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B. Need for the EIS

It has been determined that this

request for release of funds may

constitute an action significantly

affecting the quality of the human

environment in the areas of traffic, air

quality, and historic resources.

Therefore, an EIS will be prepared by

the Commission in accordance with the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969 (Pub. L. 91–190). Responses to this

notice will be used to:

1. Determine significant

environmental issues;

2. Identify issues which the EIS

should address; and

3. Identify agencies and other parties

which will participate in the EIS

process and the basis for their

involvement.

The draft EIS will be published and

distributed on or about June 1, 2001,

and a copy will be available for public

inspection at the Community

Development Commission, 2 Coral

Circle, Monterey Park, California 91755;

at the West Hollywood City Hall, 8300

Santa Monica Boulevard, West

Hollywood, California 90069; and at the

West Hollywood County Library, 715

North San Vincente Boulevard, West

Hollywood, California 90069. Copies of

the draft EIS may be purchased upon

request to DeAnn Johnson at (323) 890–

7186, for a price sufficient to cover

reproduction costs.

C. Scoping:

This notice is part of the process used

for scoping the EIS. Responses will help

determine the significant environmental

issues, identify issues which the EIS

should address, and help identify

Cooperating Agencies.

This notice shall be in effect for one

year. If one year after the publication of

the notice in the Federal Register a draft

EIS has not been published for the

project, then the Notice for the project

shall be canceled. If the draft EIS is

expected to be published more than one

year after the publication of this Notice,

a new and updated Notice shall be

published.

Dated: April 19, 2001.

Donna M. Abbenante,

Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary

for Community Planning and Development.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Central Utah Project Completion Act

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary—Water and Science,

Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent To Prepare an

Environmental Impact Assessment (EA)

and Public Scoping Meetings on the

Lower Duchesne River Wetlands

Mitigation Plan of the Bonneville Unit,

Central Utah Project.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to: Section 102(2)(C)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969, as amended; Council on

Environmental Quality Regulations at

40 CFR 1501.7 and section 315 of Public

Law 102–575, Central Utah Project

Completion Act (CUPCA), the joint lead

agencies are initiating an environmental

impact analysis, with public

involvement, for the Lower Duchesne

River Wetlands Mitigation Plan of the

Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project.

The Mitigation Plan includes land and

water acquisition, wetland construction,

and land and water management

alterations, for the creation and

enhancement of wetland resources

along the lower Duchesne River in

eastern Utah. The project is intended to

offset the environmental impacts to

wetland resources resulting from

construction and operation of the

Strawberry Aqueduct and Collection

System of the Bonneville Unit, Central

Utah Project. Many plan features are

proposed to occur on lands held in trust

by the Secretary of the Interior for the

benefit of the Ute Indian Tribe. The

Tribe has served as the lead planning

entity and the Bureau of Indian Affairs,

as Trustee for the Ute Indian Tribe, will

serve as a Cooperating Agency, along

with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

and Bureau of Reclamation, in the

preparation of the EA. The EA will

evaluate the significant environmental

impacts associated with each alternative

including the No Action Alternative.

The joint lead agencies will conduct

scoping meetings on the Lower

Duchesne River Wetlands Mitigation

Plan to give the public an opportunity

to review project plans and identify the

significant environmental impacts

associated with the Proposed Action

and each alternative. Information

obtained through the scoping process

will be used to identify the scope and

significant issues to be analyzed in

depth in the environmental document.

DATES: Three public scoping meetings

will be held in the local geographic area

of the project to receive input from

Federal, State and local governments

and agencies and the general public.

The meetings will be held in:

Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Office,

Bureau of Land Management,

Conference Room, 4th Floor, 324

South State Street, Salt Lake City,

Utah 84138.

Fort Duchesne, Utah: Ute Indian Tribal

Headquarters Auditorium, Ft.

Duchesne, Utah 84026.

Roosevelt, Utah: Conference Room,

Mood Lake Electric Association, 188

West 200 North, Roosevelt, Utah

84066.

The dates and times for each meeting

will be announced in local media. The

deadline for submitting scoping

comments will also be announced.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Additional information on matters

related to this Federal Register notice

can be obtained at the address and

telephone number set forth below: Mr.

Ralph G. Swanson, Department of the

Interior, 302 East 1860 South, Provo,

Utah 84606–6154, Telephone (801) 379–

1254, E-mail: rswanson@uc.usbr.gov.

Dated: April 19, 2001.

Ronald Johnston,

Program Director, Department of the Interior.

Dated: April 19, 2001.

Michael Weland,

Executive Director, Utah Reclamation

Mitigation and Conservation Commission.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Intent To Prepare a

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and

Environmental Impact Statement for

the Crab Orchard National Wildlife

Refuge in Williamson, Jackson, and

Union Counties, Illinois

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and

Environmental Impact Statement for the

Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge.

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public

that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

(Service) intends to gather information

necessary to prepare a Comprehensive

Conservation Plan (CCP) and

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

pursuant to the National Environmental

Policy Act (NEPA) and its implementing

regulations, for the Crab Orchard

National Wildlife Refuge located in

Williamson, Jackson, and Union

Counties, Illinois.

The Service is furnishing this notice

in compliance with the National

Wildlife Refuge System Administration

Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C.

