Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 29 / Monday, February 12, 2001 / Notices 9877

Dated: February 2, 2001.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory

Committee Policy.

[FR Doc. 01–3468 Filed 2–9–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

Endangered Species Permit

Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit

applications.

SUMMARY: The following applicants have

applied for a scientific research permit

to conduct certain activities with

endangered species pursuant to section

10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species

Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531

et seq.).

Permit No. TE–036499

Applicant: Golden Gate National Recreation

Area, San Francisco, California

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture and release; collect

voucher specimens) the tidewater goby

(Eucyclogobius newberryi) and

California freshwater shrimp (Syncaris

pacifica) in conjunction with presence

or absence surveys and population

studies on the Golden Gate National

Recreation Area for the purpose of

enhancing their survival. These

activities were previously authorized

under subpermit GGNRA–2.

Permit No. TE–018180

Applicant: Point Reyes National Seashore,

Point Reyes, California

The applicant requests a permit

amendment to remove and reduce to

possession specimens of Lupinus

tidestromii and Layia carnosa in

conjunction with scientific research

throughout Marin county, California, for

the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE–037798

Applicant: Bryan James Smith, Irvine,

California

The applicant requests a permit to

take (survey by pursuit) the Quino

checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas

editha quino) in conjunction with

surveys throughout the species’ range in

California for the purpose of enhancing

its survival.

Permit No. TE–037539

Applicant: Karineh Samkian, San Diego,

California

The applicant requests a permit to

take (survey by pursuit) the Quino

checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas

editha quino) in conjunction with

surveys throughout the species’ range in

California for the purpose of enhancing

its survival.

Permit No. TE–037530

Applicant: Ruth Ann Erro, San Diego,

California

The applicant requests a permit to

take (survey by pursuit) the Quino

checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas

editha quino) in conjunction with

surveys throughout the species’ range in

California for the purpose of enhancing

its survival.

Permit No. TE–037508

Applicant: Essex Environmental

Incorporated, Solana Beach, California

The applicant requests a permit to

take (survey by pursuit) the Quino

checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas

editha quino) and take (harass by nest

monitoring) the least Bell’s vireo (Vireo

bellii pusillus) in conjunction with

surveys and population monitoring

throughout each species’ range in

California for the purpose of enhancing

their survival.

Permit No. TE–037785

Applicant: Weyerhaeuser Company, Federal

Way, Washington

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey, capture and

handle) the Oregon chub (Oregonicthys

crameri) in conjunction with

electrofishing surveys throughout the

species’ range where Weyerhaeuser

ownership occurs for the purpose of

enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE–037772

Applicant: Michelle Carol Lee, Carlsbad,

California

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey, collect and

sacrifice) the Conservancy fairy shrimp

(Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn

fairy shrimp (Branchinecta

longiantenna), vernal pool tadpole

shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), San Diego

fairy shrimp (Brachinecta

sandiegonensis), and the Riverside fairy

shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) in

conjunction with surveys throughout

each species’ range in California for the

purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE–844030

Applicant: Eda C. Eggeman, Redding,

California

The applicant requests a permit

amendment to take (harass by survey,

collect and sacrifice) the Conservancy

fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio),

longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta

longiantenna), and the vernal pool

tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) in

conjunction with surveys throughout

each species’ range in northern

California for the purpose of enhancing

their survival.

Permit No. TE–817400

Applicant: East Bay Regional Park District,

Oakland, California

The applicant requests a permit

amendment to extend the geographic

area to take (capture, mark, and release)

the salt marsh harvest mouse

(Reithrodontomys raviventris); and take

(harass by survey, locate and monitor

nests, and candle eggs) the California

clapper rail (Rallus longirostris

obsoletus) in conjunction with surveys,

population monitoring, and scientific

research in Alameda, Contra Costa,

Marin, Napa, Sonoma, San Francisco,

Santa Clara, Solano, San Mateo, San

Joaquin, and Sacramento Counties,

California.

Permit No. TE–022227

Applicant: Harry Franklin Smead, Lemon

Grove, California

The applicant requests a permit

amendment to take (harass by survey,

collect and sacrifice) the Conservancy

fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio),

longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta

longiantenna), vernal pool tadpole

shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), San Diego

fairy shrimp (Brachinecta

sandiegonensis), and the Riverside fairy

shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) and

take (survey by pursuit) the Quino

checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas

editha quino) in conjunction with

surveys throughout each species’ range

in California for the purpose of

enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE–037524

Applicant: Cory R. Davis, Escondido,

California

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey, collect and

sacrifice) the Conservancy fairy shrimp

(Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn

fairy shrimp (Branchinecta

longiantenna), vernal pool tadpole

shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), San Diego

fairy shrimp (Brachinecta

sandiegonensis), and the Riverside fairy

shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) and

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take (survey by pursuit) the Quino

checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas

editha quino) in conjunction with

surveys throughout each species’ range

in California for the purpose of

enhancing their survival.

