Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 124 / Wednesday, June 26, 1996 / Notices 33135

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service) announces the

availability for public review of a draft

revision of the southern sea otter

recovery plan. This species occurs along

the central coast of California, from

Point An ̃ o Nuevo south to Purisima

Point. The Service solicits review and

comment from the public on this draft

revised plan. One public workshop will

be held.

DATES: Comments on the draft revised

recovery plan must be received on or

before September 24, 1996 to receive

consideration by the Service. Public

hearings will be held in Monterey,

California on July 18, 1996, from 2 to 4

p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Public hearings will be held

at the Hyatt Regency Monterey, 1 Golf

Course Road, Monterey, California.

Persons wishing to review the draft

revised recovery plan may obtain a copy

by written request addressed to the

Field Supervisor, Ventura Field Office,

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2140

Eastman Avenue, Suite 100, Ventura,

California 93003, or the Assistant

Regional Director, Ecological Services,

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 911 N.E.

11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232–

4181. Written comments and materials

regarding the plan should be addressed

to Mr. Carl Benz at the above Ventura,

California address. Comments and

materials received are available upon

request for public inspection, by

appointment, during normal business

hours at the above Ventura, California

address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Carl Benz at the above Ventura,

California address (telephone 805–644–

1766).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The southern (California) sea otter

was listed as threatened in 1977 under

the Federal Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended. It is also recognized

as a depleted population pursuant to the

Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Reduced range and population size,

vulnerability to oil spills, and the oil

spill risk from coastal tanker traffic were

the primary reasons for the threatened

status. The southern sea otter

population contains about 2,400

individuals and ranges between Point

An ̃ o Nuevo south to Purisima Point.

Approximately 17, including pups,

otters are at San Nicolas Island as a

result of translocation efforts to

establish an experimental population.

After review of new biological

information, the Service, with assistance

of the Southern Sea Otter Recovery

Team, drafted for public review and

comment a revised recovery plan in

1991. After review of public comments

on that draft and review of new

technical information regarding oil spill

risk to southern sea otters, the Service,

with assistance of the Southern Sea

Otter Recovery Team and technical

consultants, has drafted for public

review and comment a new revised

recovery plan.

Public Comments Solicited

The Service solicits written comments

on the recovery plan described. All

comments received by the date specified

will be considered prior to 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: June 12, 1996.

Thomas Dwyer,

Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Region 1.

[FR Doc. 96–16286 Filed 6–25–96; 8:45 am]

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Issuance of Permit for Incidental Take

of Endangered Species

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: On August 4, 1995, a notice

was published in the Federal Register

(60 FR 39964) that an application had

been filed with the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service (Service) by the

Riverside County Habitat Conservation

Agency for a permit to incidentally take,

pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the

Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1532 et seq.), the

endangered Stephens’ kangaroo rat

(Dipodomys stephensi). This is in

conjunction with-otherwise legal

activities such as private and public

development and improvement projects

in portions of Riverside County,

California, pursuant to the

Implementation Agreement that

implements the Long-Term Stephens’

Kangaroo Rat Habitat Conservation Plan.

Notice is hereby given that on May 3,

1996, as authorized by the provisions of

the Act, the Service issued an incidental

take permit PRT–805414 to the abovenamed party subject to certain

conditions set forth therein. The permit

was granted only after it was

determined that it was applied for in

good faith, that by granting the permit

it will not lead to the jeopardy of the

endangered species, and that it will be

consistent with the purposes and

policies set forth in the Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Carlsbad Field Office, 2730

Loker Avenue West, Carlsbad, California

92008, telephone (619) 431–9440,

between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00

p.m. weekdays.

Dated: June 14, 1996.

Thomas Dwyer,

Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.

[FR Doc. 96–16239 Filed 6–25–96; 8:45 am]

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Geological Survey

Federal Geographic Data Committee

(FGDC); Public Meeting of the

Standards Working Group

AGENCY: Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice is to invite public

participation in a meeting of the FGDC

Standards Working Group. The major

topics for this meeting are: Review of

the Cadastral Data Content Standards for

final endorsement as an FGDC standard,

development of working group

membership guidelines, and reports on

the status of other FGDC standards.

TIME AND PLACE: 9 July 1996, from 9:00

a.m. until 12:00 noon. The meeting will

be held in Room 0305 of the South

Agriculture Building, Independence

Avenue and 14th Street SW.,

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Denise Perreca, FGDC Secretariat, U.S.

Geological Survey, 590 National Center,

12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston,

Virginia 22092; telephone (703) 648–

4573; facsimile (703) 648–5755; Internet

‘‘dperreca@usgs.gov’’. Minutes of

meetings are available by clicking on

Standards at the FGDC Internet address

http;//www.fgdc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FGDC

is a committee of Federal agencies

engaged in geospatial activities. The

FGDC Standards Working Group

promotes and coordinates the standards

activities of the Subcommittees and

Working Groups that make up the

FGDC. The Standards Working Group

provides guidance on FGDC standards

policy and procedures, facilitates the

coordination of standards activities

between Subcommittees and Working

Groups that have mutual interests,

reviews and recommends approval of

proposals for FGDC standards, reviews

standards for compliance to FGDC

policies and procedures, and makes

recommendations to the FDGC