is based primarily on

biological information gathered through

surveys. Survey cooperators provide

data on their harvests and hunting

activities, and from each bird taken,

they submit one wing for certain

biological determinations.

Service Form Number: 3–156A.

Frequency: On occasion.

Description of Respondents:

Individuals and households.

Completion Time: The overall

reporting burden is estimated to average

4 minutes per response with a response

rate average of 5 responses per

respondent.

Annual Responses: 2,000.

Annual Burden Hours: 670.

Service Clearance Officer: Phyllis H.

Cook, 703–358–1943 Mail Stop—224

Arlington Square, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Washington, D.C.

20240.

Dated: April 14, 1995.

John J. Doggett,

Acting Assistant Director—Refuges and

Wildlife.

[FR Doc. 95–12224 Filed 5–17–95; 8:45 am]

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Endangered and Threatened Species

Permit Application

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability;

request for comments.

Availability of an Environmental

Assessment and Receipt of an

Application for a Permit to Allow

Incidental Take of Threatened and

Endangered Species by Murray Pacific

Corporation on its Mineral Tree Farm in

Lewis County, Washington.

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public

that Murray Pacific Corporation

(Applicant) has applied to the U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service (FWS) for an

incidental take permit pursuant to

section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered

Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).

The Applicant has requested the permit

as an amendment to their existing

permit (PRT–777837) authorizing

incidental take of the northern spotted

owl, which was issued on September

24, 1993, and have amended their

existing Habitat Conservation Plan

(HCP). The application has been

assigned permit number PRT–777837.

The Applicant has also requested to

enter into a consensual agreement with

the U.S. National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS) to address the needs of

anadromous salmonids being

considered for listing under the Act, and

with the FWS to conserve other fish and

wildlife species which may be

associated with habitats on their

Mineral Tree Farm in Lewis County,

Washington (Tree Farm). The requested

permit would authorize the incidental

take of all species presently listed under

the Act, that may occur on the

Applicant’s Tree Farm. The proposed

incidental take would occur as a result

of timber harvest activities in the

various habitat types that occur now,

and will occur on the Tree Farm during

the term of the proposed permit. The

HCP Amendment includes an agreement

for the issuance of additional permits

for the incidental take of species not

presently listed under the Act, but

which may become listed during the

term of the proposed permit, and which

may occur in habitats on the Tree Farm.
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The FWS in conjunction with NMFS

announce the availability of an

Environmental Assessment (EA) for the

proposed issuance of the incidental take

permit and signing of the agreement.

The FWS is taking administrative

responsibility for announcing the

availability of the aforementioned

documents. This notice is provided

pursuant to section 10(c) of the Act and

National Environmental Policy Act

regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).

DATES: Written comments on the permit

application and EA should be received

on or before June 19, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the

application or EA should be addressed

to Mr. Curt Smitch, Assistant Regional

Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

3773 Martin Way East, Building C—

Suite 101, Olympia, Washington 98501.

Please refer to permit No. PRT–777837

when submitting comments. Individuals

wishing copies of the application or EA

for review should immediately contact

the above office (360–534–9330).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Craig Hansen, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, 3773 Martin Way East, Building

C- Suite 101, Olympia, WA., 98501;

(360) 412–5465. Steve Landino,

National Marine Fisheries Service, 3773

Martin Way East, Building C- Suite 101,

Olympia, WA., 98501; (360) 412–5469.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Under section 9 of the Act and its

implementing regulations, ‘‘taking’’ of a

threatened or endangered species, is

prohibited. However, the FWS and

NMFS, under limited circumstances,

may issue permits to take threatened

and endangered wildlife species if such

taking is incidental to, and not the

purpose of, otherwise lawful activities.

Regulations governing permits for

threatened species are in 50 CFR 17.32

and in 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered

species.

The Applicant proposes to implement

an amendment to their HCP for the

northern spotted owl that will allow

timber harvest on portions of

approximately 55,000 acres of their Tree

Farm. The Applicant’s proposed timber

harvest may result in the take, as

defined in the Act and its implementing

regulations, of listed species. The HCP

and permit would be in effect through

the year 2094. The application includes

an amended HCP and Implementation

Agreement.

The Applicant proposes to mitigate

for the incidental take of all listed

species by maintaining at least 10

percent of the Tree Farm in nonharvestable reserves for the term of the

permit. Reserves would be established

during a Watershed Analysis process

which the Applicant would complete by

2004. The expected result of Watershed

Analysis would place a majority of the

reserves in riparian zones. In addition,

the Applicant would be committed to a

variety of special measures intended to

mitigate and minimize impacts to the

habitat types which occur on the Tree

Farm, and specific State and Federal

species of concern including the grizzly

bear, gray wolf, bald and golden eagles,

goshawk, Larch Mountain salamander,

Townsend’s big-eared bat, long-legged

myotis (bat), and others. The Applicant

also proposes to mitigate for impacts to

anadromous salmonids through habitat

conservation measures for these species.

The EA considers the environmental

consequences of 5 alternatives,

including the proposed action and noaction alternatives. The proposed action

alternative is the issuance of a permit

under section 10(a) of the Act that

would authorize incidental take of all

listed species, and signing of the

agreement for currently unlisted

species, that may occur in the habitats

on the Applicant’s Tree Farm. The

proposed action would require the

Applicant to implement their amended

Habitat Conservation Plan. Under the

no-action alternative, the Applicant

would continue to implement their

existing northern spotted owl HCP, and

additional incidental take permits

would not be issued. The third

alternative is to maintain approximately

29 percent of the Tree Farm in reserves

generated according to Watershed

Analysis prescriptions. The fourth

alternative is to maintain reserves on

about 17 percent of the Tree Farm, and

would allow the Applicant to harvest

timber on a limited basis in the outer

half of riparian reserves. The fifth

alternative would place about 5 percent

of the Tree Farm in riparian reserves

with additional protection on steep

slopes with wet talus habitat, the

Applicant would commit to and

complete further Watershed Analysis by

the year 2004, and the Applicant would

retain all live conifer and conifer snags

greater than 40 inches in diameter at

breast height.

