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4. Those rights for electrical line

purposes which have been granted to

Nevada Power Company by Permit No.

N–54757 the under the Act of October

21, 1976 (43USC1761).

5. Those rights for telephone line

purposes which have been granted to

Sprint Central Telephone of Nevada by

Permit No. N–56449 the under the Act

of October 21, 1976 (43USC1761).

6. Those rights for telephone line

purposes which have been granted to

Sprint Central Telephone of Nevada by

Permit No. NEV–067254 the under the

Act of March 4, 1911 (43USC961.

7. Those rights for communication

line purposes which have been granted

to Sprint Central Telephone of Nevada

by Permit No. N–7342 the under the Act

of February 15, 1901 (43USC959).

8. Those rights for substation and

transmission line purposes which have

been granted to Nevada Power Company

by Permit No. NEV–061618 the under

the Act of October 21, 1976

(43USC1761).

Detailed information concerning this

action is available for review at the

office of the Bureau of Land

Management, Las Vegas District, 4765

W. Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Upon publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the above described

land will be segregated from all other

forms of appropriation under the public

land laws, including the general mining

laws, except for lease/conveyance under

the Recreation and Public Purposes Act,

leasing under the mineral leasing laws

and disposals under the mineral

material disposal laws. For a period of

45 days from the date of publication of

this notice in the Federal Register

interested parties may submit comments

regarding the proposed lease/

conveyance for classification of the

lands to the District Manager, Las Vegas

District, P. O. Box 26569, Las Vegas,

Nevada 89126.

Interested parties may submit

comments regarding the specific use

proposed in the application and plan of

development, whether the BLM

followed proper administrative

procedures in reaching the decision, or

any other factor not directly related to

the suitability of the land for a public

park.

Any adverse comments will be

reviewed by the State Director. In the

absence of any adverse comments, the

classification of the land described in

this Notice will become effective 60

days from the date of publication in the

Federal Register. The lands will not be

offered for lease/conveyance until after

the classification becomes effective.

Dated: May 5, 1995.

Marvin D. Morgan,

District Manager, Las Vegas, NV.

[FR Doc. 95–12416 Filed 5–19–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–M

Fish and Wildlife Service

Availability of Draft Environmental

Impact Statement on the

Establishment of the Silvio O. Conte

National Fish and Wildlife Refuge

Within the Four-State Connecticut

River Watershed of New England

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service) has prepared, for

public review and comment, a Draft

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

on establishing the Silvio O. Conte

National Fish and Wildlife Refuge

(refuge) in the Connecticut River

watershed of Connecticut,

Massachusetts, Vermont and New

Hampshire. The DEIS describes a No

Action alternative, the Service’s

Proposed Action, and three other

alternatives for establishing the refuge

and the environmental consequences of

implementing each alternative. This

notice is being furnished pursuant to the

National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA) regulations (40 CFR 1503.1) to

invite comment on the DEIS from other

federal and state agencies and the

public.

PUBLIC MEETINGS AND HEARINGS: During

the public review period, a series of

afternoon walk-in informational

sessions and evening public meetings

and hearings will be held in 16 different

locations throughout the four-state

Connecticut River watershed. Meetings

will be held in four locations in

Massachusetts the week of June 6, 1995;

in four locations in Connecticut the

week of June 12, 1995; in four locations

in southern Vermont and New

Hampshire the week of June 19, 1995;

and in four locations in northern

Vermont and New Hampshire the week

of June 26, 1995. The dates, times and

locations of these meetings will be

announced in local and regional

newspapers, through public service

announcements in other media, and

through direct mailings. Written and

oral comments will be accepted at all

walk-in informational sessions and

public meetings, or hearings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Larry Bandolin, Project Leader, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, 38 Avenue A,

Turners Falls, Massachusetts 01376.

