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take of the endangered golden-cheeked

warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia), and

five karst invertebrates: Tooth Cave

pseudoscorpion (Tararocreagris texana),

Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle

(Texamaurops reddelli), Bone Cave

harvestman (Texella reyesi), Tooth Cave

spider (Neoleptoneta myopica), and

Tooth Cave ground beetle (Rhadine

persephone). The proposed take would

occur as a result of the construction and

operation of mixed-use development on

a portion of the 216-acre Hart Triangle

property, Travis County, Texas.

The Service has prepared the

Environmental Assessment/Habitat

Conservation Plan (EA/HCP) for the

incidental take application. A

determination of jeopardy to the species

or a Finding of No Significant Impact

(FONSI) will not be made until at least

30 days from the date of publication of

this notice. 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 this draft

EA/HCP should be received on or before

July 3, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review

the EA/HCP may obtain a copy by

written or telephone request to Sybil

Vosler, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Ecological Services Office, 10711 Burnet

Road, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78758

(512/490–0057). Documents will be

available for public inspection by

written request or by appointment only

during normal business hours (8:00 to

4:30) at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service Office, Austin, Texas. Data or

comments concerning the EA/HCP

should be submitted in writing to the

Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service Office, Austin, Texas at the

above address. Please refer to permit

number TE–027690–0 when submitting

comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sybil Vosler at the above U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service Office, Austin, TX.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 9

of the Act prohibits the ‘‘taking’’ of

endangered species such as the goldencheeked warbler or the listed karst

invertebrates. However, the Service,

under limited circumstances, may issue

permits to take endangered wildlife

species incidental to, and not the

purpose of, otherwise lawful activities.

Regulations governing permits for

endangered species are at 50 CFR 17.22.

Applicants

GDF Realty Investments Ltd. and

Purcell Investments, L.P., plan to

construct and operate a mixed-use

development on the 216-acre Hart

Triangle property. The Service, after

denying the original seven applications,

has developed the draft EA/HCP for the

issuance of this permit. Two alternatives

were developed. The Preferred

Alternative 1 has two Options A and B.

Alternative 1, Option A, includes a 75-

acre karst preserve, a 77-acre goldencheeked warbler preserve, and 64 acres

for residential and commercial

development, roads, and utilities.

Preferred Alternative 1, Option B,

includes a 75-acre karst preserve, a 36-

acre golden-cheeked warbler preserve,

and 105 acres for residential and

commercial development, roads, and

utilities. The action in Alternative 1,

Option A, would eliminate

approximately 16 acres of habitat and

indirectly impact 23 additional acres of

golden-cheeked warbler habitat. The

action in Alternative 1, Option B, would

eliminate approximately 55 acres of

habitat and indirectly impact 45

additional acres of golden-cheeked

warbler habitat.

Since the preferred alternative

Options were developed to promote the

long-term viability of the karst

ecosystems, there would be minimal

impacts to the listed karst species.

However, some take of endangered karst

invertebrates could occur during

construction activities in the

development area if voids containing

the listed species are encountered

during construction. The draft EA/HCP

proposes to compensate for the

incidental take of golden-cheeked

warbler habitat by donating through fee

simple or conservation easement to

Travis County or other approved

management entity, 77 acres of the Hart

Triangle property (Preferred Alternative

1, Option A) or donating 35 acres on-site

and purchasing 220 acres of goldencheeked warbler habitat off-site

(Preferred Alternative 1, Option B). This

land is adjacent to the existing Balcones

Canyonlands Preserve and will be

managed by Travis County, or another

conservation entity approved by the

Service, as a preserve. Although impacts

to the listed karst invertebrates are

expected to be minimal, the draft EA/

HCP proposes that the Landowners will

sell or donate a 75-acre karst preserve to

Travis County or another entity

approved by the Service that will

preserve and manage the preserves in

perpetuity for either Preferred

Alternative 1, Option A or Preferred

Alternative 1, Option B.

