17364 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 5, 1995 / Notices

Cruces District Office, 1800 Marquess,

Las Cruces, New Mexico 88005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lorraine J. Salas at the address above or

at (505) 525–4388.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Lease or

conveyance will be subject to the

following terms, conditions, and

reservations:

1. Provisions of the R&PP Act and to

all applicable regulations of the

Secretary of the Interior.

2. A right-of-way for ditches and

canals constructed by the authority of

the United States.

3. Reserving those rights for water

pipeline purposes granted to the City of

Alamogordo by Right-of-Way

NMNM030504.

4. Reserving those rights for water

pipeline purposes granted to the City of

Alamogordo by Right-of-Way

NMNM32667.

5. Reserving those rights for flood

control purposes granted to the City of

Alamogordo by Right-of-Way

NMNM90667.

6. Those rights for a Buried Fiber

Optic Cable granted to U.S. West

Communications by Right-of-Way

NMNM61210.

7. All valid existing rights

documented on the official public land

records at the time of lease/patent

issuance.

8. Upon determination by the

authorized officer that the project has

successfully been completed in

accordance with the approved plan of

development and management, the

subject parcel will be conveyed. The

mineral estate will be conveyed

simultaneously pursuant to Section 209

of the Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C.

1719).

9. Any other reservations that the

authorized officer determines

appropriate to ensure public access and

proper management of Federal lands

and interests therein. Detailed

information concerning this action is

available for review at the office of the

Bureau of Land Management, Las

Cruces District, 1800 Marquess, Las

Cruces, New Mexico, 88005.

Upon publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the lands will be

segregated from all forms of

appropriation under the public land

laws, including the general mining laws,

except for lease or conveyance under

the R&PP Act and leasing under the

mineral leasing laws. Interested persons

may submit comments on or before May

8, 1995 regarding the proposed lease/

conveyance or classification of the lands

to the District Manager, Las Cruces

District Office, 1800 Marquess, Las

Cruces, New Mexico 88005. Any

adverse comments will be reviewed by

the State Director. In the absence of any

adverse comments, the classification

will become effective 60 days from the

date of publication of this notice.

Classification Comments: Interested

parties may submit comments involving

the suitability of the land for a school

site. Comments on the classification are

restricted to whether the land is

physically suited for the proposal,

whether the use will maximize the

future use or uses of the land, whether

the use is consistent with local planning

and zoning, or if the use is consistent

with State and Federal programs.

Application Comments: Interested

parties may submit comments regarding

the specific use proposed in the

application and plan of development,

whether the BLM followed proposed

administrative procedures in reaching

the decision, or any other factor not

directly related to the suitability of the

land for a school site.

Dated: March 24, 1995.

Richard T. Watts,

Acting District Manager.

[FR Doc. 95–8319 Filed 4–4–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–P

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Receipt of Applications for

Permit

The following applicants have

applied for a permit to conduct certain

activities with endangered species. This

notice is provided pursuant to Section

10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et

seq.):

PRT–800460

Applicant: International Crane Foundation,

Baraboo, WI.

The applicant requests a permit to

import up to 25 blood and serum

samples from each of three species of

cranes: Siberian crane (Grus

leucogeranus), red-crowned crane (Grus

japonensis), and white-naped crane

(Grus vipio) for enhancement of the

species through scientific research.

PRT–698170

Applicant: Field Museum of Natural History,

Chicago, IL.

The applicant requests renewal of

their permit to export and reimport

endangered and threatened specimens

already accessioned into the permittee’s

collection for scientific research.

Permittee also requests authorization to

salvage dead endangered and threatened

specimens found in the field.

PRT–800403

Applicant: Joanne Dixon, Oroville, WA.

The applicant requests a permit to

import one male sport-hunted bontebok

(Damaliscus dorcas dorcas) culled from

the captive, pure-bred herd maintained

by the Shamwari Game Reserve for

enhancement of the species.

PRT–800654

Applicant: African Lion Safari, Cambridge,

Ontario, Canada.

The applicant requests a permit to

import and reexport two female Asian

elephants (Elephas maximus) in and out

of the United States for the purpose of

enhancement of the species through

conservation education.

PRT–800714

Applicant: Milwakee County Zoological

Gardens, Milwaukee, WI.

The applicant requests a permit to

import two female captive-born brushtailed rat-kangaroo (bettong) (Bettongia

penicillata) from Metro Toronto Zoo for

the purpose of enhancement of the

species through conservation education

and propagation.

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Director, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Office of Management

Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,

Room 420(c), Arlington, Virginia 22203

and must be received by the Director

within 30 days of the date of this

publication.

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 the

following office within 30 days of the

date of publication of this notice: U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Room 420(c), Arlington,

Virginia 22203. Phone: (703/358–2104);

FAX: (703/358–2281).

Dated: March 31, 1995.

