Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 232 / Friday, December 1, 2000 / Notices 75295

Draft Environmental Impact Statement/

Environmental Impact Report. A

response to each comment received in

these letters has been included in Final

Environmental Impact Statement/

Environmental Impact Report.

The Draft Environmental Impact

Statement/Environmental Impact Report

considered five alternatives, including

the Proposed Action and the No-Action

Alternatives. Under the No-Action

Alternative, landowners within the

County would continue to apply for

individual incidental take permits on a

case-by-case basis, resulting in

piecemeal planning that would establish

isolated patches of mitigation land

scattered throughout the County. This

could result in cumulatively significant

adverse impacts to those species which

would benefit from larger tracts of

interconnected habitats.

Under the Reduced Land Acquisition/

Increased Preserve Enhancement

Alternative, mitigation would focus on

habitat enhancement which could

interfere substantially with agricultural

activities, creating significant adverse

impact to agricultural productivity in

the County. This alternative would have

questionable benefits to the covered

species because habitat enhancement is

unpredictable and may be unsuccessful.

Under the No Wetlands Coverage

Alternative, landowners within the

County would continue to apply for

individual permits pursuant to the

Federal Clean Water Act, which is

expected to result in piecemeal

planning. Mitigation lands would likely

consist of smaller and more widely

scattered habitat blocks than would

occur with the Proposed Action,

resulting in cumulatively significant

adverse impacts to those wetlanddependent species which would benefit

from larger tracts of interconnected

habitats.

Under the Preserve Location Outside

of the County Alternative, significantly

less habitat within the County would be

preserved than with the Proposed

Action, adversely impacting some

covered species by creating gaps in the

species’ range and potentially

disrupting the genetic integrity of some

populations. This alternative could also

adversely impact relatively immobile

species that are unable to relocate to

distant newly created habitats.

The analysis provided in the Final

Environmental Impact Statement/

Environmental Impact Report is

intended to accomplish the following:

inform the public of the proposed

action; address public comments

received on the Draft Environmental

Impact Statement/Environmental

Impact Report; disclose the direct,

indirect, and cumulative environmental

effects of the proposed actions; and

indicate any irreversible commitment of

resources that would result from

implementation of the proposed action.

Dated: November 20, 2000.

John Engbring,

Acting Deputy Manager, Region 1, California/

Nevada Operations Office, Sacramento,

California.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–690–01–5101–01–B109; CACA–CACA–

40467]

Notice of Extension of the Public

Comment Period on the Supplement to

the Draft Environmental Impact Report/

Environmental Impact Statement for

the Proposed Cadiz Groundwater

Storage Dry-Year Supply Program

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the public comment period on the

Supplement to the Draft Environmental

Impact Report/Environmental Impact

Statement for the Proposed Cadiz

Groundwater Storage Dry-Year Supply

Program has been extended to Monday,

January 8, 2001. The original public

comment was scheduled to close on

Monday, December 4, 2000.

The Bureau of Land Management

(BLM), Department of the Interior, the

Federal lead agency, and Metropolitan

Water District (MWD) of Southern

California, the State lead agency,

developed the supplement in response

to public and agency concerns about

groundwater management and potential

air quality impacts associated with the

project, proposed by Metropolitan in

partnership with Cadiz, Inc.

Cooperating agencies in developing the

supplement were the National Park

Service (NPS) and the U.S. Geological

Survey (USGS).

The Supplement provides more

information on the proposed project and

includes a Groundwater Monitoring and

Management Plan (Plan). The Plan

would govern water storage and

extraction operations, including the

amount of indigenous groundwater that

may be extracted over the 50-year life of

the proposed project.

The project proposes to utilize the

groundwater basins under a portion of

the Cadiz and Fenner Valleys, about 60

miles southwest of Needles, Calif., to

store water imported from

Metropolitan’s Colorado River Aqueduct

during years with surplus water and

extract the stored water and available

indigenous groundwater for use by

Metropolitan to serve its customers.

