Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 179 / Friday, September 15, 2006 / Notices 54517 

To obtain the amended ITP, WDNR 

must develop a LTCS that meets the ITP 

issuance criteria established by the ESA 

and Service regulations (50 CFR 

17.22(b)(2), 17.22(b)(2)). If the permit 

were to be amended, it would replace 

the ICS. We anticipate that all other 

terms and conditions of the 1997 permit 

would remain in full force and effect 

should the amendment be authorized. 

The proposed LTCS may have levels 

and areas of incidental take of murrelets 

that were not previously analyzed by 

the Service. Accordingly, the level of 

take, general locations where incidental 

take is likely to occur, the timing of 

incidental take, minimization and 

mitigation strategies, enhancement 

activities, and research and monitoring 

plans will be described in the LTCS and 

the EIS. 

In order to evaluate a permit 

amendment, the WDNR must submit the 

proposed LTCS to the Service for 

analysis. The Service will ultimately 

determine whether the LTCS satisfies 

the ESA section 10 permit issuance 

criteria and other applicable laws and/ 

or regulations. The LTCS must also be 

consistent with the WDNR HCP. Should 

the permit be amended to authorize the 

LTCS, it may include assurances under 

the Service’s ‘‘No Surprises’’

regulations. 

Request for Comments 

The primary purpose of the scoping 

process is for the public to assist the 

Service in developing the EIS by 

identifying important issues and 

alternatives related to the applicant’s 

proposed action. The scoping 

workshops will allocate time for 

presentations by the Service and the 

applicant, followed by informal 

questions and discussions. 

Written comments from interested 

parties are encouraged to ensure that the 

full range of issues related to the 

anticipated permit amendment is 

identified. All comments and materials 

received, including names and 

addresses, will become part of the 

administrative record and may be 

released to the public. Comments and 

materials received will be available for 

public inspection, by appointment, 

during normal business hours at the 

office listed in the ADDRESSES section of 

this notice. 

The Service requests that comments 

be specific. In particular, we request 

information regarding: Direct, indirect, 

and cumulative impacts that 

implementation of the proposed 

amendment or other alternatives could 

have on murrelets and other endangered 

and threatened species, and their 

habitats; other possible alternatives that 

meet the purpose and need; information 

on murrelet ecology in Southwest 

Washington and the Olympic Peninsula; 

potential adaptive management and/or 

monitoring provisions; funding issues; 

existing environmental conditions in 

the plan area; other plans or projects 

that might be relevant to this proposed 

project; minimization and mitigation 

efforts; and baseline environmental 

conditions. WDNR is also requesting 

comments on murrelet ecology in the 

central and north cascades for their 

consideration, which will assist in 

developing the LTCS in those areas. 

The environmental review of this 

project will be conducted in accordance 

with the requirements of the NEPA of 

1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.), Council on Environmental Quality 

Regulations (40 CFR 1500–1508), other 

applicable Federal laws and regulations, 

and policies and procedures of the 

Service. This notice is being furnished 

in accordance with 40 CFR 1501.7 of 

NEPA to obtain suggestions and 

information from other agencies and the 

public on the scope of issues and 

alternatives to be addressed in the EIS. 

The Service and WDNR intend to jointly 

develop a single document that will 

comply with all requirements of the 

ESA, the State Environmental Policy 

Act and NEPA. 

Reasonable Accommodation 

Persons needing reasonable 

accommodations in order to attend and 

participate in public meetings should 

contact Mark Ostwald (see the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this notice). In order to allow sufficient 

time to process requests, please call no 

later than one week before the public 

meeting. Information regarding this 

proposed action is available in 

alternative formats upon request. 

Dated: September 8, 2006. 

David J. Wesley, 

Deputy Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Region 1, Portland, Oregon. 