Dated: May 12, 1995.

Thomas Dwyer,

Deputy Regional Director, Region 1, Fish and

Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon.

[FR Doc. 95–12204 Filed 5–17–95; 8:45 am]

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National Park Service

National Capital Memorial

Commission; Public Meeting

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with the Federal Advisory Committee

Act that a meeting of the National

Capital Memorial Commission will be

held on Tuesday, June 20, 1995, at 1

p.m., at the National Building Museum,

Room 312, 5th and F Streets, NW.

The Commission was established by

Public Law 99–652, the Commemorative

Works Act, for the purpose of preparing

and recommending to the Secretary of

the Interior, Administrator, General

Services Administration, and Members

of Congress broad criteria, guidelines,

and policies for memorializing persons

and events on Federal lands in the

National Capital Region (as defined in

the National Capital Planning Act of

1952, as amended), through the media

of monuments, memorials and statues. It

is to examine each memorial proposal

for adequacy and appropriateness, make

recommendations to the Secretary and

Administrator, and to serve as

information focal point for those

persons seeking to erect memorials on

Federal land in the National Capital

Region.

The members of the Commission are

as follows:

Director, National Park Service

Chairman, National Capital Planning

Commission

The Architect of the Capitol

Chairman, American Battle Monuments

Commission

Chairman, Commission of Fine Arts

Mayor of the District of Columbia

Administrator, General Services

Administration

Secretary of Defense

The purpose of the meeting will be to

consider sites for the World War II

Memorial. The meeting will be open to

the public. Any person may file with the

Commission a written statement

concerning the matters to be discussed.

Persons who wish to file a written

statement or testify at the meeting or

who want further information

concerning the meeting may contact the

Commission at 202–619–7097. Minutes

of the meeting will be available for

public inspection 4 weeks after the

meeting at the Office of Land Use

Coordination, National Capital Region,

1100 Ohio Drive, SW., Room 201,

Washington, D.C., 20242.

Dated: May 11, 1995.

Robert Stanton,

Regional Director, National Capital Region.

[FR Doc. 95–12260 Filed 5–17–95; 8:45 am]

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boundary and subdivisional lines, and

the survey of the centerline of the May

to Patterson Road and Lot 2 in section

32, T. 15 N., R. 22 E., Boise Meridian,

Idaho, Group No. 887, was accepted,

May 24, 1995.

This survey was executed to meet

certain administrative needs of the

Bureau of Land Management.

All inquiries concerning the survey of

the above described land must be sent

to the Chief, Branch of Cadastral Survey,

Idaho State Office, Bureau of Land

Management, 3380 Americana Terrace,

Boise, Idaho, 83706.

Dated: May 31, 1995.

Duane E. Olsen,

Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Idaho.

[FR Doc. 95–14109 Filed 6–8–95; 8:45 am]

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Fish and Wildlife Service

Information Collection Submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

for Review Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act

The proposal for the collection of

information listed below has been

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for reinstatement

approval under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35). Copies of the proposed

information collection requirement and

related forms and explanatory material

may be obtained by contacting the

Service’s clearance officer at the phone

number listed below. Comments and

suggestions on the requirement should

be made directly to the Service

Clearance Officer and the Office of

Management and Budget, Paperwork

Reduction Project (1018–0066)

Washington, D.C. 20503, telephone 202–

395–7340.

Title: Marking, Tagging and Reporting

Regulations for Polar Bear, Sea Otter

and Walrus.

OMB Approval Number: 1018–0066.

Abstract: The Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, (Act) as

amended, authorized the Secretary of

the Interior to prescribe marking,

tagging and reporting regulations in 50

CFR 18.23(f), for Alaska Natives

harvesting polar bear, seat otter, and

walrus. Under the Act Alaska Natives

residing in Alaska and dwelling on the

coast of the North Pacific or arctic

Oceans may harvest these species for

subsistence or handicraft purposes. The

marking and tagging program is

intended to gather reports of all kills

made, and to tag or mark, as

appropriate, skins, skulls and tusks of

marine mammals killed to reduce illegal

trading in walrus ivory, polar pear and

sea otter skins. The information

collected is used by the Fish and

Wildlife Service to improve its decisionmaking ability by substantially

expanding the quality and quantity of

harvest and biological data upon which

future management decisions can be

based. It provides the Service with the

ability to make inferences about the

condition and general health of the

populations and to consider the

importance and impact to these

populations from such processes as

development activities and habitat

degradation.

Service Form Number(s): R7–50

(Walrus Certificate); R7–51 (Polar Bear

Certificate); R7–52 (Sea Otter Certificate)

Frequency: On occasion.

Description of Respondents:

Individuals and household.

Completion Time: The reporting

burden is estimated to average 15

minutes per respondent; respondents

will average 1.46 responses per year.

Annual Responses: 2,925.

Annual Burden Hours: 732.

Service Clearance Officer: Phyllis H.

Cook, 703–358–1943, Mail Stop—224

Arlington Square, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Washington, D.C.

20240.

Dated May 22, 1995.

Rowan W. Gould,

Acting Assistant Director—Fisheries.

[FR Doc. 95–14087 Filed 6–8–95; 8:45 am]

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Endangered and Threatened Species

Permit Application

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the

Final Environmental Impact Statement

(EIS) on the Proposed Issuance of an

Incidental Take Permit for Desert

Tortoises in Clark County, Nevada.

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public

that the Final Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) on the proposed

issuance of an incidental take permit for

desert tortoises in Clark County, Nevada

is available. The Record of Decision will

be published no sooner than 30 days

from this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dolores Savignano, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, 1500 North Decatur

Boulevard, #01, Las Vegas, Nevada

89108 or Carlos Mendoza, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, 4600 Kietzke Lane,

Building C, Room 125, Reno, Nevada

89502.

