22592 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 87 / Friday, May 4, 2001 / Notices

No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD

publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis,

identifying unutilized, underutilized,

excess and surplus Federal buildings

and real property that HUD has

reviewed for suitability for use to assist

the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the

purpose of announcing that no

additional properties have been

determined suitable or unsuitable this

week.

Dated: April 26, 2001.

John D. Garrity,

Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance

Programs.

[FR Doc. 01–11025 Filed 5–3–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Intent To Prepare a

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and

Environmental Assessment for

Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, in

Central Minnesota

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and

Environmental Assessment for

Sherburne 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 Assessment (EA)

pursuant to the National Environmental

Policy Act (NEPA) and its implementing

regulations, for the Sherburne National

Wildlife Refuge located in Sherburne

County, Minnesota. 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 our intentions, and

(2) Obtain additional suggestions and

information on the scope of alternatives

and impacts to be considered.

Open house style meetings and focus

group meetings will also be held

throughout the scoping phase of the

CCP development process. In addition,

the Service is inviting comments on

archaeological, historic, and traditional

cultural sites in support of the National

Historic Preservation Act.

Special mailings, newspaper articles,

and other media announcements will

inform people of the opportunities for

written input throughout the CCP

planning process.

DATES: The Service is soliciting written

comments and will hold two public

open house scoping meetings in the

School House on the Sherburne

National Wildlife Refuge, 17076 293rd

Avenue, Zimmerman, Minnesota, on the

following dates: May 29, 2001 10:00

a.m.–4:30 p.m., May 30, 2001 6:00

p.m.–9:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to

Refuge Manager, Sherburne National

Wildlife Refuge, 17076 293rd Avenue,

Zimmerman, MN 56346. Comments may

also be submitted electronically at

R3RW_SHB@fws.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Refuge Manager, Sherburne National

Wildlife Refuge, 763/389–3323.

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 will prepare an

Environmental Assessment (EA) in

accordance with procedures for

implementing NEPA found in the

Departmental Manual 516 DM 6,

Appendix 1.

The Service will contract for a

cultural resources overview study in

support of the comprehensive

conservation plan. The professional

study will identify 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 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 26, 2001.

Marvin E. Moriarty,

Acting Regional Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of permit for

incidental take of endangered species.

On April 20, 2000, a notice was

published in the Federal Register (Vol.

65, No. 77 FR 21203) that an application

had been filed with the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service (Service) by Magic

Carpet Woods Association

(Association), Traverse City, Michigan,

for a permit to incidentally take,

pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16

USC 1539), as amended, piping plover

(Charadrius melodus) on Lake Michigan

shoreline owned by the Association

pursuant to the terms of the

Associations’ Habitat Conservation Plan.

Notice is hereby given that on March

20, 2001, as authorized by the

provisions of the Act, the Service issued

a permit (TE–025433) to the above

named party subject to certain

conditions set forth therein. The permit

was granted only after the Service

determined that it was applied for in

good faith, that granting the permit will

not be to the disadvantage of the

endangered species, and that it will be

consistent with the purposes and policy

set forth in the Endangered Species Act,

as amended.

Additional information on this permit

may be requested by contacting Peter

Fasbender, at (612)713–5343,

peter_fasbender@fws.gov.

Dated: April 16, 2001.

Charlie Wooley,

Assistant Regional Director, Ecological

Services, Region 3, Fort Snelling, Minnesota.

[FR Doc. 01–11191 Filed 5–3–01; 8:45 am]

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