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to include New Mexico and Nevada for

the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE–023250

Applicant: The Department of the

Navy, San Diego, California.

The applicant requests a permit

amendment to take (attach radio

transmitters) the San Clemente

loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus

mearnsi) in conjunction with scientific

research on San Clemente Island,

California for the purpose of enhancing

its survival.

Permit No. TE–789266

Applicant: Tricia Campbell,

Temecula, California.

The applicant requests a permit

amendment to take (harass by survey,

capture and band) the southwestern

willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii

extimus) and least Bell’s vireo (Vireo

bellii pusillus) in conjunction with

surveys and research throughout the

species’ range in California for the

purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE–043631

Applicant: Curtis Cash, Reseda,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey, collect and

sacrifice) the Conservancy fairy shrimp

(Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn

fairy shrimp (Branchinecta

longiantenna), vernal pool tadpole

shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), San Diego

fairy shrimp (Brachinecta

sandiegonensis), and the Riverside fairy

shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) in

conjunction with surveys throughout

each species’ range in California for the

purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE–043630

Applicant: San Francisco Estuary

Institute, Richmond, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey) the California

clapper rail (Rallus longirostris

obsoletus) in conjunction with

ecological research in Alameda, San

Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties,

California for the purpose of enhancing

its survival.

Permit No. TE–043102

Applicant: Janelle N. Nolan-Summers,

Antelope, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey, collect and

sacrifice) the Conservancy fairy shrimp

(Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn

fairy shrimp (Branchinecta

longiantenna), vernal pool tadpole

shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), San Diego

fairy shrimp (Brachinecta

sandiegonensis), and the Riverside fairy

shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) in

conjunction with surveys throughout

each species’ range in California and

Oregon for the purpose of enhancing

their survival.

Permit No. TE–007581

Applicant: Tito Alejandro Marchant,

Newport Beach, California.

The applicant requests a permit

amendment to take (survey by pursuit)

the El Segundo blue butterfly

(Euphilotes battoides allyni) in

conjunction with population monitoring

in Los Angeles County, California; and

take (harass by survey, collect and

sacrifice) the San Diego fairy shrimp

(Brachinecta sandiegonensis) and the

Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus

woottoni) in conjunction with surveys

throughout each species range in

California for the purpose of enhancing

their survival.

Permit No. TE–007520

Applicant: Julie Simonsen-Marchant,

Newport Beach, California.

The applicant requests a permit

amendment to take (survey by pursuit)

the El Segundo blue butterfly

(Euphilotes battoides allyni) in

conjunction with population monitoring

in Los Angeles County, California, for

the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. Permit No. TE–702631

Applicant: Assistant Regional

Director-Ecological Services, Region 1,

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Portland, Oregon.

The permittee requests a permit

amendment to remove/reduce to

possession Astragalus pycnostachyus

var. lanosissimus (Ventura marsh milk

vetch) throughout the species’ range in

conjunction with recovery efforts for the

purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE–040833

Applicant: Nancy Kay Cione, Angelus

Oaks, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture, mark, and release) the

Stephens’ kangaroo rat (Dipodomys

stephensi) in conjunction with surveys

and population monitoring througout

the species’ range in California for the

purpose of enhancing its survival.

DATES: Written comments on these

permit applications must be received on

or before July 23, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments

should be submitted to the Chief,

Endangered Species, Ecological

Services, Fish and Wildlife Service, 911

NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon

97232–4181; Fax: (503) 231–6243.

Please refer to the respective permit

number for each application when

submitting comments. All comments

received, including names and

addresses, will become part of the

official administrative record and may

be made available to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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 within 20

days of the date of publication of this

notice to the address above; telephone:

(503) 231–2063. Please refer to the

respective permit number for each

application when requesting copies of

documents.

Dated: June 13, 2001.

Rowan W. Gould,

Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Availability of an 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 an Environmental Assessment on

the Continuation of General Swan

Hunting Seasons in Portions of the

Pacific Flyway is available for public

review.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the

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 N.E.

11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232–

4181. The Environmental Assessment

may also be viewed via the Fish and

Wildlife Service Home Page at http://

migratorybirds.fws.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Trost at: Pacific Flyway

Representative, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Division of Migratory Bird

Management, 911 N.E. 11th Avenue,

Portland, Oregon 97232–4181, (503)

231–6162.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Environmental Assessment includes a

review of the 5-year experimental

general swan hunting seasons which

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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 were

considered 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, were considered.

Dated: June 14, 2001.