Individuals wishing copies of this

Final EIS should immediately contact

Christine Robinson, Clark County

Manager’s Office, 225 Bridger Avenue,

Las Vegas, Nevada 89155. Copies of the

Final EIS have been sent to all agencies

and individuals who previously

received copies of the Draft EIS and to

all others who have already requested

copies.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

On April 2, 1990, the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service (Service) issued a final

rule (55 FR 12178) that determined the

desert tortoise to be a threatened species

under the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (Act). That regulation

became effective on the date of its

publication in the Federal Register.

Because of its listing as a threatened

species, the desert tortoise is protected

by the Act’s prohibition against

‘‘taking.’’ The Act defines ‘‘take’’ to

mean: to harass, harm, pursue, hunt,

shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture or

collect, or to attempt to engage in such

conduct. ‘‘Harm’’ is further defined by

regulation as any act that kills or injures

wildlife including significant habitat

modification or degradation where it

actually kills or injures wildlife by

significantly impairing essential

behavioral patterns, including breeding,

feeding, or sheltering (50 CFR 17.3).

The Service, however, may issue

permits to carry out otherwise lawful

activities involving take of endangered

and threatened wildlife under certain

circumstances. Regulations governing

permits are in 50 CFR 17.22, 17.23, and

17.32. For threatened species, such

permits are available for scientific

purposes, enhancing the propagation or

survival of the species, economic

hardship, zoological exhibition or

educational purposes, incidental taking,

or special purposes consistent with the

purposes of the Act.

Clark County; the cities of Las Vegas,

North Las Vegas, Henderson, Mesquite,

and Boulder City; and Nevada

Department of Transportation (NDOT)

(Applicants) submitted an application to

the Service for a permit to incidentally

take desert tortoises (Gopherus

agassizii), pursuant to section

10(a)(1)(B) of the Act, in association

with various proposed public and

private projects in Clark County,

Nevada. The proposed permit would

allow incidental take of desert tortoises

for a period of 30 years, resulting from

development on up to 113,900 acres of

private lands within Clark County,

Nevada. The permit application was

received September 28, 1994, and was

accompanied by the Clark County

Desert Conservation Plan (CCDCP),

which serves as the Applicant’s habitat
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conservation plan and details their

proposed measures to minimize,

monitor, and mitigate the impacts of the

proposed take on the desert tortoise.

The Applicants propose to expend

$1.35 million per year, and up to $1.65

million per year for the first 10 years, to

minimize and mitigate the potential loss

of desert tortoise habitat. It is

anticipated that the majority of these

funds will be used to implement

mitigation measures as described in the

CCDCP. In addition, funds will be

provided to State and Federal resource

managers for implementing desert

tortoise recovery measures

recommended in the Desert Tortoise

(Mojave Population) Recovery Plan, and

for planning and managing lands both

within and outside of desert wildlife

management areas. The desert tortoise is

only part of the desert ecosystem, and

unless the various species of plants and

animals which co-inhabit that system

are likewise preserved, the status of the

desert tortoise is likely to decline.

Therefore, the needs of other plant and

wildlife resources will be addressed,

possibly avoiding the need to list these

species as threatened or endangered

under the Act in the future. The

Applicants also propose to purchase a

conservation easement that preserves,

protects, and assures the management

and study of the conservation values,

and in particular the habitat of the

desert tortoise, of more than 85,000

acres of non-Federal land in Clark

County.

To minimize the impacts of take, the

Applicants propose to provide a free

pick-up and collection service for desert

tortoises encountered in harm’s way

within Clark County. These desert

tortoises will be made available for

beneficial uses such as translocation

studies and programs, research,

education, zoos, museums, or other

programs approved by the Service and

Nevada Division of Wildlife. Sick or

injured desert tortoises will be

humanely euthanized. NDOT will

incorporate specific measures into its

operations to avoid or minimize impacts

to desert tortoises. Clark County will

also implement a public information

and education program to benefit the

desert tortoise and the desert ecosystem.

Clark County or the cities would

approve the issuance of land

development permits for otherwise

lawful public and private project

proponents during the 30-year period in

which the proposed Federal permit

would be in effect. Clark County or the

cities would impose, and NDOT would

pay, a fee of $550 per acre of habitat

disturbance to fund the measures to

minimize and mitigate the impacts of

the proposed action on desert tortoises.

The underlying purpose or goal of the

proposed action is to develop a program

designed to ensure the continued

existence of the species, while resolving

potential conflicts that may arise from

otherwise lawful private and public

improvement projects.

B. Development of the Final EIS

This Final EIS has been developed by

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In

the development of this Final EIS, the

Service initiated action to assure

compliance with the purpose and intent

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA).

Scoping activities were undertaken

preparatory to developing a Draft EIS

with a variety of Federal, State, and

local entities. A Notice of Intent to

prepare a Draft EIS was published

February 4, 1994 (59 FR 5439); a public

scoping meeting was held February 14,

1994; and a Notice of Availability of a

Draft EIS and Receipt of an Application

for an Incidental Take Permit for Desert

Tortoises in Clark County, Nevada was

published February 10, 1995 (60 FR

8058).

Potential consequences, in terms of

adverse impacts and benefits associated

with the implementation of each

alternative selected for detailed

analysis, were described in the Draft

EIS. The Service received 13 letters of

comment on the Draft EIS which

focused on the following subject areas:

(1) Survey and removal of desert

tortoises; (2) translocation of tortoises to

a sanctuary; (3) euthanasia of tortoises;

(4) measurable criteria for short-term

and long-term conservation goals; (5)

tortoise adoption; (6) effects to other

species and resources; and (7) financing

implementation of the CCDCP.

Appendix A of the Final EIS contains

copies of all comments received and

responses to all comments received. The

Final EIS was revised where appropriate

based on public comment and review.

Issues and potential consequences have

remained identical from the draft to the

final EIS.

C. Alternatives Analyzed in the Final

EIS

Two alternatives were considered.

