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(refuges, collectively). These refuges are 

unincorporated insular areas, or U.S. 

territories, located near the equator in 

the Pacific Ocean, approximately 1,300 

to 1,600 miles south to southwest of 

Honolulu, Hawaii, and are administered 

as units of the National Wildlife Refuge 

System. The Service is publishing this 

notice in compliance with the National 

Wildlife Refuge System Administration 

Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 

668dd et seq.) and the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

implementing regulations for the 

following purposes: (1) To advise the 

public and other agencies of this effort; 

(2) to obtain public comments, 

suggestions, and information on the 

issues to be addressed in the CCP; and 

(3) to determine interest from public 

and other agencies in attending public 

scoping meetings. Special mailings, 

newspaper articles, and other media 

announcements will be used to inform 

the public and foreign, State, and local 

government agencies of the 

opportunities for input throughout the 

planning process. 

DATES: Please provide written comments 

by October 14, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Address comments, 

requests for more information, or 

requests to be added to the mailing list 

for this project to: Charles Pelizza, 

Refuge Conservation Planner, Pacific 

and Remote Islands National Wildlife 

Refuge Complex, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., 

Room 5–231, Honolulu, HI 96850. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Pelizza, Refuge Conservation 

Planner, (808) 792–9490, or visit the 

following Service Web sites: 

(1) http://pacific.fws.gov/planning. 

(2) http://www.fws.gov/pacific/ 

pacificislands/wnwr/pbakernwr.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Howland 

Island NWR, Baker Island NWR, and 

Jarvis Island NWR, established in 1974, 

collectively contain the following 

habitats: Approximately 1,946 acres of 

emergent island, and 101,806 acres of 

coral reefs, submerged lands, and 

associated waters. Howland Island and 

Baker Island are part of the Phoenix 

Islands and Jarvis Island is part of the 

Line Island archipelago. These island 

refuges and their coral reefs provide 

habitat for thousands of nesting 

seabirds, endemic coral reef fish, giant 

clams, sea turtles, marine mammals, and 

other endangered species. With the 

exception of brief research and 

management visits, the refuges are 

closed to public visitation to: protect 

their fragile ecosystems from invasion 

by exotic species; and provide nesting 

habitat for seabirds that is free of 

predators and excessive human 

disturbance. 

By Federal law, all lands within the 

National Wildlife Refuge System are to 

be managed in accordance with an 

approved CCP. The purpose of a CCP is 

to develop a vision for a refuge and 

provide management guidance for 

maintenance, restoration, and use of 

refuge resources during the next 15 

years. During the planning process, the 

Service will consider many elements 

including wildlife and habitat 

management, public recreational 

activities, and cultural resource 

protection. The comments and 

suggestions from the public on how the 

refuges should be managed will be 

considered during the development of 

the CCP. 

Several preliminary issues have been 

identified and will be addressed in the 

CCP. These issues include: continued 

cooperation and communication with a 

growing list of partners and cooperators 

in planning and implementing refuge 

management activities; evaluating 

recreational opportunities; increasing 

opportunities to monitor and collect 

adequate baseline biological information 

such as wildlife populations or the 

presence of invasive species; and 

improving recognition by the public and 

other agencies regarding refuge 

boundaries, mandates, and management 

activities. Additional issues will be 

identified during public scoping. 

CCP Process: Public Comment 

Opportunities 

With the publication of this notice, 

the public is encouraged to submit 

written comments. Public comments 

received will be used by the Service to 

identify issues to be considered in 

preliminary alternatives. As the CCP 

process progresses, two more public 

comment periods will be announced 

and occur as follows: when the 

preliminary alternatives are developed 

and released for public review and 

comments; and when the alternatives 

are then refined and analyzed in a draft 

CCP/NEPA document which is also 

released for public review and 

comments. All comments received 

become part of the public record and 

may be released. Comments already 

submitted are on record and need not be 

resubmitted. 

Dated: September 6, 2005. 

David J. Wesley, 

Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon. 

[FR Doc. 05–18206 Filed 9–13–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Notice of Scoping Meetings and Intent 

To Prepare an Environmental 

Assessment for the Proposed 

Designation of a Nonessential 

Experimental Population of Rio Grande 

Silvery Minnow; Correction 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent; correction. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), published a 

notice in the Federal Register on August 

3, 2005, with an incorrect date for 

submitting written comments and an 

incorrect reference to the time period for 

the scoping meetings. The document 

advised the public that a draft 

environmental assessment will be 

prepared, pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended, in conjunction with a 

proposed rule to establish, under 

section 10(j) of the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended, a Nonessential 

Experimental Population of Rio Grande 

silvery minnow (Hybognathus amarus) 

in the Rio Grande in Big Bend National 

Park and the Rio Grande Wild and 

Scenic River in Texas. 

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

under the heading Corrections for the 

corrected date for submission of 

comments. 

ADDRESSES: Information, comments, or 

questions related to preparation of the 

draft environmental assessment and the 

NEPA process should be submitted to 

Joy Nicholopoulos, State Administrator, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New 

Mexico Ecological Services Field Office, 

2105 Osuna NE, Albuquerque, New 

Mexico, 87113. Written comments may 

also be sent by facsimile to (505) 346–

2542 or by e-mail to 

R2FWE_AL@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Parody, (505) 761–4710. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 

3, 2005, a document was published in 

the Federal Register (70 FR 44681) with 

an incorrect date for written comment 

submission and an incorrect reference to 

the time period for the scoping 

meetings. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of August 3, 

2005, in FR Doc. 05–15303 on page 

44681, in the first column, correct the 

DATES caption to read: DATES: Comments 

must be submitted directly to the 

Service (see ADDRESSES section) on or 

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before October 7, 2005, or at any of the 

three scoping meetings to be held in 

September 2005. 

