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entries on Tuesday, November 3, 1998,

from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., in the

Department of the Interior Auditorium.

This year’s judging will be held from

November 4–5, 1998, beginning at 10:30

a.m. on Wednesday, November 4, and

continuing at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday,

November 5.

The following five eligible species for

the 1998 duck stamp contest are as

follows:

(1) American Green-winged Teal

(2) Black Duck

(3) Greater Scaup

(4) Northern Pintail

(5) Ruddy Duck

The primary author of this document

is Mrs. Lita F. Edwards, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service.

Dated: December 17, 1997.

Jamie Rappaport Clark,

Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Notice of Intent To Adopt the Bureau

of Land Management (BLM) Coos Bay

District Final Proposed Resource

Management Plan (PRMP)/

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS),

Dated September 1994, as the

Resource Management Plan and

Environmental Impact Statement for

the 5,410 Acre Coquille Forest.

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public

that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

is considering adopting the BLM’s Final

PRMP/EIS as the resource management

plan and environmental impact

statement for management of the 5,410

acre Coquille Forest. A description of

the proposal is provided below. The BIA

will make an independent analysis of

the Final PRMP/EIS to determine its

adequacy to meet the BIA’s

responsibilities under the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in

accordance with 40 CFR 1506.3(a).

The Coquille Restoration Act (P.L.

101–42), as amended by P.L. 104–208 of

September 30, 1996, (110 STAT. 3009–

537: 25 U.S.C. 715c) provides that

‘‘* * * the Assistant Secretary for

Indian Affairs, acting on behalf of and

in consultation with the [Coquille]

Tribe, is authorized to initiate

development of a forest management

plan for the Coquille Forest.’’ Section

501.(a)(d)(5) of the Act requires that the

Secretary shall manage the Coquille

Forest ‘‘* * * under applicable State

and Federal forestry and environmental

protection laws, and subject to critical

habitat designations under the

Endangered Species Act, and subject to

the standards and guidelines of Federal

forest plans on adjacent or nearby

Federal lands, now and in the future.’’

Consultation meetings with the Coquille

Tribe and its members will be

scheduled and carried out until

February 1998.

A summary of public involvement

associated with the Coos Bay District’s

Draft and Final Resource Management

Plan/Environmental Impact Statement

can be found on page ROD–5 of the

BLM’s Record of Decision and Resource

Management Plan of May 1995, and is

hereby incorporated by reference. A

summary of public involvement

associated with the July 1993 Draft and

February 1994, Final Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement on

Management of Habitat of LateSuccessional and Old-Growth Forest

Related Species Within the Range of the

Northern Spotted Owl is included on

pages 58–73 of the April 1994

interagency Record of Decision for

Amendments to Forest Service and

Bureau of Land Management Planning

Documents Within the Range of the

Northern Spotted Owl and is hereby

incorporated by reference.

Additional public input, issue

identification, and scoping efforts are

described on pages S–17 and 1–6 of the

Coos Bay District Final Proposed

Resource Management Plan/

Environmental Impact Statement of

September 1994, and are hereby

incorporated by reference.

DATES: Written comments may be

submitted through January 26, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to

Stanley Speaks, Portland Area Office,

Bureau of Indian Affairs, The Federal

Building, 911 NE, 11th Avenue,

Portland, OR 97232.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary

Varner, Siletz Agency, P.O. Box 569,

Siletz, Oregon 97380, telephone 541–

444–2679. For information regarding the

Bureau of Land Management, Coos Bay

District Resource Management Plan and

Environmental Impact Statement,

contact the Coos Bay District at 541–

756–0100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Coquille Forest has been created

pursuant to P.L. 104–208 from existing

federal lands managed by the BLM,

Coos Bay District, in North Bend,

Oregon. For purposes of management

direction set forth in the law, the

surrounding BLM lands are the

‘‘adjacent or nearby Federal lands.’’ The

BLM’s Final PRMP/EIS will define the

objectives, scope and direction for

managing the natural resources of the

Coquille Forest. In addition, specific

tribal goals, objectives, and cultural

interests will be incorporated through

consultation between the BIA and the

Coquille Indian Tribe.

Dated: December 12, 1997.

Kevin Gover,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–067–7122–6606; CACA–35511]

Environmental Impact Statement;

California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notice of Extension of Public

Comment Period for the Imperial Project

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

on the Imperial Project Proposed Gold

Mining/Processing Operation, Imperial

County.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the comment period of the joint Draft

Environmental Impact Statement/

Impact Report (DEIS/EIR) prepared by

the Bureau of Land Management and the

County of Imperial for an additional 30-

days.

DATES: Written comments must be

postmarked no later than February 26,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to the Area Manager, Attn:

Imperial Project, El Centro Resource

Area, 1661 South Fourth St., El Centro,

California 92243.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Douglas Romoli (909) 697–5237.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The end of

comment period as noted in the Draft

EIS/EIR for the Imperial Project DEIS/

EIR was January 27, 1998. The comment

period is now extended to February 26,

1998.

Dated: December 19, 1997.

Thomas F. Zale,

Acting Area Manager.

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