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cultural sites, or involve unique or

unknown environmental risks;

(3) Approval of the HCP would not

result in any cumulative impacts and

would not result in significant adverse

effects on public health or safety;

(4) The project does not require

compliance with Executive Order 11988

(Floodplain Management), Executive

Order 11990 (Protection of Wetlands), or

the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act,

nor does it threaten to violate a Federal,

state, local or tribal law or requirement

imposed for the protection of the

environment; and

(5) Approval of this HCP would not

establish a precedent for future action or

represent a decision in principle about

future actions with potentially

significant environmental effects.

We have therefore made a preliminary

determination that approval of the Boise

HCP qualifies as a categorical exclusion

under the National Environmental

Policy Act, as provided by the

Department of the Interior Manual (516

DM2, Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6,

Appendix 1). Based upon this

preliminary determination, we do not

intend to prepare further National

Environmental Policy Act

documentation. We will consider public

comments in making our final

determination on whether to prepare

such additional documentation.

This notice is provided pursuant to

section 10(c) of the Act. We will

evaluate the permit application, HCP,

and comments submitted thereon to

determine whether the application

meets the requirements of section 10(a)

of the Act. If we determine that the

requirements are met, we will issue a

permit for the incidental take of the

northern spotted owl. The final permit

decision will be made no sooner than 30

days from the date of this notice.

Public Review and Comments

Individuals wishing copies of the

permit application, copies of our

preliminary Low Effect Determination,

or copies of the full text of the HCP,

including a map of the proposed permit

area, references, and legal descriptions

of the proposed permit area, should

contact the office and personnel listed

in the ADDRESSES section above.

If you wish to comment on the permit

application or the HCP, you may submit

your comments to the address listed in

the ADDRESSES section of this document.

For internal tracking purposes, please

refer to permit number TE 028219–0

when submitting comments. Comments

and materials received, including names

and addresses of respondents, will be

available for public review, by

appointment, during normal business

hours at the address in the ADDRESSES

section above and will become part of

the public record, pursuant to section

10(c) of the Act. Individual respondents

may request that we withhold their

home address from the record, which

we will honor to the extent allowable by

law. There also may be circumstances in

which we would withhold from the

record a respondent’s identity, as

allowable by law. If you wish us to

withhold your name and/or address,

you must state this prominently at the

beginning of your comment.

Anonymous comments will not be

considered. All submissions from

organizations or businesses, and from

individuals identifying themselves as

representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, are

available for public inspection in their

entirety.

Dated: April 19, 2001.

Don Weathers,

Deputy Regional Director, Region 1, Portland,

Oregon.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Technology Transfer Act of 1986;

Chevron Research and Technology Co.

AGENCY: Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Cooperative

Research & Development Agreement

(CRADA) Negotiations.

SUMMARY: The United States Geological

Survey (USGS) is contemplating

entering into a Cooperative Research

and Development Agreement (CRADA)

with the Chevron Research and

Technology Company, a division of

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. for the purpose of

evaluating hyperspectral remote sensing

technology that permits the rapid

assessment of vegetation type.

INQUIRIES: If any other parties are

interested in similar activities with the

USGS, please contact Delores

Richardson, Administrative Officer,

USGS National Wetlands Research

Center, 700 Cajundome Blvd., Lafayette,

LA 70506, phone (337) 266–8515.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice is submitted to meet the USGS

requirements stipulated in Survey

Manual Chapter 500.20.

Susan Haseltine,

Chief Scientist for Biology.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Technology Transfer Act of 1986;

Exploration Company of Delaware, Inc.

AGENCY: Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Cooperative

Research and Development Agreement

(CRADA) Negotiations.

SUMMARY: The United States Geological

Survey (USGS) is contemplating

entering into a Cooperative Research

and Development Agreement (CRADA)

with the Exploration Company of

Delaware, Inc., to obtain and

characterize various coalbeds from the

Maverick Basin, in south Texas.

INQUIRIES: If any other parties are

interested in similar activities with the

USGS, please contact Charles E. Barker,

USGS Denver Federal Center, Sixth Ave.

and Kipling St., Building 20, MS 977,

Denver, CO 80225, (303) 236–5797.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice is submitted to meet the USGS

requirements stipulated in Survey

Manual Chapter 500.20.

P. Patrick Leahy,

Associate Director for Geology.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Technology Transfer Act of 1986

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed cooperative

research & development agreement

(CRADA) negotiations.

SUMMARY: The United States Geological

Survey (USGS) is contemplating

entering into a Cooperative Research

and Development Agreement (CRADA)

with Hamilton Operating, Inc., to obtain

and characterize various coalbeds from

the Eagle Pass Basin, in south Texas.

Inquiries: If any other parties are

interested in similar activities with the

USGS, please contact Charles E. Barker,

USGS Denver Federal Center, Sixth Ave.

and Kipling St., Building 20, MS 977,

Denver, CO 80225, (303) 236–5797.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice is submitted to meet the USGS

requirements stipulated in Survey

Manual Chapter 500.20.

P. Patrick Leahy,

Associate Director for Geology.

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