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This notice is provided pursuant to 

section 10(a) of the Act and the 

regulations for implementing NEPA, as 

amended (40 CFR 1506.6). We will 

evaluate the application, associated 

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thereon to determine whether the 

application meets the requirements of 

NEPA regulations and section 10(a) of 

the Act. If we determine that those 

requirements are met, we will issue an 

amended permit to the Green Diamond. 

We will make our final permit decision 

no sooner than 60 days from the date of 

this notice. 

Dated: February 20, 2007. 

Ken McDermond, 

Deputy Manager, California/Nevada 

Operations Office, Sacramento, California. 

[FR Doc. E7–3176 Filed 2–23–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Multistate Conservation Grant 

Program; Priority List for Conservation 

Projects 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of priority list. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (FWS), announce the 

FY 2007 priority list of wildlife and 

sport fish conservation projects from the 

Association of Fish and Wildlife 

Agencies (AFWA). As required by the 

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration 

Programs Improvement Act of 2000, 

each year AFWA submits a list of 

projects to us for consideration of 

funding by the Multistate Conservation 

Grant Program. We then review and 

award grants from this list. 

ADDRESSES: John C. Stremple, Multistate 

Conservation Grants Program 

Coordinator, Division of Federal 

Assistance, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Mail 

Stop MBSP–4020, Arlington, Virginia 

22203. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

C. Stremple, (703) 358–2156 (phone) or 

John_Stremple@fws.gov (e-mail). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration 

Programs Improvement Act of 2000 

(Improvement Act, Pub. L. 106–408) 

amended the Pittman-Robertson 

Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 

et seq.) and the Dingell-Johnson Sport 

Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et 

seq.) and established the Multistate 

Conservation Grant Program. The 

Improvement Act authorizes us to 

award grants of up to $3 million 

annually from funds available under 

each of the Restoration Acts, for a total 

of up to $6 million annually. We may 

award grants from a list of priority 

projects recommended to us by AFWA. 

The FWS Director, exercising the 

authority of the Secretary of the Interior, 

need not fund all AFWA-recommended 

projects, but may fund recommended 

projects on the list only. 

Grantees under this program may use 

funds for sport fisheries and wildlife 

management and research projects, 

boating access development, hunter 

safety and education, aquatic education, 

fish and wildlife habitat improvements 

and other purposes consistent with the 

enabling legislation. 

To be eligible for funding, a project 

must benefit fish and/or wildlife 

conservation in at least 26 States, or in 

a majority of the States in any one FWS 

region, or it must benefit a regional 

association of State fish and wildlife 

agencies. We may award grants to a 

State, a group of States, or one or more 

nongovernmental organizations. For the 

purpose of carrying out the National 

Survey of Fishing, Hunting and 

Wildlife-Associated Recreation, we may 

award grants to the FWS, if requested by 

AFWA, or to a State or a group of States. 

Also, AFWA requires all project 

proposals to address its National 

Conservation Needs, which are 

announced annually by AFWA at the 

same time as its request for proposals. 

Further, applicants must provide 

certification that no activities conducted 

under a Multistate Conservation Grant 

will promote or encourage opposition to 

the regulated hunting or trapping of 

wildlife or to the regulated angling for 

or taking of fish. 

Eligible project proposals are 

reviewed and ranked by AFWA 

Committees and interested 

nongovernmental organizations that 

represent conservation organizations, 

sportsmen’s organizations, and 

industries that support or promote 

fishing, hunting, trapping, recreational 

shooting, bow hunting, or archery. 

AFWA’s Committee on National Grants 

recommends a final list of priority 

projects to the directors of State fish and 

wildlife agencies for their approval by 

majority vote. By statute, AFWA then 

must transmit the final, approved list to 

the FWS for funding under the 

Multistate Conservation Grant Program 

by October 1. 

This year, we received a list of 11 

recommended projects. They are 

recommended for funding in 2007, 

contingent on the Multistate 

Conservation Grant Program receiving 

additional funds as specified in the 

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and 

Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 

2005 (Pub. L. 109–059) passed in 

August 2005. AFWA’s recommended 

list follows: 

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Dated: January 21, 2007. 

Kenneth Stansell, 

Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–830 Filed 2–23–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Meeting Announcements: North 

American Wetlands Conservation 

Council; Neotropical Migratory Bird 

Conservation Act Advisory Group 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: The North American 

Wetlands Conservation Council 

(Council) will meet to select North 

American Wetlands Conservation Act 

(NAWCA) grant proposals for 

recommendation to the Migratory Bird 

Conservation Commission 

(Commission). This meeting is open to 

the public. The Advisory Group for the 

Neotropical Migratory Bird 

Conservation Act (NMBCA) grants 

program (Advisory Group) will hold its 

third meeting. This meeting is open to 

the public, and interested persons may 

present oral or written statements. 