Other alternatives to this action were

rejected because not developing the

subject property with federally listed

species present was not economically

feasible for the Landowners, and other

alterations of the project design

increased the level of impacts to the

endangered species present on the

property.

Nancy M. Kaufman,

Regional Director, Region 2, Albuquerque,

New Mexico.

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BILLING CODE 4510–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AK–962–1410–HY–P]

Alaska Native Claims Selection, AA–

6986–B and AA–6986–C; Notice for

Publication

In accordance with Departmental

regulations 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is

hereby given that a decision to issue

conveyance under the provisions of

section 14(b) of the Alaska Native

Claims Settlement Act of December 18,

1971, (ANCSA), 43 U.S.C. 1601, 1613(b),

will be issued to Cape Fox Corporation

for approximately 745 acres. The lands

involved are in the vicinity of

Ketchikan, Alaska.

Serial No. Land description Acreage

AA–6986–B and AA–6986–C .................... Cooper River Meridian, Alaska: T. 74 S., R, 90 E., Secs., 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10 ................ 724.00

A notice of the decision will be

published once a week, or four (4)

consecutive weeks, in the Ketchikan

Daily News. Copies of the decision may

be obtained by contacting the Alaska

State Office of the Bureau of Land

Management, 222 West Seventh

Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513–

7599 ((907) 271–5060).

Any party claiming a property interest

which is adversely affected by the

decision, shall have until July 3, 2000,

to file an appeal. However, parties

receiving service by certified mail shall

have 30 days from the date of receipt to

file an appeal. Appeals must be filed in

the Bureau of Land Management at the

address identified above, where the

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requirements for filing an appeal may be

obtained. Parties who do not file an

appeal in accordance with the

requirements in 43 CFR part 4, subpart

E, shall be deemed to have waived their

rights.

Glenn C. Elliott,

Land Law Examiner, Branch of ANCSA

Adjudication.

[FR Doc. 00–13792 Filed 6–1–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–$$–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AK–962–1410–00–P]

Alaska Native Claims Selection, AA–

6687-A; Notice for Publication

In accordance with Departmental

regulation 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is

hereby given that a decision to issue

conveyance under the provisions of Sec.

14(a) of the Alaska Native Claims

Settlement Act of December 18, 1971, 43

U.S.C. 1601, 1613(a), will be issued to

Old Harbor Native Corporation for the

village of Old Harbor. The lands

involved are in the vicinity of Old

Harbor, Alaska.

U.S. Survey No. 10920, Alaska

Containing 119.99 acres as shown on the

plat of survey officially filed on November

25, 1992.

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 33. S., R. 23 W.,

Sec. 5, lot 2;

Sec. 6, lot 2;

Sec. 8, lot 2;

Sec. 9, lots 1 and 2;

Sec. 10, lot 1.

Containing 1,305.04 acres as shown on the

plat of survey officially filed on April 16,

1999.

T. 33 S., R. 24 W.,

Sec. 12, lots 2, 3, and 4.

Containing 172.36 acres as shown on the

plat of survey officially filed on December 3,

1999. Aggregating 1,597.39 acres.

A notice of the decision will be

published once a week, for four (4)

consecutive weeks, in the Kodiak Daily

Mirror newspaper. Copies of the

decision may be obtained by contacting

the Alaska State Office of the Bureau of

Land Management, 222 West Seventh

Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513–

7599; (907) 271–5960.

Any party claiming a property interest

which is adversely affected by the

decision, an agency of the Federal

government or regional corporation,

shall have until July 3, 2000, to file an

appeal. However, parties receiving

service by certified mail shall have 30

days from the date of receipt to file an

appeal. Appeals must be filed in the

Bureau of Land Management at the

address identified above, where the

requirements for filing an appeal may be

obtained. Parties who do not file an

appeal in accordance with the

requirements of 43 CFR Part 4, Subpart

E, shall be deemed to have waived their

rights.

Dennis R. Benson,

Land Law Examiner, Branch of ANCSA

Adjudication.

