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constraints, soil types, and climatic 

conditions. Surrounding (or associated) 

upland habitat is critical to the proper 

ecological function of these vernal pool 

habitats. Most of the vernal pool plants 

and animals addressed in the draft 

recovery plan have life histories adapted 

to the short period for growth and 

reproduction within inundated or 

drying pools and meadows interspersed 

with long dormant periods and extreme 

year-to-year variation in rainfall. 

The recovery actions described in this 

draft recovery plan include: (1) 

Protection, management, and restoration 

of vernal pool and wet meadow habitat; 

(2) population status surveys and 

monitoring; (3) research on biology and 

management of the species; and (4) 

enhancement of public awareness and 

participation in species recovery. 

The objective of this recovery plan is 

to recover the two endangered plants 

and the threatened animal species 

sufficiently to warrant delisting, and to 

ensure the long-term conservation of the 

nine taxa of concern. An interim goal is 

to downlist Lomatium cookii and 

Limnanthes floccosa ssp. grandiflora 

from endangered to threatened status. 

Public Comments Solicited 

We solicit written comments on the 

draft recovery plan described. All 

comments received by the date specified 

above will be considered prior to 

approval of this plan. 

Our practice is to make comments, 

including names and home addresses of 

respondents, available for public review 

during regular business hours. 

Individual respondents may request that 

we withhold their home addresses from 

the record, which we will honor to the 

extent allowable by law. There also may 

be circumstances in which we would 

withhold from the record a respondent’s 

identity, as allowable by law. If you 

wish us to withhold your name and/or 

address, you must state this 

prominently at the beginning of your 

comment, and you must provide a 

rationale for withholding this 

information, but you should be aware 

that we may be required to disclose your 

name and address pursuant to the 

Freedom of Information Act. However, 

we will not consider anonymous 

comments. We will make all 

submissions from organizations or 

businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public inspection in their entirety. 

Comments and materials received will 

be available for public inspection, by 

appointment, during normal business 

hours at the above address. 

Authority 

The authority for this action is section 

4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16 

U.S.C. 1533(f). 

Dated: June 28, 2006. 

David J. Wesley, 

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 06–8047 Filed 9–21–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[AZ–330–06–1610–DQ–082A] 

Notice of Availability of Lake Havasu 

Field Office Proposed Resource 

Management Plan and Final 

Environmental Impact Statement 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of 

Lake Havasu Field Office (LHFO) 

Proposed Resource Management Plan 

and Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (PRMP/FEIS). 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) 

planning regulations, Title 43 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) 1610.2(f)(3) 

and the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) Regulations, Title 40 CFR 

1502.9(a), the BLM hereby gives notice 

that the LHFO PRMP/FEIS is available 

for public review and comment. The 

planning area encompasses more than 

1.3 million acres of BLM-administered 

lands. 

DATES: Written protests on the PRMP/ 

FEIS will be accepted for 30 days 

following the date the Environmental 

Protection Agency publishes its NOA in 

the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: All protests must be in 

writing and must be sent to the 

following address via regular mail or 

other delivery service. Protests must be 

postmarked no later than 30 days after 

the NOA is published in the Federal 

Register. The exact date will be 

published in local media and on our 

Web site, http://www.blm.gov/AZ/LUP/ 

havasu/lhfo_plan.htm. Extensions will 

not be granted. 

Protest letters must be sent to: 

U.S. Postal Service, Director, Bureau of 

Land Management, Attention: Brenda 

Williams (WO–210), P.O. Box 66538, 

Washington, DC 20035. 