668dd et seq.), to achieve the following:

(1) Advise other agencies and the

public of our intentions, and

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(2) Obtain additional suggestions and

information on the scope of alternative

and impacts to be considered.

The Service solicited written

comments and held three public open

house scoping meetings and three focus

group meetings during the scoping

phase of the CCP development process.

Comments received October 2000 to the

present from this previous phase will be

incorporated into the scoping for the

EIS. The Service is inviting additional

written comments on the scope of

alternatives and impacts to be

considered. In addition, the Service is

inviting comments on archeological,

historic, and traditional cultural sites in

support of the National Historic

Preservation Act.

DATES: Special mailings, newspaper

articles, and other media

announcements will inform people of

the opportunities for written input. The

public scoring process will continue

until May 29, 2001. Written comments

submitted by mail or email should be

postmarked by that date to ensure

consideration. Comments mailed after

that date will be considered to the

extent practical.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to:

Refuge Manager, Crab Orchard National

Wildlife Refuge, 8588 Route 148,

Marion, IL 62959; or E-mail: conwrccp@fws.gov

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Thomas Palmer, Planning Coordinator,

Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge,

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 8588

Route 148, Marion, IL 62959–9970,

telephone 618–997–3344, extension

319, or Mr. John Schomaker, Refuge

Planning Specialist, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, RO/AP, BHW Federal

Building, 1 Federal Drive, Ft. Snelling,

MN 55111, telephone 612–713–5476; or

E-mail: conwr-ccp@fws.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By Federal

law, all lands within the National

Wildlife Refuge System are to be

managed in accordance with an

approved CCP. The CCP guides

management decisions and identifies

refuge goals, long-range objectives, and

strategies for achieving refuge purposes.

The CCP planning process will

consider many elements, including

wildlife and habitat management,

habitat protection and acquisition,

wilderness preservation, public

recreational activities, industrial use,

and cultural resource preservation.

Public input into this planning process

is essential. The CCP will provide other

agencies and the public with a clear

understanding of the desired conditions

for the Refuge and how the Service will

implement management strategies.

The Service solicited written

comments and held three public open

house scoping meetings and three focus

group meetings during the scoping

phase of the CCP development process.

The Service previously notified the

public (FEDERAL REGISTER/Vol. 65, No.

194/October 5, 2000) that following

public scoping of issues, we would

determine whether to prepare an EIS or

an environmental assessment (EA). The

Service has decided to prepare an EIS in

accordance with procedures for

implementing NEPA found in the

Departmental manual 516 DM 6,

Appendix 1.

The Service contracted for a cultural

resources overview study in support of

the comprehensive conservation plan.

The professional study has identified

known sites on the refuge. We are also

asking the public to identify any

cultural sites that are important to them.

Review of this project will be

conducted in accordance with the

requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as

Amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.),

NEPA Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–

1508), other appropriate Federal laws

and regulations, and Service policies

and procedures for compliance with

those regulations.

We estimate that the draft

environmental documents will be

available in summer 2002.

Dated: April 11, 2001.

Marvin E. Moriarty,

Acting Regional Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Availability of a Draft Environmental

Assessment on the Proposal To

Establish Operational/Experimental

General Swan Hunting Seasons in the

Pacific Flyway

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public

that a Draft Environmental Assessment

on the Continuation of General Swan

Hunting Seasons in Portions of the

Pacific Flyway is available for public

review. Comments and suggestions are

requested.

DATES: You must submit comments on

the Draft Environmental Assessment by

May 25, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Draft

Environmental Assessment can be

obtained by writing to Robert Trost,

Pacific Flyway Representative, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, Division of

Migratory Bird Management, 911 NE.

11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232–

4181. The Draft Environmental

Assessment may also be viewed via the

Fish and Wildlife Service Home Page at

http://migratorybirds.fws.gov. Written

comments can be sent to the address

above. All comments received,

including names and addresses, will

become part of the public record. You

may inspect comments during normal

business hours at the same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Trost at: Pacific Flyway

Representative, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Division of Migratory Bird

Management, 911 NE. 11th Avenue,

Portland, Oregon 97232–4181, (503)

231–6162.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft

Environmental Assessment includes a

review of the 5-year experimental

general swan hunting seasons which

took place from 1995 to 2000 as well as

a summary of the results of the 2000

hunting season. Information from the

most recent breeding season and

wintering populations surveys is also

included in the new Environmental

Assessment. Three alternatives are

proposed to address the future of

operational and experimental swan

hunting seasons in Utah, Nevada and

Montana. The issuance of a new

Environmental Assessment was

prompted by controversy over current

management and the need to

incorporate experience from the 2000

hunting season and the results of recent

population surveys. There were also

many requests from individuals, States,

and various conservation organizations

for a thorough examination of

alternatives for swan hunting in the

Pacific Flyway in light of continuing

concerns for the Rocky Mountain

Population of trumpeter swans. The

Environmental Assessment focuses on

the issue of whether or not to establish

an operational approach for swan

hunting. Related efforts to address

population status and distributional

concerns regarding the Rocky Mountain

Population of trumpeter swans are also

discussed. Three alternatives, including

the proposed action, are considered.

Dated: April 18, 2001.

Marshall P. Jones, Jr.,

Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service.

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