70878 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 225 / Wednesday, November 23, 2005 / Notices 

trout species. Most of the current and 

historic fluvial Arctic grayling habitat in 

the Big Hole River watershed is on or 

adjacent to private lands. The decline of 

fluvial Arctic grayling in the system has 

been attributed in part to agricultural 

activities on these lands, so the active 

involvement of private landowners in 

conservation efforts is viewed as critical 

to the preservation of the species. 

Consequently, FWP has developed an 

Agreement for the fluvial Arctic grayling 

in cooperation with the NRCS, DNRC, 

and the Service; and has applied to the 

Service for a permit under section 

10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.), which would authorize future 

take of the fluvial Arctic grayling by 

FWP and cooperating landowners if and 

when the species is listed. The FWP and 

the Service believe approval of the 

Agreement is necessary to promote 

implementation of conservation 

measures on non-Federal lands. 

The FWP and the Service believe 

implementation of the Agreement will 

increase the distribution and abundance 

of fluvial Arctic grayling in the Big Hole 

River, and will make a significant 

contribution to the long-term viability of 

the species. Without the Agreement, 

FWP and the Service are concerned that 

the population of fluvial Arctic grayling 

in the Big Hole River may continue to 

decline. Further decline of the species 

will increase the risk of its extirpation. 

The FWP and the Service believe that 

implementing proactive conservation 

measures in cooperation with private 

landowners prior to any potential ESA 

listing will realize greater conservation 

benefits for the species than post-listing 

actions. 

Under the Agreement and permit, 

Participating Landowners would 

provide certain fluvial Arctic grayling 

habitat protection and/or enhancement 

measures on their lands. Protection and 

enhancement measures will be directed 

at improving habitat conditions for all 

age classes of fluvial Arctic grayling 

primarily by increasing instream flows, 

conserving or restoring riparian habitats, 

removing or mitigating for any manmade barriers to migration, and 

reducing threats from entrainment in 

irrigation ditches. If the fluvial Arctic 

grayling upper Missouri River DPS is 

listed under the ESA, and a 

Participating Landowner is properly 

implementing the agreed-to 

conservation measures, the permit 

would authorize take of fluvial Arctic 

grayling that may result from the nonFederal landowner’s agricultural or 

ranching related activities (e.g., surfacewater diversion and irrigation, hay 

cultivation and harvesting, livestock 

grazing, farm equipment operation) so 

long as they were being conducted 

according to the Agreement and the 

landowner’s site-specific plan. 

We are providing this notice pursuant 

to section 10(c) of the ESA and 

implementing regulations for the 

National Environmental Policy Act (40 

CFR § 1506.6). We will evaluate the 

permit application, associated 

documents, and comments submitted 

thereon to determine whether the 

permit application meets the 

requirements of section 10(a)(1)(A) of 

the ESA, the Service’s CCAA Policy and 

the National Environmental Policy Act. 

The Service also will evaluate whether 

the issuance of the permit and execution 

of the Agreement by the Service 

complies with section 7 of the ESA by 

conducting an intra-Service section 7 

consultation on the issuance of the 

permit and execution of the permit. If 

we determine that all requirements are 

met, we will sign the Agreement and 

issue an enhancement of survival permit 

under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA to 

the FWP for take of fluvial Arctic 

grayling incidental to otherwise lawful 

activities in accordance with the terms 

of the Agreement and the permit. We 

will not make our final decision until 

after the end of the 60-day comment 

period and after consideration of all 

comments received during the comment 

period. 

Authority: The authority for this action is 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 

as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 

Dated: October 18, 2005. 

Sharon R. Rose, 

Acting Regional Director, Denver, Colorado. 

[FR Doc. 05–23151 Filed 11–22–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and 

Environmental Assessment for Logan 

Cave National Wildlife Refuge in 

Benton County, AR 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Southeast Region, intends to 

gather information necessary to prepare 

a comprehensive conservation plan and 

environmental assessment pursuant to 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

of 1969 and its implementing 

regulations. 

The National wildlife Refuge System 

Administration Act of 1966, as amended 

by the National Wildlife Refuge System 

Improvement Act of 1997, requires the 

Service to develop a comprehensive 

conservation plan for each national 

wildlife refuge. The purpose in 

developing a comprehensive 

conservation plan is to provide refuge 

managers with a 15-year strategy for 

achieving refuge purposes and 

contributing toward the mission of the 

National Wildlife Refuge System, 

consistent with sound principles of fish 

and wildlife management, conservation, 

legal mandates, and Service policies. In 

addition to outlining broad management 

direction on conserving wildlife and 

their habitats, plans identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities 

available to the public, including 

opportunities for hunting, fishing, 

wildlife observation, wildlife 

photography, and environmental 

education and interpretation. 

The purpose of this notice is to 

achieve the following. 

(1) Advise other agencies and the 

public of our intentions, and 

(2) Obtain suggestions and 

information on the scope of issues to 

include in the environmental document. 

