55824 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 208 / Tuesday, October 28, 1997 / Notices

[FR Doc. 97–28471 Filed 10–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–62–C

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Public Scoping Meetings for Proposed

Habitat Conservation Plan

AGENCIES: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior; National Marine Fisheries

Service, NOAA, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public scoping

meetings.

SUMMARY: The Oregon Department of

Forestry (Applicant) has begun the

development of a Habitat Conservation

Plan (Plan) for state forest lands

managed by the Applicant. The

Applicant intends to submit the Plan to

the Fish and Wildlife Service and

National Marine Fisheries Service

(collectively, ‘‘the Services’’), along with

an application for an incidental take

permit under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (Act).

This notice advises the public that the

Services and Applicant have scheduled

a series of public meetings to inform the

public of a proposed Plan and the

process of application for incidental

take permits. The Services are seeking

suggestions and information from other

agencies and the public on the scope of

issues related to the development of a

Plan, including the range of alternatives

that should be considered in the

environmental review documents

required under the National

Environmental Policy Act. Public input

may be written or oral (if provided at

any of the public meetings). Information

on dates and deadlines is provided

below.

DATES: Comments should be received on

or before February 3, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the

scope of the environmental assessment

or environmental impact statement

should be labeled as ‘‘Attention—ODF

HCP’’ and addressed to Mr. Russell

Peterson at: Oregon State Office, Fish

and Wildlife Service, 2600 SE 98th

Avenue, Suite 100, Portland, Oregon

97266; telephone (503) 231–6179.

Written comments may also be sent by

facsimile to (503) 231–6195.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Mr.

Joseph Zisa at the above address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Applicant has initiated the

development of a multi-species Habitat

Conservation Plan under the provisions

of section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act, in

consultation with the Services. The Plan

will be submitted to the Services as part

of an application for an incidental take

permit for approximately 630,000 acres

of state forest land. This acreage

includes approximately 520,000 acres in

the Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests

in northwest Oregon and approximately

48,000 acres in the Santiam State Forest.

The remaining covered acreage would

include all other state forest lands west

of the Cascade Mountains crest, with the

exception of the Elliott State Forest in

Coos and Douglas Counties. The

Services issued an incidental take

permit for the Elliott State Forest in

1995.

Once completed, the Applicant would

submit the Plan as part of the incidental

take permit application. The Services

would evaluate the incidental take

permit application and associated Plan

in accordance with section 10(a)(2)(B) of

the Act, and its implementing

regulations. The environmental review

of the Plan would be conducted in

accordance with the requirements of the

National Environmental Policy Act and

its implementing regulations, as well as

the implementing regulations of the

Endangered Species Act. A No Action/

No Project alternative will be

considered consistent with the

requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act.

The proposed incidental take permit

would cover the Applicant’s

management activities that would result

in the incidental take of species

currently listed under the Act.

Additionally, the applicant would be

requesting federal assurances regarding

other, presently unlisted species

occurring or potentially occurring on

the above lands. Presently listed species

that the proposed Plan and incidental

take permit would potentially cover

include the threatened northern spotted

owl (Strix occidentalis caurina), the

threatened marbled murrelet

(Brachyramphus marmoratus

marmoratus), the threatened bald eagle

(Haliaeetus leucocephalus), and the

endangered American peregrine falcon

(Falco peregrinus anatum). The

proposed agreement covering

conservation of unlisted species would

include the proposed threatened coho

salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and

other species.

During this scoping process, the

Services seek public and agency input

regarding the development of the

proposed Plan and potential issuance of

incidental take permits.

Should the decision be made that an

environmental impact statement is

appropriate, a separate Notice of Intent

will be published in the Federal

Register. Comments received during the

scoping process referenced in this

notice and any additional comments

received following a future Notice of

Intent shall be considered in the

preparation of a draft environmental

impact statement. At this time, the

Services cannot estimate the time

following the completion of this scoping

process necessary for a decision

regarding the selection of National

Environmental Policy Act

documentation and additional scoping.

Draft Plan and National

Environmental Policy Act documents

are not expected to be available for

public review during this scoping

process. The information gathered from

scoping will be utilized in the

development of such documents prior to

a formal public review process later in

1998.

The Applicant is expected to present

some of its proposals for the Plan to the

public during the upcoming scoping

meetings. These proposals do not

necessarily represent those that will be

included in the Plan as it undergoes

further development. Such proposals

may not be the product of complete

consultation with the Services and have

not been subject to formal evaluation for

adequacy by the Services.

Meetings

As an opportunity for interested

persons to comment on the scope of the

environmental assessment or

environmental impact statement and

issues related to the development of the

Plan, public scoping meetings are

scheduled as follows:

November 17, 1997, Oregon Department of

Forestry District Office, 4907 Third Street,

Tillamook, Oregon, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

November 18, 1997, Red Lion Inn, Chinook

Room, 400 Industry Street, Astoria,

Oregon, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

November 20, 1997, World Forestry Center,

Portland, Oregon, 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.,

preceded by an informational workshop

from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

December 2, 1997, Oregon Department of

Forestry Headquarters, Conference Room,

2600 State Street, Salem, Oregon, 7:00 p.m.

to 10:00 p.m.

