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Findings and Basis for Decision

Based upon review and careful

consideration of—the impacts identified

in the Final CCP/EIS; results of the

various studies and surveys conducted

in conjunction with the Draft and Final

CCP/EIS; public comments received

throughout the process including

comments on the Draft and Final CCP/

EIS; and other relevant factors including

the purposes for which the Refuge was

established by Executive Order and

statutory and regulatory guidance—the

Service finds that selecting Alternative

E for implementation is appropriate for

the following reasons.

Alternative E consists of the programs

and facilities mentioned above;

Alternative E, as it is described in the

Final CCP/EIS for the Little Pend Oreille

National Wildlife Refuge, best

accomplishes the establishing purposes

of the Refuge and balances the statutory

mission of the Service to provide longterm protection of the Refuge’s

resources, while allowing for

appropriate levels of visitor use and

appropriate means of visitor enjoyment.

Alternative E also best accomplishes

identified management goals and

desired future conditions.

Alternative E represents the best

balance between provision of habitat

restoration, public access and

recreation, and other programs, and

public and agency concerns identified

during the public participation process.

Based on an Intra-Service Section 7

evaluation, no state or federally listed

endangered or threatened or endangered

species or their critical habitats are

known to be effected by the plan.

Implementation of the decision would

avoid any adverse impacts on wetlands

and is not likely to adversely affect any

endangered or threatened species, or

result in destruction or adverse

modification of critical habitat of such

species. The determinations are: No

effect to peregrine falcon; No effect to

Utes ladies’ tresses; and Not likely to

adversely affect any of the following:

bald eagle, gray wolf, grizzly bear, and

Canada lynx.

No historic properties listed in or

eligible for listing in the National

Register of Historic Places are known to

be affected by the plan.

The requirements of NEPA and the

implementing regulations (40 CFR parts

1500–1508) have been satisfied.

Measures To Minimize Environmental

Harm

Public concerns, potential impacts,

and methods or stipulations to mitigate

those impacts are addressed in the Final

CCP/EIS. All practicable measures to

avoid or minimize environmental

impacts that could result from

implementation of the selected action

have been identified and incorporated

into the selected action. Implementation

of the selected action would avoid any

adverse impacts on wetlands and any

endangered or threatened species, or

that would result in the destruction or

adverse modification of critical habitat

of such species. Mitigation measures

called stipulations will be followed.

They are documented in Appendix F,

Compatibility Determinations for the

Final CCP/EIS and are incorporated here

by reference. These stipulations make

public and other uses compatible with

the purpose for which the Refuge was

established. The referenced

compatibility stipulations ensure that

all practical means to avoid or minimize

environmental harm from the Selected

Alternative have been adopted.

The Service has considered the

environmental and relevant concerns

presented by agencies, organizations

and individuals on the proposed action

to develop and implement a

Comprehensive Conservation Plan for

the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife

Refuge. I have decided to implement

Alternative E, the Service’s preferred

alternative. The ROD serves as the

written facts and conclusions relied

upon in reaching this decision.

Dated: May 31, 2000.

Daniel H. Diggs,

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland,

Oregon.

[FR Doc. 00–15466 Filed 6–19–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered Species Permit

Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit

applications.

SUMMARY: The following applicants have

applied for a scientific research permit

to conduct certain activities with

endangered species pursuant to section

10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species

Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531

et seq.).

Permit No. TE–026298

Applicant: Ana M. Gaisiner, San

Diego, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey, collect and

sacrifice) the San Diego fairy shrimp

(Brachinecta sandiegonensis) and the

Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus

woottoni) in conjunction with surveys

in Riverside and San Diego Counties,

California for the purpose of enhancing

their survival.

Permit No. TE–796280

Applicant: Hydrozoology, Newcastle,

California.

The permittee requests an amendment

to take (harass by survey, collect and

sacrifice) the San Diego fairy shrimp

(Brachinecta sandiegonensis) and the

Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus

woottoni) in conjunction with surveys

throughout each species’ range in

California for the purpose of enhancing

their survival.