Issuance of the permit with the

mitigating, minimizing, and monitoring

measures outlined in the CCDCP is the

Service’s preferred action and is

discussed above. The Draft EIS outlined

alternative measures that were

considered by the Service prior to

issuance of the permit. The other

alternative selected for detailed

evaluation was a No Action alternative.

The No Action alternative would benefit

individual desert tortoises on private

lands in the short-term, however, it has

been determined that viable populations

of desert tortoises will not persist in the

urban areas over the long-term. The No

Action alternative would, therefore, not

provide the benefits of the long-term

recovery efforts for the desert tortoise

identified in the CCDCP. The No Action

alternative was not identified as the

preferred alternative because it would

diffuse existing regional conservation

planning efforts for the desert tortoise

and possibly concentrate activity on

individual project needs, not meet the

purpose and needs of the Applicants,

and not provide the long-term benefits

to the desert tortoise. Additionally, the

No Action alternative could result in

adverse impacts to the social

environment within Clark County due

to constraints on land-use activities that

would impact the desert tortoise.

Dated: June 1, 1995.

Thomas Dwyer,

Deputy Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 95–13901 Filed 6–8–95; 8:45 am]

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Finding of No Significant Impact for

Incidental Take Permits for the

Construction of Single-Family

Residences at the Specific Site

Locations Indicated Below in Travis

County, Texas

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service) has prepared an

Environmental Assessment for issuance

of a Section 10(a)(1)(B) permit for the

incidental take of the federally

endangered golden-cheeked warbler

(Dendroica chrysoparia) during the

construction and operation of singlefamily residences in Travis County,

Texas.

Proposed Action

The proposed action is the issuance of

permits under Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the

Endangered Species Act to authorize the

incidental take of the golden-cheeked

warbler.

The Applicant (Steven G. Madere)

plans to construct a single-family

residence at the specific site indicated

as Lot 22, Block H, Long Canyon Phase

IIA, aka 9000 Bell Mountain Drive,

Austin, Travis County, Texas (PRT–

799859).

The Applicant (Larry Michael

Beasley) plans to construct a singlefamily residence at the specific site
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approximate time required to make their

comments.

Open committee discussion. The

committee will discuss data relevant to

the new drug application (NDA) 20–569

ganciclovir intravitreal implant

(Vitrasert Sterile Intravitreal Implant,

Chiron Vision Corp.) for treatment of

cytomegalovirus retinitis. The

committee will also discuss data

relevant to NDA 20–597 latanoprost

(XalatanTM Sterile Ophthalmic Solution,

Pharmacia, Inc.) a topical ophthalmic

drug indicated for the reduction of

elevated intraocular pressure in patients

with open-angle glaucoma and ocular

hypertension.

FDA public advisory committee

meetings may have as many as four

separable portions: (1) An open public

hearing, (2) an open committee

discussion, (3) a closed presentation of

data, and (4) a closed committee

deliberation. Every advisory committee

meeting shall have an open public

hearing portion. Whether or not it also

includes any of the other three portions

will depend upon the specific meeting

involved. There are no closed portions

for the meetings announced in this

notice. The dates and times reserved for

the open portions of each committee

meeting are listed above.

The open public hearing portion of

each meeting shall be at least 1 hour

long unless public participation does

not last that long. It is emphasized,

however, that the 1 hour time limit for

an open public hearing represents a

minimum rather than a maximum time

for public participation, and an open

public hearing may last for whatever

longer period the committee

chairperson determines will facilitate

the committee’s work.

Public hearings are subject to FDA’s

guideline (subpart C of 21 CFR part 10)

concerning the policy and procedures

for electronic media coverage of FDA’s

public administrative proceedings,

including hearings before public

advisory committees under 21 CFR part

14. Under 21 CFR 10.205,

representatives of the electronic media

may be permitted, subject to certain

limitations, to videotape, film, or

otherwise record FDA’s public

administrative proceedings, including

presentations by participants.

Meetings of advisory committees shall

be conducted, insofar as is practical, in

accordance with the agenda published

in this Federal Register notice. Changes

in the agenda will be announced at the

beginning of the open portion of a

meeting.

Any interested person who wishes to

be assured of the right to make an oral

presentation at the open public hearing

portion of a meeting shall inform the

contact person listed above, either orally

or in writing, prior to the meeting. Any

person attending the hearing who does

not in advance of the meeting request an

opportunity to speak will be allowed to

make an oral presentation at the

hearing’s conclusion, if time permits, at

the chairperson’s discretion.

The agenda, the questions to be

addressed by the committee, and a

current list of committee members will

be available at the meeting location on

the day of the meeting.

Transcripts of the open portion of the

meeting may be requested in writing

from the Freedom of Information Office

(HFI–35), Food and Drug

Administration, rm. 12A–16, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857,

approximately 15 working days after the

meeting, at a cost of 10 cents per page.

The transcript may be viewed at the

Dockets Management Branch (HFA–

305), Food and Drug Administration,

rm. 1–23, 12420 Parklawn Dr.,

Rockville, MD 20857, approximately 15

working days after the meeting, between

the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday

through Friday. Summary minutes of

the open portion of the meeting may be

requested in writing from the Freedom

of Information Office (address above)

beginning approximately 90 days after

the meeting.

This notice is issued under section

10(a)(1) and (2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2), and

FDA’s regulations (21 CFR part 14) on

advisory committees.

Dated: November 13, 1995.

David A. Kessler,

Commissioner of Food and Drugs.

[FR Doc. 95–28366 Filed 11–16–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Community Planning and

Development

[Docket No. FR–3778–N–63]

Federal Property Suitable as Facilities

To Assist the Homeless

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Community Planning and

Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This Notice identifies

unutilized, underutilized, excess, and

surplus Federal property reviewed by

HUD for suitability for possible use to

assist the homeless.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 17, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark Johnston, Department of Housing

and Urban Development, Room 7256,

451 Seventh Street SW., Washington,

DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1226;

TDD number for the hearing- and

speech-impaired (202) 708-2565, (these

telephone numbers are not toll-free), or

call the toll-free Title V information line

at 1–800–927–7588.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with the December 12, 1988

court order in National Coalition for the

Homeless v. Veterans Administration,

No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD

publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis,

identifying unutilized, underutilized,

excess and surplus Federal buildings

and real property that HUD has

reviewed for suitability for use to assist

the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the

purpose of announcing that no

additional properties have been

determined suitable or unsuitable this

week.