Telephone (413) 863–0209 or Fax (413)

863–3070.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: In order to be

considered in the preparation of the

Final EIS, all comments should be

received no later than July 31, 1995.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DEIS

was prepared to fulfill the requirements

of the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and

Wildlife Refuge Act of 1991 (Act),

Section 105. The Act’s long-term

purposes for establishing a new refuge

in the Connecticut River watershed are

to: (1) conserve, protect, and enhance

the Connecticut River watershed

populations of Atlantic salmon,

American shad, river herring, shortnose

sturgeon, bald eagles, peregrine falcons,

osprey, black ducks, and other native

species of plants, fish, and wildlife; (2)

conserve, protect, and enhance the

natural diversity and abundance of

plant, fish, and wildlife species and the

ecosystems upon which these species

depend within the refuge; (3) protect

species listed as endangered or

threatened, or identified as candidates

for listing, pursuant to the Endangered

Species Act of 1973, as amended; (4)

restore and maintain the chemical,

physical, and biological integrity of

wetlands and other waters within the

refuge; (5) fulfill the international treaty

obligations of the United States relating

to fish and wildlife and wetlands, and

(6) provide opportunities for scientific

research, environmental education, and

fish and wildlife-oriented recreation and

access to the extent compatible with the

other purposes stated in this section.

The DEIS describes five alternative ways

to help fulfill these purposes. It also

discusses the process used to develop

them and the environmental

consequences of implementing each

one. The first alternative (No Action)

would involve no new conservation

efforts in the watershed on the part of

the Service. A second alternative

(Private Lands Work and Education)

relies on the voluntary restoration and

enhancement of private lands through

the Service’s Partners for Wildlife

Program. A third alternative (Private

Lands Work, Education and

Partnerships) relies on the voluntary

restoration and enhancement of private

lands, developing partnerships,

providing technical assistance and

establishing a cost-sharing grants

program—through the Service’s

Challenge Cost Share Program—to help

other conservation interests carry out

their land protection programs. A fourth

alternative (Private Lands Work,

Education, Partnerships and Land

Protection—The Service’s Proposed

Action) is similar to the third
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alternative, except that the Service

would also acquire lands to protect

threatened or endangered, rare and

uncommon species and communities.

Under the fifth alternative (Private

Lands Work, Education and Land

Protection) the Service would establish

a more traditional national fish and

wildlife refuge. All issues and concerns

identified by the public during scoping

were considered and the most

significant analyzed in detail. The

potential effects of each alternative on

agriculture and forestry, biological

resources, local economies,

environmental education, public use

and access, and water use and quality

are also described. Copies of the DEIS

have been sent to all federal and state

agencies, organizations and individuals

who requested copies, as well as all

libraries within the watershed. A

summary of the DEIS has been sent to

all other organizations and individuals

on the project mailing list. A limited

number of copies of both documents are

available upon request from the project

office in Turners Falls, Massachusetts.

No final decision will be made until

such time as the public has had the

opportunity to review and comment on

the DEIS. It is estimated that a Final

Environmental Impact Statement will be

available by September, 1995.

Cathy Short,

Acting Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 95–12413 Filed 5–19–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

Minerals Management Service

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in

the Royalty Management Program

May 16, 1995.

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability and

training.

SUMMARY: The Minerals Management

Service (MMS) is making Electronic

Data Interchange (EDI) technology

available to minerals royalty payors on

a voluntary basis. Implementation of

EDI is also intended to help achieve the

objectives of the Vice President’s

National Performance Review.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

General EDI Information—Contact Mr.

Ron Hatton, Systems Management

Division, Minerals Management Service,

Royalty Management Program, P. O. Box

25165 MS–3140, Denver, Colorado,

80225–0165, telephone numbers 1–800–

619–4593 or (303) 275–7050, FAX

number (303) 275–7099. EDI Orientation

Training Information—Contact Ms.

