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adverse impact on the maintenance and

management of the preserve system.

Under Alternative 4, the no action

alternative, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service would not issue an incidental

take permit. Under this alternative,

development within the Natomas Basin

Habitat Conservation Plan area would

occur with individual development

projects mitigating for their impacts

independently in an unstructured

manner. The current process of

individual consultation on each

development project has resulted in

mitigation which is fragmented over the

landscape and is likely to be of limited

long-term value in providing for the

conservation of species such as the giant

garter snake.

This notice is provided pursuant to

section 10(a) of the Endangered Species

Act and the National Environmental

Policy Act of 1969 regulations (40 CFR

1506.6). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service will evaluate the application,

associated documents, and comments

submitted thereon to determine whether

the application meets the requirements

of the National Environmental Policy

Act regulations and section 10(a) of the

Endangered Species Act. If it is

determined that the requirements are

met, a permit will be issued for the

incidental take of the listed species. The

final permit decision will be made no

sooner than 45 days from the date of

this notice.

Dated: January 7, 1997.

Thomas J. Dwyer,

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland,

Oregon.

[FR Doc. 97–967 Filed 1–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem

Management Project

AGENCIES: Forest Service, USDA; Bureau

of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Revised notice of intent to

prepare environmental impact

statements.

SUMMARY: Interior Columbia Basin

Ecosystem Management Project

(ICBEMP). The purpose for this revised

notice of intent is to provide public

notice of the changed completion

schedule for the ICBEMP’s

environmental impact statements (EIS).

This Federal Register notice revises the

schedule published in the September

11, 1996 Federal Register (61 FR 47859)

for the completion of the EISs. The

Executive Steering Committee (ESC), at

its meeting from December 2–4, 1996,

took the important step of approving the

alternatives for inclusion in the draft

EISs. The ESC also directed changes to

the draft EISs to improve them and

address specific concerns raised in its

earlier internal review of the draft

documents. The directed changes focus

on clarification of the objectives and

standards for the alternatives. Based on

the amount of time to implement these

changes and then to prepare and print

the document, the draft EISs are now

planned to go to the printer in April,

with a scheduled release for public

comment in June 1997. Release of the

final EISs and Records of Decision is

anticipated approximately one year

later.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda S. Colville, Project Management

Team, Interior Columbia Basin

Ecosystem Management Project; 304

North 8th Street, Room 246, Boise,

Idaho 83702, phone 208–334–1770.

Dated: January 6, 1997.

Robert W. Williams,

Regional Forester.

Dated: January 6, 1997.

Elaine Y. Zielinski,

State Director.

[FR Doc. 97–963 Filed 1–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M; 4310–84–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–040–07–1060–00]

Notice of Public Hearing

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

SUMMARY: A public hearing on the use

of helicopters in wild horse roundup

activities will be held at the White

Mountain Library, Grace Gasson Room.

DATE: February 19, 1997, 7 p.m. until 9

p.m.

ADDRESSES: White Mountain Library,

2935 Sweetwater Drive, Rock Springs,

Wyoming 82901.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michelle Cha ́vez, District Manager, Rock

Springs District Office, 280 Highway

191 North, Rock Springs, Wyoming,

(307–352–0200).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

agenda will be limited to:

1. Introduction and opening remarks.

2. Review of the Wild Horse

Management Plan.

3. Use of helicopters in the Plan.

4. Film presentation of roundup

activity.

5. Public comment period.

The meeting is open to the public and

interested persons may make statements

on the subject.

All statements will be recorded.

Michelle Cha ́vez,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–585 Filed 1–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P

[ID–990–1020–00]

Notice of Resource Advisory Council

Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Upper Columbia—Salmon Clearwater

Districts, Idaho.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Land Policy and Management

Act and the Federal Advisory

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), 5 U.S.C.

Appendix, the Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) announces the

meeting of the Upper Columbia—

Salmon Clearwater District Resource

Advisory Council (RAC) on Friday,

January 31, 1997. The meeting will be

held via telephone conference.

The purpose of the meeting is for the

RAC members to discuss and make

recommendations to the District

Manager, State Director and Secretary of

the Interior concerning the procedures

and implementation schedule for the

proposed rangeland standards and

guidelines. Other administrative issues

may be discussed as time permits. The

RAC will meet from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00

a.m. (PST). The public may address the

Council during the public comment

period starting at 10:00 a.m. at BLM’s

Coeur d’Alene Field Office, 1808 N.

Third St., Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All

Resource Advisory Council meetings are

open to the public. Interested persons

may make oral statements to the

Council, or written statements may be

submitted for the Council’s

consideration. Depending on the

number of persons wishing to make oral

statements, a per-person time limit may

be established by the District Manager.

The Council’s responsibilities include

providing long-range planning and

establishing resource management

priorities; and assisting the BLM to

identify state standards for rangeland

health and guidelines for grazing.