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introduction of new predators and avian 

diseases; and (5) developing techniques 

to safeguard the species from extinction 

due to random catastrophic events. 

The immediate goals of the draft 

recovery plan are to stop further 

declines in the range and composition 

of the nosa Luta population, develop 

safeguards to prevent the species from 

going extinct, and restore the population 

to at least the abundance levels 

estimated in 1982 (10,000 individuals). 

In addition to suggesting actions to 

address the immediate threats to the 

species, the draft recovery plan calls for 

research to determine the specific 

habitat requirements and life history 

parameters of the nosa Luta to inform 

long-term management decisions for the 

effective recovery of the species. 

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, 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 6, 2006. 

Carolyn A. Bohan, 

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

and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. E6–15510 Filed 9–18–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

National Cooperative Geologic 

Mapping Program (NCGMP) Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 106–

148, the NCGMP Advisory Committee 

will meet in Room 3B457 of the John 

Wesley Powell Building, 12201 Sunrise 

Valley Drive, Reston, VA. The Advisory 

Committee, composed of scientists from 

Federal Agencies, State Agencies, 

academic institutions, and private 

companies, will advise the Director of 

the U.S. Geological Survey on planning 

and implementation of the geologic 

mapping program. 

At this meeting, the Advisory 

Committee will participate in the 

following efforts: 

• An external review of the NCGMP 

by the American Association for the 

Advancement of Science. 

• Discussion with the Program 

Coordinator on the progress of the USGS 

National Geological and Geophysical 

Data Preservation Program. 

DATES: October 11–12, 2006 

commencing at 9 a.m. on October 11 

and adjourning by early afternoon on 

October 12. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Randall Orndorff, U.S. Geological 

Survey, 908 National Center, Reston, 

Virginia 20192, (703) 648–4316. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meetings 

of the National Cooperative Geological 

Mapping Program Advisory Committee 

are open to the Pubic. 

Dated: September 13, 2006. 

Peter T. Lyttle, 

Acting Associate Director for Geology. 

[FR Doc. 06–7741 Filed 9–18–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4311–AM–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WY–920–1320–EL, WYW172927] 

Notice of Invitation for Coal 

Exploration License Application, 

Wyoming 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Invitation for Coal 

Exploration License Application, Ark 

Land Company, WYW172927, 

Wyoming. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 2(b) of the 

Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as 

amended by section 4 of the Federal 

Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976, 

90 Stat. 1083, 30 U.S.C. 201 (b), and to 

the regulations adopted as 43 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) 3410, all 

interested qualified parties, as provided 

in 43 CFR 3472.1, are hereby invited to 

participate with Ark Land Company on 

a pro rata cost sharing basis in its 

program for the exploration of coal 

deposits owned by the United States of 

America in the following-described 

lands in Campbell County, WY: 

T. 42 N., R. 71 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming 

Sec. 1: Lots 7 through 10, 15 through 18; 

Sec. 2: Lots 5 through 20; 

T. 43 N., R. 71 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming 

Sec. 8: Lots 1 through 16; 

Sec. 9: Lots 1 through 16; 

Sec. 10: Lots 1 through 16; 

Sec. 15: Lots 1 through 16; 

Sec. 17: Lots 1 through 16; 

Sec. 20: Lots 1 through 4; 

Sec. 21: Lots 3, 4. 

Containing 4,465.98 acres, more or less. 

DATES: Any party electing to participate 

in this exploration program must send 

written notice to both the Bureau of 

Land Management and Ark Land 

Company, as provided in the ADDRESSES

section below, no later than thirty days 

after publication of this Notice of 

Invitation in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the exploration 

plan are available for review during 

normal business hours in the following 

offices (serialized under number 

WYW172927): Bureau of Land 

Management, Wyoming State Office, 

5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828, 

Cheyenne, WY 82003; and, Bureau of 

Land Management, Casper Field Office, 

2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, WY 

82604. The written notice should be 

sent to the following addresses: Ark 

Land Company, Attn: Mike Lincoln, 

P.O. Box 460, Hanna, WY 82327, and 

the Bureau of Land Management, 

Wyoming State Office, Branch of Solid 

Minerals, Attn: Mavis Love, P.O. Box 

1828, Cheyenne, WY 82003. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All of the 

coal in the above-described land 

consists of unleased Federal coal within 

the Powder River Basin Known Coal 

Leasing Area. The purpose of the 

exploration program is to gain 

additional geologic knowledge of the 

coal underlying the exploration area for 

the purpose of assessing the reserves 

contained in a potential lease. This 

Notice of Invitation will be published in 

The News-Record of Gillette, WY, once 

each week for two consecutive weeks 

beginning the week of September 11, 

2006, and in the Federal Register. 


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