DATES: Written comments on these

permit applications must be received on

or before March 14, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments

should be submitted to the Chief—

Endangered Species, Ecological

Services, Fish and Wildlife Service, 911

NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon

97232–4181; Fax: (503) 231–6243.

Please refer to the respective permit

number for each application when

submitting comments. All comments

received, including names and

addresses, will become part of the

official administrative record and may

be made available to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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 within 20

days of the date of publication of this

notice to the address above; telephone:

(503) 231–2063. Please refer to the

respective permit number for each

application when requesting copies of

documents.

Dated: January 31, 2001.

Rowan W. Gould,

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland,

Oregon.

[FR Doc. 01–3421 Filed 2–9–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of approved Tribal-State

Compact.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 11 of the

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988

(IGRA), Pub. L. 100–497, 25 U.S.C.

§ 2710, the Secretary of the Interior shall

publish, in the Federal Register, notice

of approved Tribal-State Compacts for

the purpose of engaging in Class III

gaming activities on Indian lands. The

Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian

Affairs, Department of the Interior,

through his delegated authority, has

approved the Tribal-State Compact

between the Coushatta Tribe of

Louisiana and the State of Louisiana,

which was executed on December 11,

2000, except for Section 12(C) which

has been disapproved pursuant to the

severability clause in Section 2(F).

DATES: This action is effective February

12, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George T. Skibine, Director, Office of

Indian Gaming Management, Bureau of

Indian Affairs, Washington, DC 20240,

(202) 219–4066.

Dated: January 25, 2001.

James H. McDivitt,

Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs

(Management).

[FR Doc. 01–3611 Filed 2–8–01; 12:29 pm]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–SJFO–01–0001EIS]

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Oil and Gas Development on the

Southern Ute Indian Reservation

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Extension of comment period

and notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management published a Notice of

Availability of the Draft Environmental

Impact Statement Oil and Gas

Development on the Southern Ute

Indian Reservation on January 5, 2001,

(FR Vol. 66, No. 4, page 1152). Included

in the notice was that comments would

be received until March 6, 2001. This

notice extends the comment period from

March 6, 2001, until March 20, 2001.

This notice also serves as notice of a

public meeting to be held on the DEIS

on February 27, 2001.

DATES: Written comments will be

accepted on the Draft Environmental

Impact Statement until March 20, 2001.

The public meeting on the DEIS will be

held on February 27, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be

held at Rolling Thunder Hall, 14826

Hwy 172, Ignacio, Colorado, from 6–8

pm (MST). Please address questions,

comments, or request for copies of the

DEIS to the Bureau of Land

Management, San Juan Field Office,

Attn: Donald Englishman, 15 Burnett

Court, Durango, CO 81310.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald Englishman at the above address

or phone: 970–385–1346.

Dated: January 30, 2001.

Calvin N. Joyner,

San Juan Field Office Manager, Colorado,

Bureau of Land Management, USDI.

[FR Doc. 01–3513 Filed 2–9–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT–920–01–1310–FI–P; NDM 87298, NDM

87300, NDM 87301, NDM 87303]

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of

Terminated Oil and Gas Leases

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Per Pub. L. 97–451, the lessee

timely filed a petition for reinstatement

of oil and gas leases NDM 87298, NDM

87300, NDM 87301, and NDM 87303,

McKenzie County, North Dakota. The

lessee paid the required rentals accruing

from the dates of termination.

We haven’t issued any leases affecting

the lands. The lessee agrees to new lease

terms for rentals and royalties of $10 per

acre and 16–2/3 percent or 4

percentages above the existing

competitive royalty rate. The lessee paid

the $500 administration fee for the

reinstatement of each lease and $148

cost for publishing this Notice.

The lessee has met the requirements

for reinstatement of the leases per

Section 31 (d) and (e) of the Mineral

Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188). We

are proposing to reinstate the leases,

effective the date of termination subject

to:

• The original terms and conditions

of the leases;

• The increased rental of $10 per

acre;

• The increased royalty of 16 2/3

percent or 4 percentages above the

existing competitive royalty rate; and

• The $148 cost of publishing this

Notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen L. Johnson, Chief, Fluids

Adjudication Section, BLM Montana

State Office, P.O. Box 36800, Billings,

Montana 59107, (406) 896–5098

Dated: January 22, 2001.

Karen L. Johnson,

Chief, Fluids Adjudication Section.

[FR Doc. 01–3512 Filed 2–9–01; 8:45 am]

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