[FR Doc. E6–15238 Filed 9–14–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

United States Geological Survey 

Notice of an Open Meeting of the 

Advisory Committee on Water 

Information (ACWI) 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a 

meeting of the ACWI. This meeting is to 

discuss broad policy-related topics 

relating to national water initiatives, 

and the development and dissemination 

of water information, through reports 

from ACWI subgroups. The agenda will 

include status of a proposal for a new 

ACWI subgroup on Ground Water 

Monitoring; a new proposal by the 

Subcommittee on Hydrology, from the 

Satellite Telemetry Interagency Working 

Group; status of the National Monitoring 

Network for U.S. Coastal Waters and 

their Tributaries; and a presentation on 

the new Wetland Mapping Standard 

Workgroup of the Federal Geographic 

Data Committee. The ACWI was 

established under the authority of the 

Office of Management and Budget 

Memorandum M92–01 and the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

of the ACWI is to provide a forum for 

water information users and 

professionals to advise the Federal 

Government on activities and plans that 

may improve the effectiveness of 

meeting the Nation’s water information 

needs. Member organizations help to 

foster communications between the 

Federal and non-Federal sectors on 

sharing water information. 

Membership, limited to 35 

organizations, represents a wide range 

of water resources interests and 

functions. Representation on the ACWI 

includes all levels of government, 

academia, private industry, and 

professional and technical societies. For 

more information on the ACWI, its 

membership, subgroups, meetings and 

activities, please see the Web site at: 

http://ACWI.gov. 

DATES: The formal meeting will convene 

at 9:30 a.m. on October 4, 2006, and will 

adjourn at 4:15 p.m. on the same day. 

ADDRESSES: The U.S. Geological Survey, 

Dallas L. Peck Auditorium, 12201 

Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Toni J. Johnson, ACWI Executive 

Secretary and Chief, Water Information 

Coordination Program, U.S. Geological 

Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 

417, Reston, VA 20192. Telephone: 703–

648–6810; Fax: 703–648–5644; e-mail: 

tjohnson@usgs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is open to the public. Up to a 

half hour will be set aside for public 

comment. Persons wishing to make a 

brief presentation (up to 5 minutes) are 

asked to provide a written request with 

a description of the general subject to 

Ms. Johnson at the above address no 

later than noon, September 27, 2006. It 

is requested that 40 copies of a written 

statement be submitted at the time of 

the meeting for distribution to members 

of the ACWI and placement in the 

official file. Any member of the public 

may submit written information and (or) 

comments to Ms. Johnson for 

distribution at the ACWI meeting. 


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54518 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 179 / Friday, September 15, 2006 / Notices 

Dated: September 11, 2006. 

Katherine Lins, 

Chief, Office of Water Information. 

[FR Doc. 06–7680 Filed 9–14–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4311–AM–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CA–180–06–1610–DP] 

Notice of Availability of Draft Sierra 

Resource Management Plan and Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

California 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 

U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft 

Resource Management Plan/ 

Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/ 

EIS) for the Sierra planning area, 

managed by the Folsom Field Office. 

This notice announces the opening of 

the comment period. 

DATES: To assure that they will be 

considered, BLM must receive written 

comments on the Draft RMP/EIS within 

90 days following the date the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

publishes their Notice of Availability in 

the Federal Register. The BLM will 

announce future meetings or hearings 

and any other public involvement 

activities at least 15 days in advance 

through public notices, media news 

releases, and/or mailings. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: caformp@ca.blm.gov. 

• Fax: 916–985–3259. 

• Mail: 63 Natoma Street, Folsom, CA 

95630. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Barnes, 916–985–4474. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

planning area for the Sierra RMP is the 

Folsom Field Office’s area of 

management responsibility. The 

planning area comprises the 15 counties 

of Yuba, Sutter, Colusa, Nevada, Placer, 

El Dorado, Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, 

San Joaquin, Tuolumne, Mariposa, 

Sacramento, Stanislaus, and Merced. A 

total of 230,000 acres of public lands are 

administered by BLM in the planning 

area. In addition, approximately 300,000 

acres of subsurface mineral estate are 

administered by the field office, which 

includes approximately 72,000 acres of 

nonfederal surface lands where BLM 

administers the subsurface mineral 

estate. The decisions promulgated in the 

RMP will only apply to the BLMadministered public lands and mineral 

estate within the planning area. The 

Sierra Draft RMP/EIS has been 

developed through a collaborative 

planning process and considers four 

alternatives. The primary issues 

addressed include: Recreation; 

