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DRP as part of the Central Utah Project.

The WCWEP and DRP Projects provide

for increasing irrigation efficiency in the

Heber Valley, conserving water, and

eliminating the diversion of water from

the upper Strawberry River tributaries to

Heber Valley. As part of these projects,

the United States plans to acquire the

Timpanogos and Wasatch Canals from

WCSSA. These two canals are features

which have historically been used to

convey Provo River water to Heber

Valley irrigators. The canals will be

used to convey project water and nonproject water for irrigation purposes.

The purpose of the negotiation

sessions will be to agree upon the price

and the details for the United States to

purchase Timpanogos and Wasatch

Canals from WCSSA.

DATES: Dates for public negotiation

sessions will be announced in local

newspapers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Additional

information on matters related to this

Federal Register notice can be obtained

at the address and telephone number set

forth below: Mr. Reed Murray, Program

Coordinator, CUP Completion Act

Office, Department of the Interior, 302

East 1860 South, Provo, UT 84606–

6154, Telephone: (801) 379–1237, EMail address: rmurray@uc.usbr.gov

Dated: November 17, 1997.

Ronald Johnston,

CUP Program Director, Department of the

Interior.

[FR Doc. 97–30605 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–RK–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered and Threatened Species

Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit

applications.

SUMMARY: The following applicants have

applied for a scientific research permit

to conduct certain activities with

endangered species pursuant to section

10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species

Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531

et seq.).

Permit No. 835433

Applicant: California Army National Guard,

San Luis Obispo, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey; capture and

release; collect and sacrifice voucher

specimens) the Conservancy fairy

shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio),

longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta

longiantenna), vernal pool tadpole

shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), San Diego

fairy shrimp (Brachinecta

sandiegonensis), and the Riverside fairy

shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) in

conjunction with presence or absence

surveys in vernal pools throughout the

species range in California for the

purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 790167

Applicant: Kevin Lafferty, Santa Barbara,

California.

The applicant requests an amendment

to his permit to extend the area

authorized to take (harass by survey,

capture and release) the tidewater goby

(Eucyglobius newberryi) in conjunction

with presence or absence surveys and

population monitoring throughout the

species range in California for the

purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 835549

Applicant: Charles Black, San Diego,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey, capture and

release) the San Diego fairy shrimp

(Brachinecta sandiegonensis) and the

Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus

woottoni), and remove and reduce to

possession the San Diego mesa mint

(Pogogyne abramsii) and the San Diego

button celery (Eryngium aristulatum

ssp. pavishii) for the purpose of

enhancing their survival, in conjunction

with research in vernal pools on

Miramar Naval Air Station, San Diego,

California.

Permit No. 804203

Applicant: Stephen Myers, Riverside,

California.

The applicant requests an amendment

of his permit to take (harass by survey)

the Quino checkerspot butterfly

(Euphydryas editha quino) in

conjunction with presence or absence

surveys in Riverside, Orange, and San

Diego Counties, California, for the

purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 835918

Applicant: Jutta C. Burger, Riverside,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey) the Quino

checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas

editha quino) in conjunction with

presence or absence surveys in

Riverside, Orange, and San Diego

Counties, California, for the purpose of

enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 836517

Applicant: Chet McGaugh, Riverside,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey) the Quino

checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas

editha quino) in conjunction with

presence or absence surveys in

Riverside, Orange, and San Diego

Counties, California, for the purpose of

enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 836419

Applicant: Mike Wilcox, Riverside,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey) the Quino

checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas

editha quino) in Riverside, Orange, and

San Diego Counties, California, and take

(harass by survey) the Delhi Sands

flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas

terminatus abdominalis) in San

Bernardino and Riverside Counties,

California, in conjunction with presence

or absence surveys for the purpose of

enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 836521

Applicant: Dan Holland, Fallbrook,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture, handle, measure, apply

Passive Integrated Transponders, and

radio-tag) the arroyo southwestern toad

(Bufo microscaphus californicus) in

conjunction with ecological research in

San Diego, Orange, and Los Angeles

Counties, California, for the purpose of

enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 836518

Applicant: The Environmental Trust, La

Mesa, California.