Kevin R. Adams,

Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge System:

Mission Goals and Purposes: Policy:

Reopening of Comment Period: Draft

Policy on National Wildlife Refuge

System: Mission, Goals, and Purposes

(Notice); Draft Appropriate Refuge

Uses Policy Pursuant to the National

Wildlife Refuge System Improvement

Act of 1997 (Notice); Draft WildlifeDependent Recreational Uses Policy

Pursuant to the National Wildlife

Refuge System Improvement Act of

1997 (Notice); and Draft Wilderness

Stewardship Policy Pursuant to the

Wilderness Act of 1964 (Notice)

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice; further reopening of

comment period.

SUMMARY: We are reopening the

comment period on the Federal Register

notice dated January 16, 2001, that

invites the public to comment on the

following draft policies: National

Wildlife Refuge System: Mission, Goals,

and Purposes; Appropriate Refuge Uses

Policy Pursuant to the National Wildlife

Refuge System Improvement Act of

1997; Wildlife-Dependent Recreational

Uses Policy Pursuant to the National

Wildlife Refuge System Improvement

Act of 1997; and Wilderness

Stewardship Policy Pursuant to the

Wilderness Act of 1964.

DATES: The comment period will reopen

on June 18 and close midnight, June 30,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in the

following ways: in writing to Acting

Chief, Division of Conservation

Planning and Policy, National Wildlife

Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room

670, Arlington, Virginia 22203; by FAX

to (703) 358–2248; or by e:mail to one

of the following addresses:

Mission And Goals Policy

Comments@fws.gov;

Appropriate_

Uses_

Policy_Comments@fws.gov;

Wildlife_Dependent_

Recreational_Uses_

Policy_Comments@fws.gov; or

Wilderness_Policy_Comments@fws.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barry Stieglitz, Acting Chief, Division of

Conservation Planning and Policy,

National Wildlife Refuge System (703)

358–1744.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a

Federal Register notice dated January

16, 2001 (66 FR 3668) we published

draft policies for: National Wildlife

Refuge System: Mission, Goals, and

Purposes (Notice); Appropriate Refuge

Uses Policy Pursuant to the National

Wildlife Refuge System Improvement

Act of 1997 (Notice); WildlifeDependent Recreational Uses Policy

Pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge

System Improvement Act of 1997

(Notice); and Wilderness Stewardship

Policy Pursuant to the Wilderness Act of

1964 (Notice). These policies, affecting

management and use of the National

Wildlife Refuge System, represent the

culmination of our initial policy

development in response to the

landmark National Wildlife Refuge

System Improvement Act of 1997.

In a subsequent Federal Register

notice dated March 15, 2001 (66 FR

15136) we extended the comment

period until April 19, 2001, to ensure

that the public had an adequate

opportunity to review and comment on

our draft policies.

To allow for continued discussion

with the States on these policies, we

reopened the comment period for an

additional 30 days in a Federal Register

notice dated May 15, 2001 (66 FR

26879). As a correction to the May 15,

2001, notice, comments received

between April 19, 2001, and May 15,

2001, will be considered and do not

need to be resubmitted.

To allow for further discussion with

the States on these policies, we are

extending the comment period until

June 30, 2001.

Dated: June 8, 2001.

Marshall P. Jones, Jr.,

Acting Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Notice of Availability of the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

and Locations and Dates of Public

Hearings for Delineation Drilling

Activities in Federal Waters Offshore

Santa Barbara County, CA

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the draft

EIS and announcement of locations and

dates of public hearings.

SUMMARY: The MMS announces the

availability of the draft EIS on

Delineation Drilling Activities in

Federal Waters Offshore Santa Barbara

County, California. This draft EIS

evaluates the potential environmental

impacts associated with drilling 4 or 5

separate Federal Outer Continental

Shelf (OCS) oil and gas delineation

wells on existing OCS leases located

offshore southern California.

Delineation is a type of exploration

drilling activity that involves drilling a

well to gather additional information

about the nature and extent of the

hydrocarbon reservoirs in areas where a

discovery has already been made.

DATES: Comments on the draft EIS will

be accepted until August 13, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions concerning the draft EIS

should be directed to Mr. Maurice Hill,

Minerals Management Service, Office of

Environmental Evaluation, Pacific OCS

Region, 770 Paseo Camarillo, Camarillo,

California 93010–6064. He may be

reached by telephone at (805) 389–7815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of this document is to provide

information for Federal, State, and local

agencies, and the public to evaluate the

effects of the proposed delineation