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with a base 30 miles in diameter and a 

summit crater 20 miles in 

circumference, last erupted in 2004. Mt. 

Veniaminof has the most extensive 

crater glacier in the United States and is 

the only known glacier on the continent 

with an active volcanic vent in its 

center. The 800,000-acre Mt. 

Veniaminof National Natural Landmark 

recognizes the unique qualities of this 

area. 

The Alaska Maritime National 

Wildlife Refuge includes Federallyowned islands, sea stacks, columns, 

islets, and rocks off the coast of Alaska. 

Seal Cape, a 9,900-acre headland, is the 

only part of the Alaska Maritime Refuge 

included in this Conservation Plan. 

Narrow bays cut Seal Cape into two 

main arms which rise to peaks of more 

than 2,000 feet. 

More than 2,000 people live in 12 

communities located near the Refuges. 

The region is characterized by a mixed 

cash-subsistence economy. The cash 

economy is dominated by commercial 

fishing, tourism, and government 

employment. The Refuges sustain nearly 

1,500 local jobs and contribute $70 

million in income annually to the local 

economy, nearly all through supporting 

the commercial fishery by providing 

salmon spawning and rearing habitat. 

Issues raised during scoping and 

addressed in this Revised Conservation 

Plan are: (1) Access to remote and 

sensitive areas; (2) conflicts between 

Refuge user groups. 

This Revised Conservation Plan 

identifies and evaluates four alternatives 

for managing the Refuges for the next 15 

years. These alternatives follow the 

same general management direction but 

provide different ways of addressing the 

issues. 

Alternative 1: No Action: Management 

of the Refuge would continue to follow 

the current course of action as identified 

and described in the existing plans and 

Records of Decision for these refuges. 

The ranges and intensities of 

management activities would be 

maintained. Private and commercial 

uses of the Refuges would be 

unchanged. Refuge management would 

continue to reflect existing laws, 

executive orders, regulations, and 

policies governing Service 

administration and operation of the 

National Wildlife Refuge System. 

Helicopter access/landing for 

recreational purposes, outside of 

designated Wilderness, would be 

evaluated on a case-by-case basis. 

Alternative 2: There would be no 

change in the way lands are managed or 

in how the public can access the 

Refuges. Research and monitoring 

provide goals and objectives for 

increasing our knowledge of wildlife 

and habitat needs and relationships. 

Public use monitoring would facilitate 

wildlife dependent recreation, 

subsistence, and other traditional uses. 

Helicopter landings for recreational 

purposes would not be allowed in 

sensitive resource areas, at sensitive 

times, or where remoteness was a 

primary quality of the area. Landings 

could be considered in other areas. The 

Service would develop a process for 

identifying sensitive areas, in 

cooperation with the State of Alaska and 

other interested parties. 

Alternative 3: Research and 

monitoring provide goals and objectives 

for increasing our knowledge of wildlife 

and habitat needs and relationships. 

Public use monitoring would facilitate 

wildlife dependent recreation, 

subsistence, and other traditional uses. 

Helicopter access/landing for 

recreational access would not be 

allowed. The boundary of the Yantarni 

Bay Moderate Management Area would 

be adjusted to coincide with 

geographically identifiable features 

while including ORV trails and areas of 

moderate use. 

Alternative 3a: Preferred Alternative: 

Research and monitoring provide goals 

and objectives for increasing our 

knowledge of wildlife and habitat needs 

and relationships. Public use 

monitoring would facilitate wildlife 

dependent recreation, subsistence, and 

other traditional uses. Helicopter 

access/landing for recreational 

purposes, outside of designated 

Wilderness, would be evaluated on a 

case-by-case basis. The boundary of the 

Yantarni Bay Moderate Management 

Area would be adjusted to coincide with 

geographically identifiable features 

while including ORV trails and areas of 

moderate use. 

Comment Period: 30 days from date of 

publication of this notice. 

Availability of Documents: This 

Revised Conservation Plan may be 

obtained on compact diskette by writing 

to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Attn: Peter Wikoff, 1011 East Tudor 

Road, MS 231, Anchorage, AK 99503; 

telephone (907) 786–3837; fax (907) 

786–3965; e-mail peter_wikoff@fws.gov. 

Copies of the Conservation Plan may be 

viewed at the Refuge Office in King 

Salmon, AK, local libraries, and the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service Regional 

Office, Anchorage, AK. The 

Conservation Plan is also available 

online at http://www.r7.fws.gov/ 

planning/plans.htm. 

Your Comments: Comments may be 

addressed to Peter Wikoff, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Services, 1011 East Tudor 

Road, MS 231, Anchorage, AK 99503 or 

fw7_apb_planning@fws.gov. 

Dated: July 21, 2005. 

Rowan Gould, 

Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Anchorage, Alaska. 

[FR Doc. 05–20380 Filed 10–11–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Issuance of Permits 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits for 

marine mammals. 

SUMMARY: The following permits were 

issued. 

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: 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division 

of Management Authority, 4401 North 

Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, 

Virginia 22203; fax (703) 358–2281. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Division of Management Authority, 

telephone (703) 358–2104. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that on the dates below, as 

authorized by the provisions of the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the 

Fish and Wildlife Service issued the 

requested permits subject to certain 

conditions set forth therein. For each 

permit for an endangered species, the 

Service found that (1) the application 

was filed in good faith, (2) the granted 

permit would not operate to the 

disadvantage of the endangered species, 

and (3) the granted permit would be 

consistent with the purposes and policy 

set forth in Section 2 of the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended. 

