18408 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 81 / Thursday, April 25, 1996 / Notices

permits to take threatened and

endangered wildlife species if such

taking is incidental to, and not the

purpose of, otherwise lawful activities.

Regulations governing permits for

threatened and endangered species are

at 50 CFR 17.22.

The Smead Manufacturing Company,

a corporation, wishes to construct a

312,000 square foot building and

appropriate and corresponding parking,

roadway and walkway facilities in

Cedar City, Iron County, UT. The

construction will impact approximately

29 acres of a 36.95 acre lot. The lot is

presently inhabited by the Utah prairie

dog, a threatened species.

The Applicant considered a no-action

alternative. The Applicant’s current

facility is located in an earthquake zone

and has recently been damaged by an

earthquake. The Applicant is, also,

unable to expand at its present facilities

to meet current demand. The Applicant

rejected the no-action alternative as

being dangerous for its employees and

economically unfeasible.

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: April 18, 1996.

Ralph O. Morgenweck,

Regional Director, Denver, CO.

[FR Doc. 96–10271 Filed 4–24–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

United States Geological Survey

Federal Geographic Data Committee

(FGDC); Public Meetings of the FGDC

Facilities Working Group

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

SUMMARY: This notice is to invite public

participation in meetings of the FGDC

Facilities Working Group. The major

topics for these meetings are:

development of a Facility/Installation ID

standard and development of a utilities

data dictionary.

TIME AND PLACE: 13 May 1996, from 1:00

p.m. until 4:00 p.m.; 17 June 1996, from

1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.; and 15 July

1996, from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. The

meetings will be held at Headquarters

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in Room

8222D of the Pulaski Building, 20

Massachusetts Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC. The Pulaski building is

located just a few blocks west of Union

Station.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Fox, FGDC Secretariat, U.S.

Geological Survey, 590 National Center,

12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston,

Virginia 22091; telephone (703) 648–

5514; facsimile (703) 648–5755; Internet

‘‘gdc@usgs.gov’’. Minutes of meetings

are available by clicking on the

Facilities Working Group at the FGDC

Internet address http://fgdc.er.usgs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FGDC

is a committee of Federal Agencies

engaged in geospatial activities. The

FGDC Facilities Working Group

specifically focuses on geospatial data

issues related to facilities and facility

management. A facility is an entity with

location, deliberately established as a

site for designated activities. A facility

database might describe a factory, a

military base, a college, a hospital, a

power plant, a fishery, a national park,

an office building, a space command

center, or a prison. The database for a

complex facility may describe multiple

functions or missions, multiple

buildings, or even a county, town, or

city. The objectives of the Working

Group are to: promote standards of

accuracy and currentness in facilities

data that are financed in whole or in

party by Federal funds; exchange

information on technological

improvements for collecting facilities

data; encourage the Federal and nonFederal communities to identify and

adopt standards and specifications for

facilities data; and promote the sharing

of facilities data among Federal and

non-Federal organizations.

Dated: April 16, 1996.

Richard E. Witmer,

Acting Chief, National Mapping Division.

[FR Doc. 96–10258 Filed 4–24–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE, 4310–31–M

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–104–06–6334–00: GP6–0071]

Notice of Closure of Lands to

Discharge of Firearms and To Use of

Traps

SUMMARY: A closure will take effect that

will ban the discharge of firearms,

except by persons holding valid permits

for big game hunting during seasons

determined by the Oregon Department

of Fish and Wildlife, licensed upland

game bird hunters during authorized

seasons, and Federal, State or County

employees during the course of their

official duties or by persons permitted

in writing by the authorized officer.

Further, use of traps to take wildlife is

banned except for persons permitted in

writing by the authorized officer to take

depredating animals or by persons

involved in scientific or field studies

that have been approved by the

authorized officer. The use of firearms

and traps is restricted, except as noted,

on the 6,581 acres of public lands

contained within the boundaries of the

Roseburg Districts, North Bank Habitat

Management Area (NBHMA) . With the

exception of the persons permitted or

otherwise authorized to use firearms or

traps, all recreational shooting, with

rifles, shotguns, pistols, pellet rifle,

crossbow, bow or any other device

capable of firing a projectile is

prohibited within the North Bank

Habitat Management Area unless

permitted in writing by the authorized

officer.

Prohibiting the use of firearms and

traps within the NBHMA is necessary to

reduce impacts to non-game, threatened

and/or endangered or sensitive species

of wildlife and to avoid conflict with

recreational users of the lands through

a significant portion of the year. This

will allow more opportunities for

visitors to observe native wildlife

species and allow for increased safety

for visitors and workers, while at the

same time allow controlled recreational

hunting.

The legal land description for lands

affected by this closure, include all or

portions of the following:

Willamette Principal Meridian, Douglas

County, Oregon

T. 25 S., R. 4 W., Secs. 31, 32, and 33.

T. 26 S., R. 4 W., Secs. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, and

18.

T. 25 S., R. 5 W., Secs. 35 and 36.

T. 26 S., R. 5 W., Secs. 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, and

14.

Containing approximately 6,581 acres.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 25, 1996. This ban

will remain in effect until rescinded

through a Federal Register notice or

upon completion of an approved Habitat

Management Plan for the North Bank

Habitat Management Area.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry

Mires, Wildlife Biologist, Mt. Scott

Resource Area, 777 NW Garden Valley

Blvd., Roseburg, Oregon 97470, (541)

440–4930.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maps

showing the boundaries of the North

Bank Habitat Management Area are

available for public review at the

Roseburg District Office. The lands

restricted under this order will be

posted at points of access. The authority

for closure with a supplementary rule is

found in 43 CFR Part 8364. Any person

who fails to comply with the closure

may be subject to penalties provided in

43 CFR 8360.0–7: Violations are

punishable by a fine not to exceed

$1,000 and/or imprisonment not to

exceed 12 months.