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master key access. The computer itself

is key-locked and access to the system

is password-protected. Access granted

to individuals at guard stations is

password-protected; each person

granted access to the system at guard

stations must be individually authorized

to use the system. A Privacy Act

Warning Notice appears on the monitor

screen when records containing

information on individuals are first

displayed. Backup diskettes/tapes are

stored in a locked and controlled room

in a secure, off-site location.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Records relating to persons covered

by the system are retained in accordance

with General Records Schedule 18, Item

No. 17. Unless retained for specific,

ongoing security investigations:

(1) Records relating to individuals

other than employees are destroyed two

years after ID security card expiration

date.

(2) Records relating to date and time

of entry and exit of employees are

destroyed two years after date of entry

and exit.

(3) All other records relating to

employees are destroyed two years after

ID security card expiration date.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Buildings Manager, U.S. Department

of the Interior, Interior Service Center,

Facilities Management and Services,

Buildings Manager’s Office, m.s. 1221,

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC

20240.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:

An individual requesting notification

of the existence of records on him or her

should address his/her request to the

Buildings Manager. The request must be

in writing and signed by the requester.

(See 43 CFR 2.60.)

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

An individual requesting access to

records maintained on him or her

should address his/her request to the

Buildings Manager. The request must be

in writing and signed by the requester.

(See 43 CFR 2.63.)

CONTESTING RECORDS PROCEDURES:

An individual requesting amendment

of a record maintained on him or her

should address his/her request to the

Buildings Manager. The request must be

in writing and signed by the requester.

(See 43 CFR 2.71.)

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Individuals covered by the system,

supervisors, and designated approving

officials.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.

[FR Doc. 97–26345 Filed 10–3–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–RK–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Intent To Prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement for

Issuance of an Incidental Take Permit

to the California Department of

Forestry and Fire Protection

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior; National Marine Fisheries

Service, NOAA, Commerce; and

California Department of Forestry and

Fire Protection.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service

and the National Marine Fisheries

Service (collectively ‘‘the Services’’),

and the California Department of

Forestry and Fire Protection intend to

prepare an Environmental Impact

Statement/ Environmental Impact

Report for: (1) approval of a Habitat

Conservation Plan, and issuance of an

incidental take permit, pursuant to

section 10(a) of the Endangered Species

Act of 1973, as amended; and (2)

approval of the Jackson Demonstration

State Forest’s Sustained Yield Plan by

the California Department of Forestry

and Fire Protection, including

consideration of conservation measures

or plans addressing State-listed species.

The Habitat Conservation Plan will

cover forest management and recreation

activities on the Jackson Demonstration

State Forest in Mendocino County,

California. The California Department of

Forestry and Fire Protection (Applicant)

intends to request an incidental take

permit for the northern spotted owl

(Strix occidentalis caurina), marbled

murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus

marmoratus), American peregrine

falcon (Falco peregrinus anatum), and

coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch). It

is anticipated that the Applicant may

also seek coverage for approximately 20

unlisted species of concern (fish,

wildlife, and plants) under specific

provisions of the permit, should these

species be listed in the future.

Public Involvement: This notice is

being furnished pursuant to the Council

on Environmental Quality Regulations

for Implementing the Procedural

Provisions of the National

Environmental Policy Act. Pursuant to

regulations at 40 CFR (sections 1501.7

and 1508.22), the Services are seeking

suggestions and information from other

agencies and the public on the scope of

issues and alternatives to be considered

in preparation of the Environmental

Impact Statement. To satisfy both

Federal and State environmental policy

act requirements, the above Federal and

California agencies are conducting a

joint scoping process for the preparation

of environmental documents.

DATES: In order to expedite the planning

process, the above agencies request all

scoping comments on this notice be

received by October 31, 1997. A public

scoping meeting for interested persons

to comment on the scope of the

Environmental Impact Statement has

been scheduled for Wednesday, October

8, 1997, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., at the

Cotton Auditorium Fort Bragg Middle

School, 500 North Harold Street, Fort

Bragg, California.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the

scope of the Environmental Impact

Statement should be addressed to Mr.

Bruce Halstead, Project Leader, Coastal

California Fish and Wildlife Office,

1125 16th Street, Room 209, Arcata,

California 95521–5582; telephone (707)

822–7201. Written comments may also

be sent by facsimile to (707) 822–8411.

Comments received will be available for

public inspection by appointment

during normal business hours (Monday

through Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

at the above office. All comments

received, including names and

addresses, will become part of the

administrative record and may be made

available to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Ms.

Amedee Brickey, at the above address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Applicant manages the Jackson

Demonstration State Forest, a 50,195-

acre area in Mendocino County,

California. The Jackson Demonstration

State Forest is managed for a variety of

benefits including ‘‘demonstration’’

forestry projects, watershed, fisheries,

and wildlife in cooperation with

University of California at Berkeley,

Humboldt State University, the

California Department of Fish and

Game, the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific

Southwest Experiment Station, and

others. Estimated annual timber volume

growth on the forest is 46 million board

feet with a total volume for the property

of 2.3 billion board feet, 4 times greater

than when the forest was acquired by

the Applicant fifty years ago. The

annual volume harvested is about 28

million board feet or about 1.2 percent

of the total inventory. The Jackson

Demonstration State Forest also

provides recreation in the form of

camping, biking, horse riding and
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hiking, and protects a number of

prehistoric and archaeological sites.