Dated: September 1, 2005. 

Craig Manson, 

Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and 

Parks. 

[FR Doc. 05–18160 Filed 9–13–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CO–134–1610–DQ] 

Notice of Call for Nominations for the 

McInnis Canyons National 

Conservation Area (NCA) Advisory 

Council 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) is requesting 

nominations for ten membership 

positions on the McInnis Canyons 

National Conservation Area Advisory 

Council. The Council advises the 

Secretary and the BLM on resource 

management issues associated with the 

McInnis Canyons NCA and Black Ridge 

Canyons Wilderness. 

DATES: Submit a completed nomination 

form and nomination letters to the 

address listed below no later than 

October 14, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Send completed 

nominations to: McInnis Canyons NCA 

Manager, Grand Junction Field Office, 

Bureau of Land Management, 2815 H 

Road, Grand Junction, CO 81506. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Peck, NCA Manager, (970) 244–3049, 

paul_peck@co.blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any 

individual or organization may 

nominate one or more persons to serve 

on the McInnis Canyons NCA Advisory 

Council. Individuals may nominate 

themselves for Council membership. 

You may obtain nomination forms at the 

BLM Grand Junction Field Office, or by 

contacting the McInnis Canyons NCA 

Manager (see ADDRESSES and FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT above). 

To make a nomination, you must submit 

a completed nomination form, letters of 

reference from the represented interests 

or organizations, as well as any other 

information that speaks to the 

nominee’s qualifications to the McInnis 

Canyons NCA Manager, Grand Junction 

Field Office, address listed above. You 

may make nominations for the following 

categories of interest: 

(1) A member of, or nominated by, the 

Mesa County Board of County 

Commissioners. 

(2) A member of, or nominated by, the 

Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory 

Council. 

(3) A member nominated by the 

permittees holding grazing allotments 

within the NCA or the Black Ridge 

Canyons Wilderness. 

(4) Seven members residing in, or 

within reasonable proximity to, Mesa 

County, Colorado, with recognized 

backgrounds reflecting—

(A) The purposes for which the NCA 

or Wilderness was established; and 

(B) The interests of the stakeholders 

that are affected by the management of 

the NCA and Wilderness. 

The specific category the nominee 

would like to represent should be 

identified in the letter of nomination 

and on the nomination form. The 

McInnis Canyons NCA—Grand Junction 

Field Office will collect the nomination 

forms and letters of reference, and 

distribute them to the officials 

responsible for reviewing and 

recommending nominations (Board of 

County Commissioners—Mesa County, 

the Northwest Colorado Resource 

Advisory Council, and the BLM). The 

BLM will then forward recommended 

nominations to the Secretary of the 

Interior who has responsibility for 

making the final decision to appoint 

individual appointments. 

The purpose of the McInnis Canyons 

NCA Advisory Council is to advise the 

BLM on the management of the McInnis 

Canyons NCA and Black Ridge Canyons 

Wilderness. Each member will be a 

person who, as a result of training and 

experience, has knowledge or special 

expertise which qualifies that 

individual to provide advice from 

among the categories of interest listed 

above. Members will serve without 

monetary compensation but will be 

reimbursed for travel and per diem 

expenses at current rates for 

Government employees. 

Paul Peck, 

Manager, McInnis Canyons National 

Conservation Area. 

[FR Doc. 05–18261 Filed 9–13–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection, 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of a revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection (OMB Control Number 1010–

0139). 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, we are inviting comments on a 

collection of information that we will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval. 

The new title for this ICR is ‘‘30 CFR 

Part 216—Production Accounting, 

Subpart A—General Provisions, and 

Subpart B—Oil and Gas, General; and 

Part 210—Forms and Reports (Forms 

MMS–4054, Oil and Gas Operations 

Report, and MMS–4058, Production 

Allocation Schedule Report).’’ The 

previous title was ‘‘30 CFR Part 216, 

Production Accounting, Subparts A and 

B; and Part 210—Forms and Reports.’’

DATES: Submit written comments on or 

before November 14, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

to Sharron L. Gebhardt, Lead Regulatory 

Specialist, Minerals Management 

Service, Minerals Revenue Management, 

P.O. Box 25165, MS 302B2, Denver, 

Colorado 80225. If you use an overnight 

courier service or wish to hand-carry 

your comments, our courier address is 

Building 85, Room A–614, Denver 

Federal Center, West 6th Ave. and 

Kipling Blvd., Denver, Colorado 80225. 

You may also e-mail your comments to 

us at mrm.comments@mms.gov. Include 

the title of the information collection 

and the OMB control number in the 

‘‘Attention’’ line of your comment. Also, 

include your name and return address. 

Submit electronic comments as an 

ASCII file avoiding the use of special 

characters and any form of encryption. 

If you do not receive a confirmation that 

we have received your e-mail, contact 

Ms. Gebhardt at (303) 231–3211. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sharron L. Gebhardt, telephone (303) 

231–3211, FAX (303) 231–3781, or email sharron.gebhardt@mms.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 30 

CFR Part 216—Production Accounting, 

Subpart A—General Provisions, and 

Subpart B—Oil and Gas, General; and 

Part 210–Forms and Reports (Forms 

MMS–4054, Oil and Gas Operations 

Report, and MMS–4058, Production 

Allocation Schedule Report). 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0139. 

Bureau Form Number: Forms MMS–

4054 and MMS–4058. 

Abstract: The Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of the Interior is responsible 

for collecting royalties from lessees who 

produce minerals from leased Federal 

and Indian lands. The Secretary is 

required by various laws to manage