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license for this project must be filed by

April 26, 2001.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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1998 Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic

Coast Tautog Fishery Management

Plan (FMP)

Public Review (June 4, 1998 to July 3,

1998)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: A draft of the 1998

Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Coast

Tautog Fisheries Management Plan

(FMP) is available for public comment

June 4, 1998 to July 3, 1998. Although

an active fishery exists in the Federal

Exclusive Economic Zone (3–200 miles

offshore), the Chesapeake Bay serves as

an important nursery and feeding

ground for young tautog. Concerns of

localized overfishing and a shift toward

increasing commercial fishing pressure

since the early 1990s have led to the

development of a federal fishery

management plan for the species under

the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries

Commission (ASMFC). Chesapeake Bay

jurisdictions will promulgate several

fishery management measures for tautog

that will begin immediate reduction in

exploitation levels, rebuild the

spawning stock and promote uniform

management between federal and state

agencies. The Bay jurisdictions will

reduce exploitation and improve

protection of the spawning stock in the

Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic by

complying with federal ASMFC

recommendations. Chesapeake Bay

fishery management plans (FMPs) are

prepared under the direction of the 1987

Chesapeake Bay Agreement and serve as

a framework for conserving and wisely

using fishery resources. The goal of the

Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Coast

Tautog Fishery Management Plan (FMP)

is to ‘‘enhance and perpetuate tautog

stocks and their habitat in the

Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, and

throughout its Atlantic coast range, so as

to generate optimum long-term

ecological, social, and economic

benefits from their recreational and

commercial harvest and utilization over

time.’’

A draft of the Plan is available by

calling the Chesapeake Bay Program

Office at 1–800–YOUR BAY. Comments

should be returned to Mike Barnette,

Virginia Marine Resources Commission,

2600 Washington Ave., P.O. Box 756,

Newport News, VA 23607.

William Matuszeski,

Director, Chesapeake Bay Program Office.

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Environmental Impact Statements;

Notice of Availability

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal

Activities, General Information (202)

564–7167 OR (202) 564–7153.

Weekly receipt of Environmental

Impact Statements Filed May 19, 1998

Through May 22, 1998 Pursuant to 40

CFR 1506.9.

EIS No. 980190, Draft EIS, BLM, NV,

Caliente Management Framework

Plan Amendment, Implementation,

Management of Desert Tortoise

Habitat (Gopherus agassizii),

Northeastern Mojave Recovery Unit,

Lincoln County, NV, Due: August 14,

1998, Contact: Gene Drais (702) 289–

1880.

EIS No. 980191, Final EIS, NPS, OR,

Crater Lake National Park, New

Concession Contract for Visitor

Services Plan, Implementation, OR,

Due: July 13, 1998, Contact: Al

Kendricks.

EIS No. 980192, Draft EIS, FAA, CT,

Sikorsky Memorial Airport, Proposed

Runway 6–24 Improvements,

Construction, Stratford, CT, Due: July

13, 1998, Contact: John Silva (781)

238–7602.

EIS No. 980193, Draft EIS, FHW, MD,

MD–331—Dover Bridge, Construction,

Right-of-Way Grant, US Coast Guard

Bridge Permit and COE Section 404

Permit, Easton, Talbot and Caroline

County, MD, Due: July 06, 1998,

Contact: George Frick, Jr. (410) 962–

4342.

This EIS was inadvertently omitted

from the 05–22–98 Federal Register.

The Officical 45 days NEPA review

period is calculated from 05–22–98.

EIS No. 980194, Final EIS, ICC, Conrail

Acquisition (Finance Docket No.

33388) by CSX Corporation and CSX

Transportation Inc., and Norfolk

Southern Corporation and Norfolk

Southern Railway Company (NS),

Control and Operating Leases and

Agreements, To serve portion of

eastern United States, Due: June 29,

1998, Contact: Michael Dalton (888)

869–1997.

EIS No. 980195, Draft EIS, AFS, OR,

Young’n Timber Sales,

Implementation, Willamette National

Forest Land and Resource

Management Plan, Middle Fork

Ranger District, Lane County, OR,

Due: July 13, 1998, Contact: John Agar

(541) 782–2283.

EIS No. 980196, Final EIS, COE, CA,

Oakland Harbor Inner and Outer Deep

Navigation (¥50 Foot) Improvement

Project, Implementation, Feasibility

Study, Port of Oakland, Alameda and

San Francisco Counties, CA, Due:

June 29, 1998, Contact: Eric Jolliffe

(415) 977–8543.

EIS No. 980197, Final EIS, MMS, TX,

LA, Western Planning Area, Proposed

Western Gulf of Mexico 1997–2002 (5-

Year Program) Outer Continental

Shelf Oil and Gas Sales 171, 174, 177

and 180, Lease Offering, Offshore

Marine Environmental and Coastal

Counties/Parishes of Texas and

Louisiana, Due: June 29, 1998,

Contact: Archie P. Melancon (703)

787–5471.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 980159, Final EIS, UAF, FL, CA,

Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle

(EELV) Program, Development,

Operation and Deployment, Proposed

Launch Locations are Cape Canaveral

Air Station (AS), Florida and

Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB),

California, Federal Permits and

Licenses, FL and CA, Due: June 08,

1998, Contact: Jonathan D. Farthing

(210) 536–3668. Published FR—05–

08–98—Correction to Contact Person

Name and Telephone Number.

EIS No. 980171, Draft EIS, COE, TX,

Dallas Floodway Extension,

Implementation, Trinity River Basin,

Flood Damage Reduction and

Environmental Restoration, Dallas

County, TX , Due: June 29, 1998,

Contact: Gene T. Rice, Jr. (817) 978–

2110. Published FR 05–15–98—

Review Period extended.

EIS No. 980177, Draft EIS, DOE, NM,

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Continued Operation Site-Wide,

Implementation, Los Alamos County,

NM, Due: July 15, 1998, Contact:

Corey Cruz (800) 898–6623. Published

FR—05–15–98—Due Date correction.

Dated: May 26, 1998.

B. Katherine Biggs,

Associate Director, NEPA Compliance

Division, Office of Federal Activities.

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