The Environmental Impact Statement

will evaluate various forest and

recreation management alternatives for

the planning area, including a current

project alternative, a baseline forest

management alternative, and at least

two enhanced conservation alternatives.

The current project alternative would

include continuing forest management

of the Jackson Demonstration State

Forest to meet or exceed current Forest

Practice Rules. As a demonstration

forest, the current forest management

practices on the Jackson Demonstration

State Forest go beyond the current

California Forest Practice Rules in terms

of biological resource protection. This

alternative defines the moderate timber

productivity management situation and

the moderate wildlife protection

management situation.

The baseline forest management

alternative would include current Forest

Practice Rules only. This alternative

defines the maximum timber

productivity management situation and

the minimum wildlife protection

management situation.

The first enhanced conservation

alternative would take a multi-species

approach, and include measures for

maintaining or enhancing habitat for

listed species covered under the permit

as well as some unlisted species. This

alternative is expected to include a well

developed monitoring and adaptive

management program that is sufficient

to minimize significant adverse impacts

on the habitat of sensitive species. The

timber program under this alternative,

while falling short of competitive

economic efficiency, would be expected

to provide a sustainable and

economically viable timber harvest

program. The timber program would

substantially exceed the requirements of

the State Forest Practice Rules. This

alternative would define a moderate to

conservative timber production

management situation and a moderate

wildlife conservation management

situation.

The second enhanced conservation

alternative would describe an increased

level of habitat conservation for listed

and unlisted species, relative to the first

enhanced conservation alternative, to

reduce the risk of significant adverse

impacts. This alternative would set the

most restrictive forest management

practices in recognition of scientific

uncertainty regarding potential impacts

of timber management activities on

sensitive species and their habitats.

While expected to provide increased

protection for covered species, this

alternative would limit the ability of the

Jackson Demonstration State Forest to

function as a demonstration and timber

production forest. This enhanced

conservation alternative would define a

timber management situation that is

reduced to a low or custodial

management level and an enhanced

wildlife conservation management

situation.

Once completed, it is expected that

the Applicant will submit the Habitat

Conservation Plan as part of the

incidental take permit application

process, as required under the

provisions of section 10(a)(2)(A) of the

Endangered Species Act. It is

anticipated that the permit application

for incidental take will include the

northern spotted owl, marbled murrelet,

American peregrine falcon, and coho

salmon. The permit application is also

expected to include an agreement

covering conservation of certain

unlisted species. The Services will

evaluate the incidental take permit

application and associated Habitat

Conservation Plan in accordance with

section 10(a) of the Endangered Species

Act, and its implementing regulations.

Environmental review of the permit

application, including the Habitat

Conservation Plan, will be conducted in

accordance with the requirements of the

National Environmental Policy Act and

its implementing regulations. A No

Action/No Project alternative will be

considered consistent with the

requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act and the

California Environmental Quality Act.

The Applicant will also be preparing

a Sustained Yield Plan pursuant to the

provisions under Article 6.75 of the

California Forest Practice Rules,

including consideration of conservation

measures or plans addressing statelisted species under the California

Endangered Species Act. It is expected

that a section 2090 or 2081 agreement

will be issued by the California

Department of Fish and Game under the

California Fish and Game code for

selected state-listed species that

potentially occur on the Jackson

Demonstration State Forest.

Dated: September 29, 1997.

Don Weathers,

Acting, Regional Director, Region 1, Portland,

Oregon.

[FR Doc. 97–26398 Filed 10–3–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–930–1430–01; N–62051]

Notice of Realty Action; Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The following land in Elko

County, Nevada has been examined and

identified as suitable for disposal by

direct sale, including the mineral estate

of no more than nominal value, under

Section 203 and Section 209 of the

Federal Land Policy and Management

Act (FLPMA) of October 21, 1976 (43

U.S.C. 1713 and 1719) at no less than

fair market value:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 34 N., R. 55 E., section 8, E1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4,

NE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4,

S1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4.

Comprising 55.00 acres, more or less.

The above described land is being

offered as a direct sale to Elko General

Hospital, a political subdivision of Elko

County. The land will not be offered for

sale until at least 60 days after the date

of publication of this notice in the

Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Detailed information concerning this

action is available for review at the

Bureau of Land Management, Elko Field

Office, 3900 E. Idaho Street, Elko,

Nevada.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The land

has been identified as suitable for

disposal by the Elko Resource

Management Plan. The land is not

needed for any resource program and is

not suitable for management by the

Bureau or another Federal department

or agency.

The land is prospectively valuable for

oil and gas, and geothermal resources,

but not for other minerals. Therefore,

the mineral estate, excluding oil and

gas, and geothermal resources, will be

conveyed simultaneously with the sale

of the surface estate. Acceptance of the

sale offer will constitute an application

to purchase the mineral estate having no

known value. A non-refundable fee of

$50.00 will be required with the

purchase money. Failure to submit the

purchase money and the non-refundable

filing fee for the mineral estate within

the time frame specified by the

authorized officer will result in

cancellation of the sale.

Upon publication of this Notice of

Realty Action in the Federal Register,

the lands will be segregated from all

forms of appropriation under the public