Permit No. TE–838742

Applicant: Michelle M. Dohrn,

Glendale, California.

The permittee requests an amendment

to take (survey by pursuit) the El

Segundo blue butterfly (Euphilotes

battoides allyni) in conjunction with

surveys throughout the species’ range in

California for the purpose of enhancing

its survival.

Permit No. TE–012136

Applicant: Oregon Department of

Environmental Quality, Portland,

Oregon.

The permittee requests an amendment

to take (capture and handle) the Lost

River sucker (Deltistes luxatus) and

shortnose sucker (Chasmistes

brevirostris) in conjunction with surveys

throughout each species’ range in

Oregon for the purpose of enhancing

their survival.

Permit No. TE–026656

Applicant: Barry A. Prigge, North

Hollywood, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

remove and reduce to possession

specimens of Astragalus jaegerianus in

conjunction with scientific research

throughout the species’ range for the

purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE–018180

Applicant: National Park Service,

Point Reyes, California

The permittee requests an amendment

to remove and reduce to possession

specimens of Alopecurus aequalis var.

sonomensis in conjunction with

research and the collection of voucher

specimens throughout the species’ range

for the purpose of enhancing its

survival.

Permit No. TE–026659

Applicant: Ventana Wilderness

Society, Carmel Valley, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture, handle, mark, and release)

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the California condor (Gymnogyps

californianus) in conjunction with

reintroduction actions throughout the

species’ range for the purpose of

enhancing its survival. These activities

were previously authorized under

subpermit VENTWS–10.

Permit No. TE–026932

Applicant: Darlene B. Woodbury,

Santa Maria, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (locate and monitor nests) the

California least tern in conjunction with

monitoring activities in San Luis Obispo

and Santa Barbara Counties, California

for the purpose of enhancing its

survival.

Permit No. TE–027425

Applicant: Michael D. White,

Encinitas, California.

The permittee requests an amendment

to take (harass by survey, collect and

sacrifice) the Conservancy fairy shrimp

(Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn

fairy shrimp (Branchinecta

longiantenna), vernal pool tadpole

shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), San Diego

fairy shrimp (Brachinecta

sandiegonensis), and the Riverside fairy

shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) in

conjunction with surveys throughout

each species’ range in California for the

purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE–028233

Applicant: Jonathan Stead, Oakland,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey, collect and

sacrifice) the Conservancy fairy shrimp

(Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn

fairy shrimp (Branchinecta

longiantenna), vernal pool tadpole

shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), San Diego

fairy shrimp (Brachinecta

sandiegonensis), and the Riverside fairy

shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) in

conjunction with surveys throughout

each species’ range in California for the

purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE–028228

Applicant: Richard H. Rohrbeck,

Romeo, Michigan

The applicant requests a permit to

purchase, in interstate commerce, two

female and two male captive bred

Hawaiian (=nene) geese (Nesochen

[=Branta] sandvicensis) for the purpose

of enhancing the species propagation

and survival.

Permit No. TE–843449

Applicant: Richard J. Eisenbart, San

Diego, California.

The permittee requests an amendment

to take (harass by survey, collect and

sacrifice) the Conservancy fairy shrimp

(Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn

fairy shrimp (Branchinecta

longiantenna), vernal pool tadpole

shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), San Diego

fairy shrimp (Brachinecta

sandiegonensis), and the Riverside fairy

shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) in

conjunction with surveys throughout

each species’ range in California for the

purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE–702631

Applicant: Assistant Regional

Director-Ecological Services, Region 1,

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Portland, Oregon.

The permittee requests an amendment

to take the O‘ahu ‘elepaio (Chasiempis

sandwichensis ibidis) throughout the

species’ range in conjunction with

recovery efforts for the purpose of

enhancing its propagation and survival.

Permit No. TE–027422

Applicant: Brian T. Pittman, Oakland,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey, collect and

sacrifice) the Conservancy fairy shrimp

(Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn

fairy shrimp (Branchinecta

longiantenna), and the vernal pool

tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in

conjunction with surveys in northern

California for the purpose of enhancing

their survival.

