28888 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 110 / Thursday, June 6, 1996 / Notices

SUMMARY: Notice is given that the

Bureau of Land Management (BLM),

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest

Service (USFS), U.S. Department of

Energy, Bonneville Power

Administration (BPA), and Siskiyou

County Air Pollution Control District

(APCD) will jointly prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement/

Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR)

for a proposed a 49.9 megawatt (MW)

(gross) geothermal electric power plant

with associated facilities and

operations, and a 24-mile 230-kilovolt

(kV) transmission line. This proposed

action (known as the Fourmile Hill

Geothermal Development Project)

would be located on the Klamath and

Modoc National Forests in northeastern

California. BPA will participate in the

EIS/EIR process as a cooperating agency

to analyze potential effects.

Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the

National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA), and 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., the

BLM, USFS, BPA, and Siskiyou County

APCD will be directing a third-party

contractor in the preparation of the EIS/

EIR on the impacts of the proposed

action. Comments are being requested to

help identify significant issues or

concerns related to the proposed action,

determine the scope of issues, identify

and refine alternatives to the proposed

action.

DATES: Federal, state, and local agencies

and the public are invited to participate

in the scoping process for the EIS/EIR.

Scoping meetings to encourage and

facilitate public participation will be

held in Yreka (June 25, 1996), Klamath

Falls (June 26), and Alturas (June 27).

Times and locations of the scoping

meetings will be announced in the local

news media.

ADDRESS FOR COMMENTS: In addition to

the public scoping meetings, the BLM is

inviting written comments and

suggestions on the proposed action and

the scope of the analysis. Written

comments or requests to be added to the

project mailing list should be submitted

by July 8, 1996. Written comments

should be addressed to Mr. Randall

Sharp, USFS/BLM, Fourmile Hill

Geothermal Development Project EIS/

EIR Coordinator, 800 W. 12th Street,

Alturas, CA 96101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Randy Sharp (916) 233–5811.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Calpine

Corporation submitted a Plan of

Utilization (POU) to the BLM for

constructing, operating, and

maintaining a 49.9 MW (gross), dual

flash geothermal power plant, with

associated geothermal production and

injection wells, well pads, roads,

interconnected geothermal fluid

pipelines, and an accompanying 24-mile

230 kV transmission line. This project,

known as the Fourmile Hill Geothermal

Development Project, would be located

at the Glass Mountain Known

Geothermal Resource Area (KGRA) on

the Klamath and Modoc National

Forests.

The proposed geothermal power

plant, well pads, and fluid pipelines

would be located within Federal

geothermal leases CA21924, CA21925,

and CA21926, all within the Glass

Mountain KGRA. Leases CA21924 and

CA21926 are located on the Klamath

National Forest, while lease CA21925 is

located on the Modoc National Forest.

The proposed power plant site would be

located in Section 28 within a sixsection area known as the Fourmile Hill

project area, located in Sections 21, 22,

23, 28, 29, and 30, Township 44 North,

Range 3 East, MDB&M, Siskiyou

County, California. The planned period

of commercial operation for the

proposed action is 45 years.

The proposed action would involve

production of geothermal fluids (hot

water and steam) from an underground

reservoir. These fluids would be

produced from 9 to 11 two-phase

production wells located at five

proposed production well pad sites

(well pads 88–28, 84–28, 56–28, 26–28,

and 18–28). The fluids would be

transported via surface pipelines to the

proposed dual flash geothermal power

plant, where the steam would be

directed to two steam turbine-driven

generators. Spent brine and condensate

would be pumped through surface

pipelines to the three proposed injection

well pads (well pads 87–29, 13–28, and

67–21) for injection to the subsurface

geothermal reservoir. There would be

one injection well located at each

injection well pad.

Each of the production and injection

well pads would occupy approximately

2.5 acres, for a total well pad area of

about 20 acres. The power plant site

would occupy approximately 3.0 acres.

There would be a total of 4.25 miles of

surface pipelines (1.5 miles of

production lines, and 2.75 miles of

injection lines), and about 2.5 miles of

new roads associated with the power

plant and well pads.

The proposed action would also

include development of a transmission

line that would extend from the

proposed geothermal power plant in an

easterly direction for approximately 24

miles to a proposed intertie station

along the BPA Malin-Warner

transmission line. The Malin-Warner

line is a 230-kV system that parallels

Highway 139. The proposed

transmission line would be constructed

using H-frame wood poles with steel

structures used at certain locations. The

transmission line would be located

primarily on the Modoc National Forest,

with only a small portion of the line

near the power plant site being located

on the Klamath National Forest. Rightof-way width would be approximately

125 feet along the constructed length of

the transmission line. Construction of

access roads for installation of

structures and maintenance would be

required along portions of the right-ofway.

Alternatives thus far identified for

evaluation in the EIS/EIR are: (1) the

proposed action, (2) the no action (the

consequences of not developing the

project), and (3) alternate transmission

line route alternatives. The principal

issues identified thus far for

consideration in the EIS/EIR include

potential effects to listed wildlife

species, Tribal concerns, potential

recreation conflicts, and potential visual

impacts. The EIS/EIR will also address

other issues such as geology, geothermal

resources, hydrology, cultural resources,

vegetation, air quality, noise, land use,

plans and policies, transportation,

human health and safety,

socioeconomics, cumulative impacts, as

well as any issues raised during the

scoping process.