Dated: November 9, 1995.

Jacquie M. Lawing,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic

Development.

[FR Doc. 95–2828 Filed 11–16–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–29–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Availability of a Draft Environmental

Impact Statement and Receipt of an

Application for the Proposed Issuance

of a Permit To Allow Incidental Take of

Threatened and Endangered Species

on Plum Creek Timber Company, L.P.,

Lands in the I–90 Corridor, King and

Kittitas Counties, WA

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability;

request for comments.

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public

that Plum Creek Timber Company, L.P.

(Applicant) has applied to the U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service and the National

Marine Fisheries Service (together

Services) for an incidental take permit

pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (Act). The Applicant has also

requested unlisted-species and safeharbor provisions in an Implementation

Agreement (Agreement) to cover

vertebrate species which may be found

in the planning area. The application

has been assigned permit number PRT–

808398. The requested permit would
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authorize incidental take of currently

listed threatened or endangered species

that may occur within the planning area

in King and Kittitas Counties,

Washington, as a result of the

Applicant’s timber management

activities. The unlisted-species

provision provides for the issuance of

further permits for the incidental take of

species not presently listed under the

Act, but which might become listed

during the term of the proposed permit,

and which might occur within the

planning area.

The Services also announce the

availability of a Draft Environmental

Impact Statement (DEIS) for the

proposed issuance of the incidental take

permit and approval of the Agreement.

All comments received will become part

of the public record and may be

released. This notice is provided

pursuant to section 10(c) of the Act and

National Environmental Policy Act

regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).

DATES: Written comments on the permit

application and DEIS should be

received on or before January 7, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the

application or DEIS, or requests for

those documents, should be addressed

to William Vogel, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Pacific Northwest Habitat

Conservation Plan Program, 3773 Martin

Way East, Building C—Suite 101,

Olympia, Washington 98501; (360) 534–

9330. Please refer to permit No. PRT–

808398 when submitting comments.

Individuals wishing copies of the

documents for review should

immediately contact the office listed

above. Copies of the documents are also

available at the following libraries:

Wenatchee Public Library, Attention:

Joy, 310 Douglas Street, Wenatchee,

Washington 98801

University of Washington Library,

Attention: Carolyn Aamot,

Government Publications Department,

170 Suzzallo Library, Seattle,

Washington 98195–2900

Seattle Public Library, Attention:

Jeanette Voiland, Government

Publications Department, 1000 Fourth

Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98104

Evergreen State College, Attention: Lee

Lyttle, Library Campus Parkway—

L23100H, Olympia, Washington

98505

Central Washington University,

Attention: Dr. Patrick McLaughlin,

Library Collection Development,

Ellensburg, Washington 98926

King County Library System, Attention:

Cheryl Standley, Documents

Department, 1111 110th Avenue

Northeast, Bellevue, Washington

98004

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Vogel, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, or Steve Landino, National

Marine Fisheries Service, at the office

listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Under section 9 of the Act and its

implementing regulations, ‘‘taking’’ of

threatened and endangered species is

prohibited. However, the Service, under

limited circumstances, may issue

permits to take threatened or

endangered wildlife species if such

taking is incidental to, and not the

purpose of, otherwise lawful activities.

Regulations governing permits for

threatened and endangered species are

in 50 CFR 17.32 and 17.22.

The permit application includes a

Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) and

the Agreement. In the HCP, the

Applicant has addressed species

conservation and ecosystem

management on approximately 170,000

acres of its private land in the Cascade

Mountains of Washington. The

Applicant’s ownership occurs in a

‘‘checkerboard’’ pattern in an area

commonly referred to as the I–90

Corridor. The term ‘‘checkerboard’’

refers to alternate sections of public and

private land. The ‘‘checkerboard’’ HCP

planning area is approximately 419,000

acres in size. The term of the proposed

permit is 50 years from the date of

issuance, with a possible extension of

an additional 50 years for safe-harbor

provision purposes.

The Applicant is requesting a permit

for the incidental take of northern

spotted owls (Strix occidentalis caurina)

(owls) which may occur as a result of

timber harvest and related activities

within a portion of the owl sites present

on the Applicant’s property. There are

currently more than 100 owl sites that

impact operations within the planning

area. The Applicant plans to avoid the

take of marbled murrelets

(Brachyramphus marmoratus

marmoratus), but has included

murrelets in the incidental take permit

application in case some incidental take

occurs. The Applicant has also included

grizzly bears (Ursus arctos = U.a.

horribilis) and gray wolves (Canis

lupus) in the permit application to cover

the circumstance where these species

may occur on the subject property in the

future and may at some point be subject

to take. The Applicant has addressed

numerous other species in their HCP

and is requesting the unlisted-species

and safe-harbor provisions in the

Agreement for vertebrate species which

may be found in habitats within the

planning area. At the time of

termination for the HCP phase of the

permit, the safe-harbor provision would

provide the Applicant relief from

regulatory restrictions on timbermanagement activities in habitats

provided for listed species which are

greater than the habitat amounts

required under the HCP.

The HCP is designed to complement

the Federal Northwest Forest Plan, and

includes various forms of mitigation

which are integral parts of the HCP.

Mitigation includes a schedule of

habitat amounts to be provided for each

decade of the 50-year HCP. These

habitats include eight stand-structure

types (ranging from early-successional

stages, such as stand initiation, to latesuccessional stages, such as old growth)

and habitat for owls. Owl-habitat

projections include projections for

nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat,

and for foraging and dispersal habitat.

Mitigation for gray wolves and grizzly

bears include avoidance of timber

harvest and road construction in certain

habitats, limits to road densities,

provision of visual cover, and other

specific management prescriptions.