Permit No. TE–829250

Applicant: Hawaii Wildlife Fund,

Laie, Hawaii.

The permittee requests an amendment

to take (capture, mark, collect eggs, and

relocate eggs) of the hawksbill sea turtle

(Eretmochelys imbricata) in conjunction

with scientific research on the islands of

Molokai and Hawaii, for the purpose of

enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE–807078

Applicant: Point Reyes Bird

Observatory, Stinson Beach, California.

The permittee requests an amendment

to take (harass, capture and band) the

California least tern (Sterna antilluarum

browni) in conjunction with monitoring

in Alameda County, California for the

purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE–795934

Applicant: Jones and Stokes

Associates, Sacramento, California.

The permittee requests an amendment

to take (capture) the Fresno kangaroo rat

(Dipodomys nitratoides exilis) in

conjunction with population studies

throughout the species’ range in

California for the purpose of enhancing

its survival.

Permit No. TE–797267

Applicant: H.T. Harvey and

Associates, San Jose, California.

The permittee requests an amendment

to take (harass, locate nests) the

California clapper rail (Rallus

longirostris obsoletus) in conjunction

with ecological research throughout the

species’ range in California for the

purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE–802107

Applicant: Patricia Baird, Long Beach,

California.

The permittee requests an amendment

to take (collect blood) the least tern

(Sterna antillarum) throughout the

species’ range in Mississippi, Texas, and

Nebraska and take (collect blood) the

California least tern (Sterna antillarum

browni) throughout the species’ range in

California in conjunction with genetic

research for the purpose of enhancing

their survival.

Permit No. 027730

Applicant: National Fisheries Service,

SWFSC, Tiburon Lab, Tiburon,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey, capture and

release) the tidewater goby

(Eucyclogobius newberryi) throughout

the species’ range in California in

conjunction with presence or absence

surveys for the purpose of enhancing its

survival.

DATES: Written comments on these

permit applications must be received on

or before July 20, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments

should be submitted to the Chief—

Endangered Species, Ecological

Services, Fish and Wildlife Service, 911

NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon

97232–4181; Fax: (503) 231–6243.

Please refer to the respective permit

number for each application when

submitting comments. All comments

received, including names and

addresses, will become part of the

official administrative record and may

be made available to the public.

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 20

days of the date of publication of this

notice to the address above; telephone:

(503) 231–2063. Please refer to the

respective permit number for each

application when requesting copies of

documents.

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Dated: June 13, 2000.

Don Weathers,

Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.

[FR Doc. 00–15467 Filed 6–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT010–1220–AA]

Amendment to Notice of Closure of

Public Land to Certain Uses in

Yellowstone County, MT

ACTION: Notice; amendment.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management published a document in

the Federal Register of October 14,

1999, closing 765 acres of public land to

the use of motorized vehicles and

mechanized vehicles, the discharge of

firearms, horseback riding, hang gliding,

and rock climbing. This notice will

amend the closure to the area known as

Four Dances Natural Area (formerly

known as the Sacrifice Cliff or the

Larsen property) to include closure to

the use of Blowguns or Bow & Arrow.

This area is also closed to killing or any

attempt to kill animals without a special

permit.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Jaynes, 406–896–5013.

Dated: June 14, 2000.

David Jaynes,

Assistant Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–15464 Filed 6–19–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NMNM 94897]

Public Land Order No. 7457; Partial

Modification of Two Executive Orders

and Transfer of Jurisdiction; New

Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Public Land Order.

SUMMARY: This order modifies two

Executive orders insofar as they affect

approximately 4,526 acres of land by

changing the reservation of the land for

military purposes to a reservation of the

land for Bureau of Indian Affairs

programs and establishing a 20-year

term. The Army Corps of Engineers has

filed a partial relinquishment of their

reservation under these executive

orders. Jurisdiction of the land is

transferred from the Secretary of the

Army to the Secretary of the Interior for

management by the Bureau of Indian

Affairs. The land will remain closed to

surface entry and mining to protect an

area having cultural, historical,

religious, geological, and archeological

significance to the Navajo Nation and

the Pueblo of Zuni.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 20, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Debby Lucero, BLM Albuquerque Field

Office, 435 Montano Road NE,

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107, 505–

761–8787.