DATES: Council: March 13, 2007, 1–3 

p.m. Advisory Group: March 14, 2007, 

11–4:30 p.m., March 15, 2007, 9–3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held 

at the Double Tree Hotel, 1515 Rhode 

Island Avenue, NW., Washington DC 

20005. For further information, contact 

Mike Johnson, Acting Council 

Coordinator, at the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, 

Mail Stop: MBSP 4501–4075, Arlington, 

VA 22203. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mike Johnson, Acting Council 

Coordinator, (703) 358–1784 or 

dbhc@fws.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Council: 

In accordance with NAWCA (Pub. L. 

101–233, 103 Stat. 1968, December 13, 

1989, as amended), the State-privateFederal Council meets to consider 

wetland acquisition, restoration, 

enhancement, and management projects 

for recommendation to, and final 

funding approval by, the Commission. 

Proposal due dates, application 

instructions, and eligibility 

requirements are available on the 

NAWCA Web site at http:// 

birdhabitat.fws.gov. Proposals require a 

minimum of 50 percent non-Federal 

matching funds. The Council will 

consider Canadian and U.S. Small Grant 

grant proposals at the meeting. The 

tentative date for the Commission 

meeting is June 13, 2007. 

Advisory Group: The Advisory Group, 

named by the Secretary of the Interior 

under NMBCA (Pub. L. 106–247, 114 

Stat. 593, July 20, 2000), will hold its 

third meeting. The Group advises the 

Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, on 

the strategic direction and management 

of the program. Proposal due dates, 

application instructions, and eligibility 

requirements are available on the 

NMBCA Web site at http:// 

birdhabitat.fws.gov. 

Dated: February 5, 2007. 

Paul Schmidt, 

Assistant Director—Migratory Birds. 

[FR Doc. E7–3192 Filed 2–23–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

U.S. Geological Survey 

USGS–CCSP Committee for Synthesis 

and Assessment Product 3.4: Abrupt 

Climate Change 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

Summary: The USGS–CCSP 

Committee for Synthesis and 

Assessment Product 3.4: Abrupt Climate 

Change will meet at the Hyatt Regency 

hotel in Reston, Virginia on March 26–

28, 2007. 

Agenda: The goal of the workshop is 

to produce a detailed outline of topics 

for consideration in the Synthesis and 

Assessment Product and establish 

writing assignments. The agenda will 

focus on the state of the science 

regarding the topic of ‘‘abrupt climate 

change.’’ Discussion will include, but is 

not limited to, rapid hydrologic change; 

abrupt changes to meridional 

overturning circulation; rapid Arctic 

and Antarctic ice sheet mass balance; 

and rapid methane release from 

hydrates. The workshop is open to the 

public during the times listed below. 

Pre-registration is required to attend. 

Contact the Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO) at the address below by March 

21, 2007 to pre-register and to receive a 

copy of the workshop agenda. Public 

involvement with the workshop is 

encouraged. Prepared statements may be 

presented orally to the Committee on 

Monday March 26, 2007 between 11 

a.m. and 12 p.m. Public statements will 

be limited to 3 minutes per person. For 

scheduling reasons, intent to make a 

public statement must be established at 

the time of pre-registration. A written 

copy of the oral statement must be left 

with the Committee’s DFO at the 

workshop as a matter of public record. 

Open discussions will accompany each 

formal session of the workshop. Short 

public comments/questions will be 

allowed if time permits. Seating will be 

available on a first come, first served 

basis. Please check the Synthesis and 

Assessment Product 3.4 Web page at 

CCSP (http://www.climatescience.gov/ 

Library/sap/sap3–4/default.php) for any 

last minute changes to the workshop 

time, date, location or agenda. 

Workshop Dates and Times 

Monday March 26, 2007: 11 a.m.–12 

p.m. (public comments); 1:15 p.m.–

5 p.m. 

Tuesday March 27, 2007: 8:30 a.m.–

12:15 p.m.; 1:30 p.m.–5:15 p.m. 

Wednesday March 28, 2007: 8:30 

a.m.–12:15 p.m.; 3:30 p.m.–5 p.m. 

Workshop Address 

Hyatt Regency Reston, 1800 President 

Street, Reston, VA 20190. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND TO PREREGISTER CONTACT: John McGeehin 

(DFO), U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 

Sunrise Valley Drive, M.S. 926A, 

Reston, VA 20192, (703) 648–5349, 

mcgeehin@usgs.gov. 

Rama Kotra, 

Acting Associate Director for Geology, U.S. 

Geological Survey. 

[FR Doc. 07–840 Filed 2–23–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[AZ–910–0777–XP–241A] 

State of Arizona Resource Advisory 

Council Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Arizona Resource Advisory 

Council Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Arizona Resource 

Advisory Council (RAC). 

The business meeting will be held on 

March 8, 2007, in Phoenix, Arizona, at 

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

Arizona State Office located at One 

North Central Avenue, 8th floor. It will 

begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at 4:30 

p.m. The morning agenda items to be 

covered include: Review of the 

December 7, 2006, Meeting Minutes, 

BLM State Director’s Update on 

Statewide Issues; Presentations on the 

Rails to Trails Project and the Arizona 

Strip Cooperative Rangeland Monitoring 

Program; RAC Questions on written 

reports from BLM Field Managers; Field 


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