Overnight Express Mail, Director, 

Bureau of Land Management, 

Attention: Brenda Williams (WO–

210), 1620 L Street, NW., Suite 1075, 

Washington, DC 20236. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina 

Trafton, Bureau of Land Management, 

2610 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu 

City, Arizona 86406. To receive a copy 

of the document, contact the BLM via email at Lake_Havasu@blm.gov or call 

(928) 505–1200. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A copy of 

the LHFO PRMP/FEIS is available for 

review via the Internet from a link at 

http://www.blm.gov/AZ/LUP/havasu/ 

lhfo_plan.htm, electronic (on CD–ROM) 

and paper at the BLM, LHFO. Electronic 

(on CD–ROM) and paper copies may 

also be obtained by contacting Gina 

Trafton at the aforementioned address 

and phone number. 

E-mail and faxed protests will not be 

accepted as valid, unless the protesting 

party also provides the original letter by 

regular mail or other delivery service 

postmarked by the close of the protest 

period. Under these conditions, the 

BLM will consider the e-mail or faxed 

protest as an advance copy and it will 

receive full consideration. If you wish to 

provide us with such advance 

notification, please direct faxed protests 

to the attention of Brenda HudgensWilliams, Protest Coordinator, at (202) 

452–5112 and e-mails to 

bhudgens@blm.gov. 

At a minimum, protest letters must 

include: 

1. The name, mailing address, 

telephone number, and interest of the 

person filing the protest. 

2. A statement of the issue(s) being 

protested. 

3. A statement of the part(s) of the 

proposed plan being protested. To the 

extent possible, this should be done by 

reference to specific pages, paragraphs, 

sections, tables, or maps included in the 

document. 

4. A copy of all documents addressing 

the issue(s) that you submitted during 

the planning process or a reference to 

the date the issue(s) were discussed for 

the record. 

5. A concise statement explaining 

why you believe the proposed plan is 

wrong. All relevant facts need to be 

included in this statement of reasons. 

The facts, reasons, and documentation 

are important to help us understand 

your protest, and that you are not 

merely expressing disagreement with 

the proposed decision. 

The BLM Director will promptly 

render a decision on the protests. The 

decision will be in writing and will set 

forth the reasons for the decision. The 

protest decision will be sent to the 

protesting party by certified mail, return 

receipt requested. The decision of the 

Director will be the final decision of the 

Department of the Interior. The State 


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Director will sign the Record of Decision 

for the Lake Havasu Plan once the 

protests are resolved. 

Public comments, including names 

and street addresses of respondents, will 

be available for public review at Bureau 

of Land Management, 2610 Sweetwater 

Avenue, Lake Havasu City, Arizona 

86406, during regular business hours (8 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), Monday through 

Friday, except holidays. 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 comments. Such requests will be 

honored to the extent allowed by law. 

All submissions from organizations or 

businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

made available for public inspection in 

their entirety. 

The LHFO PRMP/FEIS is being 

developed by the BLM. The PRMP/FEIS 

includes strategies for protecting and 

preserving the biological, cultural, 

recreational, geological, educational, 

scientific, and scenic values that 

balance multiple uses of the BLMadministered lands throughout the 

LHFO planning area. 

The Proposed Plan attempts to 

accomplish the above through 

coordination with the Bureau of 

Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Arizona Department of 

Transportation, Arizona State Land 

Department, Arizona Game and Fish 

Department, California Department of 

Fish and Game, the BLM, and other land 

managing agencies within the 

boundaries of the planning areas. The 

range of alternatives in this PRMP\FEIS 

evaluates planning decisions brought 

forward from the current BLM planning 

documents; the Yuma District Resource 

Management Plan (1987), Kingman 

Resource Area Resource Management 

Plan (1995), Lower Gila South Resource 

Management Plan (1988) and Lower 

Gila North Management Framework 

Plan (1983). 

The Proposed Plan identifies five 

potential Areas of Critical 

Environmental Concern (ACECs): Beale 

Slough Riparian and Cultural ACEC 

(2,395 acres); Bullhead Bajada Natural 

and Cultural ACEC (7,090 acres); 

Crossman Peak Scenic ACEC (48,855 

acres); Swansea Historic District ACEC 

(5,973 acres); and Three Rivers Riparian 

ACEC (2,246 acres). The following types 

of resource use limitations would 

generally apply to these ACECs: (1) 

Design grazing prescriptions to achieve 

the desired plant community objectives; 

(2) Recreation facilities would be 

limited to projects that protect ACEC 

values; (3) Camping would be limited to 

developed or signed sites; and (4) Travel 

would be permitted only on designated 

open and signed routes. For detailed 

information see Chapter 2 Description of 

Alternatives, Special Area Designations 

section. 

