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flannelbush), Fremontodendron 

mexicanum (Mexican flannelbush), 

Galium buxifolium (island bedstraw), 

Galium californicum ssp. sierrae (El 

Dorado bedstraw), Gilia tenuiflora ssp. 

arenaria (Monterey gilia), Gilia 

tenuiflora ssp. hoffmannii (Hoffmann’s 

slender-flowered gilia), Lasthenia burkei 

(Burke’s goldfields), Lasthenia 

conjugens (Contra Costa goldfields), 

Layia carnosa (beach layia), Lesquerella 

kingii ssp. bernardina (San Bernardino 

Mountains bladderpod), Lessingia 

germanorum (=L.g. var. germanorum) 

(San Francisco lessingia), Lilium 

occidentale (Western lily), Lilium 

pardalinum ssp. pitkinense (Pitkin 

Marsh lily), Limnanthes floccosa ssp. 

californica (Butte County meadowfoam), 

Limnanthes vinculans (Sebastopol 

meadowfoam), Lithophragma maximum 

(San Clemente Island woodland-star), 

Lotus dendroideus ssp. traskiae (San 

Clemente Island broom), Lupinus 

nipomensis (Nipomo Mesa lupine), 

Lupinus tidestromii (clover lupine), 

Malacothamnus clementinus (San 

Clemente Island bush-mallow), 

Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. 

nesioticus (Santa Cruz Island bushmallow), Malacothrix indecora (Santa 

Cruz Island malacothrix), Malacothrix 

squalida (island malacothrix), 

Monardella linoides ssp. viminea 

(willowy monardella), Monolopia 

(=Lembertia) congdonii (San Joaquin 

wooly-threads), Navarretia 

leucocephala ssp. pauciflora (=N. 

pauciflora) (few-flowered navarretia), 

Navarretia leucocephala ssp. plieantha 

(many-flowered navarretia), Nitrophila 

mohavensis (Amargosa niterwort), 

Oenothera avita ssp. eurekensis (Eureka 

Valley evening-primrose), Oenothera 

deltoides ssp. howellii (Antioch Dunes 

evening-primrose), Opuntia treleasei 

(Bakersfield cactus), Orcuttia californica 

(California orcutt grass), Orcuttia pilosa 

(hairy orcutt grass), Orcuttia viscida 

(Sacramento orcutt grass), Oxytheca 

parishii var. goodmaniana (cushenbury 

oxytheca), Parvisedum leiocarpum 

(Lake County stonecrop), Pentachaeta 

bellidiflora (white-rayed pentachaeta), 

Pentachaeta lyonii (Lyon’s pentachaeta), 

Phacelia insularis ssp. insularis (island 

phacelia), Phlox hirsuta (Yreka phlox), 

Piperia yadonii (Yadon’s piperia), 

Plagiobothrys strictus (Calistoga 

allocarya), Poa atropurpurea (San 

Bernardino bluegrass), Poa napensis 

(Napa bluegrass), Pogogyne abramsii 

(San Diego mesa-mint), Pogogyne 

nudiuscula (Otay mesa-mint), 

Polygonum hickmanii (Scotts Valley 

polygonum), Potentilla hickmanii 

(Hickman’s potentilla), Pseudobahia 

bahiifolia (Hartweg’s golden sunburst), 

Rorippa gambellii (Gambel’s 

watercress), Sibara filifolia (Santa Cruz 

Island rockcress), Sidalcea keckii 

(Keck’s checker-mallow), Sidalcea 

oregana ssp. valida (Kenwood Marsh 

checker-mallow), Sidalcea pedata 

(pedate checker-mallow), Streptanthus 

albidus ssp. albidus (Metcalf Canyon 

jewelflower), Streptanthus niger 

(Tiburon jewelflower), Suaeda 

californica (California seablite), 

Swallenia alexandrae (Eureka Dune 

grass), Taraxacum californicum 

(California taraxacum), Thelypodium 

stenopetalum (slender-petaled mustard), 

Thlaspi californicum (Kneeland Prairie 

penny-cress), Thysanocarpus 

conchuliferus (Santa Cruz Island 

fringepod), Trifolium amoenum (showy 

Indian clover), Trifolium trichocalyx 

(Monterey clover), Tuctoria greenei 

(Greene’s tuctoria), and Tuctoria 

mucronata (Solano grass) in conjunction 

with recovery efforts throughout the 

range of the species in California and 

Nevada for the purpose of enhancing 

their survival and propagation. 