protection of sensitive natural and 

cultural resources; livestock grazing; 

energy and mineral development; land 

tenure adjustments; and motorized 

vehicle area and route designations. The 

Draft RMP/EIS includes Wild and 

Scenic River suitability 

recommendations, as well as proposals 

for Areas of Critical Environmental 

Concern (ACECs). The preferred 

alternative includes two river segment 

recommendations: South Fork American 

River (8.8 miles—recreational) and 

North Fork and Main Mokelumne River 

(13.7 miles—wild, scenic, recreational). 

The preferred alternative also proposes 

the following ACECs: Pine Hill Preserve 

ACEC—3,236 acres (proposed); 

Cosumnes River Preserve ACEC—2,035 

acres (proposed); Spivey Pond ACEC—

54 acres (proposed); Deadman’s Flat 

ACEC—796 acres (proposed); Dutch 

Flat/Indiana Hill ACEC/RNA—320 acres 

(proposed); Bagby Serpentine ACEC—

5,775 (proposed); Red Hills ACEC—

7,184 acres (existing), 2,824 acres 

(proposed addition); Ione Manzanita 

ACEC—122 acres (existing), 141 acres 

(proposed addition); and Limestone 

Salamander ACEC—1,728 acres 

(existing), 473 acres (proposed 

addition). One additional ACEC was 

considered but not included in the 

preferred alternative: Yuba Brownsville 

ACEC—198 acres. Use of public lands 

within these ACECs would vary, 

depending on the resources and/or 

values identified (see Chapter 2 of the 

Draft RMP/EIS), but would likely 

include limitations on motorizedvehicle use, mining, and other surface 

disturbing activities. 

Individual respondents may request 

confidentiality. If you wish to withhold 

your name or street address from public 

review or from disclosure under the 

Freedom of Information Act, you must 

state this prominently at the beginning 

of your written comment. Such requests 

will be honored to the extent allowed by 

law. All submissions from organizations 

and businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

available for public inspection in their 

entirety. 

Copies of the Sierra Draft RMP/Draft 

EIS are available in the Folsom Field 

Office at the above address; at the BLM 

California State Office, 2800 Cottage 

Way, Sacramento, CA; and online at 

http://www.ca.blm.gov/folsom. 

Dated: June 19, 2006. 

James Eicher, 

Field Manager. 

[FR Doc. E6–15306 Filed 9–14–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Grand Teton Transportation Plan, Final 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

Grand Teton National Park, WY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of the final 

environmental impact statement for the 

Grand Teton Transportation Plan, Grand 

Teton National Park. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 

U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park 

Service announces the availability of a 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

for the Grand Teton Transportation 

Plan, Grand Teton National Park, 

Wyoming. 

DATES: The National Park Service will 

execute a Record of Decision (ROD) no 

sooner than 30 days following 

publication by the Environmental 

Protection Agency of the Notice of 

Availability of the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement. 

ADDRESSES: Information will be 

available for public inspection online at 

http://parkplanning.nps.gov, in the 

office of the Superintendent, Mary 

Gibson Scott, Grand Teton National 

Park, PO Drawer 170, Moose, Wyoming 

83012–0170, (370) 739–3410, and at the 

Teton County Public Library, Jackson, 

Wyoming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Gibson Scott, Superintendent, 

Grand Teton National Park, PO Drawer 

170, Moose, Wyoming 83012–0170, 

(370) 739–3410. 

Dated: July 11, 2006. 

Anthony J. Schetzsle, 

Acting Director, Intermountain Region, 

National Park Service. 

[FR Doc. E6–14694 Filed 9–14–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–CX–P 


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