By virtue of the authority vested in

the Secretary of the Interior by Section

204 of the Federal Land Policy and

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

1714 (1994), it is ordered as follows:

1. The Executive Orders dated

February 18, 1870 and March 26, 1881,

which withdrew public land and

reserved the land for use by the

Department of the Army, are hereby

modified to establish a 20-year term and

to transfer jurisdiction to the Secretary

of the Interior and reserve the land for

use and administration by the Bureau of

Indian Affairs. The land is described as

follows:

New Mexico Principle Meridian

T. 13 N., R. 16 W.,

Sec. 6, lot 6.

T. 13 N., R. 17 W.,

Sec. 1, lots 1 to 4, inclusive;

Sec. 2, lots 1 to 4, inclusive;

Sec. 3, lots 9 to 11, inclusive.

T. 14 N., R. 16 W.,

Sec. 19, lots 1 to 4, inclusive;

Sec. 30, lots 1 to 4, inclusive;

Sec. 31, lots 1 to 4, inclusive.

T. 14 N., R. 17 W.,

Secs. 24, 25, and 26;

Sec. 27, lots 5 to 8, inclusive, and E1⁄2;

Sec. 34, lots 5 to 10, inclusive, NE1⁄4, and

N1⁄2SE1⁄4;

Sec. 35, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, N1⁄2, and

N1⁄2S1⁄2;

Sec. 36, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, N1⁄2, and

N1⁄2S1⁄2.

The area described contains approximately

4,526 acres in McKinley County.

2. The land described in paragraph 1

continues to be withdrawn from

settlement, sale, location, or entry under

the general land laws, including the

United States mining laws (30 U.S.C.

Ch.2 (1994)), but not from leasing under

the mineral leasing laws, to protect an

area having cultural, historical,

religious, geological and archeological

significance to the Navajo Nation and

the Pueblo of Zuni. The withdrawn land

is to be managed by the Bureau of

Indian Affairs for these values, as well

as, other compatible uses. This

withdrawal will expire 20 years from

the effective date of this order unless, as

a result of a review conducted before the

expiration date pursuant to Section

204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and

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

1714(f) (1994), the Secretary determines

that the withdrawal shall be extended.

3. The land and resources shall be

managed by the Bureau of Indian

Affairs, its successors or assignees, in

accordance with the Memorandum of

Agreement between the Ballistic Missile

Defense Organization and the

Department of the Interior. The

Memorandum of Agreement shall be

incorporated into any future land

transfers for the life of the Memorandum

of Agreement. The Memorandum of

Agreement may be reviewed and

amended by the agencies as necessary.

4. The Army and its officers, agents,

employees, contractors, and

subcontractors will have the right of

access, upon reasonable notice, to enter

the land described in this order for the

purposes of activities related to the Fort

Wingate Depot Activity Installation

Restoration Program and other

environmentally related compliance

programs and to construct, operate,

maintain or undertake response and

remedial actions to implement this

program.

5. The Army represents that, to the

best of its knowledge, no unexploded

ordnance are currently present on the

land described in this order. Due to the

former use of the land as an active

military installation, there is a

possibility that unexploded ordnance

may exist on the land. Upon due notice,

the Army agrees to remove any such

remaining unexploded ordnance

discovered on the land, as required

under applicable law and regulations, as

expeditiously as is reasonable and

practicable, subject to the availability of

funds.

Dated: June 7, 2000.

Sylvia V. Baca,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 00–15492 Filed 6–19–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

RIN 1010–AC09

Market Centers for Use in Applying

Revised Royalty Valuation Regulations

for Federal Oil

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of market centers.

SUMMARY: As required by revised

Federal oil valuation regulations, the