Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 84 / Tuesday, April 30, 1996 / Notices 19081

The following applicants have

applied for permits 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–813258

Applicant: Dr. Kirk J. Larsen, Luther College,

Decorah, Iowa.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture and release) American

burying beetles (Nicrophorus

americanus) in northeastern Iowa,

counties of Howard, Winneshiek,

Allamakee, Clayton, and Fayette.

Activities are proposed for the purpose

of enhancement of survival of the

species through scientific research.

PRT–813259

Applicant: Thomas C. Erdman, Richter

Museum of Natural History, University of

Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay,

Wisconsin.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture, band, and release)

Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) at

the Little Suamico Ornithological

Station, Oconto County, Wisconsin.

Banding of these endangered birds is

proposed for the purpose of

enhancement of survival of the species

through scientific research.

PRT–813261

Applicant: Jan E. Riffe, National Biological

Service, Upper Mississippi Science Center,

La Crosse, Wisconsin.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture and relocate) Higgins’ Eye

Pearly Mussel (Lampsilis Higginsi) in

the St. Croix River, Minnesota and

Wisconsin. Activities are proposed for

the purpose of enhancement of survival

of the species in the wild through

scientific research.

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Regional Director, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of

Ecological Service Operations, 1 Federal

Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111–

4056, and must be received within 30

days of the date of this publication.

Documents and other information

submitted with this application are

available for review 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, Division of Ecological Services

Operations, 1 Federal Drive, Fort

Snelling, Minnesota 55111–4056.

Telephone: (612/725–3536 x250); (612/

725–3526).

Dated: April 4, 1996.

John A. Blankenship,

Assistant Regional Director, Ecological

Services, Region 3, Fish and Wildlife Service,

Fort Snelling, Minnesota.

[FR Doc. 96–10630 Filed 4–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

Endangered and Threatened Species

Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications.

The following applicants have

applied for permits 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–814105

Applicant: Dr. Nicola Anthony, University of

Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (collect) Karner blue butterflies

(Lycaeides melissa samuelis) at various

locations in Wisconsin. Proposed

collection activities are for the purpose

of enhancement of survival of the

species through scientific research.

PRT–814107

Applicant: Mark C. Hove, University of

Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture and release) Higgins’ eye

(Lampsilis higginsi) and winged

mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa) in the St.

Croix River, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Proposed activities are for the purpose

of enhancement of survival of the

species through scientific research.

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Regional Director, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of

Ecological Service Operations, 1 Federal

Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111–

4056, and must be received within 30

days of the date of this publication.

Documents and other information

submitted with this application are

available for review 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, Division of Ecological Services

Operations, 1 Federal Drive, Fort

Snelling, Minnesota 55111–4056.

Telephone: (612/725–3536 x250); Fax:

(612/725–3526).

Dated: April 24, 1996.

John A. Blankenship,

Assistant Regional Director, Ecological

Services, Region 3, Fish and Wildlife Service,

Fort Snelling, Minnesota.

[FR Doc. 96–10631 Filed 4–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

Receipt of Applications for Permit

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: 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–813745

Applicant: Niagara Mohawk Power

Corporation, Syracuse, New York

The applicant requests a permit to

take (habitat management activities/

emergency right-of-way maintenance

procedures) Karner blue butterflies

(Lycaeides melissa samuelis) for the

purpose of scientific research and

enhancement of propagation or survival

of the species as prescribed by Service

recovery documents.

DATES: Written data or comments

should be submitted to the Regional

Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

and must be received by the Regional

Director on or before May 30, 1996.

ADDRESSES: 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, 300

Hadley, Massachusetts 01035.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Debbie Mignogno, Assistant Endangered

Species Coordinator, Phone: (413) 253–

8627; Fax: (413) 253–8482.

Dated: April 17, 1996.

Susan Essig,

Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological

Services.

[FR Doc. 96–10661 Filed 4–29–96; 8:45 am]

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19082 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 84 / Tuesday, April 30, 1996 / Notices

Bureau of Land Management

[UT–930–00–1320–00; (UTU–67939)]

Notice of Coal Lease Offering By

Sealed Bid

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Competitive Coal

Lease Sale.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

certain coal resources in lands

hereinafter described in Carbon County,

Utah, will be offered for competitive

lease by sealed bid of $100.00 per acre

or more to the qualified bidder

submitting the highest bonus bid in

accordance with the provisions of the

Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as

amended (41 Stat. 437). However, no bid

will be accepted for less than fair

market value as determined by the

authorized officer. A company or

individual is limited to one sealed bid.

If a company or individual submits two

or more sealed bids for this tract, all of

the company’s or individual’s bids will

be rejected.

DATES: The lease sale will be held in the

Bureau of Land Management

Conference Room, 324 South State

Street, Suite 302, Salt Lake City, Utah,

at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 30, 1996.

