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each permit application into the City of

Austin Balcones Canyonlands

Conservation Fund to acquire/manage

lands for the conservation of the goldencheeked warbler.

Alternatives to this action were

rejected because selling or not

developing the subject property with

federally listed species present was not

economically feasible.

James A. Young,

Acting Regional Director, Region 2,

Albuquerque, New Mexico.

[FR Doc. 95–4127 Filed 2–17–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

North American Wetlands

Conservation Council; Availability of

Document

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public

that a final document, U.S. Grant

Application Instructions Package For

Funding Consideration Through the

North American Wetlands Conservation

Council Under Authority of North

American Wetlands Conservation Act, is

available.

DATES: Proposals may be submitted at

any time. FY 1996 proposals will be

accepted through August 4, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Copies of this document can

be obtained by contacting the U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, Publications Unit,

Mail Stop 130 Webb, 4401 N. Fairfax

Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 during

normal business hours (7:45 am–4:15

pm) in writing or by phone (703) 358–

1711.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Robert Streeter, Coordinator, North

American Wetlands Conservation

Council at (703) 358–1784.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

document provides the schedules,

review criteria, definitions, description

of information required in the proposal,

and a format for proposals submitted for

Fiscal Year 1996 funding. This

document was prepared to comply with

the ‘‘North American Wetlands

Conservation Act.’’ the Act established

a North American Wetlands

Conservation Council. This FederalState-Private body annually

recommends wetland acquisition,

restoration, and enhancement

conservation projects to the Migratory

Bird Conservation Commission. These

project recommendations will be

selected from proposals made in

accordance with this document.

Proposals from State and private

sponsors require a minimum of 50

percent non-Federal matching funds.

Dated: January 17, 1995.

Mollie H. Beattie,

Director, Fish and Wildlife Service.

[FR Doc. 94–4131 Filed 2–17–95; 8:45 am]

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Bureau of Land Management

[NV–055–1150–00, 5–0151–LM]

Caliente Management Framework Plan

Desert Tortoise Amendment

AGENCY: Bureau to Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice to Extend Scoping

Period.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) is extending the

public scoping period for the proposal

to amend the Caliente Management

Framework Plan to implement the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service Desert

Tortoise (Mojave Population) Recovery

Plan, from February 17, 1995 to March

7, 1995.

DATES: The 30-day scoping period for

public comment on the desert tortoise

amendment is extended. Written

comments must be submitted and

postmarked no later than Tuesday,

March 7, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to: Curtis G. Tucker, Area

Manager, Caliente Resource Area, P.O.

Box 237, Caliente, Nevada, 89126.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle

Teel, Wildlife Biologist, at the above

address or telephone 702–726–8100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

January 30, 1995, notice was published

to initiate a 30-day public scoping

period on the subject amendment. The

closing date for scoping is extended

from February 17, 1995 to March 7,

1995. The 30-day public scoping period

is being conducted to give the public

opportunity to comment on the proposal

to amend the Caliente Management

Framework Plan for implementing the

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Desert

Tortoise (Mojave Population) Recovery

Plan.

Federal, state and local agencies, and

other individuals or organizations who

are interested in/or affected by aspects

of amending the Caliente Management

Framework Plan to implement the

desert tortoise recovery plan, are invited

to participate in this planning process.

Dated: February 13, 1995.

Thomas V. Leshendok,

Acting State Director, Nevada.

[FR Doc. 95–4215 Filed 2–17–95; 8:45 am]

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[NV–010–1100–00]

Notice of Availability of the Wells

Resource Management Plan Proposed

Elk Amendment and Environment

Assessment

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The Wells Resource

Management Plan Proposed Elk

Amendment and Environmental

Assessment is available to the public for

a 30-day review and protest period. The

proposed amendment analyzes the

impacts of several alternatives for

managing elk in the BLM’s Wells

Resource Area, Elko County, Nevada.

DATES: A 30-day protest period begins

on February 23, 1995. Any protests on

the proposed plan amendment must be

postmarked no later than March 24,

1995.

ADDRESSES: Protests must be filed with

the Director, Bureau of Land

Management, Resource Planning Team

(WO–480), P.O. Box 65775, Washington,

D.C. 20035.

Copies of the proposed amendment

may be obtained by writing to: Wells

Resource Area, Bureau of Land

Management, P.O. Box 831, Elko,

Nevada, 89803. Copies may also be

picked up in person at the Elko District

Office, 3900 E. Idaho Street, Elko,

Nevada.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill

Baker, Wells Resource Area Manager, at

the above Elko, Nevada address or

telephone (702) 753–0200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through a

review of elk habitat management in the

Wells Resource Area, it was determined

that elk numbers and habitat use areas

are expanding from those identified in

the Wells Resource Management Plan

Record of Decision, approved July 16,

1985. Elk are recognized as highly

adaptable creatures and during recent

years have pioneered from the Pilot

Mountain Management Area, northwest

Utah, and southern Idaho to adjacent

previously unoccupied habitats in the

Wells Resource Area.

The purpose of this amendment is to

establish elk habitat management areas,

identify habitat requirements and

specific management objectives and

practices, establish target elk population

management levels, develop factors for