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methods. You may mail comments to

the Service’s Regional Office (see

ADDRESSES). You may also comment via

the internet to

‘‘victoria_davis@fws.gov’’. Please

submit comments over the internet as an

ASCII file avoiding the use of special

characters and any form of encryption.

Please also include your name and

return address in your internet message.

If you do not receive a confirmation

from the Service that we have received

your internet message, contact us

directly at either telephone number

listed below (see FURTHER INFORMATION).

Finally, you may hand deliver

comments to either Service office listed

below (see ADDRESSES). Our practice is

to make comments, including names

and home addresses of respondents,

available for public review during

regular business hours. Individual

respondents may request that we

withhold their home address from the

administrative record. We will honor

such requests to the extent allowable by

law. There may also be other

circumstances in which we would

withhold from the administrative record

a respondent’s identity, as allowable by

law. If you wish us to withhold your

name and address, you must state this

prominently at the beginning of your

comments. However, we will not

consider anonymous comments. We

will make all submissions from

organizations or businesses, and from

individuals identifying themselves as

representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, available

for public inspection in their entirety.

DATES: Written data or comments on

these applications must be received, at

the address given below, by July 5,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Documents and other

information submitted with these

applications are available for review,

subject to the requirements of the

Privacy Act and Freedom of Information

Act, by any party who submits a written

request for a copy of such documents to

the following office within 30 days of

the date of publication of this notice:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875

Century Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta,

Georgia 30345 (Attn: Victoria Davis,

Permit Biologist). Telephone: 404/679–

4176; Facsimile: 404/679–7081.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Victoria Davis, Telephone: 404/679–

4176; Facsimile: 404/679–7081.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicant: Dr. Richard L. Mayden,

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa,

Alabama, TE042764–0

The applicant requests authorization

to take (capture, hold temporarily,

identify, anesthetize with clover oil,

take small fin clippings, and

photograph) from each of the fifteen

sampling populations a maximum of ten

Conasauga logperch (Percina jenkinsi)

and ten Roanoke logperch (Percina rex).

Samples are for the purpose of studying

mitochondrial DNA sequences to assess

genetic variability and viability of four

imperiled fish species whose ranges

occur on National Forest Land in the

southeast United States. The purposed

activities will take place in the

following states: Virginia, Tennessee,

and Georgia.

Applicant: Melissa Brooks, Auburn

University, Auburn, Alabama,

TE042683–0

The applicant requests authorization

to remove and reduce to possession two

plants and fifty seeds from ten sites of

Trillium reliquum (Relict Trillium) to

determine the diversity of pollinators,

the distance that pollinators travel, and

the success of these pollinators versus

hand pollination. The proposed

activities will take place in Lee, Bullock,

and Henry Counties, Alabama; Clay,

Lee, Early, Talbot, and Columbia

Counties, Georgia; and Aiken and

Edgefield Counties, Kentucky.

Applicant: Arkansas Tech University,

Chris Kellner, Russellville, Arkansas,

TE042728–0

The applicant requests authorization

to take (survey, capture, band nestlings,

mark nests) Interior Least Tern (Sterna

antillarum athalassos) to determine the

distribution and abundance on the

Arkansas River, describe the physical

and habitat features of the colony sites,

estimate the accuracy/reliability of

aerial surveys, provide an estimate of

the variability in abundance of potential

colony sites over a two-year period,

provide a precise estimate of

reproductive success, identify important

predators responsible for losses of eggs

and chicks, and provide an estimate of

the relative importance of natural and

human influences on the abundance

and distribution on the Arkansas River.

The proposed activities will take place

on the Arkansas River, from Pine Bluff

to Fort Smith, in the following Arkansas

counties: Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski,

Conway, Johnson, Franklin, and

Crawford.

Dated: May 22, 2001.

H. Dale Hall,

Deputy Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 01–13994 Filed 6–4–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered and Threatened Species

Permit Application

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of application.

The following applicant has applied

for scientific research permits to

conduct certain activities with

endangered species pursuant to sections

10(a)(1)(A) and 10(c) of the Endangered

Species Act of 1973, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1531, et seq.).

Permit Number TE838055–8

Applicant: Ecological Specialists, Inc.,

St. Peters, Missouri

The applicant requests an amendment

to existing endangered species take

permit number TE838055–7 to increase

the scope of covered activities to

include projects in the State of

Michigan. The existing permit

authorizes the applicant to take

endangered and threatened unionids

throughout ten states. The scientific

research is aimed at enhancement of

survival of the species in the wild.

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Regional Director, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological

Services Operations, 1 Federal Drive,

Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111–4056,

and must be received within 30 days of

the date of this publication.

Documents and other information

submitted with this application are

available for review by any party who

requests a copy from the following

office within 30 days of the date of

publication of this notice: U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Ecological Services

Operations, 1 Federal Drive, Fort

Snelling, Minnesota 55111–4056,

peter_fasbender@fws.gov, telephone

(612) 713–5343, or Fax (612) 713–5292.

Dated: May 25, 2001.

T.J. Miller,

Acting, Assistant Regional Director,,

Ecological Services, Region 3, Fort Snelling,

Minnesota.

[FR Doc. 01–14053 Filed 6–4–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Hanford Reach National Monument

Federal Advisory Committee; Meeting

Notice

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

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ACTION: Notice; FACA meeting.

SUMMARY: The Hanford Reach National

Monument Federal Advisory Committee

will conduct its first meeting on

Wednesday, June 20, 2001 from 1 to

5:30 pm and Thursday, June 21, from 8

to 9:30 am in the Consolidated

Information Center (CIC)/Library, rooms

120 and 120A on the Washington State

University, Tri-Cities campus, 2770

University Dr., Richland, WA. The

meeting is open to the public and press.