December 3, 1997, Lane Community College,

Forum Room 308, Eugene, Oregon, 7:00

p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

(For more detailed information

regarding the above locations, please

contact the Oregon Department of

Forestry’s Public Affairs Office at

telephone (503) 945–7422 or (800) 482–

6866.)
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Comments

Comments received will be available

for public inspection by appointment

during normal business hours (8:00 a.m.

to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday) 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.

Authority: This notice is being furnished

pursuant to the Council on Environmental

Quality Regulations for Implementing the

Procedural Provisions of the National

Environmental Policy Act Regulations (40

CFR sections 1501.7 and 1508.22) to obtain

suggestions and information from other

agencies and the public on the scope of

issues and alternatives that would be

analyzed or considered in preparation of an

environmental assessment or environmental

impact statement.

Dated: October 22, 1997.

Thomas J. Dwyer,

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland,

Oregon, Fish and Wildlife Service.

[FR Doc. 97–28482 Filed 10–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Notice of Intent to Prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement for

the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians

Resource Recovery Park Project,

Riverside County, California

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent and public

scoping meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public

that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),

with the cooperation of the Cabazon

Band of Mission Indians, intends to

gather information necessary for

preparing a Programmatic

Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS)

for the Cabazon Resource Recovery Park

Project proposed for development on

Section 6 of the Cabazon Reservation in

Riverside County, California. A

description of the proposed project,

location, and environmental

considerations to be addressed in the

PEIS are provided below (see

supplemental information). In addition

to this notice, a public meeting

regarding the proposed project and

preparation of the PEIS will be held.

This notice is published in

accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

regulations found in 40 CFR 1501.7. The

purpose of this notice is to obtain

suggestions and information from other

agencies and the public on the scope of

issues to be addressed in the PEIS.

Comments and participation in this

scoping process are encouraged.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before November 28, 1997. A public

scoping meeting will be held November

13, 1997, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to Ronald Jaeger, Area

Director, Sacramento Area Office,

Bureau of Indian Affairs, 4330 Watt

Avenue, 4th Floor, North Higlands,

California 95660. A public scoping

meeting will be held on November 13,

1997, at the Tribal Hall, Cabazon

Reservation, 84–245 Indio Springs

Drive, Indio, California, from 7 p.m. to

10 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Frank Fryman, Acting Area Natural

Resources Officer, Sacramento Area

Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 4330

Watt Avenue, 4th Floor, North Higlands,

California 95660, telephone number

(916) 979–2575, extension 255; or

Michael Derry, Development Manager,

Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, 84–

245 Indio Springs Drive, Indio,

California 92201, telephone number

(760) 342–2593, extension 3015.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Cabazon Band of Mission Indians plans

to develop Section 6 of their

Reservation, located between Avenue 62

and Avenue 66 on State Highway 111,

south of the City of Coachella in

Riverside County, California, into the

Cabazon Resource Recovery Park

(CRRP). The CRRP will be developed to

include numerous industrial facilities in

the areas of recycling, reclamation, and

reuse of materials that would otherwise

be disposed of as waste, and subsequent

manufacturing of products from the

reclaimed materials. The CRRP will

build on the existing waste recycling

industries already constructed on

Section 6. Future types of industries to

be pursued include: a catalytic

converter recycling plant in which

platinum metal is recovered; a waste tire

recycling plant which will produce

crumb rubber for numerous industrial

and paving uses; a materials recovery

facility (MRF) which will separate

reusable materials from the municipal

solid waste stream; a biomass to ethanol

facility; a building block production

facility; and a specialty plastic products

manufacturer using plastics recovered at

the MRF. Numerous other projects

similar in nature are planned. An

infrastructure will be constructed to

support the facilities in the Park,

including rail sidings, a road network, a

sewage treatment plant, and a

cogeneration plant. The project will use

the existing Southern Pacific rail line

and the improved State Highway 86 for

transportation of materials to and from

the Park. The PEIS will address existing,

developing, planned, and representative

projects in the CRRP. Areas of

environmental concern include: air

quality, traffic and transportation,

biological and botanical resources, and

cultural resources. The range of issues

addressed may be expanded based on

comments received during the scoping

process.

Ada E. Deer,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–28492 Filed 10–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO–310–1310–01–24–1A; OMB Approval

Number 1004–0136]

Information Collection Submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

for Review Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act

The Bureau of Land Management

(BLM) has submitted the proposed

collection for information listed below

to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for approval under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3501 et seq.). On

April 8, 1996, the BLM published a

notice in the Federal Register (61 FR

15510) requesting comments on the

collection. The comment period ended

June 7, 1996. No comments were

received. Copies of the proposed

collection of information and related

forms and explanatory material may be

obtained by contacting the BLM

Clearance Officer at the telephone

number listed below.

OMB is required to respond to this

request within 60 days but may respond

after 30 days. For maximum

consideration your comments and

suggestions on the requirements should

be made within 30 days directly to the

Office of Management and Budget,

Interior Department Desk Officer (1004–

0136), Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Washington, D.C.,

20503, telephone (202) 395–7340. Please

provide a copy of your comments to the

Bureau Clearance Office (WO–630),

1849 C St., N.W., Mail Stop 401 LS,

Washington, D.C. 20240.

Nature of Comments: We specifically

request your comments on the

following:

1. Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

functioning of the Bureau of Land