At that time, the sealed bids will be

opened and read. No bids received after

10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 30, 1996,

will be considered.

COAL OFFERED: The coal resources to be

offered consist of all recoverable

reserves available in the following

described lands located in Carbon

County, Utah, approximately 3 miles

west of Scofield, Utah, within the

Manti-LaSal National Forest and are

described as follows:

T. 12 S., R. 6E., SLM, UT

Sec. 26, S2SE, SESW;

Sec. 34, lots 1–4, S2NE, SENW, E2SWNW,

N2S2;

Sec. 35, all.

T. 13 S., R. 6 E., SLM, UT

Sec. 2, all;

Sec. 3, all;

Sec. 10, lots 1 , 2, NE, E2NW;

Sec. 11, N2, N2S2.

Containing 3,291.00 Acres

Two economically recoverable coal

beds, the Lower O’Conner and Upper

O’Conner, are found in this tract. The

Lower O’Conner seam averages 9.1 feet

in thickness and the Upper O’Conner

seam averages 6.3 feet in thickness. This

tract contains an estimated 24.1 million

tons of recoverable high volatile C

bituminous coal. The estimated coal

quality using weighted average of

samples on an as-received basis is:

Lower

O’Conner

Upper

O’Conner

BTU/lb ................... 12,756 12,627

Percent moisture ... 5.95 7.5

Percent sulphur ..... .44 .53

Percent ash ........... 4.63 4.02

Percent fixed carbon ..................... 44.69 45.81

Percent volatile

matter ................ 44.73 42.68

RENTAL AND ROYALTY: A lease issued as

a result of this offering will provide for

payment of an annual rate of $3.00 per

acre and a royalty payable to the United

States of 12.5 percent of the value of

coal mined by surface methods, and 8

percent of the value of coal mined by

underground methods. The value of coal

shall be determined in accordance with

30 CFR 203.200.

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY: Bidding

instructions are included in the Detailed

Statement of Lease Sale. A copy of the

detailed statement and the proposed

coal lease are available by mail at the

Bureau of Land Management, Utah State

Office, 324 South State Street, Suite 301,

Salt Lake City, Utah 84111–2303 or in

the Public Room (Room 400). All case

file documents and written comments

submitted by the public on Fair Market

Value or royalty rates, except those

portions identified as proprietary by the

commentator and meeting exemptions

stated in the Freedom of Information

Act, are available for public inspection

in the Public Room (Room 400) of the

Bureau of Land Management.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

unleased coal in this tract is included in

the Utah Schools and Lands

Improvement Act of 1993 (Public Law

103–93) as a Federal interest which the

State of Utah may select to satisfy the

value of the exchange of State for

Federal lands authorized in the Act. In

accordance with the Act, the Federal

interest, i.e., the unleased coal, in this

tract was offered to the State or Utah on

October 20, 1993. Consummation of the

exchange under the Act may, in the

future, allow for the State of Utah to

succeed to some or all of the United

States interest in this tract.

Douglas M. Koza,

Acting State Director.

[FR Doc. 96–10578 Filed 4–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–M

[OR–912–0777–52; GP6–0133]

Call for Nominations for Native

American Tribal Representative to the

Eastern Washington Resource

Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to solicit public nominations for a

Native American tribal representative

for the Eastern Washington Resource

Advisory Council, established and

authorized in 1995 by the Secretary of

the Interior to provide advice and

recommendations to the BLM and

Forest Service on management of public

lands. This is an additional vacant

position to those identified in a Federal

Register Notice published April 15,

1996. Public nominations will be

received through May 30, 1996.

The Council, which was established

in August, 1995, is made up of 15

members. The Native American tribal

representative has resigned from the

Council, and we are seeking nominees

to replace this position for the balance

of its term through August of 1997.

The Council, which covers eastern

Washington, has to date identified two

issues that they would like to work on

with the BLM and the Forest Service:

Standards for rangeland health and

guidelines for grazing management, and

the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem

Management Project.

This council is authorized under the

Federal Land Policy and Management

Act (FLPMA), which directs the

Secretary of the Interior to involve the

public in planning and issues related to

management of lands administered by

BLM. Section 309 of FLPMA directs the

Secretary to select 10 to 15 member

citizen-based advisory councils that are

established and authorized consistent

with the requirements of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (FACA). As

required by the FACA, Resource

Advisory Council membership must be

balanced and representative of the

various interests concerned with the

management of public lands. These

include three categories:

Category One: holders of federal

grazing permits, representatives of

energy and mining development, timber

industry, transportation or rights-ofway, off-road vehicle use and developed

recreation.

Category Two: representatives of

environmental and resource

conservation organizations, dispersed

recreation, archeological and historic

interests, and wild horse and burro

groups.