Minimum prescriptions are also

provided for riparian and wetland areas,

and Watershed Analysis will be

completed on an accelerated basis.

Specific prescriptions to minimize and

mitigate impacts will also be

implemented for other species and

special habitats.

The DEIS considers four alternatives,

including the Proposed Action and the

No-action Alternatives. Under the Noaction Alternative, the Applicant would

avoid the take of all Federally listed

species and no permit would be issued.

Under the Riparian Alternative,

emphasis for conservation of fish and

wildlife species would be placed in

riparian and wetland areas; other

portions of the ownership would be

managed for aggressive timber harvest.

Under the Dispersal Alternative,

riparian areas would be managed for

fish and wildlife, but, in addition,

upland areas would be managed to

provide dispersal habitat for owls. The

Proposed Action builds upon the

benefits of the previous alternatives. It

places emphasis for conservation on

riparian and wetland areas, but, also,

commits to implementation of the

Applicant’s Environmental Principles;

provides for nesting, roosting, and

foraging habitat for owls, and provides

for habitat deferrals for owls and

goshawks. The Proposed Action

includes specific mitigation for other

currently listed and unlisted wildlife

species such as the gray wolf, grizzly

bear, Larch Mountain salamander, and
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other vertebrate species and special

habitats.

Dated: November 6, 1995.

Thomas J. Dwyer,

Deputy Regional Director, Region 1, Portland,

Oregon.

[FR Doc. 95–27962 Filed 11–16–95; 8:45 am]

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National Park Service

Fort McHenry National Monument and

Historic Shrine, MD; Concession

Contract

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Public notice.

SUMMARY: Public notice is hereby given

that the National Park Service proposes

to issue a concession contract for

operations currently conducted by

Evelyn Hill Corporation authorizing the

continuation of gift and souvenir sales

for the public at Fort McHenry National

Monument And Historic Shrine,

Baltimore, Maryland, for a period of five

(5) years from January 1, 1996 through

December 31, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 16, 1996.

ADDRESS: Interested parties should

contact the Superintendent, Fort

McHenry National Monument and

Historic Shrine, Baltimore, Maryland

21230–5393, for information as to the

requirements of the proposed contract.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

contract renewal has been determined to

be categorically excluded from the

procedural provisions of the National

Environmental Policy Act and no

environmental document will be

prepared.

The foregoing concessioner has

performed its obligations to the

satisfaction of the Secretary under an

existing contract which expired by

limitation of time on December 31,

1992, and therefore pursuant to the

provisions of Section 5 of the Act of

October 9, 1965 (79 Stat. 969; 16 U.S.C.

20), is entitled to be given preference in

the renewal of the contract and in the

negotiation of a new contract as defined

in 36 CFR, Section 51.5.

The Secretary will consider and

evaluate all proposals received as a

result of this notice. Any proposal,

including that of the existing

concessioner, must be postmarked or

hand delivered on or before the sixtieth

(60) day following publication of this

notice to be considered and evaluated.

Dated: November 2, 1995.

Warren Beach,

Acting Director, Northeast Field Area.

[FR Doc. 95–28363 Filed 11–16–95; 8:45 am]

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General Management Plan/

Development Concept Plan, Draft

Environmental Impact Statement,

Natural Bridges National Monument,

UT

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Availability of draft

environmental impact statement and

general management plan/development

concept plan for Natural Bridges

National Monument.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969, the National Park Service

(NPS) announces the availability of a

Draft Environmental Impact Statement/

General Management Plan/Development

Concept Plan (DEIS/GMP) for Natural

Bridges National Monument, Utah.

DATES: The DEIS/GMP will remain

available for public review until January

16, 1996. If any public meetings are held

concerning the DEIS/GMP, they will be

announced at a later date.

ADDRESSES: Comments of the DEIS/GMP

should be sent to the Superintendent,

Natural Bridges National Monument,

Box 1—Natural Bridges, Lake Powell,

Utah 84533–0101. Public reading copies

of the DEIS/GMP will be available for

review at the following locations:

Office of the Superintendent, Natural

Bridges National Monument, Box 1—

Natural Bridges, Lake Powell, Utah

84533–0101, (801) 692–1234

Office of Public Affairs, National Park

Service, Department of the Interior,

18th and C Streets NW., Washington,

DC 20240, Telephone: (202) 208–

6843.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DEIS/

GMP analyzes two alternatives which

are being considered to direct the

management and development of

Natural Bridges National Monument for

a period of about ten years.

The alternatives include: (1) No

Action—Under this alternative, existing

facilities and management actions

would remain unchanged; (2) Proposed

Plan—Under the proposal, the

administrative/visitor center would be

expanded to provide 900–1,400 square

feet of office and sales space; removal

and rehabilitation of a small picnic area,

the addition of a comfort station and

benches for visitor comfort along the

loop road; the addition of housing for 12

future employees; redesign of the visitor

center parking area to improve vehicular

circulation; and the addition of a garage

and storage building in the maintenance

area.

The DEIS/GMP in particular evaluates

the environmental consequences of the

proposed action and the other

alternative on water resources, flood

plains, wetlands, geology, soils,

vegetation, wildlife, threatened and

endangered species, air quality, visual

interpretation, socioeconomic data,

health and safety, law enforcement,

other agencies, management and

operations, and cumulative impacts.

The environmental consequences of the

proposed action and alternative

considered are fully disclosed in the

DEIS/GMP/DCP.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact

Superintendent, Natural Bridges

National Monument, at the above

address and telephone number.

Dated: October 20, 1995.

Roy Everhart,

Intermountain Field Area, National Park

Service.