Some of the necessary facilities

involved would be located on Cadiz,

Inc. private land, while a 35-mile-long

pipeline and other facilities would be

on public lands administered by BLM.

The supplement is available online at

www.ca.blm.gov/needles/nepa01.html.

Review copies are available at BLM

offices in Needles (101 West Spikes

Road) and Riverside (6221 Box Springs

Blvd.), and Metropolitan’s Los Angeles

headquarters (700 North Alameda

Street), as well as local public libraries.

Comments on the Supplement to the

Draft Environmental Impact Report/

Environmental Impact Statement for the

Proposed Cadiz Groundwater Storage

Dry-Year Supply Program should be

addressed to the Bureau of Land

Management, Attn: James Williams,

6221 Box Springs Blvd., Riverside, CA

92507 or Metropolitan Water District,

Attn: Jack Safely, P.O. Box 54153, Los

Angeles, CA 90054.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James Williams at (909) 697–5390 or

Jack Safely at (213) 217–6981.

Dated: November 27, 2000.

Bruce Shaffer,

Associate District Manager.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–030–2001–1060–JJ]

Notice of Intent to Extend the Time

Period for Removal of Excess and

Stray Wild Horses

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

SUMMARY: On June 21, 2000, notice was

published in the Federal Register at

Vol. 65, No 120, pgs 38572–38573,

which stated in part, ‘‘* * * the

Rawlins and Lander Field Offices of the

Bureau of Land Management plan to

remove 500–600 excess and stray horses

from three contiguous areas of the

Rawlins and Lander Field Offices

known as the Lost Creek HMA, an area

designated as I–80 North, and the

Antelope Hills HMA * * * The removal

is scheduled to begin after September

30, 2000, and conclude prior to January

1, 2001. The Appropriate Management

Level for these three contiguous areas is

140. At least 140 horses will remain in

the area after the removal is completed.’’

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Due to weather and logistical

considerations, it was not possible to

complete the action described in the

notice in the time period originally

envisioned; therefore the BLM will

complete the action as soon after

January 1, 2001, as is practical. The

action will take place in the same

manner, in the same places, employ the

same practices for safe and humane

treatment of the horses, and have the

same effects as discussed in EA# WY–

030–EA0–181.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information, please contact

Chuck Reed, Resource Advisor, Bureau

of Land Management, Rawlins Field

Office, 1300 North Third Street, P.O.

Box 2407, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301,

(307) 328–4200; electronic mail at

Chuck—Reed@blm.gov.

Kurt J. Kotter,

Field Manager.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Extension of Expiring Contracts Up to

One Year

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Public notice.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.23,

public notice is hereby given that the

National Park Service proposes to

extend the following expiring

concession contracts for a period of up

to one year.

Concessioner

identification No. Concessioner name Park

ANIA903 ...................... Katmai Guide Service .......................................................... Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve

ANIA904 ...................... King Guiding Service ........................................................... Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve

ANIA906 ...................... Cinder River Lodge .............................................................. Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve

ACAD001 .................... The Acadia Corp. ................................................................. Acadia National Park

AMIS002 ..................... Lake Amistad Resort & Marina ........................................... Amistad National Recreation Area

AMIS003 ..................... Rough Canyon Marina, 1144 .............................................. Amistad National Recreation Area

BADL001 ..................... Oglala Sioux Tribe (Cedar Pass Lodge) ............................. Badlands National Park

BAND001 .................... Bandelier Trading, Inc. ........................................................ Bandelier National Monument

BEOL001 ..................... Bent’s Old Fort Historical Assn. .......................................... Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site

BICA003 ...................... Horseshoe Bend Marina ...................................................... Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area

BICA007 ...................... Lucon Corp. ......................................................................... Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area

BISC002 ...................... Biscayne National Underwater Park Co .............................. Biscayne National Park

BISO001 ...................... LeConte Lodge Limited Partnership .................................... Big South Fork National Recreation Area

