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TTY 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: September 14, 2006. 

Mark R. Johnston, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special 

Needs. 

[FR Doc. 06–7754 Filed 9–21–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Sunshine Act; Notice of Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. October 

25, 2006; and 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

October 27, 2006; times Atlantic 

Standard Time. 

PLACE: Ballroom, Frenchman’s Reef 

Hotel, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. 

STATUS: The Department of the Interior, 

as co-chair with the Department of 

Commerce, on behalf of the U.S. Coral 

Reef Task Force, announces a public 

meeting of the Task Force. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Updates on 

implementation of Local Action 

Strategies, impacts of coral bleaching in 

the Caribbean, International approaches 

to coral reef conservation, Virgin Island 

accomplishments and public comments 

on coral reef issues generally. The 

agenda will be available from the 

contact person below and published on 

the Task Force Web site at http:// 

www.coralreef.gov when finalized. 

REGISTRATION AND EXHIBITS: There is no 

charge to attend this meeting. Space is 

also available for those desiring to have 

exhibits. Registration information for 

attendance and for exhibits, along with 

information on rooms, parking and 

related items, is available on the Task 

Force Web site noted above. Exhibits 

must be registered well in advance of 

the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Those desiring to obtain additional 

information should contact Randal 

Bowman at the office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Fish and Wildlife Parks, 

Department of the Interior, 1849 C 

Street, NW., MS–MIB–3156, Attn: 

CRTF, Washington, DC 20240, 

telephone 202–219–1037, e-mail 

Randal_Bowman@ios.doi.gov. 

PUBLIC COMMENTS: Written statements of 

any length may be submitted to the Task 

Force through the above address, or 

delivered to the Task Force staff at the 

meeting. Those desiring to testify before 

the Task Force should register to do so 

through the above contact person, or 

upon arrival at the meeting, and should 

plan on summarizing their actual 

statements in 3 or 4 minutes due to the 

large number of anticipated witnesses. 

All written statements will be 

considered in their entirety. Wherever 

possible, those with similar viewpoints 

or messages are encouraged to make 

joint statements. Testimony will be 

received on the afternoon of October 25. 

Dated: September 18, 2006. 

David M. Verhey, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish and 

Wildlife and Parks. 

[FR Doc. 06–8188 Filed 9–20–06; 3:18 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Draft Recovery Plan for Listed Species 

of the Rogue Valley Vernal Pool and 

Illinois Valley Wet Meadow 

Ecosystems 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of document availability 

for review and comment. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (‘‘we’’) announces the 

availability of the Draft Recovery Plan 

for Listed Species of the Rogue Valley 

Vernal Pool and Illinois Valley Wet 

Meadow Ecosystems for public review 

and comment. 

DATES: Comments on the draft recovery 

plan must be received on or before 

November 21, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft recovery 

plan are available by request from the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Roseburg Field Office, 2900 NW., 

Stewart Parkway, Roseburg, Oregon 

97470 (phone: 541–957–3474). Written 

comments and materials regarding this 

draft recovery plan should be addressed 

to the Field Supervisor at the above 

Roseburg address. An electronic copy of 

the draft recovery plan is also available 

at http://endangered.fws.gov/recovery/ 

index.html#plans. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sam 

Friedman, Botanist, at the above 

Roseburg address. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Restoring endangered or threatened 

animals and plants to the point where 

they are again secure, self-sustaining 

members of their ecosystems is a 

primary goal of our endangered species 

program. The Endangered Species Act 

(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (ESA) requires 

the development of recovery plans for 

listed species unless such a plan would 

not promote the conservation of a 

particular species. Recovery plans help 

guide the recovery effort by describing 

actions considered necessary for the 

conservation of the species, establishing 

criteria for downlisting or delisting 

listed species, and estimating time and 

cost for implementing the measures 

needed for recovery. 

Section 4(f) of the ESA requires that 

public notice, and an opportunity for 

public review and comment, be 

provided during recovery plan 

development. We will consider all 

information presented during the public 

comment period prior to approval of 

each new or revised recovery plan. 

Substantive comments on the recovery 

needs of the species or other aspects of 

recovery plan development may result 

in changes to the recovery plan. 

Substantive comments regarding 

recovery plan implementation may not 

necessarily result in changes to the 

recovery plan, but will be forwarded to 

appropriate Federal or other entities so 

that they can take these comments into 

account during the course of 

implementing recovery actions. 

Individual responses to comments will 

not be provided. 

Two federally endangered plant 

species that are endemic to southern 

Oregon are the primary focus of this 

draft recovery plan: Limnanthes 

floccosa ssp. grandiflora (large-flowered 

woolly meadowfoam) and Lomatium 

cookii (Cook’s lomatium). Site-specific 

information and recovery actions are 

also provided for one federally 

threatened animal, the vernal pool fairy 

shrimp (Branchinecta lynchi). In 

addition, site-specific information and 

recommendations for long term 

conservation are provided for nine 

species of conservation concern. 

The species addressed in this draft 

recovery plan occur in vernal pool, 

swale, or seasonal wet meadow habitats 

within southern Oregon and are largely 

confined to limited areas by topographic 


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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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