[FR Doc. 95–28379 Filed 11–16–95; 8:45 am]

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Advisory Commission for the San

Francisco Maritime National Historical

Park; Meeting

Agenda for the December 7, 1995

Meeting of the Advisory Commission

for the San Francisco Maritime

National Historical Park

Public Meeting, Fort Mason, Building C,

Room 370, 9:30 am–12:15 pm

9:30 am—At Building C

Welcome—Neil Chaitin, Chairman,

Proclamation Presentation—Neil

Chaitin, Chairman,

Opening Remarks—Neil Chaitin,

Chairman

William G. Thomas, Superintendent

Old Business

Approval of Minutes

9:45 am—Orientation to Park

Departments

Collections, Judy Hitzeman,

Supervisory Archivist

Small Craft, William Doll, Curator of

Small Craft

10:05 am—Update—Museum

Accreditation San Francisco

Maritime National Historical Park,

Marc Hayman—Chief,

Interpretation and Resource

Management

10:15 am—Update—General

Management Plan, William G.

Thomas, Superintendent

10:30 am—Break.

10:45 am—FY–96 Ships Division

Priorities, Acting Ships Manager
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Name Permit No. Issuance date

Ray Griffiths ............................................................................................................................................................. 800793 6/22/95

Zentner and Zentner, Incorporated ......................................................................................................................... 800794 6/22/95

James Deacon ......................................................................................................................................................... 794782 6/27/95

Patricia Ann Hobell .................................................................................................................................................. 789266 6/27/95

San Marino Environmental Consultants .................................................................................................................. 781377 7/3/95

Louis Courtois .......................................................................................................................................................... 802446 7/20/95

Elaine Harding-Smith ............................................................................................................................................... 802445 8/4/95

Biosearch Wildlife Surveys ...................................................................................................................................... 768251 8/9/95

Jepson Prairie Reserve ........................................................................................................................................... 800777 8/9/95

Donald L. Davis ....................................................................................................................................................... 800797 8/9/95

Carl J. Page ............................................................................................................................................................. 802094 8/11/95

Patricia Baird ........................................................................................................................................................... 802107 8/11/95

Manomet Observatory for Conservation Sciences .................................................................................................. 800922 8/11/95

John E. Moeur ......................................................................................................................................................... 802092 8/13/95

Stephen J. Myers ..................................................................................................................................................... 804203 8/13/95

A.G. Crook Company .............................................................................................................................................. 802456 8/18/95

California Department of Water Resources ............................................................................................................. 801821 9/5/95

Regional Environmental Consultants ...................................................................................................................... 797665 9/5/95

Lisa Webber ............................................................................................................................................................. 802086 9/5/95

Thomas Roberts ...................................................................................................................................................... 802103 9/5/95

Carolee Caffrey ........................................................................................................................................................ 802104 9/5/95

Robert A. Aramayo .................................................................................................................................................. 804207 9/20/95

Assistant Regional Director-Ecological Services, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service .................................. 702631 10/19/95

Arthur Davenport ..................................................................................................................................................... 802450 10/30/95

Patrice Ashfield ........................................................................................................................................................ 807056 11/3/95

Enterprise Advisory Services, Incorporated ............................................................................................................ 806723 11/10/95

Janet Randall ........................................................................................................................................................... 799486 12/4/95

Becky Yeager .......................................................................................................................................................... 804076 12/6/95

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Chief, Division of Consultation and

Conservation Planning, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Ecological Services,

911 N.E. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon

97232–4181 (tel: 503–231–2063; fax:

503–231–6243).

Dated: February 9, 1996.

Thomas Dwyer,

Deputy Regional Director, Region 1, Portland,

Oregon.

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Availability of an Environmental

Assessment and Receipt of an

Application Submitted by Ms. Suzanne

Gasque and Ms. Jewel Felkel for an

Incidental Take Permit for Redcockaded Woodpeckers in Association

With Timber Harvesting Activities on

Their Property in Orangeburg County,

South Carolina

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Ms. Suzanne Gasque and Ms.

Jewel Felkel (Applicants) have applied

to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for

an incidental take permit pursuant to

Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered

Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended.

The proposed permit would authorize

the incidental take of a federally

endangered species, the red-cockaded

woodpecker Picoides borealis (RCW)

known to occur on property owned by

the Applicants in Orangeburg County,

South Carolina. The Applicants propose

to harvest 106 acres of timber on their

446-acre property located approximately

3.5 miles south of Elloree. The proposed

permit would authorize incidental take

of RCWs on this property in exchange

for mitigation elsewhere as described

further in the Supplementary

Information Section below.

The Service also announces the

availability of an environmental

assessment (EA) and habitat

conservation plan (HCP) for the

incidental take application. Copies of

the EA or HCP may be obtained by

making a request to the Regional Office

address below. Requests must be

submitted in writing to be processed.

This notice is provided pursuant to

Section 10 of the Act and National

Environmental Policy Act Regulations

(40 CFR 1506.6).

DATES: Written comments on the permit

application, EA and HCP should be sent

to the Regional Permit Coordinator in

Atlanta, Georgia, at the address below

and should be received on or before

March 18, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review

the application, HCP, and EA may

obtain a copy by writing the Service’s

Southeast Regional Office, Atlanta,

Georgia. Documents will also be

available for public inspection by

appointment during normal business

hours at the Regional Office; or the

Asheville, North Carolina or Charleston,

South Carolina Field Offices. Written

data or comments concerning the

application, EA, or HCP should be

submitted to the Regional Office. Please

reference permit under PRT–810934 in

such comments.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (AES/

TE), 1875 Century Boulevard, Suite

200, Atlanta, Georgia 30345,

Telephone: 404/679–7110, Fax: 404/

679–7081

Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, 160 Zillicoa Street, Asheville,

North Carolina 28801, Telephone:

704/258–3939

Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, 217 Fort Johnson Road,

Charleston, South Carolina 29422–

2559, Telephone: 803/727–4707.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janice Nicholls at the Asheville, North

Carolina Field Office, or Lori Duncan at

the Charleston, South Carolina, Field

Office, or Rick G. Gooch at the Atlanta,

Georgia, Regional Office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RCW

is a territorial, non-migratory

cooperative breeding bird species.