Marine Mammals 

Permit number Applicant Receipt of application FEDERAL REGISTER notice Permit issuance date 

102916 Larry D. Atkinson ..................... 70 FR 51838; August 31, 2005 ................................................. September 20, 2005. 

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Permit number Applicant Receipt of application FEDERAL REGISTER notice Permit issuance date 

105483 John L. Pouleson ..................... 70 FR 41782; July 20, 2005 ...................................................... September 20, 2005. 

Dated: September 23, 2005. 

Michael L. Carpenter, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority. 

[FR Doc. 05–20373 Filed 10–11–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[MT–020–1020–PK] 

Notice of Public Meeting, Eastern 

Montana Resource Advisory Council 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM), Eastern 

Montana Resource Advisory Council 

will meet as indicated below. 

DATES: A meeting will be held 

November 16, 2005, at the Bureau of 

Land Management Montana State 

Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, 

Montana 59101, beginning at 8 a.m. The 

public comment period will begin at 

11:30 a.m. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15- 

member Council advises the Secretary 

of the Interior, through the Bureau of 

Land Management, on a variety of 

planning and management issues 

associated with public land 

management in eastern Montana. All 

meetings are open to the public. The 

public may present written comments to 

the Council. Each formal Council 

meeting will also have time allocated for 

hearing public comments. Depending on 

the number of persons wishing to 

comment and time available, the time 

for individual oral comments may be 

limited. Individuals who plan to attend 

and need special assistance, such as 

sign language interpretation, or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

contact the BLM as provided below. The 

Council will hear updates on the Miles 

City Resource Management Plan, the 

Pryor Mountain PZP appeal, and other 

issues. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Apple, Resource Advisory Council 

Coordinator, Montana State Office, 5001 

Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 

59101, telephone 406–896–5258 or 

Sandra S. Brooks, Field Manager, 

Billings Field Office, telephone 406–

896–5013. 

Dated: October 4, 2005. 

Sandra S. Brooks, 

Field Manager. 

[FR Doc. 05–20384 Filed 10–11–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–$$–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[NV–050–5853–ES; N–79029] 

Notice of Realty Action: Lease/ 

conveyance for Recreation and Public 

Purposes (R&PP) Act Classification of 

Public Lands in Clark County, NV 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of realty action. 

SUMMARY: The BLM examined and 

found suitable for classification for lease 

or conveyance under the provisions of 

the Recreation and Public Purposes Act 

(R&PP), as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et 

seq.) approximately 5 acres of public 

land in Clark County, Nevada. The 

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day 

Saints (LDS Church) proposes to use the 

land for a church and related facilities. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sharon DiPinto, Bureau of Land 

Management, Las Vegas Field Office, at 

(702) 515–5062. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 2, 2004, the LDS Church 

filed an R&PP application for 5 acres of 

public land to be developed as a church 

with related facilities. These related 

facilities include a multipurpose 

building (a worship center, offices, 

classrooms, nursery, kitchen, restrooms, 

utility/storage rooms and a lobby), with 

sidewalks, landscaped areas, paved 

parking areas, and off site 

improvements. The LDS Church is a 

qualified nonprofit entity. Additional 

detailed information pertaining to this 

application, plan of development, and 

site plans is on file in case file N–79029 

located in the BLM Las Vegas Field 

Office. The LDS Church proposes to use 

the following described public land for 

a church and related facilities. 

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada 

T 22. S., R. 60 E., Sec 24: SE4NE4NE4SE4, 

NE4SE4NE4SE4. 

Containing 5 acres, more or less. 

Churches are a common applicant 

under the ‘‘public purposes’’ provision 

of the R&PP Act. The LDS Church is an 

IRS registered non-profit organization 

and it therefore, a qualified applicant 

under the R&PP Act. 

The lease/conveyance is consistent 

with current Bureau planning for this 

area and would be in the public interest. 

The lease/patent, when issued, will be 

subject to the provisions of the 

Recreation and Public Purposes Act and 

applicable regulations of the Secretary 

of the Interior, and will contain the 

following reservations to the United 

States. 

1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches 

or canals constructed by the authority of 

the United States, Act of August 30, 

1890 (43 U.S.C. 945). 

2. All minerals shall be reserved to 

the United States, together with the 

right to prospect for, mine and remove 

such deposits from the same under 

applicable law and such regulations as 

the Secretary of the Interior may 

prescribe and will be subject to: 

1. An easement in favor of Clark 

County for roads, public utilities and 

flood control purposes. 

2. All valid existing rights 

documented on the official public land 

records at the time of lease/patent 

issuance. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

the Field Manager, Las Vegas Field 

Office, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las 

Vegas, Nevada 89130. Detailed 

information concerning this action is 

available for review at the office of the 

Bureau of Land Management, Las Vegas 

Field Office, 4701 N. Torrey Pines 

Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89130–2301. 

On October 12, 2005, the land 

described below will be segregated from 

all other forms of appropriation under 

the public land laws, including the 

general mining laws, except for lease/ 

conveyance under the Recreation and 

Public Purposes Act, leasing under the 

mineral leasing laws and disposals 

under the mineral material disposal 

laws. Interested parties may submit 

comments regarding the proposed lease/ 

conveyance or classification of the lands 

until November 28, 2005. 

Classification Comments 

Interested parties may submit 

comments involving the suitability of 

the land for a church meeting house.