Teresa A. Raml, 

Associate State Director. 

[FR Doc. 06–7834 Filed 9–21–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–32–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WO–250–1220–PA–24 1A] 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

Implementation of Recreation 

Resource Advisory Committee 

Provisions of the Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act (Public 

Law 108–447, Div. J, Title VIII) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of BLM implementation 

of the Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committee provisions of the Federal 

Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) 

implementation of the Recreation 

Resource Advisory Committee 

provisions of the Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act. 

Pursuant to the Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act and a 

signed Interagency Agreement between 

the Department of the Interior and the 

Department of Agriculture, the BLM 

will utilize existing BLM Resource 

Advisory Councils to make 

recommendations on BLM and Forest 

Service recreation fee issues in the 

following States: Arizona, Idaho, 

Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North 

Dakota, South Dakota and Utah. 

Both the BLM and the FS will use 

new Recreation RACs, chartered by the 

FS, for the Pacific Northwest Region 

(Oregon and Washington), the Pacific 

Southwest Region (California), the State 

of Colorado, and for the Eastern and 

Southern Regions (these represent most 

States east of the Rockies). 

Any of the existing BLM Resource 

Advisory Councils or the new FSchartered RRACs may also establish 

Subcommittees for recreation fee-related 

matters. 

Note: Neither the FS nor the BLM will use 

Recreation RACs where the Secretaries of 

Agriculture and the Interior, in consultation 

with the Governor of individual States, have 

determined that sufficient interest does not 

exist in forming a FS-chartered Recreation 

RAC or using a BLM RAC as allowed in the 

Recreation Enhancement Act (REA). Those 

States that are not establishing Recreation 

RACs are Alaska, Wyoming and Nebraska. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patrick Wilkinson, U.S. Department of 

the Interior, Bureau of Land 

Management, 1849 C Street, MS–LS–

250, Washington, DC, 20240; 202–452–

7796. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement 

Act (REA), enacted December 8, 2004, 

directs the Secretary of the Interior, the 

Secretary of Agriculture, or both, to 

establish Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committees, or to use existing Resource 

Advisory Councils or boards to perform 

the duties of Recreation Resource 

Advisory Committees, in each State or 

region for Federal recreation lands and 

waters managed by the BLM or Forest 

Service. These committees, councils or 

boards will make recreation fee program 

recommendations on: 

• Implementing or eliminating 

standard amenity fees, expanded 

amenity fees, and non-commercial, 

individual special recreation permit 

fees; 

• Expanding or limiting the 

recreation fee program; and 

• Changing fee levels. 

REA also states that the Secretaries 

shall not establish a Recreation 

Resource Advisory Committees in a 

State if the Secretaries determine, in 

consultation with the Governor of the 

State, that sufficient interest does not 

exist to ensure that participation on the 

committee is balanced in terms of the 

points of view represented and the 

functions to be performed. 

To help determine the appropriate 

configuration of these advisory groups, 

the BLM and the Forest Service held 11 

listening sessions in Idaho, Oregon, 

California, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, 

Georgia, and Washington DC, during 

June and July of 2005. Attendees 

included key partners, organizations 

with an interest in recreation 

management on Federal lands, and 

existing BLM and Forest Service 

Resource Advisory Council members. 

After more than a year of these public 

meetings, internal agency analysis, and 

legal review, the agencies established an 

organizational structure that has been 

approved by both the Department of the 

Interior and the Department of 

Agriculture. This organization includes 

using existing BLM Resource Advisory 

Councils where appropriate. It also 


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