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opportunity to give policy, management, 

and technical input concerning Trinity 

River restoration efforts to the Trinity 

Management Council. Primary 

objectives of the meeting will include: 

Technical team/subgroup organization; 

Budget process and FY07 budget; 

Science Framework and draft 

monitoring plan; Trinity River 

Restoration Program attention to (nonfish) wildlife; 50% vs 90% ‘‘exceedence 

criteria’’ in water-year-type forecasting; 

2005 fish returns; and TAMWG member 

presentations. Completion of the agenda 

is dependent on the amount of time 

each item takes. The meeting could end 

early if the agenda has been completed. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: The Trinity Adaptive 

Management Working Group will meet 

from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 

December 7, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Weaverville Victorian Inn, 1709 

Main Street, Weaverville, CA 96093. 

Telephone:(530) 623–4432. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mike Long of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office, 

1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, California 

95521, (707) 822–7201. Mike Long is the 

working group’s Designated Federal 

Official. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

background information and questions 

regarding the Trinity River Restoration 

Program, please contact Douglas 

Schleusner, Executive Director, Trinity 

River Restoration Program, P.O. Box 

1300, 1313 South Main Street, 

Weaverville, California 96093, (530) 

623–1800. 

Dated: October 31, 2005. 

Paul Henson, 

Acting Manager, California/Nevada 

Operations Office, Sacramento, CA. 

[FR Doc. 05–22009 Filed 11–3–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

Bird Banding Laboratory Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Geological Survey, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The inaugural meeting of the 

Advisory Committee on the Bird 

Banding Laboratory (Committee) will be 

November 29–30, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. 

to 4:30 p.m. each day at the U.S. 

Geological Survey’s (USGS) Patuxent 

Wildlife Research Center, 11510 

American Holy Drive, Laurel, Maryland 

20708–4017. The meeting will take 

place in the conference room of the 

Gabrielson Building. A map and 

directions to the Center may be found at 

http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/aboutous/ 

direct.cfm. The purpose of the Advisory 

Committee, which is co-chaired by the 

USGS and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, is to represent the interests of 

the bird banding community, including 

both game and non-game and non-game 

birds, in advising the U.S. Department 

of the Interior, USGS, on current and 

future management of the Bird Banding 

Laboratory. The agenda for the 

inaugural meeting includes a tour of the 

Bird Banding Laboratory to familiarize 

members of the Committee with its 

operations, functions, and key 

personnel. In addition, the Committee 

will identify, prioritize, and begin 

discussions of the important issues it 

will address over the two-year period of 

its current Charter (May 2005–May 

2007). 

The meeting is open to all members 

of the interested public; however, it will 

be temporarily closed to the public on 

November 29 during the Committee tour 

due to space limitations at the 

Laboratory. Time on the agenda has 

been reserved in the afternoon of 

November 30 for the Committee to 

receive verbal comments (limited to 5 

minutes per person) from the public. To 

speak before the Committee you must 

register in advance with Mr. Daniel 

James (see contact information below), 

the USGS Designated Federal Official 

for the Committee. 

The Patuxent Wildlife Research 

Center is a gated, secure federal 

installation with no general public 

access. You must register with Patuxent 

personnel in advance of the Committee 

meeting dates to ensure that you are 

permitted access to the Center when you 

arrive. Please contact Ms. Regina 

Lanning, the Center’s Communication 

Assistant, telephone: (301) 497–5509; 

e-mail: regina_lanning@usgs.gov, to 

inform her that you will be attending 

the BBL Advisory Committee Meeting, 

and provide her with the following 

information: Full name (for each person 

if more than one), Company name (if 

applicable), Vehicle description, 

Approximate time of arrival dates: 

November 29–30, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel L. James, the Committee 

Designated Federal Official (DFO), 

12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 301, 

Reston, Virginia 20192; 703–648–4253, 

e-mail: dan_james@usgs.gov. 

Dated: October 31, 2005. 

Susan D. Haseltine, 

Associate Director for Biology. 

[FR Doc. 05–22010 Filed 11–3–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4311–AM–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[NM–110–1610–DS] 

Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(DEIS) for the Kasha-Katuwe Tent 

Rocks National Monument Resource 

Management Plan (RMP) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM), Interior. 

ACTION: NOA of a Draft Resource 

Management Plan/Environmental 

Impact Statement (DRMP/EIS) for the 

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National 

Monument, New Mexico. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

202 of the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the BLM 

announces the availability of the DEIS 

for the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks 

National Monument RMP. The DEIS 

documents the direct, indirect, and 

cumulative environmental impacts of 

three alternative management plans for 

BLM-administered public lands within 

the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National 

Monument. When completed, the RMP 

will fulfill the obligations set forth by 

NEPA, the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act, and associated 

Federal regulations. 

DATES: The Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks 

National Monument DRMP/EIS will be 

available for review for 90 calendar days 

from the date the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) publishes its 

NOA in the Federal Register. In order 

to assure your comments and resource 

information submissions are fully 

considered they must be received 

within the 90-day review period 

identified above. 

Open House meetings will be 

scheduled to provide the public 

additional opportunities to submit 

written comments on the Kasha-Katuwe 

Tent Rocks National Monument DRMP/ 

EIS. All meetings and any other public 

involvement activities will be 

announced at least 15 days in advance 

through public notices, media news 

releases, New Mexico BLM Web site 

announcements, or mailings. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the DRMP/EIS 

has been sent to affected Federal, State, 

and local government agencies and to 

interested parties. The document may