BLCA001 ..................... Rim House ........................................................................... Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument

BLRI001 ...................... Southern Highland Handicraft Guild .................................... Blue Ridge Parkway

CACA001 .................... The Cavern Supply Co., Inc. ............................................... Carlsbad Caverns National Park

CACO003 .................... Town of Truro ...................................................................... Cape Cod National Seashore

CACO004 .................... Charles W. Silva .................................................................. Cape Cod National Seashore

CAHA001 .................... Avon-Thornton Limited Partnership ..................................... Cape Hatteras National Seashore

CAHA002 .................... Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier, Inc. ......................................... Cape Hatteras National Seashore

CAHA004 .................... Oregon Inlet Fishing Center, Inc. ........................................ Cape Hatteras National Seashore

CALO003 .................... Morris Marina, Kabin Kamps & Ferry Service ..................... Cape Lookout National Seashore

CALO005 .................... Alger G. Willis Fishing Camps, Inc ...................................... Cape Lookout National Seashore

CANY024 .................... Tag-A-Long Tours, Ltd. ....................................................... Canyonlands National Park

CANY025 .................... Lin Ottinger Tours ................................................................ Canyonlands National Park

CANY026 .................... Tag-A-Long Tours, Ltd. ....................................................... Canyonlands National Park

CANY027 .................... Tex’s Riverways ................................................................... Canyonlands National Park

CANY031 .................... Holiday River Expeditions, Inc. ............................................ Canyonlands National Park

CANY032 .................... Kaibab Mountain Bike Tours ............................................... Canyonlands National Park

CANY033 .................... Nichols Expeditions, Inc. ..................................................... Canyonlands National Park

CANY034 .................... Rim Tours ............................................................................ Canyonlands National Park

CANY035 .................... Western Spirit Cycling, Inc. ................................................. Canyonlands National Park

CHAT001 .................... Chattahoochee Outdoor Center, Inc ................................... Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

CHIS002 ...................... Channel Islands Aviation, Inc. ............................................. Channel Islands National Park

CHOH001 .................... Fletcher’s Boat House, Inc. ................................................. Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park

COLM001 .................... Colorado National Monument Assn ..................................... Colorado National Monument

COLO001 .................... Yorktown Shoppe ................................................................ Colonial National Historical Park

COLO003 .................... Period Designs .................................................................... Colonial National Historical Park

CRMO001 ................... Craters of the Moon Natural History Assn .......................... Craters of the Moon National Monument

CUIS001 ...................... Lang Seafood, Inc. .............................................................. Cumberland Island National Seashore

CURE001 .................... Elk Creek Marina, Inc. ......................................................... Curecanti National Recreation Area

DENA005 .................... Rainier Mountaineering, Inc. ................................................ Denali National Park and Preserve

DENA006 .................... Mountain Trip, Inc. ............................................................... Denali National Park and Preserve

DENA008 .................... Alaska-Denali Guiding ......................................................... Denali National Park and Preserve

DENA009 .................... Fantasy Ridge Alpinism, Inc. ............................................... Denali National Park and Preserve

DENA010 .................... American Alpine Institute ..................................................... Denali National Park and Preserve

DENA011 .................... National Outdoor Leadership School .................................. Denali National Park and Preserve

DENA013 .................... Wallace and Jerryne Cole (Camp Denali and North Face

Lodge).

Denali National Park and Preserve

DENA015 .................... Kantishna Roadhouse Company ......................................... Denali National Park and Preserve

DENA016 .................... Denali Backcountry Lodge, Inc. ........................................... Denali National Park and Preserve

DENA901 .................... Alaska Remote Guide Service ............................................ Denali National Park and Preserve

DENA904 .................... Kichatna Guide Service ....................................................... Denali National Park and Preserve

DEVA001 .................... Amfac Hotels & Resorts, Inc. .............................................. Death Valley National Monument

DEVA002 .................... Amfac Hotels & Resorts, Inc. .............................................. Death Valley National Monument