[FR Doc. 00–13793 Filed 6–2–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ–010–00–1610–DE–002A]

Grand Canyon-Parashant National

Monument Map and Boundary

Description

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

and National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice is to publish the

official map and boundary description

of Grand Canyon-Parashant National

Monument, established by Presidential

Proclamation on January 11, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Roger G. Taylor, Field Manager, Bureau

of Land Management—Arizona Strip

Field Office, 345 East Riverside Drive,

St. George, Utah 84790. Telephone (435)

688–3200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Grand

Canyon-Parashant National Monument

is on federal lands in Mohave County,

Arizona. The following description

refers to the original map entitled

‘‘Grand Canyon-Parashant National

Monument’’, on file at the Arizona Strip

Field Office, St. George, Utah.

Beginning at a point where the

Nevada-Arizona State Line intersects a

line 300 feet landward from the high

water mark of Lake Mead in Section 6,

T. 32 N., R. 16 W., Gila and Salt River

Meridian, Arizona;

Then northerly along the NevadaArizona State line some 31 miles to the

point where the aforementioned state

line intersects the hydrologic divide

between the Virgin River and Cedar

Wash along the crest of Virgin Peak

Ridge; Then easterly along said

hydrologic divide some 2.75 miles

across Lime Kiln Pass;

Then northeasterly along the

hydrologic divide between Tom and

Cull Wash and the Virgin River, passing

over the summits of Lime Kiln and Lead

Mine mountains, some 13.2 miles to a

point offset 30 feet northwest of the

centerline of Mohave County Road

#299;

Then easterly along a line offset 30′

north of the centerline of Mohave

County Road #299 some 3,000 feet to

the intersection with the road to Cougar

Spring, then bearing right and

continuing along the offset of County

Road #299 some 875 feet to an

intersection with a 30-foot offset east of

the centerline of BLM Road #1004

which is the exterior boundary of Paiute

Wilderness;

Then north along the Paiute

Wilderness boundary some 275 feet to a

point 30 feet south of the centerline of

BLM Road #1004, at an intersection of

the eastern fork of the road to Cougar

Spring;

Then easterly along the south line of

the open road corridor through the

Paiute Wilderness Area (approximately

30′ south of the centerline of BLM Road

#1004) some 6.5 miles to a point where

the road corridor intersects the exterior

boundary of Paiute Wilderness;

Then southeasterly along the

wilderness boundary, (which passes

Black Rock Lookout and follows a 100-

foot offset east of the centerline of the

Lookout access road, then a 100-foot

offset south of the centerline of BLM

Road #1004), some 6.7 miles to a point

where BLM Road #1004 intersects with

BLM Road #1051;

Then southerly continuing along the

Paiute Wilderness boundary (offset 30′

west of the centerline of BLM Road

#1051) for approximately 2,150′ to the

hydrologic divide between Grand Wash

and the Virgin River tributaries; Then

southeasterly and southerly along said

hydrologic divide some 22.4 miles to

the point where the divide intersects

with a line offset 30 feet east of the

centerline of an unnumbered road in

SW1⁄4 of Section 7, T. 36 N., R. 12 W.;

Then south and southeast along a line

offset 30 feet east of the centerline of

said road some 5.8 miles through

sections 7, 18 and 30, T. 36 N., R. 12 W.,

and sections 13 and 24, T. 36 N., R. 13

W., to a point some 500′ west of the

section line between sections 32 and 33,

T. 36 N., R. 12 W.;

Then south some 500′ to the eastern

rim of Hidden Canyon; Then southerly

along said rim some 5.7 miles to a point

offset 100′ northwest of the centerline of

Mohave County Road #103;

Then northeasterly along a line offset

100′ northwest of the centerline of

Mohave County Road #103 some 1.3

miles to a point where this line

intersects the section line between

sections 15 and 22, T. 35 N., R. 12 W.;

Then easterly along said section line

some 780 feet;