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Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge, all

located in Wyoming.

However, CCPs for these Arapaho

NWR stations in Wyoming will not be

prepared concurrent with the CCP for

Arapaho NWR. The Service is

furnishing this notice in compliance

with Service CCP policy to advise other

agencies and the public of its intentions

and to obtain suggestions and

information on the scope of issues to be

considered in the planning process.

DATES: Written comments should be

received by December 26, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments and requests for

more information regarding Arapaho

NWR should be sent to Bernardo Garza.

Planning Team Leader, Division of

Planning, PO Box 25486, DFC, Denver,

CO 80225.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bernardo Garza, Planning Team Leader,

Division of Planning, PO Box 25486,

DFC, Denver, CO 80225; or

Michael Spratt, Chief, Division of

Planning, PO Box 25486, DFC,

Denver, CO 80225.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Service has initiated Comprehensive

Conservation Planning for the Arapaho

National Wildlife Refuge near Walden,

Colorado.

Each National Wildlife Refuge has

specific purposes for which it was

established and for which legislation

was enacted. Those purposes are used to

develop and prioritize management

goals and objectives within the National

Wildlife Refuge System mission and to

guide which public uses will occur on

the Refuge. The planning process is a

way for the Service and the public to

evaluate management goals and

objectives for the best possible

conservation efforts of this important

wildlife habitat, while providing for

wildlife-dependent recreation

opportunities that are compatible with

each National Wildlife Refuge’s

establishing purposes and the mission

of the National Wildlife Refuge System.

Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge

(approximately 24,800 acres) was

established in 1967 and is located in an

intermountain glacial basin immediately

south of Walden (county seat of Jackson

County, Colorado) in a 45-mile long

basin commonly known as North Park.

Current public use opportunities at this

Refuge include wildlife observation,

photography, and fishing.

The Service will conduct a

comprehensive conservation planning

process that will provide opportunity

for Tribal, State, and local governments,

agencies, organizations, and the public

to participate in issue scoping and

public comment. The Service is

requesting input for issues, concerns,

ideas, and suggestions for the future

management of Arapaho National

Wildlife Refuge in north-central

Colorado. Anyone interested in

providing input is invited to respond to

the following three questions:

(1) What makes Arapaho NWR special

or unique for you?

(2) What problems or issues do you

want to see addressed in the

Comprehensive Conservation Plan?

(3) What improvements would you

recommend for Arapaho NWR?

The Service has provided the above

questions for your optional use; you are

not required to provide information to

the Service. The Planning Team

developed these questions to facilitate

finding out more information about

individual issues and ideas concerning

these Refuges. Comments received by

the Planning Team will be used as part

of the planning process; individual

comments will not be referenced in our

reports or directly responded to.

An opportunity will be given to the

public to provide input at open houses

to scope issues and concerns (schedules

can be obtained from the Planning Team

Leaders at the above addresses).

Comments may also be submitted

anytime during the planning process by

writing to the above addresses. All

information provided voluntarily by

mail, phone, or at public meetings

becomes part of the official public

record (i.e., names, addresses, letters of

comment, input recorded during

meetings). If requested under the

Freedom of Information Act by a private

citizen or organization, the Service may

provide informational copies.

The environmental review of this

project will be conducted in accordance

with the requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as

amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), NEPA

Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508),

and other appropriate Federal laws and

regulations, and Service policies and

procedures for compliance with those

regulations.

All comments received from

individuals on Service Environmental

Assessments and Environmental Impact

Statements become part of the official

public record. Requests for such

comments will be handled in

accordance with the Freedom of

Information Act, NEPA (40 CFR

1506.6(f)), and other Departmental and

Service policy and procedures. When

requested, the Service generally will

provide comment letters with the names

and addresses of the individuals who

wrote the comments.

However, the telephone number of the

commenting individual will not be

provided in response to such requests to

the extent permissible by law.

Additionally, public comment letters

are not required to contain the

commentator’s name, address, or any

other identifying information. Such

comments may be submitted

anonymously to the Service.

Dated: November 15, 2000.

Elliott Sutta,

Regional Director, Denver, Colorado.

[FR Doc. 00–29960 Filed 11–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered and Threatened Species

Permit Applications

ACTION: Notice of Receipt of

Applications

SUMMARY: The following applicants have

applied for a permit to conduct certain

activities with endangered species. This

notice is provided pursuant to section

10(a) of the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et

seq.).

Permit No. TE—10472

Applicant: Geo-Marine, Newport News,

Virginia

Applicant requests authorization for

recovery purposes to conduct presence/

absence surveys for the southwestern

willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii

extimus) in Arizona, New Mexico, and

Texas.

Permit No. TE—034087

Applicant: University of New Mexico, Dept.

of Biology, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Applicant requests authorization to

conduct activities for research and

recovery purposes for the Comanche

Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon elegans)

and the Leon Springs pupfish

(Cyprinodon bovinus).

Permit No. TE—34960

Applicant: Arizona Department of

Transportation-Natural Resources,

Phoenix, Arizona

Applicant requests authorization to

conduct presence/absence surveys for

the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl

(Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum) and

the southwestern willow flycatcher

(Empidonax traillii extimus) in Arizona

on Department of Transportation rightof-ways.