We solicit public review and 

comment on this recovery permit 

application. 

Dated: August 16, 2005. 

Michael Fris, 

Acting Manager, California/Nevada 

Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–17406 Filed 8–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

[INT–DES–05–40] 

Carlsbad Project, New Mexico 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability and 

Notice of Public Meetings for the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Carlsbad Project Water Operations and 

Water Supply Conservation. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969 (as amended), the Bureau of 

Reclamation (Reclamation) and the New 

Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, 

as joint lead agencies, have prepared a 

draft environmental impact statement 

(DEIS) to assess the consequences of 

proposed changes in the operation of 

Sumner Dam and the implementation of 

a water acquisition program in the Pecos 

River Basin. The Carlsbad Project Water 

Operations and Water Supply 

Conservation DEIS includes a 

description of alternative means of 

implementing the proposed federal 

action and presents an evaluation of the 

environmental, economic, and social 

consequences that could result from 

implementing these alternatives. 

These proposed changes in water 

operations are designed to conserve the 

Pecos bluntnose shiner (Notropis simus 

pecosensis) (shiner) and its designated 

critical habitat. The water acquisition 

program is proposed to conserve the 

Carlsbad Project water supply. In 1987, 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed 

the shiner, a small minnow, as a 

threatened species and designated two 

noncontiguous river reaches, totaling 

approximately 101 miles of the Pecos 

River, as critical habitat. The shiner has 

undergone significant population 

declines and range contraction in the 

last 65 years and is now restricted to 

about 194 miles from Fort Sumner State 

Park to Brantley Reservoir. Lower base 

flows, lower peak flows, and extended 

duration of peak flows along with river 

channel degradation, drought, and 

intermittency have contributed to loss of 

habitat and increased mortality (U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, 2003). 

DATES: A 60-day public review period 

commences with the publication of this 

notice. Written comments on the DEIS 

should be submitted no later than 

October 31, 2005, to Ms. Marsha Carra, 

Bureau of Reclamation, Albuquerque 

Area Office, 555 Broadway NE., Suite 

100, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102. 

Reclamation will conduct four public 

meetings to obtain public input on the 

DEIS. All meetings will take place from 

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The public meetings 

schedule is as follows: 

• September 19, 2005—Bureau of 

Land Management Conference Room, 

2909 West 2nd Street, Roswell, New 

Mexico 

• September 20, 2005—Pecos River 

Village Conference Center, Room 3, 711 

Muscatel, Carlsbad, New Mexico 

• September 21, 2005—Village 

Community House, 204 North 4th 

Street, Ft. Sumner, New Mexico 

• September 22, 2005—City Hall 

Meeting Room, 141 5th Street, Santa 

Rosa, New Mexico 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the DEIS are 

available for public inspection and 

review at the following locations: 

• Albuquerque Main Library, 501 

Copper NW., Albuquerque, New Mexico 

87102 

• Bureau of Reclamation, 

Albuquerque Area Office, 555 Broadway 

NE., Suite 100, Albuquerque, New 

Mexico 87102 

• Carlsbad Irrigation District, 201 

South Canal Street, Carlsbad, New 

Mexico 88220 

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1No response to this request for information is 

required if a currently valid Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) number is not displayed; the 

OMB number is 3117–0016/USITC No. 05–5–138, 

expiration date June 30, 2008. Public reporting 

burden for the request is estimated to average 10 

hours per response. Please send comments 

regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to 

the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20436. 

The DEIS is also available on the 

Internet at the following Web address: 

http://www.usbr.gov/uc/albuq/library/ 

eis/carlsbad/carlsbad.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Marsha Carra, Bureau of Reclamation, 

Albuquerque Area Office, 555 Broadway 

NE., Suite 100, Albuquerque, New 

Mexico 87102; telephone (505) 462–

3602; facsimile (505) 462–3780; e-mail: 

mcarra@uc.usbr.gov or Ms. Coleman 

Smith, New Mexico Interstate Stream 

Commission, P.O. Box 25102, Santa Fe, 

New Mexico 87504; telephone (505) 