DATES: Special mailings, newspaper 

articles, and other media 

announcements will be used to inform 

the public and state and local 

government agencies of the 

opportunities for input throughout the 

planning process. Open house style 

meeting(s) will be held throughout the 

scoping phase of the comprehensive 

conservation plan development process. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, questions, and 

requests for more information regarding 

the Logan Cave National Wildlife Refuge 

planning process should be sent to: Ben 

Mense, Refuge Manager, Logan Cave 

National Wildlife Refuge, 10448 Holla 

Bend Road, Dardanelle, Arkansas 72834; 

Telephone 479/229–4300; Fax: 479/ 

229–4302; Electronic mail: 

ben_mense@fws.gov. To ensure 

consideration, written comments must 

be received no later than January 9, 

2006. Our practice is to make 

comments, including names and 

addresses of respondents, available for 

public review during regular business 

hours. Individual respondents may 

request that we withhold their home 

addresses from the record, which we 

will honor to the extent allowable by 

law. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Logan 

Cave National Wildlife Refuge was 

established in 1989 under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973. This 

123-acre Ozark Mountain refuge, which 

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includes a limestone-solution cave, is 20 

miles west of Fayetteville, Arkansas, 

and approximately 2 miles north of U.S. 

Highway #412. The ecology of Logan 

Cave Refuge has been described as the 

highest-quality cave habitat in the entire 

Ozark region. A spring-fed stream, with 

an average water flow of 5 million 

gallons/day, extends the entire length of 

the cave. The primary objectives of the 

refuge are to properly administer, 

preserve, and develop the tract for 

protection of a unique cave ecosystem 

that provides essential habitat for 

endangered species, such as the gray bat 

and the Ozark cave crayfish, the 

threatened Ozark cavefish, and other 

significant cave-dwelling wildlife 

species. 

Authority: This notice is published under 

the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge 

System Improvement Act of 1997, Public 

Law 105–57. 

Dated: November 2, 2005. 

Cynthia K. Dohner, 

Acting Regional Director. 

[FR Doc. 05–23152 Filed 11–22–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

Notice of Public Meeting: Resource 

Advisory Council to the Boise District, 

Bureau of Land Management, U.S. 

Department of the Interior 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

U.S. Department of the 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) Boise District 

Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will 

meet as indicated below. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

December 14, 2005, beginning at 9 a.m. 

and adjourning at 4 p.m. at the Foothills 

Environmental Learning Center, 3188 

Sunset Peak Rd., Boise, ID. Public 

comment periods will be held after 

topics on the agenda. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MJ 

Byrne, Public Affairs Officer and RAC 

Coordinator, BLM Boise District, 3948 

Development Ave., Boise, ID 83705, 

Telephone (208) 384–3393. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15- 

member Council advises the Secretary 

of the Interior, through the BLM, on a 

variety of planning and management 

issues associated with public land 

management in southwestern Idaho. 

Meeting topics will include the 

following: 

• Hot Topics—Acting District 

Manager; 

• Three Field Office Managers and 

District Fire Manager provide updates 

on current issues and planned activities 

in their Field Offices and the District; 

• District Administrative Officer, 

John Hatch provides a review of the 

2006 budget process, budget reductions 

and impacts to workload 

accomplishments. 

• Subcommittee Reports: 

• Rangeland Standards and 

Guidelines; 

• Briefing on the status of 

assessments, appeals and litigation, 

• OHV & Transportation 

Management; 

• Update on DOI’s preferred options 

for implementation of Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act’s RAC’s, 

• Update on OHV Route Designation 

in Owyhee County 

• Sage Grouse Habitat Management, 

and; 

• Briefing on 2005 and proposed 

activities of the Owyhee Sage Grouse 

Local Working Group, 

• Resource Management Plans 

• Overview of proposed Preferred 

Alternative for draft RMP–EIS for the 

Snake River Birds of Prey National 

Conservation Area. 

Agenda items and location may 

change due to changing circumstances, 

including wildfire emergencies. 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, tour 

transportation or other reasonable 

accommodations, should contact the 

BLM as provided below. Expedited 

publication is requested to give the 

public adequate notice. 

Dated: November 17, 2005. 

Mitchell A. Jaurena, 

Acting Associate District Manager. 

[FR Doc. 05–23159 Filed 11–22–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 731–TA–1098 

(Preliminary)] 

Liquid Sulfur Dioxide From Canada 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Revised schedule for the subject 

investigation. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 17, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Russell Duncan (202–708–4727), 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 investigation may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at http://edis.usitc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission instituted the subject 

investigation in response to a petition 

filed on September 30, 2005, by 

Calabrian Corporation, Kingwood, Texas 

(70 FR 58747, October 7, 2005). 

Subsequently, the U.S. Department of 

Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) extended the 

date for its initiation of the investigation 

(70 FR 61937, October 27, 2005). 

Commerce’s Initiation of Antidumping 

Duty Investigation: Liquid Sulfur 

Dioxide from Canada was published in 

the Federal Register on November 17, 

2005 (70 FR 69735), thereby providing 

notice to the Commission of its 

initiation of the subject investigation. 

Accordingly, the Commission will 

transmit its determination in the 

preliminary phase of this investigation 

to Commerce within 25 days of 

November 17, 2005. The Commission’s 

views are due at Commerce within five 

business days thereafter. 

For further information concerning 

this investigation see the Commission’s 

notice cited above and the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through 

E (19 CFR part 201) and part 207, 

subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207). 

Authority: This investigation is being 

conducted under authority of title VII of the 

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 

pursuant to section 207.12 of the 

Commission’s rules.