Caroline Anderson,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 95–8351 Filed 4–4–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

Availability of Draft Recovery Plan

Revision for the Florida Manatee for

Review and Comment

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service) proposes to extend the
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public comment period for a technical/

agency draft recovery plan: the second

revision of the Florida manatee

(Trichechus manatus latirostris)

Recovery Plan.

The Service solicits additional review

and comment from the public on this

plan. During the previous comment

period (December 27, 1994–February 27,

1995), there was some concern

expressed that certain individuals and/

or groups were not adequately informed

of the availability of the draft for public

review.

DATES: Comments on the draft recovery

plan revision must be received on or

before June 5, 1995 to receive

consideration by the Service.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review

the draft recovery plan may obtain a

copy by contacting the Supervisor,

Jacksonville Field Office, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, 6620 South Point Dr.,

South, Suite 310, Jacksonville, Florida

32216 (Telephone: 904–232–2580).

Written comments and materials

regarding the plan should be addressed

to David J. Wesley, Field Supervisor, at

the above Jacksonville, Florida address.

Comments and materials received are

available upon request for public

inspection, by appointment, and during

normal business hours at the above

Jacksonville, Florida address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert O. Turner, Manatee Coordinator,

at the Jacksonville, Florida, address

(Telephone: 904–232–2580).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Restoring endangered or threatened

animals and plants to the point where

they are again secure self-sustaining

members of their ecosystems 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

actions necessary for the conservation of

the species, establish criteria for the

recovery levels for downlisting or

delisting them, 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 a public comment period prior to

approval of each new or revised

recovery plan. The Service and other

Federal agencies will take these

comments into account in the course of

implementing approved recovery plans.

The Florida Manatee, a subspecies of

the West Indian manatee, was originally

listed under the Endangered Species Act

on March 11, 1967. The Service

developed an initial recovery plan for

manatees in 1980. The 1980 plan

focused primarily, but not exclusively,

on manatees in Florida. In 1986 the

Service adopted a separate Recovery

Plan for manatees in Puerto Rico. To

reflect new information and planning

needs for manatees in Florida, the

Service revised the original plan in 1989

focusing exclusively on Florida’s

manatees. The revised plan covered a

five-year planning period ending in

Fiscal Year 1994. In view of progress

since 1989 and planning needs beyond

1994, the Service is once again updating

and revising the plan.

Public Comments Solicited

The Service solicits written comments

on the revised recovery plan described.

All comments received by the date

specified 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 27, 1995.

David J. Wesley,

Field Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 95–8245 Filed 4–4–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

Bureau of Reclamation

Central Valley Project Improvement

Act, Criteria for Evaluating Water

Conservation Plans

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of draft decision of

evaluation of water conservation plans.

SUMMARY: To meet the requirements of

the Central Valley Project Improvement

Act (CVPIA), the Bureau of Reclamation

(Reclamation) developed and published

the Criteria for Evaluating Water

Conservation Plans (Criteria) dated

April 30, 1993. Using this Criteria,

Reclamation evaluated the adequacy of

all water conservation plans developed

by project contractors, including those

required by the Reclamation Reform Act

of 1982. The Criteria was developed and

the plans evaluated for the purpose of

promoting the most efficient water use

reasonably achievable by Central Valley

Project (CVP) contractors. Reclamation

made a commitment (stated within the

Criteria) to publish a notice of its draft

determination on the adequacy of each

CVP contractor’s water conservation

plan in the Federal Register and to

allow the public a minimum of 30 days

to comment on its preliminary

determinations. This program is ongoing; an updated list will be published

to recognize districts as plans are

revised to meet the Criteria.

DATES: All public comments must be

received by Reclamation by May 5,

1995.

ADDRESSES: Please mail comments to

the address provided below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Betsy Reifsnider, Bureau of

Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP–

402, Sacramento, CA 95825. To be

placed on a mailing list for any

subsequent information, please write

Betsy Reifsnider or telephone at (916)

979–2397.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under

provisions of Section 3405(e) of the

CVPIA (Title 34 of Public Law 102–575),

‘‘The Secretary [of the Interior] shall

establish and administer an office on

Central Valley Project water

conservation best management practices

that shall * * * develop criteria for

evaluating the adequacy of all water

conservation plans developed by project

contractors, including those plans

required by section 210 of the

Reclamation Reform Act of 1982.’’ Also,

according to Section 3405(e)(1), these

criteria will be developed ‘‘ * * * with

the purpose of promoting the highest

level of water use efficiency reasonably

achievable by project contractors using

best available cost-effective technology

and best management practices.’’

The Criteria states that all parties

(districts) that contract with

Reclamation for water supplies

(municipal and industrial contracts

greater than 2,000 acre feet and

agricultural contracts over 2,000

irrigable acres) will prepare water

conservation plans which will be

evaluated by Reclamation based on the

following required information:

1. Coordinate with other agencies and

the public

2. Describe the district

3. Inventory water resources

4. Review the past water conservation

plan and activities

5. Identify best management practices to

be implemented

6. Develop schedules, budgets and

projected results

7. Review, evaluate, and adopt the water

conservation plan