RCWs live in social units called groups

which generally consist of a breeding

pair, the current year’s offspring, and

one or more helpers (normally adult

male offspring of the breeding pair from

previous years). Groups maintain yearround territories near their roost and

nest trees. The RCW is unique among

the North American woodpeckers in
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that it is the only woodpecker that

excavates its roost and nest cavities in

living pine trees. Each group member

has its own cavity, although there may

be multiple cavities in a single pine tree.

The aggregate of cavity trees is called a

cluster. RCWs forage almost exclusively

on pine trees and they generally prefer

pines greater than 10 inches diameter at

breast height. Foraging habitat is

contiguous with the cluster. The

number of acres required to supply

adequate foraging habitat depends on

the quantity and quality of the pine

stems available.

The RCW is endemic to the pine

forests of the Southeastern United States

and was once widely distributed across

16 States. The species evolved in a

mature fire-maintained ecosystem. The

RCW has declined primarily due to the

conversion of mature pine forests to

young pine plantations, agricultural

fields, and residential and commercial

developments, and to hardwood

encroachment in existing pine forests

due to fire suppression. The species is

still widely distributed (presently

occurs in 13 southeastern States), but

remaining populations are highly

fragmented and isolated. Presently, the

largest populations occur on federally

owned lands such as military

installations and national forests.

In South Carolina, there are an

estimated 681 active RCW clusters as of

1994; 67 percent are on Federal lands,

6 percent are on State lands, and 27

percent are on private lands. The

populations on public lands are

generally stable, and in some cases are

increasing. The overall population trend

on private lands in South Carolina, on

the other hand, is downward. Most

RCW populations on private lands are

relatively small and isolated.

The Applicant’s land in Orangeburg

County hosts a small and isolated

population of RCWs. As of 1995, there

were 2 active RCW clusters; 1 breeding

group and 1 solitary adult male. The

nearest known RCW group occurs on

private lands approximately 2.5 miles to

the north of the Gasque/Felkel tract near

Elloree. The nearest known RCW

concentration (greater than 5 groups)

occurs over 10–15 miles away on the

Manchester State Forest/Shaw Air Force

Base to the north in Sumter County, and

on the privately-owned Norfolk

Southern property located south of the

Gasque/Felkel tract in Dorchester

County. The Applicants propose to

harvest timber on their property for

supplemental income. Timber

harvesting activities may result in death

of, or harm to, any remaining RCWs

through the loss of nesting and foraging

habitat.

The EA considers the environmental

consequences of three alternatives,

including the proposed action. The

proposed action alternative is issuance

of the incidental take permit and

implementation of the HCP as submitted

by the Applicants. The HCP will

provide for the provisioning of 4

clusters with artificial starts and cavities

on suitable habitat on the Sandhills

State Forest in Chesterfield County. The

Sandhills State Forest is part of a

designated recovery population for the

RCW in the South Carolina Sandhills

Physiographic Province. The State

Forest has a total of 46,000 acres of

which 40,000 acres are manageable pine

lands (predominately longleaf pine).

The State Forest currently has 55 active

RCW groups with a long-term goal of

increasing the population to assist with

the recovery of the South Carolina

Sandhills population. The HCP will also

involve the translocation of any

juveniles produced by the breeding pair

on the Gasque/Felkel property to the

provisioned sites at the Sandhills State

Forest. Finally, the HCP will involve

monitoring the provisioned sites for a

specified time period at the State Forest

to determine success of the provisioning

efforts. The HCP provides a funding

source for the mitigation measures.

Dated: January 9, 1996.

Noreen K. Clough,

Regional Director.

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Migratory Bird Hunting and

Conservation Stamp (Duck Stamp)

Contest

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Service announces the

dates and locations of the 1996 Federal

Duck Stamp Contest; the public is

invited to attend.

DATES: 1. The 1996 contest opens for

submission July 1, 1996.

2. The public may view the 1996

Federal Duck Stamp Contest entries on

Tuesday, October 15, 1996, from 10:00

a.m. to 2:00 p.m., in the Department of

the Interior Auditorium.

3. This year’s judging will be held

from October 16–17, 1996, beginning at

10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 16,

and continuing at 9:00 a.m. on

Thursday, October 17.

4. Persons wishing to enter this year’s

contest may submit entries anytime after

Monday, July 1, but all must be

postmarked no later than midnight

Sunday, September 15, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Requests for complete

copies of the regulations, reproduction

rights and the display and participation

agreements should be addressed to:

Federal Duck Stamp Contest, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, Department of the

Interior, 1849 C Street NW., Suite 2058,

Washington, DC 20240.

Location of Contest: Department of

the Interior Building, Auditorium (C

Street entrance), 1849 C Street NW.,

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mrs. Lita F. Edwards, Telephone (202)

208–4354 or Fax (202) 208–6296.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

following five eligible species for the

1996–97 duck stamp contest are as

follows:

(1) Canada Goose

(2) Greater Scaup

(3) Green-Winged Teal

(4) Northern Pintail

(5) Black Duck

The primary author of this document

is Mrs. Lita F. Edwards, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service.

Dated: February 6, 1996.

John G. Rogers, Jr.,

Director.

[FR Doc. 96–3562 Filed 2–15–96; 8:45 am]

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Bureau of Land Management

[CACA 35919]

California; Classification of Public

Lands

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice, CA–35919.

SUMMARY: The following described lands

have been examined and found suitable

for classification for recreation and

public purposes under the provisions of

the Recreation and Public Purposes Act

(R&PP) of June 14, 1926, as amended (43

U.S.C. 869 et. seq.). The Bureau of Land

Management will reclassify 160 acres of

public land in San Bernardino County

to facilitate the Colorado River Law

Enforcement Shooting Range Project.

DATE: Comments must be received by

April 1, 1996. Adverse comments will

be reviewed by the State Director.

ADDRESS: Bureau of Land Management,

Area Manager, Needles Resource Area,

101 W. Spikes Road, Needles,

California, 92363.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George R. Meckfessel, Planning &

Environmental Coordinator, (619) 326–

3896.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

February 9, 1996 a decision was made