476–0551, e-mail: 

coleman.smith@state.nm.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of Reclamation’s proposed 

federal action is to avoid jeopardy to the 

Pecos bluntnose shiner and to conserve 

the Carlsbad Project water supply. To 

avoid jeopardy to the shiner means that 

Reclamation would ensure that any 

discretionary action they authorize, 

fund, or carry out is not likely to 

jeopardize the continued existence of a 

listed species or result in the 

destruction or adverse modification of 

critical habitat. Reclamation would 

continue to participate in interagency 

actions to protect federally-listed 

species and designated critical habitats, 

within their legal and discretionary 

authority. Conserving the Carlsbad 

Project water supply means delivering 

the amount of water to the project that 

would otherwise be available but for 

changes to operations. The need for 

Reclamation’s action is to operate the 

Pecos River facilities so as not to 

jeopardize the continued existence of 

the shiner or destroy or adversely 

modify designated critical habitat and to 

maintain the Carlsbad Project water 

supply for authorized purposes. 

Without reoperation of Sumner Dam, 

stream flows in the Pecos River may be 

insufficient to meet basic habitat needs 

of the shiner and the future existence of 

the shiner may be in jeopardy. Without 

an accompanying program to acquire 

and provide water, reductions to the 

Carlsbad Project water supply would 

occur. 

The proposed federal action that 

requires NEPA compliance is the 

reoperation of Sumner Dam to provide 

flows in the Pecos River to conserve the 

shiner, and the implementation of a 

water acquisition program to conserve 

the Carlsbad Project water supply. The 

alternatives vary in flow targets or 

minimum flows at the Taiban or Acme 

gages. Depending on the alternative, 

these targets can be constant or variable 

by time of year or whether river 

conditions are dry, average, or wet. 

Action alternatives also include 

common guidance for block releases, a 

habitat conservation pool, an adaptive 

management plan, and implementation 

of an interagency management 

agreement. Reduction to Carlsbad 

Project water resulting from changes in 

operations to conserve the shiner would 

be offset through a variety of options 

that are analyzed independently of the 

alternatives. Other options have been 

developed to acquire water to directly 

augment river flows for the benefit of 

the shiner. Implementation of some of 

these options would require additional 

authorization, permitting, and projectspecific NEPA analysis. 

After the 60-day waiting period, 

Reclamation will complete a final 

environmental impact statement (FEIS). 

Responses to comments received from 

organizations and individuals on the 

DEIS will be addressed in the FEIS. 

Public Disclosure 

Our practice is to make comments, 

including names and home addresses of 

respondents, available for public 

review. Individual respondents may 

request that we withhold their home 

address from public disclosure, which 

we will honor to the extent allowable by 

law. There also may be circumstances in 

which we would withhold a 

respondent’s identity from public 

disclosure, 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. 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 disclosure in their entirety. 

Dated: August 25, 2005. 

William E. Rinne, 

Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of 

Reclamation. 

[FR Doc. 05–17265 Filed 8–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 731–TA–696 (Second 

Review)] 

Pure Magnesium From China 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Institution of a five-year review 

concerning the antidumping duty order 

on pure magnesium from China. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice that it has instituted a review 

pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff 

Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act) 

to determine whether revocation of the 

antidumping duty order on pure 

magnesium from China would be likely 

to lead to continuation or recurrence of 

material injury. Pursuant to section 

751(c)(2) of the Act, interested parties 

are requested to respond to this notice 

by submitting the information specified 

below to the Commission; 1 to be 

assured of consideration, the deadline 

for responses is October 21, 2005. 

Comments on the adequacy of responses 

may be filed with the Commission by 

November 14, 2005. For further 

information concerning the conduct of 

this review and rules of general 

application, consult the Commission’s 

Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 

201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 

201), and part 207, subparts A, D, E, and 

F (19 CFR part 207). 

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of 

Investigations, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain 

information on this matter by contacting 

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–

205–1810. Persons with mobility 

impairments who will need special 

assistance in gaining access to the 

Commission should contact the Office 

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. 

General information concerning the 

Commission may also be obtained by 

accessing its Internet server (http:// 

www.usitc.gov). The public record for 

this review may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at http://edis.usitc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background. On May 12, 1995, the 

Department of Commerce issued an 

antidumping duty order on imports of 

pure magnesium from China (60 FR 

25691). Following five-year reviews by 

Commerce and the Commission, 

effective October 27, 2000, Commerce 

issued a continuation of the 

antidumping duty order on imports of 

pure magnesium from China (65 FR 

64422). The Commission is now 

conducting a second review to 

determine whether revocation of the 

order would be likely to lead to