The applicant requests a permit to:

take (locate and monitor nests, capture,

band, color-band, and release) the least

Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus); take

(harass by survey) the southwestern

willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii

extimus); take (harass by survey, capture

and release, collect and sacrifice

voucher specimens) the San Diego fairy

shrimp (Brachinecta sandiegonensis)

and the Riverside fairy shrimp

(Streptocephalus woottoni); take

(capture and release) the Stephen’s

kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi);

and take (capture and release, conduct

egg counts) the arroyo southwestern

toad (Bufo microscaphus californicus)

in conjunction with population

monitoring and ecological research in

Southern California for the purpose of

enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 777965

Applicant: LSA Associates, Irvine, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (locate and monitor nests) the least

Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in San

Diego, Orange, Riverside, Los Angeles,

San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara,

and Kern Counties, California, in

conjunction with presence or absence
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surveys and population monitoring for

the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 836079

Applicant: Richard E. Hill, Fair Oaks,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey, capture and

release, collect and sacrifice voucher

specimens) the Conservancy fairy

shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio),

longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta

longiantenna), vernal pool tadpole

shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), San Diego

fairy shrimp (Brachinecta

sandiegonensis), and the Riverside fairy

shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) in

conjunction with presence or absence

surveys and ecological research in

vernal pools, throughout the species

range in California for the purpose of

enhancing their survival.

DATES: Written comments on these

permit applications must be received on

or before December 22, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments

should be submitted to the Chief,

Division of Consultation and

Conservation Planning, Ecological

Services, Fish and Wildlife Service, 911

N.E. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon

97232–4181; fax (503) 231–6243. Please

refer to the respective permit number for

each application when submitting

comments. All comments, including

names and addresses, received will

become part of the official

administrative record and may be made

available to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Documents and other information

submitted with these applications are

available for review, subject to the

requirements of the Privacy Act and

Freedom of Information Act, by any

party who submits a written request for

a copy of such documents within 20

days of the date of publication of this

notice to the address above; telephone:

503–231–2063. Please refer to the

respective permit number for each

application when requesting copies of

documents.

Dated: November 17, 1997.

Don Weathers,

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland,

Oregon.

[FR Doc. 97–30610 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

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 Rellim Redwood Company, Del

Norte County, CA

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior; National Marine Fisheries

Service, NOAA, Commerce; California

Department of Forestry and Fire

Protection.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service

and National Marine Fisheries Service

(collectively ‘‘the Services’’), and the

California Department of Forestry and

Fire Protection intend to prepare a joint

National Environmental Policy Act

Environmental Impact Statement

addressing approval and

implementation of a Multi-Species

Habitat Conservation Plan (Plan)

submitted by the Rellim Redwood

Company (Rellim) as part of an

application for an incidental take

permit, pursuant to section 10(a) of the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (Act). The Plan will cover

forest management activities on Rellim’s

forestlands in Del Norte County,

California. Rellim intends to request an

incidental take permit for the northern

spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina),

marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus

marmoratus marmoratus) and coho

salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch); these

species listed as threatened or

endangered under the Act. Rellim is

also seeking coverage under specific

provisions of the permit for

approximately 40 currently unlisted

species (including those with State,

proposed Federal or State, or other

special status) should these species be

listed under the Act in the future. The

Fish and Wildlife Service, the National

Marine Fisheries Service, and the

California Department of Forestry and

Fire Protection are acting as joint lead

agencies on the project. Under the

California Environmental Quality Act

and the state Z’Berg Nejedly Forest

Practice Act, the California Department

of Forestry and Fire Protection must

conduct its own environmental

assessment, and has determined that a

Program Timberland Environmental

Impact Report will be prepared. In

accordance with Federal and State

regulations, a joint Environmental

Impact Statement/Program Timberland

Environmental Impact Report will be

prepared.

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 (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 to be considered in

preparation of the Environmental

Impact Statement.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before December 24, 1997. Public

scoping meetings, at which oral and

written comments can be submitted, are

scheduled for Monday, November 24,

1997, 2:00–4:00 p.m., at the Cultural

Center Atrium, 1001 Front Street,

Crescent City, California, and from

7:00–9:00 p.m. at the Eagles Hall, 1005

J Street, Arcata, California.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the

scope of the Environmental Impact

Statement should be addressed to Mr.

Ken Hoffman, Coastal California Fish

and Wildlife Office, 1125 16th Street,

Room 209, Arcata, California 95521.

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 address. All comments received,

including names and addresses, will

become part of the official

administrative record and may be made

available to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Ken Hoffman, at the address above, or

telephone (707) 822–7201.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Rellim

manages approximately 30,000 acres in

Del Norte County, California, as

commercial forestlands that will be

considered for inclusion in the Plan.

Rellim is developing a comprehensive

50-year multi-species Plan, covering

both listed and certain unlisted species.

Rellim’s Plan is expected to combine

several mitigation strategies to ensure

species protection.

Rellim’s multi-species planning

approach is anticipated to include the

northern spotted owl, marbled murrelet,

and coho salmon, which are listed as

threatened or endangered under the Act.

In addition, about 40 currently unlisted

species (including those with State,

proposed Federal or State, or other

special status) are being considered for

inclusion in the Plan.

Once completed, it is expected that

Rellim will submit the Plan as part of

the incidental take permit application