Federal, state, and local agencies and

other individuals or organizations who

may be interested in or affected by the

BLM’s decision for the proposed action

are invited to participate in the scoping

process. Input and comments received

during this process will be considered

during preparation of the EIS/EIR.

Dated: May 29, 1996.

Rich Burns,

Alturas Resource Area Manager.

[FR Doc. 96–14216 Filed 6–5–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P

[CO–050–1020–00]

Front Range Resource Advisory

Council (Colorado) Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act of

1972 (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix, notice

is hereby given that the next meeting of

the Front Range Resource Advisory

Council (Colorado) will be held on June

18, 1996 in Canon City, Colorado.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at

9 a.m. at BLM’s Canon City District

Office, 3170 East Main Street, Canon
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City, Colorado. The agenda will include:

review of Rangeland Standard and

Guidelines, a discussion of BLM issues

in the District and setting priorities for

future meetings. All Resource Advisory

Council meetings are open to the public.

Interested persons may make oral

statements to the Council at 9:30 a.m. or

written statements may be submitted for

the Council’s consideration. The District

Manager may limit the length of oral

presentations depending on the number

of people wishing to speak.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for

Tuesday, June 18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), Canon City District

Office, 3170 East Main Street, Canon

City, Colorado 81212; Telephone (719)

269–8500; TDD (719) 269–8597.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken

Smith at (719) 269–8553.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summary

minutes for the Council meeting will be

maintained in the Canon City District

Office and will be available for public

inspection and reproduction during

regular business hours within thirty (30)

days following the meeting.

Kenneth Smith,

Acting District Manager.

[FR Doc. 96–14271 Filed 6–5–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P

[AZ–010–2740; A–29118]

Notice of Realty Action; Recreation

and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act

Classification; Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The following public lands in

Mohave County, Arizona have been

examined and found suitable for

classification for lease or conveyance to

the Mohave County Board of

Supervisors under the provisions of the

Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as

amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).

Mohave County proposes to use the

lands for a county road department

maintenance facility and solid waste

collection site.

Gila and Salt River Meridian

T. 41N., R. 15 W.,

Sec. 33, south 1⁄2 of lot 4, north 1⁄2 of lot

5.

The lands are not needed for Federal

purposes. Lease or conveyance is

consistent with current BLM land use

planning and would be in the public

interest.

Detailed information concerning this

action is available for review at the

office of the Bureau of Land

Management, Arizona Strip District,

Shivwits Resource Area, 345 East

Riverside Drive, St. George, UT 84790.

Upon publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the lands will be

segregated from all forms of

appropriation under the public land

laws, except for lease or conveyance

under the Recreation and Public

Purposes Act and leasing under the

mineral leasing laws. For a period of 45

days from the date of publication of this

notice in the Federal Register,

interested persons may submit

comments regarding the proposed lease/

conveyance or classification of the lands

to the District Manager, Arizona Strip

District Office, 390 North 3050 East, St.

George, UT 84770.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

classification terminates Classification

AZ–010–4212–11; AZA–24627,

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

55, No. 207, Thursday, October 5, 1990,

as far as it relates to the above described

lands.

Roger G. Taylor,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 96–14210 Filed 6–5–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–32–M

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–815605

Applicant: Michael Brown, The Woodlands,

TX.

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygarcus

dorcas) culled from a captive herd

maintained under the management

program of the Republic of South Africa,

for the purpose of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

PRT–815489

Applicant: Marshall Field VI, Salt Point, NY.

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygarcus

dorcas) culled from a captive herd

maintained under the management

program of the Republic of South Africa,

for the purpose of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

PRT–815297

Applicant: Jay Wagner, Columbus, OH.

The applicant requests a permit to

import captive born Jamaican boas

(Epicrates subflavus) from the Granby

Zoo, Canada, for the purpose of

enhancement of the survival of the

species through captive propagation.

PRT–815192

Applicant: Kentucky Down Under/Kentucky

Caverns, Horse Cave, KY.

The applicant request a permit to

import captive born Brush-tailed rat

kangaroo (Bettongia penicillata) from

Metro Toronto Zoo, Ontario, Canada for

the purpose of enhancement of the

survival of the species through captive

propagation.

PRT–815193

Applicant: Robert Sutton, Northfield, OH.

The applicant request a permit to

import captive born Fiji banded iguana

(Brachylophus fasciatus) from Manfred

Reisinger, Ergolding, Germany, for the

purpose of enhancement of the survival

of the species through captive

propagation and research.

PRT–815482

Applicant: Randy Miller, Acton, CA.

The applicant requests a permit to

export and reimport captive-born tigers

(Panthera tigris), leopards (Panthera

pardus), and progeny of the animals

currently held by the applicant and any

animals acquired in the United States by

the applicant to/from worldwide

locations to enhance the survival of the

species through conservation education.

This notification covers activities

conducted by the applicant over a three

year period.

PRT–810755

Applicant: Patricia Zerbini, Williston, FL.

The applicant requests a permit to

reexport and reimport captive born

Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) and

progeny of the animals currently held

by the applicant and any animals

acquired in the United States by the

applicant to/from worldwide locations

to enhance the survival of the species

through conservation education. This

notificatation covers activities

conducted by the applicant over a three

year period.

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 430, 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