DATES: The meeting will take place

Wednesday, June 20, 2001 from 1 to

5:30 pm and Thursday, June 21, from 8

to 9:30 am. Time will be made available

for public comments to be heard during

the meeting. Written comments received

by June 21, 2001, 9:30 am, will be

incorporated into the meeting notes.

Written comments received after the

deadline will be accepted, but will not

be incorporated into the meeting notes.

ADDRESSES: Any member of the public

wishing to submit written comments

may submit them during the meeting or

send them to Mr. Greg Hughes,

Designated Federal Official for the

Hanford Reach National Monument

(HRNM) Federal Advisory Committee,

Hanford Reach National Monument/

Saddle Mountain National Wildlife

Refuge, 3250 Port of Benton Blvd.,

Richland, WA 99352; fax (509) 375–

0196. Copies of the draft meeting agenda

can be obtained from the Designated

Federal Official.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any

member of the public wishing further

information concerning the meeting

should contact Mr. Greg Hughes,

Designated Federal Official for the

Hanford Reach National Monument

(HRNM) FACA; phone (509) 371–1801,

fax (509) 375–0196.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During

this meeting, the Hanford Reach

National Monument Federal Advisory

Committee will hold introductions of

Committee Members and Alternates,

Facilitators, and the Designated Federal

Official. Introductory statements will be

made by U.S. Department of the Interior

Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S.

Department of Energy authorities. The

Committee will hear informational

presentations about Presidential

Proclamation #7319, the Advisory

Committee Charter, Department of

Energy requirements, and National

Wildlife Refuge System mandates and

organization. Additionally, the

Committee will discuss groundrules,

selection of a Committee Chair and

process design.

Dated: May 24, 2001.

Greg Hughes,

Project Leader, Hanford Reach National

Monument.

[FR Doc. 01–13993 Filed 6–4–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–670–5101–ER–B140/CACA–42662]

Proposed Plan Amendments and

Environmental Impact Statement/

Environmental Impact Report for the

North Baja Pipeline Project, California,

in Accordance With 43 CFR 1610.5–5

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to consider

proposed amendments to the California

Desert Conservation Area Plan and the

Yuma District Resource Management

Plan in conjunction with the North Baja

Pipeline project.

SUMMARY: This notice supplements the

notice published by the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC) in the

Federal Register in the issue of May 22,

2001 at page 28160 (66 FR 28160). That

notice requested comments on

environmental issues related to the

Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM)

consideration of amendments to the

Yuma Resource Management Plan

(RMP) and the California Desert

Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan. The

proposed North Baja Pipeline project

extends from Ehrenberg, Arizona

through Riverside and Imperial

Counties south to the Mexican border.

All federal lands affected by the

proposed plan amendments are located

in eastern Imperial County, California.

FERC and the California State Lands

Commission are jointly preparing an

Environmental Impact Statement and an

Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR)

that will analyze the environmental

impacts of the proposed project. An

amendment to the CDCA Plan is

required because part of the proposed

project is not within a CDCA designated

Utility Corridor. An amendment to the

Yuma RMP is required because the

proposed project would cross portions

of the Milpitas Wash Natural Area, and

that plan does not allow for new

utilities within this area. BLM will

attempt to use the EIS/EIR to consider

the plan amendments. If the Plan(s) are

not amended, BLM may authorize

installation of the project within

existing corridors only, or BLM may

deny the project if the existing corridor

option does not prove feasible. The

currently identified environmental

issues are listed in the notice previously

published by FERC in the Federal

Register in the issue dated December 18,

2000 at page 79097 (65 FR 79097).

DATES: Submit comments, concerning

the scope of the proposed amendments,

on or before July 5, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed by Lynda Kastoll, Project

Manager, Bureau of Land Management,

El Centro Field Office, 1661 So. 4th

Street, El Centro, CA 92243.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lynda Kastoll at the above address or at

(760) 337–4421.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: North Baja

Pipeline Project’s proposed action

consists of the construction and

operation of about 79.8 miles of

pipeline, including 11.5 miles of 36-

inch-diameter and 68.3 miles of 30-

inch-diameter pipe, extending from an

interconnection with El Paso Natural

Gas Company in La Paz County,

Arizona, through Riverside and Imperial

Counties, California, to an

interconnection at the international

border between the United States and

Mexico. It includes the construction of

a new compressor station (with

associated metering facilities) in

Ehrenberg, Arizona, a meter station near

the Ogilby Road-Interstate 8 interchange

in Imperial County, CA and a pig

launcher and receiver facility near

Rannel’s Drain and 18th Avenue in

Riverside County, California. A pig is an

internal tool used to inspect the

pipeline for potential leaks or damage.

The nominal construction right-ofway (construction corridor) for the

pipeline would be 80 feet wide, with 50

feed retained as permanent right-of-way.

About 63 percent of the pipeline route

would abut or overlap existing road or

powerline rights-of-way.

The first 11.5 miles of the project are

in or adjacent to agricultural lands in

the Blythe and Palo Verde Valley areas.

The alignment then parallels an electric

transmission line and Stallard Road on

the Palo Verde Mesa from Mile Post

(MP) 11.5 to MP 28. From MP 28 to MP

39 it parallels Highway 78, then from

MP 39 to MP 75 it parallels either an

electric transmission line or public

roadways for all but about 5.4 miles,

across desert habitats. It crosses

Interstate 8 at MP 75, then parallels the

edge of sand dunes to its crossing of the

All American Canal at MP 79.5 and its

termination in Mexico at MP 79.6.

The combined United States and

Mexico pipeline system is initially

designed to carry 500 million cubic feet

per day of natural gas. As designed, the

new pipeline system will serve existing