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the appraised values for the parcels of

land.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William H. Mortimer, Area Manager,

Bureau of Land Management, Platte

River Resource Area, P.O. Box 2420,

Mills, Wyoming 82644–2420, (307) 261–

7500.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

appraised fair market value of the land

described in 51 FR 27090–27091, 52 FR

28488–28489, and 52 FR 32064–32066

has been reevaluated. Please contact the

Platte River Resource Area Office for

current appraisal information.

Dated: March 16, 1995.

Donald D. Whyde,

Acting District Manager.

[FR Doc. 95–7384 Filed 3–24–95; 8:45 am]

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Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of availability of a Draft

Recovery Plan for the Mexican Spotted

Owl for Review and Comment

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability

and public comment period.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service) announces the

availability for public review of a draft

recovery plan for the Mexican spotted

owl (Strix occidentalis lucida) which

the Service listed as a threatened

species on March 16, 1993 (58 FR

14271). The Mexican spotted owl is one

of three spotted owl subspecies

recognized by the American

Ornithologists’ Union. This subspecies

was originally described from a

specimen collected at Mount Tancitaro,

Michoacan, Mexico. The Mexican

spotted owl is a medium-sized bird

found from parts of central Colorado

and Utah south through Arizona, New

Mexico, and western Texas to the State

of Michoacan, Mexico. This owl

commonly inhabits mountains and

canyons containing dense, multistoried

forests with closed canopies. Its survival

is threatened by destruction and

modification of habitat caused by timber

harvest, forest fires, and increased

predation associated with habitat

fragmentation. The draft recovery plan

recommends management actions to be

taken by Federal, State, and tribal land

management agencies to remove

recognized threats and recover the

spotted owl. The Service solicits review

and comment from the public on this

draft plan.

DATES: Comments on the draft recovery

plan must be received on or before June

26, 1995, to receive consideration by the

Service.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review

the draft recovery plan may obtain a

copy by contacting the Supervisor,

Ecological Services State Office, 2105

Osuna Road NE, Albuquerque, New

Mexico 87113. Written comments and

materials regarding the plan should be

addressed to the Regional Director at the

above address. Comments and materials

received are available on request for

public inspection, by appointment,

during normal business hours at the

above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Fowler-Propst, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, (see ADDRESSES

section) (telephone 505/761–4525;

facsimile 505/761–4542).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Restoring an endangered or

threatened plant or animal to the point

where it is again a secure, selfsustaining member of its ecosystem is a

primary goal of the Service’s

endangered species program. To help

guide the recovery effort, the Service is

working to prepare recovery plans for

most of the listed species native to the

United States. Recovery plans describe

site-specific management actions

considered necessary for conservation

and survival of the species; establish

objective, measurable criteria for the

recovery levels for downlisting or

delisting species; and estimate time and

cost for implementing the recovery

measures needed.

The Endangered Species Act of 1973

(Act), as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et

seq.) requires the development of

recovery plans for listed species unless

such a plan would not promote the

conservation of a particular species.

Section 4(f) of the Act, as amended in

1988 requires that public notice and an

opportunity for public review and

comment be provided during recovery

plan development. The Service will

consider all information presented

during public comment prior to

approval of each new or revised

recovery plan. The Service and other

Federal agencies will also take these

comments into account in the course of

implementing approved recovery plans.

The recovery plan provides a basis for

management actions to be undertaken

by Federal, State, and tribal land

management agencies to remove threats

to the Mexican spotted owl’s continued

existence. The recovery plan contains

six basic elements: 1. A recovery goal

and set of delisting criteria that will

allow the Mexican spotted owl to be

removed from the endangered species

list; 2. strategies for management that

provide varying levels of habitat

protection depending on the owl’s

needs and habitat use; 3.

recommendations for population and

habitat monitoring; 4. research to

address critical information needs to

better understand the owl’s life history;

5. implementation procedures that

specify oversight and coordination

responsibilities for the owl’s recovery;

and 6. information on the approximate

costs of carrying out the tasks set forth

in the draft recovery plan.

The Mexican spotted owl recovery

plan has been prepared by a team of

experts on the owl and its habitat

requirements. This recovery plan will be

finalized and approved following

incorporation of comments and

materials received during this comment

period.

Public Comments Solicited

The Service solicits written comments

on the recovery plan described. All

comments received by the date specified

above will be considered prior to the

approval of the plan.

Authority

The Authority for this action is

section 4(f) of the Endangered Species

Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533 (f).

Dated: March 7, 1995.

James A. Young,

Acting Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife

Service, Region 2.

[FR Doc. 95–7449 Filed 3–24–95; 8:45 am]

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Geological Survey

Notice

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the U.S. Geological Survey is planning

to enter into a Cooperative Research and

Development Agreement (CRADA) with

a geophysical data processing company

(Paterson, Grant and Watson Limited)

and mining and petroleum companies.

The purpose of the CRADA is to

reprocess the magnetic-anomaly data

base on the United States and produce

a more consistent and accurate data set

in the form of a one-kilometer grid that

will be made available to the general

public. All magnetic survey data will be

continued to a surface at 1000 feet above

the ground and an appropriate reference

field will be removed. Paterson, Grant

and Watson Limited will be responsible

for acquiring funding from petroleum

and mining companies for this