Permit No. TE—35179

Applicant: Denis P. Humphrey, Show Low,

Arizona

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Applicant requests authorization for

recovery purposes to conduct presence/

absence surveys for the cactus

ferruginous pygmy-owl (Glaucidium

brasilianum cactorum) on Bureau of

Reclamation lands in central and south

central Arizona.

DATES: Written comments on these

permit applications must be received on

or before December 26, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments

should be submitted to the Legal

Instruments Examiner, Division of

Endangered Species/Permits, Ecological

Services, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque,

New Mexico 87103. Please refer to the

respective permit number for each

application when submitting comments.

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: The

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Ecological Services, Division of

Endangered Species/Permits, P.O. Box

1306, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103.

Please refer to the respective permit

number for each application when

requesting copies of documents.

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 before

December 26, 2000, to the address

above.

Stephen C. Helfert,

Assistant Regional Director, Ecological

Services, Region 2, Albuquerque, New

Mexico.

[FR Doc. 00–30019 Filed 11–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Letters of Authorization To Take

Marine Mammals

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of a Letter of

Authorization to take marine mammals

incidental to oil and gas industry

activities.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

101(a)(5)(A) of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended, and

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

implementing regulations (50 CFR

18.27(f)(3)), notice is hereby given that

a Letter of Authorization to take polar

bears incidental to oil and gas industry

exploration activities has been issued to

the following companies:

Company Activity Date issued

Western Geophysical Company ........................................ Exploration ....................................................................... October 13, 2000.

Western Geophysical Company ........................................ Exploration ....................................................................... October 13, 2000.

Contact: Mr. John W. Bridges at the

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Marine

Mammals Management Office, 1011 East

Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503,

(800) 362–5148 or (907) 786–3810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Letters of Authorization were issued in

accordance with U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service Federal Rules and Regulations

‘‘Marine Mammals; Incidental Take

During Specified Activities (65 FR

16828; March 30, 2000).’’

Dated: November 13, 2000.

Gary Edwards,

Deputy Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 00–29975 Filed 11–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[No. CIV 90–0957 LH/WWD]

Notice of Publication of Final Share

Percentage Schedule: Ramah Navajo

Chapter v. Bruce Babbitt

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice publishes the

‘‘Final Share Percentage Schedule’’ for

the Class in Ramah Navajo Chapter, et

al. v. Bruce Babbitt, et al., as required

by paragraphs 11 and 12 of Appendix D

of the Partial Settlement Agreement

(PSA) previously approved by the Court

in this case for the years 1989–1993.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael P. Gross, Class Counsel, 460 St.

Michael’s Drive, #300, Santa Fe, NM

87505–7602; (505) 983–6686; FAX (505)

986–1367; or C. Bryant Rogers, CoCounsel, Roth, VanAmberg, Rogers,

Ortiz, Fairbanks & Yepa LLP, 347 East

Palace Avenue, Post Office Box 1447,

Santa Fe, NM 87504–1447; (505) 988–

8979; FAX (505) 983–7508.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice is published in exercise of

authority delegated by the Secretary of

the Interior to the Assistant Secretary—

Indian Affairs in Part 290, Chapter 8, of

the Departmental Manual.

The notice of ‘‘Final Share Percentage

Schedule’’ in Ramah Navajo Chapter,

and Oglala Sioux Tribe, for themselves

and on behalf of a Class of persons

similarly situated v. Bruce Babbitt,

Secretary of the Interior; Kevin Gover,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior;

Robert J. Williams, Acting Inspector

General, U.S. Department of the Interior;

and the United States of America [No.

CIV 90–0957 LH/WWD], before the

United States District Court for the

District of New Mexico, reads as

follows:

Dated: November 17, 2000.

Kevin Gover,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

Notice of Publication of Final Share

Percentage Schedule

This Notice publishes the ‘‘Final

Share Percentage Schedule’’ for the

Class in Ramah Navajo Chapter, et al.

v. Bruce Babbitt, et al., as required by

paragraphs 11 and 12 of Appendix D of

the Partial Settlement Agreement (PSA)

previously approved by the Court in this

case for the years 1989–1993.

The ‘‘Final Share Percentage

Schedule’’ appended hereto as Exhibit

A sets out each Class Member’s

percentage share of the partial

settlement amount separately stated for

each of the five settlement years for all

class members reflected in the

‘‘Amended Final List of Class Members’’

prepared per paragraph 8(c) of

Appendix D of the PSA and filed on

October 2, 2000. The methodology and

computations used by the Independent

CPA in preparing this schedule were

independently reviewed and verified by

Kenton Keckler, P.C., CPAs &

Consultants, 1850 Calle Medico, Suite

K, Santa Fe, NM 87505, the Court

Approved Class Monitor. The draft

schedule was also made available to

Class Counsel and Defendants’ counsel

for review prior to finalization per

paragraphs 11 and 12 of Appendix D of

the PSA. A Stipulation of Counsel was

subsequently filed shortening all review