Barbara Matthews, Systems

Management Division, Minerals

Management Service, Royalty

Management Program, P. O. Box 25165

MS–3140, Denver, Colorado, 80225–

0165, telephone numbers 1–800–619–

4593 or (303) 275–7036, FAX number

(303) 275–7099. EDI Technical Training

Information—Contact Mr. Tim Allard,

Systems Management Division,

Minerals Management Service, Royalty

Management Program, P. O. Box 25165

MS–3140, Denver, Colorado, 80225–

0165, telephone numbers 1–800–619–

4593 or (303) 275–7007, FAX number

(303) 275–7099.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MMS is

publishing this Notice in response to a

Federal Register notice, ‘‘Offshore

Minerals Management and Royalty

Management Electronic Data

Interchange Projects’’ (55 FR 38166,

September 17, 1990), and the Executive

Order No. 12862, ‘‘Setting Customer

Service Standards’’ (September 14,

1993).

MMS defines EDI as ‘‘the

intercompany electronic transmission of

business transactions in a standard

format.’’ EDI allows royalty payors to

use electronic technologies to submit

records required under the regulations

in Title 30 of the Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR). MMS will perform

most EDI activity in Denver, Colorado.

However, the MMS Outer Continental

Shelf (OCS) offices also have a limited

EDI capacity for well test data.

MMS will provide approved

customers with choices in both sources

of service and the means of delivery.

Sources of service include Electronic

Data Interchange, E-Mail, Magnetic

Tape, various Diskette formats and

public electronic carriers. Security

procedures to protect confidential or

proprietary information are provided for

in the Electronic Commerce Agreement

(ECA).

EDI technology benefits both royalty

payors and MMS because it allows for

paperless reporting, automated receipt,

fewer data errors, and cost savings.

Because EDI mutually benefits royalty

payors and MMS, MMS’ objective is to

use EDI wherever feasible as a means of

conducting business. All industries

MMS regulates may voluntarily

participate in the electronic data

submission. In some instances, records

required by Title 30 of the CFR may

need to be retained in paper form and

their associated conventional methods

of signing may need to be preserved.

MMS will specify in future rulemakings

which records must be maintained in

paper form. Information packets

regarding EDI are available by

contacting Mr. Ron Hatton at MMS.

Orientation and Training

MMS is offering orientation and

technical training at no cost to

companies and interested parties that

intend to implement EDI with the

Minerals Management Service/Royalty

Management Program (MMS/RMP).

MMS will conduct orientation sessions

on request and discuss MMS EDI

activities, capabilities and

implementation planning and

schedules. MMS will conduct a

technical training session in Lakewood,

Colorado, on June 21, 1995. The

technical training session is primarily

for technical specialists responsible for

EDI and will target the translation of

data from the company’s application

system to reports required by MMS. The

training will discuss EDI

implementation with MMS/RMP and

will be oriented to technical

considerations which are essential for

successful implementation. The specific

transaction sets and reports to be

discussed at the technical training

session are:

1. Royalty Regulatory Reports, Data

Transaction Set 185 for Form MMS–

2014;

2. Product Transfer and Resale Report,

Data Transaction Set 867 for Forms

MMS–3160 and OGOR; and

3. Payment Order/Remittance Advice,

Data Transaction Set 820 for electronic

payment of royalties, rents, bonuses,

penalties, interest, and assessments.

If you are interested in this training

session, please reply to Mr. Tim Allard

no later than May 31, 1995, using one

of the following methods:

1. Call directly at (303) 275–7007;

2. Call the Electronic Commerce

Information number 1–800–619–4593;

3. FAX your training request to (303)

275–7099;

4. Respond by E-Mail using Internet

address: Timothy—C.—

Allard@SMTP.MMS.GOV

5. Respond by E-Mail using X.400

address: /C=US/A=ATTMAIL/

P=GOV+MMS/S=Allard/G=Timothy/

I=C.

Participants will receive confirmation

two weeks in advance of the training

and instructions as to exact location and

times.

MMS/RMP is also considering

conducting similar technical training

sessions outside of the Denver area if

there is sufficient interest. If you are

interested in this training, but are

unable to attend the session scheduled

in Lakewood, please contact Mr. Tim

Allard at MMS to request alternative

dates and locations. Future training